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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1949
Page
3
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J C Penney Keglers lost a heartbreaker to the Decorating Shop 2 1 despite an early lead as handicap totals favored the shop 870 to 600 at Ceremic club alleys. Ruth Pitman led Pepsi Cola with 512 while Flo Hovatter topped J C Penney with 425 and Alice Pugh led Decorating Shop with 373.
Rainelle outpaced Ronceverte 31 to 14 while Talcott beat Union 34 to 32. Clarksburg teams and Huntington Central show varied results. College results include Morris Harvey 75 over West Virginia 67 and Temple 81 over St. Joan’s 79 in overtime. Partial color blindness noted with gray tones.
George King poured in 39 points to pace Morris Harvey to a 75 67 victory over West Virginia Wesleyan. The Charleston team stretched its West Virginia conference winning streak to four as they held a halftime edge of 42 36 and withstood a Wesleyan rally in the second half. Davis and Elkins defeated Bethany 72 60 for its fifth straight win as the Senators moved into a glare with Morris Harvey for runner up behind Fairmont State. Beckley College beat Salem 55 38 to stay even at 5 5 in conference play.
For Sale at Great Reduction. New used Furniture including server, gas refrigerator, majestic stove, kitchen table and chairs, 9x12 rug, bedroom suite, lounge chair and ottoman, coffee table, studio couch, metal desk, porch chairs, glider. J. N. Taylor, 904 Saint Johns St. Phone 1243-3.
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