Grafton Bearcats Edge University High in Section Tournament
Grafton Bearcats defeated University High 39 to 33 in Morgantown to advance to tonight's final bracket against Morgantown. The regional winner advances to the state tournament at West Virginia University, with Wheeling, Moundsville, and other section contenders also shaping the race for the 1943 scholastic title.
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Morgantown
Mickey McDade
Bearcats
University High Schools
Grafton
Elkins
Buckhannon
Fairmont
West Virginia University
Setiow
Morgantown Red and Blues
Wheeling
Tiny Sherrard
Moundsville
Everett Brinkman
Cameron
Prince_Sharly
Chamip
Tigers
Princeton
Spanishburg
Bigelong
Belington
Huntington Central
Ceredo-Kenova
Huntington East
Barboursville
Hinton
Talcott
Weirton
Clarksburg
Washington-Irving
East Fairmont
West Fairmont
Barrackville
Mannington
Keyser
Charles Town
Martinsburg
Berkeley Springs
Shepherdstown
Bowlesburg
Beckley
Stoca
Glendenin
Charleston
East Bank
Point Pleasant
Matewan
Williamson
Ion
Gary
Taeger
Elkhorn
War
Herndon
Glen Rogers
Saat
Williamstown
Beau Jack and Angott clash for lightweight title at MSG
The Beau Jack Bob Montgomery series advances to a Madison Square Garden main event with Beau Jack favored at 1 to 2 to defend the lightweight crown. Angott looms as top challenger and the night includes three targets: the title, a March 31 shot at Angott, and a share of the $90,000 gate.
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Fritz Howell
New York
Beau Jack
Bob Montgomery
Madison Square Garden
Altestar
Bob
Beau
Augusta
Sammy Angott
Angott
NBA
Montgomery
Angatt
Juan Zurite
Holywood
Sammy
Amgott
Ibeaten
Beau J Sadk
Notice to request coal from local company
Residents may request coal by mailing a card to Route 4, Box 2, as telephone service to Dee is temporarily discontinued at 275.
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Dee
AFL Becomes Battlefield as Baseball Eyes Pro Football
A March 3 report notes Southern Association and American Association considering pro football after the war, with Curly Lambeau supporting low salaries and minor league football, amid talk of soccer as an off-season draw. Separate items cover Alsab exiting Florida racing, a coach’s error on fouling, and war front updates including Allied air actions and Italian front details.
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Dugiey
Professional Golfers’ Association
Dudley
Jong
Sweet
Byron Nelson
Jimmy Hines
Johnny Revolta
Revolta
Sammy Byrd
Birmingham
Harold “Jug” McSpaden
Jug
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Southern Association
American Association
Curly Lambeau
Minnesota
Georgia Tech
Zelman
Virginia
Notre Dame
Leahy
War Department
Leo Diegel
Tucson
Fviz
el Rio
Red Cross
Leo
Dodgers
Spain and Turkey in wartime posture and neutrality
In wartime commentary, the piece argues the Allies halt of Turkish supplies could serve dual aims like pressuring Turkey and aiding invasion plans in Western Europe. It notes Spain under Franco acts as a German ally in effect, with oil divestment and credits cut to force neutrality, while Franco dreams of a Nazi victory and remains a barrier to Allied success.
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Turkey
America
Britain
Europe
Spain
Franco
Hitler
United States
Beachhead Breaks Through as Allied Push Gains
Lt Gen Mark W Clark says the beachhead holds after a German setback and heavy Allied losses on three divisions. Mediterranean air forces bomb 40 000 fragmentation bombs from about 1 800 planes in a near record strike around the Carroceto Gisterna area. American Fortresses Liberators and bombers concentrate on the Carroceto Welletri line while the German air force makes no interception attempt.
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Tollo
Marshal Tito
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Carroceto
Gisterna
Mediterranean
Qarroceto - Welletri
Derbyshire Village Dwells on Quadruplets Paternity Tale
Abe comments that he is single and not married, while Nona's mother a munition worker hopes her daughter may wed for the children's sake. Townspeople show little concern over the babies paternity. Mrs Carpenter greets reporters from a store residence where the quad babies were born. the neighbor father was present before rejoining his unit.
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Abe
Hieanar
Nona
Childcare payment schedule noted in monthly dues
The document states a monthly payment of $30 for the first child and $20 for each additional child, outlining how dues accumulate for families with multiple dependents.
Allies Face Prolonged Battle for Beachhead
The report forecasts weeks of brutal fighting as Allied and German forces contend for the beachhead. Attrition wears down assault strength, with a Mediterranean veteran predicting a turn only when weather allows full air power use, typically by late March or early April.
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University High
McDade
Yankee
Jack Sods
Hes
Art Fletcher
Johnny Neun
Sanseee
Kansas City Blues
Earle Combs
NEW York Yankees
Fiest Vortue Seteee Nioers
Boston Braves
Real Jack
Cowie
Bob Montgomry
Bobo Newsom
Connie
Newsom
Mack
Bobo
Athletics
Ony Hitches
Ruth Griffith
McKeesport
Washington Senators
Mr. Mack
Buck
Edge
Pittsburgh
Mary Slenemann
Sgt. Thompson
Heanor
Tig Jenemann
Eleanor
Matty
Washington
U. S
Onals
Galfersys
Rome
Adi
Florida
Jewell
Iowa
Jim
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Cornelius Styers
City College of New York
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Jimmy Con
Cutler High School
Ilinois
Aly
Willisville
Qutter
Gentry Lowe
Service Dept
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Miami
Fla
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den. Whirlaway
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Hialeah Park
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Jared
Alsablame
St. Peter's
Sisterville
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Beachhead
Bill
Stag
Igre
Lee Bennett & Son
W. Main St
Bath
Furnace
W. Washington St
Fetterman
Orchard St
West Side
Pearl Street
Dewey Avenue
Bae New
Maple Avenue
Prentytown Pike
Parrish Agency
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The
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Preston County Potastoes U
Blueville Grocery
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