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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1949

Page

6

Buckhannon Beats Bearcats 57 44 In Season Finale

Buckhannon upsets Grafton 57 to 44 in the final game for both teams as Buckhannon reserves spark a 22 13 fourth period run. Bob Braker scores 32 for Grafton, Ranny McKinney adds 11, Dick Poe 9, in a tight contest that flipped late.

Buckhannon Bearcats Eugene Flanagan Grafton Cats Philippi High Philsynippi Grafton Boys Bob Brake Othr Blake Realy Ranny McKinney Dick Poe McKinney Il Poe DeBarr C Bennett P. Willis Knight Yoho Wood F . al Brake Curry Barlow Rollins Ervin Weaver Reed Bailey

SONS OF LEGION ROUT BEAUMONT IN REGIONAL TOURNEY

Sectional tourney results from Associated Press show Bruceton 54 over Arthurdale 42 in Region 3 Section 9. In Section 10 Aurora 42 beat Kasson 40. Section 11 Flemington 36 defeated Beverly 21 and Tygarts Valley 59 downed Belington 37.

Bruceton Arthurdale Aurora Kasson Flemington Beverly Tygarts Valley Belington

Woolworth Basement Fire Claims Six Die In Oregon Stop

Article details a deadly Woolworth store basement fire in Oregon with six victims burned beyond recognition and the seventh rescuing companions after entering the blaze. It notes the era’s civic and social context and references related local memorial actions and ongoing investigations.

Oregon Woolworth George A. Coates

Godfrey Teabag Interview With Sports Trick

The guest explains downtime hobbies swimming and tennis while Godfrey jokes that a tennis racket would get wet, highlighting a playful exchange about leisure activities and practical quirks during a nonwork moment.

Godfrey

Out of Godfrey Teabag Teabag Godfrey

A quirky exchange centers on Godfrey and a Baltimore guest discussing hair color roots and radio beginnings. The guest mentions Elizabeth Talbot Martin and Florida, with humorous lines about looks and a moonlit baying quip.

Godfrey Guest Baltimore Florida Elizabeth Talbot Martin

Pickets Line Up at DeLuxe and Crystal Restaurants

A strike was declared this morning against two local restaurants as two women pickets appeared before DeLuxe and Crystal carrying signs for Teamsters Local 789 A F L. The restaurants remained open and operations continued with no violence or disruption in Fairmont Clarksburg and Morgantown.

Teamster's Union A. F. of L Fairmont Clarksburg Morgantown DeLuxe Crystal

Baltimore and Ohio foot bridge to close for repairs

The Balti more and Ohio railroad foot bridge from Latrobe Street to South Grafton will shut for 10 days to two weeks, starting 8 a.m. next Tuesday, as contractor Gillispie oversees a span replacement to improve pedestrian safety. A second note recalls that in colonial America tax paying widows and unmarried women sometimes voted.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Latrobe Street South Grafton Gillispie American Colonies

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