Flemington Girls Hold Off Grafton In Frantic Benefit Match
In a benefit girls basketball game Flemington defeated Grafton 20 to 17 after leading by wide margins through the third and fourth quarters. The underclass varsity later beat the seniors 58 to 52 with Hawkins Pepper and Detten among top scorers.
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Tea High School
Plethington
Varsity Mérhbet
Mae Stal
Hawkins
Pepper
Elstine
Entauth
Decker
Alteahiee
Detenpaligh Arid Hawkins
Ers
Benlers
Politeid Buge
Defebbaukh
Findl
Ithaniiry
Se ‘Varity
Hall
Kennedy Clears Nine Feet In Pole Vault At LaFayette
Vernon Kennedy a 38 year old Cleveland pole vaulter soared nine feet landing on his head and neck amid startled silence as Lou Boudreau and others watched. The event occurred at LaFayette Indiana during a Purdue worker’s house incident tied to the Indians pennant chase. Pitcher Jack Salveson was expected to stay in his war job. Detroit Tigers Yudy York was discussed for 1943 salary, Emery Hresko joined Evansville camp, Red Sox Conroy Partee contracts signed leaving one unsigned outfielder and pitcher, while Mace Brown joined naval reserve as Lt jg Raleigh.
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Ted Meier
New York
Bil McKechner
Lou Boudreau
Vern Kidy
C Rveland
McKer
Cinc
Rec
Kennedy
LaFayette
Ind
Purdue University
Felt House
Boudreau
Mahi
Silence Kennedy
Jack Salveson
Detroit Tigers
Yudy York
Emery Hresko
Evansville
Boston Red Sox
B Conroy
Roy Partee
Bob Johnson
le Lucier
Mace Brown
Naval Reserve
Raleigh
Giants outtier Maynard enters army as Chase plans farm work
The Giants’ Buster Maynard is accepted into service while southpaw Chase plans to work on his father’s farm this season at Oneonta New York. Billy Jurges expected to report to Lakewood New Jersey camp to discuss salary terms. Yankees arrive at Atlantic City camp boosting squad to 18 with Borowy Roser Page Turner Savage and Sthraiweiss among arrivals. Dodgers begin Bear Mountain camp with four players on site including Chic Davis Tom Warren Luis Olmo and Eddie Stevens.
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New York Giants
Buster Maynard
Chase
Oneonta
Billy Jurges
Lakewood
N. J
New York Yankees
Hank Borowy
Emerson Roser
Joe Page
Jim Turner
Don Savage
George Sthraiweiss
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bear Mountain Camp
Chic Davis
Tom Warren
Luis Olmo
Eddie Stevens
Buenos Aires Holds Half Million More Than One Quarter Nation
Buenos Aires reports a population approaching five hundred thousand residents, representing about a quarter of Argentina's total population. The figure highlights the city's rapid growth and its status as a major urban center within the country.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Navy Spring Practice Shapes Roiled Coaching News
In spring drills coach Leo Meyer limits navy players to a dozen or so replacements to pair with four holdovers and rejects plans to use trainees who finish at TCU by November. Other notes include Bear Wolf resigning to allow a permanent Cornish coaching hire, Eddie Jones' guest column, and Cubs and Packers personnel chatter. Local soccer all star English eleven to Moscow, Melton bets lefthanded clubs, and Nevada resumes basketball tourney at Carson City. Marge Worth bowls 12 strikes but scores 268, Bragg team earns praise, and Aluetian welfare officer Paul Soper edits Attu Amblings.
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Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Leo
Dutch) Meyer
Texas
Christan Grid
Navy
TCU
Meyer
Cornell
Carl Snavely
North Carolina
Bear Wolf
Eddie T. Jones
Champaign- Urbana
Illinois
Buddy Young
George Kobb
Madison Square Garden
New Jersey
Moscow
Cliff
Melton
Giants
Phil Weintraub
Nevada
Carson City
Curley Lambeau
Green Bay Packers
Red Smith
Red
Marge Worth
Irvington
N. J
Marge
Service Dept
Corp
Walter Holton
Fort Bragg
N. C
Bragg-Arts
Raleigh
N.C
Augusta
Horance
Bones" McKinney
North Carolina State
Hugh Hamption
High Point College
Cedric Loftus
Duke
Paul Soper
Northwestern
Aleutian
Attu Amblings
Balkans feel pressure as German retreat hints widen
The article notes potential evacuations from the Dnieper bend or Crimea as German forces withdraw toward the Dniester. Prince Stirbey travels to Cairo seeking peace with the Allies amid Balkan fever, with Romania keen to shed German defeat’s weight. It recalls Queen Marie’s era and the faded romantic angle, while a 1943 report shows deaths of children under 15 rose 11 percent.
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Manian
Odessa
Dnieper
Crimea
Dniester River
Romania
Hitler
Barbu Stirbey
Cairo
Britain
Stirbey
Balkans
Beau Nash
Marie
Charming
Draft deferments extend to key war industries
Telegrams to state draft offices urged deferments for registrants under 26 whose absence would hinder production in critical industries. Officials anticipate a future system to craft a critical list by the War Production Board and War Manpower Commission. About 562,000 men under 26 were deferred in agriculture, including 394,000 aged 18 to 21, while roughly half a million farm deferrals remain.
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War Agency
War Production Board
WFB
War Manpower Commission Cwmc
Selective Service
State Scribes Pick Winners For 1944 WV Tourney
The piece surveys predictions by 20 sports writers for the 1944 West Virginia scholastic basketball tournament at Morgantown. Moundsville is the frequent pick but Elkins Princeton Huntington Central and Washington Irving receive strong, mixed support with several writers labeling Beckley as a dark horse and noting regional upsets and potential dark horses in a wide field.
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Charles Armentrout
Associated Press
Mountain State
Moundsville
West Virginia
Elkins
Princeton
Huntington Central
Washington Irving
Clarksburg
Mountaineer
West Virginia University
Beckley
Keyser
South Charleston
Panhandle
Wheeling
Dick Hudson
Charleston Daily Mail
Pelaez
Wagner
Hatler
Johnny Castilow
W-I
Huntington
Ihe
Casey Jones
Fairmont Wes
Virginian
Charlie Hylton
Logan Banné
Elkins Grafton
P. S
Tony Constantine
Morgantown Post
Roy Elkins
Raleigh Register
Jimmy Stewart
Wheelus News-Register
Arch Bliss
Williamson Daily News
John Byrd
Martinsburg Journal
Clay Hite
Henry King
Huntington Advertiser
Morgantown
Express
Jimmy Smyth
Bluefield Sunset News
Grafton Sentinel
Birth of quintuplets shocks capital officials and public
Skepticism greeted the news of a quintuplet birth in the capital as reporters chased records at the birth registry. Neighbors doubted rumors while one guard recalled crowds at the Dionne quintuplets’ Callander home. The Dionnes, now ten, are wards of Ontario until adulthood.
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Critica
Canada
Senora Diligenti
Armando
Anna Maria
Mayra
Raging Newcomer Builds Large Stable For Stakes Dream
Miami, March 15. F. W. Hooper, Florida contractor, expands racing operation with 24 horses after a notable debut by Hoop Jr. at Hialeah Park and plans to buy more. He spent over $100,000 in a year, aiming for top three-year-olds and strong juveniles like Hoop Jr, Albamia, Betty Carreen, and Valdine. Royal Prince, a 12-year-old match runner, shows Hooper’s early edge with 49 wins in 68 starts.
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Miami
Fla
F. W. Hooper
Florida
Hoop, Jr
Hialeah Park
Hooper
G. K. Bryson
J. E
Galfatad
Betty Carreen
Valding Farm
Valdine - Styke
Valdiia
Jour
Homer
Hirse
Royal Prince
Boxing Results From Across Cities and Notables
The Associated Press reports boxing outcomes from Los Angeles to Harrisburg with Ortiz and Armstrong winning by points or knockouts. Notable bouts include Graziano over Rovelli in New York and Deering over Grimage in Philadelphia, with several other decisions and KOs across multiple venues.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Manuel Ortiz
Ernesto Aguilar
Mexico City
Miami
Henry Armstrong
Johnny Jones
New York
K. O. Maxwell
Jacksonville
Honeyboy Russell
West Palm Beach
Buffalo
Johnny Green
Leo Sawicki
Worcester
Mass
Johnny Bagnato
Toronto
Lou Daniels
Pittsburgh
Rocky Graziano
Ray Rovelli
Weehawken
N. J
Morris Reif
Brooklyn
Jimmy Murray
White Flaiis
N. Y
Vic Pignaturo
Tommy Warnock
Jerry Darby
Tommy Murray
Montreal
Jersey City
Steve Riggio
Rudy Griscombe
al Simon
Bo Harris
Babe Synnott
Fall River
Harrisburg
Pat Tee Hubert
Washington
George Miller
Philadelphia
Wild Bill Deering
Jim Grimage
Classified rates and terms for Sentinel ads
The Sentinel outlines ad pricing at two and one half cents per word for the first insertion and one and one half cents per word for each additional insertion. Inquiries must use consecutive insertions in standard style. Minimum charge is 55 cents and each numeral counts as a word possible errors should be reported promptly.
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