Scholastic Teams Arriving Today for State Tournament
Morgantown hosts the first West Virginia high school state basketball tournament as four southern regional contenders Princeton Huntington Central Beckley and South Charleston arrive for preliminary games at 2 PM. Northern teams Moundsville Washington Irving Elkins and Keyser follow with matches at 7:30 PM opening rounds staged at West Virginia University’s fieldhouse.
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Priceton
Huntington Central
Beckley
South Charleston
Rony
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Crites
Buckhannon
Presiding
Hotel Morgan
Lee Patton
Princeton Tigers
Wheeling
Dodgers barnstorm into postwar scouting push for high school players
Brooklyn Dodgers chief Branch Rickey launches unprecedented effort by contacting all 20 000 high school coaches to gather potential pro players. About 30 good prospects respond with 5 000 named in a continental file. 5 000 more under later review or invite to camps. Notables include Leroy Jarvis Oklahoma City and Dick Bishop Lima Ohio.
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Jack Hand
Bear Mountain
N. Y
Brooklyn Dodgers
Fi Branch Rickey, Jr
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Rickey
Leroy Jarvis
Oklahoma City
Dick Bishop
Lima
Ohio
Olean
Lester Studener
Milwaukee
Newport News
Sid Rosner
Brooklyn
Unclear fragmentary text about military service deferments
The readable bits imply a discussion of deferment policies for individuals in scientific or technical roles related to the armed forces. The fragment shows phrases about making services available and temporary expedients to secure individuals for occupation or science work, but the text is incomplete and lacks coherent context.
Draft reform eyed to cut war deferments in 1943
Hershey estimates new rule to limit deferments for men under 26 could draft about 200000 to 250000 of the 380000 currently deferred in war industries. The measure aims to accelerate manpower for the armed forces while sustaining production in defense plants.
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Hershey
Horrors of the Lisbon bound escape train on the Gripsholm
The report describes Allied bombings and a hellish train ride to Lisbon aboard the Gripsholm. Passengers, including Mrs. Jeannette Kaufman of Chicago, endured starvation and dehydration for 34 hours, and a stroke proved fatal aboard the ship on March 7.
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Portugal
Jeannette Kaufman
Chicago
Gripsholm
Pinckney Tuck
U. S
Baffaires
Vichy
Harold C. Stuart
Red Cross
Germany
Paris
Kathleen Cannel
New York Times
Albany delegate invited to give Charlotte keynote speech
A Convent runs from Albany invited to deliver the keynote at the Charlotte meeting. The note links the possible governor Dewey to a presidential bid in November. Four years ago North Carolina had 23 delegates with 2 for Taft and 21 uninstructed, while on the first ballot Dewey led with nine, Taft seven, Van Dervort five, Willkie two, with Willkie gaining later. New Hampshire's primary did not provide a clear-cut test.
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Charlotte
Dewey
North Carolina
Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
Michigan
Willkie
New Hampshire
Boxing and War Time Roundup From The Armies Edge
Army boxing stories loom as Sgt Low Woods and Al Davis shift from service duties to ring craft at Camp Grant Illinois drawing praise for maturity and better tactics. Davis plans to fight Beau Jack while Woods eyes a Chicago bout with Jake Lamotta. Also notes on Gene Tunney’s postwar path and local sports blurbs including Johnny Fulton and college teams.
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New York
Sgt
Low Woods
al Davis
Woods
Chicago
Jake Lamot
Army
Camp Grant
Lou
Midwest
Davis
Buster Beaupre
Bob Montgomery
Beau Jack
Wisconsin primary looms as Willkie and Dewey battle for delegates
The race shows ongoing support for both Willkie and Dewey with delegates pledged in the Wisconsin primary on April 4. Dewey asks supporters to withdraw while many stay in. Willkie plans a whirlwind tour of the state before the vote. In Italy, Allied air forces report 2500 sorties against Cassino and other targets with six planes lost. Fighting continues near Carroceto as German artillery harasses the beachhead and reportedly tests a grappling device to explode mines.
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Wisconsin
Willkie
Dewey
Harold Stassen
Douglas MacArthur
Cassino
Italy
Fifth Army
Carroceto
Cassino Bombardment Called Fumigation In War News
Allied reports describe the Cassino bombardment as a fumigation. German defenses were said to be stubborn around the town with underground hideaways and concrete emplacements. Allied forces pressed through northwest hills as Lt. Charles M Keranen observed 120 Germans sprinting from a building toward dugouts.
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Mediterranean
Cassino
Hitler
Rome
Charles M.keranen
WV congressmen split on soldier vote bill in House action
West Virginia lawmakers voted yesterday as the House passed the compromise soldier vote bill and sent it to the White House. Republicans Ellis Rohrbough and Schiffler backed the bill while Democrats Kee Randolph opposed it. Smith unrecorded. Walter G. Pritchard, 29, denied in federal court obtaining 1500 from Kathryn Custer, 33, amid claims he posed as an Office of Price Administration agent and later as army intelligence. In Gauley Bridge, a 32-year-old ex-soldier died after a melee with his brother. Constable Michael Layton shot the suspect, Flay Hamrick of Lizemore, Clay County.
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Smith
Fairmont
Walter Gordon Pritchard
Federal District
Kathryn Custer
Ohio County
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Office of
Price Addministration
Army Intelligence Service
Gauley Bridge
Connstable
Michael Layton
Apengtet
L. Taylor
Taylor
Flay Hamrick
Lizemore
Ciay
Washington Senators
Nats
Jake Powell
Harland Clift
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Purdue University
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Muncie
Max Butcher
Frank Letman
London
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Ace Adams
Giants
Lakewood
Nat
Philadelphia Athletics
Mack
Dick Siebert
Irv Hall
Edgar Busch
Elmira
Georgie Kell
Lancaster
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Stan Hack
Hack
New York Yankees Outlook Fades As Dickey Joins Navy
In New York the Yankees face loss as Bill Dickey is accepted for armed service and assigned to the navy. Joe Gordon’s status remains unsettled while managers confirm others like Lindell and Stainback reporting to Atlantic City camp. MLB teams shift rosters and look to fill gaps as war continues.
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Marie Joe
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Johnson
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Joe Gordon
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McCarthy
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George
Tuck) Stainback
Detroit Tigers
Erwin
Pete) Fox
Evansville
Tiger
Detroit
Boston Red Sox
Rupp predicts postwar basketball boom with big tours
Lexington Kentucky March 16 Adolph Rupp, University of Kentucky coach, predicted postwar growth for basketball. He said the sport will develop outstanding stars, expand to huge arenas, and feature annual tournaments nationwide culminating in major bowl-like events in New York or Chicago. His UK teams have won 231 of 284 games and six of 11 conference tournaments.
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Lexington
Adolph Rupp
University of Kentucky
Babe Ruth
Red Grange
Jones
Bill Tie
Kentucky
United States
New York
Chicago
Rupp
Fayette County Man Waives Preliminary on Murder Charge
Magistrate W B Cabell waived preliminary hearing for Laycon Waived who is held on a murder charge. Laycon posted a $3000 bond and awaits the next Fayette County grand jury meeting with Jasper Hamrick of Sizemore assisting as brother.
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Sizemore
W. B Cabell
Laycon
Fayette County
Grand Jury
Soviet gains threaten Nikolaev as Red Army advances
The Soviets seized Kopany and advanced toward Nikolaev, cutting it off by water and threatening three sides from land. They also pushed to Pisarevka near Vinnytsia, with 1,500 killed in counterattacks near Proskurov, while the Bug river crossing could blunt German lines and block access to Romania.
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Sisve
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