Raleigh Register seeks marble champs from Raleigh county schools
Ross Inte directing the Raleigh Register tri county Marbles Tournament mailed invitations to school principals in Raleigh Fayette and Wyoming counties inviting participation and setting dates for last two weeks of May final Beckley event on June 26 with a seven day Ocean City trip for the Beckley winner. About 2 000 youngsters participated last year and Central High lists 150 boys and 20 girls among participants with many names published.
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Ross Inte
Raleigh Register
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Beckley
Ocean City
N. J
Ted Cook
Central Shool
Mabscott
Ire
Ocean Resort
The
Register
Clayton Wallace
Odd and
Stoco School
Curney
Ring of Endeavour
Cook
Wallace
Irle
Central
Sheryeed’ Dunigan
Norman Perry
Clifford Quesenbury
Harry Meadows
James Lynch
Joe Beard
Robert Lenti
George ‘Joseph
Melvin Riggs
Sherwill Irwin
Harold McCray
Melvin ‘Rogers
Jimmie McGinnis
Leo ‘Lares
John Sydnor
Debert Thurman
George Smith
Walter Lee “Cox
Jimmie Allen
Harold Dew
Jack Diggs
Warren Kuhne
Lloyd Warden
John Thomas
Harry Long
Earnest Jones
Jimmie Emmons
Frank Leach
Ralph Odell
Claud McKinney
Hubert Hatcher
Joe Tolbert
Robert Murray
Harold Porter
Jean Hall
Charles Daniel
Robbie Keaton
Fred Marty
Mary Ann Britis
Garrett
Arky Vaughan Sees Himself Near Peak Hitting Form
The article highlights Arky Vaughan's perfected hit placing in the batter's box, with praise for his patience and position. It notes rival sluggers Medwick Leiber Ott Berger Galan as potential challengers, while Vaughan leads the National League in average and bat control among stars like Medwick Leiber and Ott.
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Arky
Hans Wagner
Pirate
Vaughan
Medwick
Cardinals
Wank Leiber
Giants
Willie Keeler
Hank Leiber
Giant
Hank
Mel Ott
Wally Berger
Boston Bee
Bill McKechnie
Augie Galan
Vaughan Tops National League Batting Title
Arky Vaughan dominated the National League batting race last season with a .385 mark, maintaining near .400 for most of the year. The veteran slugger relies on patient, studied hitting and deliberate swing to power to the crown.
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Arky Vaughan
Arky
Vaughan
Across and Down Clues From a Jumbled Puzzles Page Ends
A dense OCR puzzle montage lists across and down clues with numbers and partial words. It assembles cryptic hints about rivers cities scales notes minerals and languages, mixing garbled phrases, names, and references. The final line hints at a prior puzzle answer “Eh Niel IGIEE is.”
Luncheon Club Urges Toll Free Bridges Reconstruction
Martinsburg AP reports on a luncheon club sending telegrams to Governor Kump urging action to reconstruct toll free bridges at Harper's Ferry and Shepherdstown. Other items note a mild measles epidemic on a California campus affecting three Star track men in a dual meet with the Olympic Club.
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Associated Press
Martinsburg
W. Va
Kump
Harper's Ferry
Shepherdstown
California
Olympic Club
Grade Tourney Drawings Made
Central sponsors a grade school basketball tournament at the local gym Friday and Saturday with Ross Irle directing. Drawings set top bracket pairings Sylvia versus Eccles Central No 4 versus Mabscott Raleigh versus Central No 2 and lower bracket Institute versus Central No 5 Sylvia versus Lincoln Raleigh versus Central Mabscott versus Central No 3. First round games start at 3 o clock with Central No 1 and Glen in action after White Juniors open at noon.
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Ross Irle
Sylvia
Eccles
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Mabscott
Raleigh
Institute
Central No
Lincoln
Glen
Moon Mullins Ride Night Session Schedule
Moon Mullins event runs day and night at seven with additional sessions Saturday at 7 00 am 2 00 pm and 7 00 pm Buster Smith Central state champ star forward referees all games Prizes banners and loving cups awarded for outstanding achievements Also notes extensive coal deposits found within 200 miles of the South Pole by Byrd Antarctic Expedition II whose research ended January 1839
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Buster Smith
Central
South Pole
Central School Gym Gets Fresh Paint Before County Tournament
The Central School gym undergoes an extensive cleaning and repainting by WPA painters. Crews brighten ceilings and walls up to the playing floor in preparation for the county grade school tournament this Friday and Saturday.
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Central School
WPA
Shade of Yellow and Brown Work Near Completion
A partial description notes a shade of yellow on the upper area and a deep brown lower portion. The project is expected to finish within a couple of days.
Pickering Dies at 61 After Long Illness Huntington
Dr. A J Pickering who practiced here for more than 25 years died after a long illness at age 61 on April 18 in Huntington. Frank Thomas, head grid coach at the University of Alabama, became a rabid circus fan during his Sarasota vacation.
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Associated Press Huntington
A. J. Pickering
Frank Thomas
University of Alabama
Sarasota
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