Local deer season opens in Raleigh County tomorrow
Raleigh County sportsmen join a two day deer season beginning tomorrow, with hunting boundaries expanded west of New River and across southern counties. Checking stations across Summers, Wyoming, Mercer and Raleigh counties will assist hunters in moving game out of the woods, and two bloodhounds will aid in tracking violators. Only bucks may be killed and each hunter may take one deer per season.
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Raleigh County
New River
Piney River
U. S
Raleigh
Grandview
Ghent
Odd
Killarney
Wyoming County
McDowell County
Wyoming
Mercer
Summers
Summers County
Deed
Jumping Branch
Grimmitt
Hinton
Kirk
Lerena
Mercer County
Boyd Green
Herndon
Peterfish
Mullens
Pine Ridge
Pineville
Fan Rock
John J. Bailey
Clearfork
Leen Ten Bieg
Oceana
Roy Childers
Hanover
Bailey Funeral Home
Matoaka
Rhodell
W. R. Degarmo
U.S. Forestry Service
Great Lakes Opens With Trio of 18 Year Old Cage Stars
Great Lakes basketball coach Forrest Anderson opens with a freshman trio in two weekend games. Luke Majorki of Fort Wayne Indiana Walter Budko a returnee from Columbia last season and Mickey McGuire star of St. John’s Brooklyn eight teen group joins the sailors as fresh faces for the opener.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Ill
Forrest Anderson
Navy
Luke Majorki
Fort Wayne
Ind
Walter Budko
Columbia
Mickey McGuire
St. John’s
Brooklyn
Search Halted As Missing Hunter Found Upstate
Weston Howard Jarrett, 62, of Clendenin, was not lost in Lewis county and the two day search was called off after a postal card to his daughter revealed he went to Preston county to continue hunting. A note in his car explained he would hunt elsewhere. Deer totals cited include 45 in Taylor county, 47 in Tucker, 27 in Randolph, and 207 in Preston. A two day season opens tomorrow in Mercer, Logan, McDowell, Raleigh, Summers and Wyoming counties to augment the ongoing six day hunt across 17 counties.
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Associated Press
Weston
Howard Jarrett
Clendenin
Preston County
Lewis County
Ora Fulks
Jarrett
Taylor County
Tucker
Randolph
Preston
Mercer
Logan
McDowell
Raleigh
Summers
Wyoming
Randolph Field Stopped At Last
SAN ANTONIO The Randolph Field team known for an unbeaten season was halted by bad weather. The 55 players coaches and executives had planned to fly to Los Angeles for a date with the fourth air force but were unable to depart.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Randolph
Los Angeles
Fourth Air Force
County League Meeting Set for Saturday at 10:30
The county league of high school principals and coaches will meet Saturday morning at 10:30 at the Beckley newspaper office to arrange basketball schedules and handle other business. President T. F. Bartlett of Shady Spring high school announced the gathering.
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Beckley
T. F. Bartlett
Shady Spring
Garden's Cage Season Off To Flying Start
New York Madison Square Garden opened its doubleheader with 16,182 fans watching City College of New York defeat the University of Detroit 42 to 22 and New York University beat Rochester 53 to 39 in the inaugural action of the season.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
City College of New York
U. of Detroit
New York University
Rochester
Minor Leagues Look To Post-War Expansion For 1st Time In Meet
At the 43rd annual minor league convention in Buffalo New York expansion plans dominate. North Carolina State and Carolina loops will operate while Canadian and Indiana state circuits may form. Western International weighs 45 plans at January meeting. Interst ate and Ohio State leagues may grow from six to eight teams. Three Rivers and Quebec may form a new circuit after withdrawing from Can Am. Burleigh Grimes named Rochester International league manager, with Foxx and Goodman also taking posts. Pacific Coast league draft price changes and bonus payments spark debate.
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Carolina
Indiana
Western International
Ohio
Three Rivers
Quebec
Albert E. Houghton
Harold J. Martin
South Atlantic
Texas
Lee A. Michaels
el Paso
William G. Bramham
National Association
Burleigh Grimes
Rochester
Sam Breadon
St Louis Cardinals
Grimes
Toronto
Val Goodman
Portsmouth
Jimmy Foxx
Chicago Cubs
Bill Harris
Erie
Foxx
Cubs
Chicago
Minneapolis
American Association
Rogers Hornsby
Charles Hurth
New Orleans
Brooklyn Dodgers
Fresco Thompson
Southern Association
Irish Use 16 Cage Men In Opening Game
Notre Dame used 16 players in its season opening basketball game at South Bend last night and scored 89 points against Kellogg Field of Battle Creek Michigan to set a new Irish scoring record and win by 61 points. The previous record of 78 was set by the 1908 team.
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Associated Press
South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
Kellogg Field
Battle Creek
Mich
All Star Game Nets 78 050 For Charity
Chicago war charities received 78050.96 from receipts of the 11th annual All Star football game last Aug. 30 between the Chicago Bears and College All Stars. The Bears beat the Collegians 24 to 21. Funds were given to the Army Air Force Aid society and to Chicago's Service Men's centers.
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Chicago — War Charities
Chicago Bears
Army Air Force Aid Society
Chicago
Service Men
Bears
Collegians
Toronto Ex-Pitcher Frank MacDonald Dies
Former Toronto Maple Leafs lefthanded pitcher in the International League died yesterday of a heart attack. The report notes his career with Toronto and honors his contributions to the team. A separate historical note mentions the Seneca Indians skimming petroleum from salt springs in western Pennsylvania believing in its healing powers.
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Toronto
Associated Press
Frank MacDonald
Toronto Maple Leafs
America
Pennsylvania
Baseball Rumors Stir 1942 Major League Moves
Buffalo agents report St. Louis Browns planned to move to Los Angeles in 1942 but Phil Wrigley refused to sell his Los Angeles Coast League franchise to protect other coast clubs. Pants Rowland notes the urgency for an amendment to shield territory as a major league possibility. Also mentions army hospital releases for stomach ulcers, Connie Mack departure talk, and other minor league moves and rumors surrounding Kansas City and Newark.
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New York
Buffalo
St. Louis Browns
Los Angeles
Phil Wrigley
Rowland
Pants
Skinner Twins Start West Nashville Basketball Season
When West high school of Nashville Tennessee opens its basketball season next week, Alfred and Albert Skinner twins may confuse customers a bit. The brothers began school the same day, dress alike, both play piano and organ, and received their pre induction notices the same day, taking their physicals.
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West High School of
Nashville, Tenn
Alfred
Albert Skinner
Mul lins Says Iowa Seahawk Outlook Stays Bright
Lt Comdr Larry Moon Mullen, Iowa Seahawk athletic director, refuses to concede and says Army and Navy are the only teams that could have an even chance to defeat them in the final four weeks of the season. He maintains confidence in the team’s standing and schedule.
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Larry “Moon” Mullins
Iowa Seahawk
Army
Navy
Moon
Hoppe Drops From 4 Way Tie In Billiard Tourney
New York world championship three cushion billiards standings show 57 year old Willie Hoppe off the lead after a 50 to 47 loss to Arthur Rubin in 43 innings. Ralph Greenleaf Welker Cochran and Jay Bozeman share the top with three wins, Hoppe tied for fourth after four days of the 10 day event. Yesterday Bozeman beat Rubin and Chamaco beat Marquez while Cochran beat Procita and Greenleaf beat Ponzi.
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New York
Staadings
Willie Hoppe
Wonder
Brooklyn
Arthur Rubin
Rubin
Dupli
Hoppe
Welker Cochran
San Francisco
Cochran
Ralph Greenleaf
Detroit
Jay Bozeman
Vallejo
Calif
John Fitzpatrick
Los Angeles
Toe Chamaco
Mexico City
Joe Procita
Gloversville
N. Y
Andrew Ponzi
Philadelphia
Miguel Marquez
Bozeman
Chamaco
Marquez
Procita
Greenleaf
Ponzi
Nip offensive planned as Pearl Harbor marks third anniversary
Tokyo radio propaganda on the eve of Pearl Harbor anniversary announced Japan would launch a total offensive in the fourth year of the war. The broadcast claimed the enemy offensive had stalled in China and the Philippines while Japan’s inner defense sphere held.
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Japan
Tokyo Radio
Pearl Harbor
Nippon
Federal Communications Commission
China
Philippines
Early International Body Unified Mail Cooperation in 1874
The Universal Postal Union formed in 1874 as an international organization where member states agreed on cooperative, uniform handling of mail parcel post and money orders across borders.
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Universal Postal Union
Odds favor Revolta as field opens at Miami Open
A large field contested the first round at the Miami Open Golf on the Miami Springs course famed for its high greens. Henry Picard and Johnny Revolta led early betting at 4 to 1, with Steve Warga attracting 12 to 1 despite last year’s victory. Tony Penna and Dutch Harrison were 8 to 1, while Gene Kunes Frank Walsh and Herman Barron stood at 10 to 1.
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Miami
Miami Springs
Henry Picard
Johnny Revolta
Steve Warga
Miami Airlines
Johnny Bulla
Atlanta
Tony Penna
Dutch Harrison
Gene Kunes
Frank Walsh
Herman Barron
Orville White
Varga
Mel Arnet
Willie Klein
Joe Turnesa
Belgium tops Europe in population density reach
With 8,350,000 inhabitants Belgium is the most densely populated country in Europe. It reports 710 persons per square mile, far above New York state at 275 and the United States overall at 45.
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Belgium
Europe
New York State
United States
Snead Ferrier Threat to Nelson in Oakland Open
Oakland Calif Byron Nelson the nations top money winner of the year is favored over 132 pros and amateurs in the 72 hole Oakland Open with $7500 in war bonds at stake. Jim Ferrier survivor of the San Francisco Open and ex pro from Elmhurst Ill is a strong threat. Notables Slammin Sam Snead Willie Goggin George Fazio and Craig Wood also expected to contend as the event begins.
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Oakland
Calif
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Ohio
Jim Ferrier
Camp Roberts
Nelson
Expro
Elmhurst
Ill
San Francisco
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
W. Va
Willie Goggin
White Plains
N. Y
George Fazio
Pine Valley
N.J
Craig Wood
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