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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1944

Page

5

Four Teams Lead Raleigh County High School League

Four teams vie for early supremacy in the Raleigh County high school league as Stoco Mark Twain Trap Hill and Shady each hold one loss while Jega Indians lead with three straight wins. Upcoming week includes Shady at St Mark Fork and other key matchups with Clear Fork Mark Twain and Trap Hill in action Friday.

Stoco Mark ‘Twain Trap Hill Shady Saco Mark Tweit Indians Jega Joop Mark Twain St Mark Fork Clear Fork Stora al Marsh Fork Sophia Team Wyet Sisca Marsh Fork

Friday Scores Highlight Wide-Ranging High School Basketball

Richwood routed Burnsville 55 to 25 while Kingston beat Lookout 43 to 22. St Marys downed Middlebourne 46 27 and Ravenswood defeated Mason City 28 0 at nearby venues.

Richwood Burnsville Kingston Lookout Ripley Alumni St. Marys Middlebourne Ravenswood Mason City Williamstown New Martinsville Frinceton West Fairmont East Fairmont Grafton Monoweth Flemington Barrackville Rivesville Mannington Shinnston St. Albans Millon Wheeling Bridgeport Moundsville Linsly Institute

Georgia Tech's Bill Alexander A Storied Gridiron Leader

Wisconsin's Harry Stuhl dreher lauds Georgia Tech coach William Anderson Alexander for building Grant Field and guiding Tech from 1920 onward. Alexander, a WVU-born engineer, mentored stars like Bobby Dodd and Bill Fincher while leading 1928 national champions and 1939 Orange Bowl heroes.

Romney Wheeler Atlanta Wisconsin Harry Stuhldreher Wiliam Anderson Alexander Georgia Tovh Tulyn Universit New Orleans Bill Alexander Gotnal Georgia Frech Bull Alexander B ‘Shere Alex~ Wder Ha Flats Grant Field Ales John W. Heisman Army Heisman Alex Mud River Georgla ‘Tech Hese Bobby Dodd University of Tennessee Dodd Georgia Tech Bob Miller Dwight Keith Norris Dean Claude Bond Southern Association California Preskin Missouri Texas Veet Bill Fincher Tech Frank Speer Sethy Steher Navy Trom Vanderbilt Alexander Varsity Waser Ania East Us Feild’ E

Montgomery Whips Peralta in Ten Round Bout

Detroit Friday night saw former lightweight champion Rod Montgomery defeat Joe Peralta of Douglas Arizona over 10 fast rounds before more than four thousand fans. Montgomery staggered Peralta in the sixth but the Mexican survived and rallied in the eighth.

Associated Press Detroit Rod Montgomery Joe Peratta Douglas Ariz Montgomery Peralta

Referee Costs Jack Edge In Madison Square Garden Bout

New York lightweight Jack edged Lila Costantino in a non-title 10 rounder at Madison Square Garden. Referee Fadde Josephs scored 18 to 2 for Tutu, while judges Cunningham and Monroe had Jack winning 4 to 2 with one even. promoter Jacobs and backers cried foul as Costantino outboxed Jack at times.

Associated Press New York Bean Jack Lila Costantino Mike Jacob Madison Square Garden Chief Wergeles Constantine Faddie Josephs Tutu Bob Cunningham Marty Monroe Jack Jacot's Vergeles Sammy Anzott Jacobs Costantino New York East Beau

Bowling League Highlights From The Alleys Open Week

The Head Pin chart lists high scores by Phillip Cotes Jack Rede Charles Cassinelli and others. New boys league shows Pastry Shop leading with Ray Kiddy high game and Stansbury 405 series tops.

Phillip Cotes Jack Rede Charles Cassinelli Bill Binderman Pauline Todd Harold Meador Jim Sigmund Sandy Berilla Ray Kiddy A. Stansbury Klaus TP. McDaniel

Wayward Toward Sodom or Faithful Path of Abraham

Analyzes Lot and Abraham from Genesis to illustrate life direction shaping destiny. Lot's tent toward Sodom shows worldly pursuit and downfall. Abraham's venture of faith leads to a godly lineage. Emphasizes personal direction and practical religion for the new year.

Lot Sodom Abraham Fleb Land of Egypt God

McAlpin WV church guide lists Sunday services

A long list of churches in McAlpin and vicinity shows Sunday school times morning worship and evening services. Notable entries include McAlpin First Church of God Salvation Army St Stephen’s Episcopal Baptist Church and Church of the Nazarene with varied service times.

First Christian Church Church OF Christ West Neville St. Robert BE Myers Young, Peoples

Tournament Spirit Lifts Mount Hope Beck Program

An old timer praised the crowd's school spirit at Mount Hope as a weekend tournament energized Beck by Friday night. The piece laments time passing and hopes for another such event, urging readers to call again Monday.

Mount Hope

Local Church Schedules and Sermons in Sunday Lineup

A string of West Virginia church notices lists morning Sunday schools and worship times for numerous denominations including Apostolic, Baptist, and Baptist-affiliated churches. Service times range from 9:45 to 11:00 a.m. with afternoon and evening sermons and church activities noted.

Apostolic T Patterson Temple Baptist Church Big Stick Morning Star Baptist Church Affinity Jans Jackson C. J. Jennings Neybheckley New Hope Baptist Church Stephenson Rey N.C. Lewis F. Young

Safely Week To Begin Jan 16 Observance Opens In West Virginia

Major General James L. Collins will inaugurate Safety Week in West Virginia with a state wide radio address on January 16. Brice Crawford, state highway safety director, says the keynote is conservation of manpower for victory. A follow up radio program on January 17 features speeches on safety from state and local officials including W. W. Trent and Col H. Clarke Hess along with industry representatives.

Charleston James L. Collins Fifth Service Command Columbus West Virginia Brice Crawford Crawford Gen. Callins W. W. Trent Col H. Clarke Hess Department of Public Safety O. L. Fitzrandolph Godfrey In Cabot, Inc E. E. Teagan Office of Defense Transportation

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