Webster Springs Triumph in Regional Tourney at Ronceverte
Webster Springs defeated Sandstone 59 to 21 to capture regional honors and advance to the state tournament at Buckhannon. Beckley clipped Ronceverte 45 to 35 in the consolation final as Adams led Beckley with 19 and Douglas added 13 points in the decisive games.
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Webster Springs
Conqteror
Beckley
Ronceverte
Buckhannon
Sandstone
Borkley
Flying Eagles
Ronceverta
McClung
van Metermen
Paul Adamos
Douglas
Adamos
Adanics
Beckley Kessinger
Ames Ce Sandstone
Hamrick
G_ Webster
Murphy
Brewgt
Webster
Tincher
Regional finals scores across West Virginia districts
Regional finals held statewide with matchups including Bluefield Princeton 43 Glen Rogers 35 and Charleston 39 East Bank 38. Other results include Washington Irving 44 Victory 30 in Clarksburg and Wheeling 41 Weirton 33, plus Webster Springs 69 Sandstone 4 at Ronceverte and Bowlesburg 31 Kosser 29 at Keyser. Huntington 29 Logan 22 closed the regional slate.
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Bluefield
Princeton
Glen Rogers
Charleston Charleston
East Bank
Clarksburg
Washington Irving
Victory
Wheeling
Weirton
Ronceverte
Webster Springs
Sandstone
Keyser
Bowlesburg
Kosser
Huntington
Logan
St Peters High School Wins State Catholic Tournament
In Morgantown March 14 St Peter's of Fairmont defeated St Joseph's Huntington 20 16 to end a four game St Joseph's streak and capture the first state Catholic basketball title. St Peter's leads early and holds St Joseph's scoreless in the third as Huntington misses shots. McGee and Kurich starred for St Peter's while Anderson led Huntington. Both St Peter's and St Joseph's will represent West Virginia at the national tournament in Chicago. In a consolation game St Francis Morgantown beat Central Catholic Wheeling 20 15.
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Associated Presa
Morgantown
W. Va
St. Peter's High School of
Fairmont
St. Joseph's of
Huntington
St. Peter's
St. Joseph's
McGee
Kurich
Anderson
West Virginia
Chicago
Bernard Reddy
St. Francis
Central Catholic
Wheeling
Ansted Highlanders Win Fayette County Tourney Title
The Ansted Highlanders defeated the Pax squad 33-32 in a tight Fayetteville tournament final for six Fayette county schools. Pax beat Ansted 31-28 Friday. Ansted earlier ousted Lookout 35-22 while Pax edged Kingston 30-29. Ansted led 18-15 at half, 30-30 in regulation, then won on a key overtime toss as the All Tournament team recognized players from Pax, Kingston, Lookout, and Ansted.
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Ansted Highlanders
Pax
Wildcat
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Ansted
Lookout
Kingston
T. Humphrey
Holly
Kingston Beckley
Campbell
Lookout Adamos
Ansted Ellison
Douglas
Tee O'Leary
Ternate Ax
Fayetteville Business Men's
J. BR
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Alf
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Charles Ware
Fo E.ccsee
Phipps
Hamrick
F. White
Dvites
T McClung
P. White
Johnson
Humphrey
Mitchell- In
Lively
Ifox
Terry
Alshire
R. Oilem
Montsom- J Very
Mystery Scoreboard Fragment From Beckley Webster Game
Incomplete line shows score by quarters with Beckley and Webster players and officials Gott and Westfall. Centenary of Missouri State prison noted with plans to rebuild the penitentiary at more than 125 times its original cost.
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Beckley
Webster
Gott
Westlfall
Missouri State
Penitentiary St
Colcord Junior Team Triumphs in Trap Hill Tourney
Colcord juniors upset Stoco 25 to 23 to win the second annual junior high tournament at Trap Hill. Glen White beat Mount View 28 to 15 in the consolation. Dunbar led Colcord with nine points, Shafer added ten for Stoco.
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Red Cook
Colcord
Trap Hill
Stoco Juniors
Glen White
Mount View
Cotcord
Stonecoat
Stoco
Clear Fork
Stoca
Groach
Rhodell Peters
Stoco Dunbark
Shafer
Garned
Bonds
Lester
Smedley
Goins
Len White
Bowling
Richards
Fountain
Thillfold
Beckley Drug Company
E. M. Payne Company
E. Holt
J. D. Litly
H. Goins
Gilbert
Cotcard
Pas
C. Estep
Gunter
Estep
Peters
Dunbar
Shaefer
Williams
Shrewsbury
Eevee
PSOCO
Staunton Prep Boxing Title Clinched at Military Academy
Staunton Prep clinched the South Atlantic prep boxing title as six finalists advanced. Augusta Mill Academy secured a top finish and two heavyweights from A. M. A. and Deliberty earned knockouts in their semi finals.
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Detides
South Atlantic
Augusta Mill Academy
A.M
Grand National Steeplechase Preview Weighs Entries and American Interest
The piece discusses contenders for the Grand National at Aintree on March 2 with several American owned horses in the mix. Golden Miller Reynoldstown and Castle Irwell figure prominently with Bagatelle and Troublemaker noted among past runners. Racing officials debate handicap limits and entry qualifications as fans anticipate a historic field.
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Aintree
Jocky
Dorothy Paget
Golden Miller
Maj. Noel Furlong
Reynoldstown
Newbury
Castle Irwell
Bagatelle
England
Alvin Untermeyer
America
Troublemaker
Billy Barton
Tipperary Tim
Billy
Eliot High to Stage Farce Two Days to Marry on March 30
Eliot High School sponsors a March 30 performance of the farce Two Days to Marry by students. Principal J Ballard Early announced the play featuring characters such as Simon P. Chase and Emily Jane Fink with a plot about a man needing a wife by his twenty eighth birthday. A PTA bazaar of donations from local merchants supports the event, and a declamation contest follows on April 9 as part of Emancipation day activities.
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Elliot High School
St Leesvale
J. Ballard
Simon P. Chase
Bitler
Harold Saunders
Janes J. Dare
M.A. Wright
Buford B. Sawyer
C. J. Smith
Emily Jane Fink
Levonia Saunders
Sadie L. Boise
Georgia
Tae Bankston
Imogene McShane
Nora Soyith
Walter M. Blair
Edgar Carter
James Dare
Larksburg School Retains State Negro Basketball Title
The Larksburg High School wins the state Negro basketball championship in Clarksburg by defeating Genoa of Bluefield 37 to 34. Douglass of Huntington claims the consolation playoff with a 34 to 31 victory over Gary.
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Associated Presa Institute
W. Va
Kelley Miller Thigh School
Clarksburg
Genoa of
Bluefield
Douglass
Huntington
Gary
Mullens Quint Wins Tourney In Narrow Final
Mullens defeated Coca Cola Reds 46 to 27 to clinch the service company sponsored tournament trophy. Semi finals saw Mullens beat Helen 59 to 19 while Coca Cola edged Company A to reach the final. Major Kilgore and State Adjutant General Guy Ash presented awards to top players and teams.
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Mullens
Service Company
Coca Cola Reds
Wyoming County
Helen
Battlers
Company A
Roosters
N. M. Kilgore
Adj
Guy Ash
Carter
Coca Cola P. Morgan
Pineville
Fred Hart
Coca, Cola Nichols
Company A. Shufflebarger
Mullens Goode
Post 32
The
American Legion
Henry Conway Hardware Company
Goode, Mullens
Modern Furniture Company
Beckley Hardware and Supply Company
Shufflebarger
Union
Pete Carter
Gilbert's
Bowling
Pete Morgan
Newark
Fred Hurt
Q. J. Morrison Co
Oscar Nichols
E. M. Payne Company
Coca Cola
FE Carter
Rappold
Rowan
Hart
Shull
J, McQuade
Belcher
Karbonit
Hindsley
Goins
T. McQuade
Malone
Lusk
Goods
Wills
Strong
Placidi
Brumfield
Shuff
L. Placidi
Gray
Bailey
Helen— Lester
T. Placidi
Pettry
Wilkes
Crossword puzzle clue list from Kansas counties notice
Farmers in nine southwestern Kansas counties recommended a 30 per cent cut in wheat acreage in their district to the department for agriculture. The scrambled puzzle text lists across and down terms including references to places and names, with garbled OCR fragments suggesting a themed crossword layout and a separate public notice about farm policy actions.
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Kansas
Department For Agriculture
Gena Venzke Receives Penn Class of 1915 Trophy
The Class of 1915 trophy, Pennsylvanias top athletic prize, was awarded to Gena Venzke the Quaker flyer and indoor 1500 meter world record holder. He left for New York to run in the Columbian Mile at the Knights of Columbus meet tonight.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Gena Venzke
Quaker Farm
Penn
New York
Knights of Columbus
Brumbaugh Returns to Chicago Bears Fold
Carl Brumbaugh, former University of Florida star and longtime Bears quarterback, signed to return to the Chicago Bears of the NFL after a stint coaching at West Virginia. The move marks a comeback for Brumbaugh who had stepped away from professional football to coach prior to rejoining the Bears.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Carl Brinbaugh
University of Florida
Chicago Bears
Brumbaugh
Bears
West Virginia
Briggs Withdraws Bonus Offer For Detroit Tigers
Lakeland Fla March 14 Walter O Briggs withdrew his offer of a bonus to Detroit Tigers players for a third straight American League pennant. League president Harridge called the bonus prohibited and noted the rule protects the game. The amount was not disclosed but thought near 50000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Lakeland
Fla
Walter O. Briggs
Detroit Tigers
William Harridge
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Steam
Detroit
Seasons Given For Fishermen
West Virginia conservation officials announced fishing seasons and bag limits for 1939. Black bass perch pickerel and pike run June 28 to November 30 while trout varieties fish April 19 to July 19. Frogs have a daily limit of 25 and season limit of 100. streams like Mill Creek and Manns Creek face closures or shortened seasons. Chief Game Protector Morford noted more streams closed to help stocking.
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Charleston
W. Va
Conservation Department
Mill Creek
Randolph County
Mann's Creek
Fayette County
Morford
Burdette Admitted After Laceration Near Eye
O A Burdette, 40, of Cranberry, was admitted to Mullens Hospital at 12:30 this morning for treatment of a laceration above the right eye. The manner in which the injury occurred was not learned.
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O. A. Burdette
Cranberry
Mullens Hospital
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