All-Wyoming County football team honored by coaches
Mullens leads with nine players, Oceana follows with seven, Prineville four and Glen Rogers three on the 1958 All-Wyoming squad chosen by the Wyoming County Coaches Association. The banquet for honorees is set for Monday Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cow Shed near Pineville with Athletic Director Jerome Van Meter as guest speaker.
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Mullens
Oceana
Prineville
Glen Rogers
Wyoming
Wyoming County Coaches Association
Pineville
Jerome van Meter
Beckley
Delmar Gentry
Merlin
Brown
Thomas Tilley
Roy Lamb
David Davis
David Whisenant
Ernest Prichard
James Cook
Ronnie Ferrell
Butch Carte
Fred Grove
Larry Pennington
Four Area Schools Announce 1959 Hoop Schedules
Holiday basketball tournaments surface as four area teams reveal 1958-59 schedules. Sophia and Fayetteville host two-night events with eight teams total. Mark Twain, Stratton, Oak Hill, Shady Spring and others announce up to seven or eight nonleague dates, with early December openings and multiple Christmas fixtures shaping the slate.
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Sophia High School
Fayette County Memorial Auditorium
Fayetteville
Sophia
Sophia Blue Hawks
Stratton’s Bulldogs
Mark Twain Authors
Byrd - Prillerman Panthers
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
Ansted
Stratton
Mark Twain
Shady Spring
Gary District
Weston
Red Devils
Parkersburg
Big Reds
Shady
Beckley
Richwood
Gauley Bridge
Mullens
Logan
Tigers
Beaver
Alumni
Marsh Fork
Byrd-Prillerman
Clear Fork
Trap Hill
Herndon
Kingston
Pax
Stoco
Coalfield Loop Elects Wheeler President and Champs Named
Ken Wheeler of Stoco High School was elected president of the Coalfield Conference at El Chico as officials announced Oak Hill and Mullens High football champions for 1958. The meeting approved a $15 dues rate, nominated All-Conference ballots, and discussed junior high practice start dates and the later fall kickoff.
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Ken Wheeler
Stoco High School
Coalfield
el Chico
John Saunders
Sev
All- Coalfield
Oak Bill
Mullens High
John Duda
Oak Hill
Bluefield
Logan High
Ray Caldwell
Mullens
Nelson Bragg
The
Activities Commission
Bluefield Tligh
Boros Wins Atlanta Open in Comeback Victory
Julius Boros, after a bout with illness, returns to form to win the Atlanta Open in a final round that included two backstretch birdies. He finishes at 284 to edge Billy Casper Jr. and claim an $8,500 purse plus a $5,000 repeat-winner bonus, the first in six years. Casper earns $2,300, Bill Collins takes third at 287.
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Atlanta
Julius Boros
Moose
Mid Pines
N.C
Boros
Billy Casper Jr
Apple Valley
Calif
Casper
Bill Collins
Baltimore
Cotton Bowl eyes seven schools for visiting team
Dallas AP report lists Mississippi, Air Force Academy, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, North Carolina, Army and LSU as Cotton Bowl visitors candidates. Army doubtful. Rice advantage if SWC champ. Rice and TCU lead SWC race at 3-0, SMU 2-1, Syracuse 6-1 with Colgate and West Virginia remaining, Pitt 5-2-1 with Nebraska and Penn State ahead, UNC on a six game streak with Notre Dame and Duke left.
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Dallas
Mississippi
Air Force Academy
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
North Carolina
Army
Louisiana State
Rice
West Point
Owls
Felix R. McKnight
Texas Christian
Southern Methodist
Tennessee
Mississippi State
Holy Cross
Colgate
West Virginia
Pitt
Nebraska
Penn State
Notre Dame
Duke
West Virginia opens rabbit quail and pheasant seasons
Charleston AP reports rabbit quail and ringnecked pheasant seasons begin in West Virginia. Prospects are weak for rabbit numbers, quail harmed by cold and rain, pheasant limits set at two males. Three species run to Jan 3 with daily limits and totals. waterfowl season starts tomorrow with four ducks and two geese daily. Trapping runs Feb 28 with no limit on certain mammals. bear season began yesterday with a one bear limit.
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Charleston
West Virginia
C. O
Handley
Conservation Department
14 Teams Invited to Shady Spring Grade School Tournament
Principal John Saunders announced 14 teams will compete in the Shady Spring Invitational Grade School Basketball Tournament at Shady Spring High School Gym from November 12 to 20 with six trophies awarded including best sportsmanship and best cheering section. Schedule lists matchups across two weeks, with ticket prices 15 cents for students and 25 cents for adults per game. Officials named are Johnny Rogers, Bob Mickis, and Bill Turner.
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John Saunders
Shady Spring High School
Shady Spring
Shady
Mabscott
Stamford
Ghent
Hollywood
Rhodell
Crow
Daniels
Sylvia
Blue Jay
Glen Leigh
Prosperity
Glade Creek
Beaver
Saunders
Johnny Rogers
Bob Mickis
Bill Turner
Mother argues grocery tax harms families in West Virginia
Mrs. Nelson Beverly of Davy West Virginia criticizes a proposed grocery drinks tax as prohibitive, noting milk consumption declined without chocolate syrup and urging repeal. The appeal invites readers to write to the West Virginia Grocery Trades Taxers Association in Huntington.
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Nelson Beverly
Davy
W. Va
West Virginia Grocery Trades Taxers Association
P. O. Box
Huntington
Class A title clash looms in GVC playoff series
Playoff spots hinge on today's GVC championship as Meadow Bridge competes with Marlinton for the Greenbrier Valley Conference crown while Winfield eyes a Class AA berth at Van. WV high school football ratings by Executive Secretary Fugitt show Meadow Bridge and Winfield atop Class A and AA races, with East Bank, Stonewall Jackson, and Barboursville among key contenders and forfeiture details affecting point totals.
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Winfield
Meadow Bridge
Fugitt
Beckley
Fayette County
Marlinton
Greenbrier
Kanawha County
Big Reds
Weirton
East Bank
Charleston
Laidley Field
Clarksburg
Roosevelt - Wilson
Sissonville
Buckhan
R-W
Elkins
Washington Irving
South Charleston
St. Albans
Dunbar
Nitro
Barboursville
Pirates
Oak Hill
Bluefield
Pioneers
Stonewall Jackson
Cedar Grove
Stonewall
Generals
B. F. Hill
Dick Ware
Fairmont West
Polar Bears
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Sammy O'Neal
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David Humphrey
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Robert Moseley
Dale Ogle
Willie Milam
Dale Atwood
Jim Jewell
Raymond North
Franklin Dean
Philadelphia
Penn
Barney Berlinger
Greg Munger
Dave Sikorskie
Dave Coffin
Larry Purdy
Bill Resacks
Howard Colehower
Bill Fenn
Terry Ward
Fred Doelling
Frank Wilson
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ABC
Hamilton
Montgomery Ward
Maytag
Norge
Philco
RCA Whirlpool
Roper Speed Queen
AMERE
GAS Utilities Company
Columbia Gas System
Cbs-Tv
Gary
At Sophia
Kimball
Conley
Elkhorn
Park Central
Accoville
Byrd
Hinton
Gauley
Fayette
Princeton
Montgomery
Lookout
Detroit
S.F. 49Ers
Chicago Bears
N. Y. Giants
Prince
Washington
Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers
Philadelphia Eagles
RET
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
C&o
Coalfield Loop
GVC
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William R. Fugitt
State Secondary School Activities Commission
IBM
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