Governor Elect and Sports Figures to Attend West Virginia Awards Fete
Gov elect Cecil H Underwood will attend a Victory Virginia awards dinner sponsored by the West Virginia Sports Writers Assn for its 12th year. Speakers include Duffy Daugherty and Johnny Temple. toastmaster Buss Hodges. West Virginia athletes such as George King Mortis Harvey Bob Porterfield Fred Brown Harry Perkowski and Fred Sheriff Blake are among expected guests with others invited from Monongah Covington and Beckley.
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Sheriff) Blake
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Nitro
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VPI
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Washington & Lee
Church Basketball League Meets Tonight In Beckley
WHE holds first 1956-57 organizational meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Beckley Newspapers Library. League president Ed Cook asks managers of all interested teams to attend. The league, operating since the mid 1930s, plans to run as an eight team circuit with last year’s members including Catholic, Christian, First Baptist, Memorial Baptist, Johnstown Baptist, First Methodist, Methodist Temple and Presbyterian.
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Central Cagers Rally For 24 17 Victory At Home
Central High defeated Logan 24 to 17 after a late surge in the final period. Mahoney led Central with 11 points as the team overcame a slow start at the Recreation Building.
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Meadow Bridge Wildcats Clinch Greenbrier Valley Crown
The Meadow Bridge Wildcats won their first Greenbrier Valley Conference football title by beating White Sulphur Springs in a divisional playoff. They finished with five wins, two losses and two ties and 30-1 in division play.
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Nicky Henson
Joe Gilkeson
Emory Elkins
Bobby Norris
Robert
Mountaineers Favored To Cop SC Hoop Title
West Virginia led by Rod Hundley is viewed as the favorite to win the Southern Conference basketball crown. The Mountaineers, with Hundley a prime All-America candidate, face strong challengers from George Washington Washington & Lee and Furman, with a slate of other clubs including Virginia Tech and William & Mary shaping the race.
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George Washington
Reinhart
Washington & Lee
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Darrell Floyd
Lyles Alley
Furman
Floyd
Alley
Davidson
Guilford
Beckley Little Loop Faces Finance Hurdles At Meeting
Beckley Little Loop's regular session at the Elks Lodge wrestled with funding for proposed projects. The Ways & Means committee led by Ed Hedrick proposed dropping the Ellis Little Lille League minétrots due to workload. Cost estimates for uniforms equipment and field improvements totaled several hundred dollars, with a plan to report back at the January 22 meeting.
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Yankees
Rotary
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Emmett Davis
Dodgers
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Lawrence Pruett
Pruett
Mercury Dream Car Design Takes The Road By Storm
The article touts Mercury’s new Dream Car design with jet-float tail lights and a Jet-Flo bumper grille. It highlights a sleeker, forward look, wider stance, longer length, larger glass area, power seat memory, and a Power-Booster Fan across the Montclair series.
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High School Basketball Prospects and 193 World Series Snapshots
Aces at Davidsor with Hobby Cobb and Ray Harding gone, rebuilding under Coach Tom Scott at the home team. Ten lettermen return led by Semi Mintz with other likely stars. The Keydets show nine letters but limited experience while The Citadel builds with freshmen. Don Larsen Clem Labine and John Bucks shine in 193 World Series shutouts, first since 1919.
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Jim Lowe
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Chuck McLeod
Ralph Lawson
Jim Kyle
Mason Shell
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Norman Sloan
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Ray Gravesn
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Don Larsen
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John Bucks
Binky Minded by Good Luck Margarine Flavor
The ad portrays Binky obsessed with Good Luck Margarine noting its fresh flavor. It emphasizes the product as a go-to choice for keeping Binky interested in its taste.
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