Marilyn Monroe Seeks Divorce From Joe DiMaggio
Hollywood headlines erupt as Marilyn Monroe files for divorce from Joe DiMaggio after a nine month marriage. Attorney Jerry Giesler cites career conflicts and mental cruelty with no alimony or community property, while both sides remain amicable.
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Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
Joe DiMaggio
Warner Studio
Jerry Giesler
Giesler
Joe
Marilyn
DiMaggio
Lou Gehrig
Dizzy Whirl
DiMaggios
Beverly Hills
New York
Monroe
Filmldird
Stratton Homecoming Parade and Bonfire Showdown
The Stratton High School homecoming events feature a 1 PM parade through Beckley streets with the theme Our American Heritage and a 3 PM football game against DuBois at Cain Memorial Stadium. Twelve floats, six clubs, and local veterans groups enter, judged for cash prizes. Nancy Motley will preside with attendants Anna Covington and Zenobia Phillins. A Friday bonfire begins at 8 PM at the stadium followed by a dance in the gym after the game.
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Beckley
Stratton High School
DuBois High School
Cain Memorial Stadium
Stratton
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
S. Fayette Street
Howe
Kanawha
Main
Neville
Stratton Grads
Officers Training Corps
West Virginia State College
Institute
Anna Covington
Zenobia Phillins
U S Tough on Canadians in Amateur Golf Titles
Canadian golfers have struggled in U S Amateur championships with few wins. C Ross Somerville previously won in 1932 at Baltimore Country Club, beating Johnny Goodman 2 1. George S Lyon once led in 1906 finals before losing to Eben Byers. The piece notes broader sports and celebrity mentions including Dusty Rhodes and Marilyn.
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Detroit
U. S
C. Ross Somerville
Johnny Goodman
Baltimore
George S. Lyon
Englewood, N. J
Eben Byers
Pittsburgh
UCLA Bruins Mourn Pete Dailey Fullback
UCLA fullback Pete Dailey weighs 168 pounds and averaged 5.37 yards per carry last season. The Bruins will miss his production as he departs for the season.
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Pete Dailey
UCLA
Bruins
Seven of Eight Area Teams Set for Tough Battles
Seven of eight unbeaten teams face crucial tests as the 1954 grid season enters its second half. Oak Hill hosts Beckley Flying Eagles 4-0, while Gauley Bridge meets Richwood Travelers in a key New River tilt. Mullens travels to Mount Hope. Shady Springs hosts Trap Hill. Marsh Fork eyes Stoco. Alderson hosts Ronceverte. Stratton visits Buffalo. Rupert idle.
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Mt Hope
Trap Hill
Beckley
Sophia
Oak Hill
Hinton
Summersville
Richwoo
Seth
Fayetteville
Pineville
Oceana
Montgomery
Lookout
Shady Spring
Princeton
Mullens
Rupert
Marsh Fork
Alderson
Hillsboro
Marlinton
Sandstone
Peterstown
Ronceverte
Rainelle
Clear Fork
Meadow Bridge
Lewisburg
Green Bank
Glen Rogers
Ansted
Frankford
Renick
Baileysville
Cowen
Crichton
Mark Twain
Union
Athletic Union W L . We AK Pet Stratton
R-Prillerman
DuBois
Conley Coalfield
Peckley
Stoco
Raleigh County
Pet Sophia
Upert
Northern Grefnarier
T Pet. Sandstone
Union Frankford Q
Frankford Union
Gauley Bridge
Mount Hope
Buffalo
Red Devils
Flying Eagles
East Bank
Eagle
Ray Garnett
Tigers
Devils
Jim Ritter
Howard
Richwood Lumberjacks
Charles Kennan
Travelers
New River Valley
Sam McElwain
Mt. Hope
Rebels
Mustangs
Virgil Dillon
Wildcats
Marsh Fork Bulldogs
Stoco Indians
Indians
Bulldogs
Greenbrier
Crappie Record Sought At Santee Cooner Reserve
James Fennel of Elloree South Carolina reports a large crappie catch near Elloree in the Santee Cooner reservoir. The fish measured 23 3 4 inches long and 18 1 2 inches in girth, weighing about 5 pounds 9 ounces, potentially surpassing existing world records.
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Elloree, S. C
James Fennel
Fennel
Santee-Cooner
Beckley Little League elects officers for fifth year
Beckley Little League met at the Elks Lodge to elect officers for 1955, raise team size from 12 to 14, and keep boundary lines. A. R. Braun was chosen executive president, succeeding George Springer, with new posts filled by Earl Riner Bill Harmon Mrs Ann Springer Gene Larrick and others.
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Beckley Little League, Inc
Elks Lodge
A. R. Braun
George Springer
Earl Riner
Bill Harmon
Ann Springer
Gene Larrick
National League
Sam Cohn
M. F. Barksdale
Laurence Pruett
American League
Clarence Bibb
Lillian Howery
Ross Irle
Cliff Lilly
A. David Abrams
Ways and
Bill Monroe
Beckley
Braun
Sam Coln
Williamsport
Bill Haron
Little League
Mary Cohn
National Loop
M. F
Barksdale
Lilian Howery
The
American
Clarence Bi
Elks Stadium
Vic Peelish
Mgr
Cat’’ Curtis
Red Sox
Springer
Dave Abrams
Ed Hedrick
Yankees
G. R. Bartley
Beckley Ellis Lodge
Pruett
Lodge
First Chisox Signer is Phil Cavarretta
Chicago White Sox announce Phil Cavarretta, age 38, signed his 1955 contract as the club's first signer. Acquired last May as a free agent after Cubs release, he batted .316 with 24 RBIs in 158 games, collecting 50 hits and six doubles along the way while nearing 2,000 career hits.
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Chicago
Phil Cavaretta
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Chicago Cubs
Phil
Cavarretta
Two Mason Hunt Areas Re Named by Conservation Dept
Two Mason County public hunting areas have been renamed by the Conservation Department. The Mason County Land Use Area becomes Chief Cornstalk Hunting Ground in honor of the Indian chief whose remains were recently dug up and reburied at Point Pleasant. The 2,400 acre Point Pleasant Game Management Area is now Clifton F. McClintic Wildlife Station, honoring a former state conservation director. The McClintic area, six miles north of Point Pleasant, includes 8 acres of ponds and marshes for fishing and hosts the state’s only waterfowl banding station.
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Charleston
Mason County
Conservation Department
Point Pleasant
Clifton F. McClintic
McClintic
West Virginia
Lightweight class entered by Perez
NEW YORK From now on it's the lightweights for Lulu Perez the little fancy Dan boxer from Brooklyn The 21 year old speed demon cast aside his No 5 ranking among the featherweights after defeating Bobby Woods the babyfaced lightweight from Spokane at Eastern Parkway arena last night for his second straight victory in the heavier division Next on Lulu's agenda is a Nov 26 meeting in Madison Square Garden with Frankie Ruff unbeaten and a ninth ranking lightweight contender from Perez's own neighborhood Lulu weighed 132 when he out pointed Jerry Drouin in September and he scaled 133% last night in speeding to his 10 round unanimous decision over the 132 pound woods who was making his Eastern and television network debuts.
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New York
Lulu Perez
Fancy Dan
Brooklyn
Speed Demon
Bobby Woods
Spokane
Eastern Parkway Arena
Lulu
Madison Square Garden
Frankie Ruff
Perez
Jerry Drouin
Woods
Eagle Jayvees Meet Bluefield At Home Tonight
The Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles junior varsity team plays Bluefield at Beckley at 7 30 p m admission is 50 and 25 cents to cover lights and officials Mostly sophomores destined for the 1955 1956 varsity squad will perform Tonight Jayvees have losses to Trap Hill Marsh Fork Glen Rogers and Clear Fork and tied Logan in Saturday action Coach Jerome Van Meter shifts Hart to end and plans Ritter back from injury in the backfield Oak Hill looms with caution after a Fayetteville win and Princeton game recovery progress noted for most of the squad
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Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles
Beckley
Bluefield
Lawrence Wiseman
Park Avenue School
Trap Hill
Marsh Fork
Glen Rogers
Clear Fork
Logan
Carl Atkinson
Kinston
Eagles
Ritter
Hart
Thompson
Charleston
Princeton
van Meter
Oak Hill
Fayetteville
Pirates
Stirling's Rule Sets Safe Load for Small Outboards
Chicago based Outboard Boating Club of America introduces Stirling's Rule to set safe load limits at 150 pounds per 12 cubic feet of internal boat volume. designed to cut hazards in races and other small sport watercraft use.
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Chicago
Outboard Boating Club of America
Ward Dominates Kilgore For Bitter St. Nick Telecast Win
Detroit heavyweight Moses Ward, a hard-hitting fighter, floored Billy Kilgore twice and won a unanimous 10 round decision at St. Nicholas Arena. Ward earned a November 1 bout with Bobby Jones of Oakland after the victory. Kilgore weighed 165 pounds to Ward's 160 pounds.
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Moses Ward
Detroit
Billy Kilgore
St. Nicholas Arena
Bobby Jones
Oakland
Calif
St. Nicks
Perez
Ward
Kilgore
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Charles Fink
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Robert Cole
Wayne Shepherd
Eddie Monk
Leroy Mullens
Ra-leigh County
Beckley Little League
Pres. Springer
Ways & Means Committee
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Consumers Commodity CO
Beckley, W. Va
Raste
Chisox
Phil Cavarretta
Mason Hunt
Eagle Jayvees
Top Flight Service
Lexington
Louisville
St. Louis
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Richmond
Norfolk
Piedmont Airlines
Echo Spring
Kentucky Bourbon
Kentucky
Echo Spring Distilling Company
Louisville, Kentucky
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