Buckhannon High Athletics Shine in 1915 16 Season
Buckhannon High School enjoyed a standout 1915 16 athletic year under coach M W Lanham. The football team won seven straight games and defeated Parkersburg and Wheeling decisively. The basketball squad, 14 straight regular season wins, reached the state tournament and, despite a loss to Charleston in the final, claimed the overall championship in a historic campaign. Lanham, a Wesleyan alum and noted educator, credited the college atmosphere for discipline and success.
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Buckhannon
Wesleyan College
Buckhannon High School
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Charleston
M. W. Lanham
Old Wesleyan
Lanham
Gafton High School
Wesleyan
Grafton High School
Grafton High
Fairmont High
Fairmont
Bunch
Buckhannon High
Buckhannon Board
University of Wisconsin
Cargill Fletcher Convicted in Manslaughter Case
In Putnam county circuit court at Teays, 16 year old Cargill Fletcher was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter for the killing of Earl Tincher last fall. He was sentenced to the reform school.
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Oqharleston
Cargill Fletcher
Putnam County
Earl Tincher
Teays
Reform School
Wallace High School Basketball Team Routs Bristol and Wells
Wallace High finishes a citizen season with strong play from O Dea, Morris, Willard, Moran and Moran. The squad, building a new gym floor, played 19 games in an intense schedule while earning praise for sportsmanship and improving student morale. The team posted a season score of 676 to 692 for opponents.
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Bristol
Tyler County High
Magnolia High
Wallace
Stanley Morris
Bristol High
West Virginia deaths rise from accidents and illness
Charleston reports from the state health department indicate 1,245 deaths in West Virginia in 1914 from accidents and illnesses. Pneumonia accounted for 796 deaths, while typhoid fever claimed 808.
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Tmy
Pavan
Charleston
State Health Department
West Virginia
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West Pike St
Harrison County Auto and Garage Co
Clarksburg
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Masonic Temple
Ford
Court St
Welch-Smith Electric Co
Clarksburg, W. Va
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Illard
Moran
Willard
Jess Willard
Lyoar
Frank Moran
Charley White
White
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West
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Consolidated
Wallace High School
O'Deaford
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Whiteman
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Aths
Wallace High
Jane Lew
Reader
Wallce
West Milford
Eee
Lumberport
West Milford High
Jane Lew High
Lumberport High
Reader. High
S Wallace
Sivallace
Tyler County
Collegian
Shinnston
Shinnston High
Lowndes
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