Round Up of Football Stars and Bets On 1938 Sports
New York reports Ace Parker could lead the Club in the Piedmont League next year. Jack Singer flies to Manila to referee a Garc ia vs Lee bout for 7500 dollars. Judge Landis fines Brooklyn Dayton and Columbus clubs. Michigan Wolverines named on all opponents team. Princeton coach Wiman scouting the South. Tiny Thornhill linked to Temple via a coast coach. Hank Greenberg possible landing in Cincinnati. Excerpt notes Derby hopeful Bradley plans comeback in Florida. Doc Sutherland suitors from West Virginia Rice Lafayette. Crummitt writes new OSU victory song. exports of football players rising. Belanger counts 28 West Virginia lads in college elevens. Dapper Dan award to Billy Conn. Duke Alabama series discussed. Pat Kelly eyed AAU presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ace Parker
Jacky
Manila
Ceferino Garcia
Glen Lee
Tandis
Brooklyn
Dayton
Columbus
Michigan Wolverines
Nile Kinnick
Wiman
Princeton
Runnor
Tiny Thornhill
Temple
Tiny
Stanford
Jimmy Phelan
E. R. Bradley
Florisia
Doc Sutherland
Westirginia
Rice
Lafayette
Athletics
Hank Greenberg
Cincinnati
Frank Crummitt
Restar
Ohio State
Stan Frank
N. Y. Post
Collier's
Wichita
Kas
Dapper Dan
Pittsburgh
Billy Conn
Duke Alumni Association
Birmingham
Alabama
Pat Kelly
Metropolitan Association
Florida
Spotlight on Local Sports Preview and Virginia Classic Notes
A college football roundtable predicts outcomes for Army, Navy, Tulane LSU, Southern California Washington, Fordham NYU, Dartmouth Stanford, Holy Cross Boston College Duquesne Detroit, West Virginia George Washington, Georgia Tech, SMU Texas Christian, Baylor Rice, St Louis Washington and more with long-range picks. The Sidelight recalls the 25 year old Virginia Carolina game, noting Jim White and Jim Gillette as sons in Virginia lineup and their parents present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army-Navy
Gresser
ARMY
Tulane
Louisiana State
California
Washington
New York
Fordham
Dartmouth
Stanford
Boston College
Holy Cross
Duquesne Detroit
Duquesne
West Virginia
George Washington
Georgia
TECH
Southern Methodist
Texas Christian
Baylor&rice
Baylor
ST. Louis-Washington JR
Southern California
Tennessee
Auburn
RICE
Carolina
Tar Heels
Virginia
Richmond
Cavalier
Jim White
Jim Gillette
Young Gillette
Cavaliers
Young White
White
Elizabeth City
Gillette
Courtland
Boyce High Combines Boxing And Basketball Plans
Boyce High School coach Joe Settle focuses on building both boxing and basketball squads. He plans a January boxing match against Crozet High and contemplates a match with Randolph-Macon Academy. With fifteen candidates for dual-sport roles, he faces lineup and scheduling challenges as he prepares a thin first string for the January 6 opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOYCE
Boyce High
Joe Settle
U. V
Crozet High
Albemarle County
Crozet
Albemarle
Charlottesville
Settle
Randolph-Macon Academy
Front Royal
Joe Casey
Nick Jobe
Conrad Royston
James Glascock
Churchill Digges
Bill Williams
Mickey Wall
Riley Loy
Mike Willingham
Billy Yowell
Earl Zombro
Hunter Deavers
British Cruisers Bring Damaged Submarine to Norwegian Waters
Near Stavanger Norway two British cruisers arrived with one tow ship towing a badly damaged submarine. Residents think the event follows yesterday’s coast battle. The Norwegian admiralty ordered seaplanes to investigate the arrival.
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Stavanger
Norway
Chamber leaders attend Hagerstown conference at national COC event
Parley C. P. McVicar and Andrew Bell returned from Hagerstown Maryland where they attended a conference with nationally known COC figures. Contemporary problems were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. McVicar
Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Bell
Hagerstown
Army And Navy Fight In Philadelphia On 49th Cockeyed Classic
Army and Navy meet in Philadelphia in a cockeyed football history piece dated December 1. The article notes the 1890 start when Dennis Michie formed the Army team with subs, and describes early uniforms, gear, and rough play. It recalls key moments, past scores, and the long rivalry leading to the upcoming game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Grover
Annapolis
Army
Navy
Philadelphia
West Point
Dennis Michie
McClung
Chicago
Divorcee Admits Smothering Babe In Mountains
State trooper said Nellie B. Diehl a 32-year-old Hazleton divorcee confessed to smothering her three day-old son on a mountain road last June. A murder charge was to be filed in Clinton County as she described giving birth unattended near Lock Haven and hiding the body in a suitcase under a Union County bungalow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Wallace F. Ely
Nellie B. Diehl
Hazleton
Ely
Clinton County
Union County
Stephens City Notes includes many Thanksgiving visits
Stephens City Virginia notes list guests visiting Mrs Hulver and others from Middletown Towson Towson Maryland and Washington D C. Families visit Winchester Culpeper and Culpeper funerals are noted for Emma Doggett. Several residents including Nora Yeakle Gervisy C O Watson and Frank Strode are on the sick list with wishes for a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Hulver
George Clark
Miller
Middletown
R. L. Petrie
Jimmie Lofton
Blue Ridge View Farm
Town
Mack Newlin
Winchester
Ed. Campbell
Tom Campbell
Phyllis
Vaucluse
Lewis Pearson
Emma Sillik
Towson
Carrie Henning
Washington, D. C
A. W. Doggett
Frank Bailey
Culpeper
Gervisy
C. O. Watson
Frank Strode
Courtney Richard
Ralph Richard
Washington
Fair Model Sues For Right To Be Married
Lasille Lucille Wilds, a noted model, sues agent Walter Thornton to marry without paying a $10 000 penalty. Thornton refuses to permit marriage to Bill Kent unless the penalty is settled. Wilds’s mother Alma Wilds signed a six year marriage penalty contract in 1937. attorney calls the clause against public policy while Thornton defends it as protecting his investment.
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New York
Lissonne
Lucille Wilds
Walter Thornton
Thornton
Bill Kent
Brooklyn
Lasille
Alma Wilds
Grim Family Visit Highlights Thanksgiving Callers
Mr. T. A. Grim and daughter Edna visited Mrs. Georgia Boyer in Middletown on Sunday. Miss Hilda Doggett of Martinsburg joined Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bailey and two sons for Thanksgiving dinner with Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Doggett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Grim
Edna Grim
Georgia Boyer
Middletown
Hilda Doggett
Martinsburg
Frank Bailey
Franklin and
Allen
A. W. Doggett
Delaney and Baker Lead Local Bowling Standings
Sequences of results show United Food and Bell Clothes and Fries Grocery leading early totals. High scores list Baker Bell Clothes and Delaney Gulf Oil with 131. High team totals include United Food 579 and 554 for two sets. Season averages include Crown Buncutter 118-25 and White United Food 113-22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lute Food
Bell Clothes
Buncutter
National Pruit
Gulf Oil
Lee Baking
Glaize Bros
Baker Bell Clothes
Delaney
Michael
Dellinger
Michael Lee
Crowl
Baker
Jasper
United Food
Natl
Fruit
Texaco
Crown—Buncutter
Webber
Johnston
Russians Drop From Planes Assume Finnish Port of Petsamo
Russian troops parachuted from bombing planes reportedly occupy Petsamo, Finland's Arctic port, after raids left the town and another city ablaze. Refugees say Russians seized the Petchen ga monastery ten miles south, severing Finnish lines north of that point amid violent fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkenes
Norway
Petsamo
Finland
Arctic Ocean
Petchenga
Mercator Sinks After Mine Strike Off Scottish Coast
Survivors report the 4,260-ton Finnish steamer Mercator sank following a mine collision off the Scottish coast while sailing to Finland. All but one crew member was brought ashore. one is missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mercator
Finland
Answers to Today's Quiz on Page Four
Answers to test questions list Hawaii Ten Once Toledo and Pittsburgh An institution for the care of children abandoned by their parents Arizona Two Red Ther a pi not ther a py i Robert L Ripley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Toledo
Pittsburgh
Arizona
Red
Robert L. Ripley
Postal Money Orders First Issued in 1864
Postal money orders were first issued on November 1, 1864 to simplify sending funds to soldiers during the Civil War. The system, modeled after successful foreign usage, led to the creation of the Money Order Service by postal authorities.
Comiskey Floors 24th Heavyweight Triumph
Baltimore reports undefeated Pat Comiskey winning his 24th straight heavyweight bout by knockout. Patrick Edward of Paterson New Jersey also scored his 14th straight knockout over Maya Daniels, an ex marine from Washington DC. Analysts say Daniels and Comiskey are among the era’s rising white hope heavyweights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Pat Comiskey
Patrick Edward
Paterson
N. J
Kayo
Maya
Daniels
Washington
D. C
Manteo
N. C
Pat
Comiskey
Peoples Drug Stores Declares Employee Salary Dividend
The board authorizes over 50 000 for a special salary dividend to about 2000 employees serving on December 23 1939. Rates range from 15 to 30 percent of monthly basic salary based on hire dates. executives and managers on the bonus plan are excluded. Payments to be made December 23 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Directors of
Peoples Drug Stores, Inc
All-America Backfield Speculation in 1939 Round-Up
Round-Up discusses a hypothetical 1939 All-America backfield with Catego Crain Christman and Cassiano. The column by Jim Cullinan from Warren Ohio notes crowd reaction and distant mentions Hardin High School athlete Hugh Plenty Hoops, a Crow Indian, as part of a local basketball scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catego, Crain
Christman
Cassiano
Jim Cullinan
Warren
Ohio
Hugh Plenty Hoops
Hardin (Mont
Old College Try by Bill King Plays Two Sports
Bill King of Long Island University played 60 minutes of brutal football against Catholic University last Saturday then, after a sandwich, finished an entire basketball game. He showcased endurance across two college sports in one day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Hearst Served in Congress From New York
G. H. A. states that William Randolph Hearst was a member of Congress from New York in the 58th Congress, serving from 1903 to 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Randolph Hearst
Congress
G. H
A. He
New York
McCrorys Lead In League With High Scores
In high scoring bowling action McCrorys top the league standings. Oscar Koontz and Renner share high game with 109 and 296 in team efforts led by McCrorys 296 and 1259 as part of Knitting Mill 461 and 1273. Woolworths also features in team totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kline Knitting Mill
Koontz
Oscar
Renner
McCrory
Kline
Knitting Mill
Oscar Nebel
McCrory’s
Credit Bureau
Woolworth’s
Hoover calls Virgin Islands a poorhouse in 1931
M. B. A. President Hoover described the Virgin Islands as an effective poorhouse in 1931, expressing criticism of the territory’s conditions and management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgin Islands
Hoover
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Eddie Brietz
Ack Singer
Journal-Amcan
Judge Landis
Illinois
Edward Belanger
Glarksburg
Rhode Island
Cal
Ifornia
Vicki
YJ VapoRus
Marvel W. Adams
E. Piccadilly St
Palace
Brucettes
Karsten
Palace Theatre
Boyce High School
Coach Settle
Court Quint
Perfection Stove Company
South Main St
Chester Ricasi
Municipal
Edward Heinzinger
Grover Cleveland
Halligan
Belknap
Notre Dame
Jack Dalton
Babe Brown
Stephens
Are Gas Co
KOTEX
Silco Cut Price Store, Inc
Delaney and Baker High
Old College
Jones Funeral Home
Nehi Bottling Coq
Kline, Koontz
Dept
Newberr
Woolworth's
Il Knitting Mill
Sear
Newberry
Knitting Mill Credit Bureau
A. F. Rees, Inc
Leesburg, VA
Berryville, VA
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