Round Up of Pro Sports and Gossip From Eddie Brietz
New York December reports note four major arenas opening a central office here and a committee to award a best dressed football team trophy. Ellsworth Vines to winter swing with golf pros. Giants and Rose Bowl chatter dominate. Joe McCarthy eyed Yankee deals. DiMaggio wedding splash noted. Ambers title threat, Angott Day winner, and Mehan salary links highlighted.
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New York
N. Y
Ellsworth Vines
Milwaukee
Giant
Green Bay
The
Giants
Ward Cuff
Ken Strong
Cuff
Strong
Cincinnati
Joe McCarthy
Rhineland
Clark Griffith
Buddy Lewis
Dutch Leonard
George Case
Clydel
Castleman
Tennessee
Jersey City
Lefty O’doul
Joe DiMaggio
Frisco
Joe
Esquire
Sammy Angott
Chicago
Lou Ambers
Los Angeles
Baron Boots Poffenberger
der Poff
Maryland
Katy Rawls Thompson
Spokane Wash
Redskins
Texas A
Aggies
Tulane
Local stars shine as Handley hosts basketball games
Spotlight on Handley High School as the girls win 21 to 7 and several sophomore football players join the basketball lineup. Hunter Maddox leads the 1940 squad in drills while Becky Kern officiates. The MVA L poll shows Ed Merrick of Richmond and Dick Boisseau of Washington and Lee on the AP All Southern Conference first unit.
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Hunter Maddex
Worman Ochs
Becky Kern
Shamrocks
Handley
Jack Boyce
Bill McIntyre
Butch” Robinson
Bobby Green
Eli Garber
Hunter Maddox
Martinsburg
W. Va
Rowe
Boden
Wilson
Long
Carroll
G. Russell
Flick
Yoder
Alday
Beard
B. Taylor
Fairney
Hook
B. Russell
Dean
McIntyre
Jones
Aronholt
Mont
Gaffney
Chambers
Associated Press
Ed. Merrick
U. of Richmond
Dick Boisseau
Washington and Lee
Burge
Richmond
Paul Shu
Golney
Virginia Tech
Warriner
Pritchard
Staunton Insurance Rates Debated In Richmond Hearing
The State Corporation Commission studied substituting a schedule rating system for Staunton fire insurance flat rates. L F Freeman Jr testified no justification for remaining rates after 40 years. The plan could lower residential and raise mercantile costs with proposals to freeze increases for five years for hazardous properties.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Staunton
Freeman, Jr
Virginia Insurance Rating Bureauy
Rating Bureau
Commission
Virginia
Staunton Association of Fire Insurance Agents
Freeman
Corporation Commission
Staunton Insurance Agents
Mercantile
Handley High Faces 1940 Schedule With Limited Varsity
Coach Maddox plans three squads as 50 boys practice for a 16 game season starting December 19 against Harrisonburg High. Last year’s JV members join the varsity, with Woodrow Moore as manager and a schedule featuring December through March games including Staunton Fredericksburg Martinsburg and Hagerstown in various venues.
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Tom Ritter
Carroll Rowe
Charles Patton
Hunter Maddox
Handley
Maddox
Charles Town High
Harrisonburg High
Charles Town
Frank Yeakle
Jimmy Huyett
Wayne Whitham
Delmar Robinson
Leon Pope
Berlyn Moore
Johnny Sencindiver
Kenzil Timbrook
Irvin Zuckerman
Bobby Daugherty
Oates
Richards
Bill McIntyre
Gail Robinson
Bobby Green
Jack Boyce
Woodrow “Whistle Head" Moore
Harrisonburg
Fredericksburg
Staunton
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Fort Hill
Pri
White Post Social Notes From Virginia Readers
Miss Polly Green of Mary Washington College appears in White Post Virginia social notes. Several guests visit Edge Hill in Fredericksburg including Miss Eva Massey and Mrs. Massey of Roanoke and Mr. and Mrs E M Arey from Washington DC. Local residents travel to Pittsburgh to visit family and attend events.
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White Post
Polly Green
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
Betty Meade Stuart
Mildred Carper
Mabel Massey
Massey
Roanoke
E. M. Arey
Washington, D. C
Eva Massey
Berryville
Edge Hill
Eleanor Conley
Pritzie Gay
Carter Meade
Pittsburgh
Bessie Conley
Ralph Buckley
Fairfax
Arthur Buckley
Ed Lee
C. C. Funkhouser
Julian Everly
Washington
D. C
Billy Green
A. M. Green
Opal Gardiner
George Wilson
Keyser
W. Va
Paul Detrow
Sherman Maesmer
Detrow
Rate schedule details from Staunton hearing
A report was presented detailing property and mercantile rates with charges for brick and frame residences. Col K Wie represented the amber of Com ests and Curry Carter spoke for the insurance association along with J Gordon Bohannan for the rating bureau and Co W Chichester and Blake Newton Jr for the state as assistant to the attorney general. The commission reviewed a voluminous Staunton rate investigation report from the rating bureau.
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Col. K. Wie
Amber
Comests
Curry Carter
The
Insurance Association
J. Gordon Bohannan
Rating Bureau
Co. W. Chichester
Blake Newton, Jr
Staunton
Rest Brevities Rest VA December Pageant and Visits
Rest Sunday School rehearsals begin for the pageant cantata Come Ye To Bethlehem to be staged at Rest Church on December 24 at 8 pm. Rev Charles Brady of Baltimore, Md visited Mrs J W Schlack and family. Mrs George Clark and her son visited Roy Ashton near White Hall. A group from here attended an evangelistic service in Purcellville led by Rev Smallwood. Rowena Flowers spent Thanksgiving with Nancy Mauck in Inwood W Va. Mrs E A Cizek of Baltimore and H B Sell with Mrs Ridgeway and daughter Carol traveled to Washington DC where Miss Ridgeway sang on WRC radio.
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Rest
Bethlehem
Rest Church
Charles Brady
Baltimore
J. W. Schlack
George Clark
Little Son
Roy Ashton
White Hall
Purcellville
Rev. Smallwood
Rowena Flowers
Nancy Mauck
Inwood
W. Va
E. A. Cizek
H. B. Sell
F. C. Ridgeway
Carol
Washington, D. C
Little Miss Ridgeway
WRC
Local Notes From Reliance and Nearby Areas
Reliance Virginia notes include Mr D N Gruver visiting Florida with Fred Ridings and son hoping to pick oranges. Derrick family Thanksgiving gathering with parents J M and wife. Mrs Howard Stickley and Turner Willey visited Orville Willey at picnic woods. Rumor claims Godfrey Shanheitz bought Charlie Cooley’s former home. Myrtle Keener returned to Washington DC after visiting family. Football trip participants included Derflingers and Cecil Hyde Shipe group returning with Rolf Derflinger and Frankie Shipe from VPI Blacksburg. Thanksgiving guests at Stickleys included C H Lakey and son Jim, F A Foster of Washington DC and his Miami-based brother. Rev W D Mitchell held two week Greenway meeting. Cecil Hyde of Amelia visited home. Oates family moved from Dyke Service Station area near Reliance to near New Market for work.
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Cecil Hyde
Oneda Shipe
Rolf Derflinger
Frankie Shipe
Blacksburg
R. R. Stickley
C. H. Lakey
Jimmie
F. A. Foster
Washington, D. C
Mr. Foster
Miami
W. D. Mitchell
Greenway
Amelia
Mr. Oates
New Market
Texas A and M Leads Football Honor Roll
New York December 5. Texas A and M tops the national college football poll, edging Tennessee and Southern California after finishing its regular season with ten straight wins. The Aggies hold 163 points with 28 first place votes, followed by Tennessee and USC as experts weigh Bowl bids and final rankings.
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New York
Texas A
Tennessee
Southern California
Aggies
Washington
Notre Dame
Trojans
Tory
Kentucky
Southern Calif
Cornell
Tulane
Duke
Missouri
Iowa
Duquesne
Ohio State
Georgia Tesh
Boston College
Clemson
Santa Clara
Nebraska
Pordhern
San Jose
Calif
Ups And Downs In Fifth Game
Des Moines saw Lee Sawyold knock out Maurice Strickland in the third round. New York’s Maxie Shapiro outpoints Wally Hally in a 8 round match. Lew Feldman defeats Bucky Taylor in Baltimore. Lee Transparenti edges Norman Yack in Toronto by decision. Ken Overlin overpowers Orgovan in Washington.
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Associated Press
New York
Maxie Shapiro
Wally Hally
Los Angeles
Des Moines
Lee Sawyold
Maurice Strickland
New Zealand
Baltimore
Lew Feldman
Bucky Taylor
Toronto
Lee Transparenti
Norman
Baby) Yack
Washington
D. C
Ken Qoverlin
A Orgovan
Pleasant News From Mt Pleasant Virginia
Mr and Mrs Clifton Gough and their daughter and son in law from Winchester visited Mr and Mrs Venner Milhon. Miss Lucille Perry spent Thanksgiving with sister Mrs Zirkle Williams at Opequon. Mrs Virginia Moore visited sister Mrs LeVane Barr. Miss Dorothy Brewer visited Mrs Lewis Moore and family. Miss Mildred Ritter visited Miss Margaret Fox. Mr and Mrs Zirkle Williams of Opequon visited Mr and Mrs John Perry. Mr and Mrs Asbury Boyce moved into a new home and wish them happiness.
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MT. Pleasant
Dey
Clifton Gough
Benny Miller
Winchester
Venner Milhon
Lucille Perry
Zirkle Williams
Opeuon
Virginia Moore
Levane Barr
Dorothy Brewer
Lewis Moore
Mildred Ritter
Greenway Gleanings from Greenway Virginia
Mr. and Mrs Cartey of Washington visited J H Funkhouser. Ranney Cornwell returned to Alexandria after time with Clark Cornwell. Rosse DeHaven and Carl DeHaven spent a day with Daisy Grubbs. Rev W O Mitchell of Reliance and Mrs Mitchell were supper guests of Paul Wise. Helen Marie White returned home after visiting Winchester relatives. Mrs Robert White and Elsie of Berryville and Miss Margaret White of Stephens City visited Joe Perry and Kenny Combs families. They visited Warrenton to see James Cooke and Charles Funk, and Howard White went to Millville W Va to visit relatives.
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Greenway
Cartey
Washington, D
J. H. Funkhouser
Ranney Cornwell
Alexandria
Clark Cornwell
Rosse DeHaven
Carl DeHaven
Daisy Grubbs
W. O. Mitchell
Reliance
Paul Wise
Helen Marie White
Winchester
Robert White
Elsie
Berryville
Margaret. White
Stephens City
Joe Perry
Kenneth Combs
Elsie Armel
Warrenton
James Cooke
Charles Funk
Howard White
Millville
W. Va
Feldman Beats Local Lightweight In Ten Round Fight
Lew Feldman of New York defeated Baltimore lightweight Bucky Taylor in a hard earned ten round bout. Taylor led early with points but Feldman rallied late and landed his power in the eighth round. Feldman controlled the pace and held the winner's purse after the close decision.
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Baltimore
Lew Feldman
New York
Bucky Taylor
Taylor
Deer Hunters Have Good Bag Across Maryland
Cumberland reports show 22 deer shot on the first day of the 1939 season with 12 in Cumberland area. Oakland and Pearce areas reported two kills while Frederick region and Hagerstown each had three. Oakland area saw many deer sighted as four days remain bright prospects.
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Cumberland
Oakland
Pearce
Frederick
Hagerstown
Yacht Highland Light Left to Naval Academy
Dudley F. Wolfe who died in a Tibet mountain climb left his ocean racing yacht Highland Light to the Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland. The academy already owns Vampire, another famed yacht gifted by S Vadim Makaroff.
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Annapolis
Dudley F. Wolfe
Tibet
Naval Academy
Vadim Makaroff
Royal Russian Navy
Crowl And Rhea High. League C Standings And Scores
Crowl and Rhea High lead the 7 league standings with Health Club 3 Bedo Laundry 7 results last night. Crowl top individual game 152 and set 412 while Health Club players Crowl Licklider and Rhea post strong scores. Team totals show Health Club 595 and 591 for high games.
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Rustic Tavern
Woolen
Railway Express
Esso Friendship
Rouss Laundry Sunshine Dr. Pepper Winchester
Cammer Cleaners
Cammer Tire Schenck
Winchester
Health Club
Railway Ex
Sunshine
Esso
Dr. Pepper
Rouss
Cammer
Mame Tire
Crowl
Friendship
Hea
Licklider
Rhea
Rens
Noted Horse Trainer Resigns From Vanderbilt Stable
Baltimore December 5 J H Bud Stotler announced he will resign as trainer of Alfred Vanderbilt horses effective January 1 He has not trained since a April automobile accident He previously in 1935 trained Discovery and saddled 40 stakes wins from 88 races and led trainers with more than 300000 in earnings.
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Baltimore
J. H
Bud Stotler
Alfred Vanderbilt
Stotler
Vanderbilt
Read Dr Logan Clendening On Your Health Daily Page Four
The column invites readers to explore health guidance from Dr Logan Clendening appearing daily on page four. It highlights his authoritative approach and promises practical medical insight for everyday wellness.
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Logan Clendening
Bargain Auto Lineup With Low Down Payment Deals
Used Bargains advertise several 1930s cars with low down payments and easy balance terms. Notable offers include a 39 Dodge sedan for 200 deduction, 37 Dodge Coach with radio and heater for 175 down, 37 Chevrolet coupe for 150 down, 37 Plymouth Coach De Luxe for 160 down, a 36 Dodge 2 ton truck for 180 down, and a 33 Ford 1 ton cab for 40 down. Over 50 other vehicles available at reduced prices for a limited week.
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Ford
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Millner
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