Basketball Round-Up Signals Big Janes Ahead
Denver Nuggets brace for Barkesville Phillips in a Missouri Valley A A U league clash at the City Auditorium Monday night. Noted stars and coaches from Temple to Chicago figure in a wide-angled, era-spanning sports roundup with profiles of Lloyd Yoder and Bill Reed among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudon Kelly
Eddie Brietz
Denver
Denver Nuggets
Barkesville
Okla
Phillips
Don Shields
Temple
Hardin, Mont
Hugh Plenty
Clay Putt
Pimlico
Bowie
Colorado
Gunning
Longmont
Lloyd Yoder
Yoder
KOA
Baylor
Texas
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Bill Reed
Loveland
Colo
Reed
Manteno
Til
New Year Bank Closings January 1 1940 Notice
Bank closing notices state New Year holiday on Monday January 1 1940 with all paper maturities paid the following banking day Tuesday January 2 1940. Signatories include J H Yost cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co John L Sloat cashier Commercial and Savings Bank GEO B Bushnell cashier Union Bank of Winchester Harold G Brown cashier Shenandoah Valley Nat Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Yost
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co
John L Sloat
Commercial and Savings Bank
Geo. B. Bushnell
Union Bank of Winchester
Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley Nat? Bank
Winchester Sports Preview and 1939 Racing Notes
Spotlight on local sports recap notes key dates for Winchester basketball as the league reschedules first half games. Also covers Charles Town jockey club records Royal Cross and Gay Amazon, steeplechase standings, and wedding news for Johnny Long and Margaret Witherup in Cumberland Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Winchester Basketball League
Rustic Tavern
Health Club
Nehi
Kenneth Levi
Courier
Clarke County
Charles Town Jockey Club
Dan IV
Sea Girl
Johnny Long
Margaret Witherup
Cumberland
Johnny
Alleghany
Now & Po
Long
Allegany
Christmas Snow Covers Grimes Area In 1900s Style
Grimes Virginia reports heavy snow on Wednesday with about six inches blanketing the region. Local families including Miss Evelyn Pugh and the Orndorffs shared holiday visits in Winchester Martinsburg and Brucetown as Christmas gatherings continued amid the wintry scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.S. Orndorff
Charles Hensell
Evelyn Pugh
Clyde Sibert
Winchester
Daniel Leight
Olin Affleck
C. J. Sibert
A. S. Orndorff
D. K. Russell, Jr
University of Virginia
Mary
Alice Newcomb
James Grimes
S. L. Hensell
Brucetown
Arthur Orndorff
Miss Pugh
Martinsburg
Aggies face Tulane in Sugar Bowl clash for 194? showdown
Texas A A G s and Tulane prepare for New Year’s Day Sugar Bowl before about 70 000 in New Orleans Louisiana. Injury woes linger for A and M quarterbacks Marion Pugh and Landon Jeffrey out. Walemion Price braced to start amid flu and knee issues. Tulane’s Ralph Wenzel returns. Millard White expected back after family death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleans
Texas Aggies
Tulane Green Wave
Hemmer Norton
Aggies
Walemion (Cotton) Price
Norton
Marion Pugh
Marland Jeffrey
Lowell Dawson
Tulane
Ralph Wenzel
Millard White
Weather Holds Back Dozens Of Light Planes In Alexandria
About 100 amateur pilots with light planes, traveling from Roosevelt Field to Miami for the cavalcade, were weather-bound at an Alexandria area airport since Wednesday night. Fear of bad weather to the south delayed takeoffs, with departure now planned for tomorrow morning if conditions improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Miami
Fla
Roosevelt Field
L. I
Rose Bowl Rivalry Last Workout Before Game
Rose Bowl contenders Southern California and Tennessee held final practice in Pasadena as over 90 000 fans expected for New Year’s Day. Tennessee veteran Cafego likely starts, while USC names Lansdell at QB with backfield options Have Schindler and Doyle Have ready.
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Tennessee
Cafego
Vols
Bob Foxx
Bard Brietz
Major Neyland
Pasadena
Calif
Southern California
Catego
George Cafego
Howard Jones
Robert R. Neyland
Knoxville
Sam Bartholomew
Leonard Coffman
Buist Warren
Johnny Butler
Jim Colemian
Ed Cifers
Abe Shires
Boyd Clay
Bob Suffridge
Ed Molinski
Jim Rike
Cavaliers Tame Norfolk All-Stars to Open 1939-40 Campaign
The University of Virginia Cavaliers defeated the Norfolk All-Stars 41 to 26 to start the 1939 40 season. The Norfolk squad was drawn from Twin City league players and provided the season opener for UVA as the defending big six champions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk. VA
University of Virginia Cagers
Norfolk All-Stars
Twin City Basketball League
Missouri and Georgia Tech Click for Orange Bowl Prep
Miami reports final light drills for Missouri and Georgia Tech before the Orange Bowl. Faurot plans a light rehearsal while Alexander schedules a taper-off drill and stadium session. The teams contrast in size and style with Christman directing Missouri’s orthodox attack and Bosch starring for Tech in a pass heavy, trick oriented approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Missouri
Georgia Tech
Don Faurot
Bill Alexander
Alexander
Faui
Tech
Johnny Bosch
Paul Christman
Bar Group And Law School To Hold Institute
The Virginia State Bar Association and Virginia law schools will conduct a two day legal institute in Richmond on January 12 and 13 chaired by F D G Riddle of the University of Virginia Law School. Lectures will be followed by forums with speakers John Hanna Garrard Glenn and James A McLaughlin among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia State Bar Association
Law Schools of Virginia
F. D. G. Riddle
University of Virginia Law School
John Hanna
American Law Institute
Columbia University
Garrard Glenn
University of Virginia
James A. McLaughlin
Harvard
North South Game Is Set For All Star Clash
Montgomery details outline the second annual North South battle of all stars with coaches Carl Snavely and Lynn Waldorf optimistic about speed and depth of their Yankee seniors. Lineups include players from Cornell Northwestern Vanderbilt Florida and Alabama among others and kickoff is 1 30 p.m. CST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Carl Snavely
Cornell
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Ray Morrison
Vanderbilt
Josh Cody
Florida
North
Old Christmas Trees Feed Birds Says Virginia Unit
Virginia cooperative wildlife research unit urges reuse of discarded Christmas trees as bird feeding shelters. Scouts students and conservationists are asked to collect trees and place them at strategic spots to aid song and game birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Virginia Cooperative Wildlife Research
Peer
Waynesboro
Witia Wildlife Federation
Feeding cover could save quail this season says spokesman
A spokesman notes scarcity of vegetation from fall drought and urges placing discarded Christmas trees near feeding areas so coveys can feed safely and avoid predators, saving many birds for next year.
Bird watching tip for winter resident birds
Those who want to see birds can tie pieces of other food to the branches of trees and be sure of 1 numbers of winter resident birds.
Old Gray Mare Found In Middletown Ohio
In Middletown Ohio Mrs Hess confirms the old mare Babe truly exists and has stayed with her for years. Hess says Babe is like a family member and remains loyal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown, O
Tha Hess
Babe
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Firestone Auto Supply and Service CO
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Omps Funeral Home
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Doyle Have
Amby Schindler
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Harry Smith
Ben Sohn
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National Federation of Post Office Clerks
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Thebussem
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Winchester Furniture Co
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XOU
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W. A. Woolridge
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Ollie Ebersole
Miss Maynard Sutphin
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Irene Sinkabine
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Charles Dick
Robert Newlin
William Wilkins
George Davis
Jack Franklin
Service Department
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John P. Lauck
Wm. P. Boyer
Weeden Miller
Elmer Mason Henry Cave Thomas Oberholt
Floyd Finley, Jr
Ray Curtis
Boyd Lineburg
William Brown
Edwin Ebersole
Conrad Carpenter
Roy Lee
William Sullivan
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