Valley 55 Runs No More Ends Shenandoah Valley Service
Rail image features the disused Valley 55 with locomotive and cars. The Baltimore & Ohio Magazine notes the line’s 114 year history ending as trains 54 and 55 are discontinued. George R. Packett recounts Shenandoah railroading from origin to present with Civil War era details.
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Baltimore & Ohio Magazine
Valley
George R. Packett
Winchester
Baltimore
Valley 55
Shenandoah Valley
Charles F. Deck
Earl Dodson
Hugh Punk
B & O. and Southern Railway
Strasburg
Frank M. Bran
Wolfe
B. B. Bissett
Packett
William and Mary Indians Top Seton Hall 65 47
William and Mary Indians defeated Seton Hall 65 to 47 at South Orange New Jersey. Barney Wilson led the Tribe as they built on holiday practice and prepared to face unbeaten Siena College in Loudonville New York.
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Associated Press
William and Mary
Indians
Barney Wilson
Tribe
Seton Hall
South Orange
N. J
Loudonville
N. Y
Siena College
Coach Sauer Quits Naval Academy Post
Navy officials searched for a new football coach after George Sauer resigned in a one-for-all gesture following the firing of his two assistants. The sudden departure leaves Naval Academy athletics with an early New Year’s Eve headache as they seek a replacement.
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Annapolis
Navy
George Sauer
Sauer
Naval Academy Athletic
Honore Caldwell
Athlecs
Daily Crossword Across Clues From A Teeming Page
A compact crossword clue list featuring definitions like City in Russ Apportioned as cards God of love and other familiar terms. Includes entries such as Girl s name Fuss To paint by speaking Citrus fruit and several thematic hints.
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Russ
Virgin Islands
District V basketball race shaping up in 1949 50
District V teams in Virginia show a tough start with Staunton Leemen atop 1-0 after early wins. Wilson Memorial 3-1 and Harrisonburg 2-1 pace the standings as scheduling pains and stature of rosters test the balance. Don Shifflett leads Covington with 13 ppg while Waynesboro and Winchester balance small lineups.
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Winchester
Cliiton Forge
Jack Hayes
Neek
Troutville
Takeoee
Clifton Forge
Front Royal
Lee Hight School
Staunton
Leemen
Wilson Memorial
Tom McSwain
Bill Wray
Wilson
Harrisonburg
Lexington
Inburg
Saunton
Claude Warren
Don Bowers
Dayton
Blue
Caroline
Little Giants
Waynesboro
Strasburg High School
Jim Leitch
Leitch
Shepherdstown High School
Lexington and Wilson Memorial
Covington
Leegh School
Wuson Memorial
Minnesota State Upsets Penn State to Win Dixie Cage Title
North Carolina State defeated Penn State 50 40 to win the Dixie Classic championship before 11 700 fans in Raleigh. Dickey led NC State with 14 points and Ranzino added 13 as Samy wound up the classic high scorer with 63 points over three games.
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Oshade
Central High School
Augusta Military Academy
Peerless
Covington
Shifflett
Kenneth Boerner
Cougars
Raleigh
N. C
Penn State
North Carolina State
Nittany Lions
N. C. State
Wolfpack
Dick Dickey
Sammy Ranzino
Dickey
Ranzino
Sanmy
Duke
West Virginia
Rhode Island State
Georgia Tech
West Virginians
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Blue Devils
Sugar Bowl Tales From the 1940s Bowl Circuit
New York reports on Sugar Bowl lore and Bowl players from Oklahoma and LSU Ed McKeever, noted for five bowl appearances, recalls his 1941 game ball gift to Ed’s twins after Boston College beat Tennessee. Also mentions Truck Cullen and California’s tackle’s nine yard run, Major Tom Meserole anecdotes, a Polo Grounds moment, Dodgers rookies, and Santa Clara mayor Col Jacob Pritchard in relation to Kentucky.
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New York
Darrell Royal
Oklahoma
Ed McKeever
Louisiana State
Boston College
Tennessee
B. Co
Truck Cullen
California
Stanford
Tom Meserole
West Point
New York City
Tom
Polo Grounds
Herman Hickman
Jack LaVelle
Dodgers
Don Newcombe
Jacob L. Pritchard
Santa Clara
Calif
Kentucky
College Basketball Results From Several Colleges
A roundup of college basketball scores lists Duquesne 79 over Dartmouth 51 and St Johns Brooklyn 70 over Wagner 52. Holy Cross 71 over Syracuse 58 and LaSalle 90 over Georgetown 58 are noted alongside many other results including Notre Dame 59 over Purdue 41 and Wisconsin 54 over UCLA 52.
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Duquesne
Dartmouth
St. Johns
Bkn
Wagner
Holy Cross
Syracuse
LaSalle
Georgetown
John Carroll
Penn Sta Baltimore
Loyola
Regis
Georgia Tech
W. Virginia
Tulane
Villanova
R. I. State
N. Carolina
Murray (Ky
Brooklyn Col
Wake Forest
Houston
Wichita
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas West
W. Texas
Washington
Columbia
Stanford
Texas Aggies
Minnesota
California
Cent. Wash
N. Idaho
California Favored Over Ohio State in Raisin Bowl Battle
California Golden Bears, six-point favorites, meet Ohio State in the Raisin Bowl at California. Oklahoma is eight-point favorite over LSU in the Sugar Bowl while Rice edges North Carolina by 7½ in the Sun Bowl. Kentucky favored by three over Santa Clara in the Sun Bowl with Missouri meeting Maryland in the Gator Bowl drawing about 36,000.
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New York
Calif
Sanoa
Texas
Pasadena
Papby Waldorf
Golden Bears
California
Big Ten
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Sooners
Notre Dame
Louisiana State
Rice
North Carolina
Kentucky
Santa Clara
Wildcats
Jacksonville
Fla
Missouri
Maryland
Leetown Hatchery Plans for Skating Lights at Upper Pond
Leetown hatchery plans skating at Leetown as Jefferson County Izaak Walton league to erect lights at the upper pond for night skating. So far this winter only December 18 saw the pond frozen solid enough to skate safely.
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Skatsg
Leetown
Lurber
Jefferson County
Izaak Walton League
Round Hill Finishes Community Building and Set Dedication
Round Hill completes a community building and plans a dedication ceremony on January 19. The meeting January 14 will also tackle the election of four directors. An announcement was issued by secretary L. Rosier Jr. Also noted, six months after hatching, the average pullet will lay its first egg.
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Che
George
L. Rosier Jr
Martinsburg tops Berryville for second win this season
Martinsburg defeated Berryville 86 to an unspecified score on Wednesday night. Bray and Carpenter led Berryville with 13 and 12 points as Martinsburg built a 20-7 first quarter lead and a 43-18 halftime advantage.
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Ers
Berryville
Clarke Countians
W. Va
Cagers
Bray
Carpenter
Martinsburg Legion Post
Berryville Scoring Roundup Highlighted By Key Players
The scoring column for Berryville lists Williamson 2, Casey 4, Whitmore 3, Levi 6, Hawkins 6, Estep 4, Grubbs 3 and Cro3en 8, detailing point totals by player in the latest game.
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Berryville
Williamson
Casey
Whitmore
Levi
Hawkins
Estep
Grubbs
Cro3en
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Rail Magazine
Rairoads
Naval Academy
Molden Electric
Daily Crossword
Westerday
Wicked
Denmark
Gradua
Scarlet Hurricane
E. C. Glass High School
Lynchburg
Boodie Albert
Covington High School
Don Shiffitt
Big Cougar
Wisnes
Bell ‘Clothes
Winchester Front Royal
MN. C. State
Hugh Fullerton Jr
GROVE
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
Loudoun St
Round Hill
South Loudour Srasas
Frospe
Hill’s Toy & Novelty Store
N. Loudoun St
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
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