Handley Starters Out For Lexington Game
Handley undefeated football team faces Lexington High School with four starters missing due to injury and illness. Ends Bobby Anderson and Douglas Cochran, tackles Johnny Kaknis and Fritz Briggs are sidelined while Cochran is hospitalized with strep throat and Anderson suffers bruises.
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Handley
Lexington High School
Lexington
Hunter Maddox
Bobby Anderson
Douglas Cochran
Johnny Kaknis
Fritz Briggs
Cochran
Anderson
Kaknis
Briggs
Falls Church
Wilson Memorial
Waynesboro
Dog Bite Called Mixup in Wales
In Cardiff a judge dismissed charges that Bruce the dog was dangerous after owner Mabel Conibeer argued the four year old pet mixed up during an introduction to a new postman. She testified Bruce merely bit the postman in the leg during the gate greeting.
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Cardiff
Wales
Mabel Conibeer
Bruce
Conibeer
Handley Jayvees Triumph 12-0 Over Warren High
Handley Jayvees opened the 1949 season with a 12-0 win over Warren High on the hilltop. A 60 yard first quarter march set up the first score as Jackson hit the line for the TD after a strong line drive, then Coffman added a second quarter quarterback sneak for the margin.
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Handley Jayvees
Warren County High School
Front Royal
Wildcat
Atkins
W. Clark
Bobby Jackson
Jackson
Coffman
Higgs
Kersey
Huff
Five Teams of Girls Compete in Handley Softball Playday
A girls softball playday at Handley high school features five teams Covington Warren County Harrisonburg Staunton and Handley playing a round robin tournament. The top two teams will meet at 2 pm for the championship with trophies awarded for first and second place. Handley coaches are Miss Anna Belle Pulley and Miss Jean Bentley. Featured Handley players include Connie Spaid Dorothy Riley Jean Smith Jackie Jones Ann Snider Martha Green Anna Jagiello Charlotte Schuller and Loma Good. Lunch will be served to visitors.
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Handley High School
Covington
Warren County
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Handley
Anna Belle Pulley
Jean Bentley
Connie Spaid
Dorothy Riley
Jean
Colgate over Boston university and other college football picks
A long list of 1940s style college football predictions runs through October 7, predicting winners such as Ohio State over Southern California, Oklahoma over Texas, Duke over Navy, Stanford over UCLA, and North Carolina over South Carolina, with numerous other matches noted in a wrap of potential Rose Bowl implications.
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New York
Ohio
California
Midwest
Buckeyes
Oklahoma
Texas
Darrell Royal
Texans
Duke
Navy
Dixie Lads
Stanford
UCLA
Minnesota
Northwestern
Billy Boy
Billy Bye
Yale
Columbia
Ebbetsfield
Levi Jackson
Fred Nadhenny
North Carolina
South Carolina
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Oklahoma A&m
Texas Christian
Indiana
Michigan State
Maryland
Kansas State
Nebraska
Kansas
George Washington
Iowa State
Colorado
Texas Tech
Tulsa
Arkansas
Baylor
Oregon
Washington State
Washington
Oregon State
Tulane
Louisiana
Virginia
Virginia Tech
William and Mary
Virginia Millary
Lousians State
Texas A&m
Georgia Tech
Washington and Lee
Clemson
Mississippi State
Vanderbilt
Mississippi
Tennessee
Chattanooga
North Carolina State
Davidson
Furman
Richmond
Wake Forest
Georgetown
Florida
Auburn
Baylys invade Hollywood on first vacation with 14 children
The Bayly family from Troy New York arrived at 20th Century Fox in Hollywood for a 10 day sojourn to offer advice on filming Cheaper by the Dozen. The clan includes Harry 38 Veronica 37 and children Beverly 18 through Benjamin 1. Jeannie Crain and Gregory Peck met them as a studio publicity man quipped about the couple’s claim of their first vacation after 19 years of marriage.
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Hollywood
Baylys
Papa
Mama
20Th Century-Fox Studio
Pappa
Harry Bayly
Veronica
Beverly
Buddy
Barry
Barbara
Bette
Bradley
Brian
Bernice
Blake
Brenda
Bernadette
Beryl
Bernard
Benjamin
Troy
N. Y
Jeanne Crain
Gregory Peck
Papa Bayly
Peck
Ghost show fills Capitol with 1000 fans at sellout
The ghost show by Dr Silkins at the Capitol theatre sold out last night with 1000 attendees for the first performance and long lines formed hours before the second. The company from Staunton planned a midnight Washington show. A motorcade led by Dr Silkins blindfolded drew crowds, with Police Capt Funk and Chief Boyd observing.
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Dr. Silkins
Capitol Theatre
Lamar Keen
Ted
Staunton
Washington
Silkins
F. M. Funk
J. Thomas Boyd
Bowling Scores Highlight League Action and Openings
Patsy Clevenger posts a season high 345 set as Ted's News Stand Girls lead with strong team totals. Bailey's Market tops early games with a 516 team game while Vanity Fair slips, and Ruth Dicks leads Va. Woolen with a 331 set. Mixed doubles and Ladies leagues still seeking entrants at the Health Center Bowling Alleys.
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Patsy Clevenger
Ted’s
Bailey
Vanity Fair
Martha Kiracofe
Hilda Johnson
Ann McKee
Marie Franklin
Peggy McIinturff
Health Center
Ruth Dicks
Pearl Lake
Mrs. Dicks
Woolen
Betty Ryan
Newberry
Jenny Fox
Jewel Box
O'Sullivan
Virginia Vance
South End
Sarah Zane
Newberry’s
Ted's
Bailey’s Market
Va. Woolen Co
South End Fire Co
Nurses
Sarah Zane Fire Co
O’sullivan
Ind
Bailey’s
Cat Makes 125 Mile Desert Journeys Between Tucson and Phoenix
Skipper the cat hiked 125 miles twice across the desert between Tucson and Phoenix to remain near her old home. Seymour Ryan moved away, and Skipper first showed up at a neighbor in Tucson, then after a business trip returned to Phoenix before again vanishing and reappearing in Tucson.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Skipper
Seymour Ryan
Tucson
Ryan
Giant snails to be fumigated aboard ship shipment
Giant crop destroying snails found aboard the Creek freighter As 1 pasia Nomikos loaded with scrap iron from Saipan. Unloading halted as Bureau of Plant Quarantine orders a $20 000 to $25 000 fumigation using 1000 pounds of hydrogen cyanide gas. Snails said to have traveled from the Orient to Saipan with Japanese forces in World War 2.
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Baltimore
Orient
Pacific
Saipan
Bureau of Plant Quarantine and Entomology
Nugent Hopeful VMI Can Defeat Favored V-M
VMI coach Tom Nugent returns to his Virginia roots as his team visits William and Mary for a key clash. Other Rivalry notes include Richmond preparing for Furman and Tech vs Virginia while Washington and Lee suffers injuries and Hampden-Sydney faces Emory and Henry.
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William and Mary
VMI
Indians
Tom Nugent
Nugent
Virginia
Williamsburg
Little Mathew Whaley High School
Whaley
Tom
Hopewell Kidh
University of Richmond
Richmond
Furman
Spiders
Purple Hurricane
Virginia Tech
Bob McNeish
Roanoke
Art Guepe
Cavaliers
Guepe
Techmen
Washington and
Lee
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Jack Crawford
Talbot Trammell
Crawford
Trammell
Hampden-Sydney
Howell Grover
Ed Osborn
Tigers
Emory and
Henry
Virginia Inspection Month Urges Early Vehicle Checks
The notice encourages owners to complete vehicle inspections in Virginia before the seasonal rush. It stresses avoiding delays and warns of possible penalties for late compliance.
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Virginia
Preacher Roe Dominates As Dodgers Tie Series
Brooklyn pitcher Preacher Roe dazzles with a left handed mix of curve change and fast ball to blank the Yankees 1 0. The Dodgers and Yankees become the first to play two 1 0 games in a series, with Roe pitching through a finger injury and Lindell suffering a nail tearing hit.
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Roe
Yanks
Yankee Stadium
Mickey Harris
Boston
Spec Shea
Bob Lemon
Ellis Kinder
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Johnny Lindell
Doc Wendler
Cher Roe
Roe the Dodgers Bell Cow Who Won Two Key Games
The 31 year old left hander Roe, six feet, 155 pounds, from Hardy Arkansas, is praised as a tough, crafty pitcher who kept the Dodgers in the pennant race. He won two crucial games against the St. Louis Cardinals in a tense September drive, helping push the team toward the flag.
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Hardy
Ark
Don Newcombe
Dodger
Brooks
Roe
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