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Evening star., 1936-01-05
Fights Rugged Opponent Seian Headner of hoU Tomorrow
CHESS CHATTER
by PAUL J. MILLER. JR.

~ OSsESsING the vim and vigor
- of a man 20 years his junior,
Watson Boyd Mundelle, who
L celebrated his s0th birthday
anniversary on December 10, stepped
jauntily into ring Of chess and
checker boards on New Year day at
the local "Y" and challenged all COM
ers to tilt with him in simultaneous
exhibition, of his two favorite games,
that he has played avidly for As years
Men and women, boys and girls
from all parts of the city, came TO wit
ness the patriarch display his skill
Strangers in Washington for the week
end and the holiday season were there
curious as to the ability of an octo-
genarian in his play at chess, the most
! intellectual of all games, and at
checkers, the most popular Of board
games.
Wearing a dark brown suit with q
sporty bow tie, the master player, with
his broad forehead and piercing blue
gray eyes set deeply above his clean
shaven face, flushed with the excite
ment of the occasion, was command
ing figure. His hair, white from
weathering the suns and SHOWS of four
generations, swept backward in POM
padour style from brow that car
ried only few lines symbolic of the
strong character and vitality of the
life Of man who has really lived.
uH.I~.z nH~..z
NTUNDELLE opened his match exhi-
bition with series of rapid
moves on all boards. Gifted with the
agility and Itheness of an athlete, he
went from board to board in quick ro-
tation, playing Is games of chess and
20 games of checkers in the short pc
riod of four hours, the match begin
ming promptly at S o'clock in the eve
ming and ending at g.
Mrs. Elsie Schwarzkopf was the first
chess player to score victory against
the grand old master, who Immediately
presented her with a popular edition
of Watts & Hereford's excellent chess
treatise, titled Every Game Check
mate" In receiving the prize Mrs.
Schwarzkopf said, And this is my
first chess game in America since
landing in this country from Lehrerin,
Russia"
Richard Marsh, young boy in his
teens, was the proud winner of the
copy Of Banks Scientific Checkers, -
the award for the initial checker
player to score a win against Mum
dele.
Several players scored against the
Washington master in chess, but only
Richard Marsh was victorious in a
single game Of checkers. OF the total
games played. Mundelle won 9 chess
games, lost and. drew !. In checkers
he won l6. lost and drew 8. A sum-
mary of the players, with individual
score, follows:
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TACKLE BARES HIS AGE
Widseth of Gophers, 26, Builds
I'm STRENGTH on Farm.

Widseth of Gophers, 26, Builds
Up Strength on Farm.
Ed Widseth, Minnesota's 220-pound
tackle, is 26 years old, but to Wally
Cruice, Northwestern halfback, he
seemed at least 81.
"Just how old are you, Ed?" asked
Cruice after q bruising tackle the big
Gopher laid on him in their triumph
over the Wildcats.
"I don't know" widseth shot back.
"What do you Think"
"Well," replied Cruice, "you must
be about 81, old man; no youngster
could hit like that!"
Widseth had to stay out Of school
five years to help his father with
the chores on the Widseth farm near
Crookston, MINI.
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CITADEL ADDS COACH.

CHARLESTON, s. c., January 4
R.-Addition of A. w. tRock) Nor
man to the coaching staf Of the Cita-
del has been announced. He has been
basket hall and tack coach ut South
Carolina.
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HARD-WORKING COACHES

Jul al NOt III w CotC1A \ ino 4AAAAC
to Double" in Sports.
EVANSTON, III. (R.-Four OF
Northwestern University's seven full
time coaches are doing double duty
by assisting in other sports. They
include Dutch Lonborg, head basket
ball coach, who also serves as back
field mentor for the foot ball team:
Burt 1ngwersen, foot ball line coach
and head man of baseball; Maury
Kenty, coach of freshman foot ball
and base ball, and Ted Payseur, who
finds time to act as ticket manager
for all sports and serve as assistant
in basket ball and act as head golf
coach.
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"SKI SPORT" SCHOOL
Sreslau, Full Of Skiers, So Dub.
had nf3nia11u IN Garropu

bed officia1ly in Germany.
BRESLAU, Germany R).-There Is
o German University for Ski Sport"
now.
The Reich's ministry Of education
conferred the title on the Breslau
University because It especially spon-
sored Winter sports on account of the
nearby Riesengebirge Mountains. ITS
students turn out to be the most sue
ceSsful skiers.
Today the university is the center
for German skiers In quest of higher
education.
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COL0RED SERIES OPEN
Dunbar, Armstrong High Fives in
Inaugural Tomorrow.

The first game of the colored high
school series will be played tomorrow
afternoon, when Dunbar and Arm
strong meet on the Terrell Junior High
School floor at 800 o'clock.
The Generals, defending champions,
enter the fray favorite. due to a
recent victory over Douglas of Balti-
more, but Dunbar's coach, Jones, is
optimistic.
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PilIsbury Great Combination Player.

HARRY PILLSBURY, who held the
- United States chess champion
ship prior to Frank Marshall, present
champion, is considered by Mundelle
to be the greatest Of combination.
game players. The genius of the man
was eXemplified by his simultaneous
blindfold play at one sitting Of IL
chess games, six checker games and
two bridge games.
About 1895 eight members of the
American Congress played a cable
match with eight members of the
English Parliament. Pillsbury came
to Washington and coached the Con-
greSsmen and Mundelle had the honor
of carrying the official moves from
the tournament room to the exhibi-
ton hall where the fans awaited in
suspense for every move. The result
was a tie for honors, and Speaker
Tom Reed, master of ceremonies, de-
clared he was pleased to know that
America could compete with England
in chess-as well as in anything else"
(Copyrignt, 1885. by International Chess
News Servlce.)
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Beauty In Backstroke.

DCduty IN DAChSbAUhEs
T EAVING their German home at
- Essen, the Kompa family found
new life in New York. Father Kompa
found work and his daughters were
quick to adapt themselves to Ameri-
can child life.
Swimming, they found. was lot
Of fun, and Elizabeth and Erna were
quick to learn.
I'VE liked the backstroke best" said
Sister Elizabeth, because it was such
a pretty stroke. So useless, but so
beautiful. I guess we both made this
our speciality because neither one OF
us would ever let the other get very
far ahead. We've always done things
alike"
Erna is 81 and Elizabeth 20. Both
are engaged in secretarial work. their
contribution to the family bread
winning.
Their striking resemblance leads
many to believe them twins. Both
are blond and wear similar coiffures
We're great pals everywhere except
the swimming pool" says Sister Erna
I'VE try Just as hard to beat each
other as we do other swimmers in our
race. I think it's perhaps this sharp
rivalry that accounts for whatever
we have achieved"
Eleanor Holm Jarrett was an in
spiration for the Kompas. They tried
to pattern their style or swimming
from Mrs. Jarrett's.
Relatives in Germany have sent the
Kompa sisters newspaper clippings
about plans for the Olympics. Should
they make the trip, their relatives will
be confronted with a fine dilemma
They must decide whether to remain
loyal and cheer for the Reich, or to
favor their kinship by pulling for the
Kompa girls.
I'VE couldn't swim stroke when
we left Germany" said Erna, land
now it seems-although we aren't
counting our chickens before they are
hatched-that we may have Q chance
to return on the strength OF our SWIM
ming. Gee, 1t would be fun!"
II the sisters continue the torrid
pace of the last year, they should
have no trouble reaching their goal
Elizabeth holds the world record Of
sos for the 400-meter backstroke
event. She is 22o-yard Metropolitan
and National A. A. U. champion and
holds national records in races rang
ing from 800 to 800 yards.
Kompa Girls Tireless.
MANY wonder how the Kompa
A'A girls, born in Germany, can
compete in the Olympic games as
members of the United States team
The Olympic ruling in such cases
specifies that children whose parents
were naturalized before the children
reached the age Of 81 may compete for
the nation in which they reside.
Erna swims the backstroke turn
on the National A. A. U. champion
ship medley relay team and is 100
yard Metropolitan champion. She
holds other National A. A. U. marks
in races Of 800 meters, 400 and 440
yards.
Both girls have an easy, graceful,
tireless stroke. So even and unruf-
fed is their long racing stroke that
their speed seems secondary.
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Whips Phil Furr Twice.


RLAIR is the rough youngster who
invaded the Capital last Summer
and upset Phil Furr, only recognized
District champion. Later, during the
outdoor season, Blair again was
matched with F'urr, and to prove his
victory was no fiuke, frankie repeated
over Phil.
Those two victories are among the
standout triumphs in Blair's string
of victories. Among other local boys
who have been beaten by Blair are
Cary Wright and Roy Manley. The
only bout of the last 80 which has
not been won by Blair was against
Gene Buffalo. flashy Philadelphia
Negro. They fought to draw.
New faces will mark the prelim-
mary card, which is composed Of five
bouts, two of them six-rounders.
Santos Makes Debut.
Johnny SANTOS, 21-year-old Phil
" adelphia welterweight, who holds
wins over Jimmy Jones and Lew Ray
mond. will debut in one of the six
FOUNDERS against Bob Lowry, local
lad. Santos is rated as a good prospect
In Philly and figures to give Lowry
O. rousing scrap.
In the other six-rounder Mike Tar
dugno. Washington featherweight. will
face Benny Kessler of Baltimore.
A trio of four FOUNDERS will pair of
Mike Groves and Joe Doty. local
lightweights; Walter Kirkwood, Wash
ington, and Jake Friedman, Baltimore
middleweight, and Tony Livingston.
Quantico middleweight, against Jack
Fortana.
Evening star., 1936-01-05

TEAM STANDING.
Athletics (Macher's team)--. 20 10
Tigers (Timmon's team IL 10
Indians III. o. Bfyants team. 16 II
Cubs (Ellett's team) ID ~
G. Avg q. Avg.
G.Macher 2I 99-10 Cummings 80 s3-1
Bostein-- 2S 9S-1 Cook 81 Sail
TIGERS.
Mavars-- "a 1898 Collins IA e3-1O
Ti%mS.s Ha191sI.x e lSb lSb.s Vibrant 80 s4-4
INDIANS.
Chisholm 80 1913 Lasestee 60 95-II4
RsSrn1ds RSryant e 1917 1o13s rhornhin "A es-a
CUBS.
jarrett 3$ iSl-i2 Wooiard- SS S5.i7
Gardner 9S-3
Seasons Records.
High individual same-chisholm. 145;
Miisas Aiss Iaaalvidual hsa s.t-Donsld'on. ssS;
adrsstest number Of strikes-Donaldsen.
A. aTssssss, ss,:ss,I number Of spsrss-Donald'sa.
High average Chisholm. 1o6.13..
second average-Donaldson. 106.2b.
zhird aserase-Mavars. 1o3.e.
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WELTER TO RISK
FINE RING RECORD
Camden Boy in Clash Here
Has Not Been Beaten in
Last 81 Bouts.
RECORD of not having lost Q

RECORD of not having lost q
n decision in his last 80 fights
"A will be risked tomorrow night
4 a by Frankie Blair, Camden IN.
J.) welterweight, when he boxes tough
Mickey Serrian Of New York in the
feature of Promoter Joe Turner's week
ly fistic show.
The distance Is scheduled for 10
rounds.
Ranked among the worlds 10 lead
ing welters, Serrian also has complied
q creditable record since he last showed
in these parts more than a year age.
In recent months Mickey has out
pointed field that includes Izzy jan
nazzo, Eddie Cool, Johnny Jadick and
Al CaSamino.
The styles of the two boys are strik-
tngly similar. Neither is noted for
unusual punching ability or boxing
skill, but both walk in and throw a
lot of punches.
Evening star., 1936-01-05
Kompa Sisters, German Born, Relishing Chance
To Return on Yankee Olympic Summing Team

BY the Associated Press.
TIME swimming Kompa sisters,
Elizabeth and Erna, would like
nightly to land places on the
u American women's team going
over to Berlin next Summer to de-
fend the United States Olympic wom-
ems swimming laurels.
Aside from the glory that comes
with membership on the United States
Olympic squad, the sisters have q very
definite reason for devoting their best
efforts toward making the team.
Such an achievement would send
them back to their native land.
Elizabeth and Erna disclosed this
added incentive recently In Coral
Gables, Fla, where they participated
In the fourth annual Miami Biltmore
Olympic stars aquatic meet.
Twelve years ago August Kompa,
the father, faced grave crisis. vir-
tually penniless, suffering from war
wounds. with no prospect Of employ
ment, Kompa assembled his wife and
three daughters and decided to seek
a new start in America.
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Mooney.Baraca Class

TEAM STANDING.
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GIANTS GOING
At DIZZY PACE
BEAT PHILLIES
Browns Trounce Tigers IL
4, Reaching Victims
For Is Hits

NEW YORK. April %. (UP)-
The New York Giants continued
20 set 4 dizzy pace in the National
Icarue pcnnant race by defeating
the Philadelphia PhillieS yester-
dov, 7-2, for their seventh victory
\, cirht Games. The victory IN
creased the Giants lead to , IL
James over the Sccond-placc l1ttS-
burgh Pirates.
Hank Leibcr'S homer with two
men on gave the Giants 80 LEAD
in the first. Bill Terry drove IN
three rms with Il single with the
bases loaded, and triple. Carr
Hubbell's single drove IN tne
other run. Hubbell held the PhiIS
70 eight scattered hits. blanKlnG
them until the seventh when WI,
sons homer. Aliens triple an"
Sheerin'S single accounted Tor TWO
runs. -,
Cincinnati moved into tie with
81. Louis for third place by peat
inc the Cardinals. rs. HomcrS oE
Grammar and Riggs enabled the
Pods TO break a IA tie IN the
Stb inning. Leroy Parmclee was
ronpcd for 10 hits by the Reds
Conc Schott came to Al HollmgS-
worth's rescue in the 9th to halt
a St. Louis rally.
George Earnshaw, who was
knocked out of the box IN tues
Jav's came. returned to the mound
Yesterday and pitched BROOKLYN TO
80 victory over the Boston
Bees. He held the Bees to nVe
hits. The Dodgers made lO mus;
including triples by HasSett anu
Rucbcr. off Chaplin and Refs.
The Boston Red SoX moved hall
= ~amc closer the league-lcadng
CHICAGO White Sox in the Ameri-
can league by beating the Wash
;npton Senator's, 4-3. Lefty O$ter-
WHEELER allowed u hits but kept
them scattered. Estallella's triple,
Hips single and Lewis triple
scored two runs in the ninth but
Myer foulcd out to end the rally.
Werber's single scored ManuSh
With the winning run in the 9th;
The St. Louis Browns pounued
fam Detroit pitchers for Is hltS
to trounec the world champion
Tigers. IL to 4. Sugar Cain al
lowed 10 hits but pitched well be-
hind 2 big lead. Solters, Bottom
ley. Bell and Cliff made three hits
each. Gifts three singles drove IN
four runs. The defeat left the
Tigers in sixth place. only half
mamc ahead of the seventh-placc
Browns. -,
Cold weather prevented the
other games.
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OPENS Tire And
Retreading Plant

x. f. Posey, who has. been en-.
gagged in the tire business in
Asheville for the past five years,
has established the Hendersonvile
Tire Z Retreading company at
$50 South Main street.
AL Mcintosh of Ashevilfe, who
has had several years of expert
encc as retreader, alas been en-.
gagged by Mr.. Posey for the Hen.
dersonville business.
The new concern will use the
latest Lodi equipment and the
full circle retreading process.
Mn. Posey, native of Hender,
son county, having lived severa
years ago on the site. of the vii,
liam Lott home in Flat Rock, ex.
poets to dispose of his business
in Asheville, where he operates
under the name of the Posey Tire
company. and devote his full time
to the Hendersonville business.
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the apple plenty. . . Maybe they
will, but I'm betting that there
will be more strikeouts registered
Saturday than on any other day
this year in the county loop.
The pitcher who's got his curves
working will have better luck.
But the eight teams are all paired
off well. Chipman-LaCros
goes to Saluda to meet the Noun
tain TopperS. Both teams have
fast-ball pitchers. Take your
choice. Looks like Il toss-up to
me. Fletcher and Balfour meet.
Fletcher has several young
sters in its lineup this year. But
III string along with that team.
Fruitland meets Mills River
on the Riverians' premises. .
Looks like a good start for the
Riverians. But Fruitland may
surprise. w. 0. w. goes down
to Green River to meet the Island
ers. Here's tough one.
w. o. w. is a new team. Prob
ably doesn't realize how tough the
county league is. Sometimes.
The team that's hitting will win.
Score may read like basketball
game score. But all the teams
are expecting big crowds out to
witness the games. You fans
come out and yell for your team.
CHISOX REPEATING
Up in the American league the
White SoX are duplicating their
1885 feat by leading the pack. &.
But if the Red SoX keep winning
the Pale Hose are due for a tum-
bic. And there is every indica-
ton that the Red Sox will hold
their winning stride. Grove and
Terrell are right and the team
seems to have the billion dollar
punch that it takes to win pen
nants. But the Indians are do
ing right well and the Tigers
nave SoI SItl Ltu. IlS OlllNl
teams show flashes of power. &.
But it still looks like the cellar for
the Athletics. The Giants, get
ting good pitching and plenty Of
hitting, appear to be headed for
town in the National. But their
opposition hasn't been so tough so
far. The Champion Cubs are
hitting, but their pitchers can't
seem to go the route. The Pr
rates show Il lot of power. Other
teams have good days, but the
Giants, Pirates, Cards and Cubs
look like the big four. . The Reds
are the dark horse. And the
Boston Bees are just as harmless
as ever, despite the new name.
They talk Of $3.50 ringside seats
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WOW. Squad To
Work Out Friday
By EDGAR II. CASE

All those trying out for the
w. o. W. baseball team are asked
to report for practice at the Hen
Jacksonville high school park FRI
dav afternoon at $3.50.
Sponsors of the team arc anN-
ious to get a good look at all the
players so that they may deter
mine a starting lineup to throw
against the strong Green River
Islanders at Green River SatlIr-
day afternoon in the opening
game of the season.
All players not able to report
for the practice session Friday az
ternoon are asked to be at the
Hendersonville Hardware Co.. at
| o'clock Saturday afternoon. The
team Will start from there for the
game at Green River.
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Ease
UULLINGS
.By EDGAR H. CASE

Rain patters on the housetop
tonight with gentle. relentless
persistence. seeming to produce a
million different sounds. But as
a whole those sounds are musical
to the ear and soothing to the
nerves.
They seem to lull one into 4
strange melancholy slumber in
which all the great and vast past
seems to sift back through ones
soul as if the rain, which has beat
upon the world since before the
beginning of man, brings forth all
the knowledge and feelings of the
numberless horde of human be-
ings who have passed on across
the lonely valley. But perhaps
this knowledge and sense of the
feelings of the struggling depart
ed rests in the subconscious mind
of every human and the soothing,
musical patter of the rain only
drives from his conscious mind all
thoughts of this hurrying, scurry-
ing, dizzy, daffy modern world and
he comes in closer contact with
his subconscious mind (real self
wherein all knowledge is stored.
But this isn't supposed to be a
discourse on psychology, even if
the rain and atmosphere and my
surrounding environment are con-
ducive to thoughts of the melan-
choly past. The past is all sad.
Who can look back without eXpe-
riencing a construction about the
hCnrt2
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SOME "REMINISCENCES
ABOUT COUNTY LEAGUE

But the Editor says: "Confinc
Your remarks to sports, young
man." So here goes-Everybody
knows that the county league
opens Saturday afternoon. The
Umps will yell: play ball! Bat
ter up" Right Immediately
will be heard the sound Of second
growth ash timber against the old
horSehidc agate. . . Yeah. the boys
are all betting on high scores be-
ing rung up throughout the cir
cult. They say the pitchers are
not in condition and the folders
have had very little practice. All
due to the bad weather. They
seem to think the batters will sock
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County Leaguers'
Baseball Meeting
Saturday Night
Bv EDGAR II. CASE

A baseball meeting will be held
at G.. d. Whites office Saturday
night by the president of the
county league and the directors TO
pass on PLAYERS on the eight teams
and to attend to other business OF
the league.
DR. s, T.. Greenwood was named
president of the league at meet
inc hast Saturday night. The d.
rcctors are \. B. Gibbs and Bill
Bangs. -. ~.
All teams must have their list
of players and fQrfeitS in at TINS
meeting.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brooklyn ), Boston 0.
New York 7, Philadelphia :.
Cincinnati 7. st. Louis s.
Pittsburgh at Chicago, cold.
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at the Skyland hotel yesterday.
Those taking part on the pro-
gram were Hoke Flack l.. X.
Singley, and William Shepherd.
The objects we're discussed from
the viewpoint of new members in
the club.
Members Of the kiwanis club
who will be unable to attend the
district meeting in Ashevillc to-
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Chicago at Cleveland.
Detroit at St. Louis.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Washington at New York.
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BATTLE LETTER LATE

LONDON. April %. (UP)-A
letter stained with the mad of the
Somme, and written by a soldier
to his wife just before the great
offensive in 1916, has been deliv-
cred to her. 1t lay in some UNI
known postoffice for 20 years.
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SPARED AGE TELLING

BERKELEY, Calf. (UP).-As
an inducemcnt to universal Volun-
tary nger-printing of the city's
entire population, Police Chief j.
A. Greening has ruled that no
woman will be obliged to tell her
age.
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Augusta l. Columbia D.
Jacksonville 7. Savannah 8.
Columbus 4, Macon D.
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
TOday's Games
PIEDMONT LEAGUE

Asheville at Richmond.
Rocky Mount at Durham.
Norfolk at Portsmouth.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pittsburgh at Chicago.
p New York at Brooklyn.
st. Louis at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Boston.
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Here's New Hope
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Thousands of men and women with
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Try 1t for 10 days e tablets times
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Atlanta at Nashville.
Birmingham at Little Rock.
New Orleans at Memphis.
Knoxville at Chattanooga.
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OPEN DANCE SCHOOL.

TOLEDO. CUP). A hundred
Libby high school senior boys
have started a weekly class in
ballroom dancing in the school
g9nnasium. The dean, Eugene
HINT, is sponsor.