davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Squure Dance Planned

The James S. Sipes Chapter of
De Molay is sponsoring square
dance March 3 at the Cherrydale
Fire House, 5000 Lee highway,
Arlington.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Fashion Show

The.St. AIMS Guild of the Grace
Episcopal Church OF. Alexandria
will sponsor a fashion show at 8
pm. tomorrow at the Alexandria
Recreation Center. Cameron and
Harvard streets.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Church Services Set

Beginning Sunday, two morning
services will be held at the Airing
ton Methodist Church, at $50
and II o'clock.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-03-16
. Raymond
BY MRS. E. c. JACKSON

| Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kitchen
and son, of near North Lewis
burg, and Mrs. j. w. Forsythe
motored to Temberville and spent
the weekend with their sister,
Mrs. Elsie Hamilton, and her
daughter, Mrs. Nellie Spicer, and
family, and helped to celebrate
Mrs. Hamilton's birthday.
Mrs. E. c. jackson was a Sun
day dinner guest of her son, Vic
tor, and wife. Afternoon callers
in their home were Mrs. Crystal
Davie, Mrs. Ruby Sanderson and
Mrs. Bert Miller.
Mrs. F. B. Lewis attended the
wedding of her granddaughter,
Miss Betty Maxine Joliff and Mr..
Don Winters, which was in Della
ware at Williams ST. Methodist
church, Saturday afternoon, with
Rev. Sheridan Walter Bell, Of
ficiating.
Mrs. Mary Polling spent one
evening with Mrs. Lizzie Bower.
smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom McCurdy
and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Feucht, of
Columbus, spent the weekend
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank McCurdy, and helped to
celebrate Mrs. McCurdy's birth
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Thompson
lspent Friday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Wilson and Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Miller and fam
lily were Sunday evening callers
in their home.
Mrs. Lesta Clapsaddle and sis
ter, Mrs. Florence Crum, and son,
Porter, called one day on their
aunt, Mrs. Dora Andrews.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Bowers,
and the latter's sister, Mrs. Hen
ley, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Conrad, and fam
lily in Marysville.
Guests in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Phipps, on Sunday,
were their children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Phipps and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Mathys and
family, and MIR. and Mrs. Thelma
Welch.
Martha Spangler, of near York,
spent Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Lewis.
DR.. Ray Phipps, wife and
daughter, Sonia, of Oberlin, and
Ronnie Herd, were visitors of
Mrs. Blanche Phipps, Sunday.
Bobbie Roberts was taken to
st. Anthony'S hospital, in Kenton,
Monday, where he underwent an
appendectomy.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. JaSper Yeoman, were
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Shirk and
daughters, Phyllis, Ruth, Arlene
and Carol.
Orville Havens and daughter,
Dolores, and son, Vernon, of near
Middleburg, spent Thursday eve
ming in the Yeoman home.
| READ THE JOURNAL
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-03-16
. Black Hawk
BY MRS. GENE BRITToN

A family gathering was held
Friday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs, M. r. Perry. Child
rem there were Mr.. and Mrs.
Gene Britton, Ann, Gene Jr., and
Mr.. Richard Britton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Wise, Carl, Vivian,
Gary and Roy, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin McClintock.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman d.
Rausch and son, Kenneth, were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dallas Black and son, DON
aid.
Plans have been completed by
the Black Hawk Sunny Sisters
and the Lucky Leesburg Live
stock All clubs for a parents
party Friday evening, March IL.
Mr.. Carl Drumm will lead play
Nparty games and Miss Luella
Rausch will lead group singing. A
playlet Super Duper Man" will
be presented by: announcer, Judy
Conrad; Candy Kane, Connie
Sturgeon; Park Tent or The
Super Duper Man, Billy Coder;
Villain, Sam Sanders; three voic-.
es, Beverly Polling, Tom eleven
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-03-16

ger and Terry Dewitt, and a
group of singers. A piano solo by
Jesse Conrad and remarks by
Mrs. Diehl. A one act play, Pop
Goes the Weasel, will be pre-
sented by: Mr.. Stoner, Donald
Lee Robinson; Mrs. Stoner, Hazel
Greer; Gramma Stoner, Ann
Manville; Betty Stoner, Martha
Drake; jeanne Stoner, Julia
Drake; Clinton Stoner, Charles
Mclaughlin; Herb Winnory,
Gene Manville. An accordion
solo by Barbara Wilson and re-
marks by Mr.. Greeneisen. A
short skit, THAT Ideal Animal,
will be presented by: Teacher,
Charles Mclaughlin; Mr.. Brown,
Donnie Clevenger; and the
pupils, Phillip Peoples, Jerry Nc
Laughlin, Donnie Lowe, Billy
Parrott, Arnold Sturgeon and
Donnie WhiteSide A trumpet du-
ct by Marvin Williams and Kay
Laird. A sax solo by Sally San
ders and refreshments will be
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Anderson
Jr., and family, and Miss Eunice
Schalip were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin Whiteside and
family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Britton and
family were Saturday evening
callers at the Vigor Home.
Evening star., 1950-01-29
BY the Associoted Press

EAST LANSING, Mich, Jan
28.-Coach John Nicholson OF
the Pittsburgh Steelers went back
home today with no assurance
that his No. l draft choice, Lynn
Chandnois. would play for him
Nicholson made the special
trip to East Lansing to sew up
Chandnois. He had a series OF
meetings Thursday and Friday
with the Michigan State football
star and his wife.
IT didn't sign him." Michele
sen reported. HE wants q little
more time to make up his mind
We're going to wait and expect
to hear from him some time
later"
Chandnois, the iron man"
right half from Flint, originally
was signed by the Cleveland
Browns for $4,000. The Browns
lost their rights to him in the re-
shuttle that combined the two
pro football leagues and the
Steelers took over his contract.
But fine print in the original
contract says Chandnois doesn't
have to play for any one but the
Browns and it has been pointed
out that 1t might be legally pos
sible for him to sit tight, collect
his money and not have to play
any football at all.
HE seems more favorably in
clined toward playing now and
he Is satisfied with the face of
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Billy Conn Hits the Jackpot in Oil

ducing 125 barrels a day. They
plan to dig Is more.
You Have to Be Lucky.
TITS a tricky business and
you've got to be lucky" Billy
confided.
1--WE can't expect all those wells
to come in. There'll be some dry
ones. For every derrick you see
above ground, there's 1000 dry
wells"
Conn also has a chunk of three
new wells in Texas which produce
about 40 barrels a day. And ir
Pittsburgh, he's kept busy with
the vice presidency Of a company
which manufactures paper clips.
Despite his 11-year boxing Ca
reer and 6-foot-one, 210-pound
frame, Conn now looks more like
an executive than fighter. He's
a little put out about his new bay
window.
Billy has come a long way since
he started boxing at II. He earned
big money and liked the life of 9
playboy. In 1941 he was top con.
tender for the heavyweight cham
pionship and gave Louis one OF
Joe's toughest fights.
The war put of a return match
until 1946. The years hurt Conn
more than they did the champion
Billy was knocked out In the
eighth round Of the second bout
Billy now goes West q dozen
times a year to look over his oil
and spends the rest Of his time
with his wife, Mary Lou, whom
he married In 1s41. and Timny, 8
Billy. 8, and Susan, :.
Evening star., 1950-01-29
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 2S.-Ex-
fighter Billy Conn, who twice
failed to conquer Joe Louis, has
scored a financial knockout in the
oil business.
1--WE found something that's
got the fight game beat million
times" Billy said today. There's
more money and more future in
oil, even If it is a gamble"
Three and a half years ago
Louis. then heavyweight cham
pion, blasted Conn into uncon-
sciousness. In their first fight In
1941. Conn had the champion
beaten up to the 18th round
then was knocked out.
Now lucky oil investments have
put the 32-year-old 1rishman on
easy street-a much smoother
thoroughfare than he danced
along as q fighter.
Amazed BY New Wealth.
conn nlmSe1 is amazed by his
new-found wealth.
II put little money into an
Oklahoma oil outfit just q year
ago." he said. II kept making
more money and putting more
back in. 1t didn't take long"
How much Is he actually max
ing? Conn, who chuckles over re-
ports he's an out and out mil
nonaire. won't say.
There's no sense broadcasting
how much money you make" he
said carefully. ABut I'll tell you it's
q good income"
Conn's partner In the Oklahoma
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Episcopal Trockmen
Defect Woodberry

Skippy Criddle was individual
high scorer with II points as the
Episcopal School track team won
an indoor meet from Woodberry
Forest, 1887, yesterday in Alex
andria.
, 5o-yard dsshMI;; criddle e.; g. oxen
440zyard-1. Robinson lW); 2 Weth-
Mile rum, r. Mayer (W).; 2, Rum
50-yard high hurdles, Criddle (E);
Z. aTuaDnell 'Eo; g. Yarbroush two Time
ss0-yard rum. r. Mayer (w1; 2,
Englsr (Eo; g. B. Mayer ,(wJ. Time,
lrS Shot,, ! Miadlesep ld G9; 2. Williamson
Pols-1. Maddox (E); 2, Hanes (E.),
aha aisb S501e iam N.Y. Maddox tess inches
borough (WJ. feet, Z inches.
Broad Jump. Middleton (E); Q. Var
inches.
Mile relay. woodberry tRobinson,
gibbons. Toladono and oxenham). Time,
Evening star., 1950-01-29
st. GobrieI's Defeats
.St. Eruncis de SnIes

st. Gabriel's defeated st. Fran.
els de Sales, 1886. in two over
time periods in the feature game
OF the CYO intermediate basket.
ball league yesterday. Othel
scores:
Section /: Nativity, 80; st
MichaePs. ~. st. Anthony's, 38;
st. Bernadette, IL. Section 2: st
Martins, 50; st. Paups, is. Sa-
cred Heart, As; Holy Name, 80;
st. Joseph's 20; st. James, %;
Holy Comforter, 80; st. Jerome's
n. Section 8: Holy Trinity, 46;
Annunciation, 35: st. Thomas, SO;
st. AIMS, SO. Our Lady of Vic
tory, Al; Our Lady of Lourdes, 18
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Quintet Wins o-5
After Averaging
so Points q Game

ROCHESTER. N. Y, Jan.
% (P.-Marshall High School,
undefeated in City High
School Basketball League
competition, had a close shave
last night but finally sneaked
off with Its 10th victory-a
9-5 decision over Charlotte
High.
It was the lowest scoring
game In league history.
Charlotte. winless 80 far,
figured it would have a chance
If 1t played a possession game
and kept the score down.
Marshall had been averaging
so points q game.
Evening star., 1950-01-29
KeItner and Paige,
Three Other Indians,
Reported on Block
BY the A.seeia.sd Press

CLEVELAND, Jan. 28.-Third
Baseman Kenny Keltner and
Pitcher satchel Paige probably
have played their last for the
Cleveland Indians, insiders said
today.
In fact. one good source said,
both Of them already are on the
waivers list, along with Mike
fresh, catcher, Infielder Johnny
Berardino and Outfielder Thur
man Tucker.
1t seemed doubtful, observers
reported. that any of the five
will be with the Indians when
they open spring training March
l at Tucson, Ariz.
ALI this represents q marked
shift in procedure on the part
of the Indians, who have more
10-year men than any club in
the majors.
Manager Lou Boudreau's prac-
tice in the past has been to place
infinite faith in his fading vet
Grams. Rockies had to produce fast
or they sat out games on the
bench.
This year, the rockies probably
will get plenty Of chances. In
some cases there won't be any,
body else at the position.
Meanwhile, Keltner's signed
contract was added today to 10
others already on file with the In
dians. His letter from Milwaukee
reduced to 26 the number still
left for the Tribe to sign. Pitcher
Bob Lemon, Second Baseman Joe
Gordon and Outf1elder Bob Ken
nedy have shown indications of
becoming holdouts.
Pitchers Sam Zolbak and George
zuverink also sent their signed
contracts to the Indians today.
Zolbak, a relief pitcher had a
record Of one victory and two
losses last year.
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Isl OF 1913 Ballots
Are Cast for Jack;
Armstrong Third
By Jack Hand
Asseeiatsd Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. 2s.-Jack
Dempsey, the scowling Manassa
Mauler with the cruel fists of a
stalking killer. today was named
the greatest fighter of the past
80 years.
Not boxer but fighter was the
word for this restless man with
the cracked-in nose and the brine
soaked fists.
Always O merciless stalker with
only hate for his opponent inside
the ropes, Dempsey parlayed a
punch and a dream into more
than $5.0o0,ooo earnings after a
hungry start in the jungle camps
of the Far West.
Now comparatively sleek and
comfortable, but once raw as life
itself, Dempsey outdistanced all
opposition in the opinion of sports
writer's and broadcasters in the
Associated Press midcentury poll.
Louis Polls 104 Votes.
It was strictly a two-man race
between Dempsey and Joe Louis,
the retired heavyweight champ,
with Dempsey q runaway winner.
OF the 393 votes. Dempsey drew
251 and Louis 104.
Henry Armstrong, q great triple
champion, polled Is votes. Gene
Tunney, who dethroned Dempsey,
drew only six votes for fourth
place.
The Dempsey Of the broiling
July 4 afternoon in 1919 at Toledo,
Ohio, has been called the perfect
fighting machine of all time. Ger
tainly there have been few to
compare with the weaving,
crouching terror who cut pom
derous Jess Willard to ribbons
that sizzling day and won the
heavyweight championship.
After flooring the massive Will
lard seven times in the first round,
Evening star., 1950-01-29
SteeIer Coach Sees Chandnois,
Gets Neither Yes Nor mo-
.AP Wirephoto,

the contract" the Pittsburgh
coach said.
HE wants a couple of more
conditions and some time to make
up his mind. The matter of NOV
ing all his furniture is bothering
him a little"
The Steelers' coach said Chand-
nois had been offered a job in
Flint and that his wife would
kind Of like to live there"
Chandnois said he had been
offered a position with the Buick
division Of General Motors in
Flint.
II want to play ball but this Is
all kind Of confusing" Chandnois
said. II don't want to rush into
anything. The Steelers are going
to be in touch with me and I'll
let them know later what I de-
eide"
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Dempsey Picked Over Louis Greatest Fighter Of Last SO Years
Armory Double Bill
Tops Week S 9-Game
Collegiate Card

The District areas top college
basketball teams play nine games
at home this week, a seasons
record, with Saturday nights
doubleheader at the Armory again
the big attraction.
New York University plays
Georgetown and the University of
North Carolina meets George
Washington on the seasons third
major twin bill on Saturday. The
Tar Heels open their invasion by
playing Maryland Friday night at
College Park.
Georgetown meets another
major opponent when it enter
tains Lafayette Wednesday night
at American University. The
Leopards won II and lost 3 Of
their pre-eXam games.
George Washington has a busy
week, as the Colonials visit Will
liam and Mary, the home of Chet
Giermak and Co. on Wednesday
and return home to entertain
weak V. M. I. Thursday at Eastern
High School. V. M. I. plays Mary
land Wednesday.
American University leads the
home game parade with three in
the A. U. gym. Tuesday night the
Eagles entertain the National Uni
versity Of Mexico, Friday entertain
Lynchburg College in a Mason
Dixon Conference game and
Saturday meet Drexel Tech, which
has lost only one game to date.
Catholic U. steps out of its Con-
ference to play Navy Wednesday
in Annapolis and visits Wash
ington College on Saturday.
| O of Mexico at American o.
Wilson Teachers at Salisbury.
Lafayette vs.. GEORGETOWN at American o.
George Washington at william and Mary.
V.MI. at MARYLAND.
Potomac at Wilson.
- THURSDAY.
V.MI. VS.. George Washington at Eastern.
rvncbburv a. msliCan pKlDAY' n
Towson VS.. Gallaudet at Eastern.
North Carolina st TrsnyR rMaTyland.
PsfSe pfSeI,c TECH at AmeEiGaa an s5inHfon o. co.v.
Gallaudet at Salisbury.
New York y. at GEORGETOWN.
sNorth Carolina et George washington.
.Doubieheader at Armory.
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Battles and Stydahar
Mentioned for Vacant
West Virginia Post
BY the Associated Press

MORGANTOWN, w. Va, Jan.
28.-The names of Cliff Battles,
Joe Stydahar. Johnny Brickrels
and Eek Allen already have popped
up in speculation about the vacant
West Virginia University football
coaching job.
Selection Of the new coach to
succeed Dud De Groot will be a
prime subject at the meeting of
the university's athletic council
Monday. The council has the re-
sponsibility of making the first
recommendation, with the final
choice resting with the schools
Board of Governors.
De Groot, coach Of the Noun
taineerS for the past two seasons,
resigned yesterday to take a
similar post at the University of
New Mexico.
An early choice Of the new
coach might be expected, accord
ing to one athletic council mem
ber. so that spring training plans
could be formulated.
Battles Played for Redskins.
Battles. q former West Virginia
Wesleyan player who later starred
in professional football with the
Washington Redskins, was one Of
those seriously considered two
y-ears ago before De Groot was
selected to replace Bill Kern.
Stydahar, former Mountaineer
tackle who now is an assistant with
the professional Los Angeles Rams,
also was leading candidate for
the job.
Brickels, former Wittenberg COL
lege star and currently assistant
football coach and head basket
ball coach at Miami (Ohio) Uni
versity, also was given some con-
sideration when Kern left.
Allen Is Aide at Fordham.
Allen, another candidate for the
job two years ago, Is former
west Virginia star who once served
as head coach and now is an assis-
tant coach at Fordham.
Meanwhile De Groot announced
that Line Coach Bob Titchenal
would move to New Mexico with
him. Titchenal played end and
center under De Groot at San
Jose State, and with the Wash
ington Redskins and Los Angeles
Dons in pro ball while De Groot
was coach.
Irwin (Stretch) Howell, backfield
coach under Kern and for De
Groot in 1948, and chief scout for
De Groot last season, turned down
an invitation to go along to New
Mexico, De Groot Said.A
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Episcopal High Noses Out
Rando| ph-Macon, 40-38
Special Dispoteh to The Star

FRONT ROYAL, Va, Jan. 28.-
The Episcopal High School team
from Alexandria defeated Ran
dolph-Macon Academy, 40-3S, in a
nip-and-tuck basketball game
here this afternoon.
Episcopal's Gamble was high
scorer with Is points, closely fol-
lowed by Rathbone, who had Il.
For the losers Skankle scored IS,
North IL.
Episcopal took an early lead but
was soon oyertaken. The score at
halftime was 21-21 and at the end
OF the third period 1923 in favor
of the visitors.
Episcopal's success with foul
shots was the deciding factor.
Evening star., 1950-01-29
238 to see Dempsey win easily on
a knockout in four rounds.
Fight Bankrupted Shelby.

The Firpo bout, probably the
most dramatic of all time, followed
closely a dreary Dempsey per-
formance against Tom Gibbons
at Shelby, Mont, July 4. 1923.
It was a financial f1asco that
plunged Shelby into bankruptcy,
and Dempsey failed to hurt Glib
bons in a bout that went the full
Is rounds. -..'-
All that was forgotten after the
Firpo battle at the Polo Grounds
September II, 1928. Knocked
down seven times in the first
round, the Wild Bull of the Ar
gentine Pampas knocked Dempsey
through the ropes to touch off one
Of the widest scenes in boxing
history.
With the help of newspaper
men, Dempsey barely scrambled
back through the ropes at the
count of nine. They still argue
about that one. Could Dempsey
have climbed back by himself?
Was Dempsey really knocked out?
Was Dempsey pushed or punched?
Nobody ever will know the real
answer. OF course, Dempsey
quickly fiattened Firpo in the sec
ond round. That fight did 81 ,188,-
sos and Dempsey's share was
$47o.000.
Not until he met Tunney in
the rain at Philadelphia on Sep
tember 2S, 1926. more than three
years later, did Dempsey risk his
title again. He lost it to the ex-
Marine boxing master before the
largest crowd ever to see q fight,
120.757. Dempsey received $718,-
S6S. his biggest purse. of the
$1,895,733 house.
Jack Forgot to Duck.
A ring-rusty Dempsey who
hadn't had a real fight in three
years explained this loss to Estelle
Taylor, his wife at the time.
II just forgot to duck, Honey"
he said. Those were the days when
Dempsey had discarded the
sweater and the cap for the fine
silk shirts of a gentleman.
A "warm-up" fight for the sec
ond Tunney match, a knockout
win over Jack Sharkey on July 81,
1927, produced another Million
dollar gate, and Dempsey collected
$350,711.
Discounting exhibitions and an
i'll fated comeback, Dempsey
wound up his active career in his
second bout with Tunney. In keep
ing with his character, it was
tumultous ending.
Dempsey lost again but not until
he had floored Tunney for the
famous "long count" of IA by
Referee Dave Barry in the sew
enth round. While Barry tried to
persuade Jack to retreat to
neutral corner, the seconds fitted
away and Tunney came around.
In those fleeting seconds Demp-
sey lost his chance of becoming the
only man in history to recapture
the heavyweight championship.
He did collect $425,000 as his
share of boxing's richest gate.
$2,658,660.
Evening star., 1950-01-29

Dempsey climbed out OF the ring
and started for his dressing room.
He didn't know the bell had rung
while the referee was counting
out Willard. Hustled back 10 the
ring, he went two more rounds
before Jess threw IN the towel.
His end Of the $2T.5oo purse
must have seemed like o fortune
to the ex-bouncer IN the red
sweater and tattered cap who left
home after the eighth grade and
took to the rails.
Learned the Hard Way.
The record books go back to
1915 on Dempsey. who was born
at Manassa, Colo, June "a, 1895
But he was fighting long before
1915. Moving from town to town
picking up whatever work he
could get and fighting for small
change, Dempsey learned the
trade the hard way.
Long before Jack Doc) Kearns
ever saw him, Dempsey came tx
New York. Nobody rolled out 6
plush carpet. He returned to tht
West and was knocked out by Fire.
man Jim Flynn, his only knockout
loss, at Murray, Utah, in 1917
Shortly after that Kearns came
into the picture.
The team Of Dempsey anc
Kearns, the old ballyhoo mer.
chant, rocketed to the top. They
hit the jackpot at Toledo. From
that time on they were in the bis
money. Georges Carpenter, Lui.
Angel Firpo and the two Tunney
fights were ahead, but before the
Tunney bouts, Dempsey ane
KearnS split.
With the help of Promoter Te1
Rickard the Dempsey-Kearns
team made boxing's first million.
dollar gate in 1921. Carpenter, 6
172-pound French war hero, wa.
the bait. The crowd paid 81 .789