Baseball Journey: Durocher Rickey Chandler MacPhail Battle
In a long excerpt from Arthur Mann, Leo Durocher battles pressure from Miller Huggins and a life of debt as he navigates fame with the Yankees. The tale covers promises and betrayals, late-night pool rooms, and the strain of superstardom in 1930s baseball.
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Vinoy Park
Bridge Delayed by Missing 63Foot Piles in Transit
In Providence the construction of a local bridge is delayed after 10 railcarloads of 63 foot piles were misrouted. The mishap halted progress and prompted investigations into the rail shipment and logistics.
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Belgium Congo Builds Modern International Airport at Leopoldville
The Belgian Congo progresses on a major aviation project constructing a modern international airport in Leopoldville to boost regional air travel and international connections.
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Belgian Congo
Leopoldville
Linn First Supermarket Visit 'Wonderful' By Roberta Underwood
Mrs. John Samuels and family, French war bride and children, visit their first American supermarket in Indiana. Danielle, 14, fluent in English and German, enjoys American sights and helps her mother with English. The family, en route from Germany to Camp Roberts California, traveled from Kansas City, following a stop with Sgt. Samuels’ relatives.
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Wealthy American dog Toby at center of Moscow broadcast
Interview with Toby, the alleged richest dog, disputes Radio Moscow claims of a $75,000,000 fortune and 45 servants. Toby says she is worth $100,000,000, inherited from a happy mistress who fled Russia with diamonds, and that her wealth funds are in stock, dog food, and whiskey.
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Bears 3 Raps but Loses on Fourth
In Louisville police arrested Edward L. Noes for drunken driving. He sat in the driver seat of a car being towed home when officers arrived. The judge ruled he could not be charged with drunken driving under those circumstances. Noel was fined $75 for drunkenness.
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Edward L. Noes
Noes
Noel
Bible Society Distributes 138,609 Bibles in Year
The Massachusetts Bible Society, founded the year Abraham Lincoln was born, reports a distribution of 138,609 Bibles during the past year reflecting broad outreach and charitable effort.
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U.P
Massachusetts Bible Society
Abraham Lincoln
Earthquake frequency estimated at sixty thousand yearly
Scientists estimate the earth experiences up to 60 000 earthquakes annually, ranging from small to large, averaging about 164 per day.
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Brothers Meet After 63 Years in Aust Colorado
Six Jereniassen brothers held a reunion in Aust Colorado for the first time in 63 years. Eldest Jens now 85 left Aarhus Denmark in 1888 for America. youngest Nels 66 was three. All six brothers were present with 25 descendants, except a sister Mrs Marea Fons of Denmark.
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Python at Milwaukee zoo balks at mirror viewing
A 29 foot python at Milwaukee's Washington Park Zoo reportedly refused to approach its pool after a mirror was placed to give visitors a better look. Officials said the snake was apparently afraid of its own reflection, leading to two weeks of balky behavior before the incident continued.
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Milwaukee
Washington Park Zoo
Child Pool Scene Sees Boy Edge Back Into Water
A swimmer resists the current, slipping toward the pool. He keeps his head above water to avoid the mirror reflection, staying where visibility remains limited and safe.
9-Year-Old Man Fined for Speeding
Harrisburg report notes Phil Greg describes a four and a half hour trip by a 99 year old man Horton who forgot his fishing license and faced a brief license suspension after admitting a past speeding citation. He recalls paying a fine for going 51 in a 50 mph zone and having his license taken for 90 days.
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Harrisburg
Phil Greg
Horton
Veteran Boston cartoonist Vacationing With His 101-Year-Old Mother
Ed Payne, 81, a Boston newspaper comic strip artist, is vacationing in Woodstock Vermont with his 101-year-old mother, providing a rare glimpse of family ties and long career in the news drawing profession.
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Ed Payne
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