Plains Creamery and Dalby Win in Jaycee Loop Softball
Plains Creamery edged Furr Food Store 12 to 4 in Jaycee League play. Dalby Motor Freight remained unbeaten by routing King-Speer Drug 13 to 2, with five runs in the first inning and big bursts later. A makeup game will follow the first night game between Civic League San Jacinto Kiwanis and the Elks, while Arnholz Coffee meets Dalby Motor Freight. Vick and McPather, Harbert and Hall were credited in the scoring summary.
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Jaycee
San Jacinto Kiwanis
The
Elks
Arnholz Coffee
Roberts-Olver-Magnolia
Dalby Motor Freight
King-Speer Drug
Vick
McPather
Harbert and
Hall
Watch Palmer In Open Golf
Freddy Corcoran touts Johnny Palmer as a dark horse in the National Open. Palmer from Badin North Carolina rose from a modest start to a Carolina Open winner and leads National Open qualifying, described as a stylish, confident 5-10, 140 pound pro with potential to shine.
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Palmer
Whitney Martin
New York
Special News Service
Freddy Corcoran
Johnny Palmer
Corcoran
Greensboro
Badin
N. C
Clayton Heather
Pinehurst
Runyan
Hogan
Carolina Pines
Joe Thorne to Enter 500 Mile Indianapolis Race
No man from Mars here but Joe Thorne, wealthy speed driver, will compete in the 500 mile race at Indianapolis on Memorial Day. He wears a mask he fashioned to protect his face while driving his car at over 100 miles an hour. Thorne has two cars entered.
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Mars
Joe Thorne
Indianapolis Memorial Day
Thorne
Amarillo
Department of Public Safety
South Polk Street
Panhandle
Joe Jenkins
Harper
Burglar Wears Mask To Foil Tear Gas Attack
Salt Lake City police arrested an 18 year old man in the act of burglarizing a drug store. He wore a cloth mask described as a tear gas precaution and told officers it was devised to guard against gas attacks. The mask proved ineffective when hooded and blinded him when worn.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Wua
Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds Faceback-to-back Schedule
Coach Al Garten notes a grueling ten game fall stretch for Eastern New Mexico College football starting Sept. 20 at Flagstaff and continuing through late November with only one open weekend. The slate includes Flagstaff, McMurry, Oklahoma City University, St. Marys, N M M I, P A M C, N M Highlands, Adams State, Silver City, and Alva Teachers.
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Adams State
Gettysburg To Receive Statue of Longstreet
The Longstreet Memorial Association announces a statue unveiling at Gettysburg National Military Park, honoring Gen James Longstreet, Robert E. Lee’s deputy and Civil War veteran, near the site where he reputedly urged restraint before Pickett’s charge.
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Gettysburg
Harrisburg
James Longstreet
Robert E. Lee
Gettysburg National Military Park
Longstreet Memorial Association
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Georgia
East Tennessee
Lee
Pickett
Cemetery Hill
Bell at St. Michael's Church Cracks Again in 1814 Echo
Marblehead reports the St. Michael's Church bell, once fixed by Paul Revere in 1814 to mend a crack, cracked again during this year's Independence Day celebration. The event mirrors the historic repair by Revere and notes anew the bell's damage.
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Paul Revere
Marblehead
Mass
St. Michael's Church
Dazzling Age Set at 16 for High School Girls
In San Francisco a judge declared sixteen the “dazzling age” for high school girls, while Martha Belle Jeffers, 16, won a new trial over a $27,500 damage award after a collision with a railroad locomotive. Jeffers testified about the crash for half an hour, arguing the jury was swayed by her appearance.
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San Francisco
San Francisco and Napa Valley Railroad
Martha Belle Jeffers
Crete as Key to Axis Moves in Eastern Mediterranean
The article analyzes how capturing Crete would widen Axis options by threatening Cyprus and Egypt, enabling a drive through the Suez Canal and threatening Alexandria, with Crete serving as a base for bombers within reach of the Libyan frontier and Egypt. It notes British losses of equipment and the difficulty of replacing large air plants.
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Crete
Mediterranean
America
London
Cyprus
Syria
Saea Canal
Axia
Egypt
Alexandria
Suez Canal
Greece
Effe
Hitler
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Axan Theat
Sto “Pett
NTA
YMC
Tia
Griesedieck Western Brewery Co
Belleville, Ill
Dallas - Fort Worth Houston
Texas Panhandle
Miller & Miller Motor Freight Lines
Plains Creamery
Dalby
Greathouse
Baker
King
Nelson Drug Potter
Sag Chisholm
Routaon
Taylor
Roark
Coca-Cola Mills
Singletary
Gill Sucee
Tate
Wilson
Harvey Southworth
H. Southworth
Jones
Hale Oe
Harper O
Blind
Bell
Caterpi
Joe William
Seagvar
ENMC
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Tropitex
James Cagney
Dixie Dice
Steffen’s Ice Cream Co
Tropi-Tex Imperial
Blackburn Bros
West Texas
Fey
York
Frost
Tyler
Lane
Service
Walter Irwin
Mercury
Lincoln Taylor
Tion
Art Jordan
Motor Freight Lines
Keith Motor Go
DODGE
Fillmore Yh
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