World Series Opening Day Captures New York Frenzy
About 80 000 baseball fans flock to Yankee stadium for the first day of the world series as Mayor Walker is expected to throw the first ball. Cardinals favored to win with strong pitching and a calm New York crowd waits on bleacher seats and scalpers at high prices.
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Surrounded by Food Chef in Box Car Nearly Starves
Edward Connelly a 38 year old chef was trapped inside a boxcar for seven days amid a cargo of canned foods on a lonesome siding in Milwaukee He feared breaking in would be seen as theft and later used hunger to force entry after losing his knife rescue arrived yesterday leaving him near starved but alive The incident highlights his isolation and the danger of misinterpreting food as loot by a starving man
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Milwaukee
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Russia joins Kellogg pact group renouncing war
United Press reports Soviet Russia officially joined nations pledging to renounce war as national policy. The French embassy delivered Moscow's formal adherence to the Kellogg anti war treaty to the State Department, with officials noting only that the document would be filed with the treaty and not made public. The move awaits possible Senate action.
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Peanut-packed World Series Ready for Crowd Supply
About 1,000 volunteers received badges and instructions as workers packed carloads of peanuts for the World Series. Goober sacks were heaped for the crowd with hopes that 80,000 people will eat a carload daily. The event launches at 1 30 Pm EST as Babe Ruth and the pageantry of the series build toward a peanut filled spectacle.
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Peanut Kings
Adherence Notice Delays In Disarmament Treaty Ratification
Reports indicate the treaty transmission for ratification will appear in an unusually lengthy notice of adherence that disputes disarmament terms and criticizes the treaty as interpreted by Great Britain France and the United States. Separately a government tug rescued the crew of the Spanish steamer Axpe Mendi after it ran aground near Bonavista Island on October 1 with salvage deemed unlikely.
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Hagen Faces Tough Quarterfinals In Pro Golf Championship
Walter Hagen's title defense grows tougher as he nears the quarterfinals, facing potential battles against Leo Diegel Gene Sarazen and Al Espinosa after beating Julian Blanton 2 up. Diegel cruises past George Christ 6 and 4, Sarazen defeats Fred Dudley 3 and 6, while Espinosa edges Bob McDonald 1 up after 37 holes.
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Offer to Meet Baptist Shortage Seen
Nashville October 4 Southern Baptist churches were asked to take a special offering on November 11 to cover a 953000 shortage in Clinton S Carnes former home mission board treasurer accounts. An audit showed 200000 lost from the building fund and the remainder came from secretly placed notes unpaid, disrupting the churchs building program.
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Nashville
Tenn
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Two Pennsylvanians head to Hollywood for work not fame
In Lancaster on October 4, two local men, bricklayer George Brown and plumber George Witmer, hike to Hollywood with no plans to seek acting jobs. They say their aim is to continue their trades while pursuing the unknown path.
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Lancaster
Hollywood
George Brown
George Witmer
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Major League Draft Returns Highlight Luther Roy and More
Prospective return of former stars marked the annual draft. Luther Roy moved from Birmingham to the Phillies after 19 wins and 5 losses this season. Pittsburgh chose Earl Sheely from Sacramento. Cincinnati led with four picks as New York and Cleveland offered limited bids. American and National League selections listed with teams and players across multiple cities.
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Sacramento
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Floyd Walker and Father Visit Tennesee Visit
Floyd Walker manager of the Victory-Wilson store leaves for Dalhart to join his father C H Walker and likely proceed to Tennessee for a short recuperation after an appendectomy. He did not recover as rapidly as usual.
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Victory-Wilson
Dalhart
C. H. Walker
Tennessee
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