Stoneham Keeps Middlesex League Lead With Wins
Stoneham, leaders of the Middlesex League, won their eighth and ninth straight games after defeating Belmont and Reading. Wakefield sits second with eight wins, four losses, following Tuesday's results. Melrose beat Lexington 6 2 and Belmont defeated Winchester as Concord faces Melrose Wednesday.
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Concord
Stoneham High
Concord High
Belmont
Reading
Middlesex
Wakefield
Melrose
Lexington
Winchester
Canceled Seven Mile Road Race Dampens Spring Sport Hopes
The annual seven miles from Maynard to Fort Pond Littleton has been canceled for this year. Local memories honor founders and champions from 1929 Jael Pakkonen to 1949 Johnny Kelley with records and notable winners. The piece notes ongoing Hudson High School sports and Maynard Country Club events later this season.
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Maynard
Fort Pond
Littleton
Laurila Brothers
Georgie Lousala
Henry Launola
Jael Pakkonen
Gardner
Lew Pawson
Mikko Hietaner
Mgry
Johnny Kelley
Ed Cook
Pawson
Ann Eino Pentti
P. A.C
Stan Bondeleviteh
Hudson H. S
Hudsonians
Maynard Country Club
Maynard Triumphs 7 1 Over Wayland In Junior High Baseball
Maynard Junior High baseball defeated Wayland 7 to 1 at Wayland Field on Monday afternoon. The big third inning produced most of Maynard’s runs. Key hits included a leadoff single by Dickie Sluyski and a bunt single by Roger Murray, with Teddy Clancy connecting for a two run double. Magiarelli reached on an error, Mariani scored on Niemi’s double, and Sluyski later drove in a run on a wild pitch.
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Maynard
Emerson Jr. High
Wayland
Dickie Sluyski
Roger Murray
Teddy Clancy
Magiarelli
Ek Mariani
Tnt Aer
Billy Murphy
Sluyski
Mariani
Niemi
Middlesex Lions Lose to Andover in Lacrosse Clash
On Wednesday May 17 Middlesex traveled to Andover for a lacrosse match won 39 to 10 by Andover. The game swung throughout with Andover sealing it with a final goal with 15 seconds remaining. Nov 18,1 ar eterna Sin delivered his immortal address.
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Concord
Middlesex
Andover
Ar Eterna Sin
Sawyer Stars As H S Wins 5th In League
Concord high school defeated Wakefield 6 to 1 in a Middlesex League game. Captain Charlie Sawyer struck out 11, allowing only one run on five hits. Jimmy McKenna led Wakefield with two hits, while Concord's Charlie Bowie and Leo Bayeur contributed key defensive and offensive plays.
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Concord
Charlie Sawyer
Concord High
Wakefield High
Sawyer
Rich
Wakefield
Bayeur
Moran
Stanton
St Mark's 2nds Defeat Middlesex in tight win at Milton
On Wednesday May 17 Middlesex second baseball team visited St. Mark's and lost 5 to 4 in the second game of a two game set that Middlesex had won earlier. On Saturday May 20 Middlesex 2nds beat Milton 8 to 6 after building an 8 to 1 lead by the eighth inning before Milton rallied.
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St. Mark’s
Middlesex
Milton
Concord
St. Mark's
Maynard Juniors Edge Westford 7 6 In Junior League
Maynard Junior High rallied from behind to beat Westford 7 to 6 in a Middlesex Junior High League game at Westford. Roy Watrus started for Maynard. Donald Torppa relieved and allowed only 3 hits over four innings with 17 strikeouts. Jimmy Duggan had 2 hits in 3 trips. Len Massarelli and Eddie Beals added a double each.
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Maynard
Middlesex
Jimmy Duggan
Len Massarelli
Eddie Beals
Building Awards Record Big Jump in Massachusetts Contracts
Contracts for building and heavy engineering in Massachusetts rose 78 percent from April 1949 and 6 percent above March this year. Residential awards reached 20.28 million dollars, non residential 16.87 million, heavy engineering 12.27 million. Residential work climbed 68 percent from March. non residential projects fell 28 percent. heavy engineering up 11 percent. Eastern Massachusetts contracts were 26 percent below March yet 45 percent above April last year according to F W Dodge surveys.
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Boston
Massachusetts
F. W. Dodge Corp
Suffolk
Middlesex
Norfolk
Essex
Amateur does O K in St Louis driving school test
St Louis Mrs Louis Stathos, new to driving, scored 98 in the annual safety council safe driving school. She finished among 399 women students with a strong showing, placing just behind the top graduate.
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St. Louis
Louis Stathos
The
Safety Council
One of One Thousand Winchester Rifle Sought by Collectors
The American Rifleman calls for owners to inspect their rare One of One Thousand Model 73 rifles from 1875 to 1879. The search seeks serial numbers and history of the 124 known examples as 1950 marks the 75th anniversary of the line.
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American Rifleman
National Rifle Association
Winchester
New Haven
Oliver F. Winchester
Pioneer
New Haven Firearms
Winchester 73
Jimmy Stewart
Shelly Winters
Ripley Yarn Involves Quail Pie Prankster Quail
A Knoxville druggist B C Hoskins returns from a hunt with five undressed quail. His family freezes the quail and a Missus pie later reveals a dead quail nibbling the pie as the door opens. Chambliss relays the tale.
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Chambliss
Pierce
Knoxville
Tenn
Clinton
B. C. Hoskins
Hosking
Chukars in Oregon from Washington Game Commission
The Washington state game commission will furnish the Oregon game commission with 500 chukar eggs this season. Eggs will be sent to the Her habitat is believed a bie.
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Washington State Game Commission
Oregon Game Commission
Clinton plans Centennial Week with parade and fireworks
Clinton completes plans for a May 28 to June 3 Centennial Week featuring a five mile parade on June 3 with 25 bands and 50 giant balloons, a Walter P. Bowers Memorial Hospital dedication, and events led by local and national figures. Over 3400 invitations issued. expected turnout about 20 000 with dignitaries including President Truman and Governor Dever.
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Clinton
Worcester County
Walter P. Bowers Memorial Hospital
Joan Wright
Worcester
Larry Green
Truman
Dever
Michael E. Kelly
Pat Philbin
Austin
Kittredge
Morton
Jackuith
John J. Mitchell
Matthew Connelly
Robert Freel
Sarah O’toole
Edith Mason
Joseph T. Peters
Dimes Trade In Buys Car In Connellsville
Joseph Koslosky a local grocer in Connellsville Pennsylvania traded his old car plus 1405 dimes for a new automobile. The dimes saved over ten years filled ten quart buckets illustrating the scale of the cash gift to the dealer.
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Connellsville
U.P
Joseph Koslosky
Misdirected Effort in Bedtime Tape Ruse
A drunken husband crept upstairs after a row and taped the bathroom mirror. The next morning his wife questioned him about the prank, and he claimed innocence while she accused him of drunkenness. She challenged him who had peeled off the adhesive tape.
Kentucky rookie angers officer over saluting manners
A Kentucky rookie encounters a second lieutenant and a tense exchange about military courtesy. The rookie jests and the officer retorts with a sharp lesson on saluting, highlighting junior humor and discipline in a wartime setting.
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Kentucky
Penguin Pool Murder Director Quips About Penguin Hire
While touring the film set for The Penguin Pool Murder the director joked a penguin is hired for the role and paid 150 dollars weekly. A bystander quips that he had to be born a human.
Worn Bench Tale of Two Wrecks and Advice
Two battered men sat on a city park bench. One proclaims he never took advice from anyone. The other says he followed everybody's advice. Their exchange contrasts pride and humility in a concise urban vignette.
Fain Query Youth and Miss Exchange Compliment
A brief dialogue captures a youth asking if anyone ever told the young woman how wonderful she is and the Miss replies no. He questions where she formed the belief, revealing a playful social exchange.
Indisputable Proof of Dawn in Father’s Morning Whisper
A humorous verse depicts a father waking his wife at dawn by noting the baby is asleep. The exchange plays on the notion of time and awakenings. The origin appears as a lighthearted line about domestic routine and a sleeping infant.
Exchange Sparks Playful Passion in Witty Retort
A playful dialogue centers on kissing and moral improvement with sharp retort about heaven in one night, showcasing flirtatious banter between man and woman. The line highlights teasing romance and humor in a brief exchange.
Incognito Barber Exchange Sparks Memory Joke
A humorous comic exchange features a barber questioning a returning customer about his face and the customer replying that the issue has healed. The dialogue plays on recognition and the idea of memory and healing as punchline.
Summer at the Fraternity House
The boys return to the fraternity after summer break and compare activities. One says he worked at his dad's office, while another admits he spent the season loafing.
Never Got Caught: Man Answers Job Arrest Question
A man filling a job application was asked if he had ever been arrested. He answered no and when prompted why he hadn’t, he replied Never got caught.
Fisherman Manuel Vierra among victims in drifting vessel incident
Reported in New Bedford Manuel Vierra 65 listed among those involved as the Alice May and the dragger Manuel Lina and son-in-law struggled in water and were rescued. The piece also notes GM stock activity and a London hospital death of Field Marshal Earn aged 67 amid various legal notices and trials.
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Manuel Vierra
New Bedford
Alice May
Manuel Lina
Iain
London Hospital
London
Earn
Philadelphia Newsman Held on Spying Charges in Secret Hearing
A Philadelphia man faced a secret hearing on charges tied to atomic secrets allegedly obtained by British spy Klaus Fuchs. The suspect was held on $100,000 bail as his case moves toward a June 12 proceeding.
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Philadelphia
Trians
Klaus Fuchs
Gold
F McGranery
Shoe World New England Labor Costs Report
A labor department note reports per pair costs for men shoes in New England and the Nation. A Jamaica Plain man, nine days into a divorce, shot himself following a dispute with his ex wife at her apartment door. Doctors at Lake hospital said there was little hope.
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Boston
Jamaica Plain
Little
Fragmented notice of police activity and wartime broadcasts
A chaotic clipping reports police gambling traces, Brookline investigations, and a broad mix of wartime events. It mentions John Foley, six children, and a 2 P M incident, plus FBI references and a fire in St Andrews. The usable text shifts rapidly between locations and topics, lacking coherent one-article focus.
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Bro
John Foley
Jon
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