Chix Bark at Vols Heels in Mephis Doubleheader Sweep
Memphis pitchers Joe Roxbury and Joe Kohlman led a doubleheader sweep over Chattanooga and Lookouts 6-0 and 10-0. The wins narrowed Memphis’s gap to four and a half games behind Nashville. Nashville lost 9-6 in 11 innings to New Orleans, and tied 2-2 in a game ended by darkness. Atlanta, Birmingham, and Knoxville results noted.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Nashville Vols
Joe Roxbury
Joe Kohlman
Roxbury
Chattanooga
Kohlman
Lookouts
Nashville
Vols
New Orleans
Atlanta
Crackers
Wilfred le Febvre
Little Rock
Birmingham
Knoxville
Gloom Fills 3 New York Teams In Baseball Showdown
Sunday action left the Yankees reeling as the Giants and Dodgers split and the Browns edged New York in two tight games. Linus Frey homered off Whitlow Wyatt in the loss, while Jim Turner silenced the Brooklyns in another strong outing.
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New York
Yankees
Giants
Dodgers
Browns
Brooklyn
Whitlow Wyatt
Cincinnati
Linus Frey
Brooks
Jim Turner
Pirates
Polo Grounds
Max Butcher
Truett Sewell
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
Cubs
Bees
Calude Passeau
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Oscar Vitt
Athletics
Bob Feller
al Milnar
Detroit Tigers
Washington Nats
Barney McCosky
Indians Bury the Hatchet and Keep pennant push alive
Cleveland Indians withdraw demands for a new manager and reach a peace with Oscar Vitt agreeing to return as player. A large turnout at a pow wow sees players sign a statement that Vitt should not resign, with club president Alva Bradley declaring the matter closed.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Oscar Vitt
Vitt
Alva Bradley
Hundred Planes Mass Landing At Randolph Field
At Randolph Field Texas an armada of 100 planes landed in mass formation then lifted off again ten minutes later. The young pilots averaging 23 returned to the air after lunch and within a year the Army Air Corps aims to train 7,000 pilots a year. By November 1,292 boys will begin training every five weeks and 28 new fields have expanded nationwide.
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Randolph Field
Tex
Texas Prairie U
Army Air Corps
Baseball Results in National League Scores Report
Chicago beat Boston 9 to 5 in a high scoring matchup. Cincinnati fell to Brooklyn 5 to 1 while Pittsburgh at New York 5 to 0. St Louis dropped to Philadelphia 3 to 1 with Philadelphia winning.
Baseball Scores From April Eightteen Highlights
Boston beat Chicago 3 to 5 in a 12 inning first game. New York defeated St Louis 12 to 6. Detroit edged Washington 8 to 7. Cleveland split with Philadelphia 4 to 2 and 4 to 3.
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Boston
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Baseball scores from multiple games across cities
In Little Rock and Atlanta the second game ended after the third, wet grounds noted. Birmingham beat Knoxville 4 to 3 in a 12 inning opener, Memphis tied Chattanooga 6 to 6, New Orleans won 9 to 2 over Nashville in 11 innings while the second game remained tied through the fifth due to darkness.
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Little Rock
Atlanta
Birmingham
Knoxville
Memphis
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Nashville
L. Pet
Waahvills
Birmingham One
Scheduled Baseball Games For Today
Pittsburgh versus Boston is listed as a doubleheader with two games. St Louis hosts Brooklyn. Chicago travels to New York. Cincinnati visits Philadelphia. Southern Association features Littl Rock at Atlanta and Birmingham at Knoxville. No American League games scheduled.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Knoxville
Montgomery schools to run nine months 1940 41 term start Sept 9
Montgomery County schools will operate on a nine month basis for the 1940 41 term opening September 9, Superintendent C M Dannelly announced. Small negro rural schools will run seven months.
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Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery County
C. M. Dannelly
Dannelly
Varnish Mix-Up Delays Dinner in Lincoln Kitchen
Mrs. Mary Collins found her kitchen floor would not dry after varnishing and learned the product was motor oil instead. The mishap disrupted meal preparation from breakfast onward in Lincoln Nebraska.
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Lincoln, Neb
Mary Collins
Daily Want Ad Promises Desirable Apartments for Rent
Good apartments remain in demand and readers are urged to rent via the Daily Want Ad. The notice highlights availability and easy placement for renters seeking living space in a competitive market.
Briez Chats About Sports With Fordham and Gophers
New York sports column notes Fordham athletic director Jack Coffey traveled to Minneapolis to discuss a football series with Minnesota. Mentions Dizzy Dean receiving one Texas League All Star vote and Carl Hubbell’s arm recovery as context for ongoing baseball chatter. Corny references cap the piece with a tease about Poughkeepsie tomorrow.
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Pddie Brietz
New York
Fordham
Minnesota
Jack Coffey
Minneapolis
Dizzy Dean
Joe Medwick
Christy Walsh
Cubs
Dean
Carl Hubbell
Poughkeepie
Cornell
Baseball Figures Remembered On Father’s Day
The New York World Telegram recalls Jimmy Walker praising Sunday baseball Branch Rickey and the farm system Larry MacPhail night baseball in the majors Harry M Stevens and Roger Bresnahan Shin guards cited as legacy items on Father’s Day reflecting historic baseball culture.
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New York World-Telegram
Jimmy Walker
Branch Rickey
Larry MacPhail
Harry M. Stevens
Roger Bresnahan
Notable Sports Echoes From Oklahoma Scene and Boxing
The piece blends sports chatter about Oklahoma A football alumni joining pro teams this fall and coach Tom Stidham's role. It names Jiddie Mead and Buddy Moore as recruits, notes Joe Louis like looks, spots Maxie Rosenbloom, and cites rumors about Medwick and Dempsey activities plus a stray Cleveland/ Brooklyn beat.
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Godoy
Oklahoma A
Tom Stidham
Jiddie Mead
Buddy Moore
Joe Louis
Maxie Rosenbloom
Strand
Dr Liston Named President of Davis-Elkins College
Dr R T L Liston son of Rev and Mrs Liston will become president of Davis Elkins College in Elkins West Virginia. He is currently associate professor of Bible at Southwestern University Memphis and says he is sorry to leave Memphis and Southwestern while expressing belief in the South and the college’s work.
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R. T. L. Liston
R. T. Liston
Davis-Elkins College
Elkins
West, Va
Liston
Southwestern University
Memphis
Southwestern
South
Local Notes From Morgan County Somerville area
Community visitors and residents are listed with appearances in Somerville and nearby towns. Notables include Prof Cecil Weaver and J W Winton visiting friends, Mrs H L Aldridge recovering after surgery in Birmingham, and multiple guests staying with Ben Blevins and others. Mentions of hospital visits, travel, and family visits span Decatur Hartselle Lawrenceburg Nashville and Mobile. The article also notes a description of gum guaiac from the guaiacum tree used to preserve lard.
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Cecil Weaver
J. W. Winton
Hartselle
Thomas Minor
Trenton
Georgia
Annie Black
Sarah Willis
John
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Edith Craig
Nashville
Tennessee
Emma Harlan
H. L. Aldridge
Somerville Methodist Church
Norwood Hospital
Birmingham
Alyene Draper
Decatur
Ben Blevins
Leonard McClure
Howle-Block
Fred Jennings
Norfolk
Virginia
Robert Hardy
Willie Hardy
Everett Lemmond
H. C. Lemmonds
Walter Grizzard
Maxine
Woodland Mills
Margaret Ransom
Maggie Ransom
J. Earl Gurley
Baugh’'s Infirmary
Clara Lemmond
Wesley Turney
Wilbur Wade
Mobile
Ala
Tom Wade
Lard Processing Development Bared
Chicago June 17 John Holmes president of Swift and Company announced a revolutionary development in lard processing calling it the most important improvement in shortening in 50 years The addition of small quantities of a vege- table element was described as the key advance backing a major efficiency claim.
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Chicago
John Holmes
Swift & Company
Two Die In Memphis In Dump Scavenging Tragedy
City health authorities and police scanned autopsy reports in the deaths of unemployed house painter Robert Hardwick aged 52 and his wife Lettie 41 who told police they scavenged a city garbage dump for good. They died within five days of a reported incident.
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Memphis
Tenn
Robert Hardwick
Lettie
TVA Hearing Delayed on Alabama Property Sale
A Birmingham hearing on Alabama Power Co. petition to sell and convey North Alabama properties to TVA was postponed to Tuesday June 25 by the Public Service Commission because a TVA engineer cannot attend. The affected counties include Jackson Madison Limestone Lauderdale Colbert Lawrence Morgan Marshall De Kalb Cherokee Cullman and other localities. The session starts at 10 30 a m in the Jefferson County Courthouse.
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Montgomery
Ala
Birmingham
Alabama Power Co
North Alabama
TVA
Public Service Commission
Commission
Jackson
Madison
Limestone
Lauderdale
Colbert
Lawrence
Morgan
Marshall
DeKalb
Cherokee
Cullman
Jefferson County
Balanced diet details for Westmoreland Camp meals
Miss Myrtle Luckett and J. L. Hubbard outline a well balanced weekly menu for Camp Westmoreland Boy Scouts. Shared meals include steak and gravy, fried chicken, roast beef, chicken and dumplings, ice cream, desserts, and punch with ample carbohydrates. Meals are served family style, eight per table, with cabin leaders as table leaders. Saturday dinners occur outdoors with cabin cooking. Mothers may inspect the camp kitchen.
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Camp Westmoreland
Myrtle Luckett
Huntsville Hospital
J. L. Hubbard
Idle Hardwick promised steady painting job after layoff
The minutes note Hardwick, idle for months, was promised a steady painting position soon and was to return to activity after a period of inactivity.
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