Ruth Leads Opening Day Hitting Rally for Yankees
Babe Ruth sparked a high scoring opener as the Yankees blasted seven homers, with Sam Byrd adding two four baggers and Lou Gehrig Jimmy Foxx and Al Simmons also homering. The crowd sizes varied by city as Brooklyn and Cincinnati hosted large gatherings to witness the early season excitement.
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Opening Day in MLB Produces Mixed Results Across Leagues
Weather delays and rainouts opened the season as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10 to 2 in front of 5,987 fans. The Phillies topped the Giants 13 to 5, while the White Sox defeated the Browns 9 to 2. Reds rallied late to beat the Cubs 5 to 4 and Ed Brandt shined for the Braves in a 3 to 0 win over Brooklyn. Total attendance for six games was about 117,000 with storms dipping crowds in cities from Boston to Detroit. A separate Salt Lake City report notes Daniel Daly, age 60, in critical condition after a heart attack reported the day prior.
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Family Pleads for Slayer's Life in West Virginia
In Clarksburg West Virginia the Pauletta family appeals to Governor Conley for clemency for Frank Pauletta condemned for murder after surrendering in Cloverdale Pennsylvania. He escaped jail in 1914 and lived a quiet life before recognition led to his capture. Pauletta is to be hanged April 22 and is in Moundsville prison.
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Mistreated Girl Accuses Parents In Torture Case
A seven year old Barbara Marie Trowbridge described torture by her father Alvin Trowbridge and stepmother Mrs Anna Smith in Gloversville New Mexico. She weighed 35 pounds when she spoke, saying a hot stove poker was pressed on her foot while the father watched. She also alleged being struck with a strap and burned to intensify pain.
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Barbara Marie Trowbridge
Anna Smith
Alvin Trowbridge
Uhler Reinstated at LSU After Cane Juice Controversy
Dr. John Earle Uhler, dismissed last fall as associate professor of English at Louisiana State University for writing the novel Cane Juice, was reinstated today after the university board of supervisors condemned the work and reflection on the institution.
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Louisiana State University
University Board of Supervisors
To Soften Brown Sugar Place In Bread Box A Day
Eagle Want Ads promises results with a simple tip to soften hard brown sugar by storing it in the bread box for one day.
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Eagle
Professor Elizabeth Lynsky Attends Catholic Peace Conference
Miss Elizabeth M. Lynsky of Hunter College attended the sixth annual Catholic Association for International Peace conference in Cleveland Ohio. Delegates from across the United States and leading Catholic Church figures gathered to urge global peace efforts.
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Giant double headed duck egg shocks Dothan reader
C V Oliver a Dothan veteran engineer found a duck egg about 50 percent larger than his ducks. He opened it to reveal an inner egg with yolk and albumen inside the outer shell. A similar report from Monongahela Pennsylvania described a duck egg twice normal size with inner and outer shells.
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Dothan
Dixie
Oliver
Monongahela
A. M. Kesterson
News Dispatch
How They Stand and Yesterday's Scores
Baseball style standings and results for multiple teams, with upcoming games listed. Includes references to Washington Boston New York St Louis Chicago Philadelphia and others with scattered scores and schedule notes.
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Coincidence or bias in 1932 steamship fares tied to Finland opening
In a 1932 column, Barbs Moa comments on steamship line excursion fares rising before Finland’s big opening, questions government treatment of Russia trade, and riffs on Hoover, with Butler seeking divine guidance and voters wanting quieter campaigns amid trade and money woes.
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French Premier Denounces U S Disarmament Plans
In Geneva on April 13 Premier Andre Tardieu called the American proposal to abolish tanks heavy mobile guns and gas useless and insufficient for security. He argued only joint action against aggressors can ensure safety and objected that battleships were not addressed.
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Andre Tardieu
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Local Cotton Firm Head Dies After Fire Burns
Pine Bluff Arkansas April 12 Alex Strauss 70 head of the cotton firm Alex Strauss and Son died today a few hours after he suffered burns in a fire that destroyed his home
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