Wileiner's Mando Aquatennial Canoe Run News
Wileiner's event will span 450 miles down the Mississippi from Bern to Minnesota in July with women entering the race. The Kennel Club dog show in Chicago was televised on Channel K-9 featuring Airedales as a highlight. White Sox pitchers showed wild control in 17 exhibitions, issuing 93 walks and prompting jokes about their interpretation of balls and strikes under new rules.
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Perby
Mississippi
Berntd
Minn
Internationa Kennel Club
Chicago
White Sox
Jack Onslow
Kleiner
Korner
Faye
Olympia Dominates Derby Trial Over Six Contenders
Favorite Olympia won the one mile Derby Trial by a length and a quarter over six rivals in Louisville. Jockey Eddie Arcaro said he would not trade his chances with any Derby contenders and noted Olympia’s time matched Citation’s 1:37 3-5 from last year. Capot, Ocean Drive, Romeleer and Petey Cotter followed, with many likely Derby entries mentioned including Ponder and Wine List among others.
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Louisville
Tor Endayie Wes
O i
F. W. Hooper
Eddie Arcaro
Olympia
Runton the Roses
Calumet Farm
Pondep
Larwin
Whirlaway
Hoop, Jr
Citation
Greentree Stable
Capot Fins
Hooper
Ocean Drive
John Gaver
Ben Jones
Calumet
Ponder
Wine
Johns Joy
J. A. Kinard, Jr
Royce G. Martin
Keeneland
Isadore Mbierber
Clifford Movers
Old Rockport
Ada L. Rice
Lexbrook
Lextown
Duplicator
J. H. Seley
Afton Villa Farms
Atlanta Crackers Take Over Southern Lead In Baseball
The Atlanta Crackers beat the Little Rock Travelers 3-2 to seize first in the Southern Association with eight wins and four losses, edging the New Orleans Pelicans by a half game in games played as New Orleans won 9-2 over Nashville. Little Rock fell to third. Mobile beat Chattanooga, and Birmingham lost to Memphis. Lloyd Gearhart hit a home run.
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Associated Press
Atlanta Crackers
Little Rock Travelers
Southern Association
Crackers
New Orleans Pelicans
Pels
Pelicans
Little Rock
New Orleans
Nashville Vols
Mobile
Chattanooga Lookouts
Durocher Returns to Giants After Suspension Lift
Leo Durocher resumes managing the New York Giants after a four day rest and reinstatement by Commissioner Chandler. He faces a separate assault charge from a Brooklyn fan, Fred Boysen, whom Durocher allegedly struck after a Polo Grounds game won by Brooklyn. Chandler found evidence insufficient to prove deliberate assault but criticized clubs for fan abuse and policing at the Polo Grounds.
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Will Grimsley
NEW York
Leo Durocher
New York Giants
Brooklyn
A. B. Chandler
Cincinnati
Chandler
Durocher
Fred Boysen
Polo Grounds
Giants
Frankie Fisch
Jaysen
Upper Manhattan
Benjamin Hu
Chasin
Boysen
Duracher
Sixth inning rally gives Atlanta narrow win in spite of hits
Rookie Bill MacDonald starred for the Vols in their winning effort against the Pelicans. The Vols limited them to five hits as MacDonald earned his third straight triumph. Russell Rose drove Mobile with three singles as they beat Lookout pitching. Memphis defeated Birmingham for its first Chick victory in eight games, tallying 15 hits off three Birmingham hurlers.
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Atlanta
Bill MacDonald
Vols
States Sales Tax Take Reaches Record High In 1948
Chicago based report shows 1948 state sales tax collections exceed 1.5 billion dollars, nearly triple prewar levels. Rising prices and high consumer purchases drive the gain, with an added roughly 248 million in revenue. Twenty seven states levy general sales taxes while fluorine in public water is being studied to reduce tooth decay.
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Chicago
Federation of Tax Administrators
Tax Federation
Federation
American Public Works Association
Association
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan Health Department
Evanston, Jr
Lake Michigan
Evanston
Madison
Wis
Sheboygan
Ben
Brantford
Ore
Midland
Newby N. C
Ludington
Albion
Radius as Earth reaches 4009 miles from center
The text notes the earth’s radius from center to surface is about 4009 miles yet no ore body has been observed extending beyond five to ten miles from the surface.
Unique church bell tale from Littsy village
A damaged OCR leads to a quirky note from Littsy near Bayeux describing a phono graph and amplifier installed in the church tower to summon villagers. It references St. Peter’s in Rome and an imperial payment by Nero for a rare glass vessel.
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Bayeux
France
Littsy
St. Peter's
Rome
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