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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1944

Page

2

Yankee Maid Captures Juvenile Trot Title at Good Time Park

Yankee Maid, owned by the Yankee Maid outfit, dominates the Good Time Park Juvenile trot, winning heat by heat to claim prize money and mark a strong year for 1943 three-year-olds. Volomite and Greyhound loom as future investments as the week of August 21 approaches Greenville Ohio. Emily Scott takes runner up in first heat, second in the second. Ena C Giving Bill Cane promotes the purse. Ruth's Day places fifth. Rapid Hanover and Fighting Scot also finish in the money with mixed results.

Dalo Robertson Goshen We. Y A. L. Derby Yankee Maid Fume Beneslake Tee Ayaa Re Haite Henry Knight Almhurst Kentucky Greenville Ohio Good Time Park Henry Thomas Emily Scott C. W. Phells Greenwish Conn Ena Bill Cane Aaroy F. Williams James B. Johnson Jr Rapid Gia Joseph Ff Burke

Real Estate Listing Fragment Notes Conditions

A garbled OCR real estate snippet mentions a path cellar stall garage and a house with six rooms a bath and basement. It hints at a sale price around 2500 dollars with terms arranged to the right, but details are unclear.

Bath Washington Street Smallarm

Hambletonian Day At Goshen Draws Crowds And Purses

Harness racing notes from Goshen describe a crowded Hambletonian day with 13 000 spectators and a modest purse at 18467. Arch Derby owns Yankee Maid after paying 1500 two years ago while Bill Strang misses an entry for the first time in years. The story highlights crowd energy and track quirks amid shifting venues and mutuel windows.

Hugh Fullerton, JR Goshen Arch Derby Henry Knight Bill Strang Steve Phillips Ben White Gibson Rose-Dean Ben Rosalind Hamburg Long Island Roosevelt Raceway

Pete Kelly wins Prince Edward Island golf title

Red-haired Pete Kelly, a former NHL player and UMC A worker at Charlotte town airport, shot 76 at Green Gables to beat Sat Britton 6 and 5 for the Charlottetown PEI golf championship. Also reports show Lou Viscusi seeking Sept 8 defense for Willie Pep at Madison Square Garden amid possible opponents. The northern Allied push near Falaise advances with 2,000 more prisoners taken as Rommel withdraws toward new defenses.

Charlottetown New York Lou’ Viscusi Willie Pep Madison’ Square Garden Pep New York Commission Viscusi Charley Davey” Lewis Pedro Hetnangl Chalky Wright Phil First Army Rommel Falaise Paris Caen Gérmach Potigny

Americans Press Forts Beneath French Coastline

The article describes heavy American pressure on German forces in the peninsula as Allied air forces attack suspected German evacuations at Brest and Lorient. German defenses at Dinard and Nantes are noted, with resistance aided by minefields and limited German activity around St. Malo.

Page Hisrennet Brest Lorient Dinard Rance St. Malout Nantes France St. Malo

Scrape Scoop and Skim Wartime Fat Conservation Plan

In the belt tightening war economy three S’s Scrape Scoop and Skim guide households. Scrape fat from pans and plates after meals including bones. scoop fat from cooking water. return every drop to supply munitions medicines and civilian manufacturing. Each pound yields two more panfuls for the meat dealer.

Boxing Results From Wilmington and Nearby Cities

Boxing results list outpoints for Mollis over Streator in Wilmington, Giles over Gillo in Erie, and Miller over Leta in Elizabeth. War today column critiques Nazi manpower, notes no new German divisions from Reich, urges heavy postwar penalties and demilitarization to stop aggression. About 1,200 Canadian motion picture theatres are mentioned.

Associated Press Wilmington Del Tommy Mollis Baltimore Buck Streator Collingswood N. J Erie Bobby Giles Buffalo Tony Gillo New Haven Conn Elizabeth Clint Miller Frankie Leta Irvington Canada Sar

Boston pennant stock drops as Hughson leaves for Navy

Boston's pennant hopes fade as Tex Hughson prepares to report for Navy duty on August 28. He earned his 18th win with a four-hit start against Chicago, while Boston fell 9-1 to the White Sox. Al Zarilla homered for St Louis, aiding a late rally to beat New York 3-2, and the Browns won their ninth straight to widen their lead. Hal Newhouser also notched his 18th win as Detroit beat Washington 4-2. The Cardinals strengthened their flag pursuit with a 4-2 win over Philadelphia, closing in on a labor day goal, while Brooklyn edged Chicago 5-2.

Jack Hand Associated Press Boston Tex Hughson St Louis Browns Hughson Navy Chicago Jim Tabor Bob Johnson Red Sox Brownies White Sox al Zarilla St. Louis New York Yankees Yankees Browns George McQuinn Zarilla Hank Borowy Sig Jakucki Luke Se Bob Muncrief Yankee Stadium Hal Newhouser Detroit Washington Iwyin Newhouser Dizzy Trout Tigers Senators al Smith Cleveland Philadelphia St. Louis Cardinals Phils Max Lanter Ken Raffensperger Lea Gue Brooklyn Curt Davis Pitts Burgh New York Hank Wyse Fritz _Ostermuller Ana Cini Braves

National League yesterday and today results and schedule

Yesterday's NL results include Boston 9 Cincinnati 6, Brooklyn 5 Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 4 New York 3, St. Louis 4 Philadelphia 2. Today New York at Pittsburgh 3 15 p m Boston at Cincinnati 9 p m Philadelphia at St. Louis 9 15 p m Brooklyn at Chicago 4 p m. Tomorrow Brooklyn at Chicago New York at Pittsburgh night Boston at Cincinnati Philadelphia at St. Louis night. American League yesterday at St Louis 3 New York 2 Boston 9 Chicago 1 Detroit 4 Washington 2 Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 3.

Boston Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago Pittsburgh New York St. Louis Philadelphia Detroit Washington Cleveland Settadonie

Stanford Star Betty Rucker Reaches Western Amateur Quarterfinals

Betty Jean Rucker, 20, Stanford junior from Spokane, advances to the Western Amateur quarterfinals as she sails past rivals in Chicago. Headlines note other matches and roundups, with Schultz and Ottis among favorites and a canine dog days reference framing the summer event.

Chicago Betty Jean Rucker Stan’tford

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