All-Stars B and O Postponed Twilight League Game
Rain postpones the B and O Twilight League all star baseball game to Wednesday at five o'clock at the Athletic field. Admission is ten cents. All star players report by four. Staff and lineups are discussed with several players highlighted for potential action.
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Roy Koch
Railroaders
Hefner
Mickey” McDade
Ron McKinney
Wright
Howince Wright
Reed
Swirher
Manas
Henry
McDade
Bailey
Wickwire
Will
Riley
Webster
Fogarty
Pat Walters
Gutrell
Saltus
Leacs
Evan
Robinson
Pugh
Gilpert
Jones
Frum
Cole
Lobis
Fast
Gathorp
Carder
Willis
Foley
Stump
Shaw
Graham
Tygarts Valley League
Brestel
Creighton
Dick Willams
H. Hefner
F. Gerkin
McKinney
W. Gerkin
B. Hefner
J. All-Stars
Young
Stolzenfels
Gilbert
Foxx Pounces to Lead AL Big Six Batters
Jimmie Foxx pounded four hits in five at bats yesterday to seize a commanding lead over Al Simmons in the American League Big Six. The Athletics first baseman lifted his average to .362, eleven points ahead of Simmons as the standings moved in his favor.
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Associated Press
Jimmie Foxx
al Simmons
Athletics
Simmons
Bread price study shows mixed results across cities
Washington reports the farm adjustment administration will scrutinize bread prices in several cities while assembling data on other foods. Dr. Fred J. Howe notes 16 cities show satisfactory overall bread costs but some large differences warrant inquiry, with Mobile and San Francisco cited for higher August prices versus Dallas. The report also tracks the wheat to bread price spread and notes labor costs may explain regional variances.
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Washington
Farm Adjustment Administration
Fred J. Howe
Fhe Adminis
Tration
Howe
Mobile
San Francisco
Dallas
Cincinnati
Memphis
Prison Riot Thwarted at Deer Island House of Correction
Boston dispatch reports a riot by about 100 felons at the Deer Island House of Correction. Three alleged ringleaders escaped but were later captured, with tear gas used to restore order. Prisoners reaching the mainland suffered beatings in confrontations with police and guards. James J. O'Hara alias Badger, John Kowalais, and John F. McDonough named among those involved.
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Boston
House of Correction
Deer Island
Boston Harbor
Istand
James J. O'Hara
Badger
John Kovalais
John F. McDonough
O'Hara
Winthrop
Kowalais
McDonough
Man burns in machine death as wife jailed
Rockford Illinois August 15 A penny box of matches a porcelain wash basin and a quart of gasoline were found near Earl Hanson's flaming car. Mae Hansen the divorced wife, 38, is jailed as authorities call it a torch murder while Hanson’s daughter witnessed the blaze and authorities pursue murder clues.
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Rockford
Earl Hansen
Mae
Hansen
Jane
Here
Earl Hanson
Robert Nash
Hanson
Engersoll Milling Machine Company
Nash
Five on Trial for Deputy Slaying in Kanawha County
Charles Harper, 23, of Huntington, entered not guilty pleas with two companions in Ripley after a pistol battle three weeks ago that killed Deputy Sheriff Roy Shamblin of Kanawha County. A jury was selected shortly after the pleas.
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Shamblin
Kanawha
Jackson County
Harper
Huntington
Life Saving Class Instructed By Roy V Benson
Roy V Benson will instruct a local life-saving campaign class opening August 27 as part of a complete program by the Red Cross Life Saving Service. The program focuses on water safety to prevent accidents and teach rescue and care for victims, citing 73000 certificates issued last year. Subjects include waterfront protection water leadership pageantry recreational swimming boat and canoe work diving artificial resuscitation.
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Roy V. Benson
Life Saving Service
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Red Cross Life Saving Instructor to Lead Water Safety Campaign
National Red Cross officials announce Roy V. Benson will direct a local water safety campaign under the chapter. Benson, a Rochester native, has six years’ Beach and Pool supervision, YMCA Rochester swimming instruction, and three years as public schools PE director. He brings Algonquin Park camping, Chautauqua First Aid teaching, and extensive Red Cross itinerant work.
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American Red Cross
Washington
D. C
Roy V. Benson
Red Cross
Benson
Park
Rochester
N.Y
Centrals Y. M.C. A
Ratcheter
Algonquin Park
Canada
First
Chautauqua
N. Y
Trials to open in deputy slaying case in Ripley
In Ripley three men and two women face indictments for the slaying of Deputy Roy L. Shamblin and his prisoner Ralph Harper and the wounding of Deputy George L. Dudley. Leo Frazier Henry Cano and Charles Harper are charged with the deputy’s death and Harper’s, while Louise Frazier and Elizabeth Mairs are accused as accessories before the fact. Trial before Judge Lewis H. Miller will begin with pleas.
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Charles Harper
Charleston
Elizabeth Mayers
Leo Fragier
Henry Cano
Louis H. Miller
Frazier
Harper
Cano
Shamblin
Ralph Harper
George L. Dudley
Ripley
Lewis H. Milner
Roy L.shamblin
Kanawha County
Hunioaigg
Leo Frazier
Iry Cano
Huntington
Louise Frazier
Elizabeth Mairs
Lumberport Youth Killed In Mine Accident
Stephen Solchik aged 22, son of Mr and Mrs William Solchik of Lumberport, was crushed to death at 7 30 am in Brown Coal Company mine No 2 Brownton. He had entered the mine about 30 minutes earlier and was pushing a loaded car when caught between the car and the mine wall. Funeral plans were set for Lumberport.
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Philippi
Stephen Solchik
William Solchik
Lumberport
Brown Coal Company
Brownton
Young Solchik
Mail Slots Needed As Result Of NRA
Operation of the NRA here has extended opening hours for many business houses and spurred hole drilling to add mail slots. Mail carriers keep old hours and pass before business opens. Postal rules require mail be left with someone on the premises or in a box or slot. Almost every business has ordered a slot cut in its front door.
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Clinton, Jr
NRA
Nickel Company Official Passes
New York Aug 15 William Henry Grubb controller of the International Nickel company of Canada Ltd died in Passaic New Jersey He would have been eight years old Wednesday Born in Cork Ireland he came to the United States at fifteen He joined the company in 1903 as a clerk and rose through the ranks becoming controller in 1928
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New York
William Henry Grubb
International Nickel Company , of Canada, Ltd
Passaic
N J
Cork
Ireland
Grubb
International Nickel Company
Baseball Scores And Schedule From The Leagues
Yesterday results include Philadelphia 11 Cleveland 5 and Detroit 6 Boston 5. Today games feature St Louis at Philadelphia Cincinnati at New York Chicago at Boston with Pittsburgh and Brooklyn not scheduled. American Association Minneapolis 4 Toledo 0. Southern Association Birmingham 3 Chattanooga 4 Little Rock 5 Knoxville 8.
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburgh-Brooklyn
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Jon
Pittsburgh
Chicago St. Louis
Brooklyn
Seventeenth Victim Of Impure Water Near Rosemont
Rosemont Aug 15 Donald Lee Riffle year old son of Mr and Mrs Jack Riffle died yesterday en route to Elkins hospital. He is the seventeenth flux victim from impure water in the area. Centerna child Henry Ray six months died Tuesday after illness. Wells sealed by Dr Resin Stout health physician. many wells cited. Riffle child survived by parents a sister Betty Jane and brother Eugene. Funeral planned at Bailey chapel incomplete. Three other flux cases in Rosemont involve children six months to one year and a half. Riffle father employed by Waddell Coal Company.
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Rosemont
Donald Lee, Riffle
Jack Riffle
Elkins
Henry Ray Centera
Frank Centera
Resin Stout
Betty Jane
Eugene
Bailey Chapel
Waddell Coal Company
Fetterman Leads Tyeart Valley League Standings
Fetterman tops the Tyeart Valley league with Elkins, Philippi, and Galloway in pursuit. New signee E Blake lacks eligibility for days while ex-B&O first baseman Dick Williams helps as umpire. Fetterman seeks strong fan support to push for a pennant as other clubs rate their fighting lineup highly. Standing of the league.
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E. Kinter Fetterman
Belington Colts
Elkins
Philippi and
Galloway
E. Blake
Fetterman Club
Blake
Richard Williams
Jhas
Fetterman Relux
Heart Attack Fatal for Tech Teacher at Grove City Club
Alfred C. Wingold, 30, a Carnegie Tech instructor, died after suffering a heart attack while swimming at Grove City Country Club. Miss Mary Warren, 17, Cincinnati, found the body and alerted a greens keeper who brought him ashore. Autopsy showed no water in the lungs. death attributed to heart attack. Wingold, an honor graduate of Westinghouse High School, taught at Carnegie Tech after stints at Oklahoma A&M. married a year ago and vacationing with his father-in-law, Dr. B A Montgomery.
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Grove City
Grove City Country Club
Alfred C. Wingold
Carnegie Tech
Mary Warren
Cincinnati
Roy Corneilius
Wingold
Westinghouses High School
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma A. & M
Carnegie
B. .A. Montgomery
Nettie L. Smith Dies by Own Hand in Point Pleasant
Nettie L. Smith, 38, of Point Pleasant died from bullet wounds in a suspected self-inflicted incident. Police said her husband is an invalid and she had been worried about financial matters. The death was reported on August 15.
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Point Pleasant
Nettie L. Smith
Offi
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