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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1934

Page

5

GONE: Vacation plans stir Beaumont Grasselli games

J peeks at a rested trip as 50 bee and Boners plan a weeklong escape while business partners cover. Twilight league progress ends for now but resumes Monday with games like Beaumont vs Grasselli and out of town matches. Reports mention Fetter man, Carr China, and possible Sunday showdowns. Casey Stengel mentioned in passing.

Gaye Charles Writer B&b Ason Beaumont Grasselli Fetterman and Beaumont High School Carr China Beaumont ‘Am

Peaceful Stengel Quiet on Coaching Lines in Baseball

The old firebrand manager described as a peaceful and loving soul now rarely speaks from the coaching lines. Once he required umpires and officers to move him from the bat park, but times have changed and he is portrayed as restrained and calm today.

Stengel

Standings and today’s NL games schedule

National League standings show New York seven to eight, Pittsburgh three to three. Brooklyn leads Cincinnati twelve to four, Boston five over Chicago two, St. Louis twelve over Philadelphia two. Today’s games: Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, New York at Cincinnati, Philadelphia at Chicago, Boston at St. Louis.

New York Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnati Boston Chicago St. Louis Philadelphia Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Bt

American League Yesterday's Results Briefs

Scores show New York 5 Detroit 0 and Washington 4 Cleveland 2 in 10 innings for a doubleheader opener. Boston won 6-2 while St Louis lost 0-5. Remaining matchups include Cleveland at Philadelphia and several games to be completed, with Detroit visiting Boston and others on the slate.

New York Detroit Washington Cleveland Boston St. Louis

Huntington budget cut by West Virginia tax chief

Tax Commissioner Fred L. Fox disapproved Huntington’s 1934-35 budget totaling 825000 and declined to approve a 60000 excess levy for current water and light bills. City attorney Okey P. Keadle said further action on new budget estimates awaits the outcome of two suits against Hunt.

Charleston Fred L. Fox Huntington Okey P. Keadle Hunt

Daily Cross-Word Puzzle Across Clues Puzzle Snippet

Puzzle fragment lists numerous across clues with garbled letters and errors. It shows partial entries like Ava distance, Encourages, Button of the ea, and various numbers. The text reflects a mixed OCR of a crossword page with broken words and stray characters. The readable segments hint at a standard puzzle grid but lack complete clues or answers.

Russia Angel Edward

Grafton All Stars Set for Doubleheader at Fairgrounds

The Grafton All Star team views a double bill at the Athletic Field with Cambria and Webster Springs as visiting squads. The 1 PM start splits the action, with a lineup including Greathouse Shaw catchers and Keener Garrell Henry Ware Bailey Evans as pitchers.

Grafton All Stars Cambria Webster Springs Twin Bill Grafton Twilight Galloway Astor Brownton Flemington Webster Spring Ington Supreme Court Huntington Water Corporation Appalchian Electric Power Company The Water Corporation Clarksburg Hazel Atlas Greathouse Swisher Shaw Keener Garrell Henry Ware Bailey Evans Nestor Robinson F. Gerkins B. Pugh Jones McKinney Young Fetterman Ball Club

Groundhog tale and July fire losses in West Virginia

A fragment notes a groundhog pet shipment from West Virginia to California attracting crowds, plus July fire losses statewide totaling 43390 dollars with buildings sustaining the majority of damage. It also cites Linton M. Collins praising the New Deal at a West Virginia Young Democratic Clubs convention and urging hard work against critics of rugged individualism.

Charleston West Virginia Fred B. Watkins NEW Deal Huntington New Deal Linton M. Collins Washington NRA Young Democratic Clubs of America Collins

State education boards lack authority to charge bus fares

Attorney General Homer A Holt ruled that county boards of education may not levy a monthly bus fare from high school students, citing no express or implied authority. In other news two Dravo Contracting workers died at Hogsett West Virginia when a cable touched an exposed wire. Hugh R Evans of Gallipolis Ohio and William Mayers of Mercer's Bottom Mason County West Virginia were electrocuted. Efforts to revive them with an inhalator failed after three hours. Also Charleston mourned the death in Baltimore of Adeline Young 50, who once served as nurse to Queen Marie of Romania in 1926.

Charleston State Department of Education Homer A. Holt Boards of Education Board of Education Point Pleasant Dravo Contracting Company Pittsburgh Hogsett W. Va Hugh R. Evans Gallipolis Ohio William Mayers Mercer's Bottom Mason County Baltimore Adeline Young United States Queen Marie of Romania

Rowe Dominates Yankees Again Waits Eleven Decisive Victory

Lynwood Rowe of Eldorado Arkansas, a 22 year old Detroit pitching sensation, shut down the New York Yankees for the second time in three days. He faced eleven strikeouts, allowed only three singles, and extended his winning streak to 14 in the American League with a 2-0 victory despite a second inning mishap.

Lynwood Rowe Detroit Eldorado Arkansas New York Yankees Yankees Gomez Vernon Gomez Tigers Vic Sorrell Yankee Stadium New York Paul Dean Dizzy Cardinal Phillies Collins Giants

Younger Dean Reenters Cardinals Fold After Dispute

Paul Dean returned to the St. Louis Cardinals after signing a statement regretting his missteps with manager Frankie Frisch. Dizzy Dean remained abroad seeking guidance from Kenesaw Mountain Landis as both brothers faced suspensions and fines for skipping an exhibition and not wearing uniforms.

St. Louis Paul Cardinals Dizzy Misi Frankie Frisch Chicago Kenesaw Mountain Landis Frisch Sam Breadon Cardinal Detroit Kether Landis Reardon

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