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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1933

Page

5

Donald Malone Named Acting Commissioner of Tygarts Valley League

Philippi reports at a meeting of eight teams in the Tygarts Valley Baseball League Cam Henderson of Davis and Elkins college athletics resigns as league commissioner. Donald Malone of Philippi, league president, is named acting commissioner through September 30. Henderson cites heavy Davis and Elkins athletic duties. Standing of the clubs announced by Guy C Boyles.

Philippi Tygarts Valley Baseball League Cam Henderson Elkins Davis and Elkins College Athletics Tygarts Valley League Donald Malone Davis and Elkins College Henderson Guy C. Boyles

Baseball standings and results from August schedule

National League results include Boston 5 Pittsburgh 4 in 14 innings with rain causing postponements. Today’s games feature Pittsburgh at New York and Cincinnati at Brooklyn among others. American League results show Detroit 10 Washington 8 and New York 4 Cleveland 3 Pittsburgh and Chicago records midseason standings list Washington, New York, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, St. Louis with varied win totals and percentages. Upcoming Saturday and Sunday games announce pairings like Grafton at Belington and Elkins at Philippi with several cross-town matchups.

Boston Pittsburgh New York Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Washington Elkins Tsp Cleveland Philipps Detroit Belington ADL Galloway Grafton Mill Creek Wendell

Baseball Scores and Postponements Across Leagues

International League games postponed due to rain. American Association results include Louisville 4 3 Milwaukee 6 6 Columbus 8 9 St. Paul 2 3 Toledo 13 Minneapolis 7. Other matchups listed: Philadelphia at St. Louis Washington at Detroit New York at Cleveland Boston at Chicago.

Louisville Milwaukee Columbus St. Paul Toledo Minneapolis

Leaders Dominate Hyphenated Baseball Averages Across Leagues

Yesterday several stars posted home run exploits with Tigers and Athletics players among the leaders. Greenberg Finney Higgins McNair West Berger Foxx Ruth Klein Gehrig appear in league totals and standout performances.

Greenberg Tigers Finney Athletics Higgins McNair Athis Foxx Ruth Yankees Klein Phillies Gehrig Berger Braves

Baseball battle for second place tightens in big six

The American League race narrows as Heinie Manush and Al Simmons post solid with three and two hits respectively. National League peers were idle as standings show key players and teams in the period. Loretta Jean Nichols is welcomed, a seven pound daughter born Monday evening at City hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Nichols. Schuyler Colfax’s historic South Bend home has been razed.

Heinie Man al Simmons Homer Nichols West Main Street City Hospital Loretta Jean Schuyler Colfax United States South Bend Ind

State Junior Order and Daughters Hold State Meet in Elkins

Elkins hosts the 45th annual Junior Order United American Mechanics session and the 24th annual Daughters of America gathering. Officials arrive including A R Faulk Martinsburg past state counselor, Stanley E Walter, T B Keeling Dunbar, W E Williams Clarksburg, R P Lambert Huntington, I R Graham Martinsburg, H Meadows St Albans, W A Dennison Sutton, C F Hannon Grafton, J L Winton Huntington, F Owens Parkersburg.

Elkins State Council Junior Order United American Mechanics Daughters of America Randolph Hotel Knights of Pythias A. R. Faulk Martinsburg Stanley E. Walter T. B. Keeling Dunbar W. E. Williame Clarksburg R. P. Lambert Huntington I. R. Graham H. Meadows St. Albans W. A. Dennison Sutton Sentinel C. F. Hannon Grafton J. L. Winton F. Owens Parkersburg

Will of Margaret Calhoun restricts gifts due to low stock value

St Clairsville Aug 23 The will of Margaret Ann Calhoun of Moundsville W Va is limited by a codicil cutting back gifts to one half of specified amounts after a drop in stock values The bequests largely favor churches including Moundsville United Presbyterian and Belmont Ridge U P church with hundreds of dollars toward missions and church needs More than twenty individuals receive legacies from $100 to $600

St. Clairsville Margaret Ann Calhoun Moundsville W. Va Belmont Ridge U. P United Presbyterian Board of American Missions U.P. Freedmen's Mission U.P. Church Extension

Ohio Ships Blue Grass Seed To Old Kentucky

Ohio ships blue grass seed to Kentucky. Ohio seedmakers claim their crop equals Kentucky seed, and production here exceeds Kentucky in suitability. Kentucky imports began after scouts found abundant land between London and Dayton.

Ohio Old Kentucky Columbus Kentucky Newcastle London Dayton

Six Indicted in Sequel to Bank Holiday Scandal

Akron Ohio August 23 six former officers of the closed First Central Trust Company were indicted by the county grand jury for misapplication of funds. Five pled not guilty and posted bonds of 2500 each. Cramer ex FCT head tied to withdrawals of 294000 for B F Goodrich and 60700 for Enterprise Manufacturing. Dunn linked to substitution of securities in nearly 1 million loan from Goodyear. Other indicted officers include Merz Heberich Walter Rouf with Rouf already serving 16 years for embezzlement in Atlanta.

Akron Ohio First Central Trust Company Common Pleas Court Sterling B. Cramer Chicago Federal Reserve Bank George H. Dunn First-Central Board Ohio Bankers’ Association First-Central Federal Reserve Cramer First Central B. F. Goodrich Company Enterprise Manufacturing Company Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company George W. Merz Akron Clearing House Association Charles Walter Heberich William J. Rouf Atlanta

Nira meets tonight at court house

Washington's long winning streak is broken as the Tigers smash through for a 10 to 8 victory. A Blue Eagle drive will be launched at the courthouse tonight at 8. The campaign to back Roosevelt's National Recovery Act draws support from numerous local groups and leaders.

Washington Tigers Blue Eagle Taylor County Roosevelt Kendall Grafton Chamber of Commerce Rotary Club Kiwanis Club Woman's Club American Legion Spanish War Veterans Grand Army of the Republic Merchants Credit Bureau Quota Club Bar Association B. of L. E Machinists Union Board of Education County Road Commission Supt. of Schools Republican County Committee Democratic County Committee Home Building & Loan Mutual Building & Loan First Nat'l Bank Barbers Union Sons of Union Veterans Camp No. 6

Rally Planned for September 1 at United Brethren Church

At Webster meeting, Taylor County Christian Endeavor rallied to be held Friday night at the United Brethren Church in this city. Rosemont and Flemington societies participated. Rosemont held the county banner last year.

Webster Methodist Protestant Church Taylor County Christian Endeavor United Brethren Church Rosemont Flemington Christian Endeavor

BAPTISTS HOLD ANNUAL MEET

Elkins hosts the Union Baptist Association two day district convention with about 200 delegates from Harrison Taylor Barbour Tucker and Randolph counties. E M Tomlinson of Grafton is moderator as the 45th annual Jr U A M state meeting opens with 600 expected delegates and simultaneous Daughters of America sessions.

Elkins Union Baptist Association Harrison Taylor Barbour Tucker Randolph E. M. Tomlinson Grafton Jr. Q. of U. A.M Daughters of America Lodge

Mother Who Poisoned Children Found Insane

Baltimore August 23 Mrs Annie Kremen a 40 year old mother who fed rat poison to her three children was declared sane by two physicians after police summoned them when they found her in a detention room lifting a jail bed and dropping it on her head

Baltimore Annie Kremen

Bo McMillin Proves He Can Take It In Chemistry

Marihathan Ran Aug 23 P Coach Bo McMillin of Kansas State will not be ineligible due to scholastic issues. He hadn't taken a course since Center College days, yet he enrolled for five hours in general chemistry, completed the work, and earned an A grade despite the challenging summer program and machine processing.

Marihattan Bo” McMillin Kansas State

Daily Cross Word Puzzle Solution From Yesterday

Puzzle solutions list across clues with mixed garbled text and scattered proper nouns. The readable items hint at standard crossword entries such as planetary gods, lunar terms, and common vocabulary, though many fragments are corrupted or out of order, rendering precise answers impossible.

Six Are Rescued From Mill Race in Powellsville

Six men and a boy were crossing a pond near Powellsville when a washed out bridge sent their boat into a swift, rock-strewn race. They were sucked over a 15-foot dam as the boat sank, but three men who witnessed the danger pulled them to safety.

Powellsville Powellsville Mill Pond

Livingston and Overton County mark century of progress

Livingston, Tenn. and Overton County celebrate 100 years since Ambrose and Joseph Gore deeded 40 acres to seven commissioners to found a town. Residents observed Livingston’s hundredth anniversary this summer in a quiet commemorative event.

Livingston, Tenn Livingston and Overton County Ambrose Joseph Gore Livingston

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