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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1944

Page

2

Cubs Endure Twelfth Straight Loss To Cardinals

Chicago Cubs suffer their 12th consecutive defeat as the St Louis Cardinals sweep the series. Mort Cooper earned his 18th win in a 11-1 game while Walker drove in three runs. The Cardinals strengthen their lead as Chicago eyes a historically long losing streak and the rest of the league returns to action.

Jack Hand Associated Itfs Jose St. Louis Cardinals CI Cubs Bruins Red Birds Chicago St. Louis New York Yankees St. Louis Browns Ruth Wilcey Moore Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Cubs Bossa Charley Grimm Cubs Cooper Boys Morton Walker Mort Billy Southworth Harridge Loop Associated Press Walker Cooper Cardinals Brother Homer

McSpaden and Nelson Lead Open Qualifiers at Tom O Shanter

Harold Jug McSpaden and Byron Nelson, golf's top money winners, headlined the opening 18 holes of the 72 hole Open at Tom O Shanter as 105 players vied for a top prize of 13 462 in war bonds. Williards and Harmon shot 68s to lead professionals. Mangrum and Held shown potential to break into the field.

Skelley Chicago Harold Jug) McSpaden Byron Nelson McSpacen Nelson P.G Lord Byron Jug Ray Mangrum Los Angeles Eddie Held St. Louis

Peters Leal Tapshoot On Second Found

In the forty-fifth annual tournament second round action featured Mrs George Peters of Springfield daughter of Charles A Sparrow Young who has shot in all.45 Grand Americans, needing 50 straight targets to tie Ruth Knuth of Indianapolis for the women’s North American title amid windy conditions. Hiestand won the North American clay target title with 200 straight, Peterson edged Herschel Cheek for champion of champions status.

George Peters Springfield Charles A. (Sparrow Joel Fiesteerid Hillsboro Font Meyers Flal John Peterson Raciniz Wis Hiestand Péterson Herschel Cheek Clinton Peterson Cheer George Se‘eortwitl

Yale coach backs rule changes except fumble risk

Sports notes from New York outline Yale coach Howie Odell’s support for eastern group rule changes while opposing allowing recovery fumbles to be advanced for return. Mentions Yale losses, players, and various sports glimpses, plus scattered game notes and trivia.

New York Howie Odell Yale Howie API Elis Emery Larsen Navy Marine Transfer Paul Walker St. Louis Browns Buzzy Grier

St. Louis and Chicago Scheduled Sole Baseball Game Today

A single major league game is on the slate today featuring St. Louis vs Chicago. The contest marks the only scheduled action between the two clubs. No location or time details are provided in the surviving text.

Jack Teagle Atlanta Teagle Jack Gosh Wits Michigan Philladelphia Boston Chicago Str-Louis Cincinnati Philadelphia Brooklyn New York Pittsburgh S. Lapio St. Louis

France Liberated as Allied Forces Drive Toward Bordeaux

Allied troops liberate a large portion of France while the FFT gains strength. Reports from Algiers and the French-Spanish frontier claim radio confirmation of Lyon’s liberation and contact with FFT near Perpignan. American and French forces push toward Bordeaux amid signs of limited civil unity.

Bradley France FFT Vichy Pierre Laval Radio Francé Algiérs Lyon Perpignan Paris Pyrenees Soait A. Dispateti Associated Press Charles 6 Foltz Iran Bordeaux Hendays Bor Deaux Arcachon Atlantic Edward Kennelly Marseillé

Ceramics Win Bowling Contest From Clarksburg

The Grafton Ceramic club beat the Clarksburg Club Allies at Clarksburg Club Bowling Center. Grafton totaled 2474 to Clarksburg 2422. Local bowlers: Jack Pitman 483 Clarence Paugh 476 Bob Vogel 474 Dave Bradford 527 Frank Saunder 514. Clarkshore bowlers: Linsburg 501 Rebrook 291 Stanley 425 Thomas 341 Tharp 351 Grasit 158 Williams 335.

Grafton Ceramic Club Clarksburg Grafton Jack Pitman Clarence Paugh Bob Vogel Dave Bradford Frank Saunder Clarkshore Linsburg Rebrook Stanley Thomas Tharp Grasit Williams

Yesterday's stars boxing results AP roundup

Boxers from Elizabeth New Jersey and Chicago dominate the card with outpoints and knockdowns. Notable results include Dennis beating Hagstot and Crow losing to Jerry in Chicago while Morton and Walker-Cooper of the Cardinals deliver early season power in baseball notes. The piece also mentions electoral vote details and soldier vote counts across states with dates for possible canvassing and deadlines.

Florida canvass rules after election date

Fragmented OCR notes describe election canvassing rules and timing for ballots. It mentions federal ballots possibly counted later and official canvass on November 27, with dates like November 12 referenced. Names and places are unclear due to garbled text.

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Notice of Trustee Sale and Public Notices in Taylor WV

trustee sale announced for August 26 1944 at Taylor County Courthouse front door for a 65 Tractor with Euclid Dozer owned by Robert P Johnson local examination site listed. Also two additional notices advertise sale of a shovel equipment near Wellington Ohio and a sale of assets with terms of payment and a notice to creditors in Carroll County West Virginia with exhibit vouchers due by January 12 1945. Further restaurant employment notices.

DeLoyd, Thetols Earle Thomas Fee J. R. Maust Taylor County West Virgi Sill West Virginia Ti Vi Robert P. Johnson Flemington Renlothort Triste Under & Cesigin Sisteday Yd ‘Thompson Als Earle Thorn Wellgton Ohio Norton Carroll Paylor County Pleasit’s

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