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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1935
Page
5
City officials propose parking fees in the park to fund a new hospital and flood control dam work. They cite a 1000-vehicle capacity and expect thousands of visitors on Sundays and holidays to the nearby Tygart Valley flood control dam.
Carr China of the West Virginia State League defeated Fetterman 8 to 3 at Athletic Field Philippi. Keener struggled early as three runs scored in the first inning aided by Bus Pugh’s triple. Tramontina pitched three innings, then Shriver held Fetterman the rest of the way. Jones led Philippi with a three base hit, and Ratliff homered for Grafton.
Errors doomed Love Drugs, leaders in the Grafton softball league, as they faced P. K. Market of Clarksburg, Harrison county leaders, on Athletic Field Yesterday. Grow allowed nine Dingles and five walks, but five errors by his team amplified the damage.
The New York Giants hold an eight and a half game lead as midseason nears, while Pirates and Cardinals jockey for position behind them. Hal Schumacher wins his ninth in the opener against Brooklyn, Mel Ott homers in both games, and Dizzy Dean is outpitched by Tony Freitas as Cincinnati tops St. Louis. Cleveland and Detroit chip away at the Yankees lead with heavy hitting, while Boston and Philadelphia split and the A’s edge Boston in a wild finish.
California's Golden Bears set a new record in the 2000 meter prime regatta at the Olympic marine stadium, finishing first by a slim margin over Washington Syracuse and Pennsylvania. The winning time of 6 minutes 15.6 seconds surpassed the 1932 Olympic mark by 12.6 seconds, eclipsing crews from Yale Harvard Cornell.
Transfer service advertisement for Ellers offering all kinds of hauling and moving. Mentions phones and residential contact, plus note of new equipment period from June 4 to July 4, 1935. Includes location reference 895.
Johnny Goodman of Omaha defeated Johnny Dawson of Chicago one up to capture the trans Mississippi golf championship trophy in Des Moines Iowa. Goodman, a former national open champion, won the title previously in 1927 and 1931. His accurate irons and clutch putting sealed the victory despite Dawson outperforming him off the tee.
Charles G Corbin operates a music studio teaching all band instruments from Room 310 in the Grafton Banking and Trust Co building. Contact via phone 293 R for lessons and inquiries.
Crossword puzzle clues fragment shows numbered across entries with garbled text and mis-OCR phrases for yarn Japanese coin Noahs arch etc. The readable parts mention clues like 21 By way of, 32 Boys mick, 38 Jewish month Adar, 40 A mob mammal, 41 Snake, 43 War'zod, and others.
Eddie Moriarity, a top young second baseman, left baseball to prepare for the priesthood after recently signing with the Boston Braves. The farewell photo shows Moriarity in uniform as he bids the sport goodbye.
Twilight league managers convene at eight oclock tomorrow in the Sentinel editorial rooms. President John Cunningham calls for each team to send at least one representative to map plans for the league's second half.
The eastern intercollegiate tennis championships begin at Richmond County Country Club in New York with 50 players from 23 colleges. Top seeds include Paul Guibord of Dartmouth, Tom Flynn and Norcross Tilney of Princeton, David Geller and Ernest Koslan of NYU, Gardner Mulloy of Miami, Robert Kelleher of Williams, Leonard Straus of Rutgers, among others.
National League yesterday Pittsburgh beat Chicago 9 to 7 Boston 9 5 Philadelphia 3 15 New York Brooklyn 4 4 Cincinnati 5 St Louis 2 Today Pittsburgh at St Louis Chicago at Cincinnati night Boston at Brooklyn Others not scheduled American League yesterday Washington 8 New York 7 12 innings Detroit 18 11 St Louis 1 6 Philadelphia 10 Boston 9 Cleveland 3 Chicago 2 Cleveland at Detroit St Louis at Chicago Others not scheduled
Elmer Daily president of the Mid Atlantic league says the first half standings are open with ten games left. Zanesville narrows the gap as the Grays lead Huntington after 13-6 over Chpsiesian, Huntington rolls past Johnstown 11-4, Portsmouth edges Akron 8-5 in a miscue filled game, Dayton beats Beckley 6-4, while Daily calls this the worst weather season of his 10 years in the business.
Lincoln Nebraska July 1 The Cruty packed red cinders of the University of Nebraska memorial stadium felt the tread of famous feet as the nation's track kings arrived to remove traveling kinks before the national A A U track and field championships set for Wednesday and Thursday. More than 400 athletes were expected to compete in the two day carnival.
New York July 1 James J Braddock expects Joe Louis to be the first challenger for his newly won world heavyweight title He and manager Joe Gould foresee a million dollar gate echoing the old Tex Rickard era Gould says Braddock Co Ltd eye billion dollar gates Louis may dethrone Schmeling this September Baer later in October Braddock boosts profits from endorsements and vaudeville plans Braddock even jokes about past Broadway placard stunts netting a laugh from $3 to $10 000 for name lending.
Classified lines show 2¢ per word for first insertion and 1¢ for subsequent insertions. Minimum 45 cents. Ads must be in proper classification and consecutive. Fragments include rental listings and notices about Roosevelt taxes and inheritance rates.
A continuation notes a small parking privilege fee and room for 1000 cars amid a recent local government edict to eliminate parking on the north side of Main Street to relieve congestion. The fragment suggests a clash between parking fees and street restrictions as officials push changes.
Figures project tax intake at about 340 million dollars each year. Officials note the estimate reflects current rates and revenue projections, with potential implications for servicing debts and funding public programs.
Knottsville resident Wilson W. Knotts was arraigned on a reckless driving charge before Justice7ona C. Jefferys Friday. He was found guilty and fined 25 dollars, with an appeal filed to the circuit court and release on 100 dollars bond. The arrest stemmed from a May 21 incident investigated by T. K. Long of the Clarksburg Public Safety Department. The trial was repeatedly continued due to Knotts' illness.
Scott's Scrapbook notes ask who introduced tobacco into America and what Ferenc Molnar Eugene Belew and Franz Wertel have in common, then asks who coined the phrase Open covenants openly arrived at. The items connect to historical attribution and phrase origin across diverse figures and contexts.
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