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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1949
Page
2
Mr Bradford noted no eastbound freight from Grattan last evening. Freight resumed this morning at 4:15 PM. The remarks included a quirky aside about chocolate pie and substituting coffee for half the milk.
The piece lists major cattle producing states including Texas Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri Illinois Minnesota California Wisconsin and Oklahoma in a brief regional context.
Vern Stephens stars for Boston as his 23rd homer and four RBIs pace a split with Cleveland. Boston wins 2-1 behind Chuck Stobbs over Al Benton, while Cleveland takes opener 4-2 with Mickey Vernon driving in three runs. Yankees pace unchanged as Detroit and Chicago results shuffle standings.
Paul Campbell hit a grand slam and two singles for Detroit in a 11 inning 5-4 victory over Philadelphia, driving in the deciding run. Ted Gray pitched eight innings of three hit ball for Detroit in the first game of a doubleheader, earning an 8-0 win.
Sammy Snead of White Sulphur Springs W Va led the 72-hole Dapper Dan event with a five stroke cushion over Lloyd Mangrum after three sub par rounds totaling 203 through 54 holes. The final 18 holes were washed out yesterday and Snead was regarded as a shoo-in to pocket a 2600 dollar prize.
The Grafton American Legion Juniors, who beat Mannington 7 to 5, host two games this week at the local Athletic field. Wednesday’s game starts at 5 p.m. and Thursday features Elkins at 5 p.m. Coach Shakey Paugh oversees the team.
Cincinnati Blackwell 1-2 faces Boston Bickford 11-5 while Chicago Rush 7-107 visits Brooklyn Hatten 7-5, St. Louis Brazie 8-4 at New York Jansen 9-9, Pittsburgh Dickson 3-11 at Philadelphia Donnelly 1-1 American, League New York Marshall 3-0 at Chicago Wight 9-7, Philadelphia Kellner 12-5 at Detroit Houtteman 6-5, Boston Dobson 7-8 at Cleveland Garcia 6-3. Only games scheduled.
The National League saw Chicago win 3 to St Louis 19, New York 1 with a rain-shortened second game, Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 1 in five innings, and Boston 5 Cincinnati 4. In the American League Cleveland beat Boston 4-1, Detroit 8 Philadelphia 0, St Louis 15 Washington 8, and New York 2 Chicago 1.
The listings show multiple games with scores: Pittsburgh defeated New York, Cincinnati beat Brooklyn in eleven innings, Philadelphia topped St. Louis, Boston defeated Chicago, St. Louis beat New York in rain shortened play, Cleveland edged Philadelphia, Chicago outscored Washington, Boston routed Detroit. The National League matchups include St. Louis at Boston, Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at New York, Chicago at Philadelphia, while the American League slate has Boston at Chicago, Philadelphia at St. Louis, Washington at Detroit, New York at Cleveland.
Brooklyn star Robinson leads in batting runs RBIs and hits with 117, 73, and 68 respectively. Philadelphia’s Jones tops in doubles with presumably notable but incomplete data.
Grafton Merchants lost to Philippi 5 to 4 on Saturday and dropped two Sunday games to Lumberport 7-6 and 5-0. The doubleheader second game marked their first shutout in two years of league play. Highlights include a two-run fourth for Grafton, a late Gilbert pitching stretch, and a final rally thwarted by Norris double play. Lumberport built a 7-5 lead Sunday after overcoming an early Grafton advantage, with Hoffman's single sparking a late bid that fell short. The club managed only five singles in the second game as Lumberport stranded exploits and used eight hits for five runs.
In a New York court, Attorney Morris Ernst offered affidavits from Sinclair Lewis Theodore Dreiser H. L. Mencken Heywood Broun to support a case about Schnitzler’s Casa nova's Homecoming. The judge said he did not need the letters but appreciated the gesture. The piece also recounts a life insurance salesman who duped a prospect with a one million dollar policy offer, signed after an aggressive challenge.
In a mood of quiet disillusion Beatrice recalls Cecily, Libby, and a life of social ritual as an antique show looms. Beatrice reflects on loneliness, aging, and the hollow glow of cocktail parties while Libby fights to stay relevant amid a changing small town society.
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