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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1941

Page

5

Reds End Slump With 9-7 Win Over Dodgers

Reds rally after rough start, Lonnie Frey drives in four with a homer and double, Joe Beggs gets the win while Elmer Riddle fans two in the ninth to seal a 9-7 victory over Brooklyn. Cardinals beat Giants 5-2 to seize second place as Gumbert falters for New York.

Judson Bailey Associated Press Cincinnati Reds Reds Hugh Casey Brooklyn Dodgers Dodgers St. Louis Cardinals New York Giants Lonnie Frey Peewee Reese Cincinnati Joe Beggs Elmer Riddle Cardinals Giants Harry Gumbert Bill Terry St. Louis Bill ‘McGee Cash Paul Dean Gumbert Redbirds McGee New York Mel Ott Adlon Willsie

Women Grow Tomatoes At War Watch Plant Jobs

A Canadian feature highlights women and young workers in a plant labelling tomatoes. They operate in sunlit boxes and tubs, wear bandanas, and keep tidy nails. The piece notes their careful methods, quick learning, and the nine hour day with pay scales from 30 cents an hour rising to 35 cents after a month, then earnings tied to efficiency.

Walter McLachlan

Notice to Contractors WV State Road project bids bid date

Sealed proposals will be received by the State Road Commission of West Virginia in Charleston until ten o'clock A M Tuesday January 17 1941 for State Project 3224 313 and Project 3727 five miles of the Flemington to Astor Road in Taylor County for surfaces treatment. Certified check 620.00. The right is reserved to reject.

State Road Commission of West Virginia Charleston Flemington Astor Taylor County

Baseball results from National League games yesterday

National League scores show St Louis defeated New York 5 to 2, Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 9 to 7, Pittsburgh stopped Philadelphia 5 to 0, and Chicago routed Boston 13 to 6. Strong batting and pitching led Chicago to a high-scoring win.

St. Louis New York Cincinnati Broklyn Pittsburgh Philadelphia Chicago Boston

Baseball Games Across the American League Today

Cincinnati meets Boston with Vander Meer opposing Salvo, Chicago plays New York as Olsen faces McGee, St. Louis visits Philadelphia with Wm eke facing Johnson, Pittsburgh travels to Brooklyn where Heinman rivals Fitzsimmons, New York at Chicago pits Chamber against Rigner, Boston at St. Louis features Harris against Gatehouse, Washington hosts Cleveland with Hud en opposing Feller, Philadelphia visits Detroit with Mcabb matching Bridges.

Cincinnati Boston New York Chicago Chamier Rigner St. Louis Me ‘Harris Gatehouse T Washington Cleveland Huden Feller Philadelphia Detroit Mcabb Bridges

Pirates blank Phillies 5 0 in shutout win

The Pittsburgh Pirates shut out the Philadelphia Phillies 5 to 0. The Chicago Cubs unleashed a 21 hit barrage at Boston to defeat the Braves 13 to 6, giving Charley Root his 197th career victory at age 42. Yesterday was an open date for all American League clubs.

Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Phillies Chicago Cubs Boston Braves Charley Root

Women Open Gets Underway At Cincinnati Club

Cincinnati June 10 Thirty two women golfers age fifteen to over sixty start match play in the Western Women Open at Cincinnati Country Club seeking the 12th champion. Patty Berg led qualifiers with 71 to set a course record edging Helen Dettweiler and Betty Jameson who shot 76 and 79 respectively in a field that included 82 entrants.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Country Club Cours Patty Berg Miss Minneapolis Wis | Opal Hill Kansas City Helen Dettweiler Washington Betty Jameson San Antonio

Vander Meer Returns Draft Questionnaire In New Jersey

Johnny Vander Meer, famed Reds pitcher with no hit no run records, received his selective service questionnaire in Midland Park New Jersey and immediately filled it out and sent it back to his draft board. He is 27 and married while visiting his parents as Cincinnati plays in the New York district.

Midland Park N. J Johnny Vander Meer Cincinnati Reds Vander Meer Reds New York Ian

Fights Last Night Roundup Of Boxing Results

In Cincinnati Ken Overlin outpointed Ezard Charles 1621-2. Abe Simon stopped Pete Tamalon 4s1-2 in New York. Bobby Ivy outpointed Joey Archibald in Providence. Slugger White defeated Frankie Willis in Baltimore. Johnny Shker knocked out Buddy Moore in Baltimore. Curtis Sheppard outpointed Q. Murray in Pittsburgh.

Cincinnati Ken Overlin Washington Ezard Charles Cincinnat New York Abe Simon Pete Tamalon Buffalo Providence R. I Bobby Poison” Ivy Hartford Conn Joey Archibald Paw Tucker Baltimore

Golf crowds most abused by fans, Horton Smith says

Bill Boni reports Horton Smith arguing golf crowds are the most abused spectators in sports entertainment. He urges simple rules to improve behavior, citing Open galleries at Fort Worth and stressing white line boundaries, distance, and fair treatment for all players including beginners.

Bill Boni ST. Louis New York Horton Smith Jas Horton Fort Worth Springfield Hagen Walter

Notre Dame Coach Frank Leahy Optimistic About Fall

Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy remains optimistic about his team's chances next fall. He says he worries about the Indiana game first, then believes the Irish could go undefeated until the Navy game in November. Other notes mention N C State depth, and a humor-filled look at amateur tennis costs.

Eddie Brietz New York Bill Jurges Giants Bill Atlanta Crackers Earl Mann Clark Griffith Casey Howard Upton Tahlequah Okla Gosper Perry Dodson Fort Worth St. Paul Dispatch Perry Minnesota Rolling Knolls Henry Hebling Fort Smith Ark Tuffy Leeman Lynn C. Doyle Philadelphia Avenue Bob Feller Army AL J Frank Leahy Notre Dame Frank Indiana Navy John Burgoyne Cincinnati N. C. State Fred Perry Don. Budge Prank Shields Sidney Wood

Yesterday’s Stars Take Center Stage in Tight MLB Contests

Harry Gumbert of the Cardinals limited the Giants to four hits while Aldon Wilkle of the Pirates shut down the Phillies on six safeties. Lonnie Prey of the Reds drove in four runs with a homer and a double against the Dodgers as Charley Root and Don Dalles andro of the Cubs combined for solid control in a win over the Braves, aided by a 21 hit assault led by Dalles andro’s homer and double.

Harry Gumbert Cardinals Giants Aldon Wilkle Pirates Phillies Lonnie Prey Reds Dodgers Charley Root Don Dalles Andro Cubs Root Braves Dallessandro

Bluefield Grays Triumph in Regional Showdown

The Bluefield Blue-Grays opened with an 8-6 win over Huntington as Linde stram fanned the side in the sixth. Williamson blanked Welch 2-0 behind solid pitching. Ashland edged Logan 3-2 during Randall Stevens night as schedule features Ashland at Williamson, Welch at Huntington, and Bluefield at Logan.

Associated Press Mountain State League Bluefield Huntington Williamson Welch Blue- Grays Lindestram Henry Loven Miners Ashland Randall Stevens Logan

Dunphy Coralum to Lead New Fight Broadcast Team

Don Dunphy and Bill Corum form the first new network fight announcing team since Taub and Stern. Dunphy, 32, joins MBS June 18 for round by round fight descriptions with Corum handling the color. The duo comes from WINS and the New York radio scene, building on Dunphy's standout night of 24 bouts.

New York Special News Service Don Dunphy Bill Corum Mike Jacobs MBS Joe ‘Louis Billy Conn Corum New York Journal-American Dunphy-Corum Sam Taub Bill Stern NBC War Stimson West Point Nbc-Blue CBS War Patterson Nbc-Red Horace Heidt Bob Hope Helen Menken We the People

Nice Girl? Film Sets Evoke New England at Opera House

Universal’s ninth film Nice Girl? uses New England settings crafted by art director Jack Otterson. Large sets include eight complete New England street interiors exteriors of a Connecticut home barn and yacht lab on a single sound stage. A New York apartment and authentic Army backdrop appear in finale sequences, with director Marette Beiter guiding production from Fort McArthur.

New England Deanna Durbin Nice New England Universal Studios Jack Otterson Otterson Opera House Connecticut New York Sceres Beiter Big tRoup Fort McArthur Miles Universal Robert Benentey Broderne

Tomato Box Planting Instructions For Strong Plants

A box for tomatoes can be painted to blend with surroundings. Bore four drainage holes in the bottom and line with gravel. Paint interior with preservative. Layer six inches of manure mixed with soil above gravel, then fill with Boga Joam up to one inch from the top. If plants prove vigorous they may need staking.

Sentinel Classifieds Rates and Listings Fragment

Classified ad snippets show rate of two cents per word for first insertion plus one cent for eight words after, with consecutive insertions. Entries include jewelry sale offers, salesmen wanted, Waynesboro Nurseries, rental notices, found items and misdated items. The fragmentary text includes addresses, prices and contact cues across multiple listings.

Sentinel

Radio Network Schedule Compilation

A fragmented listing of radio stations and program lineups across CBS NBC MBS and other networks. It names stations such as WMMN WEAF WABC WLW WJZ and WBZ with shows like Amos and Andy Easy Aces Superman and News of the World. The page mixes times program titles and host or act names in a dense, unreadable OCR fragment.

Cbs-Wmmn The World Today Nbc-Weaf Paul Douglas MBS Fulton Lewis, Jr Cbs-Wabc Amos ‘N’ Andy Fred Waring NBC WJZ WLW Superman Tak le ‘Keen Spe WABC Jenny Ross Mc -Weaf News of the World Morgan Nbc-Wiz CBS WMMN Olmsted

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