Walker Cooper Drives Giants Past Pirates with Five RBI Day
Walker Cooper belted two home runs including a grand comeback blast to pace the New York Giants to a 13-10 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Polo Grounds. The victory, paired with Cincinnati’s 9-6 triumph over Brooklyn, pushed the Giants into first place in the National League as the Dodgers slipped half a game back. Cooper’s big day featured five RBIs after Giants rallied from an 8-1 deficit in the eighth.
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Red) Barrett
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Commissioners Notice and Estate Claims Smith WV Area
Notices to creditors and beneficiaries of multiple estates in Taylor County West Virginia for Steven Bainbridge George Hogatter Charles Turner Patrick Conley and others require filing verified claims by specified dates in 1947. Executors urge presence to protect interests. notices signed May 1947 by local commissioners and executors.
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Parrish Building
West Main Street
Grafton
West Virginia
John K. Burdett
Taylor County
George E. Howatter
George E. Hogatter
Charles G Turner
Charles G. Turner
William P. Samples
County of Taylor
Patrick Conley
Gratton
J. Guy Allender
Classified rates and example payment offer
Classified ad rates are two and a half cents per word for the first insertion and one and a half cents for each additional insertion, with a minimum charge of 55 cents. An example shows a term including a down payment and monthly payments, and includes a local agency contact at 207 W. Main St. Phone 701.
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Parrish Agency Inc
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Major League Leaders From Associated Press
National League batting leader Slaughter of St Louis hitting .360. Mize of New York leads in runs with 42 and runs batted in with 42. Baumbholtz of Cincinnati tops hits with 64. Ennis of Philadelphia and Edwards of Brooklyn tied with 4 doubles and Cooper of New York also with 4. Mize leads home runs with 1. Robinson of Brooklyn has 8 bases. Branca of Brooklyn leads strikeouts.
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Edwards
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Spec Shea’s Yankee debut sparks mixed round of notes
Sports column by Hugh Fullerton Jr highlights Frank Spec Shea’s spring start for the Yankees and a Red Sox loss. DiMaggio commends Shea's effort while other items note boxing promoter Ramage in San Diego, the Sandy Hook excursion boat to Monmouth Park, Villanova’s questionnaire, a Kings Point clash, Bob Wakefield’s lookalike, pro tennis financing, and Ray Poole eyeing Giants training.
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New York
Frank “Spec” Shea
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Ramage
San Diego
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Ray Poole
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Leading Hitters In Both Leagues Across early June tallies
A New York report shows Harry Walker of Philadelphia leading both leagues with a .383 average and 67 RBIs through 43 games. In the American League Joe DiMaggio and Lou Boudreau are tied for the .356 pace. Also listed are top batsmen by club, games, at bats, runs, and hits as of Sunday.
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Harry Walker
St. Louis
Philadelphia Phillies
Joe DiMaggio
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
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Lewis
Two Americans Fall By Wayside In British Golf
At Gullane Scotland June 10 Babe Didrikson Zaharias defeated Mrs. Val Reddan 6 and 5 and then beat Mrs. Cosmo Falkiner 6 and 5 to reach the quarterfinals of the British Women's Amateur Golf championships. Her teammates Helen Sigel and Ruth Woodward were eliminated.
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Glenn Williams Gullane
Scotland
Babe Didrikson
Zaharias
U. S
Helen Sigel
Philadelphia
Ruth Woodward
Fall River
Mass
Val Reddan
Cosmo Falkiner
Bee Bee Wright Seeks Welterweight Title Shot
In Philadelphia Bee Bee Wright moved closer to a idle welterweight title bout as Sugar Ray Robinson outgunned New England middleweight champion Al Red Priest with a fierce body and head attack last night.
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Philadelphia
Bee Bee Wright
Sugar Ray Robinson
Red) Priest
New England
Babe into 4th finals in Scottish golf clash
Mrs Babe Didrickson Zaharias the American leader dominated Mrs Cosmo Falkner 6 and 5 in a fourth round match at Gullane Scotland on June 10 to advance to the quarterfinals for tomorrow's British women's championship.
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Glenn Williams Gullane
Scotland
Babe Didrickson Zaharias
U. S
Cosmo Falkner
Baseball scores and matchups from yesterday’s games
Eastern daylight time schedule shows Pittsburgh at New York and Cincinnati at Brooklyn with several night games. Results include St Louis 4 Philadelphia 1 in 12 innings, New York 13 Pittsburgh 10, Boston 1 Chicago 9, Cincinnati 9 Brooklyn 6, Chicago 9 New York 8, Philadelphia 11 Detroit 3, Boston 7 Cleveland 5, St Louis 1 Washington 0.
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New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
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Chicago
Cleveland
Pie Delphia
Detroit
Washington
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Yesterday's Batting and Pitching Stars and Kerrigan Dies
Walker Cooper homered twice driving in five as the Giants beat Pittsburgh 13 to 10. Red Barrett pitched a one hitter for the Braves in a 1 to 0 win over the Cubs, Hank Borowy the lone hit. J Warren Kerrigan dies in Hollywood after years of poor health ending a silent screen era career.
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Associated Press
Walker Cooper
J. Warren Kerrigan
Hollywood
Phillies Cardinals Marathon Ends With 2-1 Phillies Win
In a 15 inning make up doubleheader the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St Louis Cardinals 2-1 after a 15 inning, 3 3 4 hour game. Schoolboy Rowe nicknamed hard luck pitcher after an arm injury from a bat fragment. Musial incident occurs as a bat breaks and strikes Rowe in the arm.
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Murray Dickson
Philadelphia Phillies
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Phils
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Musial
Motorist Shot After Refusing Surrender In Pa
In Media, Pennsylvania a 23-year-old driver was shot dead in his fast car. A hitchhiker, Daniel P. Taranow, 21, New York, allegedly admitted shooting Francis De Yvon, 23, of Oxford, to keep the car. Authorities say charges of murder will be filed later today. Also in Morgantown, Paul H. Somer of Monongahela Power returns from a fishing trip with a 22-inch five-pound trout caught with a live minnow.
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Fred Jack
Delaware County
Aoman
Daniel P
Taranow
New York City
Lee
Jack
Morgantown
Paul H. Somer
Monongahela Power Company
Stony
Somier
Babe Zaharias Advances In British Women’s Amateur Golf
State jurists speak as Babe Didrikson Zaharias moves into the fourth round of the British Women’s Amateur Championship defeating Val Reddan six and four. Ruth Woodward of Fall River, Mass also advances while Deien Sigel of Philadelphia exits in the third round.
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Scotland
Babe Didrikson Zaharas
Denver
Ruth Woodward
Fall River
Mass
Delen Sigel
Philadelphia
Babe
Val Reddan
Wheeling
West Virginia Racing Commission
Thomas O'B. Flynn
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Platie Laminated Cotton Aims To Replace Gears
A brief note notes use of plastic laminated cotton as a substitute for metal gears and mentions a rare 17 year locust larva as a long term resident in a nearby habitat.
Industrial Development Meeting Scheduled in Fairmont
Chamber representatives from communities in the Upper Monongahela Valley will meet Tuesday June 17 in Fairmont to discuss industrial development. About 40 to 50 attendees are expected for a luncheon and afternoon session addressing transportation power water coal location and related factors with participation from Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Consolidation Coal and Monongahela Power Company leaders.
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Fairmont
Chamber of Commerce
Upper Monongahela Valley
George Buzzerd
Upper Monongahela Valley Association
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Consolidation Coal, Company of West Virginia
Monongahela Power Company
War on Occupation Currency Sparks U S Scrip System
May invest continues page one report on occupation marks turned into dollars and the U S response. American authorities used several methods to curb black market exchanges and devised a scrip system to replace occupation currency. War Department April 21 statement cites potential treasury losses near 50 million dollars and notes surplus German currency held by the army. A report on acquisition and disposal is being prepared for Congress. There are about 12 million bicycles in the United States. One of the moon's craters is as large as Rhode Island.
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Treasury
Congress
United States
Jaree
Rhode Island
Elm Street house cleaned up after Brewers appeal
Over a year a vacant Elm Street home troubled the neighborhood as weeds grew and the unpainted, rundown property drew concern. A reading of the riot act to the owner prompted action, with threats of public nuisance condemnation if decency was not restored. The Brewers Foundation advocates self regulation to secure results through local cooperation if needed.
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Arraign Harper Beckley in murder arson indictments
Mrs. Virgie Harper of Glen White will be arraigned tomorrow before a criminal court judge on indictments charging murder and arson in her husband’s death and the fire that destroyed their home. The Raleigh county grand jury returned the indictments along with 17 others yesterday.
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