Red Sox rebound as pitching fuels gains in 1947
The Boston Red Sox, led by a revived pitching staff and the return of Mickey Harris, win 3-0 over Cleveland to climb to third place. Ted Williams and others slug slump persists, while league races heat up with multiple teams securing wins and dropping rivals in a tense pennant chase. Also notes Miss West Virginia Pageant entries swell to twelve as New Martinsville Yacht Club seeks entrants for August 2 finals, with contests planned in Parkersburg Wheeling Fairmont Hinton and McDowell County and WVU Fairmont State and others fielding contestants for a $2500 scholarship.
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Martnsville
New Martinsville
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Wood County
Wheeling
Fairmont
Jaycees
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American Legion Post
Williamson
McDowell County
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Pie and Elkins
West Viginia University
Love Seeks Funds to Finish Conemaugh Dam
Congressman Francis J. Love urged the House Subcommittee on Appropriations to add two million dollars to the 3.2 million dollar Bureau of the Budget recommended for the Conemaugh Dam. He cited flood hazards in the Ohio Valley and expressed confidence in continued construction and hastened completion with more federal support.
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Washington, D. C
Francis J. Love
House of Representatives
Bureau of the
Conemaugh Dam
Ohio Valley
Conemaugh
Evetich Novelist Wei Arcyremys Born in India
Wei Arcyremys, a novelist, was born in Calcutis India. The report notes his early life in India before rising to literary prominence.
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Wei aRcyremys
Evetich Novelist
Calcutis, India
Classified rates and rules in Sentinel advertise
Sentinel classifies rates at 24 cents per word for firm insertions and 15 cents per word for each additional insertion after first. minimum charge 55 cents. All ads are cash in advance and restricted to proper classifications. The paper accepts no phone orders and disclaims responsibility for more than one incorrect insertion.
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Sentinel
The
State Eliminations For Juniors Tennis Schedule
In Charleston on June 18 to 20 state eliminations determine juniors to enter the national juniors and boys tennis tournament. Winners aged under 15 and under 10 will qualify for the Richmond Virginia event, with five-state competition winners advancing to the national tournament in Kalamazoo opening July 28. Entry fees apply, losers keep balls, winners receive USA LTA medals.
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Charleston
Catherine Wolf
Atichmond
Miss Wolf
Kalamazoo
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Roundup predicts Bears will top 1946 champions
Sports roundup notes Luke Fullerton quotes Luke Johnson predicting the Chicago Bears will field a stronger team next fall than their 1946 champions. It cites targets like Bob Fenimore, Eddie Allen, Bill Miller, Ernie Knotts, Duke linemen, and Reid Moseley, plus other clubs expected to improve. It also mentions golfers unhappy with high caddy fees at the U S Open and a high school game in Rochester with no hit efforts by Strivers and Graham.
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New York
Luke Johnson
Chicago Bears
Bears
Bob Fenimore
Oklahoma A
Eddie Allen
Penn
Bill Miller
Ernie Knotts
Duke Linemen
Reid Moseley
Georgia
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St. Louis
Rochester
N. C
Jack Strivers
Corning North Side
Wilson Graham
Geneseo
Valparaiso University
Boston Garden
Bill Mokray
Gie Julian
Adolph Hupp
Bill
Locke Favored As U S Open Starts In St Louis
The 47th United States Open begins at St Louis Country Club where Bobby Locke from South Africa is favored to win. Lloyd Mangrum, Jimmy Demaret, and Ben Hogan are among top contenders as 165 rivals compete for a $10,000 purse in a 72-hole test amid cloudy skies and thundershowers.
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Golfrom
Bobby Locke
St. Louis Country Club
Lloyd Mendrum
Johannesburg
South Africa
Arthur D'Arcy
Bobby) Locke
Locke
U. S
Mangrum
G. A. Money Finner
Jimmy ‘Demaret
Ben Hogan
Major League Standings and Leaders Snapshot
Baseball standings and major league leaders show New York leading in several categories with Mize and Robinson among top hitters and pitchers like Rowe and Shea highlighted. The Eastern daylight schedule lists Chicago at Pittsburgh and St. Louis at Cincinnati with night games and several results across the circuit.
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Mize
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Ennis
Phila
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Mewa
York
Pittsburgh
Robinson
Brook
Lyn
Detroit
Blackwell
Cin
Rowe
Boudreau
Cleve
Cleveland
Stimweiss
Washington
Keller
New
Dimaggio
Kell
Martin
Lehner
Philly
Dillinger
Associated Press
Grafton Legion Juniors to Open Season Saturday
Grafton American Legion Junior baseball team begins its first appearance in the nationwide Legion program, sponsored by Ford Motor Company, with a 2 p.m. game Saturday at the G H field against the Grafton Colored Elks. Coaches Rand McKinney and Lloyd Shriver have been preparing the squad. a full lineup and summer schedule details are expected soon.
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Grafton
American Legion
Ford Motor Company
G. H
Grafton Colored Elks
Taylor County Post No.12
Lloyd L. Shriver
Grafton Ford
Legion
Rand McKinney
McKinney
Lloyd Shrivers
Babe Zaharias Wins British Women's Amateur Title
Babe Didrikson Zaharias of Denver became the first American to win the British Women's Amateur, defeating Jacqueline Gordon of London 5 and 4 in the 36 hole final. She wore grey culottes and a yellow sweater in the morning and changed to blue corduroy slacks at lunch, then surged ahead with a five up advantage in the afternoon. The victory follows Willie Turnesa and Sam Snead’s recent triumphs in British golf, marking a strong American showing on the ocean course.
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Babe Didrikson Zactarias
Denver
Jacqueline Gordon
London
Willie Turnesa
New York City
Dick Chapman
Pinehurst
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Batting and pitching stars lead Reds over Dodgers
Ray Mueller doubled as a pinch hitter with the bases loaded to drive in three runs and beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 5 to 4. Carl Scheid earned his first major league start for Athlec ticg, a 20 year old right hander who shut out the Tigers 4 to 0 after Detroit had won the opener. The Ralph Lane, first governor of Virginia, is credited with introducing pipe smoking to Europe.
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Boston Red Sox
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Bobby Doerr
Rudy York
Dom Dimaggio
John Pesky
Bengals
Tiger Benton
Carl Schelb
A’s
Frank Shea
New York Yankees
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Cincinnati Reeds
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Washington
St. Louis Browns
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Early Wynn
Nats
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Associated Press
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Carl Scheid
Tigres
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Ralph Lane
Virginia
Sir Walter Raleigh
Europe
4-H Field Day And Demonstrations At Camp Towles
Taylor county 4-H clubs will participate in a demonstration contest and field day at Camp Towles starting at 10 am. Separate demonstration tests will be held for girls 14 and under and over and for boys 14 and under and over. Judges include Sarah Harman and Darrel Wooster. County agents Lloyd Reid and Laila Lingamfelter lead the day. A 1:30 pm field day will feature softball volleyball rolls horseshoes relays and other contests.
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Taylor County
Camp Towles
Sarah Harman
Harrison County
Darrel Wooster
Preston County
Lloyd Reid
Laila Lingamfelter
Reid
Retired Cabell official dies from bus accident injuries
Huntington June 12 UP H. Adkins a retired Cabell county court and city tax department worker died from injuries suffered a week earlier when struck by a bus. Also notes on TONSURE a Catholic and Orthodox practice and a remark on the tulip being in the lily family.
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Huntington
H. ©. Adkins
Cabell County Court
Rumor Hannegan May Purchase St. Louis Cardinals
Columbus Dispatch reports a possible sale of the St Louis Cardinals to a syndicate led by Postmaster General Robert Hannegan. Brendon and Hannegan deny comment while sources name Edwin Pauley as an associate in a deal said to be near final stages.
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Sam Breadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Robert Hannegan
Columbus Dispatch
Hanneran
Washington
Dispatch
St. Louis
Edwin 5. Pauley
Los Angeles
Hannegan
Cardinals
Judge recommends light term in murder case for Putney miner
Charleston June 12 Intermediate Court Judge Cyrus W Hall imposed 5 to 18 years in the penitentiary on Percy Moore 33 crippled coal miner of Putney who pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the fatal shooting of Roy Milam 21 last March 13.
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Charleston
Cyrus W. Hall
Percy Moore
Putney
Roy Milam
Snyder hints he urged veto of income tax cut
Washington June 12 Secretary of the Treasury Snyder suggested that expenditures must be known before cutting revenues and signaled urging President Truman to veto the income tax reduction bill. He favors debt reduction over tax cuts this year. Beckley June 12 Mrs Virgie Harper of Glen White faces June 30 trial on indictments for murder and arson in her husband s shooting and house fire with the body found inside.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Truman
Crown seat debated throne lore in Lords opening
The article notes a scholarly claim that the true seat of monarchy is the oaken Gothic chair in the House of Lords used by the sovereign at Parliament opening, not the coronation chair. It discusses constitutional symbolism and traditional ceremonial distinctions within Great Britain.
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House of Lords
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