Pruntytown Drops Twilight League Diamond Game
Pruntytown lost 5 to 3 at Athletic Field to Lucky Strike, dropping to league leader. Pruntytown had two runs in the fifth and one in the fourth while Lucky Strike tallied in the first, third, and fifth. Substitutions included Mahaffey, Lambert, Lobis, and Shaw as batteries. Pruntytown next faces Webster away and then plays at home Tuesday.
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Macon Salutes Fair Throngs At Century of Progress
Chicago June 14 The new silvered airship Macon appeared at 8 35 p m CDT and dipped its nose in salute to thousands at the Century of Progress. The dirigible cruised over exposition buildings with its two small blimps and two airplanes as the sky ride towers rose 628 feet. Reports from wireless said the 48 hour test flight carried a damaged rudder but the station added there was nothing to worry about.
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Weirton Celebrates Wage Increase in Steel Town
Weirton Ohio river town plans bell ringing whistles and merrymaking over a roughly half a million dollar wage increase shared by steel workers over the next two days. Many workers recently returned to jobs after a long layoff.
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Home Owners Loan Act signed to aid distressed homeowners
President Franklin D Roosevelt signed the Home Owners Loan Act of 1933 providing 2 billion dollars to refinance mortgages. The act allows homes up to 20 thousand value to swap mortgages for government debt at 5 percent, with options to borrow cash up to 40 percent at 6 percent to pay taxes. Officials expect offices nationwide within a month and urge creditors to refrain from foreclosures during set up.
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ETS Carry Weekend Vote Marks Historic Repeal Victory
The lengthy statewide vote led to a sweeping repeal result exceeding past margins as the wet measure narrowly clears a light turnout. Massachusetts joins a list of states ratifying repeal, while prominent figures Mary E Woolley and S Ralph Harlow were defeated. Of 29 Indian and British war forts in Ohio only Fort Manda honors a woman in a notable contrast.
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Standings Today and Results Across Major League Baseball
Yesterday's results included Philadelphia defeating Brooklyn 15 to 4 and New York beating Boston 6 to 3. Upcoming games feature Pittsburgh at St Louis Brooklyn at Philadelphia Chicago at Cincinnati and Boston at New York with other matchups noted as not scheduled.
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Southern Association schedules six games this week
Baseball note lists American Association standings with Minneapolis five to nine, Louisville seven to thirteen, Kansas City six, Columbus five, Milwaukee one, Toledo five. Buffalo six, Albany three. Rochester five, Newark four. Toronto one, Jersey City one, Montreal six, Baltimore seven. (Ten innings?)
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Leaders shine in baseball season leaders list
Yesterday’s game highlights show star performances with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig among Yankees, Foxx and Hartnett among Athletics and Cubs, and notable contributions from Gehrig, Lazzeri, and Berger across the leagues. American and National totals hint at standings and power rankings.
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Baseball’s Big Gabe H Pct Simmons W Sox
A compact note lists players with high batting averages and slugging marks across teams. Gabe H leads with notable percentage figures, followed by Simmons of the Red Sox, Chapman of the Yankees, Martin of the Cardinals, and Schulte of the Senators, with others including Davis of the Phillies, Klein, Moore, and various counts.
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Every angle on county school unit plan studied now
Charleston June 14 55 county superintendents learn the new county school unit act from state officials in a two day briefing. Officials discuss finances administration and legal implications of abolishing magisterial and independent districts to form five member county boards effective July 1.
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Democrat Re elected To Hinton Mayor Post
Hinton June 14 Adney Meadows Democrat was re elected mayor defeating Arthur Bush Republican. A bi partisan city council of eight Democrats and eight Republicans was chosen. All other city officials are appointed.
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Senate bills for 5000 salary jobs confirmation power
Washington June 14 The senate passed a bill by Senator Neely to require senate confirmation for all executive branch positions earning 5000 or more annually. The measure could affect about 16000 posts. It challenges attempts to appoint Clem L. Shaver to a high post via the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
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West Virginia Aides Seek Posts Under Administration
The article notes talk of two to three West Virginians slated for posts by the administration as a tool to block Democratic appointments unfriendly to the current stance. Only one presidential appointment has been made on Neely’s recommendations, Walter R. Thurmond as collector of internal revenue, with no other national character appointments yet incoming to West Virginia.
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Kenova Voters Name All Democrat Ticket In Win
Kenova voters elected an all Democrat city administration led by Byron L. Osburn. Osburn’s ticket defeated independent mayor F. E. Way, who had served since 1923. Also elected were Homer Dean police judge Russell Hatton police chief Hurl Mullins John Eakin Milton J. Mills and C. C. Compton as councilmen.
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John Eakin
Milton J. Mills
C. C. Compton
Beer bombing injures three at Wheeling restaurant
In Wheeling an American Restaurant in a beer district was bombed injuring three men from Weirton. Police tie the blast to a price-cutting war as investigators name Howa Pierce 39 Ory Jones 41 and Andy Ex enakis 45. A stray item notes Florida wild turkey nesting under protective laws.
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Heavy Expenditures To Acquire Oil Property
H G McKeever vice chairman Pan American Petroleum and Transport Company told stockholders at the annual meeting the firm would spend several million dollars to acquire oil producing property. The company is controlled by Standard Oil of Indiana. Bees from Louisiana are sent north in spring to fertilize orchard blossoms.
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Sarazen Chases Open Defense At Glenview Course
Gene Sarazen is shown stroking his way over the North Shore Glenview course in defense of his national open golf championship. He finished the first round in a tie for eighth place after an eight way tie for eighth spot.
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