Phillies Close Gap in NL Cellar Run as Kramer Shines
Jack Kramer pitched superbly as St Louis beat Boston 7-1, piling pressure on the Red Sox atop the standings. Philadelphia, just 0.006 behind the seventh place Giants, closed the gap with a 7-3 win over Pittsburgh while the rest of the league had no games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hand
Jack Kramer
St. Louis
Hal Weaver
Fenway Park
Washington
Kram
Boston Red ‘Sox
Kramer
New Orleans
Joé Cronin
Boston
Luke Sewell
Brownies
Bosox
Mickey Harris
Sox
Cardinals
Dodgers
Boston Braves
Pollet
Bill Lee
Ben Chapman
Phillies
New York Giants
Pittsburgh
Classified for Sale and Lost Item Notices
Classified snippets include a baby bed with inner spring mattress for sale, a large bass drum for sale, late plants for sale at 1232 West Main Street, a lost ladies billfold at Woolworths with reward for return, an industrious boy seeking lawn mowing and odd jobs, and contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby
West Main Street
HELP WANTED WANTED Waitresses and repair service ad
Classified notices include help wanted for waitresses at Home Restaurant 136 Latrobe Street and repair services for furnaces at 115 Fairmont Avenue Fairmont West Virginia. Also a 1946 Taylor County West Virginia adoption hearing notice for Ira F S Poe and Evelyn R Poe seeking to adopt a male child named John Stephen Poe with next friend appointment, public notice for hearing date June 27, 1946 and weekly newspaper publication requirements. The filing names multiple local entities and banks and orders claimants to present claims by June 24, 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Taylor County
West Virginia
Ira F. S. Poe
Evelyn R. Poe
John Stephen Poe
Ira F
Poe
Novikoff Sold by Phils to Seattle of Coast League
Outfielder Lou Novikoff states he is doubtful about returning to the major leagues after being sold by the Philadelphia Phillies to Seattle of the Pacific Coast League last night. He calls the sale a complete surprise and says he wishes for a chance to play regularly again to prove himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Novikoff
Phils
Seattle
Philadelphia
Lou Novikoff
Philadelphia Phillies
Ben Chapman
Widely Known Baseball Writer Dies Yesterday
James C. Isaminger, 65, longtime baseball writer and former Philadelphia Inquirer sports editor, died at his Maryland home yesterday. Born in Hamilton, Ohio, he began in 1895 with Cincinnati Times-Star, joined North American in 1905, moved to the Inquirer in 1925 after the North American ceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fawn Grove
James C. Isaminger
Philadelphia Inquirer
Maryland
Hamilton
Isaminger
Cincinnati
Times- Star
Philadelphia
North American
Inquirer
North Ameri
Conn Louis Fight Preview and Related Sports Notes
Billy Conn plans shadow boxing and a cautious buildup before facing Joe Louis. The piece notes Conn's slow starts after layoffs and bets Louis to win in six, cites Joe’s road work, age comparisons of champions, and mentions Gene Tumkey dethroning Dempsey as context. Also mentions Nigerian sprint prospect Adegboyega Abedoyin, trotting champ Titan Han, college baseball game turnout, and J T King bringing players to Tulane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Conn
Gene Tumkey
Jack Dempsey
Queen's University
Northern Ireland
Adegboyega F. Abedoyin
Paddy O’adedoyin
Titan Hanover
Roosevelt Raceway
Bill Mukray
J. T. King
Enid, Okla
Tulane
Henry Franka
Tojo and Jet Defense Notes From War Era Remarks
The wartime ordnance chief discusses a molten metallic jet as a future defense against atomic weapons, claiming speed around 25 000 feet per second would pierce armor and rockets. Comparisons to bullets and sound illustrate its potential advantage, while a historical tidbit about the first cross word puzzle is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tojo
War Department
Ordnance Arm
Everett S. Hughes
Ordnance
Baseball Guild Plans Election For Pirates Bargaining Agent
The American Baseball Guild will petition the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board for an election to choose a bargaining agent for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Robert Murphy said the Guild also withdrew unfair labor practices charges against Pirate management, citing limited NLRB funding and jurisdiction questions. He asserted players in 12 clubs belong to the Guild and expressed confidence an election would be ordered soon with a favorable result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
American Baseball Guild
Pennsylvania State Labor Relations Board
Pittsburgh Pirates
Robert Murphy
Guild
Pirate
Murphy
NLRB
Sinclair Calls An Important Meeting Of Club
The newly formed Tygart Lake Boating and Fishing Club schedules a meeting at the Elks club to address urgent business. Acting president Bob Sinclair urges all members and interested parties to attend as the session is moved to 7:30 to finish before the Louis Conn boxing broadcast after eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tygart Lake
Baseball scores and political debate on labor bills
American and National League results show St. Louis beating Boston in both leagues while Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh in a separate game. Amid the sports notes, Congress debates the Case bill on labor disputes and peaceful picketing, with Truman endorsing objective but questioning the bill's impact on lawful union activity.
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Brooklyn
ARMY
St. Louis
Chicago
St Ute
Cincinnati
Truman
Boston
Pittsburgh
Labor Disputes
New York
Philadelphia
Hobbs
D.-Ala
Congress
Senate
House
Hatch
Fire loss rises in West Virginia May totals 116733
State Fire Marshal Robert H Kidd reports May fire losses in West Virginia reached 116733, up 57894 from May last year and up 19738 from April. The report notes annual comparisons and monthly changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Robert H. “Kidd
Major League Leaders And Weekly Schedule Highlights
Baseball brief lists upcoming games for today's schedule and outlines league leaders. Includes AL and NL batting and pitching leaders such as Vernon, Williams, Pesky, Musial, Ruffing, Caldwell, and Mize, with a note on unfamiliar ending about Santa Claus as Lau Khoong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reiser
Brooklyn
Higbe
Vernon
Washington
Williams
Boston
Doerr
Pesky
Washingiton
Riples
Edwards
Cleveland
Nene
Case
Ruffing
New York
Caldwell
Chicago
Yesterday's Stars Shine as Musial Pelitet Lead Cardinals Wins
Stan Musial collected four hits including his fifth homer to fuel a 9-6 win over Boston while Howie Pellet allowed one run over six innings in a 1-0 victory. Skeeter Newsome drove in four runs with a homer and a single as the Phillies beat the Pirates 7-3. Jack Kramer secured his seventh win as the Browns beat the Red Sox 7-1 with Hela slugging key hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Stan Musial
Howie Pellet
Cardinals
Musial
Boston
Pellet
Braves
Skeeter Newsome
Phillies
Phils
Pirates
Jack Kramer
Browns
Hela
Red Sox
All-Time Golf Great Revealed in Quickie Quiz
The Quiz asks readers to name the golfer who at age nine won his first title in 1911 and completed a grand slam in 1930 by winning the British Amateur British Open U S Open and U S Amateur, a feat not matched before or since. Stoney McLinn of MBS Sports Parade frames the challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ite
Stoney McLinn
MBS
Conn and Louis Ready for Bout at Yankee Stadium
By Gayle Talbot in New York June 18 heavyweight champion Joe Louis and challenger Billy Conn completed final light workouts. They will meet tomorrow night with weigh-in at Madison Square Garden and expected weights around 206 to 208 pounds for Louis and about 182 for Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Billy
Conn
Louis
Joe
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jack Johnson
Jess Willard
Gayle Talbot
Pittsburgh
Yankee Stadium
Madison Square Garden
Death notice Isaac W. Curry
Isaac W. Curry of 315 Franklin Street Northeast Washington DC died Sunday June 16 1946 at Emergency Hospital He was husband of Maude Curry and brother of Edward E and Paul W Curry Services at S H Hines Qo Funeral Home 2901 15th Street North on Monday June 17 at 4 pm Interment Arlington National Cemetery Tuesday June 18 at 1 pm
Notice to Parties and Creditors in Rogers Estate
Chancery notice in Taylor County WV informs all creditors of R B Rogers deceased to attend July 1 1946 at 10 a m in Parrish Building Grafton to produce records receipts and evidence for decree of reference to subject real estate to payment of debts. Creditors including those with judgments or liens on real estate must present claim or be barred from benefits. Dated June 18 2948 WP Samples Council for Plaintiffs Sts-11-1935
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Carl Lynch
Margaret Murphy
A. Lynch
Dennis Murphy
The
Home Owners Corporation
City of Grafton
Municipal Corporation
Society For Propagation of the Faith
State of
New York
Margaret A. Murphy
Circuit Court of
Taylor County
West Virginia
Merchants and Medial Savings Bank
Anni _ West Main Street
Grafton
J. Guy
Chancery
Circuit Court
Ruth Compton
Rowéers
Circuit Court of Taylor
Rogers
John K. Burdett
Council For
Piatnitus
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National League
G. W. Helmick
Buckhannon
W. Va
Knpottsville Road
Everett W. Shroyer
Woolworth's
Latrobe Street
Kalabazoo
Fairmont Avenue
Fairmont
County of
Taylor
Este
William M. Bailey
Riz
Alestar
Jack Lord
Steve' S Oneill
Detroit Tigers
Genomans Leaeve
New York “Sunday World
Barbour and
Taylor Counties
19Th Judicial Circuit
Barbour
George M. Kittle
Baseball Guild
Pennsylvania State Board
Sinclair
Detroit
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Madera
Orrow
Walker
Slaughter
Ennis
Cevarretta
Mize
Santa Claus
Lau Khoong
Grafton Furnace Co
Main Street
Fhone
Mendelson Junk Co
Clarksburg Finance CO
Grafton Banking & Trust Bldg
Goole Tome
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