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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1957
Page
5
Fragmentary text references ships and vessels, a 100 ton claim, and Jamestown. Mentions stage carnations of air and rule of what seems an unclear event. No clear persons, dates, or places beyond Jamestown.
The unreadable OCR fragment shows scattered words about a river and adults with unclear context. It mentions wooden river elements and vague experience terms, lacking identifiable names or concrete events to report.
A fragmented note suggests rural communities consume roughly twelve gallons of milk per person, with typical figures around Mon gallons. The text implies nationwide milk usage patterns and potential price or supply concerns amid uncertain data.
Dickson and Musial anchor a 750 pace for the St. Louis Cardinals as they beat the Pirates 7-4 with Dickson earning his fourth win of the month and Musial extending his hitting streak to 20 games. The Cardinals benefited as the Giants beat the Braves in 12 innings and the Redlegs topped the Dodgers, while the Yankees posted a 3-1 win to extend their streak to seven and chip at AL leaders. Musial drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, and Dickson limited Pittsburgh to two runs over eight innings before tiring.
Syracuse report says middleweight contender Joey Giambra aims for his 10th consecutive win in a 10 rounder against Rory Calhoun at War Memorial Auditorium. Giambra, a Buffalo native fighting out of San Francisco, holds a slight favorite position over the White Plains slugger. Philadelphia note: Al Lear, Temple basketball star, sworn into the U.S. Army and sent to Ft. Jackson after leading the Eastern Basketball League in scoring while with Tri-Cities.
Willie Mays leads National League center field voting with 27 032 votes as of today to earn his first starting All-Star nod. Stan Musial tops NL with 32 776 votes, while Frank Robinson Hank Aaron and Ed Bailey also hold large leads. AL leaders Ted Williams Mickey Mantle and Nelson Fox lead their positions with sizable margins. The fan poll closes June 27. HALFBACKS SIGN PHILADELPHIA shows two players signing with the Eagles.
Washington pitcher Chuck Stobbs, mired in a 16 game losing streak, receives a fan rally ahead of Friday night’s game at Griffith Stadium. The Senators management urged fans to provide strong support, hoping for a turnaround.
In Clarksburg July 24 to 27, Babe Ruth sectional pairings set Grafton against Mannington in the opener at 6 p.m. EST. Morgan Town faces Clarksburg Nationals, Elkins meets Grafton, Clarksburg Americans play Buckhannon, with semifinals and finals July 26 and 27. Other sectionals planned for Parkersburg Huntington and Beckley. state tournament in August.
A compact list of top hitters in the American and National Leagues is shown with Mantle Williams Skowron and Boyd among others, plus runs batted in leaders including Musial Aaron Hook Ennis Bell Shantz and Schmidt. The text also notes Adolphe Sax a Belgian who invented the saxophone.
Cincinnati surged into third in the NL pennant race with two straight wins over Brooklyn and a big rally led by Wally Post's grand slam. Lefty Joe Nuxhall faces Bob Friend as Cincinnati opens a series with Pittsburgh. Duke Snider homered for Brooklyn, but Gus Bell and Ed Bailey helped the Redlegs regain the lead in the late innings.
The Pittsburgh Pirates lost their third straight game to St Louis 7 0 Thursday night. Cincinnati beat the Pirates by 1 0 and moved into first place while Pittsburgh slipped toward the cellar. The Pirates committed several errors and trailed 5 0 before scoring. They open a four game series at Crosley Field tonight for a return crack at the Redlegs.
Baseball notes akan toward pennant chase with front office changes and manager under pressure. Cubs Bob Scheffing faces scrutiny while Haney Hutchinson Tebbetts and Alston appear secure. AL commanders Lopez Stengel Lavagetto Farrell Tighe cited with injuries and turnover influencing early season outlook. Also brief game summary and upcoming schedule highlight Pirates Mazeroski and Mazeroski’s late swing as St. Louis and Milwaukee battles persist.
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