Spring Training Notes From Florida Camps Show Varied Fortunes
Newsom pursues a Boston Braves pitching spot after a nomadic career. Webb headlines Giants camp with strong control and pinball prowess. Shea and Page deal with neck and arthritis concerns for the Yankees. Campanella and Reese feature in Dodgers pickoff plays during a 6 0 loss to the A s. Meyer and Chesnes lead Pirates past the Giants 9 4 in San Bernardino.
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Bradenton
Fla
Orlando
Bobo Newsom
Boston Braves
Bobo
Giants
Spring Training Rest Days Amid Baseball Scramble
In Burbank, Manager Joe McCarthy orders an off day for the team to rest pitchers and give batters practice time as the Browns evaluate replacements. Andy Anderson, subbing for Bob Dillinger, three hits and five RBIs show strong form in recent exhibition, while a nickname for a South American bird is noted in casual sport commentary.
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Joe McCarthy
Burbank
Calif
Zack Taylor
St. Louis Browns
Andy Anderson
Bob Dillinger
Representative Donald L. Jacke objects to Soviet delegates visit
Representative Donald L. Jacke of California led a protest in the House against the attendance of Soviet delegates and Russian composer Dimitri Shostakovich at a New York cultural peace conference. Several congressmen joined in criticizing the State Department over visas.
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Donald L. Jackesop
Ofifornia
House of Representatives
Dimitri Shostakovitch
New York
Jackson
State Department
Cardinals Win Sixth Straight as Dyer Praises Pitching and Marion
The St. Louis Cardinals stretch to six straight after beating Cincinnati Reds, with strong mound work and Marty Marion delivering eight hits in four games. Pitching staff allowed few runs as the streak builds from early losses. In a separate brief, Coroner Nelson Lee Doman reports a 73 year-old farmer drowned himself in Wey Run near Wheeling, noting a note found at the scene.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Eddie Dyer
Marty Marion
Marty
Wheeling
Johnsan
Nelsom Lee Doman
Ee Wey Run
Jse
Preston County School Aid Fund Increases by 18728
Preston County will gain an extra 18728 in state school aid this year under a new legislative formula, bringing total aid to 710506. The county also qualifies for a 30000 grant for buildings, with potential near 170000 additional state funds for construction if matched. Fort Butler 826 Veterans of Foreign Wars elected officers Jennines Jarvis as commander and others, with installation set for April 7 by director Pay F. Baker.
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Kingwood
Preston County
Tlus
Board of Education
Fort Butler
Veterans Foreign Wars
Old Legion Hall
Jennines Jarvis
Ralph Jefferies
Robert Brown
Melvin P. Rotin
R. D. Ward
Jutus A. Deahl
F. Baker
Clarksburg
Wheeling City Manager C Hal Brues Dies at 76
Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 3 p m at the Meaner Funeral Home for C Hal Brues Wheeling city manager who died Saturday night in a Pittsburgh hospital. City and county offices will close during services. Flags across the city are at half mast.
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Wheeling
C. Hal Brues
Pittsburgh
Meaner
Drilling Begins on 6000 Foot Test Well in Grant District
Workmen started today sinking a 6000 foot test oil well in Grant District of Ritchie County. Superintendent Clyde Kelly of Kelly Drilling company said it would be the deepest ever drilled on the eastern flank of the Burning Springs anticline.
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Parkersburg
Grant
Ritchie County
Clyde Kelly
Kelly Drilling Company
Burning Springs
Return to Work Huntington Strike Ends for Ameri can Container
More than 200 workers at Ameri can Container Corp in Huntington were set to return to their jobs. Federal conciliator John L. Connor said CIO United Gas Coke and Chemical Workers did not accept the week old agreement. No reasons for the strike or terms were disclosed.
Ring and Run Caller Worries Iffy Telephone Etiquette
A reader shares a domestic anecdote about a caller lingering briefly then hanging up. They reflect on patience with phone etiquette, noting their own recent hesitation and planning to wait longer in future calls. The piece closes with a nod to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia.
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Tom
Camp Lee
Chesapeake & Potomac ‘Telephone Company of
West Virginia
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