Bimelech Heavy Choice to Cop 66th Kentucky Classic
In Louisville on Derby day 1940 the crowd faces cool, cloudy skies as Bimelech, owner Col. E.R. Bradley, is called the favorite in the 68th Kentucky Derby. Dit is the likely second choice and Midand a distant third, with bets concentrated on the undefeated colt despite weather and race length risks.
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Gayle Talbot
Louisville
Churchill Downs
Bimelech
Pride and Joy
Col. E.R. Bradley
Thomas Bohne
Bimmie
Lexington
Wood Memorial
Midand
Baseball standings and today’s pitching matchups
Yesterday's National League results show Boston and St Louis ahead with several games postponed due to rain or cold. Today several pitching selections include New York at Chicago Huobell versus French, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Wyatt versus Brown, Philadelphia at Cincinnati Higbe versus Derringer, and Boston at St Louis Sullivan against McGee.
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Boston
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Huobell
French
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Wyatt
Brown
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Higbe
Derringer
Sullivan
McGee
Pittsboro
Baer
Nathan Mann
Cleveland
Washington
Naymick
Chase
Detroit
Hutchinsons
Dean
Babich
Chiago
Lee
Ve Ha
Souls of
Frarvis
We House
Baer beats Mann in Madison Square Garden knockout
New York report notes Buddy Baer stop opposite Nathan Mann with a seventh round knockout at Madison Square Garden. Baer, weighing 249, improved to claim a creditable victory, trying to shake off past Barland comparisons as 5,154 fans watched. Pittsburgh also reports Pitt Panthers beating West Virginia 7-3 in baseball.
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New York
Gunnar Barland
Buddy
New Haven
Record crowds thin at Gallahadian race meet amid brutal weather
The event lists Gallahadian Pictor Rom an Sirroco True Star and Royal Man among entrants but brutal weather has cut expected attendance below last year’s 80,000, dampening spectator turnout.
Sox Hitters Lead League Hitting Pace in May
Boston Red Sox stars Roger Cramer Jimmy Foxx and Ted Williams pace the American League batters. Cramer leads with .397 after 23 hits in 58 at bats Foxx sits fourth at .381 Williams is ninth at .333 The Cubs Hank Leiber and Giants rookie Babe Young top the leagues at .400 Leiber has 22 hits in 55 at bats and Young 14 in 35 McCosky of Detroit leads with 15 runs.
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New York
Boston Red Sox
Gold Sox
Roger
Doc) Cramer
Jimmy Foxx
Ted Williams
Cramer
Foxx
Wiliams
Chicago Cub
New York Giant
Hank Leiber
Babe Young
Leiber
Young
Young William McCosky
The
Tigers
Angott Wins Boxing Title in Louisville May 4
Sammy Angott, the Louisville lightweight, defeated Davey Day in 15 rounds before about 8 000 fans to become the new lightweight champion in 41 states and several NBA outposts. Referee and sole judge Jack Dempsey scored six rounds for Angott, five for Day, with four even. NBA recognition had been withdrawn from Lou Ambers. Angott later phoned his wife from Washington Pa to say their future heir would find his father a champion.
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Louisville
Sammy Angoll
National Boxing Association
Bootblack
Davey Day
Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Angott
Day
Associated Press
New York
Lou Ambers
NBA
Washington
Sammy
Ras
Cold Streams Handicap To Trout Fishermen
Charleston reports light snow and cold weather across the state. The Conservation Commission notes clear streams in Greenbrier Webster Tucker and Nicholas counties, favored by trout fishermen, but the overall conditions remain unfavorable with mountain snow and high forties temperatures.
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Charleston
The
Conservation Commission
Nicholas
Pocahontas
Greenbrier
Webster
Tucker
All-American Kinnick Named Phi Beta Kappa Key Recipient
Nile Kinnick, star halfback of the University of Iowa, was named to the Iowa chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. He is among 30 students honored for scholastic distinction in the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity.
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Iowa City
Nile Kinnick
University of Iowa
Iowa
National Honorary Scholastic Fraternity
Snead matriarch dies in Hot Springs home
Mrs Mary Snead, mother of famed golfer Sam Snead, died at her Hot Springs Virginia home yesterday. The passing removes a longtime pillar of the Snead family as the golf world mourns a noted figure in Sam Snead’s life.
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Hot Springs
Mary 7. Snead
Sam Snead
Red Sox top Browns in 10 innings for first place
Boston wins 9 8 in ten innings as four homers boost the Sox to first in the league. Tabor Williams Cronin homer, while Breuer earns his first major league win after allowing 10 hits. Bees beat Cardinals 4 2 behind Posedela as rain and cold trim schedules.
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Sox
Jim Tabor
Ted Williams
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Yankees
White Sox
Edgar Smith
Joe Gordon
George Selkirk
Charley Keller
Marvin Breuer
Bees
Boston Bees
Bill Posedel
St. Louis Cardinals
Len Warneke
Jack Russell
Bob Bowman
Derby purse boost raises stakes for Kentucky Derby
Louisville May 4 Twofold increase lifts added value to 75 000 dollars and top prize to 60 675 dollars if all nine entries start The new plan also allocates larger purses to trainer breeder and runners up with 3000 2000 and 1000 to winners second and third respectively and 11000 to second and 500 to third in breeder shares
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Louisville
Beigh
Churchill Downs
Winer
Denzel Pierce Wins Blueville Marble Tournament
A marble tournament at Blueville public school drew twenty boys. Denzel Pierce emerged as the champion. The event serves as a lead into the county marble tournament with all school winners advancing to the county event conducted by the Works Progress Administration staff.
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Blueville
Denzel Pierce
Works Projet Administration
Weather Halls Play In Mountain State League
The report notes no games were played yesterday in the Mountain State League as Weather Halls teams did not see action. Bluefield’s Bluegrays maintained their lead, while Bluefield travels to Huntington and Togena faces Welch and Ashland at Williamson in upcoming games.
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Weather Halls
Mountain State League
Associated Press
Bluefield
Bluegrays
Huntington
Welch
Ashland
Williamson
Baseball Opener Set in Taylor County Sunday
Weather permitting the 1940 season begins in Taylor county as Blueville and Wickwire clash at 1 p.m. Officials warn cold and wet conditions may affect practice and play, but a close contest is anticipated between the two teams.
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Taylor County
Blueville
Wickwire
Blades Faces Old Heave Ho In Baseball Chat
A chaotic sports column notes Ray Blades may face removal from the Cards if July 4 prospects lag. It mentions J A Farley eyeing Yankees sale, Wrigley’s sleeve-less Cubs, and assorted notes on Nybert, Neely, Hurley, and Rollie Hemsley day plans.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
St. Louis
Ray Blades
N. Y. Sun
Yanks
James A. Farley
Pals
Warren W. Brown
Chicago Herald-American
Phil Wrigley
Cub
Henry
Los Angeles Times
Rollie Hemsley
Cleveland
Dodgers
Yesterday's Stars Shine in Tight Ball Games
Jim Tabor of the Red Sox tied the score in the ninth and delivered a decisive RBI single in the 10th with the bases loaded as Boston defeated the Browns. Bill Poseydel of the Bees limited the Cardinals to seven scattered hits and matched strikeouts in a 4-2 Bees win, extending their early-season success.
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Associated Press
Jim Tabor
Red Sox
Bill Posédel
Bees
Cardinals
Morgantown Favored In Seven Section Scholastic Meet
Morgantown is favored as the seven sectional scholastic track meets begin this week with Huntington Parkersburg seen as challengers. Morgantown, fresh from a Big Ten win, seeks a new title as Charleston Huntington Parkersburg have dominated past meets. Today sections run in Wheeling Clarksburg Martinsburg Elkins Charleston Oak Hill and Bluefield with changes including javelin removal and a high school discus shift. a new discus mark is likely.
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Walter Mason
Charleston
Morgantown
Arthur Clyde
Huntington
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Clarksburg
Martinsburg
Elkins
Chrleston
Oak Hill
Bluefield
Huntington High School
Bob” Wright
Triadelphia
Pennsboro
Grafton High Tracksters Head to Elkins Sectional
Grafton High school track team led by Coach Lynn Faulkner traveled to Elkins for the sectional meet in Randolph County. The squad hoped to qualify individuals to the state track and field championships with determination across events today.
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Grafton High
Elkins
Elks
Lynn Faulkner
Grafton
Randolph
Bridges To Speak On Radio Concert Schedule
May 4 report lists Sen Bridges set to speak on Life Insurance and the Federal Government topics. CBS to shift Sunday concert time to Columbia Symphony program, with Europe Europe- WEAF NBC and other stations airing varied schedules through the evening.
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New York
CBS
New York Philharmonic
Howard Barlow
Columbia Broadcasting Symphony
Bridges
Europe
WEAF
NBC
WJZ
WEAP
Kaltenmeyer
Kindergarden
New Time
Sen
Bob Crosby
C. F. Lea
WABC
Wayne Ringwaltz
Radio Guild
Jack Benny
SP Iears
Roundtable
Trojan Horse
Ted Weeths
Charley McCarthy
One Family
Phil Spitalny
Conrad Nagle
What We Gain From Soft Drinks
A reader asks about the composition and nutrition of soft drinks. The article notes bottled drinks have about 8 10 percent carbohydrate yielding roughly 100 calories per bottle. It mentions carbonation aids thirst, vitamins are usually absent unless stated, and natural juices provide Q and other nutrients. It compares buttermilk fats and caloric values, and references questions and answers.
Vitamin C content in spring vegetables boosts immunity
Spring produce yields higher vitamin C than later crops. Early summer cabbages contain nearly twice as much as later varieties, highlighting the benefit of fresh seasonal greens for nutritional intake.
Fights Last Night In New York and Other Cities
Buddy Baer stopped Nathan Mann in New York. Sammy Angott outpointed Davey Day for the NBA lightweight title in Louisville. Fritzie Zivic outpointed Driskell in Detroit. Billy Miske Jr stopped Frank Rowsey in Los Angeles. Lloyd Marshall halted George Gano in Pittsburgh.
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Detroit
Fritzie Zivic
Pittsburgh
Driskell
Minneapolis
Billy Miske, Jr
Paul
Frank Rowsey
Os Angeles
Lloyd Marshall
Cleveland
George Gano
Trenton
N J
Times and concerts listed for a radio schedule
Radio schedule lists nine items including a Workshop draft bat segment at 11 a.m. on WJZ NBC, a Radio City concert at 2 15, a foreign policy program at 7 30, a Kalman concert at 9 and a Goodwill Tropical American forum at 9 05 with Symphopic hour.
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Bat
WJZ
NBC
Radio City
Kalman
Kanawha County Health Officer Resigns
The resignation of Dr. T. E. Cato as Kanawha county health officer to take a similar post in Dade county Florida was announced by the county court. State Health Commissioner A. B. McClue would be asked to approve a successor. In Milton West Virginia a brief illness proved fatal to Dr. J. D. L. Ball who had practiced medicine there for 55 years.
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Charleston
T. E. Cato
Kanawha
Dade County
Florida
W. T. Brotherton
A. BE. McClue
Milton
W. Va
J. D. L. Ball
Notice of Trustee's Sale for West Virginia Property
By virtue of a deed dated 1986 the trustees will offer for sale at the courthouse in Taylor County West Virginia the property described as a mile marker bounds and a corner stone near Oak and McGraw as previously listed in the deed book. The sale occurs at one o'clock in the afternoon on a date referenced in the document, with the heirs of the former owners involved. The notice names John Bodeth, Clyde Rector and others connected to the trust and property.
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Woek
West Virginia
Ian and
Sadies
John Kbth
Taylor
McGraw
Ieee
Clyde W. Rector
Merly
John
Ardett
Notice to D T Frey and Grace Frey on property sale
Notice to D T Frey and Grace Frey that real estate described as Pett, Lot and Grafton was sold by Tec on April 27 and May 4, 1848. The fragmentary text indicates a dated conveyance but lacks full details of the parcel, purchaser, and court action.likely a public notice of sale.
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D. T. Frey
C. ‘Grace Frey
Ian ¥. McDaniel
Tec
Wen Ila
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