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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1934

Page

6

Local YMCA Opens Tennis Season With Alderson Broaddus Match

Grafton set to host Alderson Broaddus at YMCA courts on Maple Avenue at 1 30 Sunday. Players include George Jolliffe and Ed Powell Bill Manley and Wilbur Ward. Also notes a proposed local tournament for casual players and mentions recent rain affecting Twilight League games and a Walker Cup golf report.

George Jolliffe Grafton Alderson- Broaddus Maple Avenue George Ed Powell Bill Manley Wilbur Ward American Lawn Tennis Association

U S Golfers Triumph In St Andrews Meet

U S Open champion Johnny Goodman and California star W Lawson Little opened with a victory for Uncle Sam in the St Andrews meet on May 11.

U. S St. Andrews Scotland Johnny Goodman W. Lawson Little California Uncles

Rational League Daily Baseball Scores Report

Yesterday results show Brooklyn 8 over Boston 2 and St. Louis 5 New York 4. New York 13 Chicago 3. Cleveland 11 Boston 10. Philadelphia 5 Detroit 3. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia and other slated matchups postponed by rain with Chicago playing New York.

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Cards Win Over Giants Elevates Standings

Baseball roundup notes the Cardinals beating the Giants to rise into third place with a virtual tie for second, while the Yankees wallop the White Sox 13 to 3 and the Reds topple the Braves 4 to 5 as standings show Chicago Cubs leading the pack and a busy day of heavy hitting across leagues.

Centry National Pittsburgh Giants Chicago Cubs Lou Gehrigee Yankees Big Geo-geeter Lee Stine White Sox Charley Ruffing Reds Braves Lee Gordon Slade St Johnson Cincinnati Reds Boston Braves Shriver New York Lombardi Koenig Shiver Tal Moore Blankeley Cleveland Boston Red Sox Cubs Athletics Mickey Cochrane Detroit Tigers Wrigley Field Dodgers Chicago Cardinals

Games Today Showdowns Across Major Leagues

St. Louis faces Washington, Detroit plays Philadelphia, Cleveland visits Boston, and Chicago travels to New York in a full slate of matinee and evening matchups across the circuit.

St. Louis Washington Detroit Philadelphia Cleveland Boston Chicago New York

Oil Salesman Takes Own Life in Shepherdstown

Charles Schley, 45, a former oil company salesman, was found dead at a railway station in Shepherdstown West Virginia this morning. A bullet through the heart and a revolver nearby led authorities to call it a suicide. relatives cite ill health as the motive. The inquest was deemed unnecessary.

Shepherdstown W. Va Charles Schley Oil Company Dan

Gen Johnson Cooperation With Recovery Administration

General Johnson continues on page one discussing full cooperation with the National Recovery Administration. The article references efforts to support wartime production and economic stabilization, highlighting Johnson’s role in coordinating agencies and local efforts.

Jeral Johnson Kump Westn Virginia West Virginia National Recovery Administration NRA Gen. Johnson Peg Johnson Ngional Recovery Administration

Former Grafton Youth Enlists in U S Marine Corps

Richard H. Martin, a Grafton High School graduate who attended Tri State College Angola Indians, enlisted for four years in the U S Marine Corps. Major Frederick R. Hoyt oversaw the enlistment. Martin will train at Paris Island and may pursue sports and Marine Corps courses during service. Also noted is a feature on a runaway train rescue told in the American Weekly.

Richard H. Martin Grafton High School Tri-State College Angola United States Marine Corps Frederick R. Hoyt U. S. Marine Corps Baltimore Maryland Marine Barracks Paris Island South Carolina States Martin Grafton Marine Corps Institute Marine Corps

Grafton High Opposes-R Nine This P.M.

Grafton High School meets Roosevelt Wilson at Norwood Park in Clarksburg at 4 oclock this afternoon for its third Central West Baseball League game. The locals seek revenge after a season opening loss to R W and aim to keep up their fine form.

Grafton High School Roosevelt Wilson Norwood Clarksburg Sea Grafton R-W Clarksburgers

Five Perish In Plunge Of Car Into Clark's Fork

In May 11 report from Heron Montana five persons missing after a motor car plunged 40 feet into Clark's Fork river. Rescue teams found six bodies including Hagler W. B. 68 retired rancher and members of his family, with Postmaster M. H. Larson witnessing the crash. The car went over the bank backwards as Hagler tried to turn.

Clark's Fork River W. BZ Hagler

Optometrists Prepare for West Virginia Convention

Optometrists expected to travel to Parkersburg tomorrow for the 27th annual convention of the West Virginia Optometric Association opening Sunday. Dr. C. M. Wells of Grafton serves on the resolutions committee and Dr. R. F. Gerkin on the auditing panel. Lecturers include Dr. Edi P. Tait of Penn State, Dr. George Certel, H. P. Kelley, Dr. Robert Parenfan of Rochester, and Jick Nichols of Dayton.

Et Bal Deel Parkersburg West Virginia Optometric Association C. M. Wells Grafton Optometrist R. F. Gerkin Conventi Edi $P. Tait Penn George D. Certel New York H. P. Kelley Robert Parénfan Rochester New

Daily Cross-Word Puzzle Clues and Fragments

A scrambled OCR puzzle fragment list with scattered clues and garbled terms. Contains stray words like cross, clues, river, roots, foundation, agreement, and various misread phrases. overall unreadable in parts but hints at down and across entries and miscellaneous errors.

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