Grafton Merchants win Central League opener 15 6 over Tunnelton
Grafton Merchants outslug Tunnelton Redbirds 15 to 6 in the Central West Virginia League opener at the athletic field. Kenney Barlow Hamme Lansbury Stolzenfels homered amid a five run fifth inning as Grafton built a big lead and starter Stolzenfels earned the win. Road trip to Shinnston follows with a Friday night visit to Philippi Red Sox.
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Ors
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Chub Stolzenfels
Raymond Lansbury
Buck Rosier
Philippi
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Barbour Countians
Shinnston
Experts Wrong Again In Weekend Baseball Remarks
Washington expert opinions misjudged the pennant race as Boston and Cleveland led early. Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators improved, St Louis Browns rallied, while New York Yankees held an early edge. Despct and Philadelphia played better than .500, turning the pennant race into a tight dog-eat-dog battle with four and a half games between first and seventh.
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New York Yankees
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Yankees
Lansbury Triumph in Tight Pitching duel
Lansbury 3 and Hamrick Bell 10? Balk Lansbury 2. Winning pitcher Stolzenfels. losing pitcher Bell. Umpires Hull and Smith of W U C B UA.
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Balk
Classified Ads And Public Notices From The Sentinel
Classified advertising rates and rules appear, with multiple sale and notice items. Listings include FOR SALE properties, vehicles, lost items, HELP WANTED, RENTALS, and a long docket of land sale orders and public notices from Taylor County West Virginia requiring appearance within one month. Names include The American Legion Post 12, Cavenaugh heirs, and numerous land descriptions and owners across Flemington and Knottsville districts.
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Cavenaugh Heirs
Simpson Creek
Flemington
da Cavenaugh
Berry Run
Thomas E. Coffman
Lloyd Allen
Darby Coal Company
O&g.berry Run
J. W.grove
A. Coal
Payne G
West Rosemont
H. L
Mary F. Poling
Flemington District
Mary FP. Poling
Fiduciary notices before commissioner of accounts
Notice states fiduciary accounts for settlement including Margaret E. Shriver executrix of May A. Robison deceased and J Guy Allender administrator of Vida V. Miller estate. Given May 6 1949 by Commissioner John K Burdett. May 9-16 notice period.
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Margaret E. Shriver
A. Robison
J. Guy Allender
Vida V. Miller
John K. Burdett
Adeo’ints
White Sox Sweep Indians In Doubleheader Shutout
Alan Mayer reports Chicago White Sox blanked Cleveland 10-0 and 2-0 in a Chicago twinbill before 53,325 fans. Bill Wight and Allen Gettel each pitched shutouts, Gordon Goldsberry hit his first major league homer in the nightcap, lifting the Sox into third place as Athletics edged Yankees 7-6 in 11 innings after an 8-7 opener.
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Tornado continues wreckage strewn town and streets
Three carloads of freight were freed from shattered freight cars amid the ruins. Curious sightseers crowded the streets already littered with toppled rooftops, smashed vehicles, torn lumber, and uprooted trees. Some roofs were blown a mile from their original locations.
Baseball results and schedule roundup from Sunday and Saturday
The day covers American League Boston at Washington game notes and Haefner vs Kramer details. Sunday results show Chicago 10-2, Detroit 9-4, St. Louis 3-12, Boston 3g Philadelphia 8-7, plus multiple NL scores like New York 7 Philadelphia 3 and Cincinnati 6-5. Night and interleague matchups list St. Louis at Philadelphia, Detroit at Washington, and other night games.
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Omaha lawyer Francis Matthews named Secretary of the Navy
A 62 year old Omaha attorney and banker, Francis Patrick Matthews, has been chosen by President Truman as Secretary of the Navy. Matthews is noted for his Nebraska civic and religious involvement and prominence in state affairs.
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International
Belmont Last Gem In Triple Crown May Not Decide Winner
The 3 year old racing season remains open as Belmont may determine the 149 championship winner. Derby and Preakness produced different victors with several colts like Olympia and Ponder still contending after a Pimlico meet. Trainers weigh rest and distance as Belmont's mile and a half track tests late drives and form.
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Amar
Ivan Parke
Olympia
Ponder
Greentree
Gapot
Parke
Old Rockport
Railroad Freight Rise Spurred by Wage and Cost Increases
Aronson testified before the commission that since 1939 railroad hourly wages rose 66.14 percent and the 40 hour week begins in September, with a 10 year total wage increase of 109 percent Materials costs climbed 107 percent while freight rates rose 51 percent and passenger fares 25 percent, making the proposed six and a half cent freight increase a small price for a stable system.
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Aronson
Auxiliary drives effort to aid Taylor County hospital
An auxiliary group directs efforts to assist the hospital in furnishing the best possible care to residents of Taylor County and surrounding areas. Though much of the work relies on voluntary daily labor, the auxiliary remains focused on local health support and community service.
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