Rose and Davis win Indianapolis 500 in 1941
Mauri Rose and Floyd Davis share victory in the 30th annual Indianapolis 500. Rose drove the early segment before Davis qualified and finished the race in a bid won averaging 115.117 mph, second fastest in history. Rex Mays and Ted Horn followed, with nineteen starters failing due to mechanical trouble or accidents.
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Indianapolis
Mauri Rose
Floyd Davis
Rose
Davis
Springfield
Ill
L. L. Corum
Joe Boyer
Lounce Indianapolis
Rex’ Mays
Glendale
Calif
Ted Horn
Paterson
N. J
Ralph Hepburn
Los Angeles
Forth
Cliff Bergere
Hollywood
Cherry
Tracl
Everett Saylor
Dayton
Methgifs
National League Yesterday's Results Summary
Brooklyn beat St Louis 8 to 6 while New York lost 0 2 to Philadelphia 6 1 and Boston edged Chicago 5 4. Pittsburgh won 6 2 against Bt Louis and Cincinnati fell 1 3.
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Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Bt. Louis
Cincinnati
Washington
Baseball Schedule and Matchups Across The League Today
American League lines show Chicago and Philadelphia with varying records as games loom across St. Louis Cincinnati Brooklyn New York Chicago Pittsburgh Boston Philadelphia and Cleveland. Listed pitchers include Warne Riddle Casey Hubbell Lohrman Root Erickson Lanning Salvo Johnson Gomez Milnar and Milnar with several uncertain entries and parenthetical notes. Only scheduled games are noted with multiple tentative assignments.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
Warneke
Riddle
Brooklyn
New York
Casey
Hubbell
Lohr~man
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Root
Erickson
Lanning
Boston
Philadelphia
Salvo
Johnson
Cleveland
Gomez
Milnar
Bt. Louis
Harris
Hallet
Datyoi—Wagner
Gorsica
Race Crash Delays Start After Major Fire At Garages
A car skid into an indoor retaining wall injuring the driver with severe back injuries. The race start, seen by about 150000 spectators, was delayed an hour after a fire that cost about 150000 and burned 24 garages and three cars. Moore and Schaar were noted participants.
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Moore
Schaar Seat
Williams Ups Batting Mark In Major Leagues
New readers emerge among the batting elite as Ted Williams leads the American League with a .429 average, while Pete Reiser tops the National League at .373 after a strong week. Roy Cullengine and Geoff Travis tie for honors at .378, and Arky Vaughan slips to .347 after a 24-point drop.
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New York
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Pete Reiser
Brooklyn Dodgers
Williams
Sohe
Roy Cullengine
St. Louis Browns
Gecff Travis
Washington Senators
Reiser
Arky Vaughan
Pittsburgh Pirates
Yesterday's Stars Dodgers and White Sox Shine in Doubleheader Action
Whitlow Wyatt and Joe Vosmik lead Dodgers and Cubs, Cardinals and Reds pitchers shine in split first games. Hawkins, Sturgeon, Cavaret spark late rallies as Astros, Pirates, Athletics and Phillies also post wins. In Ronceverte, attorney George G. Easley, 54, former Lewisburg mayor, dies. funeral planned in Lorton, Virginia.
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Ronceverte
George G. Easley
Lewisburg
Lorton
Jacobs Denies Taleo Scrap Against Loose
Mike Jacobs blocks a Billy Soose Tony Zale bout to settle the middleweight muddle by pledging a rematch for Ken Overlin first. Fort Worth nears record National Open attendance with 4,500 tickets sold. Tigers show Bobby Feller in top shape, while Pete Reiser credits Giants' Bill Terry for early-season sparring. Art Cohn mocks a Louis Baer prize fight. Yankee farm moves loom for Cortes, Marshall, Ryan. Bob Pastor returns to first meet June 16. Ace Parker nears football return. Mississippi prospects stir high school football chatter. Johns Hopkins frowns at McNally shifting plans. Six Sox cheer at June 4 night game in Chicago. Buddy Baer Joe Louis payoff credited to seventh round.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Special News Service
Mike Jacobs
Billy Soose
Tony Zale
Goose
Ken Overlin
Fort Worth
Detroit Tigers
Bobby Feller
Pete Reiser
Dodgers
Bill Terry
Giants
Art Cohn
Oakland Tribune
Messrs. Louis
Baer
Mr. Donovan
Rene Cortes
Willard Marshall
Connie Ryan
Atlanta Crackers
Yankee
Newark
Bob Pastor
Griffith Stadium
Washington
Buddy Knox
Ace Parker
Mississippi
Iwaki
Mississippi Nuipi
Mississippi State
Mike Conner
Ole Miss
Connie Mack
Chicago
White Sox
Jimmy Dykes
Buddy Baer
Joe Louis
Johns Hopkins
Jack McNally
Dick Harlow
Western Maryland
Allegheny College
McNally
Bucky
Flatbuch
Marble Champ Repeats In County Wide Meet
Charles Simmons repeated as marble champion at the county meet to qualify for the state Buckhannon event. Runner up was Bobby Knight of Flemington. Simmons, 12, son of Lonnie and Mrs. Simmons of Thornton, is a fifth grader. meet overseen by Taylor County Recreation unit.
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Charles Simmons
NYU Violets on Verge of Intercollegiate Track Title
NYU Violets dominated trials at Triborough Stadium as 11 of 40 colleges' entrants reached finals or semifinals, signaling a likely victory in the Intercollegiate Outdoor Track and Field Championship. Pittsburgh, Penn, Yale, and Boston College also advanced strong contingents with multiple survivors. A meet record in the shot put, 53 feet 9 1/2 inches, previously held by Al Blazis of Georgetown, appeared in danger amid the preliminary efforts.
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New York
New York University Violets
I. C
Triborough Stadium
Violets
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Yale
Boston College
al Blazis
Georgetown
Fairmont Dominates Memorial Motor Boat Races at Tygart Lake
Fairmont entrants swept four firsts and multiple seconds at the Memorial motor boat races held yesterday at Tygart Lake. Charles Hannon in a Cris-Craft 121 hp won the inboard handicap with 5:35 over five laps, while Schmidt of Fairmont took second in 5:45 aboard a 90 hp Century. Outboard events favored Fairmont with Dorothy Gilette winning up to ten horsepower in 8:35, Harold Satterfield second in 8:45, and Stevens of Fairmont winning up to 16 hp in 8:19 with Morgantown’s Gall second. Hannon added another win in the inboard free-for-all at 10:00, with Schmidt and Freedlock second and third. Judges included Mayor C. O. King, Laurel Frey, and W. J. Husslon. motors inspector Eby Bowlby.
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Tygart Lake
Charles Hannon
Cris-Craft
Schmidt
Clarksburg
Grafton
Morgantown
Philippi
Tygart Lake Yacht Club
Taylor County Post No. 12
American Lexion
Dorothy Gilette
Paul Wood
Freedlock
C. O. King
Laurel C. Frey
The
Carr China Company
W. J. Husslon
State Senate
Eby Bowlby
Ed Powell
William Manley
Paul Defenbaugh
Ed Grayson
East Bank Pioneers Win Clarksburg Tourney Title
In Clarksburg on May 31 1941 East Bank Pioneers defeated Buckhannon 6 3 to win the second annual state scholastic baseball tournament final. They earlier beat Victory of Clarksburg 9 4 in the semifinal, after Buckhannon eliminated the defending champions Philippi 10 0 behind Dean’s one hit pitching.
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Clarksburg
East Bank Pioneers
Kanawha County
Buckhannon
Ina
Wesleyan Six Week Summer Sessions Planned
West Virginia Wesleyan college will run two six week summer sessions. The first runs June 9 to July 18 and the second July 21 to August 23. Each session stands alone with six course hours per session, allowing enrollment in one or both.
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State Board of Education
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Ts Summer School
Weal
Lean
D. Lambert
Follo
Partic Wvchuow
Ceacners
Crowds Pack Parks to See Double Games
Memorial day crowds of 229,830 watched eight major league doubleheaders. The Cardinals beat the Reds 4-1 then fell 3-2 after 13 innings with a late rally. Dodgers swept Giants 8-0 and 6-2 as Whitlow Wyatt won again. Phillies split with Braves 6-5 and 4-1. Cubs and Pirates also split with Cavarretta and Sturgeon keying the Cubs. White Sox narrowed the gap with Indians. Tigers swept Browns. A’s beat Senators twice. Hank Harris and Eat Johnson starred for Boston and New York pitching in another twin bill.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Harry Gumbert
Cardinal
Walters
Reds
Bucky Walters
Cardinals
Elmer Riddle
Ira Hutchinson
Frank McCormick
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Whitlow Wyatt
Dodgers
Joe Vosmik
Phils
Braves
Boston Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Boston
Art Johnson
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phil Cavarretta
Bob Sturgeony
Cubs
Rip Sewell
White Sox
Chicago
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Washington Senators
Senators
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Rudy York
Fenway Park
Red Sox
New York Yankees
Eat Johnson
Red Rolfe
Frank Crosetti
Yanks
Mickey Harris
Bronx Bombers
New York
Dixie Theatre Gallup Cattle Town Locates The Bad Man
Hollywood units arrived in Gallup New Mexico for on location work on The Bad Man. A cattle stampede chase and bandit pursuit were staged with a ranch set built of adobe. Lionel Barrymore stars with Laraine Day and Ronald Reagan. Directed by Richard Thorpe.
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Gallup
Wallace Berry
Hollywood Players
Berry
Pancho Lopez
Robin Hood of
Dixie Theatre
Porter Emerson Browne
Holbrook Blinn
New York
Richard Thorpe
Lionel Barrymore
Henry
Idits
Laraine Day
Ronald Reagan
Henry Travers
Nydia Westman
Chill Wills
Chris Pin Martin
Tom Conway
Charles Stevens
Lace Bercy
Omar Barr
Laraine
Dixie Sarg
Ronald Resgan
Mit
Las Vegas Nights at Strand Theatre Delightfully Loud and Bright
The Strand Theatre presents Las Vegas Nights with stars Bert Wheeler Constance Moore Phil Regan Lillian Cornell Virginia Dale Betty Brower and Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. A vaudeville style comedy musical set in Las Vegas features singing dancing and rapid jokes as a troupe seeks an inheritance amid gaming tables and night life.
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Strand Theater
Las Vegas
Paramount
Tommy Dorsey
Sendin
Bert Wheeler
Constance Moore
Phil’ Resan
Lillian Cornell
Virginia Dale
Betty Brower
Ralph Murphy
Nevada
America’s
Gt.a.melly
Wheeler
Moore
Cornell
Dale
Miss Moore
Phil Regan
Toatia
Tombone
Tommy Dotvey
Pall ‘Regane
Kaimeels
Constance Mooré
GaMian Cornell
Dorsey
Regan
Strand Theatre
Las Vegas Nights offers lively musical cowromance
Sis Hopkins cows on the Las Vegas range spark a romanced plot filled with humorous, musical scenes. The film features four slated songs: Moments Like This, Dolores, Mary Mary Quite Contrary, and I Gotta Ride. Bright, tune-filled comedy with smart dialogue promises light entertainment.
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Las Vegas
Dolores
Mary
Sis Hopkins at Opera House with Judy Canova sensational star
Judy Canova headlines the Opera House in the musical comedy Sis Hopkins with a stellar cast including Charles Butterworth as Uncle Horace and Jerry Colonna as a goofy professor. The film follows Sis from the farm to college life, winning Jeff Harnsworth and causing campus chaos in a rapid, humorous climax.
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Judy Canova
Sis Hopkins
Charles Butterworth
Hargee
Bob Crosby
Bing Crosby
Jeff Harnsworth
Susan ‘Wayward
Carol
Sig
Sis
Garo
Federal report notes district job decline on month long trend
The report covers Virginia, the District of Columbia and most of West Virginia. It notes a decline in total employment across the district due to a month long trend highlighted by the bank.
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West
Virginia
Maryland
Fifth
United States
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Logan Indians Top Huntington Aces 10-2 in Mountain State League
Jim Canterbury pitched six effective innings, fanning five and issuing one walk as the Logan Indians defeated Huntington Aces 10-2 in Mountain State League play. Huntington plated two runs in the third on Bob Gutzwheeler’s homer. Bluefield beat Milkinson 10-8 in the other league game.
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Jim Canterbury
Logan Indians
Huntington
Bob Gutzwehdler
Canterbury
Bluefield
Milkinson
Singer
Ashland
Toman
Williamson
Arid
Hitchington
Ab Welch
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Crosetti
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Bob Sturgeon
Phil Cavaretta
Pirates
Gumbert
McCormick
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Les McCrabb
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Phillies
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