Giants Have Edge In World Series Preview
The Giants and Senators are seen as evenly matched with strong leaders like Bill Terry and the aging Washington club. The Giants gain home-field advantage at the Polo Grounds and benefit from NL ball conditions aiding pitchers Hubbell Schume cher and Fitzsimmons while the Senators rely on depth and past playoff temperament.
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Alan Goal
Associated Press
Guorta Tether
New York
Giants
Senators
Ure
Washington
Battery Department
Bill Meany
Bill Terry
Yankees
Babe Ruth & Company
Boston Braves
Braves
New Yorkers
Boston
Hubbell
Fitzsimmons
Terry
West
United States
Ice Wagon Tongue Pierces Car in Morning Mishap
Brisk fall weather slowed two horses pulling an ice wagon at Sheraton Place and North Main Street, driving the wagon tongue through the steel rear deck of a Dodge coupe driven by A. P. Smith of 02 North Wrenn Street. One horse was lightly bruised and the vehicle sustained a gaping hole in its side.
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American Service Company
A. P. Smith
North Wrenn Street
Sheraton Place
North Main Street
Truck Crash Kills 87 Year Old and Injures 20 Year Old
Dewey Harbin, 87, was killed when a truck rolled off a 20 foot bank near Murphy. Horace Harper, 20, was injured in the same accident reported by AP.
Two Hurt In Wreck In Rocky Mount Auctioneer Injured
In Rocky Mount an auto crash critically injures local auctioneer Jack Currin and A B Hackett of Charlotte while Julian Sherrod of Washington DC, a Black man, is arrested pending investigation.
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Rocky Mount
Jack Currin
A. B. Hackett
Charlotte
Julian Sherrod
Washington, D. C
Black-Draught Provides Relief for Bilious Constipation
Mrs. D C Jones of Waterloo Alabama reports lasting relief from biliousness and constipation after using Black-Draught. She describes improved mouth taste, sour stomach, color, dizziness and headaches, noting she feels like a new person. Children also benefit from the new pleasant tasting syrup.
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D. C. Jones
Waterloo
Ala
Scarlet fever and ear infections in children
Foreword outlines that scarlet fever is usually mild but can bring serious complications such as mastoiditis and otitis. It explains how ear infection can arise from throat involvement, symptoms, diagnosis by examination, and treatment aims including bed rest, antiseptic washes, ice bags, and allowing pus to escape through membrane rupture to promote healing.
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Morris Fisherin
Journal of the American Medical Association
West School Fire in Gastonia Baffles Officials
Fire at West School in Gastonia caused minor damage and officials call it possibly mischief. An auditorium dressing room was destroyed in the incident.
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Gastonia
West School
Child 7 Killed by Auto After School Bus Stop
Yvonne Beard, seven, was struck by a passing vehicle as she exited a school bus near Hickory. The incident remains under investigation by local authorities and the driver involved has been questioned.
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Hickory
Yvonne Beard
Ragan seeks five year plan to pay creditors in bankruptcy case
Ragan coal merchant files schedules in Greensboro seeking approval to pay creditors 6,559.69 now and the remainder over five years. He lists liabilities of 1,701,699.62 with 1,986,339.73 in assets including real estate stocks and bonds. Trusteeship previously dissolved after bank receiverships. A creditors meeting may be set to vote on the proposed extension.
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R. RK
Ragan
Coal Merchant
Greensboro
Robin H. Frazier
Johnson J. Hayes
Mr. Ragan
T. J. Gold, Jr
Russell M. Robinson
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
George J. Seay
John D. Biggs
Commercial National Bank
W. H. Spradlin
Hikin National Bank
Elkin
Ragan How
Po Hn
Lightning’s Shape Reinterpreted by Early Photography
Historical note explains that lightning, once described as zigzag, was found to be rounded corners through photographic evidence. The shift overturned prior sketches and clarified natural light paths observed during storms.
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Sandino
Juan Bilas Hernandes
Camaguey
Havana
Gran San Martin
Belk-Stevens CO
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