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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1947
Page
6
A classified notice offering a six room house at 513 South Walnut with attic fan and contact phone B78-W. Availability and services implied by the ad.
In a seesaw night of play Helena's Seatreeters handed the Planters a 7 to 2 defeat while El Dorado Oilers exploded for four runs in the ninth to topple Bathers 6 to 8. Hot Springs led 5 to 2 before El Dorado's late surge. tonight Hot Springs visits Clarksdale, Helena goes to Greenville, and Greenwood travels to SE Dorado.
The St Louis Cardinals moved from the cellar for the first time in nearly two months after beating the Phillies 8-3 in Philadelphia to rise to seventh. The Giants led the league after a 12 inning win over the Pirates as the Dodgers split with Cincinnati and Boston edged Chicago. The Yankees closed to half a game behind Detroit with a 5-3 win over Chicago, while Philadelphia topped Boston and Washington moved up from the cellar by defeating Seattle.
Atlanta Crackers drop to fourth place after a 3-1 loss to Nashville and series loss. Birmingham beats Chattanooga in extras as Barons pull one game ahead. Memphis Chicks win 3-2 at New Orleans. Mobile Bears top Little Rock 3-1 to sweep four-game set. Night slate: Atlanta at Birmingham. Nashville at Chattanooga. New Orleans at Mobile.
Ex champions lead field of five Arkansas cities in the state women's golf tournament at Little Rock Country Club. Defending champion Mrs Gordon Perrin shot 82 to medal in qualifying. Fort Smith and Texarkana players each place multiple in the top bracket. First round pairings set. losers drop to first flight on Thursday.
Bryan Stephens, long associated with Cleveland since 1939, finally reached his first big league appearance last month and the Indians seek another starting pitcher. Al Lolotai, Rams guard and heavyweight wrestling champion of Hawaii, is lauded as a rare two sport star. Coach Dud De Groot hints at using Samoan talent in football.
Willie Turnesa recalls Smiley Quick smashing his putter after elimination in the British amateur. A British official advised that breaking a putter can be done rightly in the club house unseen or wrongly in public, highlighting discreet conduct versus public outburst.
USGA inspectors ruled out many clubs from the National Open after checking forty sets for groove width and spacing. Defending champion Lloyd Mangrum had one sand wedge ground down. Sam Snead and Skip Alexander faced disqualifications. Officials Tufts and Stancish explained grooves must not exceed one thirty-second inch wide and grooves must be spaced three thirty-seconds apart, or proportional adjustments apply.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias of Denver, the leading American woman golfer, defeated Jean Donald of Scotland 7 and 5 to reach the British women's amateur final at Gullane Scotland. Earlier she beat Frances Stephens 3 and 2 in the quarter finals after going out in 34 to lead four up at the turn. She closed out the match on the 13th green with a par 3 as Donald picked up. The pair traded fours on the eleventh and twelfth with a Birdie by Zaharias on the twelfth.
Contact R. V. Herndon Jr. in Little Rock Shreveport Texarkana for Allen Monument Co services. Call or see phone 5 or 56 for details.
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