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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
2
Loomfield New Jersey June 24 twenty three entries have been eired to date for the national decathlon championships at the final Olympic tryouts at Foley Wied Pest President of the sponsor A A U announced Olympic hopefuls from sixteen states will seek national honors and three places on the American decathlon team for the London games
Robin Roberts, a 2 year old right hander, won his first major league game by defeating the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 in Philadelphia. He limited Cincinnati to seven hits, struck out nine, and walked three as rain postponed several NL games. In other action, the Yankees beat the Indians 4-1 after a grand slam by Tommy Henrich, the Athletics crushed the Browns 12-1 behind Dick Fowler, and Dizzy Trout limited the Tigers to four hits in a 2-0 Senators win. A Sox-Red Sox game was rained out.
Estimates claim 380 million spinsters worldwide. Britain has 6 million, France 8.6 million, the United States 11 million, Germany 16 million, with the remainder scattered globally.
Ollie Le Grand urges higher wage scales for skilled workers in Hope Arkansas. He argues many engineers firemen and other skilled trades are underpaid compared with unionized areas. He calls on the Chamber of Commerce to raise standards and retain workers who drive local progress. June 23, 1948 Hope Arkansas.
In Chicago on June 24 Pelly Riley a Texan and Babe Didrickson Zaharias met in a key quarter-final of the 19th Western Open golf tourney at Skycrest Country Club. The 6,434 yard course hosted four 18 hole matches as Riley, a 22 year old from Fort Worth, hoped to upset Zaharias, the 34 year old Port Arthur Beaumount Dallas standout, after Riley’s strong second round win over Bettye Mims White of Dallas.
Barbara Jo Walker aged 19, Miss America 1947, will marry John Vernon Hummel 24 in a lavish Memphis ceremony. Planned with 2000 guests, arrangements by the Memphis Florists Club, police honor guard, and flood-lit church steeple. Walker, a choir singer and Sunday school teacher, has declined screen offers preferring a simple life.
In Cotita league action Greenwood's Dodgers outhit and outfields Natches Indiana to extend their lead as Clarksdale, Hot Springs, and Pine Bluff also posted victories. Moose Tammed doubled to spark Greenville to a 5-2 win over Womack, while Helena Seaporters fell 6-7 to Pine Bluff under manager Johnnie George.
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