Deadline Nears for Deals in Major League Baseball
Big league managers race to complete trades before Saturday night’s deadline with most clubs active. The Indians seek a top catcher to boost pennant chances, while Evans pursues Rolly Hemsley for the Browns. Wally Berger draws NL interest, Dodgers fail with prior offers, and Yankees pursue outfield help. Hornsby defends not selling and Houston fans react to roster moves as Van Mungo notches another win on his birthday.
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Giants
Bill Rry
Cleveland Indians
Billy Evans
Rolly Hemsley
Browns
Wally Berger
Braves
Brooklyn
Jess Muns
Ray Benge
Stan Bordagary
Dodgers
Bill McKechnie
West
Yankees
Sam West
Rogers Hornsby
Yanks
Connie Mack
Jimmy Foxx
Red Sox
Joe Cronin
Foxx
Boston
Deans
Branch Rickey
St. Louis
Horns‘by
Bilaehokier
Newsom
Handley
Rajah
Oscar Melilo
Hornsby
Hornsby Says If the Squawkers
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Godman Wins From Westinghouse 1 0
The H. C. Godman recreation team edged Westinghouse 1-0 in a tight game at the ballpark last night. A fourth inning run on a clean single scored the only tally while both teams failed to string hits. Bauser and Rush stood out for Godman and Westinghouse respectively, with Smith’s defensive shoestring catch highlighting the contest.
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Westinghouse Outfit
Shoemen
Bauser
Godmans
Rush
Refrigerator Lads
Smith
Westinghouse
Leadbetter
Godman
Bauserman
Geslin
Plan Running Meet At Lancaster Fair Grounds
A seven day running meet will run from June 29 to July 6 at the Lancaster Fair grounds. Local horses and horses from Beulah are expected to enter. The track is being repaired and seating for families enlarged to handle large crowds.
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Lancaster Fairgrounds
Beulah
Judge Findley Targeted After Extortion Note Demanded
Deputy sheriffs guarded the home of Common Pleas Judge Guy B Findley in Blyria Ohio after he received an extortion note demanding $5,000. The incident prompted heightened security and an investigation by local authorities.
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Blyria
Com- Pleas
Guy B Findley
Sam Parks Jr Wins National Open at Pittsburgh
Sam Parks Jr of Pittsburgh captured the National Open with a 299 total, excelling on the greens while most contenders struggled. The report notes experts like Alex Morrison as guides for improving putting and ball placement.
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Pittsburgh
Sam Parks, Jr
Alex Morrison
Community Happenings Around Murray City
Local residents and visitors frequent Murray City and nearby towns. People attend baptisms, visit relatives in Columbus and Nelsonville, fish on the Muskingum River, and travel to Logan Logan Straitsville and Buchtel for work or leisure.
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Garet Popoczy
Margaret Miller
Cleveland
Della Hellyer
Columbus
Herman Mansberger
John Shaffer
John Binderbasin
Glouster
John Chivers
Charles Shaffer
Williard
Rockbridge
Phil Devoe
Carbon Hill
Ed Donson
Buster Campbell
Logan
Elroy Short
Harry Gosney
Pennsylvania
Beulah
Betty Smith
Corhaas
Phyllis Shaffer
Art Shelton
Willard Eae
Helens Coe
Nelsonville
Adrian Stover
Andy Marinke
Bernard Simmons
Wm. Koon
New Straitsville
Frank Williams Sr
Wm. Hoffman
Billy McManaway
Gerald Kilpatrick
Homer Laning
Muskingum River
Joe
Andy Marinko
McConnellsville
Carl Carsner
Officers elected at Mine No. 5 Local No. 394
Mine No. 5 Local No. 394 elected Stoweil as president An dy Heavener as vice president Raymond Collins as committeeman and Thomas Gears as secretary treasurer at last week’s meeting.
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Stoweil
Andy Heavener
Raymond Collins
Thomas Gears
U B Blanked In Loop Debut
The long postponed Junior league season opened with Canucies defeating United Brethren 270 to 0. Swain hit a homer for the winners while Jaggi relieved Jones in the third. both pitchers were ineffective and the game ended early due to the lopsided score.
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United Lrethen
Swain
Jones
United Brethren
Jaggi
Swaim
Blue Grass Trots To Start June 15
Lexington Kentucky hosts the first Spring trotting card since 1929 opening the Grand Circuit from June 15 to 20 with a $12 000 purse and six $1 000 stakes A field of 52 top trotters and pacers is entered with about 300 horses camped at the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association ring awaiting Steve Phillips Grand Circuit start official Robert S Strader Jr of Lexington will be chief judge and Jesse Shuff is secretary
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Lexington
Steve Phillips
Xenia
Robert S. Strader, Jr
Jesse Shuff
Teams in Picture at Miller-Jones Shoe Store
A group photo shows all boys and girls teams sponsored by the H. C. Godman Co. on display at Miller-Jones Shoe store. About 90 employees take part in the Shoe Co recreation program directed by Joe Brown and Bob Harley.
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Miller-Jones
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Joe Brown
Bob Harley
Muskingum bids for Ohio Conference base ball title
Muskingum College announces an 8 1 record and one defeat claims it deserves top ranking and bids for the mythical Ohio Conference Baseball Championship in New Concord Ohio.
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New Concord
Muskingum College
Warner Bros acquires Green Pastures for screen adaptation
Jack Warner of Warner Bros announces the purchase of the famous Negro fable Green Pastures for a film. The Las stage version drew many locals in Athens for a one night performance featuring Richard B. Harrison.
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Jack Warner
Warner Bros., Pictures
Green Pastures
Richard B. Harrison
Athens
Times Square Lady Opens at Pythian Theatre with Star Cast
The film Times Square Lady debuts with a fast moving comedy drama of New York nightlife. Robert Tayl or delivers a dynamic turn as a redeemed bad boy, Virginia Brute rises to star status, and Pinky Tomlin dazzles audiences with song and humor. Helen Twelvetrees Isabel Jewell and Nat Pendleton lead a strong supporting lineup.
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New York
Pythian Theatre
Gable
Robert Tay
Clark Gable
Virginia Brute
Iowa
Pinky Tomlin
Farmer Boy
Oklahoma
Pinky
Helen Twelvetrees
Isabel Jewell
Nat Pendleton
Henry Kolker
Raymond Hatton
Jack LaRue
Robert Elliott
Russell Hopton
Fred Kohler
Braddock Set For Baer Bout Amid Crowd of Support
Jim Braddock prepares for a high profile bout with Max Baer on Thursday night in Long Island after upbeat fans gathered in New York. Braddock, once the Cinderella Man, weighs 194 pounds and earns respect for his durability, while Baer faces referee concerns tied to Arthur Donovan over the Carnera clash.
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Jim Braddock
Cinderella Kid
Long Island
Max Baer
Jack McCarthy
Boston
Charlie Retzlaf
McCarthy
Braddock
Baer
Art Lasky
Lasky
Asbury Park
N. J
Arthur Donovan
Donovan
Schmeling
Carnera
Primo
Man Seeks Blaze Finds Pants Afire at Beach
Wilbur Welty lifeguard at a Lakeville bathing beach smells smoke and finds his pant leg aflame from a discarded cigarette stub. Gene Reid, the resort manager, confirms the fire near a closet. fire department was not summoned.
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Wilbur Welty
Gene Reid
Reid
Welty
Cincinnati Softball Team Seeks Out-Of-Town Games
A top Greater Cincinnati softball squad affiliated with the Ohio Amateur Softball Association seeks matches with out-of-town teams. They are open to home or away games at any time day or night under Nations Softball Committee rules. Managers should contact Fred Marsh in Room 300 at 612 Vine Street Cincinnati for terms and dates.
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Ohio Amateur Softball Association
Nations Softball Committee
Fred Marsh
Vine St
Worth It They Say A Shoes Off Stunt Draws Laughs
A bet by the Smoke House Gang with Ray Zanner and Junior St. Clair led Main Street residents to watch as Zanner and St. Clair walked barefoot to Logan Liquor store on a hot afternoon. The Milne Mob promised a treat, taunts flew, and the trio returned with a suspicious package amid laughter and amusement.
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Ray Zanner
Junior St. Clair
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Columber on Crutches After Severe Ankle Sprain
Veteran baseball umpire Nig Columber is recovering from a severe ankle sprain after stepping from a car to the street. Ligaments in the right ankle were torn, forcing him to use crutches.
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Nig Columber
Columber
Gill net fishermen sue to block state actions
Clifford Parsons of Vermillion filed a suit seeking a restraining order against the state conservation department. The action, joined by about 25 gill net fishermen, accuses Commissioner Lawrence Woodell of bias toward trap net fishers and of threatening to confiscate their gear.
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Elyria
Clifford Parsons
Vermillion
State Conservation Department
Parsons
Lawrence Woodell
Smith to Leave for Ohio State Athletic Training
Ramon Smith, a member of Coach John Longley s championship eleven last year, plans to move to Columbus next week to study under Ohio State University athletic trainer Lucker Smith. Smith likely will enroll at OSU next fall.
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Ramon Smith
John Longley
Columbus
Lucker Smith
Ohio State University
Smith
Sa voldi Edges Pinto in Wrestling Bout
Notre Dame wrestler Joe Savoldi defeated Stanley Pinto after Pinto suffered an eye cut and could not continue following a fall by each competitor in New Haven Connecticut.
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New Haven. Conn
Joe Savoldi
Notre Dame
Stanley Pinto
Manchester
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Beet workers seek flat rate for beet cultivation
Beet workers in Findlay Ohio organize to press growers for a flat rate of 19 dollars per ton for cultivation and harvesting an acre of beets. The current scale is eight dollars for cultivation and zero for harvesting. One hundred workers attended. Martin Studenka of North Baltimore elected president. About 10 000 acres of sugar beets are grown in the district.
Canzoneri Wins Lightweight Bout in Non Title Fight
In Washington D C Tony Canzoneri 134 outpointed Frank Klick 137% in a 12 round non title fight. In Pittsburgh Billy Wallace 139 outpointed Jackie McFarland 145 in eight rounds. In Peoria King Levinsky Chicago outpointed Tom Jones Chicago in four rounds. In Quincy Sammy Slaughter 168 Terre Haute Ind knocked out Bud Creed 171 Detroit in four rounds.
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D. C
Tony Canzoneri
Frank Klick
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Billy Wallace
Cleveland
Jackie McFarland
Canton
Ohio
Peoria
Ill
King Levinsky
Chicago
Tom Jones
Quincy
Sammy Slaughter
Terre Haute
Ind
Bud Creed
Detroit
Brewer shortstop sets new American Association record
Ed Marshall the Milwaukee Brewers shortstop and leadoff man hit safely for his 40th consecutive game to establish a new American Association record, breaking the 39-game mark set by Frank Sigafoos in 1933. Marshall is 27 and batting over .300 this season.
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Chicago
Eddie Marshall
Milwaukee Brewers
Marshall
Minneapolis
Frank Sigafoos
Indianapolis
Brewers
Steel prices hold steady after two weeks free of code control
Cleveland report notes a 112 point drop in steelworks last week yet iron and steel prices stay steady after two weeks without code control, according to the magazine Steel.
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Cleveland
Steel
Vaulter Amazes Crowd Then Teases with Story
A mystery vaulter in a public event demonstrates expert technique vaulting about nine and a half feet. He recalls school days as he casuals with onlookers, prompting questions about amateur versus professional status in sports. The piece notes Jim Thorpe and historic Olympic rules as examples of contentious athletic regulation.
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Yeni
Homestead Grays
Gloucester
Grays
Bronx Royale
Landis to Hear Pitts Contract Case in Baseball Leagues
Kenesaw Mountain Landis faces a new issue as the National Association of Minor Professional Baseball Leagues voids Edwin C. Pitts contract with Albany of the International League due to his ex convict status. Pitts Johnny Evers and Joseph Cambria request a hearing to challenge the decision.
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Baseball
Edwin C
Alabama
Pitts
National Association of
Albany
International League
Johnny Evers
Joseph Cambria
Patriarch Speaks to Ohio Odd Fellows in Salem
Geo I Breiel of Newport Kentucky, general commander of the Patriarchs Militant, condemned greed and selfishness to more than 200 members of the Eastern Ohio Odd Fellows in Salem. The address urged moral reform and unity among lodges during the June gathering.
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Ohio
Odd Fellows
Geo. I. Breiel
Newport
Patriarchs Militant of the World
Akron driver wins 26 mile auto race in 4 30
Bud Henderson of Akron captured first place in a 26 mile automobile race run in Sharon Pennsylvania. Spud Green of Wheeling West Virginia finished second and Shorty Banes of Louisville Ohio claimed third.
Marshal probes alleged assault at Camp Hook outing
Marshal William Graham investigates an alleged sexual assault on a 14 year old Germantown girl during a Girl Reserves weekend outing at Camp Hook near Franklin Ohio. Nearly 100 girls participated in the camp activity.
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William Graham
Germantown
Camp Hook
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