Two Champions Clash In Monroewrestling Showdown
George Becker the light heavyweight champ meets Gorilla Grubmeyer the junior champ in a non title main event. The best two of three falls match with a 90 minute limit starts around 8 15 p m with Butch Martin as third man. Curtis faces Poggi in the semi final with similar rules.
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George Becker
Monroe
Gorilla Grubmeyer
Becker
Grubmeyer
Jack Curtis
Poggi
Curtis
Indians Beat Red Sox as Selkirk’s Grand Slam Sparks Sweep
In a dramatic game the Indians toppled the Red Sox 6 5. George Selkirk hit a bases loaded homer in the first, driving Hal Newhouser from the mound and setting the tempo. John Murphy earned the win after quelling Detroit’s late rally as New York completed the series sweep.
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Bill Dickey
Yanks
Tigers
Spud Chandler
Johnny Murphy
George Selkirk
Hal Newhouser
Detroit
Abrhpore
McCosky
Pees Gisihs
Higgins
Greenberg
York
Meyer
Sullivan
Bartell
Sacesc
Sacersess
Smith
NEW York
Gordon
Ccseeee
DOCU
Vas Icc Cevivas
Ccccscevesses
Selkirk
Dahlgren
Campbell
Fox
Dickey
Henrich
Crosett
Newhouser
Seats
Chandler
Benton
Murphy
Stainback
Grieve
Basil
Gold snuff box linked to Duke of York returns to Demarest home
A gold snuff box presented in 1821 by the Duke of York to Rev. John Demarest resurfaced after more than 40 years away. A San Diego story sparked the search, tracing the owner to Minot, North Dakota, and the box was finally returned in June to the Demarest home established in 1678 in Hackensack New Jersey.
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Hackensack
N. J
Duke of York
John Demarest
San Diego
Calif
Demarest
New Brunswick
Minot
N. D
Sex Statistics Lineup for Baseball Stats
Medak leads with 12 runs batted in and 14 home runs. Englehorn tops steals with 37, while Burt and Me dak show 26 doubles. Englehorn and Burt tie 9 triples. Pruitt adds 28 doubles and Hill 4 home runs.
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Medak
Englehorn
Pruitt
Burt
Schang
Hill
H R Pet. Englehorn
Tee
MT Medak Case
DOWIE
Hill Seereecresieeress
Taitt Knight
S.scscbevens
Svedssveesgeccee
Bowling Tilts Rise of Fast Air Travel Capacity
The article notes aircraft advances enabling speeds of 450 mph and climbs of 5,000 feet per minute. It describes service to 40,000 feet and non-stop ranges of 5,000 miles with a load.
Giants Eke Out Close Win Over Reds In A Tight Affair
The game featured late offense as Brooklyn and St Louis traded runs while the Reds fell short. Johnny Mize drove in Pepper Martin with a double in the opening frame and Reiser Walker amid late rallies.
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Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Cardinals
Johnny Mize
Pepper Martin
Dodgers
Babe Phelps
Dixie Walker
Brooklyn Abrhpore
Rolect
Walker
Durocher
Hudson
Tamulis
Ose Hamlin
Phelps
Ses
Xux
Flowers
ST. Louis
Abrhpore Gales
Moore
J. Martin
Stee
Eeca
Roy
Slaughter
Orengo
Owen
Marion
McGee
Doyle
Lanier
Nour Rs Gases
Mize
Reiser
Camilli
Brown
Orrengo
Hamlin
Casey
Barr
Sears
Jorda
Hudnall Oilers Take Playoff Lead With 5 2 Victory
The Hudnall Oilers upset United Gas 5 2 in the third game at Gas sers park to move within one win of the pennant. H Strohm hit a triple and W Strohm added a two base hit as John Leach secured his second win of the series. The fourth game is set for Friday at 5 15 p.m. at the United Gas diamond with a small admission fee.
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PHILS
CUBS
Chicago
Charley Frye
Philadelphia Phils
Zeke Bonura
Ike Pearson
Clyde Small
Syl Johnson
Philadelphia
Schulte
Marty
Warren
Byl Johnson
Rizzo
Bragan
Mueller
Frye
Gleeson
Todd
Bonura
Mack
Leiber
Atwood
May
Hack
Herman
Mahan
Pearson
Lee
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Small
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Raffenaberger
Raffensberger
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Dunn
Magerkurth
AF Mack
Matlick
See
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Odode
Nedeses
Hudnall Oilers
United Gas
Gassers’ Park
H. Strohm
Oilers
W. Strohm
United Gas Diamond
U's
John Leach
Gassers
Aes
Monay
Leach
J. White
Fruge
Bickham
George Fruge
Alpha
Yellow jackets drive vacationers from Mono Pot area
In Fresno a colony of yellow jackets is said to have swarmed the Mono Pot springs region in the High Sierras, driving campers from tents and cabins and even attacking telephone linemen. Indian leaders linked the pest to a hard winter. Official reports show 31,264 pilots and 13,772 certificated non military aircraft as of January 1, 1940.
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Fresno
Calif
Mono Pot Springs
High Sierras
America
Gly-Cas Restores Health for Mrs. Eila Helt in Hot Springs
Mrs. Eila Helt of 118 Kirk Street Hot Springs Arkansas reports four years of chronic constipation and knife like pains resolved by Gly-Cas. She says bowels are regular digestion improved and sleep restored after using Gly-Cas sold by Phoenix Drug Co 48 DeSiard Street and other regional druggists.
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Eila Helt
Kirk Street
Hot Springs
Ark
Mrs. Helt
Phoenix Drug Co
DeSiard Street
Chy
Tortoise Hatch Reveals Propagation Effort Success
In Miami on August 2 a Galapagos tortoise from the New York Zoological Society hatched in the United States, a two ounce baby believed to be the first hatched here. Zookeeper G F Sirman notes the mother laid 15 eyes incl a double yolk, with the first hatch after 156 days in sand. The society sent tortoises in 1938. adults can weigh up to 1000 pounds and live 250 years.
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Miami
Fla
New York Zoological Society
United States
G. F. Sirman
Charles H. Townsend
Society
Gibson Addresses Monroe Kiwanians at Luncheon
Gibson urged unity at the Monroe Kiwanis luncheon at the Virginia Hotel praising the spirit of brotherhood in the community. He recalled a club where diverse faiths set aside differences to work together for the public good.
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Spirit of Brotherhood
Virginia Hotel
Gibson
Argentine Leader Wins Supporter in War Fears
President Roberto M. Ortiz returned to active leadership from bed to steer government through army land purchases scandal and appeared to have won backing from former President Marcelo de Avellar, leader of the Union Civica Radical, who called at Ortiz's residence after a late cabinet meeting amid resignation rumors.
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Buenos Aires
Roberto M. Ortiz
Marcelo de Alvear
Union Civica Radical Party
Ortiz
Ital iane Advance Near Trent War Update
Twenty five years ago today the Associated Press reports Italian forces advancing against Austrian positions near Trent amid ongoing World War I hostilities. The dispatch highlights tactical movements and the broader Adriatic front dynamics.
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Associated Press
Trent
Modern cars house dozens of rub ber parts in trims
The report notes that contemporary automobiles contain over twenty rub ber parts beyond tires and tubes, with deluxe models reaching around twenty parts in addition to standard equipment.
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