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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1949
Page
6
Mount Airy hosts Galax in a high attendanc e game sponsored by the local band with $100 in prizes during the match. The Graniteers slipped to second place after Wytheville overtook them this week. New pitcher Flowers arrived, aiming to bolster the mound alongside Treese and Crissman.
Eight teams finalize plans for the City Softball League season starting Tuesday at Veterans Memorial Park. Games are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. with a playoff after September 1 among the top four, followed by a best of five finals. Directors are Q. A. Pack and W. H. Johnson.
Captain W. Ogiesby was injured when he stepped on a nail for an anti tetanus shot during firefighting in Little Rock Arkansas. He then returned to the blaze and was trapped by falling debris.
National Guard versus Mount Airy Chair Co. in game one denoted home team. Boys Club faces Dixie Clothiers in game two with Moose upsetting Blue Ridge Supply Co. Watsons meet Quality Mills in game four. Additional matchups include Watsons versus Dixie Clothiers and Blue Ridge Supply against Quality Mills with Moose versus National Guard in game four.
The Moose softball team routed Dixie Clothing Company 28 to 2 Tuesday evening. Wall pitched, allowing two hits, while Moose rapped 29 hits including four home runs led by Tony Haynes with two homers and five hits in six at bats. James Cox and Ed Wall added homers for Moose. Smith homered for Dixie.
Watsons Department Store defeated Blue Ridge Supply 12 to 7 Tuesday evening. Gene Harmon led Watsons with four hits while Herman Haynes and Silaydon homered. Jimmy Miller had three hits for Blue Ridge Supply and Morris homer offered the losers.
The Boys Club defeated the National Guard 5-1 Tuesday evening, capitalizing on consecutive errors in the first and fifth innings. Chappell hit the lone triple for the Boys Club, while National Guard managed five hits to Boys nine.
The Yankees won a dramatic game with seven late runs and one more in the eleventh to secure a win over Cleveland. They then swept two from the Indians in a single day, stoking hopes and reviving a shaky pennant race. The Athletics and Red Sox show improving form as the NL clubs remain competitive.
Carter and Stevens each had three hits in four at bats to lead Mount Airy Chair Company to a 14-6 win over Quality Mills. Stevens homered. Wagoner and Carroll Wagoner led Quality Mills with three safeties in four at bats.
The quiz covers 1948 Horseshoe pitching champion, the jet plane winning the Allison Jet Trophy in 1948, Indianapolis 500 winners in 1941 47 and 48, total All-Star Games played, and the 1947 National League home run leader.
The list presents three items: FP Isais as the first entry, North American FJ-1 as the second, and Mauri Rose as the third. Each line appears to be a standalone name or designation without context or narrative.
Sydnor and Mrs. J D Lewis teamed to win the Scotch Foursome Tournament at Mount Airy Country Club sponsored by Pro Arthur Ham. Ten couples competed with Sydnor and Lewis posting 60 net on 14 holes to take low score and silver cups. Second went to Marshall Fowler and Mrs. R D George with 44 net, third to Frank McHone and Mrs. James Johnson with 69. Ladies’ String Tourna ment saw Mrs. Marshall Fowler low on 42 net.
Economic justice for farmers is discussed with emphasis on ongoing struggles and calls for policy changes. The fragment mentions challenges faced by agricultural workers and critiques current economic conditions affecting farming communities.
Officials said refunds totaling 2 billion dollars for veterans will be issued later this year rather than in 1950. The program covers service insurance premiums and related funds to veterans nationwide.
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