Meyer Stays As Pirates Manager For 1951
Branch Rickey announced Billy Meyer will manage the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1951 with two years left on his current contract. Meyer's $40,000 salary and retention followed Rickey's move to Pittsburgh as GM. Meyer, 57, joined the Pirates in 1938 after Yankee farm service and previously starred in minor leagues as a catcher and led clubs to nine pennants as manager.
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Pirates
Brooklyn
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Tenn
New York Yankee
V F W Quint To Meet Hanover Here Sunday
Frederick V.F. W. Quint returns to their Armory floor Sunday to host Hanover in Penn Maryland Packetball standings. Hanover, winless, features Becker among the circuit’s top scorers while Frederick cites Nikirk and Moser among leading shooters as they seek a home victory.
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Armory
Hanover
Henover
Becker
Frederick Vets
Charley Nikirk
Vetera
Hal Moser
Frederick
Crewe
Hagerstown
Nikirk
Ave Crowe
LA Howard
Greenvastle
Rogan
Greentvastle
Chambersburg
Carlisle
Te - Lesher
Thimson
Gardenhour
Waybo
Waynesboro
Wolford
Waites
Mozer
Walkersville to Play Sharpsburg in Stewart Cup
Sharpsburg visits Walkersville Sunday at 2 30 p m for a Stewart Cup elimination game. Walkersville hosts on the Washington County League records and enters as favorite while the 10 team Maryland District of Columbia Soccer association field competes for the cup. Scheduled league play at Walkersville is postponed to a future date.
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Sharpsburg
Walkersville
Maryland
Attendance Drops At Basketball Games
New York December 8 attendance at Madison Square Garden college basketball doubleheaders is falling. For the first three twin bills the average crowds were about 11,200, 3 000 to 4 000 below prior levels. Recent crowds included 14,500 for St John’s Brooklyn over William and Mary and LIU over Kansas State. A 18,000 potential sellout with BYU and Oregon State drew 12,000. Last night LI A faced Denver and St John’s vs SMU, with 7,183 in attendance amid bad weather.
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Patton
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I Gilday
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Burns
Janis
Warner
C Ryan
Kachnowski
Cosgrove
Vlanagan
Rockford
Mounts Meet Hoyas Monday in Memorial Gym Clash
Mt St Marys hosts Georgetown University in Emmitsburg Monday in the dedication game for Mt St Marys College Memorial Gym. Coach Peter Caruso leads the freshmen laden Mountaineers against Buddy O Grady and a star studded Hilltoppers squad as 2,560 spectators are expected.
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New Memorial Gym
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Walkersville Bowling League Latest Results Summary
Walkersville Bowling League reports Seven-Dag standings with Walker Motor and La therwood Bros among top entrants. Notable performances include J Wisner and G V Mill high individual scores, and G W Mill leading with team totals 1640 and 1810. Season records noted for participants.
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Latherwood Bros
A&p Meaty
Eaeclan
John Deere
Civitan
GV. Mills
New Midway
J. Wis
G. V. Mill
J. Wisner
G. WV. Mill
W. Cramer
Coca-Cola
G. W. Mill
Dorsey's Meats
Av Mill Ansoy S Groce
Walkersville
John Deere New Midway
Civitan Ail Trout-View
Sherwood Bros. A
Expect Deer Kill To Be Below 1949
Hancock December 8 reports from Chief Warden George B Shields that this deer season will see 40 to 60 percent fewer deer killed than 1949’s 849. Weather kept hunters home with heavy snow in Western Maryland followed by rain wind and fog. One hunter William Council Wise of Pasadena was shot on Poney Mountain and critical in Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Regional Game Warden Joseph Minke notes no prior fatal hunter shooting in Maryland deer season.
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George B. Shields
Shields
Maryland
William Council Wise
Pasadena
Poney Mountain
Garrett County Memorial Hospital
Joseph Minke
Radio Schedule Fragment with Diverse Evening Programs
Readable portions list numerous 1940s radio programs and hosts across a dense schedule. Entries mention music variety shows, comedies, news and commentary, sports recaps, talent showcases, and serials with multiple stations and hosts such as Abe, Johnny Datar, Vaughn Monroe, Jack Carter, Judy Cunoya, and Frank Steatrae. The fragment includes times like 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, and later, with a mix of genres and partial program names.
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Kara Broage
Stars and Slings
Aarmony
Abe Enst
Noah Webater
Abe-Wewt
Vaughn Monroe
Dbbs
Finozz
Adam Playroom
OG —Dangergin
Anbtenrasiteg
Abe
Abe Hippalong Cassidy
Cha Mirry
Tlelemaire
Mawall
Whiteman
Dumont
Sir Carser
Abe Frank Steatraecbseller
Derby
TV Highlights New York and a split St. Joseph’s games
TV highlights list multiple network schedules with ABC CBS and NBC programming including football and variety shows. Nearby sports results note St. Joseph’s High boys beat Taneytown 42 to 34 while Taneytown girls edged St. Joe’s 41 to 42 on Tuesday night at Taneytown court.
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Abc-Tv
Philadelphia
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Cbs-Tv
Nbc-Tv
Gabby Hayes
NBC 9
CBS
NBC
Jack Carter
Sid Caesar
Ken Murray
Frank Sinatra
ABC
the Hartmans
TV Playhouse
Garroway
Show Business
Fred Waring
Dunant
Mrs. Murray
St. Joseph's High
Taneytown High
Taneytown Court
St. Joe's Boys
Taneytown Girls
St. Joe's Birla
No Chimney Fire Ends With Smoke but No Fire Found
Fire crews responded to a chimney fire alarm Friday at 507 North Market Street at 7 58 p m. Three pieces of apparatus including the Junior engine United rescue truck and Citizens hook and ladder joined about four score volunteers. The house was smoky from a clogged chimney but no flame was found in the flue.
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North Market Street
United Rescue Truck
Citizens Hook and Ladder
Varsity Wins From St. John's Alumni
Two age groups met in a local Catholic school league opener as Varsity defeated St. John's Alumni 39 to 37 in a defensive battle. Baldy Mask sparked the grads late, while Younger Johnnies started strong 15-7 before the deeper pace evened out.
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Western Maryland Wins Rifle Match At Armory
Western Maryland College defeated Company A 115th Infantry rifle team at the local armory range on December 6. A close 2 point victory highlighted a high level of competition with iron sights on a fifty foot three position course. SFC Allen R. Kinsey led Company A with top scores in total and standing. A rematch is set for January 10, 1981 at the college range.
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SFC
Allen R. Kinsey
Co. A
College Range
Westminster
Western Maryland
PF OK
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Gorten
Twidds
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Buffington
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Roblin
Shattick
Layton
Company A
Prp
K. St. Tt. A. Kinsey
Heffner
Strine
Miller
W. Kinsey
Horine
Wallace Wade Named Southern Conference Commissioner
Wallace Wade, Duke University football coach, was elected the first Southern Conference commissioner for four years at $12 000 annually. On initial ballot he won 12 of 17 votes and the conference later made his election unanimous. Wade has coached at Duke since 1931. No word on whether he will retain coaching duties. Puerto Rico remark noted as odd aside.
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N.C
Wallace Wade
Duke University
Wade
Duke
Osmundson And Staley Exhibit Is On Tour
Detroit hosts a landscape architecture exhibit by Theodore Osmundson Jr and John H Staley Jr from Oakland California. Plans and photographs showcase indoor outdoor living and modern landscape planning linking architecture with environment. The exhibit travels to Harvard Georgia Ohio State Iowa State and possibly UC Toronto and Texas A&M.
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California
Theodore Osmundson, Jr
John H. Staley
Oakland
Calif
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Michigan State College
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Staley
American Society of Landscape Architects
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Frederick
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Iowa State
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Ohio State University
Towa State College
University of Toronto
Texas A. & M. College
Record On Loan Ie Changed In Report
Baltimore reporters note the correction of a campaign loan source for John M. Butler’s Senate bid. The $12,500 loan, initially shown as from Mercantile Trust Company, is now disclosed as from C. E. Tuttle and Arthur C. Levering, with Levering as bank vice president and Tuttle former Rustless Iron and Steel president. Mundy supplied loan documents and checks totaling $12,500, with intent to reimburse. Also included are unrelated notes on dairy herd testing, a manslaughter sentence for a truck accident, and a mention of rubber-base paints.
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John M. Butler
U. S. Senate
Cornelius F. Mundy
Circuit Court
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Arthur C. Levering
Mundy
Mercantile Trust Company
Levering
Tuttle
Rustless Iron and Steel Company
Mercantile Trust
Reporters Quiz Split Over Atomic Bomb Use in China
A draft of residents’ opinions questions whether the United States should drop atomic bombs on China or save them for Russia. Seven interviews show mixed views, with several cautioning about endangering American soldiers, while others urge nukes only if necessary to defeat China or Russia. A note mentions a drain caper for water storage of cabbage and vegetables.
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P. E. Cooper
Point Rocks
Mr. Cave
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