Boudreau tests home to second base route idea
Manager Boudreau of Cleveland experiments a new runner path from home to second base to shave seconds from the steal. Emil Bossard and a notes team will study a curved start and arc to improve speed, with trials planned in spring training in Tucson if results look promising. The change aims to reduce momentum loss by altering the first to second arc.
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Boudreau
Cleveland
Ted Williams
Adreau
Oudreau
Emil Bossard
Tucson
Bossard
Stadium
Donated State For Waterfowl Sanctuary in Maryland
A tract along the Potomac River near the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal has been donated to Maryland as a wild waterfowl sanctuary. The property between the Potomac and Chesapeake is near National Air Service holdings. Donors Mr and Mrs Marshall Dierssen of Travilah Montgomery County. Development by the State Game and Fish Commission with Federal agencies is planned to finish by September.
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Baltimore
Poto'e
Chesapeake
Ernest Aughn
Marshall Iwell Dierssen
Travilah
Atgomery County
Poaac
Chesapeake and Io Canal
National Air Service Holdings
Faughn
Sepaber
State Game and and Fish Commission
Inner-Aid Claims Cure For Ten Year Distress
An advertisement narrates a man who suffered for a decade with stomach distress and a lump of undigested food. After taking INNER-AID, he reports relief within two days, with improved digestion, reduced gas and headaches, and renewed energy. The copy touts the product as a natural plant juice remedy sold by druggists.
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Bowers
Keller Hopes To Play In Season's First Game
New York January 21 Charley Keller Yankee outfielder who missed half of 1947 due to a spinal operation says he has a better than fair chance to open the season in left field for the Yankees. He spoke by phone from Bartow Florida where he works at a baseball school and reports feeling great and near full training despite limited jogs caused by cold. Florida orange and grapefruit prices rise in anticipation of a possible seven day embargo on citrus shipments from the state.
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New York
Charley Keller
New York Yankee
George Weiss
New York Yankees
Bartow
Fla
George Stirnweiss
Keller
Weiss
Florida
Florida Citrus Commission
LEWIS NOT INTERESTED
Akron O Jan 21 A United Mine Workers official said John L Lewis has no desire to run for Vice President with Henry Wallace and called the idea a monumental blunder The statement appeared in a letter by John T Jones director of Labor's Non Partisan League a political arm of the UAW in response to Burr McCloskeys inquiry about joining such a ticket
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Lewis
Akron
United Mane Workers
John L. Lewis
Henry Wallace
John T. Jones
Labor
League
UAW
Burr McCloskey
United Labor Party
Family of Five Sent Back From Maryland to West Virginia
In Washington County Maryland Deputy Sheriff escorted Mrs Edna Fogg and her five children to West Virginia after an attorney urged leaving destitute families on welfare in their home state. The Foggs had lived in Maryland six months and were staying in the county jail after eviction. County officials warned that migrants could overwhelm local welfare. Deputy Charles J Deneen to accompany them to Clarksburg and hand the case to West Virginia Welfare. The husband William Fogg, 52, was serving a 60 day sentence in Hagerstown for disorderly conduct. Later another West Virginia family was escorted from Hancock to Martinsburg West Virginia.
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Ragerstown
Edna Fogg
West Virginia
Board of Washington County Commissioners
Foggs
Stenf Joseph D. Baker
Maryland
Fogg
Baker
Charles Wagaman
Washington County
Sherif
Charles J. Deneen
Clarksburg
Electric utility surplus figures in Virginia and West Virginia
The commission approved similar disposal proposals by Potomac Lights and Power Company to dispose of excess amounts. In Virginia and West Virginia Power serves 15 communities in Virginia and many in West Virginia. Offices of both companies are in Hagerstown, Md. The figures show $246,130 as excess of recorded amounts over original cost remaining in electric plant accounts and a further $298,872.55 in similar excess.
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Potomac Lights and Fower Company
Worthern Virginia Power
Virginie
Potomer Lisht
Power
West
Meeting Tonight of Frederick Rental Board Postponed
The Frederick Rental Advisory Board meeting was moved to tonight at 7:30 from Wednesday night. The closed session will consider a recent order from the Federal Housing Expediter denying any rent increases in the Frederick area. Sunspots observed near the sun’s poles are noted.
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Frederick
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