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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1947
Page
8
A fragmented puzzle page lists numerous clues and answers across horizontal and vertical entries. It includes references to historical figures, places, and descriptors, with mixed languages and partial phrases posing as a crossword style challenge from a Chicago section.
William E. McKenney recounts A L Gotthelf's dramatic bridge hand from Army days in the South. Gotthelf opens six spades, wins a diamond lead, trumps his own ace, discards, and ensures a safe result by planning for a bad spade break. The lesson: never assume a suit will break. insure against bad splits.
Stan Musial drove in the tying and winning runs with a 16th inning single as the St Louis Cardinals beat the New York Giants 3-2 to rise to third place. Chicago Cubs swept the Braves 6-2 behind Cliff Akers on’s three-base hits. Pirates beat Phillies in both ends of a twin bill, with Andy Seminick injuring his foot. Dodgers routed the Reds 6-1 for their sixth straight win. Yankees pounded the Browns 14-3 as Raschi won his third straight. Red Sox defeated White Sox 6-2 to sweep, led by Ted Williams with his 18th homer. Hall of Fame-era scores from a busy day across the league.
A fragmented baseball box score snapshot lists teams such as Cleveland Philadelphia New York Chicago Boston Detroit Washington and players like Feller Hegan Raschi Berra and Tele. The garbled OCR shows runs hits errors and pitcher changes across multiple AL and NL matchups without complete details.
An aviation spray operation over farm property in the city's northwest district prompted police reports and warnings. Authorities said similar evening flights may recur in the same area. The day’s results include Boston beating Chicago 2 to New York 14, St. Louis 6 to Cleveland 0, Philadelphia 1 to Washington 2, and Detroit 0. Standings show Washington 39, Chicago 39, St. Louis 45, and other clubs with varying win totals.
AMVETS sponsor the young anglers fishing party at Culler Lake with four casting contests starting at 6 o'clock. Nationally known red experts from the Frederick County Fish and Game Protective Association judge the juvenile competition open to children under 15. Prizes include a fishing rod reel plugs books and a 15 pound test line donated by AMVETS and local sponsors. Adults may attend as spectators and a free lunch will be served at Baker Farm.
National League results show Pittsburgh 8 Philadelphia 3 and Chicago 6 Boston 4 with Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 1 and St Louis 3 New York 2. Boston at St Louis and New York at Chicago also listed alongside Philadelphia at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh completes the schedule with a night slate.
A dense schedule of radio programming across WMAL WOR WEMD WEAL and other stations listing News Reports sports drama and variety shows with times and networks including CBS NBC and ABC. The fragment outlines a full day’s lineup with hour by hour blocks and repeats for different regions and daylight time notes.
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