Night baseball wins converts as war era shift
Ed Barrow once dismissed night games but Clark Griffith helped shift opinion in Washington where evening play suits federal workers. Among 15 major league clubs, most now have night facilities though a few parks lack lights. Night games boost attendance and finances, per Billy Evans and the Southern Association.
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Clark Griffith
Griffith
Washington
Fenway Park
Braves
General Electric
Joe Doakes
Yanks
White Sox
Joe
Southern Association
Mr. Edison
Billy Evans
Evans
Boston Red Sox
Association
Ledger
Nebraskas Governor Griswold Starred At Nebraska Wesleyan
Gov Dwight Griswold of Nebraska played football at Nebraska Wesleyan more than 30 years ago and starred on the eleven. Emil Verban of the Cardinals has a twin sister Frances who is a softball star. The St Louis Cardinals won their first National League pennant in 1926 and have since won six more. The Saratoga Spa golf course has no grade steeper than 5 percent due to cardiac patients.
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Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Nebraska Wesleyan
Saratoga
N. Y
Spa
Emil Verban
Cardinals
Frances
St. Louis Cardinals
Meek Man Moves Bundles by Bus in a Long Day
A small man boards a bus at his home ten times, dropping a large bundle each trip. The conductor scolds him about littering the bus. The man explains he plans to move just once more, joking about lifting a piano on the next ride.
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Foster D. Snell, Inc
Household Handy Hints For Quick Cleanup And Sewing
Practical tips cover turning fabric belts with a blunt pencil end and using orangewood sticks to sharpen corners. Sew two pockets on aprons for patch options. Carry a large paper bag for tidying and disposal. Keep a sponge near ironed spots and use a wooden salad fork with a dish cloth to wash jars and pitchers.
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Stimson
England
Henry L. Stimson
Dwight Eisenhower
Fello
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Tojo
Saipan
LST
Hideki Tojo
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N. J
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Wilmington
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Chicago
Voice of Prophecy
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WCFL
WHBF
WCBS
WTAD
WHB
Kitts
WSIX
WBOW
Box
Losvangeles
Calif
St. Joseph
Feed - Dixie
Dr. C. M. Coe, Inc
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ST. Louis
RDS
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McKenon & Robbins, Inc
Bridgeport
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