Rainy spell dampens leisure as crops benefit
Farmers welcomed rain as beneficial for crops while vacationers faced cold, wet conditions. H B Thomas of the state agriculture experiment station called it the best crop weather in years. Showers paused to give way to fair skies and slightly warmer days forecast for tomorrow, with cooler temps expected to linger. Weather observer L A Mauck noted light rain through the night and forecast more rain, though yesterday's temperatures reached a high of 75 and a low of 58.
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H. B. Thomas
State Agriculture Experiment Station
L. A. Mauck
Mauck
Card Boss Irked At Hired Hands
A late 1930s Associated Press film on the St. Louis Cardinals doubting their winter market, with Branch Rickey and Sam Breadon ready to swap most players save manager Frank Frisch and Ducky Medwick. It notes Dizzy Dean’s market skepticism, Medwick’s hitting shift, DiMaggio’s earnings, and Feller’s tough outing against the Yankees.
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Associated Press
New York
Sam Breadon
Branch Rickey
St. Louey Cardinals
Frank Frisch
Ducky Medwick
St. Louis
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Rogers Hornsby
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Polo Grounds
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Bobby Feller
Yanks
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Robber Killed in $12000 Bank Loot Missing
Springfield scene after a bank holdup left robber Mearle James Turpin dead when patrolmen shot him during an arrest attempt. About $12000 was recovered from his car and clothes as investigators search for a hideout or a confederate in the $22000 Citizens Bank robbery.
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Associated Press
Springfield
John Pierpont
Mearle James Turpin
Ralph Eidson
Hubert Brooks
Citizens Bank
Culprits Yield Money To Judge
No culprits appeared in city police court last night as many preferred forfeiting bonds totaling 135 dollars. Nathan Glover forfeited a 55 dollar bond for reckless driving. Eight others each forfeited 10 dollars for drunkenness. Over 100 were arrested over the weekend. remaining arrestees were arraigned before magistrates.
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Nathan Glover
Services today for Levi Hash
Funeral services for Levi R. Hash a 76 year old civil engineer who died yesterday were held at 2 30 p m at Rock View Baptist church where he was a member Interment will be in the church cemetery He survived by his widow Eva Hash of Bud two sisters Mary Jane Cole Sun Hill Rosa Belle Hash Pilley four sons Walter Hash Coy Hash Everett E Hash Willis Hash and eight daughters Vida Weaver Ida Workman Icie Rose Dottie Wykel Faye Richardson Winnie Thomson Ola Wilson and Lena Church all of various towns
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Register
Bud
Levi R. Hash
O. A. Sparks
Elbert Hill
Rock View Baptist Church
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Eva Hash
Mary Jane Cole
Sun Hill
Rosa Belle Hash
Pilley
Walter Hash
Coy Hash
Pineville
Everett E. Hash
Victoria
Willis Hash
Vida Weaver
Ida Workman
Maben
Icie Rose
Dottie Wykel
Faye Richardson
Mullens
Winnie
Harry Hawkins Adjudged Dead in Fayette County
Fayetteville court named Orville Davis administrator of the Harry Hawkins estate after proving the former soldier has been missing for over 25 years. Last known address cited Portsmouth Ohio while in service. Frank Hawkins and Belle Hawkins sought the appointment. bond set at 100 dollars. Appraisers named were Thomas Boone H R Beckelheimer and Frank Love. R J Thrift named commissioner of accounts. Hawkins was a former Fayette county resident.
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Register
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Orville Davis
Harry Hawkins
Portsmouth
Ohio
Frank Hawkins
Belle Hawkins
Thomas Boone
H. R. Beckelheimer
Frank Love
R. J. Thrift
Hawkins
Floating excavator digs up crocodiles in Zululand river
A floating excavator operating in the Umfolosi river in Zululand frequently digs up crocodiles, suggesting a hazardous but routine interaction with wildlife during dredging or river work. Local observers note the unusual sight as machinery scours the riverbed for sediment or debris.
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Umfolosi
Zululand
Bureau of Fisheries Turns Trout Life into Film
The United States bureau of fisheries has produced a movie detailing a speckled trout’s life history, highlighting its habitats, growth, mating, and migration patterns for public education.
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The
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Mullens Man Gets 8 Years for Slaying
Judge D. M. Easley sentenced Joe Parker to eight years in the penitentiary after Parker pled guilty to second degree murder in the shotgun death of Willie H. Gaines last April at Mullens. Chap Williams received two years for breaking and entering a box car and theft of about $300 in cigarettes. Herbert Crutchfield was convicted of attempting to kill Millage Jackson by shooting. sentence to be passed July 26.
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Associated Press
Pineville
D. M. Easley
Joe Parker
Parker
Willie H. Gaines
Mullens
Chap Williams
Herbert Crutchfield
Wyoming Circuit Court
Millage Jackson
Easley
Raleigh county Open begins at Black Knight club
In the Raleigh county Open at Black Knight country club two first round matches were held. Clyde Quesenberry defeated Toney Kumfert eight and seven while Leonard Sluss won eight seven over John Stanek. Harrison Hatcher and Earl Bailey were to play, weather may delay. Bailey posted 73 this year, Hatcher was last year's medalist. Many matches expected tomorrow as Beckley firms take half day for golfing.
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Clyde Quesenberry
Toney Kumfert
Leonard Sluss
John Stanek
Harrison Hatcher
Earl Bailey
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Hatcher
Beckley
Milk from a donkey saves a boy in London hospital
A mother donkey’s milk was rushed to a London hospital to aid a boy severely ill with digestive trouble. The emergency treatment underscored the care efforts of medical staff and the unusual method used to stabilize the patient.
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London
Bicyclist Clyde Killingbeck Fatally Struck by Hit-Run Drivers
Bicyclist Clyde Killingbeck of Michigan City Indiana was struck by two hit-and-run motorists on the same day. He sustained fatal injuries as authorities investigated the crash and sought witnesses and surveillance footage.
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Michigan City
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Pastor To Plead Innocent In Murder Case
Rev C E Newton, accused slayer of Mrs Dennis Kelly, faces possible first degree murder charges as Judge A Clay Williams calls a grand jury. Newton's lawyers say he will plead innocent and have conferred with him after his 11 page statement claiming he struck Kelly with a hammer and disposed of her body.
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Pittsfield
Ill
C. E. Newton
Dennis Kelly
A. Clay Williams
Daniel T. Johnson
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Johnson
M. S. Turner
Paris, Mo
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Turner
Noel
Forrest Newton
Merrill H. Johnson
Johnston
Pike County
Mississippi River
Hannibal
Union Rejects Offer Of Plant In Freeport Maine
Arthur W. Goodwin president of the Boot and Shoe Workers union said he would not consider turning the Lenox Sree plant over to employees on a cooperative basis. He doubted the offer, calling it a joke by Hyman Mersky one of the proprietors.
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Associated Press
Freeport
Arthur W. Goodwin
Lenox Sree Company
Goodwin
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
American Federation of Labor
Hyman Mersky
Miss Burrow to Continue as Fayetteville Nurse
Fayetteville Miss Laura Burrow will remain as county health nurse under Dr C E Watkins for several months after her July 31 marriage to Mr A R Long Jr of Fayetteville. The couple sought a license last week and will marry at month end then take a honeymoon trip. Burrow, the oldest nurse on the Fayette staff, has recently led several county clinics and came from Greenbrier county.
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Laura Burrow
Fayette County
C. E. Watkins
A. R. Long Jr
Miss Burrow
Fayette
Greenbrier County
Clarksburg Council Approves 100 Parking Meters Trial
City council authorizes installation of 100 parking meters for a sixty day trial during business hours on downtown streets. City Manager R M Thomason says more meters may be purchased if the trial succeeds.
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Associated Press
Clarksburg
R. M. Thomason
Robed men warn roadhouses in Anderson County
Sheriff’s officers seek to identify 18 black robed, white hooded men who delivered typewritten notes to about 20 roadhouse operators warning them to clean up or close up. Messages were handed Friday night. weekend business continued. Solicitor Rufus Fant warned that anyone convicted of intimidating others while robed and masked would face legal action.
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Associated Press
Anderson
S. C
Rufus Fant
Firemen respond to false Crawfordsville alarm
Crawfordsville Indiana firemen answered a false alarm after Frank Holland had turned in the call while painting the fire box. Nearby, decades old remains were discovered in Yosemite National Park, drawing attention to a distant discovery.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Frank Holland
Yosemite National Park
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