Dodgers Falter In Final Inning Of Several Games
Dodgers blow late leads in three of five recent games as Cubs rally in Chicago. Hank Sauer ties game with a ninth inning homer and Ransom Jackson wins it in the 10th with a solo shot. Bud Podbielan allows the decisive blow after Erskine falters.
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Carl Lundquist
United Press
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hLike
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Hank Sauer
Ransom Jackson
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Johnny Schmitz
Carl Erskine
Bud Podbielan
Jackson
Warran Spahn
Boston Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Bob Elliott
Sid Gordon
Sam Jathroe
Earl Torreson
Eddie Stanky
New York
Cardinals
Phillies
Harry Brecheen
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Tommy Glaviano
del Ennis
Robin Roberts
Wakefield Rhubarb Decision Slated Next Week
Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler will announce a ruling on the Dick Wakefield case next week after conflicting testimony from the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. White Sox GM Frank Lane charged the Yankees knew Wakefield would not report without a 5500 pay cut restored, while the Yankees defended the deal as valid. Chandler aims to avoid a precedent allowing a player to block a trade by refusing to report. Also noted is enamel for trim being preferred for living areas and its easy maintenance.
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Detroit Tigers
Lane
Wakefield
Yankees
George Weiss
Chandler
Hogan Returns To Form Leads Field By Four Strokes
Ben Hogan maintained a strong pace at the Greenbrier Open in White Sulphur Springs W Va by firing a 64 in the second round to reach 128 at the midway point. Skip Alexander stood four behind in second after another 64 while Sammy Snead held third at 134 and Norman Von Nida and Jim Ferrier shared fourth at 135. Hogan has bogeyed only one hole so far, steadying with a 32 on each nine and seven birdies total.
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W. Va
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Alexander
Skip Alexander
Knoxville
Tenn
Sammy Snead
Greenbrier
Norman von Nida
Australia
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Hale
Washington Calling on Smathers Pepper Race in Florida
Marquis Childs analyzes Florida Senate race between George Smathers and Claude Pepper. He notes the campaign used anti-Communist rhetoric, Pepper's past political alignments, and the one party Florida dynamics. Pepper's irregularities and Truman administration ties are discussed, with implications for upcoming national politics.
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Florida
George Smathers
Claude Pepper
Pepper
New York
Madison Square Garden
Democratic
Truman
Harry Truman
Missouri
Bennett Champ Clark
Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Henry Wallace
Philadelphia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
William C. Douglas
Bellevue-Stratford
Smathers
Learn To Swim Campaign At Elyria Y Begins May 15
The Elyria Y M C A starts a Learn to Swim campaign May 15 to 27 at the Y pool for residents eight and older. Six free lessons led by Russell C Gleason will focus on safety and full-body conditioning, with boys and men on Tue Thu Sat and girls and women on Mon Wed Fri. Register by May 13 with a paper coupon at the Y.
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Elyria Y. M. C. A
Russell C. Gleason
Gleason
Wasennearcee
Eee
YMCA Campaign Coupon For Free Instruction Recognition
A readable fragment announces a YMCA campaign coupon required for free instruction. Children must have a parent or guardian signature, and the coupon must be presented at the YMCA desk before Saturday night May 13. Cards of recognition will be awarded at the close of the campaign.
Elyria Garden Club May Meeting and Gardens Preview
The Elyria Garden Club will meet Thursday May 11 at 8 p m in the Woman's Club. Clarence Albers of North Olmsted will speak on Plants in Relation to Landscape Design with slides. The note includes garden history, local blooms, and a look at landscape ideas from early planners.
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Elyria Garden Club
Woman's Club
Clarence Albers
North Olmsted
Tlls
Boys' Work Secretary To Attend Assembly
P F Johnson Y M C A boys work secretary from Elyria will attend the ninth North American Assembly on Y M C A Boys' Work at Green Lake Wisconsin for one week starting Sunday. About 300 Y M C A secretaries workers and laymen from the U S Canada and other countries attend this tri yearly conference. The theme is Tools for the Task. A new low price cigarette the Donau boosted sales in Austria by 30 percent.
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P. F. Johnson
Elyria
Y.M.C.A
Green Lake
Wisconsin
United States
Canada
Railroads versus trucks in freight business debate
In a 1950 analysis by Leslie Gol, railroads are shown to carry far more freight but at lower revenue per ton mile than trucks. Comparisons of Maine Central Railroad and a major trucking firm reveal different efficiencies, investments, and employment, with trucks gaining share via door-to-door service and selective freight.
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Leslie Gol
New York
Maine Central Railroad
Maine Central
Eight-Otnay
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Document gives names of 43 men who voted in Spencer Two
A historical 1835 document lists forty three men who cast ballots in Spencer Two. The note contrasts early voting methods with modern reporting, noting there were no voting machines or telephones for results.
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Spencer
Con's
May 1835 Spencer toll book election and old documents
A two page toll book shows the May 11 1835 election in Spencer Township Lorain County with judges Abel Wood William Daugherty and James Inman and clerks Ira Cole and Job Inman. Samuel Sooy won 24 votes. Charles Daugherty 14. David Inman 5. accompanying items include a 1823 promissory note to Holley Hoffing later paid 1840, and a 1846 summons for 13 witnesses in the state vs Alvah Brooks with sheriff J H Faxon and clerk George E Benham.
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Spencer
Lorain County
Chronicle-Telegram
A. E. ‘McClintock
Grafton R. D
Lorain
Abel Wood
William Daugherty
James Inman
Ira Cole
Job Inman
David Inman
Samuel Sooy
Charles Daugherty
Inman
Daugherty
McClintock
Salisbury
England
Holley Hoffing
Hoffing
John M. Holly
Cub Pack 142 Graduation At Gart Ford School PTA Meeting
Cub Pack 142 held graduation at the Gart Ford school PTA monthly meeting. Cubmaster Edwin Deering led exercises for Jimmy and Johnny Cummings who turn eleven and are eligible for Boy Scouts. Harley Hornbeck also won Lion awards along with the Cummings brothers. Terry Roe earned the Wolf badge. Entertainment featured magne project activity with a magic box trick by Mr and Mrs Clair Riley producing two rabbits for the cubs.
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Gartford
Edwin Deering
Jimmy
Johnny Cummings
Cummings
Harley Hornbeck
Terry Roe
Magne
Clair Riley
Fire Chief Bates Offers Home Fire Hazards Checks
Fire Chief W N Bates announced that fire department members will inspect homes on request to identify and reduce fire risks. He stressed prevention as a core duty alongside fighting fires, citing NFPA data showing nine of ten fires could be prevented by eliminating common hazards.
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W. N. Bates
National Fire Protection Association
Bates
Appalachian Trail Leads Across 14 States
The Appalachian Trail spans 1050 miles from Mount Katahdin Maine to Mount Oglethorpe Georgia as a public long path through 14 states and ranks among the seven wonders of the outdoors.
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Mount Katahdin
Maine
Mount Oglethorpe
Georgia
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