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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1938
Page
4
Wheat No 2 red winter spot price 1L.014 Ja. Corn No 2 yellow price not fully readable in source. The text includes extra unrelated line about time spent on ads.
Readable puzzle clues appear tangled with many OCR errors. Across entries include Neckpiece, Soak up, Segment, Chart again, and Southern state abbr. Down clues reference Native metal bearing compound, Stage, Hermit, Russian river, Hebrew letter, and several others. The page also lists varied topics from geography to flora and fauna with jumbled terms.
In Bradenton Florida on January 15 Dizzy Dean faced a major salary reduction as the St. Louis Cardinals offered $10,000 for 1938, about $15,500 less than he claimed. Branch Rickey stated the team also rejected any victory bonuses, noting Dean’s 1937 record of 13 wins and 19 losses influenced the decision.
A baseball figure complains about a steep pay cut after a down season with the Cardinals. He recalls earning over 20 wins per season and argues for a minimum salary of £17,500, asserting the club underpaid during better years and should not trim his pay further. Scientists cite theories linking Africa, parts of India, West Australia, and Brazil as former Gon Gonwanaland.
Washington notes that the civil service has expanded into a major employer with tripled business in certain areas since 1932. Applications rose from 221,494 in 1932 to 934,068 in 1937, and examinations and classified appointments have similarly surged.
Attorney General Herbert R. O'Conor's gubernatorial campaign committee held its organization meeting in Baltimore and elected Clarence W. Miles of Salisbury as chairman with Herman Moser as secretary. The item notes Acoma Buni and Oraibi as contenders for oldest inhabited U.S. settlements.
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