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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1928
Page
6
An ET mem notes a drawing by Bruce Forsfall of Dial Tire Piaicalite proposing a national flower idea. The fragmentary item hints at a public prompt or satire without full details or clear dates.
The American Nature Association led by Arthur Newton Pack backs a national flower referendum. Phlox emerges as a strong all American candidate in red white and blue hues. Goldenrod faces criticism for hay fever and limited national reach. Citizens and groups urged to vote and study proposals for a national emblem.
Glenna Collett captains a record tying run by clinching her third women’s national championship. The article notes Collett’s rise from childhood work with her father and training under pro instructors, detailing her consistent qualification and playoff victories across ten national championships.
George Stallings fell ill with a heart disorder while summering near his Had dock plantation in Georgia. He traveled from Toronto to Macon with Vernon Stallings, his wife, and a doctor aboard. The physician asked for attribution and Stallings replied, To a base on balls.
John Hay Whitney purchased Easter Hero, a top English jumper, for the Grand National in Liverpool next March. The Greentree stable owned by Mrs Payne Whitney will field the horse, seen as a strong contender similar to Ain_tree’s near-miss in March where Billy Barton finished second after a fall.
St Louis Cardinal baseball club stockholders declare a dividend of 20 percent. President Sam Breadon will receive about $30,000 of the $50,800 to be distributed. This is the third dividend by the current organization since 1917 and the largest to date, with dividends reduced due to heavy investments in minor league clubs to develop players. The 1928 dividend doubles the amount paid after the 1926 pennant and world championship wins.
A broad roundup notes youth in coaching and staff roles at Kentucky and Michigan, upcoming games between Johns Hopkins Lehigh, and Army Navy talks. It mentions 1929 golf at St Andrews, Walter Knipp joining the Browns, Jim Galloway at Wichita Falls, and Mrs Payne Whitney's greentree stable. It also catalogs college weights, stadium sizes, and other athletics trivia.
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