Charleston Rebels tighten lead with 6 1 win over Columbus
The Charleston Rebels beat Columbus 6 to 1 as Bill Hawkins hit a three run homer to widen the South Atlantic lead to two and a half games. Augusta moved closer by defeating Jacksonville 4 to 3 behind Jimmy Tharp’s six scoreless innings. Savannah won 3 to 2 over Greenville while Macon edged Columbia 7 to 6 in 11 innings.
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Associated Press
Charleston
South Atlantic
Columbus
Augusta
Jacksonville
Bill Hawkins
Rebels
Jimmy
Savannah
Indians
Greenville
Chick Lisch
Hank Biasatti
Harry Bryd
Macon Peaches
Columbia Reds
Roy Peterson
Paul Swoboda
Peaches
Demaret Hogan Lead Players in National PGA Open
Defending champion Ben Hogan and medalist Jimmy Demaret led 64 qualifiers into match play at the National PGA Championship. Demaret won the Alex Smith Memorial trophy with rounds of 68 69 for 137 and edged Clay ton Haefner by one stroke for the top qualifying edge.
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Frank Kennelson
Detroit
Ben Hozan
Jimmy Demaret
Hershey
Ojai
Calif
Oeman
Hegan
Toney Penna
Alex Smith
Gene Sarazen
Sam Snead
Jimmy Thompson
Lew Warsham
Johnny Morris
Montgomery
Ala
Clarence Dozer
Hartsdale
N. V
al Smith
Danville
Tyler A Lowery to Serve as County Agent's Assistant
Tyler A. Lowery of Fort Gaines Georgia will serve Decatur County as Assistant County Agent in the office with W R Carswell and Miss Helen Brown. He begins July 1 arriving in Bainbridge next week for 4 H Camp and brings farming experience from the Farm Security Administration and Army service.
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Bainbridge
Tyler A. Lowery
Fort Gaines
Decatur County
W. R. Carswell
Helen Brown
Lowery
Decature County
County Board of Commissioners
Rev Nalls to Take Excellent Reports at 70th Conference
Cairo reports show seven months ending June 30 with new members and finances at high levels. Total offerings amount to about 15009 dollars, including nearly 1000 for church and organ improvements and 1760 for a dormitory at Mary University. Stewards approve a 900 harp stand to enhance the organ.
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Cairo
Frank Nalls
First Methodist Church
J. E. Yorsyth
South Georgia
Brunswick
Atmary University
Grady County Hospital Becomes Property of Authority
Cairo June 24 Grady County Hospital now a 22 bed public facility under the Grady County Hospital Authority after purchase from Dr A W Rehberg. Authority has run the hospital four months and plans to expand to about 30 beds and upgrade equipment. interior refinishing and room sponsorships are sought.
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Cairo
Grady County Hospital
Grady County Hospital Authority
A. W. Rehberg
Army Jet Plane Regains World Speed Record
At Muroc California on June 20 an Army Pg0-R jet plane set a U S speed record of 623.8 mph over a 1.86 mile course piloted by Colonel Albert Boyd. The aircraft briefly hit 632.5 and 630.5 mph with favorable winds. Certification by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale in Paris is pending.
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Muroc
Calif
United States
Mojave
Muroc Army Airfield
Albert Boyd
Asheville N. C
Tobacco officials warn of rising labor union pressure
Virginia Beach June 20 AP Clyde B Austin president of the Tobacco Association of the United States warned at the annual convention that increasing labor union pressure threatens the tobacco industry. He urged plans to protect workers and industry while addressing price support expirations and boosting high grade tobaccos.
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Virginia Beach
Clyde B. Austin
Greenville
Austin
U S Ship Movements Return to Normal on All Coasts
New York June 20 AP American ship movements returned to normal on all coasts as the United States Liner America prepared to sail from New York harbor at 3 p m EST. The sailing resumes followed CIO Maritime unions’ earlier ban on sea travel after contracts expired Sunday night while wage and labor talks continued with ship operators and unions. The NMU reported one local, Charleston, SC, had not ratified the wage agreement.
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New York
United States
America
New York Harbor
Europe
CIO Maritime
Pacific American Shipowners Association
CIO Cooks and Stewards
CIO National Maritime Union
NMU
Charleston
S. C
Hungarian exile government plan denied by fleeing MP
A Hungarian parliamentary member who fled the country told AP there was no plan to form a government in exile. Speculation had followed Premier Ferenc Nagy’s removal in a Communist coup three weeks earlier. Nagy is now in the United States.
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Budapest
Hungary
Associated Press
Ferenc Nagy
Nagy
United States
Rush plots explosive election edition to topple town
Rush exploits a panic to stage a morning Chronicle edition exposing Gunn Carver and Hacker. He orders Robin Twist to fly in the printer’s material from Chicago while a blast hits Forge City, signaling a dramatic, fast‑tracked newsprint plan.
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Ush
Padgett House
Law
Rush
Hacker
Gunn
Carver
Chronicle
Pedrick
Rus
the Chronicle
Ian
Prime
Robin Twist
Robin
Pappy Daley
Chicago
Pappy
Dizzy flag races revert to normal form
Baseball pennant races loosen their dizzy pace as Boston Red Sox lead the American League with an eight game win streak and the St. Louis Cardinals surge to fifth. The Chicago Cubs loss and Giants injuries shape the standings while Brooklyn and Philadelphia push toward the top.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Chicago
New York Yankees
Boston
Braves
Cincinnati
New York Giants
Pittsburgh
Mort Cooper
Giants
New York
Lefty
Montin Kennedy
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Johnny Schmitz
Philadelphia A
Detroit
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