National Air Tour Begins From Ford Airport Detroit
Detroit June 27 1927 14 airplanes started from Ford airport in one minute intervals on the first leg of the national air tour. Thirteen planes compete for a Ford trophy while a United States Navy Ford plane accompanies as a courtesy passenger ship. An army observation plane with Ray Collins tour referee and Lieut J G Green prior to the start flew to Buffalo the first control point.
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Ford
Sel B. Ford
United States Navy
Charles F. Kettering
Army
Ray Collins
J. G. Green
Buffalo
Collins
Levey to enter Oglethorpe as star athlete
Walter Campbell reports Jimmy Levey former Rosebuds player will enroll at Oglethorpe University this fall. Campbell notes Levey’s Marines career and potential to spark college baseball and football, while other local sports notes cover Lonnie Singleton’s .322 batting at St Augustine and upcoming boxing and golf events at Panacea and Glen Arven.
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Waycross Journal Herald
Jimmy Levey
Rosebuds
Oglethorpe University
Levey
China
Devil Dogs
Campbell
Oglethorpe
Parris Island
Marines
Lonnie Singleton
Waycross
St. Augustine
Lonnie
Major League Leaders From June 26 Associated Press
National League leading batters include Harris of the Pirates hitting .408 and Hornsby of the Giants with 60 runs as P Waner of the Pirates leads in hits and triples with 98 and 18 respectively. Meadows of the Pirates dominates pitching with 10 wins and 2 losses. In the American League Schang and Browny lead batting at .394, Ruth tops in runs with 68 and homers with 24 for the Yankees.
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Pirates
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Giants
P. Waner
Grantham
Stephenson
Cubs
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Frisch
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Ruth
Yankees
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Burns
Indians
Manush
Tigers
Goslin
Senators
Sisler
Browns
Stoner
Reuther
Yanky
Baseball at Stadium Tomorrow Afternoon
The A B Club and the Y M A will play at the stadium tomorrow afternoon if weather cooperates. A B Club misses Spring sick and Young Vann away. Y M C A shows full strength and a good chance to win. The game starts at 4 30 with admission 15 and 35 cents.
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Young Vana
Harry Spring
Vann
Major League Standings and Recent Results Across Leagues
Baseball standings and results from the Southeastern, Southern, and South Atlantic associations are listed with games scheduled or postponed. Notable scores include Detroit 7 Chicago 9, Philadelphia 4 3 New York 2 7, and Pittsburg 9 St. Louis 3, with multiple rain delays and postponed matchups in several leagues.
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Mobile Ce
Mildred Rutherford in Serious Condition at Local Hospital
Miss Rutherford, noted educator and historian, is described as seriously ill in a local hospital. The report notes she fell ill after attending a meeting in Elberton and was brought to the hospital here for treatment.
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W Mildred Rutherford
Miss Rutherford
Elberton
Aviators Search for Missing French Fliers Over Saguenay
Chicoutimi Quebec June. Aviators spent Sunday flying over the Saguenay region in search of the missing French fliers Nungesser and Coli but returned to their base with nothing to report. A locally unsupported Indian rescue tale was investigated, while officials pursued the mystery of lights reported in the district over the past two weeks.
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Quebec
Saguenay
Nungesser
Coli
Saguenay River
Passenger Train Schedules Eastern Time Atlantic Coast Line
Arrivals and departures listed for routes including Montgomery Jacksonville Jesup New York Albany Atlanta Bainbridge and Monticello with thru sleepers to major cities. M. T. Welle ticket agent and L. P. Green district passenger agent provide service and contact details. Train times vary by day with Sunday exception noted.
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Montgomery
Jax
Savannah
Jesup
New York
Albany
Atlanta
Capitola-Talla
Monticello
Jesup-Sarh
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Bainbridge
Birmingham
Jacksonville
St. Louis
M. T. Welle
L. P. Green
Dist. Pass. Agt
Boy Skates 84 Miles in Six and Half Hours
Raleigh boy Ernest Hicks aged 13 skated 84 miles to Greensboro in six and a half hours on a roller skating run. His destination was Stuart Virginia 102 miles farther, but his skates wore out and no spare wheels were available.
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N. C
Ernest Hicks
Greensboro
Stuart
Former historian-general of UDC Miss Rutherford dies
Miss Rutherford, longtime historian-general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and former principal of Lucy Cobb Institute, a girls preparatory school, passed away.
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The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Rutherford
Lucy Cobb Institute
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