Dodgers Hold Narrow Margin In Pennant Race
Dodgers lead Cardinals by three games after a full slate of games. Brooklyn swept Boston in a doubleheader while St Louis beat Pittsburgh as Ernie White and Mort Cooper delivered wins. Yankees and White Sox won key contests as pennant battles tighten across both leagues.
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Bill Bom
Associated Press
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Cardinals
Boston Braves
Dodger
Pittsburgh Pirates
Braves
Cards
Pittsburgh
Dick Errickson
Frederick Fitzsimmons
Three Clubs Left In Ball Tourney
In Denver on August 11 the Buford Georgia shoemakers face Aurelia Iowa in a do or die semi final. The winner advances to meet the undefeated Ethiopian Clowns of Miami for the title with the tourney using a two defeat elimination format.
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Denver
Buford
Aurelia
Iowa
Miami
Fla
School Teacher Wins Broadmoor Invitation Golf Title
Colorado Springs August 11 John Kraft a Denver school teacher captured the Broadmoor invitation championship by defeating Bud Maytag of Colorado Springs 8 and 7 after a 29 hole match Kraft posted six under par for the event securing the title with steady play and clutch finishing habits.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
John Kraft
Denver
Broadmoor
Kraft
L. B
Bud) Maytag
Gloria Callen Dominates Backstroke At AAU Meet
At High Point North Carolina from August 15 to 17 Gloria Callen of New York shines in backstroke. The AP Feature Service captures her near perfect form as she leads the field in the national outdoor championships.
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High Point
N. C
Gloria Callen
Chamber Officials To Lure Tourists In Southwest Program
Silver City New Mexico August 11 the Associated Southwestern Chambers of Commerce opened the second day of its three day annual convention. The group aims to attract tourists to the southwest and northern Mexico as registration surpassed 100 with over 25 officers and directors from New Mexico Arizona West Texas and Chihuahua expected.
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Silver City
N. M
Mexico
Associated Southwestern Chambers of Commerce
New Mexico
Arizona
West Texas
Chihuahua
Tovrea Taxes Barred by Time Limit Says Attorney General
Phoenix August 11 Attorney General Joe Conway ruled the state tax commission cannot collect extra income taxes from Tovrea Packing for 1936 and 1937 because more than three years have passed. An additional collection for 1938 was deemed valid.
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Phoenix
Joe Conway
State Tax Commission
Tovrea Packing Company
Expenses Sought for Washington Trip by Highway Officials
Phoenix August 11 The state highway commission asked Governor Osborn to approve expenses for three road bureau representatives to travel to Washington to seek funds for building the Kingman to Davis dam site highway on the Colorado River. The travelers are unnamed but the trip was authorized last week and must occur within 30 days.
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Phoenix
State Highway Commission
Osborn
Road Bureau
Washington
Kingman
Davis
Colorado River
Tri-State Firemen To Cooperate In Defense
The Tri-State Firemen's association convention opened in Gallup New Mexico with delegates from New Mexico Arizona and Colorado. A fire college under the Los Angeles County Fire College directed the three day program as part of national defense cooperation.
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Gallup, N. M
National Defense Program
Tri-State Firemen’s Association
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Los Angeles County Fire College
Warden Killed as Break Fails at Oklahoma Prison
Warden Jess F Dunn dies after convicts seize him during a Sunday yard break at the Oklahoma penitentiary. Four long term prisoners open fire as deputy sheriff Bill Alexander intercepts the escape. two guards and a former guard are killed and several others wounded. Beavers led the 1936 uprisings and is among the dead. Fentriss survives uninjured.
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Francis E. Barden McAlester
Okla
Jess F.’ Dunn
Oklahoma Penitentiary
Dunn
Bill Alexander
Alexander
J. H. Fentriss
Tab Ford
Roy McGee
Claude Beavers
Beavers
Bob Pollock
Ford
Hiram Prather
Bill Anderson
Fentriss
Coahuila Ouster Move Overruled by National Council
In Mexico City the official party’s national council overruled the executive board’s push to oust Coahuila governor General Pedro V. Rodriguez Triana and dissolve the state administration. The board sought to convene the permanent congressional committee to act on the dissolution motion amid fraud and misuse charges in the regional electoral machinery.
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Mexico City
Official Government Party
Coahuila
National Council
Permanent Congressional Committee
Congress
Pedro V. Rodriguez
Two Die in Truck Crash Near Duncan Arizona
In a crash seven miles northeast of Duncan Arizona last night Lester H Woods 35 of Portales New Mexico and his four year old son were killed. Four others were injured including Mrs Woods and an infant hospitalized in critical condition. Clarence Gammage and his wife were taken to Morenci hospital. Gammage is identified as the truck driver. Woods worked for a construction company at the Phelps Dodge Morenci open pit. An inquest will be held per coroner Felix Bruinel.
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Phelps Dodge
Morenci
Felix Bruinel
Swiss decree requires newsreel in all theaters
Switzerland issues a government order mandating that every motion picture theater screen a Swiss newsreel for audiences. The directive specifies nationwide implementation and adherence by cinema operators.
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Switzerland
Parson Blampied Guides a Village with Mystery and Mission
Parson Blampied leads a diverse circle of friends and letters while guiding Smith and Paula. He details his fund of voyages, debates with Gaston, and a life of austere charity as he shapes the Mission’s classes and outreach amid local distrust and financial strain.
Longest Oil Pipeline Plan Seeks Global Route
Petroleum Coordinator Ickes announced an $80 million plan for the world’s longest single-type oil pipeline, 1,820 miles, moving 250,000 barrels daily from the Southwest to New York. Nine months to complete, it awaits Ickes approval and a presidential proclamation for national defense.
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Washington
Ickes
New York
Shreveport
Texas
Salem
Wood River
Ill
Oklahoma
Kansas
Mid-Continent
Hinois
Philadelphia
Second Wind in Distance Running Tied to Heart Rate
The so called second wind in distance running is explained as a simple adjustment of heart rate to breathing during prolonged effort.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Arthur Lake
Ronald Colman
Lynn Bari
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Miriam Hopkins
Joel McCrea
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Robert Preston
Third Arizona Mortuary, Inc
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Mary Beth Hughes
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TED Price
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