Dictionary Arthur Godfrey Help Bob Elliott's Battle With Fever
Fourteen year old Bob Elliott bedridden with rheumatic fever spends summer resting at home in Ainsworth Iowa He enjoys listening to Arthur Godfrey and reading Webster's dictionary Bartlett's Quotations and Britannica His sister notes visits from pretty girls brighten his days as friends stop by He hopes to return to school next fall and plans to resume work at his father's grocery store once well
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Major League Standings and Tonight's Matches
Standings show Cincinnati defeating Boston 6 to 1 and St Louis topping New York 4 to 7 while Pittsburgh beats Philadelphia 7 to 2 and Chicago loses 0 to Brooklyn 3. Tonight games feature Pittsburgh at Brooklyn St Louis at Boston Cincinnati at New York Chicago at Philadelphia with night holds.
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Imperial Valley Sees Sixty Thousand People Below Sea Level
California's Imperial Valley houses about sixty thousand residents living below sea level. The note highlights the unusual elevation and regional geography.
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Imperial Valley
California
Robinson's Running and Hitting Lifts Dodgers in Tight National Race
Jackie Robinson starred for Brooklyn driving a 3 0 win over Chicago and stealing momentum in the NL pennant race. The Dodgers led St Louis by 2 1/2 games after a 12 hit Giant attack routed the Cardinals 7 4 while Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia 7 2 and Detroit fell to Philadelphia 13 8 in 10 innings.
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Indian Garcia Tops McDer mott 1 0 Duel in Cleveland
In a pitching duel at Cleveland, Mike Garcia beat Mickey McDermott 1 to 0 as Lou Boudreau scored on Jim Hegan's fifth inning double after Boudreau reached on a sacrifice. Five runs came with two outs in the seventh, six of 15 Red hits in that frame. The White Sox defeated the Yankees 5 to 0 in 10 innings to claim sixth place over Washington.
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Mickey McDermott
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Tractors At Work In Britain Reach Quarter Million Mark
About a quarter of a million farm tractors are in use across Great Britain, underscoring the scale of agricultural mechanization and rural productivity.
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Britain
Great Britain
Drive Inns Lead YW League Despite Two Losses
The Drive Inns continue to lead the YWCA Girls softball league despite two defeats to the Red Caps. The two teams have played one more game than the other two league clubs, and standings follow.
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Marines Have Over Two Hundred Landings Since 1775
The record notes United States Marines have conducted more than 200 landings on foreign shores dating back to 1775, highlighting long history of amphibious assaults and overseas deployments by Marine forces.
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United States
Washington Rotary Club Embarrassing Moments Told
The Washington Rotary Club hosted an evening where members shared their most embarrassing moments. Glenn Mace chaired the session and Hugo Senseh presided in place of the absent president Marr Schell. The anecdotes drew laughs as members recalled humorous, sometimes tense, incidents from their lives.
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