Bowie Opens Season Despite Fire and Death Toll
Bowie Maryland opens a 12 day spring meeting amid a deadly barn fire that killed five horses and damaged two others. The fire caused $100,000 in loss, insured, as racing resumes after wartime layoff. Maryland Racing Commission to test on site with doping probes. purses rise by $400 and grooms limited after meet.
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Bowie
Maryland Racin Commission
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Thor Barton
Bayard Se
Joseph Camac
Southern Maryland Agricultural Association
Athletics and Orioles Begin Barnstorming Trip North
The Philadelphia Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles start a seven game barnstorming tour today. They meet in Charleston tomorrow and split after a game in Frederick Maryland on April 10. Baltimore beat the A's 11 to 10 in Frederick yesterday.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Baltimore Orioles
Charleston
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Frederick
Baltimore
A’s
Virginia College Nines Swing Into Action This Week
Hampden Sydney Tigers meet University of Richmond Spiders in Richmond on Wednesday to start the 1946 state college diamond season. Pirates pitchers include Jack Parrish and Joe Elmore while Richmond counters with Frog Burdette or Leo Garrett and Charlie Kranittzky behind the plate. Virginia Tech faces North Carolina at Chapel Hill Friday and Duke at Durham Saturday as Virginia Cavaliers host Roanoke Business College Friday and travel to Lynchburg Saturday to face the Piedmont League Cardinals.
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Associated Press
Hampden-Sydney
Tigers
University of Richmond
Richmond
Frank Summers
Jack Parrish
Staunton
Joe Elmore
Alberta
Mac Pitt
Spiders
Frog Burdette
West Virginia
Leo Garrett
Charlie Kranittzky
Virginia Tech
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Duke
Durham
Gus Tebell
University of Virginia Cavaliers
Roanoke Business College
Charlottesville
Lynchburg
Cardinals
University of Ohio
Blacksburg
Mexican Loop Signs Four More American Players
The Pasquel brothers of Mexico continue to lure American stars to their Mexican League amid organized baseball tension. Vernon Stephens, star shortstop for the St. Louis Browns, signed for five years. Giants trio George Hausmann Roy Zimmermann and Sal Maglie accepted Mexican offers and head south, with New York dismissing them. The league aims to expand foreign player limits and attract more major leaguers within two weeks.
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Associated Press
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Mexico
United States
Pasquels
Vernon
Junior) Stephens
St. Louis Browns
Stephens
Jorge Pasquel
New York Giants
George Hausmann
Roy Zimmrman
Sal Maglie
New York
Horace Stoneham
Don Jorge
Hank Greenberg
Detroit
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Bobby Feller
Cleveland
Pasquel
Proposal to rescind crappie open season regulation
A Virginia commission report notes a meeting in Richmond on March 22, 1946, authorizing a proposal to rescind the April 14, 1944 regulation fixing an open season for taking crappie. A follow up meeting is set for April 12, 1946 to act on the proposal. The order directs rescission of conflicting regulations by Beverley W. Stras Jr., chairman.
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Richmond
Virginia
Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Beverley W. Stras, JR
Daily Crossword Clue List From Historic Page
Crossword puzzle clues numbered 1 to 47 across and down include topics such as Stop Anoint Explosi Jump over Rub out Minute Hail By way of Insect Writing fluid Winged insect and more with references to biblical terms and place names. The reader is presented with a compact set of cryptic style hints for a newspaper puzzle.
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Diocesan
Petty Quarrel
Want Old Cars For Firemen's Parade
W R Armel chairman of the Old Car Division of the Firemen's Parade calls for owners of ancient automobiles to enter for the parade on Thursday night May 2 in connection with the Apple Blossom Festival. Cash prizes: first $15.00 second $10.00 third $5.00. Entries through Armel or committee members Bryan Stotler Hays DeHaven George Sumption Melvin Renner.
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Firemen
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Armel
Bryan Stotler
Hays DeHaven
George Sumption
Melvin Renner
Clarke County News Featured Daily In The Star
Clarke County News is highlighted daily in the Clarke Star edition with stories and notes from local reporting staff. The feature emphasizes county events, personalities, and community updates in a period tone.
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Clarke County
Clarke
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Falls Church club eyes games with regional teams
The Falls Church Athletic Association baseball team seeks opponents in the area. Burns Gibson reports the club is built from former Heurich Brewers Old Milwaukee Cameo and other Washington semi pro players. County leagues form with Strasburg Woodstock Mt Jackson New Market. Stonewall may field a track team. Coach Bryant Harper gears up for a revenge season with district champ Robert Driver and sprinter William Castleman among others. first meet April 12 at Handley. schools expected include Berkeley Springs Hedgesville.
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Falls Church Athletic Association
Burns N. Gibson
Heurich Brewers
Old Milwaukee Cameo
Washington, D. C
Stonewall
Bryant Harper
Harper
Bridewater
Robert Driver
William Castleman
David Fahnestock
Ionald Cline
Ronald Carper
Charles Keckley
Alfred Armel
Leroy White
Aleston Lee
Charles Lewis
John Cole
Glenvil Whitacre
Thomas Stickles
Rebels
Handley
Berkeley Springs
Hedgesville
Reemployment rights may expire for service members if act not extended
The Director of Selective says reemployment rights will end for men still in military service if the Selective Service Act is not extended beyond May 15 unless special measures are taken to protect them.
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C.N.D. A
Selective
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