Spring Ball Notes Highlight Cardinals Dodgers and Grove
Southpaw Bob Weiland may be the opening pitcher for the Cardinals against the Pirates with Blades set to ride lefties Shoun and Sunkel then Warneke and Davis against the Cubs at home. The Dodgers Yankees tour this week sparks a clash between Sington and DiMaggio while Bert Haas is released on option to Montreal. Lefty Grove shows midseason form despite tough conditions in Roanoke as he traded blows with Ted Williams.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
Bob Weiland
Ray Blades
St. Louis Cardinals
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Blades
Clyde Shoun
Tom Sunkel
Bucs
Lon Warneke
Curt Davis
Cubs
Charlotte
N. C
Doders
Roanoke
Lefty Grove
Boston Portsider
Ted Williams
Phils
Tom Yawkey
el Chico
Jamaica
Xalapa Clown
Beginning of History Page Next Monday
A terse note indicates a feature or exhibit titled History of Beginning to be presented next Monday at OMPS Funeral Home. Details are limited but imply a public showing or program related to local history.
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Omps Funeral Home
Real Estate For Sale Promises In City Limits Route 11
Real estate ad urges readers to buy with mentions of 10 rooms and a 70 by 200 foot lot ideal for a tourist home. It notes City limits along Valley Pike Route 11 and asks buyers to consider farms and lots as options.
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Route 11
Valley Pike
Furnishings for sale by J O J Green Winchester
Streff upright rosewood piano walnut bedroom suite flat top desk ladies bookcase writing desk new mattress and spring walnut sideboard with mirror and marble slab couch and more all cheap buyer can inspect at 133 North Cameron Street Winchester Virginia licensed real estate broker J O J Green invites inspection of the assorted items.
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Streff
Senators Reach Mention Stage In Early Coast League
San Francisco reports that the Sacramento Senators have earned honorable mention by starting the season with ten straight losses in the Pacific Coast League. Histories note the Seals in 1912 began with a 13 inning win and then 13 straight defeats, finishing last.
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San Francisco
Sacramento Senators
Senators
San Francisco Seals
Seals
Dr. Lloyd Reynolds Appointed Associate at Hopkins
Johns Hopkins University announces Dr. Lloyd G. Reynolds, Harvard economics instructor, as associate in the political economy department. Reynolds earned his Harvard doctorate in 1936 and holds degrees from the University of Alabama and McGill University in Canada.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Lloyd G. Reynolds
Harvard University
Hopkins
Spring Training Reports Roundup Across Major Leagues
Exhibition games show mixed results as teams prep for opening days. The Red Sox and Reds split a 14 game series with Elden Auker starting for Boston. Giants suffer four straight losses in Fort Smith while Bill Terry ponders replacements. Washington Senators near home return to boost sick players before next week’s opener. Phillies’ Doc Prothro laments pitching woes with Passeau as the lone ready arm.
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Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Reds
Elden Auker
Boston
Bucky Walters
Ray Davis
Greenville
Miss
New York Giants
Fort Smith
Ark
Cleveland
Clinton
Iowa
Horace Stoneham
Bill Terry
Washington
Washington Senators
Boston Bees
Bucky Harris
Bees
Bill Posedel
John Lanning
Winchester Softball Captains Meeting Opens 1939 Season
Jack Crowl and Snag Sargent invite last year’s team captains and managers to a 1939 Winchester Softball league meeting. The session starts Thursday at 8 PM at the Young Men's Shop. Attendance is urged to discuss plans for the upcoming summer and league expansion.
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Jack Crowl
Snag Sargent
Winchester
Mr. Sargent
Louis rests as Roper gains confidence in training camp
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis takes a day off while promoters and officials visit Jack Roper’s training camp near Ojai 85 miles north of Los Angeles. Jacobs says Louis appears off his best in sparring but his handlers insist he is in condition. Roper declares he feels better than ever and not overtrained.
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Los Angeles
Joe Louis
Jack Roper
Mike Jacobs
Tom Gallery
Louis Roper
California Athletic Commission
Ojai
Jacobs
Louis
Detroit
Roper
V. M. I. To Begin Celebration Of Its Centennial Year
Virginia Military Institute starts its centennial celebration in Lexington on April 14 15 with Virginia Day events. The weekend includes a garrison review, horse show, glee club and water polo demonstration, Easter dances, and a junior show. Maryland and Glass High School meet V M I varsity and freshman teams.
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Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Charles E. Kilbourne
V. M.I. Board of Visitors
Corps of Cadets
General Assembly
Crozet Hall
Glee Club
Larry Clinton
William H. Cocke
Charley's
University of Maryland and Glass High School of Lynchburg
Six Die in Chicago Fire on South Michigan Avenue
A fire in a Chicago apartment building on South Michigan Avenue killed six Black residents and left more than a dozen others with severe burns. Fire authorities reported the blaze yesterday and continued investigations into its cause.
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Chicago
South Michigan Avenue
Weather Patterns In Brazil Show Varied Conditions
Weather across Brazil on the same day ranges from tropical heat in the north to cooler highland and seasonal rains in the south, illustrating wide regional differences within the country compared to the United States.
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Brazil
United States
Roundup of sports gossip and betting tips from New York
Eddie Brietz surveys a wide range of sports chatter. Derby tips involve Benefactor and Don Meade. Jock Sutherland to Wallace Wade. rivals eye Havana Miami training. Dodgers and Cardinals trade rumors surface with Joe Medwick and Don Padgett figures. Other notes cover track events, golf, boxing, and local college athletes with futures in mind.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Scooparade
Benefactor
Don Meade
Pittsburgh
Jock Sutherland
Wallace Wade
Duke
Giants
Havana
Miami
Henry Armstrong
Lou Ambers
Marshall Goldberg
Chicago Cardinals
New York Yankees
Larry MacPhail
Dodgers
Joe Medwick
Don Padgett
Archie San Remani
New York U
Penn
Kansas
Jim Weaver
Les Scarsella
Reds
Jimmy Phelan
U. of Washington
Baer Theme Song Taken By Red Sox Figures
The claimed theft involves Max Baer’s theme line I got ta do it for the kid alleged to have been taken by Tony Galento Lou Nova and Jake Wade II of the Boston Red Sox as a court case or incident outline.
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Max Baer
the Kid
Tony Galento
Lou Nova
Jake Wade II
Boston Red Sox
Diamond facet counts for full-cut and single-cut stones
A full-cut round diamond has 58 facets including the culet and both ends. A single-cut diamond features 18 facets.
Open House Week to Highlight U S Broadcasting System
New York reports radio will observe its first open house week April 17 to 23 with NBC CBS and MBS networks plus the National Association of Broadcasters and Radio Manufacturers' Association promoting the merits of American broadcasting. Program listings show evening airings on WEAF WABC and WJZ with music talks quizzes and dramatizations across networks and stations.
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New York
NBC
CBS
MBS
National Association of Broadcasters
The
Radio Manufacturers’ Association
WEAF
CBS Chain
H. C. Anderson
Bob Trout
WJZ
London Press
WABC
Giants
Cleveland Indians
Boxing and baseball results from recent events
Fights in Boston Spokane New Bedford New York Hartford and New York exhibitions yielded several draws and decisions. Notable bouts: Fox versus Gainer tied 10 rounds in Spokane. Vaughin versus Canzoni drew in New York. Jessurun defeated Henry on points in New Bedford. Berger outpointed Rohrig in New York. Ivy stopped Radkie in Hartford. Exhibition baseball results: Cleveland A beat New York 9 4 in Fort Smith. Cincinnati N over Boston A 11 9 in Petersburg. Washington A over Boston N 8 7 in Charlotte. Chicago A over Pittsburgh N 13 4 in Texarkana. Brooklyn N over New York A 5 in Greenville. Williamsport T over Philadelphia A 9 8 in Tarboro. Philadelphia A 2 Macon 9 in Macon. Other games cancelled.
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Boston
Tiger Jack Fox
Spokane
Wash
al’ Gainer
New Haven
Conn
Drew
New York
Jimmy Vaughin
Cleveland
Tony Canzoneri
New Bedford
Mass
Andre Jessurun
George Henry
Milwaukee
Maxie Berger
Johnny Rohrig
Clifton
N. J
Hartford
Bobby
Poison
Cincinnati
Charlotte
N. C
Washington
Texarkana
Ark
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Greenville
S. C
Brooklyn
Tarboro
Williamsport
Philadelphia
Macon
Non-Crying Onion Flour Marketed for Housewives
A new Hungarian onion flour positions as a non crying substitute for home cooks. The product aims to reduce eye irritation during onion preparation, appealing to domestic households and kitchen experimentation.
Some Damage By Frost Found In Low Orchards
Virginia apple and peach crops suffered frost damage estimated at 10 to 20 percent in the low orchards, with some proorly located blocks hit as high as 30 percent. The loss is described as a thinning of what could be a heavy crop, with good prospects if weather remains favorable. Apples affected include Black Twig Delicious Grimes, with Yorks damaged in certain areas.
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Virginia
A. H. Teske
Virginia Extension Service
Teske
Maryland Club Women Open Three Day Maryland Convention
Maryland clubwomen from across the state gather in Baltimore for the three day convention of the state federation of women’s clubs the first under president Mrs Harry L Harcum. Today features include delegate registration and a junior clubwomen banquet. Tomorrow Frances E Perkins Labor Secretary speaks at a capital and labor forum with James A Emery of the National Manufacturers Association and Judge Joseph A Padway of the AFL.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Harry L. Harcum
Frances E. Perkins
James A. Emery
National Manufacturers Association
Joseph A. Padway
The
American Federation of Labor
Milldale Social Notes From Milldale Virginia
Milldale Virginia notices list visits and gatherings. Mrs M T Oliver spent Friday with Mrs George Stickley. Mrs Clay Kirby visited Mrs Sherwood Butler. Funeral attendance for Mrs Lottie Seminame in Bentonville. Irene and Mattie Morrison back to school after pneumonia. Margaret Armel of Front Royal visited. Elizabeth Brown and Mary Jane Brown with Lucy and Helen Oliver. Russell Oliver family visited Mrs Dove in Hardesty. Butler family moved into Herbert Brown’s house. E G Brown spent Saturday in Front Royal. Sylvia Brown visited aunt Mrs Clay Kirby.
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Russell Oliver
Dove
Hardesty
Sherwood Butler
Herbert Brown
E. G. Brown
Front Royal
Sylvia Brown
Clay Kirby
Missing Clerk Sparks Cash Delivery in Lynn
Covert Armed Car Service reports a $9,938 shortage and the disappearance of clerk Clayton Martin, 21. Police say an ordinary mail package from Baltimore, addressed by Martin with disguised handwriting, contained $6,768 in cash. A larceny warrant was issued for Martin's arrest.
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Lynn
Mass
Clayton Martin
William Kane
Martin
Baltimore
Army Reserves To Be Enlisted At Winchester Post Office
Frank Likar announced at the Winchester post office recruiting drive Friday from 1 to 5 p m to enlist applicants for the Regular Army Reserve. Eligibility requires under 36 years old with at least one year of service, regardless of discharge history.
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Frank Likar
Army
Winchester
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