Rain and Baseball Postponements Highlight Weekend Play
Rain halted most major league games with only four teams active per league. Detroit beat St Louis 6 1 and Chicago topped Cleveland 8 7 in ten innings. Pittsburgh routed Cincinnati 7 1 while Chicago defeated St Louis. Mercedes Gleitze issued an endurance swim challenge in Belfast after her Gibraltar Straits feat, inviting Americans to a world championship swim.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Belfast
Mercedes Gleitze
Gibraltar
Tax Threat on Davis Cup Matches
Paris April 18 The French tennis federation faces another tax challenge in court. The case is set for May 21 following a prior 1929 dispute won after appealing to then premier Poincare.
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Associated Press
Paris
Federation
M. Poincare
University of Iago unveils field house amid demand
The University of Iago announces a new field house costing 9000 with ticket demand sometimes doubling this figure. The sports department says athletics are non profit. Bruno Betzel, ex Indianapol is manager, leading Topeka western league entry this year. Cambridge crew faced a shock as a veteran oarsman crabbed three times in one day ahead of the Oxford race.
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Bruno Betzel
Indianapolis
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Oxford
British Girls Train for International Women’s Games
London April 18. Preparations underway to coach British girl athletes for the third International Women’s Games in Czecho Slovakia September 6 to 8 next summer. Britain lagged behind Germany Czecho Slovakia and Poland after the Amsterdam Olympics but hopes to regain former dominance.
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Czecho-Slovakia
Germany
Poland
Apple Blossom Parade Opens 1929 Festival
Thousands of school children brave cold to march in the first day parade. Middletown High School wins best high school representation, Bryarly the top elementary group, and Stephens City elementary earns the grand prize of 100 dollars for the best overall showing. Harrisonburg State Teachers' College Glee Club performs at Handley auditorium.
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Bryarly
Stephens City Elementary School
Harrisonburg State Teachers’ College Glee Club
Handley Auditorium
Apple Fete in Valley Hailed by Grand Council Session
Hail and wind sweep Cumberland and Shenandoah Valleys with little damage locally. The Grand Council of Royal Arcanum holds its annual session here as Director General Ryan urges no price hikes for the apple fete. Fox Film Corporation to film the event.
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Shenandoah
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Royal Arcanum
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Fox Film Corporation
Local News and Notices from April 18 1915
George P. Kern wins a $300 award in a $5 000 suit against the city over Abram s creek pollution. British troops retreat before German advances near Ypres. Leslie D. Kline offers poultry essay prizes at Stephens City High School. Main Street store Denny and Sibert jewelers undergo remodeling with new plate glass window installation.
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George P. Kern
Abram's Creek
Ypres
Leslie D. Kline
Stephens City High School
Main Street
Denny — and
Sibert, Jewelers
New Hat Modes Pair with Frocks at Low Price
Hats priced at 2.98 accompany new frocks and smart harmonizing suggestions. The notice promotes versatile hat modes designed to complement the latest fashion line.
Fabric Gloves Priced At 98 Cents
Fabric gloves offer practical use and smart styling at 98 cents a pair. The ad highlights affordability, suggesting value and desirability for shoppers seeking inexpensive accessories.
Costume Jewelry Adds Style to Costumes
Costumes gain flair with smart necklaces and chokers that frame the neckline and coordinate with outfits. Fashionable wearers seek these pieces to complete festive looks.
Silk Hosiery 98c Feature in Color Harmony
Silk Hosiery 98c showcases color harmony for full fashion hose with mercerized tops and soles. Describes silk hosiery as an exceptional value and emphasizes stylish, durable construction.
Smart New Shoes Priced at 3 98
The ad touts smart shoe styles with careful construction for shape retention and lasting comfort. It highlights a price of 3.98 and targets buyers seeking quality footwear.
Fragmented reader quotes on sport, liquor, and living spaces
A collage notes French ponies followers wreck tracks over sport conduct, questions why students drink bad liquor, and criticizes modern efficiency apartments for discouraging long visits. The items blend quotations from Philadelphia Bulletin Springfield Republican and Macon Telegraph with light commentary.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Springfield Republican
Macon Telegraph
Final Services At Baptist Church This Evening
The last in a two week Easter series at First Baptist Church will be held this evening at 8 o'clock with Rev. E. T. Clark delivering the sermon. A large audience attended last night and baptism will be administered to many candidates after the sermon.
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First Baptist Ch
E. T. Clark
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