Swimleys End Trip With Visits In Several States
Mr and Mrs Samuel J Swimley 3d returned from a motor trip visiting Philadelphia Pittsburgh Maine Niagara Falls and Canada Miss Virginia Anderson of White Post spent a week with Miss Peggy Lewis Miss Ann Catherine Bragg stayed with relatives in Baltimore Mrs Norman Harmon a patient in Winchester hospital Mrs M S Clendening and Mrs M S Whetzel of Romney spent weekends with sister Mrs G M Beltzhoover Jr
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Maine
Niagara Falls
Canada
Virginia Anderson
White Post
Peggy Lewis
Ann Catherine Bragg
Baltimore
Norman Harmon
Winchester Hospital
M. S. Clendening
M.S. Whetzel
Romney
G. M. Beltzhoover Jr
Birds Propel Forward By The Beat Of Their Wings
A study notes that birds gain forward momentum from the rhythmic flapping of their wings, using the downbeat to push air and generate thrust. Researchers observed how wing timing influences speed and maneuverability in various avian species.
Loudoun St. Presbyterians take lead in church league
Loudoun Street Presbyterian climbed to first place in the church softball league by edging Montague Avenue Methodist 5 3. Tillotson and Clark combined on a pitching duel as the Presbyterians scored a decisive four run rally in the bottom of the sixth.
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the Baptists
Red Wing
Winchester News
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National League Race Tightens Through Week of Play
The New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers close in on the Boston Braves as the NL battle heats up. St. Louis crushed New York 21 5 in a 20 hit day, halting the Giants home win streak and keeping the standings tight with Pittsburgh and Philadelphia lurking behind.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
Braves
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Cardinals
Redbirds
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Dodgers
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Cincinnati
Cleveland
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Washington
Chicago
Baseball Scores and Tonight’s NL and AL Games
Yesterday results include St. Louis 21 New York 5 and Boston 1 Cincinnati 3. Tonight’s NL games feature Cincinnati at Boston and Chicago at Brooklyn, with St. Louis at New York and Philadelphia at Chicago among the 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. starts.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
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National League
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Detroit
Cleveland
Yesterday's Stars Batting and Pitching Roundup
Del Wilber led St Louis with a double and two singles driving in five as the Cardinals belted the Giants 21-5. Johnny Schmitz pitched 11 innings of nine hit ball to win his fifth straight over the Dodgers as the Cubs prevailed 4-2.
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Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues
Readable crossword clues list includes across and down entries with numbers and definitions for replete bleat sandarac tree volcanic rock extra Russian mountain be hold Queer old men slang humble conjunction girl's name mandibles metallic a mass edible roots to coin bulg jumble type portion a curve line bathho land measure shore recess sick black and DOWN sword sultan decree distant before a fit of melancholy rendered fat of swine topaz humming bird mutton fat starchy Malay cipher evening before a holiday youth island Dutch West Indies grampus network Dutch dialect South Africa come place worthless little island military school student Jewish month storage places by way of cheat girl s name blue sew with long stitches Al climbing plant Jewish month The Orient Great quantity
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Man Bets $500 He Can Outwalk Horse 100 Miles
In Lebanon Oregon on August 3 a wager was laid that Paul Smith 63 of Mill City can outwalk a horse named Larry from Waterloo. The 10 mile contest to be set for Labor Day demands Smith walk while the horse may gallop and the $500 stake goes to the winner with Jess Moss of Lebanon as owner and rider of Larry.
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Williams Musial Drop under 400 in Batting Races
Boston's Ted Williams holds top AL average at .385 after a six for twenty week while Stan Musial slips to .391 in the NL. Lou Boudreau remains runner up in the AL chase, Alvin Dark trails in the NL race by 61 points.
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Boston
Ted Williams
Williams
Lou Boudreau
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
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Alvin Dark
Yugoslav Ambassador Fired in Romania Protest
Belgrade announced that Radonja Golubovic, Yugoslavia's ambassador to Romania, has been fired after being denounced as a traitor by embassy employees. He refused to return home and sought protection from Romanian authorities, resigning in Bucharest as a protest against Yugoslav Communists' stance following the Cominform denunciation of Tito.
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Yugoslavia
Romania
Radonja Golubovic
Marshal Tito
Tanjug
Golubovic
Bucharest
Tito
U S Communists Praise Wallace s Progressive Party
In New York at Madison Square Garden the Communist convention denounced Democrats and Republicans while praising Russia and Henry Wallace. William Z Foster led the opening session accusing Wall Street influence and urging support for Wallace Taylor.
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Madison Square Garden
Democrats
Foster
Progressive Party
Wallace
Glen H. Taylor
Wall Street
Truman
Dewey
Communist Party
Mental Hygiene Clinic Assured At Martinsburg
The tri county health department serving Morgen, Jefferson, and Berkeley counties will establish a mental hygiene clinic in Martinsburg after September 1. Facilities leased from Martinsburg City hospital will be near department headquarters downtown, with equipment valued at $10,000 supplied by the State. A full-time psychologist and a VA center psychiatrist will conduct weekly clinics.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Tricounty Health Department
Morgen
Jefferson
Berkeley
Morrison
Martinsburg City Hospital
Veterans Administration Center
Lightning can strike the same spot many times
An answer explains that nature does not prevent lightning from hitting the same location repeatedly. Only total destruction stops further strikes. frequency could reach ten, a hundred, or a thousand times if the site remains intact and exposed to storms.
Johnson Takes Command of U S Bombers in England
Major general Leon W. Johnson is ordered to England to command 60 B-17s forming the air division framework. He departs tomorrow, having previously served with the 8th Air Force during World War II and amassed 22 years in service, 18 with the air arm.
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Russia
Leon W. Johnson
England
Johnson
8Th Air Force
Germany
West Point
Air Arm
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