Can Hank Greenberg Break Ruth's Home Run Record This Season
By Hugh S. Fullerton Jr. AP Sports Writer Hank Greenberg's surge early season power has him 15 games ahead of Ruth’s 1927 pace for 60 homers. With 55 games remaining, 27 at home in Briggs Stadium, Greenberg appears positioned to threaten the Ruth record as Detroit fights for division position amid September power surges.
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NBC winter features to return with new season lineup
NBC will bring back its winter features including music appreciation hour America's town meeting and the Metropolitan Opera. The NBC symphony and play series join the schedule with Senator Sherman Minton addressing the American Press Society in New York on freedom of the Press. Jessica Dragonette is guest of Bob Ripley next Monday on WEAF. JZNBC airs at 6 30 with Rep. Martin Dies of Texas on Un American Activities.
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Metropolitan Opera
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Indiana
Radio Schedule Highlights Across WEAF WABC and WJZ
Wednesday programming features WEAF NBC with The Roving Prof Wayne King and Vox Pop, Attorney At Law, Walter Kelsey and Dick Himber Orchestra. WABC CBS offers Jack Berch Benny Goodman Hal Kemp Grant Park concerts and Grand Central Station. WJZ NBC lists Farm and Home Hour Let s Talk It Over and Hambletonian Stakes at Goshen New York.
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Harry Owens
Guiding Light
New York U
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Charles Paul
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N. Y
Mickey Cochrane Returns Soon to Major Leagues
A Detroit crowd buzzes after a foreshadowed return by baseball star Mickey Cochrane. A New York writer once asked him to contribute to a World Series lead piece but he declined, worrying editors might veto him. Fans speculate he will rejoin the majors, possibly with the Cubs’ forethought on team strategy.
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Ceferino Garcia Tours City Amid Baseball Bette Noises
Ceferino Garcia the No 1 welterweight challenger arrived from Los Angeles after three and a half days. Rumors swirl that Babe Ruth invested 100000 in the Brooklyn Dodgers. Charlie Grimm earns 100 a day broadcasting games for the club he once managed. Willie London latest down south from High Point N C to see Ambers and Irong. Mike Jacobs might grant a pass only if three chairs are available to seat Willie. What is the Detroit rumor mill saying about the real dope.
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Fight talk and barroom banter spill from the ring scene
In lively chatter eight former lightweight champions were noted as appearing on Am bers and Armstrong broadcasts, with seven favoring Armstrong. Old Rocky Kansas stood as the lone dissenter. The column mentions Jimmy Braddock’s influence, Mike O’Connor’s heavyweight prospects, and liquor-fueled crowds around the bar while the Yankees return home claiming Cochrane faced a harsh verdict.
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Armstrong
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Jimmy Braddock
Joe Gould
Mike O’connor
Cochrane
Cross-eyed pitcher sparks mailbag from readers
Letters from readers in North Carolina and beyond rail at a cross-eyed pitcher in Gaston County. Pensacola’s Lieut Grover jokes on horse blinders for the left eye, Monroe’s Ledoux urges loud umpiring, while Nags Head’s Riddle proposes defending balks with a faulty compass analogy.
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Lefty Duvall To Toe Slab Against Staunton Friday
Lefty Duvall will start against Staunton on Friday in Staunton. Manager C B Mallory urged fans planning to attend to contact him at telephone 103 for arrangements. The Augusta crowd hopes Duvall will rebound after a recent decision denied him a win.
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Barbara Bell Pattern No 1460 B For Spring Summer Wear
The Barbara Bell dress pattern offers two versions in silk crepe or linen for warm days and chalks or sheer wool for cooler days. It features a v neck, flared skirt, Victorian sleeves, and a fitted front-gather blouse with sizes 12 through 20 and busts 30 to 38 inches. Send fifteen cents for the Barbara Bell Spring and Summer Fashion Pattern Book.
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West Virginia fans caution on Pitt football clash
The piece recalls Pete Murray of Charleston and a bush league team training there last spring. On opening day three cross eyed fielders caused confusion as they answered positions. West Virginians asked not to hype their football club, hoping to surprise Pitt, but the plan backfired.
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Riding Tournament At Natural Chimneys Draws Thousands
August 21 event at Natural Chimneys near Mount Solon Va features about fifteen to twenty Virginia knights on horses in the 116th annual competition. Riders aim to pierce rings with steel tipped lances under oversight of marshal Paul Wampler. The day includes boxing baseball trap shooting beauty contest and a greased pig event.
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Sale of City Lots in Winchester Virginia Auction Notice
Decree entered July 30 1938 in Winchester Corporation Court directs sale of three city lots in Winchester by public auction on September 3 1938 at 11 00 A M in front of the county courthouse. Lot details include Braddock Street locations with dimensions and street frontages. Terms require one third cash and balance in two yearly installments at 6 percent interest. Leased property may have buildings removed after lease ends. K Benham Acting Judicial Commissioner James P. Reardo Special Commissioner Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall.
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How to Fish and Not Get Caught
A humorous piece on fishing and the dilemmas of handling a catch. It reflects on the joy of fishing, the travel fatigue, and the effort spent under the sun to obtain a fish, with quips about the task’s challenges.
Hillside noise dispute targets Hollywood Miller home
Hollywood resident David Miller seeks court relief after neighbors on higher levels allegedly dump cans bottles and refuse onto a vacant lot that spills onto his roof disrupting his family's sleep and prompting an injunction request.
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In Memoriam Ada Allen Remembers Gilbert One Year Past
Ada Allen writes of the loss of her husband Gilbert who died on August 1, 1937. She says an angel carried him to glory and that she will understand God’s calling as she waits for the day they reunite in rest.
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Picnic in Pleasant Valley Grove Benefit Event
Picnic Aug 13 starting 10 o clock in Pleasant Valley Grove to benefit Pleasant Valley Sunday School. Funds go to support sustaining the local church and children’s activities.
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