Park Nails Seventh Straight Win Over Capital Transit
Mentzer pitched his usual steady effort to blank Capital Transit 3-0 as Winchester Park won its seventh straight game. Park collected six hits while capitalizing on two two inning rallies, with Mentzer and Burch delivering key doubles and Luby driving in a run. The District visitors threatened in the fourth and fifth but were left scoreless, while Park’s defense showed both strong plays and costly errors.
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Mentzer
Winchester Park
Washington, D. C
Winchesters
Park
Beaster
Scrivener
Heurich Brewers
Burch
Miller
Winchester
Emmart
Keller
District Nine
Pazzero
Abe
Beatley
Capital Transit Club
Patton
Emmatt
Rob Weaver
Bentley
Judy
Ludy
Winchester Ab
Butch AG
Etree
Leen
Crete
Crete Hie Ceets 400 Pdes Ots Eters Actrees Eie
Sale Patton
Sbeene
Serene Cade
Damon Cles
Seements
Attlee Reaches Office Early As War News Budges
Prime Minister Attlee arrived at 10 Downing Street early and a crowd gathered awaiting news of a Japanese surrender. His only early visitor was Lord President Herbert Morrison. At the Foreign Office Bevin conferred with Alfred Duff Cooper, Britain’s ambassador to Paris.
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London
Attlee
Downing Street
Herbert Morrison
Foreign Office
Ernest Bevin
Alfred Duff Cooper
Paris
Bowel Cleaning Claim For ERB HELP Medicine
A man reports dramatic health improvements after taking ERB HELP for three days. He says cleansing of the bowels and system ended headaches pimples and rheumatic knee pain, leaving him feeling entirely different. The remedy claims twelve herbs and is sold by All Drug Stores in Winchester.
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Erbhelp
Winchester
Sports Roundup From New York and Across Sports
The column notes Belmont Park wagering on the first $4 million betting day with $1.21 million in pari mutuel handle for the last two races. Connie Mack, at 82, shows stamina and optimism about coaching future. London golf upset with Henry Cotton, Joe Shoesmith. bat boy earns praise after a tricky play in a Piedmont league game. Maryland football coaching post speculation on Captain Maurice Smith. Madison Square Garden purses for Johnny Greco and Titan Hanover’s racing totals highlighted.
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Ted Meier
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Belmont Park
Henry Cotton
Joe Shoesmith
London Star
Eddies Travis
Newport News
Daily Press
Roanoke Red Sox
Red Sox
Norfolk
Eddie Relates
Clayton Goad
Roanoke
Maurice “Clipper” Smith
Villanova
University of Maryland
Montreal
Johnny Greco
Madison Square Garden
Tony Janio
Titian Hanover
Tosaland
Titan Hanover
No Badoglio In Japan Says Domei Agency
Isma Onouye overseas chief of Domei Agency said in a Tokyo radio talk that there is no Badoglio in Japan and that the supreme one above the people is guiding affairs. He urged North American Japanese not to worry and claimed the atomic bomb effects were less than reported.
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San Francisco
Isma Onouye
Domei Agency
Tokyo
Badoglio
Japan
Italy
North America
Fcc
Birds Sleep Heads Tucked Under Wings, Says Wildlife Service
The Fish and Wildlife Service notes most birds sleep with heads under the wing or shoulder feathers, a common posture in both wild and domestic species. This behavior is observed across many avians according to ornithologists.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
No Reason Today For Dental Neglect Says Dr. Riggin
Dr. I C Riggin states dental care has improved greatly from crude tools to modern practices. He notes most visits are painless, many people now get checkups every six months, and proper post operative care prevents complications. Regular hygiene and semi annual visits minimize discomfort and costs.
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Dr. Riggin
I. C. Riggin
Money Begging In Penn Treasury for Veterans Bonus
Harrisburg reports $300000 remains unclaimed from a $50 million 1934 bonus for World War I Spanish American War Philippine Insurrection and Boxer Rebellion veterans. Harold Robison says only heirs or living veterans may claim. many veterans are dead. The fund excludes World War II and involves no personal outreach to claimants.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Military Affairs
Harold G
Robison
Japanese Report Claims Sakhalin Landings Not Confirmed
A San Francisco dispatch reports an unconfirmed Japanese broadcast claiming Russian troops began landings at Anbetsu and Esutoru in Sakhalin's southern Nipponese held area. The FCC recorded the Japanese northern army district announcement naming Anbetsu just below the Sakhalin border and Esutoru about 60 miles south.
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San Francisco
Anbetsu
Exvatoru
Niptonese
Sakhalin
FCC
Soviet Sakhalin
Esutoru
Atom Bomb Takes Glamour From War
HAL BOYLE argues en route to General MacArthur that the atomic bomb strips glamor from battle, transforming war into mass extermination with civilians as targets. It ends chivalry and front lines, leaving soldiers hollow and civilization threatened by a new era of fear and power.
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Hal Boyle
MacArthur
King Arthur
America
George
Patton
Third Army
Achilles
Hector
Horatius
Galahad
Lancelot
Tennessee aviation study tests pilot training and age effects
The University of Tennessee Institute of Aviation Psychology conducts world first research on pilot error and training. Volunteers aged 15 to 60, both sexes, undergo conventional versus new instructional theories using 18 aircraft and cockpit cameras to measure outcomes.
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Knoxsville
Tenn
University of Tennessee Institute of Aviation Psychology
Japanese Await Great Command
The Yomiuri Hochi urged the Japanese people to wait for a command from the throne at a critical moment. The editorial warned of a crossroads of life or death and urged unity to avoid internal conflict amid Japan’s national crisis.
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San Francisco
Tokyo
Yomiuri Hochi
Tokyo Radio
FCC
Japan
Notice of non responsibility for debts
Statement by John L. Romick dated August 11, 1961 declaring he will not be responsible for debts contracted by anyone other than himself.
Coal Found Chief Need In Europe
Under Secretary of State Grew says Europe’s basic winter requirement is coal not food. He expects the U S to ship 6,000,000 tons of coal to Europe in five months to aid a total 30,000,000 tons, calling coal the key to Europe’s economy amid food relief.
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Europe
Washington
Grew
Ickes
Fat Collections Fall Behind June Marks
Richmond Va Aug 13 Seven thousand pounds below the June total Virginia State Salvage Committee says July fat collections reached 125687 pounds. Executive secretary C H Luebbert cites good war news and summer meat shortages as causes and warns continued fat salvage is essential for civilian industrial and military needs even if hostilities cease.
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Richmond
C. H. Luebbert
Virginia State Salvage Committee
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Lewis
Pope
Molden Electric Co
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Front Royal
Aod
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Ball Brothers Company
Muncie
Ind
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Rt. 1
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Philadelphia Athletics
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Gladys C. Haldeman
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North America Assurance Society
W. Mein St
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Penn
Treasury
John L. Romick
George W. Chappelear
Brookside Farm
Piedmont Hunt District
Upperville
B. Curtis Chappelear
Agt
Delaplane
C. E. Ayre
C. P. Greyer
Nannie Chappelear
Roy P. Duvall
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
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