Roundup hints at crowds and pennant races in 1946
Boston and New York sports chat set the scene for the 1946 season. The American League pennant race appears settled with Yankees and other clubs lifting attendance through showmanship. Managers and celebrities shape the era with Page contents, including Veeck and Crosby influencing team appeal.
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New York
MacPhai and Co
Yankee Stadium
Bill Veeck
Cleveland
Braves
Bob Carpenter
Phillies
Frank McKinney
Bing Crosby
Pirates
Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Umpire Roy Funkhouser Resigns After Highway Crash
Roy Funkhouser, a Kitty League umpire, was en route from Hopkinsville to Mayfield when his car struck a Jersey cow. The cow died, his car wrecked, and Funkhouser, with an injured knee, resigned saying he could not see a cow on the highway or baseball. Spots Before Your Eyes Driver Tom Berry received a $3,000 cut from Walter E. Smith who bought the Hambletonian winner Chestertown for $40,000, with $1,000 to the trainer and $500 to a caretaker. seller Bill Cane issued checks afterward.
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Roy Funkhouser
Hopkinsville
Mayfield
Roy
Ump
Funkhouser
Walter E. Smith
Chestertown
Tommy Berry
Harry Whitney
Howard Knowlton
Bill Cane
Whitney
Knowlton
Harry Fitzpatrick
Moraline First Aid Ointment Promises Comfort and Value
An advertisement touts Moraline petroleum grade quality with Ilys jar packaging. It claims soothing dressing for burns cuts scratches and chafes with generous quantity and a morale themed value claim.
Four Monogram Winners Highlight Notre Dame QB Race
Notre Dame battles for the quarterback job with two four monogram winners Johnny Lujack and George Ratterman. Other sports notes include Tami Mauriello’s training for Joe Louis and Fort Benning hosting Dick Kinney the West Point pitcher amid a busy fall season.
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Smith
Notre Dame
Johnny Lujack
George Ratterman
Tami Mauriello
Joe Louis
Tani
Fort Benning
Dick Kinney
West Point
John Kimbrough
Los Angeles den
Women Golfers Battle In 46th Western Amateur Round
The 46th annual Women's Western Amateur in Cleveland opens match play with 32 qualifiers. Top contenders include Phyllis Otto, Mildred Zaharias, and Louise Suggs, who tied medal honors with Otto. Suggs shoots 75 to share medal. Zaharias and Otto face Mary Agnes Wall and Mary McMillin respectively. Dorothy Sermain and Peggy Kirk also factor as likely darkhorses.
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Cleveland
Aus
Phyllis Otto
Atlantic
Iowa
Mildred
Babe Didrikson) Zaharias
Denver
Louise Suggs
Lithia Springs
Suggs
Miss Suggs
Miss Otto
Mary Agnes Wall
Menominee
Mich
Zaharias
Betty Jane Haemerle
St. Louis
Babe
Otto
Mary McMillin
Green Bay
Wis
Dorothy Sermain
Richmond
Ind
Annuno
Chicago
Dorothy
Claire Doran
Peggy Kirk
Findlay
Eileen Stulb
Augusta
Miss Kirk
Margaret Gunther
Memphis
Ruth Cuthbert Seeks U S Title After Strong Club Scores
Ruth Cuthbert led a small Gun Club shoot with a 48 of 50 high score. She aims for the Grand American at Vandlich Ohio next week to chase the U S Championship, following a year of top marks and steady averages. Other scores included Earl Cuthbert 45 50 and E Norres 44 50.
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Ruth Cuthbert
Miss Cuthbert
Vandlich
Ohio
United States
Earl Cuthbert
E. Norres
Mr. Loews
M. McGluree
G. Edwards
C. Hoover
E. J. Rennel
M. Leofton
In memoriam James H. Lockhart August 13 1943 tribute
A loving tribute from children to James H. Lockhart who died 13 August 1943. Remembrance is a golden chain death cannot break. The note speaks of loving memories, shared days, and enduring affection from loving children.
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James H. Lockhart
Royal Crown Beats Berryville 10 4 In Five Inning Victory
Royal Crown rallied for eight runs in the fifth inning to defeat Berryville All Stars 10 to 4. Pope homered to start the eighth, with Fuller and Whitlock adding two baggers and several players driving in runs. Berryville staged a late rally but fell short as Royal Crown cruises toward a return game on August 21.
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Royal Crown
Berryville All Stars
Berryville
Lloyd
Lee
Pope
Puller
Spaid
Fuller
Enders
Largent
Homer Pope
Whitlock
Fansler
Moore
Copenhaver
Pingley
Smith
Carlisle
Levi
Berryville Abrhe
Pee Eee Williamson
Om Carter
B. Levi
Abrhe Pingley
Oo Fuller
Oene
Ian Largent
Leela Huyette
Iene
Winchester
Pope, Boyd and Zuckerman
Canvassed Vote Shows Byrd Wins Democratic Primary
An official canvass of last Tuesday's primary in Winchester and Frederick shows Senator H. F. Byrd with a 2248 vote majority over opponent Martin Hutchinson. City totals: Byrd 1440, Hutchinson 201. County totals: Byrd 1292, Hutchinson 283.
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Winchester
Frederick
H. F. Byrd
Martin Hutchinson
Byrd
Hutchinson
Municipal clean up aims to pay its way in Montello
Montello Wisconsin August 13. A town of 1200 has cleaned out City Hall to make way for a washing machine maker. The city council department and public library moved out and the municipal building was leased to Barlow and Seelie Manufacturing Co of Ripon Wisconsin.
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Montello
Wis
Department and Public Library
Barlow and Seelie Manufacturing Co
Ripon
Household sale on Dodge Ave by Mrs Cecil Loy
August 17 at 10 a m. Household kitchen furniture and all kinds of carpenter tools offered for sale on Dodge Avenue by Mrs Cecil Loy. The listing appears in a local sales directory.
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Dodge Ave
Cecil Loy
Musial Slugging Spurs Cardinals Climbing Near Dodgers
Stan Musial drives 12 hits in 14 trips boosting the Cardinals as St Louis pitching, led by Beazley Brazle Brazie and a reshuffled staff, steadies the mound. Brooklyn remains the pacesetter with Giants and Cubs fading in the standings.
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Stan Musial
St. Louis
Cards
Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers
Five Warner Family Members Linked to Berlin Smuggling Ring
An International smuggling ring involving five members of a New York City family was uncovered as Army CID arrested two relatives in Berlin and Paris. The suspects, all of 253 West 72nd Street, New York City, were David L. Warner and his son Alfred, Lewis L. Warner, Oscar Selg Warner, and Robert Warner.
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Ox da Grosa
Holy Cross
Army
Red Black
Alabama
Oklahoma Aggies
Notre Dame
New York
Berlin
New York City
Criminal Investigation Department
Paris
West 72Nd Street
David L. Warner
Alfred
Lewis L. Warner
Air Corps
American Airlines
Oscar Selg Warner
Robert Warner
Navy
UNRRA
Shanghi
Rock Enon Native Martha Orndorff Dies at 81
Martha Orndorff of Capon Bridge West Virginia died at 12 10 yesterday after 18 months of ill health. She was 81 and widow of P H Orndorff, native of Rock Enon. Survivors include three Elliott brothers James George W Charles, one adopted daughter Gertie Elliott and 11 grandchildren. Funeral at Hebron Lutheran Intermont with services at 2 pm tomorrow. pallbearers named.
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Martha Orndorff
Capon Bridge
W. Va
P. H. Orndorff
Rock Enon
James
George W
Charles O. Elliott
Gertie Elliott
Hebron Lutheran Church
Intermont
Carrier Funeral Home
Hebron Church
In Memoriam James H. Lockhart Aug 13 1943
In loving remembrance of our husband and father James H. Lockhart who departed this life three years ago today Aug 13 1943 by his wife and son Mary K Lockhart Norman R Lockhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Lockhart
Mary K. Lockhart
Norman R. Lockhart
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
Thornton & Minor Clinic
Thornton Minor
Dr. D. Jayne & Son
U.S
Clarke County News Service
Memoriam
Cloverdale
Dory
D. A. Gordon CO
Winchester, Ya
Cloverdale Springs CO
Newville, PA
Battlers
Homer
Pho1o
Howard Shirkey
Springer Spaniel Club of Michigan
International News
Tommy Self
Edward Florio
Shirkey
Dog Fanciers Club
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
By Jack Hand
Associated Press
Cardinal
Johnny Beazley
al Brazie
Eddie Dyer
Howie Pollet
Harry Brscheen
Murry Dickson
Beazley
Brazle
Beazle
Cubs
Boston Braves
Claude Passeau
Marty Marion
Brooklyn
Rallyine
Welker Cooper
Jack Graham
Ken Trinkle
Goody Rosen
Lombardi Records
Vic Lombardi
Ralph Branca
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Ed Bahr
Bert Haas
Ec Heusser
New York Yankees
Renson
George Castr
Joe Berry
Edgar Kelsoe
Willie Kelsoe
Edgar Slonaker
George Spaid
John Reed
Mr. Cathcart
Paya
Te Rf
Vichee Winchester’s Shopping
New Corbitt
Contractors Supply CO
First and
Payne Streets
Alexandria
Virginia
Overlook
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lamp Motor Co
J. W. Golladay Supply CO
Stephens City, Va
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