Display Prizes For Air Regatta At Byrd Airport
The first annual sport flying regatta at Admiral Byrd Municipal Airport will award prizes including a case of Kendall oil donated by Harry Corder man. Valley Airways adds another oil prize and invites spectators as pilots from Winchester Martinsburg Front Royal and Strasburg join in. M P Hanscom of the Bureau of Air Commerce plans to attend to support non professional pilots. Admission and parking are free.
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Admiral Byrd Municipal Airport
Gray and Sheetz
Kendall Oil
Harry Corderman
Valley Airways
M. P. Hanscom
Bureau of Air Commerce
Valley Airways, Inc
Winchester
Martimsborg
Front Royal
Strasburg
Lord Jim wins 25000 in Hambletonian trots memories
Sports Mirror recalls past horse racing and baseball moments with Lord Jim earning 25000 in the Hambletonian trot and the Yankees halting Detroit’s 14 game streak. It also notes amateur golf sectional qualifiers with Ross Somerville and a noted yacht race upset involving Yacht Thisbe.
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Lord Jim
Hambletonian
Trotters
Yankees
Detroit
Ross Somerville
Elks Rally to 20 13 Victory Over Northern Virginia
In a Tuesday game the Elks defeated Northern Virginia Power Company 20 to 13. The Eagles surged early with a 10 run first inning, then added 1, 5, 3, and 3 runs in successive innings as Hockman Flickinger and Kendal hit home runs.
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Elks
Northern Virginia Power Company
Hockman
Flickinger
Kendall
RH Elks
Peres Hockman Anderson Hermann
Flickinger Ellis
Kendall Farmer
N. Va
Williams Wins Honors at National Meet in Alabama
Robert C. Williams of Clarke County Training School returned from the National N F A meet in Tuskegee Alabama as the outstanding Virginia team member. He ranked first in white potatoes judging, second in male judging, and third in hog judging, with honorables in other classes. Virginia won the oratorical contest and boasted the best vocal quartet from Lunenburg and Cumberland counties.
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Robert C. Williams
Clarke County
Cumberland County
Cubs Defeated By All-Stars In Millwood Showdown
McInnee pitched the Millwood Avenue Cubs to a 9-7 win over the Buhl All-Stars allowing one earned run on four hits. Allen started for the All-Stars and lasted two innings before Locke struggled in relief. Campbell starred for the Cubs.
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McIinee
Millwood Avenue Cubs
Allen
Locke
Campbell
Cubs
Italian Flood Devastates Italian Towns Near Ovada
Fascist Blackshirt troops and regulars battled through 43 square miles of mud to rescue hundreds marooned by the Lake Orsiglieto flood. Officials report about 250 killed when the Ovada power house dam burst and estimate damage near 25 million dollars to buildings and crops.
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Alessandria
Italy
Orsiglieto
Ovada
Cardinals Need Four In a Row to Take League Lead
In a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds the Giants and Cardinals split. St Louis needs four straight wins to overtake the top spot as Dizzy Dean sits out with a cold and Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, and Boston also win. The Cubs fall behind after a double loss to the Cardinals and Phillies.
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Cardinals
New York
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Polo Grounds
Giants
Cards
Cubs
Bill Hallahan
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Dizzy Dean
Roy Parmelee
Hal Schumacher
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Braves
Phillies
Boston
Cincinnati
Notable early hitters pace doubleheader wins
Yesterday's Stars highlights several major performances: Joe Moore of the Giants hit a homer triple and single in the first game while Bill Hallahan of the Cardinals pitched a shutout and added a circuit shot to win the second. Lynwood Rowe of the Tigers collected a triple double and three singles over four plate appearances. Pinky Whitney of the Braves drove in seven runs with two triples and two singles as Atlanta swept the Reds. Jimmie Foxx of the Athletics hit two homers against the Browns. Paul Waner of the Pirates had five hits in two wins over Philadelphia. O'Dell Hale of the Indians belted a bases loaded double to beat the Yankees. Frenchy Bordagaray and Bobby Reis of the Dodgers combined for four hits in the first game with Reis adding two-hitless innings in relief in the second. Fritz Ostermueller of the Red Sox limited the White Sox to seven hits.
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Washington
Buck Newsom
Millard Hayes
Indians
Yankees
Odell Hale
Red Sox
White Sox
Fritz Ostermueller
Athletic
Jimmie Foxx
Browns
Associated Press
Joe Moore
Giants
Bill Hallahan
Cardinals
Moore
Hallahan
Lynwood Rowe
Tigers
Senators
Pinky Whitney
Braves
Reds
Frenchy Bordagaray
Bobby Reis
Dodgers
Cubs
Senate crushes GOP bid to delay tax bill
The Senate defeated Lena Vandenberg’s bid to delay tax legislation, 55 to 19, signaling approval of Roosevelt’s tax bill before adjournment. Key votes split along party lines with notable crossovers and denunciations of higher estate taxes as unjust.
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Washington
Senate
Lena Vandenberg
Rmich
Roosevelt
Harrison
D-Miss
Finance Committee
Vandenberg
Michigan
Copeland
LaFollette
Shipstead
Senate fights over silver rider and tax on metal
Senator McCarran pressed a silver rider backed by Borah Thomas and Smith to end the 50 percent tax on silver trading profits and bar nationalization. Copeland discarded the measure as revenue light. A Senate subpoena attempted to compel Hopson to testify after a tense House lobby hearing ended with his absence and possible arrest.
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McCarran
D-Nev
Borah
Idaho
Thomas
Okla
Smith
Senate House
House Lobby Committee
Hopson
Senate
Senate Lobby Committee
Black
D-Ala
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Hanscom
Federal Bureau
Sports Mirror
The
Thisbe of
America
Guest of
Canada
Airport
N. Virginia
Post Office
O'Sullivan
Ind. A. C
Lions League
Virginia Woolen
Sarah Zane
Williams
American Gas
Maine
Florida
American Oil Co
American Oil Company
AMOCO
Athletics
Paul Waner
Pirates
Philly
O'Dell Hale
Burke
Nebraska
Glass
Byrd
Virginia
New Jersey
Tydings
Maryland
Walsh
Massachusetts
Lonegan
Connecticut
Capper
Kansas
Frazier and
Nye
North Dakota
Johnson
California
Norbeck
South Dakota
Norris
Hastings
Steiner
Pee. Copelad
Wenders
Chinery
Jurney
Hill
Radio Sale
RCA and
Hazeltine
Sale Radio
Susan Garming Cheitee
Berlin
London
Madrid
Wards Bureau of Design
Ihe
Montgomery Ward
S. Loudoun St
Elks Club
Goodyear
Faurot
Buncutter Tire Co
Secas
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