Round Up Of Sports Rumors And Notes In Aug 22 Issue
A collage of sports tidbits from New York and elsewhere covers Armstrong title rumor s at the lightweight division, Barton's golf memorization insight, Jersey City management speculation, and Basss10 000 guarantee in Texas. Also notes on Dizzy Dean potential move, a Texas league protest over a polka broadcast, and Wake Forest football outlook plus remarks from Peahead Tipler.
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New York
Mailo Box
General Phelan
Henry Armstrong
Jim Crowed
Bobby Jones
Pam Barton
Mayor Hague
Bert Niehoff
Giants
Blondy Ryan
Clinton
Jersey City
Sambo Leslie
Auction Notice at Providence Farm for Copenhaver Property
The late Chas F Copenhaver's residence Providence Farm near White Post hosts a public sale on Thursday August 24 1939 at 10 AM listing wagons drills plows harvesters harnesses and farm implements with cash terms and removal after payment read by Mrs Eva Copenhaver and Coleman Dunn as auctioneer.
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Providence
Chas. F. Copenhaver
White Post
Eva Copenhaver
Coleman Dunn
Auct
Local fans debate Armstrong vs Ambers in upcoming bout
Spotlight on local boxing fans in Winchester weighs Armstrong versus Ambers with varied opinions. Several staffers and readers predict an Ambers victory by knockout in the 12th round while others favor Armstrong or split choices. Fans tune in tonight at Kee Stadium for the title showdown.
Examinations Open for U S Civil Service Posts
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for junior engineer in aeronautical and naval architecture at 2000 a year, junior marketing specialist at 2000, psychologist ranks from 2600 to 3800, and associate physical oceanographer at 3200 in the Children's Bureau and Treasury Department. Apply by September 18 in Washington D C. Further details from H M Lee secretary of the Civil Service Board.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington, D. C
Children’s Bureau
Treasury Department
H. M. Lee
U. S. Civil Service Board
Singer
Public sale of city realty in Winchester Virginia
The trustee will sell at public auction on Friday September 22 1939 at 12 noon in front of the County Court House Winchester Va the property known as 424 South Kent Street Woore property conveyed by The Commercial and Savings Bank May 29 1933. Terms: one third cash with balance in two equal annual installments secured by a deed of trust and bond notes bearing interest semi yearly. Auctioneer C I Brumback.
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Boyd F. Jackson
City of
Winchester
County Court
City
South Kent Street
Armstrong Ambers Fight Tonight At Yankee Stadium For Lightweight Title
Henry Armstrong defends his lightweight crown against Lou Ambers at Yankee Stadium tonight in a scheduled 15 round bout. Expected gate between 120000 and 150000 dollars draws nearly 30000 fans as Arm strong seeks to avenge a prior decision loss to Ambers while overcoming a broken hand speculated to test his durability.
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Lou
Henry Armstrong
Lawrence Fries
Armstrong
Winchester
Star
Carlton Manuel
Tates
Yan
Lou Ambers
Manuel
Eddie
Ritter Ambers
Bill Argenbright
Ambers
Joe Thomas
W. W. White
Charles C. Reely
Kee Stadium
Selec
Vnes
Strong
Marshall Clevenger
New York
Yankee Stadium
Lou Armmnbers
Hammerin’ Hawk
Herkimer
Ernie Roderick
England
Local society notes from Canterbury and Stephens City
Canterbury notes report a Fairview Ladies Aid gathering at Mrs Jour nal Orndorff home with refresh ments after a business meeting. Stephens City news covers the Southern States Cooperative annual meeting at Stephens City High School with 600 attendees, reels, prizes, and late refreshments.
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Canterburg
Fairview Ladies Aid
M. E. Church
Journal
Orndorff
Henry Mears
Virginia Webster
Howard White
Leroy Franklin
Guy DeHaven
Bessie Derflinger
Fred Dovell
Orondorff
Bessie Henry
Helen Ritenour
Leesburg
J. C. Hale
Herbert Cave
Washington
Wayne Olsen
Baltimore
O. D. Perry
Broadus Welch
White Post
Cecil Painter
McClure Rowland
Stephens City Southern States Cooperative
Stephens City High School
Southern States
Custer
Harrisonburg
Olden
Aliene de Haven
Ross DeHaven
North Carolina
Virginia Woolen Co. wins first series game in Little World Series
Errors by the Junior Board of Trade cost them the opener as the Virginia Woolen Co. ten beat the Trademen 4 to 2 in front of a large crowd. The second game of the best two out of three is set for tomorrow on the Park diamond with a possible playoff if needed. Radford fanned six for the Woolen Co. while Stine only struck out two for the Trademen.
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Virginia Woolen Co
Park Diamond
Junior Board
Tunners
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Stine
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Printing unions push for international trades federation
George L. Berry, president of the International Printing Pressmen's Union, urged at the International Typographical Union convention for a new separate federation uniting five AFL affiliated printing crafts. The proposed body would aim for 125,000 members and serve as a defense unit amid friction between the I T U and AFL over a special assessment. An unnamed I T U official warned it could sever ties with other labor movements.
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Fort Worth
Tex
George L. Berry
International Printing Pressmen’s Union
International Printing Trades Federation
International Typographical Union
Berry
American Federation of Labor
Association of Allied Printing Trades
Bethlehem Plant Executive Dead
JOHNSTOWN Pa Aug 22 C R Elliott 55 a Bethlehem Steel general manager at the eight mile Cambria works died in a Baltimore hospital from a glandular ailment. He had held the post since he rose from laborer to executive.
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Johnstown
C. R. Elliott
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Cambria
Baltimore
Reds Have Chance To Keep Lead In The East
Cincinnati pounded the Phillies 7 0 while the Brooklyn Dodgers shut down the Cardinals 7 1. rookie John Niggeling earned his second win in seven days as Frank McCormick snapped out of a slump with three singles. Dodgers moved into the first division ahead of the Giants as Lefty Larry French pitched seven hits and drove in two runs. All other major league clubs were idle.
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Associated Press
National League
Seaboard
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Reds
St. Louis
Phillies
Boston Bees
Cincinnati
Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
John Niggeling
Bill McKechnie
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Dodgers
New York Giants
Larry French
Chicago Cubs
French
Chicago
Bill Lehrman
Brightest Stars In Diamond Games
Larry French of the Cubs pitched seven hits and singled with bases loaded to beat the Giants. John Niggeling of the Reds shut out the Phillies on seven hits and started a four run uprising in the fifth inning with a single. Dolph Camilli of the Dodgers hit his 20th homer with a man on and drove in another run to lead the attack against the Cardinals.
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Associated Press
Larry French
Cubs
Giants
John Niggeling
Reds
Phillies
Dolph Camilli
Dodgers
Cardinals
Ups And Downs In Fifth Game
Washington’s Marty Gallagher 211 outpointed Jim Robinson 203 in a reported fifth game. Baltimore results show Lew Feldman 134 defeating Charley Burns 1392 by knockout. Newark bouts feature Buddy Knox 185 outpointing Roy Lazer 197 in a ten round decision.
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Associated Press
Washington
Marty Gallagher
Jim Robinson
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Lew Feldman
New York
Charley Burns
Johnstown
Newark
N. J
Buddy Knox
Dayton
Roy Lazer
Paterson
Treasury Receipts and Debt Report August 19
The Treasury reported on August 19 receipts of 14.12 million dollars and expenditures of 17.47 million. Gross debt stood at 40.861 billion with an increase of 7.685 million from the previous day.
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Washington
Treasury
Ocean City honors seven month old Sandra Judd Kirchmann
Sandra Judd Kirchmann seven months old was named winner in Ocean City New Jersey annual baby parade as spectators cheered the debutant champion.
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Sandra Judd Kirchmann
Ocean City
N. J
Coffey Finishes In Money In Pa
E. R. Rut Coffey local golf pro finished second money in the Pro Sweepstakes and tied for second in the Pro Amateur event. Coffey shot 70 three strokes behind John Moyer who shot 67 as seven states sent players in a field of 67 teams with Paul Bennett of Martinsburg W Va as Coffey’s Pro Am partner.
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E. R
Rut” Coffey
Paul Bennett
Martinsburg
W. Va
Coffey
John Moyer
Two Sponsors For Ship To Honor Admiral Gleaves
Miss Evelina Gleaves Van Metre of Fort Severn Annapolis Md and her cousin Miss Clotilda Florence Cohen of Wynnewood Pa will be joint sponsors for the destroyer Gleaves to be launched at Bath Me in November named for the late Admiral Albert Gleaves. Miss Van Metre is the daughter of Capt Thomas E Van Metre U S N commander of destroyer squadron seven. Admiral Gleaves commanded the fleet that convoyed American troops to France in World War I without a single man lost.
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Evelina Gleaves van Metre
Fort Severn
Annapolis
Clotilda Florence Cohen
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Gleaves
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Albert Gleaves
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Thomas E. van Metre
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Winchester
France
East Hartford Golf Outing Generates Odd Prize Swap
Nicholas Lymber, a non golfer, won a set of golf clubs at an East Hartford outing but sold them to another guest. The buyer raffled off his own clubs, Lymber bought a few raffle chances, and two days later Lymber was informed he held the winning ticket.
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East Hartford
Conn
Nicholas Lymber
Lymber
Standings And Results In The Major Leagues
Yesterday games showed Cincinnati winning 7 0 over Philadelphia and Brooklyn 7 over St. Louis 1 Chicago beat New York 4 3 with other results listed. Tonight many matchups include Derringer Higbe Davis Casey Root Melton Hadley Dietrich Carrasquel Feller Bridges Harris and more.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Hadley
Dietrich
Washington
Cleveland
Carrasquel
Feller
Detroit
Joyce
Bridges
Boston
Ostermueller
Harris
Red Cross Birthday Marks 75 Years of Service
The International Red Cross marked its 75th anniversary on August 22, noting its founding in 1864 when 26 men approved a covenant to protect the wounded in war. Now spanning 61 countries with forty million members, it remains prepared for future crises.
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New York
International Red Cross
Geneva Council
Red Cross
Elderly Woman Missing Party Found Preparing License
In Hamilton Montana friends worried when Mary Jane Patterson, 93, failed to attend a party honoring local elderly women. She was later found busy obtaining a marriage license to wed J. W. Hayden, 72, of Stevensville.
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Hamilton
Mont
Mary Jane Patterson
J. W. Hayden
Stevensville
Belle Haven Wins Bi-State Golf Trophy in 1939
Belle Haven Club of Alexandria clinched the Bi-State Golf Association trophy finishing a half point behind Opequon Country Club of Martinsburg. They won four of five matches for 128 points total. Martinsburg's Opequon tallied 261, Winchester 178.42, Purcellville 162. In the final at Parmington Club Charlottesville Martinsburg led 55% to Belle Haven 55, Winchester 38, Purcellville 31. J. B. Murphy of Belle Haven topped with 81 points, securing individual scoring title at 41.14 of 45. Other honors went to Louis Kane James Albright Ira Eyler Fred Glaize E. M. Tucker Tiny Williams. New officers: Whitmore Smale president, Louis Kane vice president, Andy Clarke secretary-treasurer. Longtime competitors honored include Louis Kane Paul Bennett D. Weems.
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Opequon Country Club
Martinsburg
Belle Haven Club
Alexandria
Opequon
Winchester Golf Club
Loudoun Club
Purcellville
Parmington Club
Charlottesville
Belle Haven
Winchester
J. B. Murphy
Louis Kane
James Albright
Ira Eyler
Fred Glaize
E. M. Tucker
Tiny” Williams
F. Glaize
Roy Ryden, Jr
Raymond Kerlin
Donald Weems
Lester Arnold
Ralph Grimm
Philip Glaize
W. H. Bosserman
Whitmore Smale
Andy Clarke
Paul Bennett
D. Weems
Three Die as Maine Cloudburst Deluges Towns
A cloudburst in southwestern Maine caused three deaths and heavy destruction after two dams failed. A 30 foot flood swept residents from a road culvert into the Breakneck Brook near West Baldwin and white mountain foothills, damaging homes and infrastructure.
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West Baldwin
Maine
White Mountain
Hiram
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