Boxing and Baseball Tidbits From Hollywood to New York
A round up of boxing notes including Enrico Vanturi's fading star and Pedro Montanez touring with Pittsburgh. Henry Armstrong’s punch claim cited. Also baseball chatter on Lou Gehrig, Burleigh Grimes, Pageland, and Yankee Lefty Gomez. Frank Strafaci Walker Cup remark and other sports snippets.
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New York
Enrico Vanturi
Henry Armstrong
Tommy Farr
James J. Braddock
Jersey
Jimi
Jackie
Kid) Berg
Hollywood
Pedro Montanez
Pittsburgh
Fred Apostoli
Lou Brix
Puerto Rico
Sixto Escobar
Harry Jeffra
Baltimore
Enzo Fiermonte
Enzo
Max Baer
Farr-Braddock
Lou Gehrig
Burleigh Grimes
Branch Rickey
St. Louis
Pageland
Flatbush
Yankees
Lefty Gomez
Mickey Cochrane
Cochrane
Bill Terry
Joe McCarthy
U.S
Handley Edges Charles Town 28 25 In West Virginia Game
Handley defeated Charles Town 28 to 25 in a hard fought interscholastic basketball contest in West Virginia. The Judges trailed 15 14 at halftime but shut down Charles Town in the second half as Harpers Ferry's pass work and Baker's scoring lifted Handley. The game featured missed foul shots and a passable zone defense as Yeakle and League led scoring for Handley while Ochs used a zone against Charles Town.
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Handley
Charles Town
W. Va
Martinsburg Quint
West Virginia
Harpers Ferry
League
West
Baker
Jadges
Gee Hires
Reepalertfanon
O'Seas
Sana
Awe Lacie Ne
O'Bannon
Will Rogers' Humorous Story In New England Floods
Fragmentary note references Will Rogers and floods in New England, mention of rivers turning bad and concern about ongoing costs. A preacher is briefly described in the readable text.
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Will Rogers
New England
Maytag
Deluge reference in rural exchange sparks confusion
A rural worker questions the meaning of the Deluge as a boss explains Noah’s ark. The black boy notes no papers have reached them for three years, highlighting isolation and misunderstanding in a period piece.
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Noah
American News Features, Inc
Trinity Lutheran Church Stephens City Announcement
Trinity Lutheran Church Stephens City holds Church School at 9.45 a.m. with H. R. Evans as superintendent. Luther League meets at 6.30 p.m. led by Sarah Kryock. Regular services are on the first and third Sundays at 7.30 p.m. and on the second and fourth Sundays at 11 a.m. Boyd A. Bean serves as Church Council chairman in the pastor's absence. All are invited.
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H. R. Evans
Luther League
Sarah Kryock
Boyd A. Bean
Church Council
Frederick Charge Sermons and Sunday Services
George L. Waters pastor at Round Hill holds Sunday School at 10 30 a m and preaching at 11 30 a m followed by communion. Carper s Valley hosts Sunday School at 2 p m with a 3 p m preaching service. Macedonia schedules Sunday School at 10 a m and preaching at 7 30 p m. Relief Paxton and Lamp s observe Sunday School at the usual hour.
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George L. Waters
Round Hill
Peaching
Carper’s Valley
Macedonia
Relief
Paxton and Lamp’s
Taft Favors Federal State Fund Matching Relief Plan
Charles P Taft urged Congress to adopt a federal state fund matching relief system. Federal allotments would be allocated by a set formula with states retaining control over work relief and eligibility under federal standards. He called for a non political national commission to draft a long range relief program.
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Washington
Charles P. Taft
Congress
Mobilization For Human Needs
National Association of Community Chests
Taft
Burton To Speak On Lee Birthday
Sir Herbert Ames former financial director of the League of Nations will address Washington and Lee University students on January 19 Founders Day Lee’s birthday. The program includes presentation of portraits of two distinguished alumni G Watson James of Richmond and Judge C C Garrett of Texas.
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Lexington
Herbert Ames
League of Nations
Washington and Lee University
Lee
G. Watson James
Richmond
C. C. Garrett
Texas
Average monthly rainfall from 1913 to 1937 by month
The record lists present and past rainfall with year to date and a 25 year average. It shows monthly averages from January to December and an average annual rainfall of 35.36 inches. Statistics credited to the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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