Roundup of sports gossip and notes across leagues
New York reports cover diverse sports chatter. Mike Jacobs suffers a scare about a hemorrhage. Lew Jenkins races in Maryland. Ted Lyons misses all star voting. Don McNeill and Kovacs feud noted. Duke's Wade fields 21 football seniors. Roy Weatherly sits in Cleveland for a petition to oust Oscar. Jim Schlemmer comments on St Louis bulb jokes. night games' revenue questioned. Cubs keep Johnny Rizzo from the Phils. Jimmy Landos aids Greek relief. Lou Novikoff buzz in coast circles. Judge Landis returns from fishing. Freddie Miller plans a comeback. Johnny Gilbert and Don Meade feud. Joan Dempsey gifts to her father. Cubs fans raise funds for Charlie Root. Denver wire reports Wood Snead and Nelson at Cherry Hills.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Lew Jenkins
Frederick
Ted Lyons
Jimmy Dykes
Don McNeill
Kovacs
McNeill
Wallace Wade
Duke
Roy Weatherly
Cleveland
Boudreau
Mack
Oscar
Brooks
Johnny Rizzo
Phils
Hank Leiber
Cubs
Johnny
Jimmy Landos
Louis
Billy Conn
Lou Novikoff
Judge Landis
Minnesota
Woods
Freddie Mié
Cub
Charlie Root
Charlie
Denver
Wood
Snead
Nelson
Cherry Hills
Joe Louis admits decline in second fight with Bob
In a terse report the boxer Joe Louis concedes he is not near peak condition as the second bout with rival Bob approaches. The piece notes early signs of struggle as the era’s stiff competition begins to close in on him.
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Joe Louis
Bob
Congressman Stephen Bolles Dies of Heart Ailment
Washington July 8 Representative Stephen Bolles R Wis veteran newspaper editor died at 7 am today at his home. An aide cited a heart ailment as the cause. Bolles had served in Congress since January 3 1939 and held editor and publisher roles at The Toledo Blade Erie Dispatch Buffalo News and Wis Daily Gazette among others.
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Washington
Stephen Bolles
R-Wis
Bolles
Congress
Toledo
Search For Gold May Be Resumed
Dredgers in Philadelphia have halted efforts to recover sunken Merlin treasure from the Delaware River bed. The American Dredging Company removed dredges Commodore and Republic after two weeks yielded wine bottles, anchors, cannon balls, and timbers. Officials said operations may resume at a later date.
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Philadelphia
Merlin
Delaware River
Commodore
Republic
Battle of Red Bank
Navy Yard
La Salle’s prophecy on a city as empire gate
The quote states this city would be the gate of empire and seat of commerce. It identifies La Salle’s prediction regarding the city of Chicago as the intended destination.
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United States
Empire
la Salle
Iagow
Berryville Horse Show To Feature 40 Classes Over Two Days
The 40th Berryville Horse Show scheduled for August 14 and 15 will offer forty classes across hunter breeding, working hunters, conformation, jumpers, heavy drafts, pony divisions, baby beef, and cattle breeding. Prizes total about $3,000. Officers include President John T. Lindsey and Secretary-Treasurer A B Hummer with directors and judges named.
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Berryville
A. B. Hummer
George Watts Hill
A. Mackay Smith
R. Powell Page
Association
Ernest Redman
John T. Lindsey
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Leonard H. Bell
Mr. Bell
George H. Levi
E. A. Lindsey
L. M. Allen
W. Lodge Bowles
George P. Greenhalgh
Graham Dougherty Sage Heaudges
Courtland H. Smith
Middleburg
Jack L. Carpenter
Greenwood
Edgar Nicodemus
Waynesboro
Dean Bedford
Fallston
Stephenson Church Held Morning School Program
Stephenson Methodist Church presented a Sunday morning school day program with songs poems recitations readings and special music. The hymn Near to the Heart of God was sung by the school and dedicated to longtime member Mr C H Hamilton. No evening preaching.
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Stephenson, Vs
Stephenson Methodist Church
Special July Church Services Planned by Youth Group
Ill pastor prompts the Young People's Division to sponsor Sunday services at 7 30 P M throughout July at the church inviting all. The Stonewall Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs Amos Prince’s home with fifteen ladies present. Martha Richards of Washington DC was a guest on the fourth. Margaret Davis of Mercersburg is vacationing with Mr. and Mrs. Ruby Carpenter. Linda Triggs is ill at the Omps home and friends wish her a speedy recovery.
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Young People’s Division
Stonewall
Stration Club
Amos Prince
Martha Richards
Washington, D. C
Aly
Margaret Davis
Mercersburg
Attractive Park Playground Seeks Youthful Visitors
The Winchester Park Playground opens to all children under sixteen despite rain delays. Harry Fowle heads a four-member Welfare Association staff offering swings see saws sand pile and pools with organized games and crafts. A new Junior baseball team invites tryouts at The Park. Fowle is a former Handley Christchurch athlete now at the University of Virginia. Paul Bunyan pancake crown winner Perry C Hill Jr of Milwaukee set a record with 31 pancakes.
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Harry Fowle
Welfare Association of
Dorothy Reed
Ada Oppie
Mara Keller
Mary Holar
Millwood Pike
Fowle
Winchester Park
Handley and Christchurch
University of Virginia
Perry C. Hill, Jr
Millwaukee
James J. Lowe
Chicago
Hill
Paul Bunyan
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Akron Beacon Journal
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Walter Cushman
Charlottesville
Hot Springs
W. F. Souder
Virginia State Golf Association
George Payton
Newport News
Cation
Mrs. Ruby Carpenter
Linda Triggs
Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Omps
Barry Fowle
Ephraim, Wis
J. W. Grove Furniture Co
Loudoun St
DIAL
GEO. Washington Garage
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Miller’s Hardware
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Cumberland Brewing Co
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