Opequon Trips Market For Fourth Straight Win
Opequon came from behind to beat Market 6-5 at Senseng Park for its fourth consecutive victory. Catlett drove in the winning run, struck out eight, and homered as Smallwood went 3-for-4 for Market. Stickley took the loss. Cork topped Braddock 8-7 as Orndorff and Hodson pitched. Brown homered and doubled for Cork.
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Opequon
Market
Senseng Park
Cork
Braddock
Stephenson
United Brethren
Church of Christ
Catlett
Stickley
Smallwood
H. Smith
J. Hickerson
W. Propst
Purtlebaugh
Driver
Boyd
M. Smith
J. Hodson
Orndorff
Crisman
J. Brown
Anderson
Whitacre
Italian priest given suspended sentence for illegal road building
ACQUI Italy Don Lugi Schiavetta a young priest received a five month suspended sentence for illegally building a road to his isolated village. Nine other members of his Committee of the Road were found guilty of aiding him.
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Acqui
Italy
Don Lugi Schiavetta
Don Schiavetta
Giglione
National League Attendance Surges Amid Tight Race
A mid season AP survey shows the National League with 4 038 907 fans, over 400 000 ahead of 1955, while the American League trails by more than 200 000. Mantle and the Yankees drive AL gains and road attendance above 797 024, with Pirates and Reds posting strong home crowds and Washington’s Senators drawing the fewest fans.
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New York
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Associated Press
Yankees
Casey Stengel
Bombers
Mantle
Pirates
Redlegs
Crosley Field
Senators
Washington
Nats
Milwaukee
Braves
Boston
Brooklyn Dodgers
First U S motion picture titled Fred Ott’s Sneeze
The earliest US cinema item, produced in 1894, is Fred Ott’s Sneeze. It appears among Library of Congress paper prints preserving the nation’s earliest motion pictures.
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United States
Fred Ott
Library of Congress
Five Starters Spark Braves With Low ERA
Milwaukee Braves boast five starting pitchers with a combined ERA of 2.91 as Lew Burdette Warren Spahn Bob Buhl Ray Crone and Gene Conley pace the staff. Since Fred Haney took over June 16 the club has averaged 4.7 runs and won 17 of 25. Burdette leads NL with 2.12 ERA followed by Spahn Conley Crone and Buhl.
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Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Lew Burdette
Warren Spahn
Bob Buhl
Ray Crone
Gene Conley
Haney
Charlie Grimm
Brooklyn
Burdette
Spahn
Conley
Crone
Buhl
Nashua Targets Monmouth Park Handicap at Oceanport
Nashua the 4 year old Nasrullah colt arrives from New York to compete in the $100000 added Monmouth Park Handicap at Monmouth Park. He carries top weight 129 pounds and must concede 12 to 27 pounds to rivals in the mile and a quarter race. Needles will skip the event. trainer Hugh Fontaine says the Florida bred star will stay in the barn.
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Oceanport
N. J
Nashua
New York
Monmouth Park
Nasrullah
Belmont Park
John Turner
Needles
Hugh Fontaine
Casilear Winner Lions Lead AmericansI By 22 Games
The Little League Lions defeated Kiwanis 12-1 after a July 4 thriller, solidifying a 2.5 game lead over Rotary while Kiwanis drop to second. Exchange and Rotary tied 11-11 in an unfinished American League game. Minor leagues saw Shoecenter lose 19-17 to National Fruit with Ensogna homering for the winners. Shirley led the losers.
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Kiwanis
Little League Lions
Lions
Rotary
Kiwanians
Exchange
Shoecenter
National Fruit
Bell Clothes
Miller
Anderson
Casilear
Wisecarver
Sirbaugh
Bell
Ensogna
Shirley
Ambush Near Jordan Border Raises Tensions
U N observers investigated Israeli charges that two civilian employees of a mining company were slain in a desert ambush near the Jordan border. Jordan reported a civilian kill in an exchange of gun fire and three companions captured. Israel said seven armed men attacked a Nego phosphate truck near Ein Mussub, two killed, driver fled toward Ein Mussub, tracks led toward the Jordan border, amid renewed frontier tensions and air raid precautions maneuvers in Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
U. N
Jordan
Jersalam
Israel
Nego Phosphate Works
Ein Hussub
Dead Sea
Ein Mussub
School's Out Heightens Children Play Warning
The notice warns that children will be playing near streets at all hours and urges drivers and residents to exercise caution to prevent accidents.
Gift of Giant Allegheny Locomotive to Ford Museum
The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn will receive an Allegheny type locomotive from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, weighing nearly 600 tons and 125 feet long. Moving it requires dismantling parts and careful door clearance, with installation and restoration costing about 15 thousand dollars. A ceremony on July 9 at Smith’s Creek Station will mark the transfer.
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Dearborn
Mich
Henry Ford Museum
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Lima Locomotive Works
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Smith’s Creek Station
Greenfield Village
Walter J. Tuohy
Chesapeake and Ohio
William Clay Ford
Sam Hill
Michigan Central Station
Detroit
Herbert Hoover
Jack Reid Stars as Winchester Beats Unbeaten Charles Town 2 1
In a standout game Winchester junior Legion halted Charles Town undefeated run at Rouss Park. Jack Reid earned the win with a three hitter and nine strikeouts while Shendon and Goode drove in the runs. Charles Town scored on a fourth inning Anders double. Winchester conclude season with a 3 p.m. home game at Rouss Park tomorrow.
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Winchester Junior Legion
Charles Town
Rouss Park
Jack Reid
Shendon
Goode
Lanahan
Hollis
Anders
Wilson
Reid
Madison
Winchester
Higgs
New Tire Wire Layout Behind Tread Crisscross Layers
The steel wire in the new tires lies in two crisscross layers beneath the tread. The tire uses several steel plies woven from filaments about three times the thickness of a human hair. Three filaments form a core, around which five strands of seven are twisted.
Edison Exhibit Opens for 1929 Event at Museum
The Henry Ford Museum will operate a replica DeWitt Clinton ship from 1831 during the event, joining Thomas A. Edison in highlighting early American innovation in 1929.
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Thomas A. Edison
Henry Ford Museum
DeWitt Clinton
Cords Formed From Filaments For Safer Higher Mileage
Filaments are twisted into cords, with the cords then formed into plies to enhance safety and increase mileage.
Perry Newcome Win Bridge Match
Mrs. Ferman Perry and Mrs. Russell Newcome placed first in the weekly Monday Duplicate Bridge Club at the George Washington Hotel. Runners up were Mrs. Lewis Hyde Sr and Mrs. W D Myers. Next meeting is the monthly master point match with eligibility based on one qualifying game in the past month.
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Ferman Perry
Russell Newcome
George Washington Hottel
Lewis Hyde, Sr
W. D. Myers
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Berryville Basket Co
Church League
Opequon Stephenson Market
Sunnyside Braddock Cork
Montague
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Edna Richmond
Russell Bucher
Cincinnati Red
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Richmond
Nat
Eddie Yost Rooter
Winchester Evening Star
Shenandoah
Riverton
North Fork
South Fork
Johnnys’ Sport Shop
Boscawen St
Yankee
Ben
Fred Haney
Charles
Jockey Club
Charles Town, W. Va
Berryville
Team
Zi Lions
Pine Motor CO
Dodge
Plymouth
Ford Museum
Loudoun ST
The
Palace Theatre
San Dimas
Calif
Junior Legion
Cpendar
Kelly Prestige
Watau
Duncan
Amaillwood Avenue
FAS
Smalts
Duff
U.S
ED Sullivan
Risser
Ist
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