All Star Weekend Buzz And Boxing Gossips In New York
New York sports column spills over with All Star game talk, boxing buzz, and golf chatter. Mentions include Melio Bettina sparring partner Billy Conn, Joe Jacobs court appearance, Denny Shute PGA dispute, and boxing figures like Leo Durocher Bill Terry Zeke Bonura.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Sox
St- Louis
Jimmy Grippo
Melio Bettina
Billy Conn
Conn Bop
Joe Jacobs
Monere
Tony Galen
War Bulletin
Leo Durocher
Bill Terry
Zeke Bonura
Rainfall totals and averages from Winchester region
The report lists present and past rainfall for the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. and year to date 28.96 inches. It provides monthly averages in inches for the year, highlighting January through December values and notes the 26 year average annual rainfall at 39.09 inches from Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Local Woolen softballers slump. Joes edge win noted
Woolen softballers suffer consecutive losses as Joes nips them in a close contest. Billy Baker shines with a three bagger and two RBIs while Halford adds three homers in the other game.
Peach crop yields fall short in Virginia counties
The Virginia peach crop is smaller than expected with Albemarle at 75 to 80 percent of 1938, Augusta about 50 percent, and Nelson around 30 percent. Frost damage hit Waynesboro area orchards. Frederick 30 to 50 percent of 1938, Shenandoah near normal at Mount Jackson, Rockingham data mid to good. Harvest of main varieties starts August 1 to 10. early peaches on stands now.
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Albemarle
Augusta
Nelson
Virginia
W. S. Campfield
Staunton
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Waynesboro
Frederick County
Shenandoah
Mount Jackson
Rockingham
Each American Should Have $53
Money in circulation reached 7 046 444 003 dollars on June 30 the highest since the 1933 banking holiday. The Treasury said the latest total equaled 53.72 dollars for every man woman and child in the country.
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Washington
Treasury
Typhoon Hits Tokyo Kills One, Hurts City Aftermath
Japanese news agency reports a typhoon on Saturday killed one person, left 19 missing, and damaged or destroyed 900 dwellings in Tokyo. Rescue efforts continue as authorities assess the storm's impact.
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Tokyo
All Star Game Draw Expected At Yankee Stadium
Sixty thousand fans expected at Yankee Stadium for the seventh annual All-Star charity game between American and National Leagues. Lineups feature Rufus the Red Ruffing for the Americans and Paul Derringer for the Nationals, with six Yankees starting for the American League.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Yankee Stadium
Big Rufus
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Nationals
Cincinnati Reds
Chicao
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Joe McCarthy
Americans
Gabby Hartnett
McCarthy
Roger Chamer
Boston
Red Rolfe
Joe DiMaggio
Bill Dickey
Hank Greenberg
Detroit
Joe Cronin
George Selkirk
Joe Gordon
Charley Ruffing
Stanley Hack
Chicago
Lonnie Frey
Cincinnati
Ival Goodman
Frank McCormick
Ernie Lombardi
Joe Medwick
Mell Ott
Arkie Vaughan
Paul Derringer
Farmers Must File This Week For 1939 Program
County Agent I. Fred Stine warns farmers who have not indicated participation in the 1939 Agricultural Conservation Program that they must act by Saturday July 15. Final deadline applies to signing farm plans or practice plans to receive grants for Triple Superphosphate and ground limestone. About 1,100 farmers have been accepted. details available at the County Agent's office.
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Fred Stine
Stine
Dog escapes car after window left cracked in Norfolk
Mr. and Mrs. Carson W. Hammond recall their American Spaniel chewing through 10 inches of glass when locked in a Norfolk auto. The dog slid out a 5 inch window crack and trotted home unhurt aside from minor mouth cuts.
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Norfolk
Neb
Carson W. Hammond
Blind Golfer To Play Hole On Ripley Radio Night
Clint Russell the world champion blind golfer from Deluth Minnesota will appear on the Robert L Ripley radio program Friday July 14 at 1030 E D T He will play a floodlit hole at Pomonok Country Club on the championship course in Flushing Long Island with a news commentator describing each stroke For the broadcast the lights aid the audience and the commentator and the show will be relayed to the Columbia Playhouse in New York City with Ripley reenacting Believe It Or Not sketches aided by B A Rolfe and his orchestra and Linda Lee.
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New Yorker
Clint Russell
Deluth
Minn
Robert L. Ripley
Russell
Pomonok
Mr. Russell
Flushing Long Island
Columbia Playhouse
New York City
B. A. Rolfe
Linda Lee
Four Convicted In Spirits Statute Violations
Four men charged with violating a Treasury regulation requiring reports on raw materials used to manufacture distilled spirits were fined and given jail terms by Judge Armistead M. Dobie in United States District Court Roanoke. Harold Simms Ferrum received six months and $500 fine. J Ballard Edwards Roanoke one year and $500. Thomas E Holly Henry ten months and $500. Frank Thompson Ferrum six months and $500. It marked the first such sentences in Virginia. John H. Wickham Richmond Federal Alcohol Tax Unit noted the novelty of the rulings.
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Roanoke
Treasury Department
Armistead M. Dobie
United States District Court
Harold Simms
Near Ferrum
J. Ballard Edwards
Thomas E. Holly
Henry
Frank Thompson
Ferrum
John H. Wickham
Richmond
Virginia
Federal
Alcohol Tax Unit
Winchester Softball League Results and Standings
Daily results from Winchester softball show League A half standings with Elks leading 2 2 and Joe's 1 1. United Food and Va Woolen both at .000 in the split. Last night Elks 6 Va Woolen 5. Junior Board 14 Joe's 4. League B lists Miller & Anderson Parcel Post and O Sullivan all at 1.000 with upcoming games Miller & Anderson vs Parcel Post and O Sullivan vs Junior Board.
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Elks
Joe's
Woolen
United Food
Dr. Pepper
Junior Board
Miller & Anderson
O'Sullivan
Parcel Post
Pastor And Wife Attend Study School In New York City
The Rev and Mrs Herman Mc Kay spend two weeks in New York City attending sessions of the Ministerial Study School at Union Theological Seminary. They expect to return home July 26. Market Street Methodist Church will have Rev Owen fill the pulpit for the next two Sundays. he is a retired minister and father of Rev George Earle Owen, formerly of this city.
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Herman McKay
New York City
Union Theological Seminary
Market Street
Moonshine Regulation Cited By Judge In Sentencing
Federal court proceedings in this state resulted in fines for the men charged with disposing of large quantities of raw materials for liquor. Judge Dobie stated the regulation enables officers to strike at the root of illicit whiskey trafficking and that restricting material purchases will curb moonshine production.
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Dobie
Sex Of Dogs Controlled In Six Tests
Brooklyn breeder T. D. Dillon reports six straight trials controlling dog sex with alkali and acid treatments. Of 35 pups from police dogs terriers airedales and spaniels 29 matched his chosen sex. Mothers treated with alkali bore 19 males and four females while acid-treated mothers yielded 10 females and two males. Dillon cites cost and simplicity and notes prior success by Mrs. Mary Touchette in the Bronx and work at Dayton laboratories.
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Carl Warren New
York
Brooklyn
New York Daily News
Dillon
New York
Mary Touchette
Bronx
J. D. Cummings
Applied Research Laboratories
Dayton
N. J
the News
Thomas Durfee
Dayton Research Corps
Durfee
Cummins
Touchette
Cummings
Mid-Atlantic Pro Qualifier Sees Rut Coffey Earn Spot
Rut Coffey of Winchester Virginia was the sole qualifier from the Middle Atlantic PGA at Flushing after a 144 total with rounds of 70 and 74. Cliff Spencer and Mel Shorey struggled, Spencer missing by a hole with a double bogey and Shorey failing to reach the 148 limit. Coffey earns a $100 prize as qualification for his first national tournament.
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Flushing
Rut Coffey
Winchester
Cliff Spencer
Beaver Dampro
Mel Shorey
Washington
Shorey
Coffey
American Protest Over Japanese Bombing in Chungking
The U S embassy in Peiping filed protest with the Japanese embassy after last Friday's bombing raid on Chungking, China. Bombs damaged the Lewis Memorial Hospital mission and endangered officials including Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson and Counselor Willys R. Peck near the U S embassy.
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Shanghai
United States
Peiping
Chungking
Lewis Memorial Hospital
Nelson T. Johnson
Willys R. Peck
Memorial Service for Rev Dr Woods Featured Wo rld Church Leader
A memorial service for the late Rev. Dr. Francis M. Woods longtime Martinsburg Presbyterian pastor was held at the Martinsburg church. The principal address was delivered by Rev. Dr. R. Ashlin White of Mooresville North Carolina, a former Gerardstown pastor and friend of Woods.
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Francis M. Woods
Martinsburg
W. Va
Breeder Details Mating of Babs With Brookside Conqueror
A breeder reports mating Babs, a dog described as a chronic female producer, on March 26 and 27 with al kali treatment and March 28 to Brookside Conqueror owned by Ludwig Bierbaum. Previous litter had six females.
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Babs
Brookside Conqueror
Ludwig Bierbaum
Goodrich Life Saver Tread Tires Ad
An advertising notice urges immediate purchase of Goodrich Life Saver Tread tires. The corner location is Braddock and Boscawen in Silvertown.
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Goodrich Life Saver
Goodrich
Silvertown
Tores Corner
Braddock & Boscawen
P. G. A. Big Shots Still Are At Odds
New York July 11 64 golfers progressed through 36 holes as P G A president George Jacobus faced opposition from the executive committee over Denny Shute entering match play. Committee secretary Tom Walsh called the champion title illegitimate and threatened court action while Jacobus overruled the panel to proceed with the tournament.
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New York
George Jacobus
Jacobus
Denny Shute
Tom Walsh
Chicago
Shute
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