Mountain wins first half Bi-State League flag race
Mountain defeats Wardensville 11 2 to seize the opening half as Gore Mountain Falls wins 21 7 and Lost City 19 2 over Bergton. Richard and D Bauserman strike out 12 for Mountain, Gore pitcher Michael fanned 9, Pugh and Morrison 3 of 5.
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Mountain
North Mountain
Wardensville
Gore
Mountain Falls
City Stomp
Bergton
Gore Mountain Falls
Michael
Fanning
Heishma
White
Pugh
H. Morrison
Heishman
City
Garrett
Dove Stru
Robinson Retains Welterweight Title in Unanimous Decision
Philadelphia July 12 Ray Robinson defended his welterweight crown with a clean unanimous decision over Cuba's Kid Gavilan in 15 rounds. He would trade the title for a shot at Jake LaMotta's middleweight title. The bout began even before Robinson began to dominate in the later rounds.
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Philadelphia
Ray Robinson
Jake LaMotta
Sugar Ray
Cuba
Kid Gavilan
Robinson
Elks defeat Novick Transfer in city softball clash
The Elks routed Novick Transfer 19 to 2 in city league play. Cochran led with three home runs and a double, Swisher added a homer, a double and a single, while Ritter and Corrigan each doubled twice.
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Elks
Novick
Truckers
Cochran
Swisher
Ritter
Corrigan
Larrick Shifts RC Cola to 2d in Softball Thriller
Jack Larrick pitched RC Cola to a 13 to 1 victory over Bell Clothes, pushing RC into a 2d place tie with Plumly at 13 and 3. Larrick fanned 7, allowed 7 hits, and supported by 15 RC at bats. Larrick closed the game strong after Bell threatened in the third, with RC building insurance runs in the fifth and sixth.
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Jack Larrick
RC Cola
Plumly
Fanning
Bell Clothes
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L. Grim
Lee Fawcett
Andy Lake
Leon Pope
Grim
Fawcett
O. Spaid
Luby
Curry
Burch
Larrick
Lee
Whitlock
Hap Spurs
Lake
Bob Fuller
le Fawcett
Ott Spaid
Snel el O. Spaid
Sess
H. Souis
W. Spaid
R. Fuller
J. Larrick
Royal Crown
Crisman and Smith
Mountain Falls Club To Host Yard Party
Mountain Falls baseball club will sponsor a yard party Saturday at the Mt Williams community hall with proceeds aiding local youth programs.
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Mountain Falls
Mt. Williams
Softball League Resets Seven Games Tonight and Soon
Four rained out games and three protested tilts in the city league are rescheduled. Tonight at 6 15 Plumly faces the Elks on field 3. Remaining events include Rosenberger versus Royal Crown and Mon tague versus UB with dates set for later this week and next.
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Plumly
The
Elks
Rosenberger
Royal Crown
Montague
O'Sullivan
Moose
Bell
Highland
Hoover-Kern
RC Cola Bell Clothes
VFW
Jewel Box
Rockingham
Braddock St
Clarke Stars Booked To Play Front Royal
Clarke county all stars meet Front Royal in a Northern Virginia League tilt at 8 15 p m on the Front Royal Warren county recreation field A Front Royal win would pull them into a tie for first with the Winchester Legion Oliver will start on the mound for Front Royal
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Front Royal-Warren County
Clarke County All Stars
Front Royal
Virginia
Winchester Legion
Oliver
Albin Boys Lose 3-0 to Martinsburg Junior Legion
Bailey pitched a six hitter with one walk but Albin fell 3-0 to Martinsburg. Thompson caught for Albin as they prepare to face the same team in Martinsburg Sunday. Martinsburg scored in the first and second innings, while Albin failed to plate a run.
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Bailey
Albin Boys
Martinsburg Junior Legion
Thompson
Albin
Martinsburg
Notable World Mosques Highlighted in Historic Text
The source cites important mosques including Omar Mosque in Jerusalem Tulein Mosque in Cairo Walid Mosque in Damascus Masjid al Haram in Mecca Masjid al Medina and Santa Sophia in Istanbul as premier religious sites.
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Omar
Jerusalem
Tulein
Cairo
Walid
Damascus
Mecca
Medina
Santa Sophia
Istanbul
Brakeblok Chief Returns From Canada Vacation
Brakeblok Chief Henry Rennie superintendent of the Winchester plant of the American Brakeblok division of American Brake Shoe Co. vacations in Canada with his wife and two children and plans to reside at 457 W. Leicester St on return. He has been with Brake Shoe since 1938 and is a native of Toronto. Formerly he supervised the Lindsay Ontario plant.
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Winchester
American Brakeblok
American Brake Shoe Co
Canada
Leicester St
George Washington Hotel
Rennie
Brake
Toronto
American Brakebloke
Lindsay
Ontario
DiMaggio Presses Kell In Batting Race
Boston star Dom DiMaggio raised his average to .345 with 102 hits in 302 at bats, closing in on Detroit’s George Kell who sits at .345. Kell slid to .321 after 97 hits in 281 plate appearances as Ted Williams and Bill Goodman also climbed in the Red Sox lineup. In the NL, Jackie Robinson widened his lead with a .362 mark after 111 hits, with Ralph Kiner at .333 and Schoendienst, Marshall, Hodges close behind.
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Associated Press
Boston
Dom DiMaggio
George Kell
Detroit
Kell
DiMaggio
Red Sox
Ted Williams
Bill Goodman
Mitchell
Cleveland
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Robinson
Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
Schoendienst
St. Louis
Marshall
New York
Hodges
Bond Drive Chairman Expects to Surpass Quota by Saturday
Bond drive for Winchester Frederick County trails by 48 793 with July 18 reporting deadline looming. Chairman Wendell Barney says the community will meet and exceed the 160 000 quota as sales continue through Saturday to impact future opportunities and support veterans college funds.
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Bond Drive
Winchester-Frederick County
Wendell Barney
Federative Bank
Richmond
Barney
Calabash Pipe Inventor Tied to Boer War Tale
A British soldier in South Africa during the Boer War allegedly carved a calabash pipe by hollowing the thin end of a calabash gourd after breaking the pipe bow. The design is noted by some smokers for its mild and sweetest flavor among pipes.
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South Africa
Boundary survey over Maryland Virginia crabber shooting
Maryland governor and engineers surveyed the zig zag Chesapeake Bay boundary to decide which state will try David Acree for the shooting of Earl Nelson near Poco Moke Sound. Acree faces murder warrants. Virginia may hand him to Maryland if the killing occurred in Maryland waters. Royce Sterling pleaded guilty to crabbing in Virginia waters and was fined.
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Crisfield
Maryland
Maryland-Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
Coe
Pocomoke Sound
Earl Nelson
David Acree
Virginia Fisheries Commission
Accomack County
Nelson
Virginia
William Preston Lane Jr
William M. Tuck
Tuck
Accomac
Royce Sterling
Charles M. Lankford
Virginia Fisheries Commissioner
Sterling
Floating markers drifted out of line after seven years
Officials from both states warn that markers not surveyed in seven years may have drifted out of position as a result of time and environmental factors.
Midwest Rain Breaks Drought in Parts of East
Rain fell across Kansas northern Missouri and eastern Iowa with showers along the Appalachians from West Virginia southward. New York New Jersey and New England saw traces to 1.5 inches. drought areas may begin to improve. Temperatures were near normal elsewhere with 100s in Fort Worth McAlester and Shreveport.
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Associated Press
Southwest
Gulf States
California
New Eineland
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Rockies
New England
New Jersey
New York
West Virginia
Appalachians
Weather Bureau
Fort Worth
Tex
McAlester
Oklo
Shreveport
Hill Sells Store Opens Own Office in City
L. E. Hill of 316 W Whitlock has opened an office at 22 N Brad dock St as adjuster and investigator for insurance companies. He was manager of Nichols Co for 11 years and a past commander of the Conrad Hoover American Legion. Hill sold the Chester News Smoke Shop to Clayton Cochran Jr.
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L. E. Hill
W. Whitlock
N. Braddock St
Nichols Co
Conrad-Hoover American Legion
E ~ Aed
Hill
Clayton Cochran Jr
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