Pennant Parade On Both Sides Hits Dizzy Day
Baseball brief recounts a day of odd results as Yankees seize early AL lead, Pirates see 13 game win streak end, Dodgers topple Pirates 10-5, Johnny Mize homers thrice for Cardinals, Bees stay in NL lead amid mixed outcomes. Teams and scores: Washington 4 Cleveland 3, New York 15 St. Louis 12, Boston 7-5 Detroit 4-9, Philadelphia 5 Chicago 2. Today: St. Louis at New York, Chicago at Philadelphia, Detroit at Boston, Cleveland at Washington.
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Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Browns
Brownies
Yanks
Joe McCarthy
Gabby Street
Browns
Joe Dimaggio
Murderers
Cleveland Indians
Washington
Harry Kelley
Athletics
Bobby Feller
Tribe
Nats
Taft Wright
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Pirates
Bucs
Brooklyns
Big Mace Brown
Don Budge
Pittsburgh
Johnny Mize
Cardinals
Johnny
Boston Bees
Gas House Gang
Bees
Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Paul Derringer
Bill Terry
Terriers
Philies
Cubs
George Caster
Chicago White Sox
Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Mickey Cochrane
Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
Chicago
Auxiliary Program Outlined for Virginia Convention
Mrs. C. H. McKinney of Clifton Forge predicts 500 officers and delegates will attend the American Legion Auxiliary state convention in Charlottesville August 14 to 17. Attendance rises with a history of record membership 3162 and twelve new units. 115000 memorial poppies were sold by disabled veterans in Virginia.
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C. H. McKinney
Clifton Forge
American Legion Auxiliary
Charlottesville
Auxiliary
Farmville
Heathville
Virginia Beach
J. G. Hagg
Bristol
Farmington Country Club
Department
Armory
Legion
Standing of the Clubs in Key City Matches
Cincinnati 6 New York 1 Brooklyn 10 St Louis 5 Philadelphia at Chicago Iain Brooklyn at Pittsburgh New York at Cincinnati Boston at St Louis Philadelphia at Chicago standings of the clubs
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Cincinnati
New York
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Boston
New
Call of The Yukon at Hables Palace Friday Showings
Richard Arlen Beverly Roberts and Lyle Talbot star in James Oliver Curwood's Call of The Yukon at Hable's Palace Theatre Friday only. The program also features Flash Gordon's trip to Mars with a cartoon and vaudeville acts on the screen.
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Richard Arlen
Beverly Roberts
Lyle Talbot
James Oliver
Automatic Heat and Hot Water With O P Stoker
The Pocahontas fuel Company offers the O P Stoker installed in your furnace to provide year round automatic heat and a constant hot water supply at about five cents a day. Installation can be paid in 36 monthly installments with no down payment required.
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Pocahontas Fuel Co
O. P
O’connell
Purge Collapse Acknowledged By Liberty League Leader
Jouette Shouse, president of the American Liberty League, says the purge of Democrats opposing Roosevelt’s court packing and reorganization bills has collapsed. He notes Democrats who stood against the measures will be renominated to the Senate. In Oklahoma, Roosevelt’s pick Senator Thomas leads, though minority candidates Gomer Smith and E. W. Mar an’s joint vote exceeds Thomas.
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W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
James Allred
Roosevelt
O'Daniel
Fort Worth
New York
Jouette Shouse
American Liberty League
Europe
Senate
Oklahoma
Thomas
Monthly and yearly rainfall averages from 25 year data
Present and past rainfall figures show yesterday none for 24 hours ending 5 p m July to date none and year to date 14.36 inches. Averages by month from 1913 to 1937 include January 2.59 February 2.0 March 2.95 April 3.25 May 3.60 June 3.63 July 3.37 August 3.77 September 2.36 October 3.21 November 2.30 December 2.33. The average annual rainfall over 25 years is 35.36 inches.
Virginia Crop Survey Shows Weather Damaged Some Crops
Virginia crop officials report June weather reduced total principal crops by 1.4 percent from 1937 to 3,753,900 bushels. Cotton acreage fell 35 percent with declines in potatoes rye tobacco and cowpeas while oats peanuts tame hay and soybeans rose. Rain hindered harvests reducing wheat and hay but aided cotton corn and peanuts. corn output estimated at 33,350,000 bushels and wheat at 8,316,000 bushels with average yields about 23 and 13.5 bushels per acre respectively.
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Richmond
Virginia
Henry M. Taylor
Crop Reporting Service
Rand in Aisle Dance Clashes With Camera Crew
Sally Rand, famed for bubble dance, halted her act when a front row couple filmed. She left the stage, escorted them to the lobby, and seized the film, exposing it to end the intrusion.
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Los Angeles
Sally Rand
Miss Rand
Employment Of A Legislative Agent Doubtful
Richmond July 14 Col Leroy Hodges state comptroller says he seriously doubts the propriety of a Fisheries Commission using a legislative representative. He would reimburse the petty cash but questions the propriety of any agency hiring external agents to appear before the General Assembly. The heat story from Wallingford reports road dust spontaneous combustion.
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Richmond
Leroy Hodges
Fisheries Commission
G. Walter Mapp
Accomac
A. P. Staples
George Doughty
Eastern Shore
Col. Hodges
Commission
Doughty
General Assembly
Round Up of Baseball Gossip and Golf Notes
Sports writer Eddie Briez surveys baseball chatter from Hank Greenberg to Max Baer, noting Cincinnati scouts, Ruth remarks, Babe Seeds, and manager odds. Also mentions Dan Daniel on Landis, Vander Meer, Galento, Paul Dean, Arizmendi Wilson bout talk, and Frank Parker tennis update with Gabby Street’s Yankees angle. Gene Sarazen at St Paul Open and Keller course notes.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Hank Greenberg
Tiger
Arch Ward
Chicago Tribune
Cincinnati
Ketcher
Gabe Paul
Brooklyn
Babe Ruth
Bob Seeds
Giants
Babe
Dodgers
Dan Daniel
New York World-Telegram
Jim Farley
Judge Landis
Yanks
Johnny Vander Meer
Johnny
Tony Galento
Paul Dean
Pittsburgh
Arizmendi
Jackie Wilson
Wilson
Max Baer
Joe Louis
Barland
Pastor
Maxie
Louis
Tommy Farr
Ancil Hoffman
Farr
Gunnar Barlund
Finland
Paul Damski
Frank G. Chisholm
Hamilton
Sarazen
Pinehurst
St. Paul
Gabby Street
St. Louis Browns
Frankie Parker
Judge Rejects 500 Salary Increase in Alexandria
Judge William P. Woolls of the Alexandria Corporation Court says his salary of 6900 is sufficient and that the city council need not grant him a 500 raise this year. He urged saving the money.
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Alexandria
William P. Woolls
Alexandria Corporation Court
Woolls
Brookings says large firms aid competition and progress
A Brookings Institution study argues giant corporations foster useful competition and industrial progress. It counters claims that big business is a curse, noting that even monopolies face strong cross competition and prices tend to fall as markets evolve.
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Brookings
Washington
Brookings Institution
Congress
Edwin G. Nourse
Horace B
Nourse
Drury
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W. B. Snider & Son
Jones Funeral Home
Loudoun Street
Jones
the Order
Robert Jones, SR
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