Baseball Standings and Weekly Results Across Leagues
Baseball standings feature teams New York Philadelphia Detroit Washington St Louis Chicago Boston and Cleveland with recent results and upcoming games. The Tigers split a doubleheader, Washington’s slump breaks a nine game win streak, and Yankee hitters pace a 6 to 4 win over Chicago as Red Sox beat Cleveland 4 to 2.
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Pirates End Extra Innings Streak in Loss to Phillies
National League standings show Pittsburgh leading with 48 wins. Yesterday Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh 5 to 4 in eleven innings ending the Pirates’ long extra innings win streak. Giants routed the Cubs 13 to 3, Dodgers beat the Cardinals 7 to 4.
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Ruth Out For Three Weeks With A Leg Injury
New York July 19 Babe Ruth injured his right leg fielding a short fly and tore a ligament above the knee. He left the game and faces about three weeks of rest before returning to right field. The Yankees also suspended catcher Bill Dickey for 30 days.
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Rose nobles jar unearthed at Broadhurst manor
A year ago a jar of rose nobles was found at Broadhurst manor Horsted Keyes. The gold coins date from the 3rd century and are highly valued by antiquarians. In London, ancient hoards are also found. A trench near Croydon uncovered two earthenware pots filled with coins minted between AD 280 and AD 350, well preserved despite age.
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Broadhurst Manor
Horsted Keyes
London
Croydon
Hardening Copper by Hammering and Rolling Dies
An old coppersmith explains copper can be hardened for ordinary uses by hammering or pressing between heavy rollers. He adds that quenching red hot copper in ice cold dies and applying enormous pressure until cool can make it as hard as steel.
Turtle claims to be ancient inhabitant with 1776 inscription
In Macksburg Ohio a land turtle bears on its under shell an inscription reading L. Whetzel, Betty Zane, July 4, 1776. Betty Zane, famed pioneer woman, and Louis Whetzel, noted Indian scout, are linked to the find. Biologists say some turtles live over 200 years.
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Macksburg
Washington County
Ohio
L. Whetzel
Betty Zane
Louis Whetzel
Rambling Around the Valley Boosts Shenandoah Campaign
Washington writer praises Shenandoah Valley advertising efforts after counting 68 out-of-state cars in 58 minutes from Staunton to New Market. He notes highway beautification by state agencies and local groups, and anticipates the valley becoming a premier motorist route.
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Stonewall Jackson
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Shenandoah Valley, Inc
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Shenandoah Valley
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State Highway Commission
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Kilmer Court Manor and limestone lore in Shenandoah Valley
The writer extols Willis Sharpe Kilmer's Kilmer Court Manor as a premier racehorse haven in the Shenandoah Valley. He links limestone-rich soil to animal and human vigor, cites Sun Beau and Reigh Count, notes Kilmer's advertising impact, and reflects on air cooled offices and a prophetic prediction of climate control.
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Willis Sharpe
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Shenandoah Valley
Air Conditioned Office Proves More Productive
A speaker extols air conditioned offices as providing a perfect atmosphere. He claims workers can do one third more work with half the wear and tear on hot summer days under the new system.
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Frigidaire
B. Dayton
Tradition links Abraham’s tent site to Mamre oak
The text notes a sturdy tradition that Abraham pitched near a Mamre oak, widely called "Abraham's oak." It states the Bible makes no connection between the patriarch and the oak, though Jews historically spoke of it as such.
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Abraham
Mamre
Gossip’s shifting sense from godparent to idle chatter
The term gossip began as a reference to a godparent from the Old English god sible meaning kin or relation. It then extended to describe friends of the child’s parents or the mother’s companions at birth and eventually to denote idle talkers.
Rescue of Akron Woman by Navy Transport Plane
Former Mrs. Cora Brown of Akron and Mrs. Gladys Hill were rescued from a native island in the San Blas region of Panama by a navy transport plane. They thanked Red Cross representative Gerald Bliss as locals watched.
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Akron
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San Blas
Panama
Charlie Williams
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