White Sox Ready For Pennant Push At Home Stand
White Sox under Jimmy Dykes aim to climb from third place as 32 of 40 games come at Comiskey Park. They won 8 6 over Cleveland to gain on the Tigers and Yankees, who split a pair and trail leaders by one game. Cubs win 9 6 to boost hold on Giants in pennant race. Phillies beat Giants 11 5 and 8 2 as Vergez Bowmen power two wins. Reds beat Cards 6 5 in ninth, Ostermueller dominates Red Sox 11 4 in Washington rout.
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Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
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Yankees
Jimmy Dykes
White Sox
Comiskey Park
Tigers
Yesterday's Stars Baseball Roundup
Benny Frey singled with two out in the ninth to score Jim Bottomley for a Reds win over the Cardinals. Vernon Washington homered with a man on to give the White Sox a margin over Cleveland. Julius Salters drove in three with a homer as the Browns beat the Tigers 8 to. Paul Richards powered the Athletics with a homer with one on to edge the Yankees 6 to 5. Johnny Verger two homers lead the Phillies past the Giants in the first game of a doubleheader. Hal Schumacher pitched the Giants to beat the Phillies in the second game. Bill Lee allowed four hits as the Cubs defeated the Pirates after relieving Larry French in the first. Fritz Ostermueller limited the Senators to four hits as the Red Sox bats supported him.
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Yanks
Tigers
Sox
White Sox
Cleveland
Browns
Athletics
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
New York
Jants
Phillies
Cubs
Giants
Johnny Vergez
Joe Bowman
Bowman
Vergez
Hal Schumacher
Cincinnati Reds
Benny Fry
Reds
Fritz Ostermueller
Red Sox
Washington
Associated Press
Benny Frey
Jim Bottomley
Vernon
George
Julius
Salters
Paul Richards
Yankees
Johnny Verger
Bill Lee
Larry French
Senators
Burial at Arlington for Confederate Veterans authorized
District of Columbia residents who served in Confederate armies may be buried in the Arlington National Cemetery Confederate section at no US cost. Certification by Camp No. 171, United Confederate Veterans, DC, confirms eligibility under War Department supervision and approval.
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Arlington Cemetery
District of Columbia
Arlington National ‘Cemetery
United States
United Confederate Veterans of
Secretary of War
Resolution on the death of Edwin Harloe Jr
Handley High School Band expresses heartfelt sympathy for Edwin Homer Harloe Jr a long trusted member with regular attendance duty and musical skill. The resolution notes his noble character leaves an unfillable vacancy and directs copies to family files and the Evening Star.
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Edwin Harloe
Edwin Homer Harloe, Jr
Handley High School
Evening Star
George Resseguie
R. Stimmel Alph
W. Shafer
Handley Fond “Bieit
British court Davis Cup verdict: America routed 5–0
London reports England dismisses American defeat as demoralizing for the visitors. Critics praise Allison Van Ryn and Budge while predicting Parker and Mako to pair against future American teams, noting England’s Perry and Austin as decisive in most matches.
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London
England
America
Sidney Wood
Wilmer Allison
BE. J. Sampson
Manchester Guardian
Fred Perry
Bunny Austin
Allison
John van Ryn
Donald Budge
Bruce Harris
The
Standard
Austin
Budge
Davis
Harris
Frankie Parker
Spring Lake
Gene Mako
California
Europe
Dead Child Not Identified by Young Woman in Virginia
In Staunton on July 30 a 21 year old woman named Pauline Heai refused to identify a drowned baby found in the South River at Waynesboro. Police planned to compare the infant’s footprint with one from a baby born to Miss Carter in Roanoke two weeks earlier. Dr. Glenn C. Campbell said the infant died by drowning and the case centers on identifying the child and the alleged mother, with no charges yet filed.
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Carter
Jefferson Hospital
Roanoke
Glenn C. Campbell
Waynesboro
Miss Carter
David Via
Campbell
Virginia Legislators Weigh Pension Plans and Revenue Gaps
Virginia Governor Peery criticized lack of concrete revenue ideas to fund a proposed old age pension. He noted most candidates oppose a sales tax, with estimates for annual pension costs ranging from 358 thousand to 20 million dollars. Proposals mentioned include tapping ABC profits, pooling Confederate pensions, and trimming government spending.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Virginia
Peery
Bradford
William R. Shands
ABC
Government To Spend Millions On Sport Fields
The Works Progress Administration announced Roosevelt approved outlays totaling 19,097,976 for athletic fields stadiums swimming pools playgrounds golf courses armories and tennis courts across 10 states. Pools and playgrounds receive nearly 8 million and 6.09 million respectively while golf courses get 2.14 million and armories 161,239.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
Roosevelt
Davis Cup echoes and track memories in sport brief
The note recalls past Davis Cup results with Perry over Shields in four sets and England beating the United States 4-1 in a challenge round. It also mentions Borotra defeating Allison in five sets for France, plus Leo Sexton and Janusz Kucocinski winning Olympic and distance titles. Five years earlier MacDonald Smith captured the Long Island golf title with 278.
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Associated Press
Perry
Shields
Austin
Wood
England
United States
Borotra
Allison
France
Leo Sexton
Janusz Kucocinski
MacDonald Smith
Long Island
Defense League is Fired After Passing Auto Incident
A five member committee of the National League for the Defense of Political Prisoners says they were fired on by a passing car ten miles south of Clanton Alabama. One bullet supposedly struck a car fender as sheriff Harry of Chilton county opens an inquiry. They plan to press Governor Graves on an anti sedition bill amid the probe. Graves dismisses the incident as a frame up for publicity. The article also notes a Brazil government description and U S congress facts.
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Clanton
Ala
National League For the Defense of
Here
Hary
Chilton County
Bruce Crawford
Norton
Montgomery
Graves
Ula
New York
Alabama
Developments In Reserve District Favorable in June and July
Richmond July 30 favorable developments outnumbered negatives in the Fifth Federal Reserve District during June and early July. Retail trade rose 5.5 percent, agriculture prospects improved, bankruptcies fell, and construction showed gains. Debits to bank accounts rose 122 percent as of July 10 from four weeks earlier, with half-year 1935 debits up 10.7 percent year over year. Building permits in leading cities nearly doubled for the first half of 1935 versus 1934.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve
Reserve Bank
Court Battle Looms For Estate Of Society Belle
Natchez Miss July 31 A court battle is expected August 7 over the estimated 200 000 estate of Jane Sarget Merrill once a gay southern belle murdered August 4 1932 at Glenburney plantation near Natchez The contested will allegedly left the estate to Duncan G Minor lifelong friend and neighbor while Nellie Jane Grist of Greenfield Sind filed a will contest claiming she was Merrill daughter The body of Merrill daughter of Ayres Merrill a former US ambassador to Belgium was found shot and beaten near her home The murder case drew nation wide interest and officers traced the crime to a Negro who was killed resisting arrest in Arkansas
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Natchez, Miss
Jane Sarget Merrill
Glenburney
Duncan G.minor
Nellie Jane Grist
Greenfield
Sind
Miss Merrill
Ayres Merrill
United States
Belgium
Arkansas
Lief Erikson At Copenhagen
Danish American Thor Solberg and Armenian American Paul Oscanyan arrived in the plane Lief Erikson at Angmagssalik Mast Greenland after a flight from Kanehaab. They left New York last week to retrace Norse explorers by air in stages.
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Copenhagen
Thor Solberg
Paul Oscanyan
Lief Erikson
Angmagssalik
Greenland
Kanehaab
New York
Three Die in Seaplane Crash at Alta Lake
Vancouver report says three people were killed and one injured seriously when a seaplane with Dean R. W. Brock of the University of British Columbia and pilot William McCluskey crashed nose first into trees at the south end of Alta Lake, about 50 miles north of Vancouver. Mrs Brock later died of her injuries.
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Vancouver
B. C
Alta Lake
Here
Dean R. W. Brock
University of British Columbia
William McCluskey
Brock
Catlin Gallery Portraits Spread Across Museums
George Catlin, noted American Indian painter, died in Jersey City on December 23, 1872. His 500 life portraits are in the National Museum in Washington, D.C., forming the Catlin Gallery. About 400 sketches remain at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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George Catlin
Jersey City
National Museum
Washington, D. GC
Catlin
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
Challenges Channel Ready for English Channel Swim Attempt
Eva Morrison, a Nova Scotia endurance star, was reported at Deal England awaiting favorable weather for a possible crossing from England to France. The feat has never been achieved by a woman, though nine women have completed the reverse France to England swim.
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English Channel
England
France
Eva Morrison
Endurante Star
Deal
Stock Car Race Won By Man With Ford Truck
Joe Heidelmeier drove a 1935 Ford V-8 pickup to victory on Arden Downs half mile dirt track in Washington Pennsylvania beating seven 1935 passenger cars and one last year model. He credited truck balance for ease of steering and noted his Ford loyalty in drilling business with 300 wells and 50 hour continuous motor use.
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Joe Heidelmeier
Washington, Pa
Joe
Heidelmeier
Arden Downs
Feathered Architect Magpie Builds Weatherproof Nest
Pathfinder Magazine praises the magpie as a top feathered architect despite claims of being a public menace. His nest, built of sticks, can reach bushel-basket size, is domed, mud-plastered inside, and fully weatherproof.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Locals Roar For Chesapeake West Point Club Visitors
Eaton and Stevens will start on the mound as Winchester hosts the Chesapeake West Point Club for a two day series at Park. The visitors, boasting ex big league pitchers Folliard and Green and Yankee shortstop Howard Earp, will test local talent amid the biggest gate yet.
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Winchester
Park
Chesapeake West Point
Richmond
Culpeper
Petersburg
Norfolk
Virginia Chamip
Sandy Baker
Folliard
St. Louis
Green
Phillies
Gwathmey
Yankees
Howard Earp
Mallory
Eaton
Stevens
Champs
Chespeake
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Catlin’s Indian Gallery
Etia Kett
Ettatides
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By Wally Bishop
Muggs
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