O Sullivan Drives City Softball Win to Stay Unbeaten
O Sullivan Rubber Co. moved within one win of clinching first place in the City Softball League by beating Plumly 8 to 1. Center fielder Don Smith keyed a five run second inning with a double as Jesse Donald allowed five hits. Tev Bailey added two singles for O Sullivan and Tillotson was the winning pitcher. Royal Crown Cola sits two back with three losses, while BC and others prepare for postponed games not rescheduled yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’sullivan Rubber Co
Plumly
Royal Crown Cola
O'Sullivan
Amp
Larrick and Co
Eyain
Don Smith
Victor
Jesse Donald
Bobby Jackson
Richard Boxwell
Tev Bailey
O’sullivan
Arthur
Novick
Buzzy Hart
J. W. Arthur Insurance Co
N. Tillotson
Lamb
Republic
All Stars of
Berryville
Clarke Club
J. V. Arthur
the Moose
the Moose. City League Standings Wie O'Sullivan
Plumly Anee Moose
Major Leagues Daily Results and Schedule
Major Leagues action today with Brooklyn and St Louis at 2:30. Results yesterday include Brooklyn 8 St Louis 1 and New York 7 Cincinnati 6. Tomorrow Brooklyn plays Chicago at 1:30 and Boston meets Cincinnati twice at 1:30 and 3:30 with other games across the league.
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Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Dee
Chilly Swede Grabs Fast Mile at Compton Meet
Lennart Strand led the Compton Invitational in a fast 4 07.3 mile clocking denying his fastest outdoor mile on the West Coast. He finished ahead of three Americans and noted the cool 59 degree night as a factor while missing the American record by two seconds.
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Compton
Calif
Lennart Strand
Strand
Aellow
Gunder Haegg
Ohm Named After George Simon Ohm Discovery
The ohm the unit of electrical resistance is named for George Simon Ohm who discovered the principle in 1826.
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Ohm
George Sumon Ohm
Wertz and Coan Hurt Tigers and Senators Injured
Vic Wertz powered the Tigers with five RBIs including a homer as they swept an 8-2 and 16-5 doubleheader against the A's while Gil Coan of the Nationals suffered a skull fracture and will miss at least a month. The Red Sox beat Cleveland 11-5 at Boston as Don Dobson shut down the Indians. Brooklyn led the NL with an 8-1 win over St Louis. Willie Ramsdell walked four Giants in the ninth to spur New York past Cincinnati 7-6.
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Associated Press Sr
Vic Wertz
Detroit Tigers
Wertz
York
Tigers
New York Yanks
Boston
Vern Stephens
Hoot Evers
Johnny Groth
Detroit
Backi
Philadelphia
A’s
Evers
Vic
Groth
Yankees
Chievo
Ray Scarborough
Eddie Robinson
Marv Rickert
White Sox
Yanks
Scarborough
Washington
Robinson
Homer
Vic Raschi
Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
Bobby Feller
Sox
Joe Dobson
St. Louis
Gil Coan
Owen Friend
Dick Weik
Mickey Grasso
Sam Mele
Senators
Billy Demars
Browns
Brownies
Nats
Brooklyn
Don Newcombe
Harry Brecheen
Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
Willie
Ramsdell
Giants
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Mangrum Leads Ft. Wayne Open Second Round
Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago led the Fort Wayne Open as the field moved into the third round at Orchard Ridge Country Club. He held a three stroke edge with 67 67 134 as strong winds gusted to 35 mph. Cay Middlecoff and Ed Oliver trailed at 137.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
Mangrum
Orchard Ridge Country Club
Cay Middlecoff
Ormond Beach
Fla
Ed Oliver
Kenmore
Wash
Middlecoff
Oliver
Earth Distortion Measured by Gravimeter Findings
Los Angeles physicist John T. Pettit of the University of California reports measurements showing the earth is distorted by solar and lunar gravity. A gravimeter study indicates a single surface point can shift up to four feet relative to Earth's center.
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Los Angeles
John T. Pettit
University of California
Earth
Memorial Service at Mt Olive UB Church in Hayfield
The annual Memorial Service will be held at Mt Olive HUB Church at 2 30 p m on June 11 Mrs Dudley White and Mr and Mrs Robert White of Washington visited Mr Scott White and family last Sunday Kermit Good and children were dinner guests of the Solomons The Youth Fellowship of Mt Oliver UB Church plans a yard party on June 17 for the parsonage fund All are invited Mr and Mrs Luther Larrick visited Mr and Mrs Boyd Ramey last Thursday evening
Blue Ridge Hunt Carter Hall Show Underway At Carter Hall
The Blue Ridge Hunt Horse Show at Carter Hall Grove opened at 9 a m with twenty seven events on the card and three trophies plus cash prizes. Among the stakes are $185 each and the Dr Lewis M Allen Memorial Trophy added this year for ladies hunters. permanent possession requires three wins. Portmaker holds the first leg on the Masters Trophy and the Blue Ridge Hunters trophy, first offered in 1946, also requires three wins for permanence. Greenhalghs of Clarke County have dominated past competition with multiple wins by Royal Rebel Traumertan Billy Do.
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Carter Hall Grove
Lewis M. Allen
Allen
Winchester
Alvin I. Kak
William Bell Watkins
Graham Dougherty
Springsbury Stables
Blue Ridge Hunters
A. Mackay- Smith
Greenhalghs
Clarke County
Greenhalgh Jr
Royal Rebel
Traumertan
Mrs. Greenhalgh Sr
Billy Do
Poor Hay Weather Hampers Farmers
Excessive rain delays hay harvest as local farmers prepare first alfalfa and grass stands. County Agent I Fred Stine notes growers like George Eagle Haven Wolfe Murl Hannum N B Shingleton and the Stine farm will store feed in the silo. Alfalfa nearly ready to cut with timothy clover and barley expected in 10 to 14 days.
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I. Fred Stine
George Eagle
Haven Wolfe
Murl Hannum
N. B. Shingleton
Stine
Timothy
Dairy Field Day Invites Frederick County Dairymen
Extension Service hosts dairy and agronomy field day next Wednesday at Haven Wolfe and I F and H B Stine farms. Topics include pasture management dairy barn setup feeding production records and hay production with all dairymen urged to attend.
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Frederick County
I. Fred Stine
Haven Wolfe
I. F
H. B. Stine
Bicycle Safety Parade in Winchester Sponsored by Ward Co and Kiwanis
A Winchester bicycle safety parade is planned for June 14 starting at Montgomery Ward & Co. at 9 a.m. Judges, prizes, and no registration fee attract riders of all ages. Ralph Larson provides merchandise prizes. winners will be chosen on Loudoun Street.
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Winchester
Montgomery Ward & Co
Kiwanis Club
Ralph Larson
Winchester Montgomery Ward
Wards
Sporting Goods Department
Loudoun St
J. Thomas Boyd
White Sox Trade Talk and Harris Tactics Highlight Roundup
Frank Lane lauds Bucky Harris for shaping Washington players and hints at trade moves involving Eddie Robinson and Ray Scarborough. Lane contrasts Harris method with Jack Onslow and notes Harris keeps players confident. Also mentions William and Mary football heat in September and Baylor coach George Sauer’s Texas focus.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Frank Lane
White Sox
Bucky Harris
Washington
Bucky
Eddie Robinson
Ray Scarborough
Lane
Frank
Jack Onslow
Harris
William and Mary
Texas
Houston U
Rube McCray
Oklahoma
Norman
Okla
Austin
Harlem Globetrotters
North Africa
George Sauer
Baylor
Spain Produces Nearly Half of Global Olive Oil
Spain accounts for about forty to fifty percent of world olive oil production, underscoring its dominance in the industry and its role in shaping global supply and price trends.
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Spain
Big-Shot Racketeers Fear Tax Return Disclosure
James Marlow reports that federal income tax returns of major gamblers and racketeers may be opened by the Senate crime probe, with President Truman leaving enforcement to the attorney general. Law allows limited outside access to returns by congressional committees state officials stockholders and the president under specific conditions.
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James Marlow
Washington
Senate
Kefauver
Tennessee
Committee
Truman
al Capone
Internal Revenue Bureau
Revenue Bureau
Congress
Congressional Committees
Bureau
Diomede Islands Mystery Stands Near Date Line
Little Diomede belongs to the United States while Big Diomede is part of Russia. They sit in the Bering Strait just off Alaska and Siberia, split by the international date line, causing a full day’s difference in travel between them.
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United States
Russia
Bering Strait
Alaska
Siberia
Alfred Robertson Arrives in Japan with Tropic Lightning Division
Private Alfred Robertson son of Mrs. Katherine Robertson arrives in Osaka Japan and is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division commanded by Major General William B. Kean. The Tropic Lightning unit is a veteran of Pacific campaigns from Pearl Harbor to Luzon including Guadalcanal New Georgia Vella Lavella Arundale and Kolombanga.
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Alfred Robertson
Katherine Robertson
Boscawen Street
Yokohama
Japan
Osaka
25Th Infantry
William B. Kean
25Th
Pearl Harbor
Construction Record Set in May 1950 U S Bureau Report
Washington reports May 1950 new construction value at over 1.9 billion dollars, rising 14 percent from April and 23 percent above May 1949. Private homebuilding fuels much of the gain. First five months total nears 8.1 billion dollars, up 21 percent from 1949.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Funeral Held for Randolph Wright of Parkersburg
Local residents attended the funeral for Randolph Wright 42 of Parkersburg West Virginia held in Hagerstown Maryland yesterday. Wright died in an accidental Ohio River incident with his body recovered on Wednesday. Surviving relatives include his wife daughter of Dora Snapp and Hollis Snapp of Hagerstown his mother Mrs Mary Gooden and brother Paul Wright of Philadelphia.
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H. A. Snapp
Lena Orndorff
Bertha Ashwood
Meredith
Randolph Wright
Parkersburg
W. Va
Hagerstown
Wright
Ohio River
Dora Snapp
Hollis Snapp
Hayfield
Mary Gooden
Paul Wright
Philadelphia
Women Help Yugoslavia Make Laws
Belgrade reports that 32 of the 620 members elected to Yugoslavia’s new assembly are women. The development positions women in government councils and signals expanding roles in the country’s legislative process.
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Yugoslavia
Belgrade
New Assembly
Congress
United States
Northern soft coal producers form Bituminous Coal Operators Association
The Bituminous Coal Operators Association, backed by the Ohio Coal Association and Western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia bodies, aims to represent north ern soft coal producers in labor relations. Led by R. Livingston Ireland and Harry M. Moses, the group will meet in Washington early next month to coordinate negotiations with the United Mine Workers.
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Cleveland
United Mine Workers
R. Livingston Ireland
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Ohio Coal Association
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ireland
Harry M. Moses
Pittsburgh
H. C. Frick Coalt
Washington
UMW
John L. Lewis
Indiana Andllinois
Cadet Barbour Receives Diploma at Fishburne Commencement
Cadet Paul L. Barbour nephew of Mr and Mrs Robert Buckley of White Post Virginia received his diploma at the 71st commencement exercises at Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro on Sunday May 28 He was in his second year and served as Private Guidon of Company A 1949 50 and earned the Conduct Medal 1948 49.
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Paul L. Barbour
Robert Buckley
White Post
Virginia
Fishburne Military School
Waynesboro
Barbour
Guidon
Company A
Shiloh Church Service Trio to Feature Rev Collier D Johnson
Services at Shiloh Baptist Church Millwood Friday at 8 30 p m led by Rev Collier D Johnson of Rising Mt Zion Washington with his radio chorus. Sponsored by Mrs Roxie Morgan Millwood.
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Millwood
Shiloh Baptist Church
Collier D. Johnson
Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Washington
Roxie Morgan
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