Giants Resting Bill Jurges Spurs Weekend Return
New York June 10 The Giants rest Bill Jurges to recover and plan his return. The piece notes uncertainty for minor league clubs as attendance wanes and fans drift from afternoon games. Atlanta Crackers face daylight games while critics debate waiver rules and summer meetings.
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New York
The
7 News Service
Bill Jurges
Giants
Atlanta Crackers
Biog
Ge Ba Ap
Earl Mann
Clark Griffith
Army to Unfold August End Ballad Revival
The army plans a coordinated event around late August featuring seven American League managers who will perform the old solo ballad The Letter Came Too Late. The announcement hints at a nostalgic gathering and music to mark the period.
Notable Echoes of Football and Court Notices Across Time
A collage of items notes football chatter and a Fort Worth open cover, Tuffy Leemans quitting softball, and a Virginia court filing from 1941 seeking interpretation of a will and partition. The Winchester case names Mary Anne Crane and various defendants while a clerk stamps the record and notices arrival.
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Commonwealth OF Virginia
Corporation Court
City of
Winchester
Mary Anne Crane
Everhart
Als
Rose Sheipp
Valentine, Nee Everhart
Kenneth Lee Everhart
Charles Wilber Graber
Helen Graber Uccelletti
Virginia
Star
Windhoner
Marshall
Herbert S. Larrick
Notre Dame Hopeful Frank Leahy Sees Bright Fall Ahead
Frank Leahy expresses optimism for Notre Dame football next season focusing on Indiana as a key test and Navy in November. Readers question whether sports writers hype or fear a strong season, while reports note North Carolina State’s deep talent pool requiring multiple sessions to evaluate even freshmen.
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Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Frank
Indiana
Trish
Navy
John Burgoyne
Cincinnati
N. C. State
Tennis legends face costs of amateur tourneys and laundry sideline
Fred Perry notes that amateur circuits carry heavy costs with tiered entry fees for top players, suggesting the financial burden explains why stars like Don Budge Frank Shields and Sidney Wood sometimes turned to laundry work as a side business.
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Fred Perry
Don Budge
Frank Shields
Sidney Wood
Spotlight on Local Golf Views by Horton Smith
Horton Smith calls for a simple education of golf crowds to improve tournaments. He suggests keeping galleries outside greens and at least ten yards back from play to favor officials players and spectators. He notes the Fort Open as well-handled but cites prep and manpower as key factors in major events.
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East Podunk
Ela
New York
Horton Smith
Horton
Eg Lories
Ohey
Walter Hagen
Fights Last Night from The Associated Press
Cinci Overlin won on a 162 1 2 decision over Charles in Cincinnati while Abe Simon stopped Jonis in New York. Ivy outpointed Archibald in Providence and White defeated Willis in Baltimore. Shkor knocked out Moore in New York and Sheppard and Murray posted decisions in Norwalk.
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Associated Press
Cinci
Ken Overlin
Washington
Ezzard Charles
Cincinnati
York
Abe Simon
New York
Pete Jonis
N. Y
Providence
R. I
Bobby
Ivy
Hartford
Archibald
Paw Tuckes
Baltimore
White
Frankie Willis
Johnny Shkor
Buddy Moore
Eo Pi Sheppard
Lee Q. Murray
Norwalk
Conn
Berryville Dominates Stephens City To Claim Second Star League Title
Berryville defeated Stephens City 6 to 0 on the Park diamond, capturing the Star Frederick Clarke high school baseball league title for the second straight year. Houghton pitched a five hit shutout while Harold Fawcett and teammates contributed solid defense and timely hits. The victory avenged Berryville’s only league defeat and solidified their championship run as Stephens City team members noted senior leadership from Emmart Henson and Berry.
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Berryville Blanks
Stephens City
Meron
George Pope
Bobcats
Houghby Ton
Wentephens
Lee Fawcett
Henry Carbaugh
Berryeee
Sass
Harold Fawcett
Melvin Carbaugh
Harold
Denzil Fawcett
Home Hack
Udell Long
Robert Richard
Berryville
Middletown
Boyce
Gainesboro-Gore
Ce Eee
Rhe Henson
Eae Lickey
C. Potts
Emmart
Sb O
Houghton
Pee
Pitta
Nsee Frank
Fin
Berry
City
Erhe Boyd
L. Pawcett
M. Carbaugh
Long
Hack
H. Pawcett
BS. Cay Bi. As
Seaiala
Reds Beginning To Win Like Champions Again
The Reds surge, eight wins in ten games, draws Cincinnati within half a game of third in the NL. Lonnie Frey drives in four, including a homer and a double, as Joe Beggs earns the victory and Elmer Riddle fends off a ninth inning threat.
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Reds
Associated Press
Cincinnati Reds
Vander Meer Fills Draft Form During Reds Visit
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer, famed for two no hit games, received a Selective Service questionnaire in Midland Park New Jersey and immediately completed and returned it to his draft board. He is 27 and visiting his parents while Cincinnati’s club is in the New York district.
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Midland Park
N. J
Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati Reds
Vander Mee
Reds
End
York District
Stars of Yesterday Standout Hurlers and Hitters
Harry Gumbert of the Cardinals limited his ex teammates the Giants to four hits. Aldon Wilkie of the Pirates shut down the Phillies with six safeties. Lonnie Frey of the Reds drove in four runs on a homer and a double against the Dodgers. Charley Root and Dom Dallesandro of the Cubs combined for a sharp game against the Braves as Root earned his 197th win with support from a 21 hit attack including an O’Doyle home run, a double and a single.
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Associated Press
Harry Gumbert
Cardinals
Giants
Aldon Wilkie
Pirates
Phillies
Lonnie Frey
Reds
Dodgers
Charley Root
Dom Dallessandro
Cubs
Root
Braves
Daloe
Giants fall to Cardinals as Gumbert loses fifth for St Louis
Cardinals win on Harry Gumbert’s fourth start since being traded by the Giants. Mel Ott hits his 15th homer for New York but a double and a walk seal the setback. Pirates Rookie Alden Wilkie tosses six hitters in a 5 0 win over the Phillies. Cubs pound Boston 13 6 behind 42 year old Charley Root in his 197th victory. Nats had an open date yesterday.
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Cardinals
Giants
Harry Gumbert
Bill Terry
St. Louis
Bill McGee
Cach
Paul Dean
Gumbert
Redbirds
McGee
New York
Mel Ott
Alden Wilkie
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Boston
Braves
Charley Root
Nats
Virginians Contribute Majorly to State Cancer Campaign
Virginians gave over 19 thousand dollars to the Virginia Cancer Foundation during April as part of a nationwide cancer control drive. Dr. Edwin P. Lehman reports contributions ahead of last year with most city and county units showing gains, enabling expanded education and care in six Virginia centers.
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Virginia Cancer Foundation
Edwin P. Lehman
University of Virginia
Virginia
Charters of 329 Firms Are Revoked In Virginia
The State Corporation Commission revoked 329 charters as of May 31. Of these 308 were domestic corporations and 21 were foreign certificates of authority. Revocations occur annually for failure to pay registration fees in the prior two years, with totals typically between 300 and 325.
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State Corporation Commission
N. W. Atkinson
Virginia
Atkinson
Muskrat Skins Bring Half Million in Virginia
Virginia trappers earned about a half million dollars from muskrat pelts in the last season per a Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries survey. Field biologist Donald J. Woolley said Eastern Virginia marshes yielded over six dollars per acre in well managed areas, while overall per acre income was lower due to over trapping and damage in unmanaged marshes. The study informs proposed trapping regulations and shows marsh owners and trappers favor conservation.
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Etromn Emmy
Virginia
Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Donald J. Woolley
Commission of Game
Virginia Tech Confers Degrees to 448 Science Grads
BLACKSBURG June 10 Among the 448 candidates for the Bachelor of Science degree and 53 candidates for the Master of Science degree conferred at Virginia Tech the ceremony marked the completion of doctoral and masters study for a large cohort.
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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
Vir
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