Apple Blossom Festival Ties Up 4200 Out-of-Town Calls
Telephone operators of Chesapeake and Potomac work at decorated switchboards during the Apple Blossom Festival handling about 4 200 long distance calls from out of town over two days. Manager T W Kay notes traffic rose 25 percent to meet the visitors exceeding 150 000 in town.
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Aanee Ae
Elizabeth Wright
Miss Ewing
Effie Palmer
Fay Tavecchin
Smitty Grant
Virginia McCauley
Betty Moore
Vesta Graves
June Headley
Jeanne Smith
Jessie Lupton
Mildred
N. Braddock St
Bell Telephone System
Winchester
T. W. Kay
Winchester Telephone Communications
Handley Bowl
Bruce Gorham
J. B
Nugent Named New VMI Athletic Director
Virginia Military Institute in Lexington announces Tom Nugent will become athletic director on June 1 succeeding Frank Summers. The decision came from Major General Richard J. Marshall after Nugent was selected by the school's athletic council. Nugent, once a successful Hopewell high school coach, leads VMI toward renewed athletic progress.
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Lexington
Virginia A. Tary Institute
Tom Nugent
Nugent
Frank L. Summers
Richard J. Marshall
Eagles Cup Little Six Track Title Triumph
Lynchburg Brides Eagles repeat as Little Six track champions with 45 points. Merle Crouse set two records in a 4:28 mile and 9:58.4 two mile while Roanoke College’s Ray Decosta vaulted 12 feet 9 inches. Hampden Sydney scored 34, Randolph Macon 31.5, Roanoke 12.
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Bridewater
Eagles
Hampden - Sydney
Randolph - Macon
Lynchburg College
Go College
Laura
Genedes
Merle Crouse
Roanoke College
Ray Decosta
Randolph Macon
Roanoke
Derby Mass of Turf Confusion Sets Derby Stakes Scene
Churchill Downs prepares for the 77th Kentucky Derby with 23 entrants and a looming field of heavy contenders. Favorites wobble between Battle Morn and the Whitney pair Mamelu ke and Counterpoint as 100 000 prize money and about 100 000 expected spectators shape a volatile, wide open race card.
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John Chandler
Louisville
Churchill Downs
Battle Morn
Bay Flyer
Cain Hoy
Harry F. Guggenheim
Mameluke
Counterpoint
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Sonny) Whitney
Eddie Arcaro
Whitney
Repetoire
Ruhe
Unanimous verdict girls look prettier this spring
Hal Boyle reports a playful office poll finding unanimous praise for women’s looks this spring with varied reasons from plump winter feeding to natural appearance and increased intelligence. Suburban anecdotes include a grammar lesson on punctuation and a teen’s marriage proposal joke about paying for dates.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Eddie Lopat Stakes Yankee Rise With Hot Weather Start
Eddie Lopat, the Yankees hot weather pitcher, is 4-0 in May and nearing a 20-win season. Casey Stengel says the victory mindset helped him now, with Lopat dominating the Red Sox, Phillies, and others early in the campaign as New York climbs to first place.
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Associated Press
Eddie Lopat
New York Yankees
Casey Stengel
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Lopat
Yanks
Boston Red Sox
Eddie
Ted Williams
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Beer Teeth
Stengel
Ina Kiddie
Mickey Mantle
Gil McDougal
Heat Coleman
Lea Kellner
Cleveland
Wynn
Chico Carrasque
Chicago
LaStarza Aims Rex Layne Bout After Ring Triumph
New York boxing report says Roland LaStarza defeated Vern Mitchell at St Nicholas Arena in 1:38 of the eighth round. The win improves his profile and he expresses interest in an outdoor matchup with Rex Layne, his Utah-born rival. Mitchell weighed 191, LaStarza 189, crowd 1,630.
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Roland LaStarza
Rex Layne
Bronx
Kid
Utah
Vern Mitchell
Detroit
St. Nicholas Arena
Octo
Nellie
la Starza
Tiger
Michell
Mitchell
Cavaliers Seek Big Six Title Clincher at Richmond
Virginia travels to face Richmond with a 4-0 Big Six record while the Spiders hold 4-2. A victory would nearly clinch the crown for Virginia barring a late collapse, as Richmond’s ace Jerry Frampton toes the mound against Gus Rebler’s Cavaliers.
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Richmond
Virginia
Spiders
Jerry Frampton
Cavaliers
Gus Rebler
William & Mary
VMI
Roanoke College
Hampden-Sydney
George Washington University
Washington & Lee
Which town is called the ema ca pital in the Middle West
In Michigans Colon, a town in the Middle West is described as the ema ca pital where magician supplies are manufactured and tested and a Magicians' Jamboree is held late in the summer.
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Middle West
T. L. A. Colon
Mich
George Kell Led Minors In Four Categories In 1943
Detroit Tiger star George Kell, 1949 AL batting champion, once led the minors in four categories while with Lancaster in the Inter-State League. He batted .396, scored 120 runs, made 220 hits and collected 23 triples that season.
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Detroit
George Kell
Detroit Tiger
George
Lancaster
Baseball Scores A Weekend Incomplete Standings
National League results show Boston over St. Louis 12 to 7 and Cincinnati 5 to 4. Pittsburgh topped New York 5 to 1. American League updates list New York leading with high win totals, and Detroit, Cleveland, and Boston posting mixed scores amid Friday results.
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Boston
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
Aes
Detroit
Cleveland
Field of 13 Horses In Gold Cup Race
A field of 13 horses challenged Broadview Farms through four miles of timber obstacles in the 26th running of the Gold Cup Race.
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Warrenton—I
Broadview Farms
Virginia Gold Cup Steeplechase Draws East Coast Horses
The famed Virginia Gold Cup Steeplechase drew many top outlanding horses from the east and south, despite having no purse and offering only prestige.
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