Pepper Martin Sparks Card features in gasps at bat
Pepper Martin, the old wild hoss of Osage, again shines for the St. Louis Cardinals with a baserunning lone run that fuels a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers. Carl Hubbel debuts for the Cubs, Phil Vacarro breaks ankle, Bob Johnson hits two homers for the A's in a 6-4 win over Detroit. Yankees fall to White Sox. Red Sox lead after rain.
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Feder
Wild Hoss
Osage
Louis Cardinals
Hoss
Pepper Martin
Pepper
Indy
Russ Evans
Alrady
Balk
Brooklyn Dodg
Ess Gas Housers
New York
Cubs
Big Bill Lee
Gabbynett
Carl
Hubbel
Old Squarepants
Phil Varreta
Phil
Bob Jhnson
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Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Chuck Klein
Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Edgar Smith
Yanks
Boston
Red Sox
St. Louis
Jim Tobin
Pittsburgh
Boston Bees
Cleveland
Indians
Washington
Senators
Bees
Nats
Chicago
Philadelphia
Sheriff's Sale of Automobile in Winchester Virginia
By virtue of an execution and levy in the case R. J. Whitacre vs W. J. Johnson the sheriff will sell at public auction at the jail Winchester Va at 10 AM May 13 1939 one 1929 model Chevrolet sedan cash terms J B Bywaters Sheriff of Freds Co Va and Dunn Auctioneer
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R. J. Whitacre
W. J. Johnson
Winchester
J. B. Bywaters
Fred’s Co
Vaan Dunn
Tee Shots Seen As Key in National Open Race
Ed Dudley, leading golfer, says solid tee shots could decide the National Open champion at Philadelphia Country Club next month after a practice round at Spring Mill. The event will be held on the par 69 layout with Dudley among the favorites.
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Big Ed Dudley
Dudley
Spring Mill
Philadelphia Country Club
City considers newsboy licensing and age rule
Quebec May 9 report indicates an act to license newsboys with a 25 cent yearly tax sets a minimum selling age of 12 and bars girls and women from selling newspapers, presently before the city council.
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Quebec
Canadian Press
Notice of Master Commissioner Reference in Pitcock Estate
In Winchester Virginia on April 25, 1939 the Corporation Court refers the Pitcock estate matter to a Master Commissioner for report on real estate, partition, and creditor priorities. A May 20, 1939 filing deadline is set at the Commissioner’s office for claims against decedent Lillie May Pitcock.
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Corporation Court
City OF
Win
Virginia
Pitcock
Winchester
Lillie May Pitcock
Lillie
Loudoun Street
J. W. Baker
W. E. Edwards
P. Q
Wake, Hedrick attend Warrenton Cup races weekend
Front Royal and Warren County News reports Mr and Mrs William Wake and Miss Minnie Sue Hedrick attended the Cup races in Warrenton Saturday. Also noted are local social visits, church circle plans, and Daughters of the Confederacy chapter activities with members attending meetings, planning district reports, and summer meeting times.
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Front Royal
William Wake
Minnie Sue Hedrick
Warrenton
O. W. Carper
Susan
Roanoke
Dr. Carper
Clapsaddle
Rotary District
A. O. Haley
Leonora
Elliott
Warren Rifles
United Daughters of the Confederacy
M. O. Simpson
T. A. Slaughter
John Donaldson
B. V. Atwood
J. G. Tapp
Margaret Simpson
Georgia
A. L. Harrison
Virginia
Woodstock
Carroll Walter
Charleston
S. C
Elizabeth Grubbs
L. B. Cary
Charles Pritchard
R. W. Buttsfield
Richard Baldwin
Bailey Stickley
B. S. Atwood
City Ordinance Authorizes Treasurer To Borrow 30000
The city treasurer may borrow up to 30000 at 2 percent for 90 days to meet April bond payments, pending Finance Committee approval and repayment from current revenues. Passed by Common Council May 2 1939.
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Common Council
Housefly Carrier Of Germs And Disease
Dr. I C Riggin notes the housefly spreads typhoid and infant diarrhea when sanitation is poor. Modern rural facilities reduce breeding, but personal hygiene remains crucial. To cut risk, remove breeding spots, swat flies, and screen food and milk.
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I. Co. Riggin
Explosion at Japanese factory kills and injures many
A chemical factory and a celluloid plant near an army powder magazine exploded in Tokyo on May 9. At least 11 people died, 260 were injured, and more than 3 were missing.
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Tokyo
Price backs three point plan to fund state schools
CHATHAM Va May 9 Governor James H Price urged the state to assume all instructional costs for public schools at a Pittsylvania education meeting. He endorsed a three point program praising term extensions and increased appropriations while criticizing teacher salaries as too low. He praised Parent-Teacher Associations and a safety program warning crime rises demand schools fight lawlessness. Delegate W M Neff urged more local funding and administration. Fletcher B Watson received a three piece silver service and a commemorative book for 18 years service from Mrs F C Beverley.
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Chatham
James H. Price
Pittsylvania County Education Association
General Assembly
Price
W. M. Neff
State Board of Education
Fletcher B. Watson
F. C. Beverley
Whitmell Farm Life School
Ups And Downs In Fifth Game
In the fifth bout results, Philadelphia fighter Lou Ambers won over Taway Vaughn in Herkimer, New York. Bobby Britton and Sammy Chivas fought to a draw in Richmond, Virginia. Freddie Cochine outpointed Lou Fortuna in Newark New Jersey, and Bucky Taylor defeated Charlie Burns in Baltimore Maryland.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Lou Ambers
Herkimer
N. Y
Taway Vaughn
Cleveland
Richmond
Bobby Britton
Miami
Sammy Chivas
Detroit
Drew
Newark
N. J
Freddie
Red) Cochine
Elizabeth
Lou Fortuna
Baltimore
Bucky Taylor
Charley Burns
Johnstown
Over Million Enrolled In 4 H Club Work
Virginia reports 21 242 4 H Club members in 1938 helping total national enrollment to 1 286 029. Dr J R Hutcheson says the national total reaches about 7 500 000 youths since 1914. More than a half million joined last year, 13 000 in Virginia.
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Virginia
J. R. Hutcheson
State Extension Service
Hutcheson
C. W. Warburton
Warburton
Gun Club Plans Registered Shoot Here On June 6
The Winchester Gun Club invites local sportsmen to practice at Rouss Park in preparation for a registered shoot on Tuesday June 6 The event will feature teams from West Virginia Virginia Pennsylvania and Maryland for prize money of 100 60 and 40 The club also plans league shoots with Piedmont Keystrand Martinsburg and Hagerstown.
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Winchester Gun Club
Rouss Park
Piedmont
Keystrand
Virginia 4-H Clubs Reach 74.3 Percent of Enrolled Projects
Virginia 4-H clubs sponsored by Virginia Tech and the U S Department of Agriculture report members aged 10 to 21 completed 74.3 percent of projects. Director Warburton notes citizenship training is key and the movement nears its national twenty fifth anniversary.
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Ord
Virginia Club
Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Warburton
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures May 6 Figures
Treasury status reports May 6 show receipts of 21.85 million dollars against expenditures of 25.35 million. The day’s results bring total public funds to 40.14 billion dollars, marking an increase over the prior day.
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Washington
The
Treasury
There Are Two Ways to Get at Constipation
An advertising notice promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a daily solution to constipation. It explains that lack of bulk in modern diets causes the issue and urges regular use with plenty of water. The toast cereal is made by Kellogg's in Battle Creek and sold by every grocer.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
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John C. Woolfolk
N. Loudoun St
Newsie
Front Royal and
Warren County News
Chester Duke Jr
Mrs. C. A. Duke
Thomas J. Hite
C. E. Dodd
R. A. Ivey
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J. B. Harnsberger
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Annabelle Reinberg
Q. D. Gasque
New York City
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Sperryville
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