Connie Mack’s A’s regain form with high quality games
Connie Mack, 84, in 47th year as Athletics manager, leads the A’s to six wins in eight as they beat Cleveland 17-6 behind Sam Chapman and a late comeback. Detroit tops Washington 8-0, Hal Newhouser ending a four game skid. Boston wins 19-6 over Chicago with Ted Williams homering twice.
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Associated Press
Connie Mack
Baseball
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Mack
A’s
Mackmen
Sam Chapman
Feller
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Capital City
Hal Newhouser
Red Sox Hero Teaches Boy Hope Through Double Home Run
In Maiden Massachusetts Glenn Brawn-Bugoed, aged 11, lost both legs after a ranch accident. Ted Williams and Joe Dobson visited him at Malden Hospital. Williams then hit two home runs for Glenny, who asked when to start learning artificial legs and vowed to become a sports fan regardless.
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Maiden
Mass
Glenny
Boston Red Sox
Ted Williams
Glenn
William H. Fisher
Malden Hospital
Williams
Red Sox
Joe Dobson
Calumet Farm Tops Money Winners At Havre De Grace
Calumet Farm led by Warren Wright shows strong spring earnings with six winners at the Havre De Grace meet and seven at Pimlico after skipping Bowie. Jimmy Jones trains a string that has earned $145,235 at Havre De Grace and delivered notable wins like Faultless in the Preakness and Pep Well in the Baltimore Spring Handicap.
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Havre DE Grace
Calumet
Warren Wright
Chicago
Pimlico
Faultless
Baltimore
Kentucky
Wright Stable
Calumet Star Armed Targeting Big Illinois Stakes
Chicago summer meetings loom with Armed the handicap ace recovering from a winter injury and slated for high-stakes events in Illinois. The Calumet club awaits strong entries as summer dates draw near. Henry Cotton backs Britain’s Walker Cup effort and declines coaching favors to Frank Stranahan ahead of Carnoustie and upcoming Cup clashes.
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Chicago
Calumet
Illinois
ST. Andrews
Scotland
Henry Cotton
Frank Stranahan
Cotton
Carnoustie
Public Sale of Building Lots in Frederick County Virginia
Special Commissioner announces public auction of four unimproved lots from Hillcrest Opequon Terrace and Robert M. Henry Subdivisions in Winchester Frederick County Virginia. Sale in court front May 23 1947 at noon. Terms one third cash balance in two annual installments bonds of purchaser deed of trust. Clerk certifies bond filed.
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Eunice
Hillcrest
Frederick County
Virginia
Opequon Terrace
Robert M. Henry
Winchester
Herbert S. Larrick
Eunice May Jenkins
Rosa Hester Garrett
Lee N. Whitacre
Circuit Court
Clem Babb Wins A League Handicap in NVPCO Meet
Clem Babb anchors Northern Virginia Power in a League A handicap event with 125 102 130 for a 357 set plus 12 pins making 369 and $25 first prize in a field of 44. Bill Rohrer, Harry Snyder, Bobby Grove place behind with varying totals and awards. Twenty one A Leaguers share $3.00 each, Junior Gibbs wins booby prize with 80c, O Sullivan Plant team claims season trophy with Lions runner up, Bud Miller posts 109 average.
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Clem Babb
Northern Virginia Power
Bill Rohrer
Home Beneficial Life Insurance
Harry Snyder
Viscose
Guy Stanley
Harold Dawson
Woody Glaize
Joe Allder
Jerry Terlingo
Oscar Zigler
John Over
Bob Gibbs
Bill Cowherd
Salty Wisecarver
Merv Slifer
Bill Swimley
Paul Bolton
King Sirbaugh
Carl Bush
Charles Dorton
Lyle Henry
Andy Danko
Kenneth McDonald
Everett Holsinger
Kenneth Keetch
Gibbs
Lawrence Grim
O’sullivan Plant
Lions Clubs
Bud Miller
League awards honor top performers in high set prize
Kenneth McDonalds led with a 383 high set prize while Jerry Terlinge posted a 163 game to win the high average award. Bobby Lewis as league president Joe Newlin as treasurer and Woody Glaize as statistician received league member awards.
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Kenneth McDonal
Jerry Terlinge
Bobby Lewis
Joe Newlin
Woody Glaize
Military Unit To Hold Meetings in Five Virginia Cities
Officers from Buckingham Clarke Frederick Shenandoah Madison Culpeper Orange Loudoun Fauquier Warren Page and Rappahannock counties will gather May 12 to 16 at five Virginia locales to form provisional units within the Army 224th Organized Reserve Composite Group. Major Howard D. Evens will lead talks on training provisions and inactive duty credit.
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Army
224Th Organized Reserve Composite Group
Warrenton
Virginia
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Handley
Warren
Page
Pappahannock
Randolph Macon Academy
Front Royal
Howard D. Evens
Virginian Dies in Northeast Pennsylvania Plane Crash
A monoplane carrying four persons on a return flight from New York City to Rochester, New York, crashed in a desolate northeastern Pennsylvania wooded area, killing one Virginian and leaving three others injured.
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Virginian
Honesdale
New York City
Rochester
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Plane crash victims named in Rochester area incident
Charles Bowlin of Page Airways Rochester piloted a single engine low wing plane that struck the ground and exploded after impact. Victims identified include Robert F. Morley president of Morley Machine Co Rochester Morley’s sister in law Jean Hatch Rochester and Bernard Moore Norfolk Va.
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Charles Bowlin
Page Airways
Rochester
Wayne County
Vernon B. Walsh
Robert F. Morley
Morley Machine Co., Inc
Morley
Jean Hatch
Bernard Moore
Norfolk
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CONNIE_ MACK
Joe Reichler
Bob Feller
Grove’s
Ecrosse ¥ Radio
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
Loudoun St
Sealy Kingsdown
Golden Sleep Box Springs
Golden Sleep
Southern Cross
J. W. Grove Furniture
Henry
Stranahan
St. Andrew’s
NVPCO
Cushman
S. Loudoun St
Molden Electric Co
Et N. Loudoun St
Neptle
Derby Downs
Akron
Ohio
Chevrolet
Oates Avenue
North Loudoun
Chevrolet Motor Division
Walsh
Bendix, N. J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Scotts Lawn Food
Solenberger
N. Loudoun St
Butch
Pres
Treas
One Man Odd Jobs Co
Uninc
America
CBS
Northern Virginia Power Co
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