Major with the Stars
Musial of the Cardinals returned from an appendicitis scare and went hitless in four at bats as St Louis lost 6-4 to the Giants. Jackie Robinson singled twice for the Dodgers in four at bats against Ewell Blackwell. Mickey Vernon doubled and singled for Washington in a 3-2 loss to Detroit. Ted Williams drew two walks as the Red Sox beat the White Sox 5-1.
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Mickey Vernon
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Reds Sweep Dodgers Behind Blackwell Gem And Tatum homer
Ewell Blackwell pitched a four hit shutout for the Reds as they beat the Dodgers 2-0. Tom Tatum homered against his former teammates and walked twice in the victory.
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Associated Press
Ewell Blackwell
Reds
Dodgers
Tom Tatum
Major League trades quiet as May 15 deadline passes
Baseball clubs trimmed rosters to 25 plus five ex servicemen by May 15 with little trading action. Phillies Reds and Pirates sought deals while some clubs spoke to others. Phillies pursued Vander Meer his top pitcher, and small moves involved Albright McBride Mackewicz.
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Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philly
Ben Chapman
Schoolboy Rowe
Emil
Dutch) Leonard
Johnny Vander Meer
Pirates
Rip Sewell
Fritz Ostermueller
Kirby Higbe
Nick Strincevich
Speedway factions threaten Indy 500 clashes at Chicago meet
Chicago May 15 A meeting of more than 50 drivers and car owners boycotting the Memorial Day 500 mile race at Indianapolis Speedway will be held in Chicago and could change a lot of pictures. Wilbur Shaw and Joe Lencki argued over whether the 500 mile race would be a first rate speed contest.
Often Misspelled Presentation Variants Noted
A language note catalogs common misspellings such as present ment and presen ti ment with clarifications. It lists synonyms like fault finding critical captious and censorious to aid writers and editors.
Gromyko Attacks British Rule in Palestine Debate
In New York on May 15 Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko blasted Britain's administration of Palestine at the UN Assembly. He urged immediate termination of the mandate and proposed a dual Arab Jewish state as a solution while criticizing British military actions as harmful to both Jews and Arabs.
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Charles Littlefield
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Lutheran Meeting Draws About 40 In Winchester
About 40 persons attended the Shenandoah Valley Lutheran Pastor's Association gathering in Winchester Tuesday. Rev. Leigh Bell opened with devotions, followed by four topic discussions led by area reverends. The group discussed plans to merge the Winchester and New Market conferences this fall and scheduled a picnic for July 29 at Elizabeth Furnace.
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Shenandoah Valley Lutheran Pastor’s Association Bemi
Winchester Tuesay
Leigh Bell
Charles Town
F. E. Dufford
Luray
J. P. Derrick
Woodstock
J. H. Fray
Shepherdstown
S. W. Berry
Timberville
Winchester
New Market
William E. Eisenberg
Golden Glow
Elizabeth Furnace
Bell To Head Harrisonburg School System
J L Deter, chairman of the Harrisonburg School Board, announced Maurice Harold Bell as superintendent of Harrisonburg schools. Bell, 40, will take office July 1 and succeeds William H Keister who retires after 53 years in leadership. The salary is 5400 annually.
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Harrisonburg
J. L. Deter
Maurice Harold Bell
Andrew Lewis High School
Salem
Bell
Lexington
Hot Springs
Pittsylvania County
William H. Keister
Douglas School Dominates District Track Meet
Douglas School tops the Tri-State Association meet with 79 points led by Edward Bartlett Marvel Thompson Arthur Gaither Dorothy Coleman Evelyn Lewis James Walden and Wallace Ford. Rockville 49 Martinsburg 20 Berryville 7. Edward Bartlett Edith Smith Dorothy Coleman Edward Taylor Briscoe among top finishers.
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Douglas High School
Rockville
Martinsburg
Berryville
Edward Bartlett
Marvel Thompson
Arthur Gaither
Dorothy Coleman
Evelyn Lewis
James Walden
Wallace Ford
Jane Johnson
Winchester
Naomi Green
Phillip Green
Ae Roman
Dorothy Doleman
Ann Cook
Mary Demar
Edith Smith
Edward Taylor
Charles Burks
Briscoe
Vinchester
Impassioned Word Of The Day Arouses Listeners
A reader learns the daily word impassioned meaning full of warm feeling and ardent. An example shows impassioned swords arousing listeners, illustrating how strong emotion can energize speech and rhetoric.
O Sullivan Representatives Return from National Plastics Show
Representatives of the O Sullivan Rubber Corporation's Plastic Division returned from Chicago where they attended the National Plastics Exhibition at the Coliseum May 7 through 9. The O Sullivan display highlighted Pedigreed Plastic materials for shoes upholstery packaging and luggage among 629 exhibitors. The show emphasized tailor made plastics with over 50 000 variations in plastic sheeting. Attendees included J N Mason Harry Dieckman FE Oppelt and Milton Radcliffe.
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O’sullivan Rubber Corporation
Chicago
Coliseum
O’sullivan
O'Sullivan
J. N. Mason
Harry Dieckman
FE. F. Oppelt
Milton Radcliffe
Twenty crack drivers set for airport speedway race Sunday
About twenty well known local racing figures are slated to race at the Airport Speedway Sunday afternoon announced by track operator Kermit Batt. Shorty Bowers, returning with a new car after a May 4 wreck, and his brother Ed in Poison Lil, are among entrants with several rebuilt cars from Winchester Virginia and Pennsylvania. Time trials start 1 p.m. and the first event at 2 p.m.
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Kermit Batt
Shorty Bowers
Elmer Orndorff
Poison Lil
Winchester
W. Va
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