Rain-Cut Contests End Ahead as Park Nines Win
Winchester Park Association baseball squads added two wins over Round Hill and Vienna Firemen with scores 9-0 and 4-1. Duff struck out 10 in one game while Jarman of Vienna had no strikeouts. Patton Swanson returned from Bunker Hill and Keller made a fine catch near the grandstand as about 1,000 fans watched a Sunday service before the rain halted play.
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Winchester Park Association
Round Hill
Vienna Firemen
Duff
Jarman
Patton
Swanson
Bunker Hill
Keller
Gichner Red Sox Top All Stars 9 3 in Front Royal
The Gichener Red Sox from Washington DC ended the All Stars seven game win streak with a 9 to 3 victory in Front Royal Virginia. Coker drove in five runs with two homers and a single while Clark added a triple a double and a single. Local players Lyle McFall Goodwin and Shirey each had two hits.
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Front Royal
Gichener Red Sox
Washington, D. C
All Stars
Sox
Weaver
Brown
Coker
Clark
Lyle McFall
Goodwin
Shirey
Ancient ivory combs and jars found in northern Iraq
Archaeologists excavating in northern Iraq under the University of Pennsylvania Museum and American School of Oriental Research report unearthing ivory combs and stone cosmetic jars dating to 8700 B C. The joint expedition brings new insights into early Mesopotamian cultures.
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Iraq
University of Pennsylvania Seum
American School of Oriental Research
Baseball American League Standings and Games
The American League standings show Washington 7 Philadelphia 4 St Louis 5 Detroit 3 New York 2 9 Chicago 1 7 and Boston 5 2 Cleveland 2 11 with each club scheduled for two games. New York plays Washington Philadelphia meets Boston St Louis faces Detroit Cleveland visits Chicago.
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Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
W. Pet
Hotel Hershey Opens With Formal Fete
The Hotel Hershey opened with a formal opening Friday night and welcomed guests today. Prominent visitors attended a brilliant dinner and dance atop the hills north of Chocolate Town, with the modern fireproof white brick structure offering terraces, landscaped gardens, and a Latin style main lounge shaped like Cuban patios.
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Hershey
America
Cuba
Hershey Estates
Bondage at the Palace Stars Dorothy Jordan Tonight
Dorothy Jordan and Alexander Kirkland lead the Fox drama Bondage at the Palace tonight and Tuesday. The film follows a group of youths seeking happiness and romance, with a powerful climactic ending.
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Dorothy Jordan
Palace
Fox
Alexander Kirkland
Maurice Chevalier Stars in A Bedtime Story at Capitol
Maurice Chevalier headlines the Capitol's new film A Bedtime Story opening today with a witty song filled performance. The cast also includes Helen Twelvetrees Edward Everett Horton Adrienne Ames and Baby Leroy in a glossy Hollywood presentation.
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Maurice Chevalier
Capitol
Maurice
Chevalier
Hollywood
Capitol Theatre
Helen Twelvetrees
Edward Everett Horton
Adrienne Ames
Baby Leroy
Song of the Eagle at the Colonial Theatre opens tomorrow
Richard Arlen and Mary Brian lead the romantic drama Song of the Eagle in Paramount’s production opening tomorrow at the Colonial Theatre. The film portrays two dramatic decades in American life.
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Eagle
Colonial Theatre
Richard Arlen
Mary Brian
Paramount
Air Piercing Glass Before Bullet Arrives
Slow motion film shows compressed air in front of a bullet creating a hole in glass prior to the bullet striking the pane. This effect is demonstrated in a Collier's Magazine feature describing the physics of ballistics and glass penetration.
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Collier’s Magazine
Baseball standings and schedule for the National League
National League results show Chicago 5 Boston 3 and Boston 1 New York 2. Brooklyn 5 New York 4. Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 0 and St Louis 8 Philadelphia 7.3. Upcoming games include Boston at Pittsburgh Chicago at Pittsburgh Cincinnati at St Louis Boston at Philadelphia Brooklyn at New York. Beach club plays ten games.
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Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
St. Loui
Wadsworth to speak for repeal at Handley Library
James W. Wadsworth of New York will discuss Temperance Education and Liquor Control at an 8 pm meeting on Wednesday May 31 at Handley Library. He is joined by Mrs. Julian Keith of Warrenton a leading Virginia speaker backing repeal.
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James W. Wadsworth
New York
Handley Library
Halls of
Congress
Wadsworth
Julian Keith
Warrenton
Virginia
Green
Geneseo
Yale
Porto Rico
Assembly
United States
Senate
Robert F. Wagner
Association Against Prohibition
New York State
J. W. Wadsworth
World population estimates and US gender counts
The article notes many people are uncounted by censuses. The International Statistical Institute estimated over two billion people globally in 1980. In the United States there were 62,187,080 males and 60,637,965 females.
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International Statistical Institute of the
League of Nations
Geneva
United States
Simply Worn Out Women Seek Relief with Potent Tonic
The ad claims Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound refreshes weary women overwhelmed by housework. It promises renewed strength and cites that 98 out of 100 users benefit, urging readers to buy now from local druggists.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Alleghany High Trackmen win C V A L meet at Handley Stadium
Cumberland's Alleghany High School wins the Cumberland Valley Athletic League track meet at Handley Stadium with 37 points, Handley High of this city finishing second with 24. Martinsburg and Hagerstown tie for third at 22. Bowers of Martinsburg sets league record in 100 yards, Gale of Cumberland breaks 440 record, and Cumberland earns a year with the silver cup.
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Alleghany High School
Cumberland
Cumberland Valley Athletic League
Handley Stadium
Handley High School
Handley Boys
Hagerstown
Martinsburg
D. Va
Handley
Marylanders
Iwo
Bowers
Gale
Onds
Hennessey
Johnson
Waynesboro
Maryland
Peacock
Funkhouser
Mandy
Cumber
Rinker
Lake
Hast
Miller
Minch
Serf
Brumback
McGill
Carpenter
Crisman
Morris
Lillard
Michael
Chapman
Staley
Thrift
Minnich
Wolfkill
McDonald
Cumberland and Martinsburg Athletes Dominate Local Meet
Cumberland and Martinsburg athletes sweep events in a local track meet. Winners include Mandy, Lake Handley, Bowers, Lillard, Gale, Chapman and others across sprints, distance, field events, and relays with times and distances listed for each event.
Millwood Nine Tops Cabbies 14-0 In Local Derby
Millwood Athletic Club blanked Paramount Cabbies 14 to 0 at Lambe Field. Dovell pitched six no hit innings, Pulliam followed with two hits allowed in three innings, both squads struck out four. Forsythe, Peach, Shoemaker, Burtner and Pulliam each collected two base hits for Millwood.
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Millwood
Millwood Athletic Club
Paramount Cabbies
Hagerstown
Lam~ae
Dovell
Cabbies
Pulliam
Dovel
Forsythe
Peach
Shoemaker
Burtner
Sen al
AB. R. H
Gore Slugmen Stop Gainesboro 10 to 7
Gore Slugmen defeated Gainesboro 10 to 7 in seven innings as rain halted play. The see saw contest swung between the teams with Gainesboro up two games to one in the three game series, hinting at more clashes before the season ends.
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Gore
Gainesboro
Gainseboro
Gainesboro Oval Hosts Midletown in Expected Close Game
Next Saturday Gainesboro welcomes Midletown for a likely tight matchup at the oval with both teams contesting for advantage. The home crowd anticipates a strong showing from Gainesboro as Midletown brings a tested lineup.
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Middletown
Gainesboro Oval
Gainesboro
Kismet and Fate in Mohammeds Teachings
The text explains that in Arabic kismet means fate and that Mohammed preached submission to God’s ordained will. It notes that predestination undercuts futile resistance yet inspires profound heroism and fortitude among Muslims in defense of their faith.
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Mohammed
World Record Leap From Four Miles Up
John Tranam of England set a world delayed parachute jump record by free falling from four miles altitude over Salisbury Plain and opening his parachute at 17 500 feet. The previous record of 15 000 feet was held by Bud Manning of the United States.
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John Tranam
Salisbury Plains
Bud Manning
United States
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