Leesburg Faces Winchester Park In Labor Day Showdown
Leesburg eyes a strong front against Winchester Park on Labor Day as manager Harry Filippo touts their lineup and past scores. The roster includes Leesburg natives Hope and Lawson with several imports from Baltimore and Washington, while Filippo notes interest from the Washington Senators and Piedmont and Federal League affiliates.
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Leesburg
Winchester Park
Labor Day
Harry Flippo
Winchester
Filippo
Flippo
Hope
Baltimore Police
Washington
Frank Watt
Philadelphia Nationals
Lawson
Downs
Chambers
Nau
Mintzell
Benner
H. James Ls
Keyser
Snyder
Suddith
Talbutt
Watt
Rommel
Washington D. C
Old Milwaukee
Lefty Brown
Washington Senators
Richmond Colts
Philadelphia Athletics
Middleburg
Giants Boost Their Flag Lead As Breaks Help Giants
Giants lead NL pennant race as Johnny McCarthy stars with two homers and three RBIs in a 5-4 win over the Cardinals. Mel Ott adds a 30th homer while the Dodgers win 4-3 over the Cubs and Brooklyn’s bullpen collapses. Yankees slump ends as Bob Feller fans 12 in a 4-2 Indians win. Sixteen games of results note standings with Greenberg’s two homers for the Tigers and a doubleheader sweep by the White Sox.
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Giants
Dodgers
Sid Feder
Associated Press
Bill Terry
Colonel
Memphis
New York Giants
Johnny McCarthy
Flatbush Frolics
Brooklyn
Terry Terriers
Cardinals
Cubs
Johnny
Cards
New Yorkers
Mel Ott
Terry
New York
Gowanus
Yankees
Young Bob Feller
Young Bob
Tribe
Joe Dimaggio
Hank Greenberg
Tigers
Senators
Yanks
White Sox
Red Sox
Athletics
Browns
Bill Webber
Pirates
Phillies
Bees
Reds
Ble
Max Bw
Woody Jensen
Bob Feller
Indians
Thornton Lee
Boze Berger
Luke Appling
Lee
Berger
Appling
Wright Field aviator achieves first fully automatic landing
The U S Army Air Corps conducts the world’s first entirely automatic airplane landing at Wright Field Dayton Ohio after two years of research. Capt Carl J Crane director of the instrument navigation laboratory Capt G W Holloman assistant director and Raymond Stout project engineer were aboard during tests. The aircraft landed without pilot input or ground remote control under adverse wind conditions.
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U. S. Army Air Corps
Wright Field
Dayton
Air Corps
Carl J. Crane
Instrument Navigation Laboratory
G. W. Holloman
Raymond Stout
Queen of Tobacco Fete Receives Royal Crown in South Boston
In South Boston Virginia the Festival Queen Senorita Rosario de Blanck of Havana received a gold leaf trophy from John McRae as part of the Tobacco Festival opening. The event drew about 30 000 visitors over a 36 hour celebration with 70 000 seats planned for the amphitheatre and a 30 float parade. Senator Harry Byrd is to crown the queen with a coronation ball to close the festival.
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Queen of Tobacco
South Boston
United States
John McRae
Senorita Rosario de Blanck
Havana
McRae
W. M. Tuck
Halifax County
Tuck
Pedro Hartinez Fraga
Senorita de Blanck
Washington
Byrd
Harry F. Byrd
Berryville
Halifax
Charles Vaughan
Jamestown
Col. Tarleton
Charlottesville
Washington Duke
U. S
J. A. Bingham
A. Lewis
Sheppherd Terry
Tobacco Capital Happy
Boston
Monk Mew Mama Foster Cat Brings New Kitten Home
Oklahoma City’s Jocko the monk, a 13 year old resident of Mabry trailer, adopts a six week old alley cat. She gives the kitten full attention and even cradles it while eating. She has previously cared for cats dogs a duck and two timber wolves.
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Oklahoma City
Jocko the Monk
C. H. Mabry
Mexico
John
Pepper) Martin
St. Louis Cardinal
Jocko
War Map of China Offered by Winchester Evening Star
The Winchester Evening Star sells a five color 21 by 28 inch up to date map of China showing cities towns mountains railroads lakes and water routes with an Asia wide economic and political data reverse. Enclose ten cents for the MAP OF ASIA and provide name city.
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Winchester Evening Star
Asia
Will Rogers Humorous Story Ends With Quip
Police chiefs from around the world gathered in New York and shared jokes as part of a humorous segment. One tale contrasts nationalities building a community and a cemetery with the punchline “We Are Here To Stay,” followed by a closing prayer.
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New York
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Cleveland
Ceee Enw Nee
Cameron St
Fairfax Lane
Central Press
Wayton
Wricet Friel
Capt. Crane
Capt. Holloman
Monk
China
The
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Yale
General Tire and Rubber CO
Will Rogers
Acorn Heights
Cooks
Valley Pike
D. I. Bailey
McCormick Deering Farmall
L. Brumback
N. Cameron St
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