Legion Must Win Sunday To Stay In Series Race
Front Royal defeated the Legion 2 to 1 in a tight game at Rouss Park with a sixth inning homer by Wines off Pence. Sunday’s rematch at 3 p.m. features Davy Pence for the Legion against Oliver as Front Royal seeks to clinch.
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Legion
Front Royal
Northern Virginia Baseball League
Vines
Rouss Park
Davy Pence
Oliver
Bailey
Smith
Burch
Shickle
Eddins
Floranna
Pence
Wines
Fawcett
Leon Pope
Spurs
Martinsburg Hosts Waynesboro In Week Home Game
Martinsburg high school football will host the Golden Tornadoes of Waynesboro Pa. tomorrow under the arches. The Bulldogs routed Roosevelt Washington 90 to 7 last week.
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Martinsburg
Golden Tornadoes
Waynesboro
Bulldogs
Roosevelt
Washington
Special censuses by the Bureau of the Census
The Bureau conducts special censuses at the request and expense of a city or other political unit. These are in addition to the federal census.
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Bureau of the Census
Brooklyn Faces Do or Die Game With Cardinals
Brooklyn trails the Cardinals by a game and a half after yesterday’s split and must win tonight to stay in contention. Lefty Joe Hatten or Ralph Branca will start for Brooklyn while George Munger pitches for St. Louis. Preacher Roe and Don Newcombe delivered strong outings as Brooklyn’s pitching staff holds opponents to few runs, but bats have cooled with Pee Wee Reese Gil Hodges and Duke Snider going cold.
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ST. Louis
Brooklyn
Burt Shotton
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Red Birds
Joe Hatten
Ralph Branca
Shotten
Hatten
Branca
George Munger
Brooks
Preacher Roe
Arkansas
Roe
Max Lanier
Don Newcombe
Newcombe
Chicago
Rex Barney
Jack Banta
Cubs
Pee Wee Reese
Gil Hodges
Duke Sniders
Jackie Robinson
Enos Slaughter
Slaughter
Stan Musial
del Rice
Nippy Jones
Eddie Kazak
Chuck Diering
Demon
Softball hurler goes 27 innings to finals
Herb Dudley of the Clearwater Bombers pitched 27 innings to reach the world series softball final. He threw 21 frames to beat Okmulgee Oilers 1 to 0 and then pitched a one hitter in a 4-0 win over Mercedes Texas. His 55 strikeouts may set a new world record. Clearwater advances to face Toronto for the championship.
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Little Rock
Ark
Herb Dudley
Clearwater
Fla
Dudley
Okmulgee
Omfa
Oilers
Mercedes
Tex
Randolph Macon Welcomes Keller To Football Camp
Keller joins Randolph Macon football camp as summer employment delayed his report. The article also notes players from several colleges preparing for upcoming games with Furman George Washington Duke and Guilford, along with ship of linemen and captains for Virginia Tech.
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Randolph Macon
Keller
Washington and Lee University
Generals
Eddystone
Henry Mastriann
Massillon
Ohio
Joe McCutcheon
Charleston
W. Va
Johni Kay
Jim Fahey
Cumberland
Virginia Tech
Bob McNeish
Otey Meriwether
Oren Hopkins
Walter Schulte
Duke Jones
John Thomas
Joe Palumbo
Bill Wright
Joe Myers
Don Schalla
University of Richmond
Spiders
Duke
Blue Devils
Richmond
Durham
N. C
Ted Keller
Winchester
Randolph-Macon
Hampden-Sydney Tigers
Morgan Tiller
Bengals
Guilford
Greensboro
Braun Cameron
Baseball standings and results from Major and American leagues
Major League standings show St Louis Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston New York Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago current records and yesterday results. AMERICAN LEAGUE leaders New York Boston Detroit Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago St Louis Washington with yesterday scores and upcoming schedule. Yesterday's stars include Gus Zernial's pinch hit homer for the White Sox and Preacher Roe's two hit shutout for the Dodgers against the Cardinals.
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St. Louis
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Wshington
Gus Zernial
White Sox
New York Yankees
Preacher Roe
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Six man teams open season with two Sunday games
Stonewall high school meets Hedgesville at 2 p m while Clarke county faces Shepherdstown at the same hour in two District L openers. Stephens City sits out this weekend and starts Sept 30 at home against Stanley.
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Stonewall High School
Hedgesville
W. Va
Clarke County High School
Shepherdstown
Stephens City
Stanley
William Goforth
DeHaven
Stonewall
Goforth
Charles Keckley
Rebels
Victor Crim
Bobby Hoover
Luther Dorsey
Charley Gillespie
Keckley
Billy Cornwell
Calvin Shirley
Hoover
Gillespie
Crimat
Dorsey
Cornwell
Boyce
Woodstock
Berryville
United
Chester Rockwell
Rockwell
Clarke County
Fierest
Stalin's marriages recount: three wives linked to his life
Reports say Stalin's current wife is the marshal's third. His first wife died in 1907 after four years. His second wife Nadezhda Alleluieva died in 1932. she wed Stalin when she was 17 and he was 40. His third marriage to Rosa Kaganovich has not been officially confirmed.
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Stalin
Mme. Stalin
Marshal
Nadezhda Alleluieva
Rosa Kaganovich
Kiner Seeks Ruth Record as HR No 52 Ties Personal Best
Pittsburgh star Ralph Kiner belted his 52nd home run to match his 51 from 1947. With nine games left, he trails Babe Ruth's 60 and leads the NL with 122 RBIs, edging Jackie Robinson by three. He says hot streaks drive big numbers and is aiming to ride this burst.
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Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
Babe Ruth
Pittsburgh Pirate
Boston Braves
Bill Voiselle
Kiner
Brooklyn
Jackie Robinson
BAC
Yankee Lead Cut To Two Games in American League
The Yankees saw their AL lead trimmed to two games after an 10-9 loss to the Chicago White Sox while Boston beat Cleveland 9-6. Gus Zernial hit a ninth inning three run homer to seal Chicago’s win as Ted Williams and the Red Sox rallied to defeat Cleveland. Ellis Kinder earned his 22nd win with scoreless final innings.
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Ralph Roden
Associated Press
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Yanks
Chicago White Sox
Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Chicago
Gus Zernial
Joe Page
Boston
Indians
Tribe
Sox
Mike Garcia
al Zarilla
Chuck Stubbs
Ted Williams
Vern Stephens
Zarilla
Ellis Kinder
Huffman Appointed Northern Virginia Agriculture Instructor
J. Carlyle Huffman of Front Royal has been appointed itinerant instructor of agricultural education for the northern half of Virginia's northern district by the State board of education. He covers Frederick and Clarke counties and pursues a Master of Science at Cornell University focusing on agriculture education instruction.
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J. Carlyle Huffman
Front Royal
State Board of Education
Virginia
Frederick
Clarke
Huffman
Cornell University
Quail Season Cut West of Blue Ridge
In Virginia the State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries shortened the quail season west of the Blue Ridge to run Nov 20 through Dec 15 within Amherst, Bedford and Nelson counties. Russell County closes Dec 5. East of the Blue Ridge the season remains Nov 20 to Jan 20.
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Richmond
State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Blue Ridge
I. T. Quinn
National Forest
Amherst
Bedford
Nelson
Russell County
The
Lonely Hearts Case Prosecution Rests
Dover Delaware September 22 The State rested in the lonely hearts murder trial of a 45 year old mother Mrs Inez Brennan and her 16 year old son Robert. They are accused in the slaying of Wade N Wooldridge a suitor met through lonely hearts correspondence. The defense plans two days of witnesses and the case may go to the jury Monday.
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Dover
Del
Lonely Hearts
Inez Brennan
Robert
Wade N. Wooldridge
Union probe ends as Lesinski dissolves committee
The International Pressmen Union’s call leads to the abolishment of a subcommittee after Chairman Lesinski, at the helm of the full committee, disbands it amid trade union practice concerns. Jacobs had chaired the investigating group.
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Tion
Wis
International Pressmans Union
Lesinski
D-Mfch
Jacobs
Richmond seeks natural gas from FPC for six Virginia cities
Richmond Virginia filed for natural gas with the Federal Power Commission. It supports Commonwealth Natural Gas Corp. to wholesale gas for Richmond Norfolk Portsmouth Petersburg Suffolk and Newport News. Goal is natural gas by fall 1950 with a pipeline completion by May 1 to enable a summer switch from manufactured gas.
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Washington
Richmond
Federal Power Commission
Commonwealth Natural Gas Corp
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Petersburg
Siipewell
Newport News
Suffolk
Commonwealth
Five Winchester Men Enlist in U S Army
Five Winchester residents L Miller Robert White have enlisted in the U S Army. Fawcett and West cousins join the Signal Corps and after Fort Knox basic training will attend radio and communications school. Others enlisted in Coast Artillery and seek Army service schools.
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L. Miller
Robert White
Winchester
U. S. Army
Fawcett and
West
Cousins
Signal Corps
Fort Knox
Coast Artillery
Army
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