Corner on Sports notes Park Front Royal series outlook
Ryland Conner of the Park Association says the focus is winning the Front Royal series rather than challengers. Rumors link Grange entering a Park Viscose rematch as the season winds toward October with weather and Sundays limiting play. High School boasts 25 straight football wins as Augusta Military Academy visits. Martinsburg and Fort Hill figures loom in regional play. The column notes Jerry Jack as the area’s famed large-football figure and cites James Jeffries as the first heavyweight champion to retire in 1905.
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Grange
Orange Nine
Front Royal
Blairton
Park
Martinsburg
Jerry Jack
Fort Hill
Cumberland
Romney
Allegany
The
Sentinels
Park Needs Only One Game To Cop Baseball Crown
Park leads the Little World Series north of Winchester with two wins to Front Royal’s one as the fourth game looms Sunday at 3 30. Viscose coach Goodwin weighs pitching choices while Park adds outside players Barr and Wilson to boost lineup for the decisive clash.
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Park
Northern Virginia
Winchester
Royal
Labor Day
Paul Hoover
Coopy Goodwin
Front Royal
Sphinx
Goodwin
Champs
Settle
Eddins
Grimes
Pront Royal
Ginny” Mentzer
Willow
Wiscoe
Michael
Nesbitt
Miller
Judy
Sandy
Court hangover limits whiskey sales under license rule
In St Louis Judge George H Moore held druggist Thomas Levin guilty of selling whiskey wholesale without a license. He sentenced Levin to 30 days in jail and a 200 dollar fine after a wedding rumor misled a customer about a townwide invitation.
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ST. Louis
Thomas Levin
George H. Moore
Levin
Cubs and Tigers Slated To Meet In World Series
Cubs hold a three game NL edge over the Cardinals after wins over Cincinnati. If misfortune hits Cubs or Tigers, playoff games could loom with the Tigers facing the Senators and Cubs and Cards possible in a Monday playoff. Red Sox billing and other league results noted with Johnson injury and other pennant chatter.
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Cubs
Tigers
Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Chicago Cubs
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Cholly Grimm
Jolly Bruins
Pirates
Cards
Reds
Bengals
Steve O'Neill
S&j. Louis Browns
Washington
Senators
Boston Red Sox
Boston Braves
New York Yankees
Browns
Redlegs
Hank Wyse
Paul Derringer
Don Johnson
Peanuts Lowery
Lowery
Phil Cavarretta
Johnson
Babe P. Nelli
Christ Hospital
Grimm
Nearkaye
Elwyn
Preacher) Roe
Pirate Southpaw
George Dockins
al Jurisich
Jurisich
Bacs
Roe
Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Red Puffing
Cub
Rockbridge County Treasurer William A. Adair Dead at 67
William A. Adair 67 Rockbridge County treasurer died after a heart attack at his Lexington home. He served as treasurer since 1917 after working in his father’s store. He was active in Fons Church Deacons Kiwanis Mason and Sons of Confederate Veterans. Survived by wife Mabel Welsh Adair a brother a sister and two more sisters.
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Lexxington
William A. Adair
Rockbridge
Adair
James McDowall Adair
Ida Lee
Union
W. Va
Washington and Lee University
Deacons
Lexington
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Mabel Welsh Adair
Mount Hope
Bessie Lee "Adete
Roanoke
Agnes Parr Adair
Fout Family Visits Unger’s Store For 80th Birthday
Gainesboro residents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fout visited Mrs. Fout’s father Mr. Elijah Puffinburger in Unger’s Store West Virginia to celebrate his 80th birthday. Other locals, including Mr. and Mrs. Earle McKeever and daughter Carolyn of Winchester, gathered with relatives in various nearby towns. Delphia DeHaven’s friends Dorothy Bohrer and Virginia Miller called on her recently.
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Gainesboro
Harry Fout
Fout
Elijah Puffinburger
Unger
W. Va
Puffinburger
Earle McKeever
Carolyn
Winchester
L. D. Williamson
Virgil DeHaven
June
Front Royal
Mary Virginia DeHaven
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Ruble
William Fisher
Albin
Dorothy Bohrer
Virginia Miller
Delphia DeHaven
Central Utah Pack Officers To Add Bow And Arrow Match
Provo Utah officers group expands shooting events with a bow and arrow match added to pistol and rifle contests on October 7. The Central Utah Pack Officers Association aims to prevent ammunition shortages.
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Provo
Utah
Central Utah Pack Officers’ Association
Toeield
Robbers Stage Nighttime Hold Up In Oakland Bar
Two persistent men entered a tavern in Oakland California. A bartender named Drank Souza rang up a ten cent beer but the pair pulled guns and robbed the till of two hundred dollars. One robber quaffed his drink before fleeing while the other urged hurry.
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Oakland
Calif
Souza
Fly balls loom large in pennant races this season
New York sports roundup notes that flies in ball circles dominate talk this winter, recalling Fred Snodgrass’s 1912 muff and recounting how missed fly balls have influenced recent pennant races. It mentions Detroit’s 1887 World Series win and previews pitchers like Hal Newhouser as top contenders.
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New York
Fred Snodgrass
Snodgrass
Giants
Detroit
Detroit Wolverines
St. Louis Browns
Pigskin
Wake Forest
Tennessee
Tennessees
Boston College
Navy
Illinois
Notre Dame
Illini
Devore
Baseball and football notes on players and scouts
A summary of major league players including Ameen and Lee, with Hank Bor of the Cubs discussed for potential World Series impact and a Cardinals pitcher Harry Brecheen’s strong 14-4 mark. Also mentions Canada recruiting scouts, Pfc Hugh Short considering Rutgers, and Washington Redskins pursuing Lee Artee on Navy business.
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Ameen
Lee
Hank Bor
Cubs
Chicago
Harry Brecheen
Cardinals
Cards
Canada
United States
Pfc
Hugh Short
Rutgers
Georgetown
Washington Redskins
Lee Artee
Bears
Tackle
Washington
Navy
Permission to Play Weekends Controversy In Film Promotion
Jersey Jones, assigned to publicize the picture, sought approval to schedule weekend showings as part of its publicity drive while Maxie Ro was tied to the campaign.
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Jersey Jones
Maxie Ro
Margarine Craze Boosts Mrs Filbert’s Busy Kitchen
Growing demand for margarine boosts Mrs Filbert’s sales as she markets a product praised for cooking baking and frying use. Local readers are urged to try her margarine and experience its versatility in daily meals.
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Baltimore
Uy Rae
Filbert
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Bill
Hill's Toy & Novelty Store
T. G. Adams
Esso
Virginia
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Bang’s
T. B
Fred Stine
Sale
Chambersville
Hal Newhouser
Paul Noland
Clarke County
de Soto
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Dodge
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