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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-23
NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA

ASHE COUNTY
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
BEFORE THE CLERK
JULIA A. STANSRERRY, Wi
dow of VIM. H. STANSBERRY,
Deceased
V
J. N. STANSBERRY, S. O.
STANSBERRY, I. w. STAINS
BERRY, ROSETTA S. RAY And
Husband, ]. R. RAY, CLEMMIE
S. BLEDSOE And Husband, w.
w. BLEDGOE, DORA S. TOLL
YER And Husband, MARTIN
TOLIVER, BINA S. ROBINETTE
And Husband, E. I. ROBINETTE,
VICTORIA S. WOOD And Hus-
band, ]. L. WOOD, BERTHA S.
c A WAY And Husband
GLENN GALLOWAY, And JAM
ES THOMAS STANSBERRY,
Minor, BY His Mother And
Guardian AID Litem, HAZEL
STANSBERRY
TO VICTORIA S. WOOD AND
HUSBAND, J. L. WOOD:
You and each Of you are here
by notified that an action as
above entitled has been COM
menced in the Superior Court of
Ashe County for the purpose of
alloting the dover of Julia A.
Stansberry, widow of VIM. H.
Stansberry, deceased. You will
also take notice that you are re-
.quired to appear at the office of
the Clerk of Superior Court OF
Ashe County in the courthouse
at Jefferson, North Carolina, on
or before the goth day of April,
1889, and, answer or demur to
the petition in said proceedings
or the petitioner will apply to the
Court for the relief sought in the
petition.
This Goth day of March, 1899
]. D. STANSBERRY,
3-23-4T Clerk Superior Court
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-23
NOTICE OF RESALE UNDER
EXECUTION

GAGOO kOAN
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF WEST JEFFERSON
V
T. E. BALLOU, L. w. BAKER,
AND BRYAN OLIVER
An advanced old having been
filed and an O. der of resale de-
creed, in com pliance herewith,
and under AMI by virtue of the
original execution directed to the
undersigned by the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Ashe County,
I will, on N onday, April 3, 1889,
at one o'clock P. NJ, at the court
house door in Jefferson, North
Carolina, sell to the highest bid
der for cash, in excess of the adj
vanced bid herein filed,to salts
fly said execution, all the right,
title, and interest that T. E. Bal
lou has in the following describ-
ed real estate:
FIRST TRACT: That certain
tract of land lying in Ashe
County, Walnut Hill Township,
the property of T. E. Ballou,
given him by Item Four of the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-23
Murder Story About Former
Ashe Woman Is Carried In
Crime Detective Magazine
Details of Murder of Illinois
Farmer Related. Well
Illustrated.

An interestingly written and
thoroughly illustrated true mys-
terry story about a former Ashe
county woman and her compan-
ion who ara now serving 80 and
99-year sentences in the Illinois
state prison for numbering an
aging Illinois farmer last Aug
ust, is carried in the March is
sue of ''Crime Detective" maya
zine.
Local news stand dealers re-
port that the issue is selling fas-
ter than they can get recorders
in.
The title of the story is wine,
Women and Murder, by Edwin
Baird. At the bottom of the first
two pages are large pictures OF
Jean Brooks, formerly from this
county and her friend, Mrs. Beu-
lab Honeycutt, who is said to
have lived in Johnson City,
Tenn.
On the following two pages
are pictured the farm house in
which Helix Shannon took the
two girls for a party and was
murdered; Shannon's young g.
year-old son. Carlyle, who iden-
titled the two women; Shannon's
pistol which was said to have
been used by the two women in
shooting him after the hilarious
party, and a picture of the
Wayne county, Illinois sheriff,
Ernest Burkett, who did some
amazing cross-country trailing
and final arrest and conviction
of the women.
The magazine covers all of the
details of the unusual and rather
mysterious party and murder,
the motive of which was claimed
to have been based on robbery,
but does not explain what hap
pened to the alleged 5000 and
odd dollars that the aging farm
er was supposed to have had in
his pockets. Officers only found
Is cents in his pockets and the
women had gotten about half
way back home Via the hitch
hiking route Whsn they were
picked up by the Wayne Coun-
ty Sheriff. II other words. Shan
non evidently didn't have much
money with him or the women
couldn't locate it in the house.
After staying in Ashe county a
few days last August, the two
women left and went west"
Mrs. Brooks, who was said to be
divorced from her husband, used
to live in the county and her
children are adopted by friends.
They were hitch-hiking and
were picked up by Shannon, S.
year-old farmer, who was carry
ing his youngest son to see the
boys mother. He let the women
out when they came to the first
town and upon his return home,
picked them up again and took
them to his farm house where
they had a big party that night,
which was Sunday, August Fl.
The next day Shannon's bro
Their called at the. farm home and
found the nude, bloody body ly-
ing on the bed and also found
much evidence of a drinking
party.
Carlyle, the young son. gave
Sheriff Burkett his first clue by
telling him about the two wo-
men whom they had picked up.
He described both of them and
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-23

japanese will celebrate not one
but seven special days" during
the 288 days of the Golden Gate
international Expos ton on
Treasure Island.
Millions ughout South
America and Asia will hear about
the California Worlds Fair daily
over a new and powerful short
wave station of the General Elec-
trio Company, broadcasting direct
from Treasure Island.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-23
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
NORTH CAROLINA
ACIIE GOIHRnnHXZ

NOhIH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
BY virtue of power of sale con-
tanned in certain deed of trust
executed on July %, 1898, by
OdiS Hardin to T. c. Bowie, Jr.
Trustee, which deed of trust is
recorded in the office of the Re-
gister of Deeds of Ashe County
in Book "a, page 587, and at the
request of the cestui que trust,
l, T. c. Bowie, Jr., Trustee, will
sell to the highest bidder for cash
at the courthouse door in Jeffer-
son, North Carolina, on the 22nd
day of April, 1899, at one o'clock
z. NJ, the one--half undivided in
terest of Otis Hardin in and to
the following described land, to-
wit:
Two certain tracts of land, ly-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-23

Low admission prices, ranging
from Is cents upward, are being
charged for banner attractions on
the Gayway at the California
Worlds Fair.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-23
My County
Newspaper
BY EDNA SCOTT
10th. grade student, Fleetwood
High School

Editors note: This essay won
second prize in The Skyland
Posts recent essay-writing con-
test on the subject of, MY Coun-
ty Newspaper".)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-23

This 10th day of. March, 1899.
w. E. MILLER,
3-23-2T Sheriff.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-23

sale of the same shall bring an
amount sufficient to satisfy this
execution.
The Washington times., 1939-01-14

bies, home duties and healthy
sports; also travel.
DECEMBER % TO JANU.
UARY 21 (Capricon) Attention
to young folks, correspondence,
light entertainment, travel,
phiIanthrOpic work and nursing
more favored than weight in
terests. No quibbling!
JANUARY ~ TO FEBRU-
AIRY 20 (AquariuS) Domestic
duties, obligations of a personal
nature and speeding up your
tempo should be uppermOst in
your mind. Be selfishly con.
cerned about the right things!
FEBRUARY 21 TO MARCH
20 (PiSces) - Quick monetary
The Washington times., 1939-01-14
By FRANCES Drake
By Aherm
BY Beck

turnOverS or gains through new
acquaintances not in the bag,
say stars. So why not work to-
word improving your knOwl-
edge in that which is your live
lihOOd? Quality talks cOnvinc.
ingly!
A CHILD BORN TODAY will
extend itself to support a good
cause, and unOstentatiOuSly,
too! A thoughtful, studiOus
child, perhaps too timid at times
for its own advancement. In.
still initiative and JUNCTION in
it and it will achieve splendidly.
Excellent rays for next seven.
year cycle for this tot. Bless
ingS!
The Washington times., 1939-01-14

1SD 0S0
who would impose upon your
generosity and sympathy. And
don't tax yourself doing others
work.
OCTOBER "a TO NOvEM.
BER 22 (ScOrpiO)-YOu1I find
personal advancement and gen.
eral progress in assisting friends
some, catholic spirit will enable
you to manifest the truly great
and associates today. A whole
characteristics found in right
living, capable ScOrpiO natives.
NOVEMBER 20 TO DECEM.
BER 22 (Sagittarius) Don't be
tense or narrow in thought or
action. Manv sound activities are
favored. such as intelligent hob.
Evening star., 1939-03-22
City News in Brief
TODAY,

TODAY.
Dinner, WASHINGTON Association
OF Credit Men, Hamilton Hotel, $50
pm.
Dinner meeting, Credit Bureau,
Willard Hotel, 6:15 pm.
Meeting, Geological Society of
washington. Cosmos Club, 8 pm.
Dance, Independent Fruit Distrib-
utors Of the District of Columbia,
Willard Hotel, 8 pm.
TOMORROW.
Luncheon, Junior Board of Com
merce, Hotel Annapolis, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, COSMOPOLITAN Club.
Carlton Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Kiwanis Club, May
hower Hotel, 1890 pm.
Dinner, Shell Union Oil Co., May
flower Hotel, $50 pm.
Dinner, Peoples managers, Ham
ilton Hotel, $3.50 pm.
Meeting, Kappa Gamma Sorority,
Hotel Raleigh, 7:30 pm.
Meeting, Alliance Club, Hotel
Hamilton, 8 pm.
Meeting. Young Friends Club, Ho-
tel Raleigh, $3.50 pm.
Meeting, st. AIMS Auxiliary. No.
DO, Knights of st. John, 313 Second
street Sc, $3.50 pm.
Meeting, D. G. Pharmaceutical As
sociation, Wardman Park Hotel, 8
pm.
Evening star., 1939-03-22

A modern design, with chrome
doors and enameled base. A fine
value!
La gaceta., 1939-10-09
PERMITE Ell SOVIET La
~PERMANENCIA DEL CAPT.
LISMO EN- Y
LATVIA

Paris, Octubre 9.-Probando
gre solo lie interesa la conquista
y dominic de nuevos territories
no ia redenci6n del genera hui
mano," el gobierno Soviet adml-
te que los regimenes capitals
tas de Estonia y Latvia no sufri
ran dano alguno bajo los nuevos
pactos o tratados de no-agresi6n
No intenta ell Soviet, segdn Sc
ha prometido a los ministries De
Relaciones Exteriores de Esto-
MIA Y Latvia, perturbar el siste-
ma ~Capitalista en- Latvia y Fs-
tonic. Esto Sc interpreta como
que piensa retener de manera
permanente el trritorio polaco,
prolongando de paso su politica
opOrtunista.
Tn peri6dico sOcialista, c.
mentando la conducta de MoscG
sfirma: La Union Soviet dice
cue IS ~necesario librar a los ru-
sos blancos y ukranianos del "yu
60 capitalista, pero desestima
Ia revolution en- los estados del
BalticO, dejando en- ''cadenas"
al proletariado de esos paises..
Esperanse nuevOs pactos con
Lituania y Finlandia y en- con-
ira de la independence de estos
paises.
La gaceta., 1939-10-09

- ue?-inqIiri6, a~celtuan
do mucho la palabra.
-,Oh, que!
Trag6 saliva Araceli.
Luego miro cara a cara a su
interlocutor para conyencerSz
de que le ahogaba la emoci6n y
Ia ansiedad volyi6 a mirar al
.~suelo, Y acariciandose las ma
nos con un movimiento lsnto, de
.cidi6Se a decir:
Que yo, como listed COM
prenderd, impongo mis- condic o
mes para dar a listed ciertos da-
tos...
Borgoha Sc ahogaba.
Hubiera Querido coger a esta
mujer, que le iba pareciendo T.
ma bruja odiosa, apretarle e.
cuello... obligarla a decir aho-
ra mismo, en- este mismo ms
La gaceta., 1939-10-09
10 QUE OTROS D1CEN
Y 70 COMENTO
Por Jose r. SaHfeliz

Cada uno tiene su manera de-
juzgar las cosas. En- esta trag.-
ca cuesti5n de la guerra de agr5
sion, constantemente escucho
las mas peregrinas expl!caaio-
mes, Y tambi6n heterogeneous
no muy faciles de ser contests-
das.
AL leer los diarios, Sc encuen.
ira el ansioso lector con IN sir
fin de noticias que Sc contraii-
cen abiertamente.
Con la entrada de la Russia So
Wet en- un pacto con Ia Alema-
MIA Nazi, y su invasion de Poo
MIA, ha resultado que todas las
agrupaciones comunistas, han
comenzado a expiicar el desa-
guisado en- que Sc han metido
sus directories, y de todas las eA-
pli~caciones que he leido 0 he es.
cuchado, no he sacado ninguna
"1echada' que blanquae Ia man
La gaceta., 1939-10-09

to livido. Y su rostro habia tn.
mado ia expression de ferocidad
infinita, que hacia despedir a
sus CLOS una especia de llama IL
marillenta.
Araceli comprendi6 que era
este el momento propicio, par0
Sc goz5 durante IN ratio en- ha-
Ger sufrir al hombre.
AL fin, Sc decide a continuar.
en- tono melifluo, como una mon
ia que hablara a trav6s del lOcu
torio del convento:
ISL. senior, yo Sc d6nde es,a
su esposa y 81 niho!u- " sc mu-
chas cosas mas, que han de in
t~eresarle g..
Pero...
FL diplomdtico estall6, pon.tn
dose en- pie, Y siguiendo va asi
toda la conversation:
La gaceta., 1939-10-09
Act1a Ell captain Moissac, I'm juez milit
Aprueba ell pueblo la ''purga' contra los rojos

Paris, oct. 9.-La "p1rga" de
los comunistas traidores a Fran
Ga c Instruments de Moscu Sc
mantiena con toda severidad.
Les comunistas que integraron
el partido de Trabajadores Y
CampeSinos, - de ellos, han
sido llamados a declarar por Ell
juez militar captain De Mois-
sac.
Francia no persigue a los %
munistas, sino a los comUnistas
que traicionan al pueblo fran
c6s manteniendo sus relaciones
y apoyo a Moscu. Uno de los di-
putados comunistas en- cuyo do
micilio st encontraron docUmen
tos probando recibir 6rdenes de
Moscu, NJ. Bonte, fue capturado
cerca de Melum. La policia bus.
ca tambi6n al diputado Ramet-
te.
Cinco diputados que renur-
ciaron su afiliaci6n al Partido
Comunista, condenando la trai-
ci6n de MOscd, publiaaron un
manifesto en- el cual declaran
haber actuado de acuerdo con el
sentir de sus electors, "indigna-
dos contra la TRACTION de Stain
y la Tercera International.
La opinion pdblica contra los
comunistas fieles a Moscd Y por
10 tanto traidores a Francia, es
abrumadore. Hasta los que vo-
taron directamente por los Co
munistas, en- las pasadas cleo
clones, estan de complete acuor-
do con la actitud del gobierno
Los miembros socialists de-
La gaceta., 1939-10-09

listed. Yo conozco muchos deta-
Hes que a listed han de intere-
sarle, Y que.
De nUevo la interrumpi6 e
diplomatico
ISL, sonora! Ne interesan
mucho. Puede listed hablar.
. listed sabe d6nde esta mi Sc
nora,...
Araceli hizo I'm gesto de cal
ma, levantando una mano en- e.
aire.
-iCalma, calma, mi queridl
sencr. Vamos por parties.
Yo IS d6nde esta su espoaa,
d6nde esta el hijo de su esposa..
Y csc otro senior, Ell comandan.
to-.
Pero listed tiene que"
Gallo de nuevo Araceli Font.
FL diplomatico Sc habia pues-
La gaceta., 1939-10-09

muier que ahora tenia en- su j.
da una Importance inmensa.
listed me dira, senora-re-
piti6, afirmandoSe los lentes de
orc.
Hubo una leve pauSa.
Araceli guerra marcar ain,
con un gesto pudoroso Y ambi-
quo, la Importance formidable
de los palabras que iba a pro-
nunciar.
Y al fin, dijo de eSta manera
II Senior vengo a hablarle d
listed de 81 esposa! Pero antos
es precise que listed me olga 81
esta dispuesto a escucharme Y
a..
Borgoha la interrumpi6 con
una exclamation ingenua:
-iAh!". lDe mi eSposa?...
ST, senior, de su esposa de
La gaceta., 1939-10-09

Ahora adoptd la mujer, al
La gaceta., 1939-10-09

inducir a la Union Sovietica a
qee ejerza preston soore Tur-
qua = atenuar la anistad que
esta profesa a Inglaterra y
Trancia," y finaliza:
la 1nica ventaja obtenida
hasta el presente por Alemania,
al precio de enormes concesio-
mes rs ell hecho de que la naci6i.
polaca en- 10 adelante, no podra
hacer ell menor movimiento ba.
10 Ia doble preston de Alemania
: Russia.
Y asi es como cada uno We y
explica ell desarrollo de los SUI
cesos.
La gaceta., 1939-10-09
donde no habia nadie.


-Si6ntese, sonora. listed me
dira.
ii Is una cosa de mucho in.
teras, de muchisimo interes pa.
10 listed, sehor".., y quisiera ro-
garle que cerrara la puerta !...,
.-anadi6 Araceli en- tono miste,
rioSo
FL personaje no dude va que
'esta mujer viniera a hablarle he
algo muy intimo, relacionado
quizaS CON-.
No quiso acabar ell pensa-
miento, por tenor a una decep-
.ci6n, muy dolorosa.
Y, dominando su temblor in
terror y el ansia loca y la curio-
sidad que habiase apoderado de
q cerr6 la puerta y vino en- Sc
a sentarse junto a esta
La gaceta., 1939-10-09
Folletin No. 46S
"A MUCHACHA
DE LA GALE.

u Pedia listed por mi, seho-
ra?-comenz6 diciendo el diplc-
matico, miranda desde su inmen
sa altura a esta mujer, Que, M
obstante, no era baja tampoco.
ST, sehor-repuso la hip6.
crita, bajando un tanto los oics
y acentuando su sonrisa.
Isidoro, correcto Y educad0
siempre v creyendo adivinar en-
la actitud Y las primeras pala-
bras de esta mujer que guerra
hablarle de algo de interes, la in
vito a pasar con 81 a uno de los
saloncillos contiguos al hall, =
La gaceta., 1939-10-09

cha de sangre que ha caido en- el
campo del comunismo ~ 20.
vietico.
jPero buenol Vamos a escri-
Dir aIgo de 10 que sc Ice en- Ia
prensa francesa, que ellos tam
bien tienen su manera de yer
los sucesos a traves de su inOe.
Egencia.
Los diaries parisienses afr
man, V exponen datos Y hechos.
"sobre que Alemania sera Ia
prisionera de Russia. Ash es 60.
mo juzgan Ia tragica situaci6n
de la Europa Central.
Leyendo 10 que dice Ell Jour
raj des Debats" sc aprecia que
II acontecido en- Polonia es en-
t5do muy diferente a 10 que
labia calculado ell "Hombre del
Ligotito". Ell Fuehrer pidi6 a.
.yuda a los moscovitas para i'm
Icnerle miedo a las potencias
c,cidentales Y ahora resulta
cue esta bajo la domination dc
I'm poderoso companero, y con-
t.nGa diciendo:
EN- 10 adelante Alemania Sc
"a mas 0 menos la prisionera de
Il Union Sovietica, en- cuyo be-
ueficio sacrifice muchos Soda
ros para conquistar un terrific
no que Sc ha visto FORBADE a c.
Ger a la Union Sovietica, cuyo
dercito no ha disparado un tt
"Y es mas, Alemania, llevara
obre 81 la imborrable vergueH-
"a de haber introducido ell Boil
) hevismO en- la Europa Cen
tral'... Y continda describiendO
10 ocUrrido en- Estonia y los es-
tados del Baltico.
Por gu parte lie Soir", de
Paris, comenta a su manera los
successes diciendO: "Tienese en-
tendido en- MoscG que los ale
names pareten muy p%erturba-
dos por la actuacion de la T.
MON Sovietica, con respecto a
Estonia, y que la nueva marcia
de los acontecimientos en- e.
Mar Baltico esta muy lejos de
ser placentera para clos.
"Por tanto es possible que e,
precipitado viaje de Ribbentrop
sea motivado en- parte por este
asunto, que apunta ell control in
timo de Estonia por el Soviet
Agregando: "Puede ser que RIB
hentrop, vaya a tratar de las
negociaciones resources, para
La gaceta., 1939-10-09

tante, TODD 10 que adiviniaba q.
Saba"
Sc contyvo a duras penas. Y
pregunt5, con voz tamllorosa.
asetcgndo t mu,ho a ella y lan-
zdndo.a m.radas as~csinas:
-iBica. tQu6 condolences
Olga listed. liable pronto!
Este "iHal!e prontor confir
mo a Araceli 81 loco interts que
este senior concejla a sus paIa-
bras.
E inmej.a,amente eler6 has
ia 1.-n mil 10 ctfra de nssetas
que persaba pcair,e rar s. ser.
vicio".
tQoa no peraba ia cosa?..
iBien! siempre os,aba a tempo
de rebajar ia clota..
10
H.
La gaceta., 1939-10-09

P~arlamento, por lis yotos con-
ira 8, acordaron separarse pJr
complete de Moscd y asegUrar
que Francia ha entrado en- Ia
guerra para cumplir su deber
hacia un pueblo libre victima &c
una abcminable aggression.
La gaceta., 1939-10-09
Sc SUICIDE Ell TEROICO
A DE V.lRSOVIA

Paris, oct. 9.-Se acepta a
qui como veridica la noticia IA
ri de que ell her6ico alcalde d
Varsovia, Stefan Starzynski, 5
suicide a. dia siguiente de Ia
caida de la capital polaca. Du-
rante los dias de la defensa d.
la capital polaca, ell alcalde err
el portavoz del valiente grupo
que ~resistia.
Baio su direction cavando e
tambien, el pueblo abri6 trim
cheras Y coloc6 minas. Por Ia
Radio, ell alcalde decia: Ia
bombas no nos hacen efecto-
va estamOs a~costumbrados a
elias.
C~cntestando a un mensaje d
Estados Unidos, que Sc lie dir
gi6 el p de septiembre, contes-
to: "esta IS una in1til matanzl
de nuestra poblaci6n civil Y una
desgracia para la civilization.
La gaceta., 1939-10-09
LA GACETA

EI peri6dico en- idioma EspRhol
de mas circulation en- Tampa
Vfotoriano Manteiga, Editor
Inscription semanal: 20 G..
1908 Ia. Ave, Ybor City, Fla.
Telefono Y 1892
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-06
Todays Sports Parade

jealous of this mark made by the
Athletics They have coveted it for
their own team for many years, and
Doc Prothro, manager of the Phil
lies, could own the town if only he
could INSPIRE" his boys to a point
where they could better it. For a
while this season there was a feel
ing in Philadelphia that the Phillies
not only would crack this modern
mark of games lost in one year, but
would make a bold bid for the all
time mark of 1874, set by Cleveland
in 1899.
But Morris Arnovich has wrecked
this beautiful dream. Arnovich, who
apparently lacks the true Philly
spirit, has been hitting at a tre-
mendouS clip all season. With a
callous disregard for the teams
welfare Arnovich has led the leagues
hitters, and it appears that he must
be traded or sold before the Phillies
can become the complete and utter
doormats of the league. Time and
again this season Arnovich has
thoughtlessly stepped to the plate
and won a game for the club after
his teammates had appeared to have
lost it beyond redemption How long
the other players on the club will
stand for this sort of thing is prob
lematical. 1t is very trying for a
team to have one man spoil a ter
ribly played game and snatch de-
feat from its very grasp.
This is Doc Prothro's first year as
manager, but the team has more
than fulfilled his expectations. He
came to the Phillies knowing it
was the weakest baseball club in
the league, but in less than three
months of play the team has gone
out of its way to show its new man.
ager that it not only was the weak
est in the National league, but also
might we'll DE the weakest in the
three-eye or the Evangeline twilight
loops.
A stranger to the team, Prothro
has done well to keep it as low as
it is. Next year, with a knowledge
of the teams strength and how to
subdue it, Prothro should have little
trouble in guiding it to new and
worse records.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-06
BY HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, July 6. (UP)-Rid-
ing the crest of a nine-game losing
streak, the Philadelphia Phillies
are out to clinch last place in the
National league before mid-July and
confound those critics who said they
couldn't accomplish the feat before
August
With only 10 games won against
"a lost the futile fusileers have built
Maginot line about the cellar
position and today appeared weak
and inept enough to defend it
against any challenge from their
rivals, the Boston Bees.
Beaten n IA of their last 16
games the Phillies are playing SO
miserably that their admirers are
enthusiastically vSioning a worse
record than that of last year when
the club won but As games during
the entire season. If their pitchers
can just keep from falling into a
winning slump, and their batters
fight off hitting streaks, there is
a good chance that the team can
immortalize itself by breaking the
record of 1T games lost in one sea-
son, which was established by the
Philadelphia American league club
in 1916.
Philly followers have long been