davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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S-Inch Downpour Lifts Nebraska Flood Waters

letron, the East-Central Nebraska
community near which five per-
sons were drowned in a flash flood
Sunday.
A flood crest, born of runof wa
ter from the weekend rains,
roared down the Big Blue River
toward the Southeastern Nebraska
city of Beatrice.
Gov. Val Peterson, who returned
from an inspection of flooded
areas last night, said the situation
was "diSheartening."
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2o Teams Sturt Survey

OTTAWA.-The Geodetic Sur
vey is putting 30 parties in the
field this year to provide the basic
surveys for Canada's mapping
program and important engineer
ing projects. Shoran. an applica-
ton of radar principles. is being
used in some of the surveys.
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Historical Society Fete

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. July
10 tSpeciaD The tenth birth
day anniversary of the Albemarle
County Historical Society will be
celebrated on Friday afternoon
when Miss Margaret D. Randolph
will be hostess to the group at her
home "Cloverfield.
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Montgomery Decides To Buy Bliss 5ehoo!

ducts classes in war surplus
buildings adjacent to Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School and in
the school itself. College off,
cials have described the pro-
posed move as an excellent So
luton" to the institutions over
croWding problem.
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Britoin Drive on Accidents

A film, ''It Need Not Happen,
shown in 5000 theaters, highlight-
ed a recent children's safety week
drive in Britain, when 1000 towns
co-operated to reduce road acci-
dents.
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The annual production of ciga-
rettes in Brazil averages about
28737 900, 900.
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the failure OF the seven other clubs in the League to
claim Dnger the $40 900 might appear
pabe After ALL the fellow averages nearly 200 hits
and his five in the majors he hit $780, 1884, 32 1924
and $40, the latter being his current mark.
Two years ago league hits
1s47 he's been the champion base-stealer.
On Paper, Doshne Sort
On he sounds like dahing sort Of ball player who
hit and also like calded In the flesh, Dinger
is quite different For all Of his burst of speed he's placid
cooress and ALL ackadasca Somehow he just misses
When this opened Bob of only 1s active
eaguers evenly divided between circuits with
lifetime batting average of better With his 53 after
eight full campaigns Ted Williams of course topped the list
and Stan Musial worthy contender with S46 DngerS
os placed him approximately in the middle of this pack and it
must be remembered that only the elite lifetime
OF 30O Hundreds major aguers don't hold membership cards
in this club
refusal of seven other American League
acquire Mr. Dnger for pttance in this day and is
at least mildly arrestng The last established American
League star sold husy to the National League five
years when Pitcher Borowy the Yankees unxpan
edly wound up with the Cubs
The Let-Georee-Do-It Attitude
Borowy wartime star who'd 49, IA and IT games
in 1872 19S 1sa total 46 victories against only %
setbacks In 1945 he'd 10 of is when July N
his sale to the Cubs was by Larry MacPa then boss
of the Yanks
The hue and cry which followed largely to the effect
that foued his fellow -cubowners which
ridiculous that waivers had to be obtained Borowy in the
American League What happened redfaced rate Clark
Griffith later admitted that all other clubs adopted
let George -do-t attitude.
didn't claim Borowy figured everybody else
would stop Mah Most ball players have been the waiver
lists including Cobb said Griffith defenavel You can't
claim them a AS Borowy pennant for the Cubs,
winning II and losing only twice.
At Third Base, Some Good Ones a,~<I I,s.~s u
case Dlinger evident that purposey
unclaimed But lest the impression be left that Bob short
cong serious attention is directed to the strength
in the American League at his particular position =
At time when first basemen and catchers scarce only
lacking third good better than
Dnger These teams the White Sox and Browns neither
of which is buying organization.
Cal Griffith pointed out the Mats satisfied that Yo
better regardless lifetime averages Cleveland has the
sensational hitting rookie AL Rosen The Red Sox
have Johnny Peky whose lifetime hitting mark se
going sixth campaign The Yankees have Billy Johnson
Bobby and the Tigers of have the undsputed
champion George Ke Dinger, the company little
swift, even for swift guy like himself.
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Reds Hot Record
Falling Short of
IA Pace by Braves

Inc surprising turnabout by
Cincinnati in the National League
race does not equal the torrid
pace set by the pennant-winning
Braves in 1914 after they began
to turn on the heat July T..
The Reds have won 81 of their
last 20 games, but in 1914 the
Braves won % of their first 20
games after their pennant push
began.
After the games of July 4, the
Braves had won 26 and lost 40
and were IA games behind the
league-leading Giants. On Au-
gust 8, or 90 games later, they had
won 40 and lost 46 and were in
fourth place, 71a games behind
the Giants.
Despite their current 21-out-of- =
20 record. the Reds still are in
seventh place. 111a games behind
the Cards. However, the Reds,
with 36 wen and 46 lost, have
played 13 games less than the
Braves had played after they had
compiled their record of % out
of 30.
The Reds on July were 1872
games out of first place and, since
that date, have gained 4 games.
On July 81, 1914. the Braves had
gained only 31a games in their
pennant drive and were still 101a
out of first place.
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Mats Seek 4th STRAIGHT
Win, Hold Edge Over
Tribe in Games Here
By Burton Hawkins

Cleveland's homer = happy In
dians and the single -slapping Mats
clash tonight at Griffith Stadium.
Anything less than a double
knockout will come as an. upset.
The Indians plan to pitch Mike
Garcia, who was disposed of quick
ly in his only appearance against
the Mats this year. Bucky Harris
will counter with Connie Marrero
and the mere mention of the
name brings outbursts of elation
from the Indians in general and
AL Rosen In particular.
Only az games off the pace of
the league-leading Tigers, Cleve-
land has won four straight and
8 Of its last II. The Indians
have had trouble with the Mats
this year, however, with a 6-5
record. Six of their II games
with the Mats have been decided
by one run.
Gambling ON Marrero.
Harris is gambling with Mar
rero despite the compact Cuban's
woeful record against the Indians.
The little right-hander has al
lowed II homers this season and
nine Of them have been belted by
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ticular victim IN the first half,
which ended with the Irish leading
by a mere 1877 margin. Nor was
Sebek too shy to aim plays at big
Leon Hart and Jim Martin, who
played side by side on defense.
Spaniel says he had Notre Dame
guessing in the first half, although
the second half was an entirely
different story.
Sebek Has Confidence.
Sebek is on the cocky side, not at
all awed by his new professional
status. He sounds as though he'd
been directing the Redskins at
tack all his life when he lunches
behind the center and calls sig
nails. He seems to know what
he's doing.
HE doesn't get ratified" says
Baugh, admiringly. ''but then he
doesn't have the Eagles. Bears or
those Cleveland Browns looking
him in the face. That might make
a difference" s.
Sam thinks Gilmer is a cinch
for the No. job this year, stand
ing pat on a prediction he made
two years ago.
"He knows his stuff now,"
Baugh says. "He knows what he's
doing-he's got confidence in him
self. He's way ahead of last year
and he'll get better. I think
Harry really was uncertain Of
himself last year. That bad leg
kept him out too long and he was
too far behind to catch up: but
he knows what he's calling now.'
Baugh likes LIE Baron, too, but
he wants to see more of him be-
fore giving an opinion of his abil-
ity.
But you can say he's the pest
ball handler here" said Sam.
THAT iii ole boys mighty fast
with his hands, and you've got to
watch him close to follow the
ball."
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Too Early to Think of Pennont,
Southworth Warns His Braves

leaves much to be desired in
Southworth's mind.
He still has his 'big three" "
Johnny Sain. Warren SPAIN and
Vern Bickford, who turned in q
total Of SO wins two seasons ago
To date they have turned in 80
of the Tribesmen's 46 wins and
each looms as a 20-gamer.
But Southworth had an out.
standing bullpen in 1913 and TO-
day he has only two who can be
considered dependable relief pitch.
ers-Bobby Hogue and. in care.
fully selected spots, Bob Chapman
The strong armed youngsters hi
banked on in the spring wilted tt
such a degree that Bucky Walters
the former Cincinnati pilot taker
on as a pitching coach. has beer
placed on the active list.
Southworth also is concerned
about his teams failure to wir
more than three games In nine
from the Cardinals and three ir
eight from the Dodgers. They dc
have a 7-6 record against the
| PhillieS.
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By jock Hand
Assoeiotsd Press Sports Writer

The sizzling Reds polished off
the pennant-minded Dodgers in
both ends of a doubleheader last
night and today the Nations base
ball minds are recalling the mir
aculous pennant march of the
1914 Braves.
You have to stretch a point,
however, to call the Reds, 111a
games out of first place, a pennant
factor, but if the Dodgers muff
the flag they can blame Cincin-
natl.
The Reds are certainly Dodger-
killers. In taking last nights twin
bill, by scores of 3 to / and 6 to 2,
the Reds made it eight out of II
from Brooklyn. The double vic
tory also was their Goth and 21st
victories in their last 20 ball
games. .-s
That amazing record. after a
dismal start, has revived the
memories of the 1914 Braves who
went from last place on july to
win the National League pennant
and then crushed the Athletics in
the World Series in four straight
games.
Sewell Gets Credit.
You can tip your hat to Luke
Seweil, the Red manager and the
man who led the Browns to their
only pennant, for the Reds
revival.
Last by II lengths June "a. the
Reds have picked up six games
since then.
Kenny Raffensberger's cunning
control silenced the Brooks in the
opener despite Don Newcombe's
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By Lewis F. Atchison
Stur Stcff Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, July 21.-Nick
Sebek, rookie quarterback from
Indiana, may be the Redskins find
of the year, although it perhaps
is rather early to be putting the
hex on a good prospect. One of
Nick's strongest boosters is Sammy
Baugh, the Tribes veteran pass
ing wizard and signal caller who
is looking for help more than ever
this season.
Singing Sam thinks Nick may
be year or two away from pro-
fessional stardom, but Of all the
quarterbacks in camp he likes
Sebek's chances the best.
That son-of-a-gun's fast anc
big, too." says Sam, with touch
of awe. "He may need experience
he may be a year or two away
but from what I've seen of him he
can't miss in this league"
1t was a high recommendation
for a rookie in a pro camp only
five days, but Baugh has seen a
lot of them come and go, most OF
them labeled as his successors
but none impressed him quite as
much as the curley-haired Slay
from North Tonawanda, N. Y.
Gilmer Ready, Baugh Says.
Not weakening his case, Baugf
added that he thinks Harry Gil
mer, whom he picked two year
ago as his immediate successor
will be the Tribes No. l quarter
back this year, and that Eddie L
Baron, the half pint from Colleg
of the Pacific, is the best ball
handling quarterback in camp
But for long-range prospect tn
Singer likes Sebek.
Nick earned his own accolad
long before Baugh laid eyes on hin
when the undefeated Notre Dam
squad picked him as the bes
quarterback it faced last season
Frank Spaniel, Redskins rooki
halfback from Notre Dame, sal,
the Irish thought Sebek was tn
smartest field general they facet
last year and that his selection O.
plays was excellent.
Big Bob Toneff, Notre Dame!
230-pound tackle, was Sebek's par
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BY the Assoeioted Press

BOSTON, July 21.-The rare
fed air Of the National Leagues
upper levels have made the Braves
pennant-conscious again. But
Billy Southworth, their canny
manager, warns them "it's too
early for that"
Most of the Tribesmen base
their current hopes on their claims
that they are a much stronger
team than the Braves 1948 pen
nant winners.
Southworth agrees with them
to some extent. He admits his
current outfield of Sid Gordon,
Sam Jethroe, Willard Marshall
and their understudies are much
better than his f1ychaserS Of two
seasons ago.
He also goes along with his
team that his inf1eld and catch
ing has improved since the 1948
season, when the Braves won their
first National League champion
ship in "a years.
But the Braves current pitching
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the Indians. Rosen has hit four
Of his q against Connie.
Rosen is a .292 hitter against
the Mats. but when he has con-
nected it has hurt. Among his
IL hits are six homers. a triple
and two doubles. Luke Easter has
slammed Washington pitching for
three homerS, while Larry Dolby,
Bobby Avila and Ray Boone have
smashed two each and Early
Wynn and Jim Hogan one apiece.
Dolby has clipped the Mats
pitchers for a .405 average. but
Rosen has been a one-man wreck
ing crew with 17-runs batted in.
The Mats. who have won three
straight. have captured four of
five from the Indians here, drop
ping an 81 decision for their only
loss. At Cleveland the Mats have
been less fortunate. being defeated
in five Of six. g.
Game Washed Out.
T. E
Rain gave the Mats welcome
excuse to postpone last nights
game with Chicago. for Washing
toms home attendance is sagging
badly and officials are hoping
double-headers later on will en-
tice more customers.
Washington's attendance here
is 114.138 off last years pace.
despite the Mats last-place finish
in 1949 and their comparative
success in climbing to fifth place
this year.
"The weather is numbering U.S."
declares Clark Griffith. "It seems
as If we've had threatening
weather for most of the games
we've played here this year. When
there's threat of rain people
stay home and watch the games
on television."
Griffith looks to the presence of
the Indians to spur attendance in
the three-game series. A night
game is slated tomorrow and a
day game Sunday.
The Mats then take to the road,
returning August 10.
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|Di Maggie 10 Return
As Yanks and Tigers
Open Crucial Series
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 21.-The
most important series Of the
League season so far
starts tonight at Yankee Stadium
when the league-1eading Tigers
open a three-game series with
the Yankees who, by winning II
of their last IA, have narrowed
the Tigers lead to 212 games.
With Joe Di Maggie back in
center field. Manager Casey STEM
gel will lead off with Vic Raschi
against the Tigers Ted Gray.
Allie Reynolds and Tommy
Byrne will be the other Yank
starters in the series ending Sun
day. Red Rolfe probably will use
Hal Newhouser tomorrow and
either Saul Rogovin or Freddie
Hutchinson Sunday.
The clubs are all even in 10
meetings, with the Yanks holding
a slim 80 bulge at the stadium
Detroit Loses Wertz.
Detroit will be crippled by the
loss of right fielder, Vic Wertz
"for at least four or five days.
Wertz. third man in the league
runs batted in race. suffered a
painfully bruised right inster
Wednesday when struck by his
own foul ball. He is on crutches
Pat Mullin, usually a strone
hitter against the Yanks, is re.
placing Wertz in the outf1eld.
Everybody closed in on the
Tigers yesterday when they lost
to Boston, 6-5. in II innings, ir
Boston. The Yankees, not sched-
uled to play, gained a half game
Cleveland and Boston each picked
up a full game.
Dom Di Maggio's double of Art
Houtteman scored Billy Goodman
with the wining Red Sox run to
cap an uphill struggle. Detroit
did all its scoring off Walt Mas
terson before he was knocked out
in the fourth inning. After that
Chuck Stobbs and Ellis Kinder
pitched excellent relief ball.
Stobbs allowed one hit in six in-
nings and Kinder. the winner,
none in two. It evened Kinder's
record at go.
MuIlin Hits Homer.
Mullin Dashed an inside-the-
park homer with a man on in
the third and Walt Dropo hit his
oath for the Red Sox in the fourth
The Sox pulled within one of a
tie on Bobby Doerr's 18th homer
in the eighth and evened matters
in the ninth on two walks ano
Vern Stephens single for his
96th r.b.i.
Sam Zoldak and Bob Kennedy
teamed up on Philadelphia fo,
Cleveland's 80 victory in i
innings. AS a result the Tribe il
only Az games back of Detroit.
Kennedy tied the score with 6
homer in the ninth. Zoldak, who
replaced Steve Gromek in the
seventh. drove in Kennedy with
a single to left in the 18th. Ken
nedy scored all three of the
Tribes runs.
The last place AS. who played
to only 2,948 fans. now have lost
six in a row.
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Mats Land Moreno,
Release Martinez
In Havana Switch

The Mats continued their
face-lifting today, returning
Pitcher Rogelio Martinez to
their Havana farm club and
importing Julio Moreno, an
other Cuban right handler,
who has won nine games and
lost one with the Florida-In-
ternational League leaders.
Martinez, hampered by a
knee injury. saw service in
only two games with the Mats
and was charged with a de-
feat In a start against st.
Louis. when he was routed in
the first inning.
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Major League Standings and Schedules
AMERICAN
a.


Results Yesterday.
Chi. at Wash, rain.
Boston, 6; Det., 8 I'll
inningS).
Cleve.. 3; Phila.. 2 I'll
innings).
Only games scheduled.
Games Today
Cleve. at WIN, $40 pm
Det. at N. Y. (nO.
st. L. at Boston (n.).
Chi. at Phila. (n.l.
Games Tomorrow.
Cleve. at W'n., $50 pm
Detroit at New York.
st. l.. at Boston.
Chicago at Phtla.
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Surging Reds Beot Dodgers,
Revive Memories of IA Braves

five-hitter. Then Ewell Blackwell
struck out nine in the second
game. Neither Cincy pitcher
walked a man.
Ted Kluszewski was the big
man Of the first game. His first
inning single drove in one of two
Red runs and his 18th homer in
the sixth added the last.
Blackwell bested young Chris
Van Cuyk, a sensational winner in
his only previous big league start.
Van Cuyk left with the score tied.
20, and two men on in the
seventh. Joe Landrum replaced
him and walked the bases full.
Landrum then took Bobby Usher's
(See REDS, Page A-17.)
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. NATIONAL
Results Yesterday.

Results Yesterday.
N. Y. 13; st. L., 3.
Roston at Chi. rain.
Pitts, 10: Phila., 8.
Cinci., 3-6: Bklyn.
l-2.
Games Today
N. Y. at St. L. (n.).
Boston at Chicago.
Fhila. at Pitts. (n).
Bklyn. at Cincinnati.
Games Tomorrow.
Boston at st. L. t2).
Fhila. at Cinci. (2).
Bklyn. at Pittsburgh.
New York aeShicago.
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and the champion base-stealer, as well, falling
to get single bid at the waiver price of $10O00
The sale of Dillinger to the Pirates for
perhaps 10 times the waiver price wasn't due
to any Feel-Sorry For Connie Mack campaign,
or that's what Vice President Calvin Griffith
of the Mats was saying today. Naturally, we're
happy if Connie got good price for Dillinger,"
he said, "but we didn't waive on the fellow out
of sentiment and don't believe anybody else
did. We discussed putting in bid for Dillinger,
but we decided he can't play anywhere except
at third base and our guy, Eddie Yost, is better"
During an era in which hio leapne clubs
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Probable Pitchers
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland at washington (night)--
Garcia (6-5) vs. Marrero (4-5).
Detroit at New York (night)-GraS
(10-3) VS.. Raschi 11-6).
ST. Louis at Boston (night)-Dorish
(4-S) VS.. Dobson U0-S).
Chicago at Philadelphia {night)-Pierce
(6-9l VS.. Brissie abb.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York at st. Louis (night)-Hearn
Old or Kennedy (3-4) VS.. Staley (S-7)
Brooklyn at Cincinnati-Roe U1-5) VS..
Wehmeier (S-10).
Boston at Chicago-sain d2-6 vs.
Rush (9-10).
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (night)-
Roberts 10-5) VS.. Queen (3-O.
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(See REDS, Page A-170
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Win, Lose, or Draw
A Little Swift for Swiftly
By FRANCIS STANN
It was a case @

Of tipping his cap to too many ground balls
that spelled m the American League Of Third Base
Bob Dnger who must have tipped his cap quite few
times in the opinion of managers and club Here
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-19
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
ELSE KLUMB HIXON
DAVIS r HIXON

No 1879 Equity In The Circuit
Court For Washington County.
The object of this suit is to procure
a divorce a mensa ct thoro for the
Complainant Else Klumb Hixon,
from the Defendant, Davis r. Hixon.
The Bill states that the parties were
married on May %, 1913 by Rever-
end ]. Wade Huffman, a Minister of
the Gospel, in Clearspring, Wash
ington County, Maryland. That no
children were born as a result of
this marriage. That, although the
conduct of the Complainant toward
her husband was always kind, af-
fectionate and above reproach, the
said Davis r. HiXon treated the Com
plainant with great cruelty; and that
his conduct toward the Complainant
was on many occasions excessively
vicious; and that the Complainant
has been a resident of Maryland for
more than one year. The Bill prays
for a divorce mensa ct thoro and
for other and further relief.
1t is thereupon this 10th day Of
October, 1850 by the Circuit Court
for Washington County, Maryland,
sitting in Equity, ordered that the
Complainant, by causing copy Of
this order to be inserted in some
newspaper published in Washington
County, Maryland, once in each Of
four successive weeks prior to the
18th day of November, 1850 giving
notice to the Defendant, Davis R.
Hixon, of the object and substance of
this suit and warning him to be and
appear in this Court, either in person
or by solicitor, on or before the 1st
day of December, 1850, and answer
the premises, and show cause, if any
he may have, why a decree ought
not pass as prayed.
J. GUY WEAGLEY,
Clerk.
TRUE COPY TEST:
J. GuV Weagley 10-19-4t