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As to the major league baseball vie might state that, at this stage of the game, it looks very naich like the St, Louis Browns versus the St. Louis Cardinals come Oct ober first. The Browns are some 6|- ahead of Boston v;hich is in second place in the /jnericcji league by virtue of its game lead over third place Detroit, The Yankees seem to be out of the money this fall, The St. Louis Cards have just set a modern National league record by ;vinning their 80th gojiie of the season on the earliest date in history's This date v/as August l6th. The previous record was set by Brooklyn ’42 when they got victory number 80 on August 19th, We are going to close this article with a few words about a game that is being nlayed right here in the town of Lawndsle, This game that we have in mind is the game of checkers, and is being played right on the original Hoover Kailo However, not all playing is done on the Hoover Rail for checkers has become so popular among the den izens of I.awndale that it has assumed a nocturnal aspect, Nigho games are played undi.. the lights of some room not fa,r removed from the Hoover Rail, For the past several d days a checker tournament has been in prog-cess, Vfe have just received a news flash from the scene of activity giving us the standings of the participants in said tourn ament, Tlie standings' from first place through the twelfth given in order are as follows: Horace McKee, Forest Vfelker, Jal:e Ward, Sam Jeffers, Yates Lee, Lefty Blanton, Shannon Blanton, Wray Williams, Grady Davis, Tom Forney, Jack Eskridge, Carmie Wease, A noteworthy feature of checkers 5_s the fact that it is a game that is no respecter'of age. It is being enthusiastically played by the fathers as well as the younger set, % -Si- Home For Week-end Sgt, Mil.dred Eaker of Arlington, Va, spent the past week-end with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Summie Eaker and family - Mildred "fenagled" this little week-end pass so as'to be hero with two of her brothers vjho were al.so visiting home. Pvt, Jirrimy Ealcer, of Cf^jnp Croft, S, C, and Norman Eaker of V/ilinington, N. C* Summie v/as seen escorting Mildred from the bus and he was one more happy Dad, -J5- -j:- MY PRi^IER LORD GOD to THEE I pray: For Myself; I pray keep me straight and strong for the ' best sei'vice to Thoe and to my fellovmen. For my friends; I pray give them Thy blessing, each accord ing' to his need. For those vdth whom I have differences; I pray help us to act as sons'of Thine despite our contrary views. For my home; I pray' Iceep safely those in the family circle and guide each one according to Thjr. purpose For.my country: I pray make it truly God* s country, the l-'nd where ITiy name is honored and Thy Will is done. For all the world: I pray bless the people of every land who love Tiieo and I pray too for those who do not love Thee, may some means be foimd to change their'hearts and . turn their lives to Thee, ■For our boys who are making the supreme sacrifice on the far-flung battlefronts of the world: Give them the victory. These and other blessings I ask' in the Name of our Ijord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, Amen, Calvin Gaillard, Stem To Stem
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