Olver Wins Amarillo Country Club Championship Title
John Olver defeats R. B. Vance 8 and 7 in the 36 hole final to retain the Amarillo Country Club championship trophy. Olver led 1 up after 18 holes, then surged to win six of the final nine holes and end the match with two holes to spare.
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Olver
Vance
John Olver
Amarillo
R. B. Vance
Doutdaincay
Stanley Byther
Wade Holman
W. W. Gibson
Carey Thompson
A. F. Klopstein
Wayne O'Keefe
Gus
H. B. Gooch
George Ausbach
Charley Crowe
Hungry Hounds
Riley Strickland
Ham Bones
East quits ambulance plan for illness on air show
New York radio host Ed East, master of ceremonies for the 1 A Breakfast in Bedlam program, bought a country farm and rose at 4 30 to host. He hired an ambulance to gain sleep, but a studio doorman on seeing him on a stretcher feared a crisis. East reached the studio and learned writers planned to announce he could not appear due to illness. He abandoned the ambulance idea.
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New York
Ed East
East
Origin of Gypsies Traced to India Not Egypt
The term Gypsies arose from the belief they came from Egypt, but historical accounts locate their true homeland in India, noting the nomadic tribes originated there before dispersing.
Notice of Sale of Real Estate and Personal Property
United States Marshal to auction under Deecree of Reconstruction Finance Corporation on July 1 1941 in Amarillo Texas. Real estate described as Lot 4 and parts of Lots 3 and 5 in L A Wells Subdivision Block 235 Plemons Addition with metes and bounds. Personal property of Peerless Milling Company to be sold at the Peerless Milling Company premises Amarillo Potter County Texas. Witten by W F Lampe Deputy Marshal.
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United States District Court
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Peerless Milling Company Et al
District Court of the United States
Texas
Dallas
I. J. R. Wright
United States Marshall
A. D
Amarillo
Potter County
L. A. Wells
Plemons
Peerless Milling Company
Onstruction Finance Corporation
Pot County
J. R. Wright
United States
W. F. Lampe
Red Sox take second game 6-5 over Tigers in nine
Boston plates the winning run in the ninth without a hit to win the nightcap 6-5 after taking the opener 7-6. Ted Williams hits his eighth homer of the season. York adds a 13th for Detroit as the Tigers and Red Sox split the doubleheader in Detroit.
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Detroit
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Bengals
Ted Williams
York
Tigers
Boston
Abhea
DiMaggio
Mullin
Finney
Gehrigr
Williams
Radcliff
Cronin
Foxx
Campbell
Taber
Higgins
Ryba
McCosky
Giants and Reds split twin bill 3–2 games both low scoring
In New York the Giants win the opener 3 to 2 as Hal Schumacher gains his fourth win and Mel Ott joins the 400 home run club in a 17 year career with a third inning homer. Cincinnati counters 3 to 2 in the nightcap behind strong pitching.
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New York
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Hal Schumacher
Mel Ott
Monte Pearson
Cincinnati
Joost
White
Pearson
Schucher
Ripple
L.moore
Gleeson
Submarine Base Construction at Women's Bay Estimated
The United States plans a submarine base at Women's Bay Alaska with an estimated cost of 13 million dollars. The project details include the proposed location and funding scope as part of national defense infrastructure.
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United States
Women's Bay
Alaska
Certificate of Authority for Business Men's Assurance Co of America
The Board of Insurance Commissioners of Texas certifies that Business Men's Assurance Company of America, Kansas City MO, has met Texas law requirements and is authorized to do business in Texas for the year ending February 28, 1942. D. B. Barrow, Chief Clerk, Austin seal.
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State OF Texas
Austin
Texas
Business Men's Assurance Company of America
Kansas City
Missouri
D. B. Barrow
the Board
Farmers Alliance Insurance Company Authorized to Do Business in Texas
Certificate issued by the Texas Board of Insurance Commissioners states Farmers Alliance Insurance Company of McPherson Kansas has authority to operate in Texas for the year ending February 28 1942. D B Barrow Chief Clerk signs the seal in Austin on May 7 1941.
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Austin
Texas
Farmers Alliance Insurance Company
McPherson
Kansas
D. B. Barrow
Tee Shot Artist May Take First
Fort Worth reports a star studded practice for the 45th U S Open at Colonial Club. Crowds of Texans expect 50 000 spectators with 25 000 for the final 36 holes while favorites Hogan Nelson and Little attend pre tournament exhibitions and media day.
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Fort Worth
Colonial Club
Colonial
Trinity River
Paul Runyan
Goodall
Horton Smith
Dick Metz
Gene Sarazen
Jimmy Demaret
Jimmy Hines
Vic Ghezzi
Craig Wood
Willie Turnesa
Wilford Wehrle
Sammy Byrd
Toney Penna
Ralph Guldahl
Ray
Lloyd Mangrum
Jag McSpaden
Henry Ransom
Sarazen
Penna
Hines
Yar
Ben Hogan
Byron Nelson
Oklahoma City
Henry Picard
Sam Sneed
Lawson Little
Dallas
A's Win Two From Browns in St Louis Tilt
The Philadelphia Athletics swept a doubleheader from the St Louis Browns 5 to 2 and 5 to 3 to pull within two games of first in the league. In game one the A's scored three in the third off Bob Muncrief and held on, while game two featured a three run rally in the ninth after a tight start. notable hitters included Siebert Johnson Chapman Berardino McQuinn with win by Hadley and loss by Muncrief.
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ST. Louis
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
A’s
Bob Muncrief
Muncrief
Ostermueller
Siebert
Johnson
Chapman
Berardino
McQuinn
Moses
Laabs
Hadley
Philaphia Abhoa St. Louis
Ferrell
Grace
Ferrick
Oster'ler
Estalella
Amarillo Sox Beat Borger Gassers 7-4 in Series Finale
Amarillo Gold Sox salvaged the three game set by scoring seven runs on 11 hits off Charles Bond to defeat the Borger Gassers 7-4. Kid Crider earned the win after relieving Crider in the fifth as Risinger pitched the rest. Hargrove homered and Riorden also went deep for Borger. Tenorio was injured on a throw in the eighth.
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Borger
Amarillo Gold Sox
Borger Gassers
Charles Bond
Bond
Kid” Crider
Gold Sox
Risinger
Crider
Gassers
Hal Webster
Larry Gilchrist
Hargrove
D’antonio
Harry Riorden
Gasser
Riorden
Tenorio
Ray
Huckabee
Amarillo
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HPO
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D'Antonio
Tae
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Fulenwider Cf
Cato
Risinger P Tae
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Webster
Seeee Gilchrist
Nell If Otten
Willingham
Williams
Bozaich Rif
Tinsley 'Riorden
Gilchrist
Margrove
Tinsley
Bond Hargrove
DeCarlo
Amiarillo
Crider Isinger
Crider Losin
Smuggling Bees Quietly Lift Honey From Alsace
Swiss bees are described as smuggling honey from German-occupied Alsace after French farms failed. With France dissolved last June, neglected hives allowed Swiss bees to cross the Rhine and return tons of French nectar duty free.
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Bern
Switzerland
Alsace
France
Rhine
Has Swing of It at Shoe Shine Contest
New York band leader Ted Straeter judged a shoe shine boys contest and then demonstrated his own technique, cutting two seconds off the winner's time.
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New York
Ted Straeter
Decision on Technical Blackout Leads to Odd Encounter
Don Voorhees, orchestra leader and dog show judge, is stopped by a policeman who recognizes the windshield sticker as he hurries to judge at the show. The exchange ends with a lighthearted moment and no hard feelings.
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East Rockaway
N. Y
Don Voorhees
Voorhees
Seitz Guides Pioneers in Loss to Oilers in Extra Innings
Clovis under Grover Seitz fell 1 to 0 to Pampa in 13 innings as Montgomery doubled home the winning run after an infield out. McPartland pitched five hits allowed for Pampa while Rollins and Nagle worked in relief.
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Pampa
Clovis Pioneers
Grover Seitz
Pampa Oilers
Oilers
Montgomery
Matney
John McPartland
Pioneers
Rollins
Nagle
Clovis
Schmidt
McPartland
Monroe
Reynolds
Chicubs Win Two From Phillies
The Chicago Cubs swept a doubleheader 9 to 5 and 1 to 0 at Philadelphia to move into the NL first division with 4,365 fans in rain and mist. Chicago gained undisputed fourth place as Cincinnati split with the New York Giants.
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Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Cubs
Cincinnati
New York Giants
Yanks Take Doubleheader by Shutout and Late Blast
The New York Yankees blanked Cleveland 2 0 in the first game of a doubleheader, handing the Indians their first shutout loss of the season. In the second game the Yankees won 5 3 with a home run blast in the eighth inning. Rosar drove in runs for New York, while Milnar took the loss in the early game.
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Cleveland
Yankees
Indians
Hemsley
Milnar
New York
Crosetti
Rosar
Gomez
Breuer
Harder, Brown
Storm
New York Abhea
Boudreau
Rolfe
Henrich Rf
Weathly
Walker
DiMaggio
Arc
Trosky
Gordon
Heath
Keller
Kellner
Mack
Selkirk
Baseball Scores From American and Southern Associations
The American Association results show Loulhville 0 Indianapolis 2 Columbus 4 Toledo 1 Kansas City 8 Milwaukee 9 Minneapolis 4 St Paul 5. The Southern Association results list Birmingham 6 Memphis 1 Chattanooga 13 Knoxville 4 Nashville 17 Atlanta 4 New Orleans 4 Little Rock 0.
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American Association
Loulhville
Indianapolis
Columbus
Toledo
Kansa City
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Southern Association
Birmingham
Memphis
Chattanooga
Knoxville
New Orleans
Little Rock
Neashville
Atlanta
McNutt Wins Southwestern Golf Tourney Final
Blaine McNutt of El Paso defeated Verne Stewart of Roswell 4 and 2 in the 36 hole final to win the 27th Southwestern Golf Tournament. Stewart’s erratic putting cost him the title after leading in the morning session. McNutt previously beat Ralph Petty and Bud Hale to reach the final.
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EL Paso
Tex
Verne
Spec
Bud Hale
McNutt
Ralph Petty
Carrizozo
Lawyer Becomes Farm Vacation Agency Head
Bernard A. Goodkind, a ten year lawyer, promoted rustic summer retreats after placing ads in farm papers. He now runs his law office on the tenth floor of a financial district building and operates a farm vacation agency on the second floor.
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New York
Bernard A. Goodkind
Financial District
Amusement Park Plans Ride Marathon Contests
A Rye, New York amusement park proposes ride marathons where youths ride continuously on whips, roller coasters, and mills from 1 PM to midnight daily without meals for as many days as possible. The endurance event aims to set long running records.
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Rye
N. Y
Restauranteur L L Coats Circulates for County Seat
In Dunn North Carolina L L Coats a restaurant owner and candidate for county commissioner spent election morning handing out vote soliciting cards then returned to his cafe. Diners reported receiving a card offering a free meal with the back stamped free meal and many paid for their meals with the card in the debit area of the cash register clerks believe the boss distributed them and diners paid up to a dollar.
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Dunn
N. C
L. L. Coats
Teen drives truck into sidewalk after aiding woman parking
In Statesville North Carolina a young bystander aged 10 moved a ten ton truck to help a woman park. The maneuver left the vehicle out of control and resulted in the truck passing onto the sidewalk. The boy confessed his inexperience and his age.
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Statesville, N. C
Dalby Motor Freight Edges Memphis 6 4
Dalby Motor Freight defeated Memphis 6 to 4 as Yarborough pitched deep and drove in two runs in a pivotal fifth inning rally. He struck out 10, allowed nine hits and two walks. Memphis battled with three ninth inning runs, but the early rally and key hits by Yarborough and Ballangee sealed the victory.
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Sterling
Yarborough
Dalby Motor Freight
Memphis
Dalby
Foster
Hargrove
Simmons
Ballangee
Byers
Mbemphis
Stewart
J. Leggett
M. Ott
Dodgers Beat Cards 3-2 to Tie NL Lead
Dodgers end six game skid and join first place by edging the St. Louis Cardinals 3 to 2. Four singles off Max Lanier yield the runs with a first inning error and a third inning rally. Lavagetto Padgett and Hopp drive in the runs as Brooklyn gains a share of the pennant lead.
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Brooklyn
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyns
Max Lanier
St. Louis
Hopp
Reese
Bro'n
Herman
Moore
Reiser
Padgett If
Slaugh't
Medwick If
Crespi
Creaps
Mancuso
Cent
Youig Nake
White Sox Split With Senators in Doubleheader
The Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators split a June 1 doubleheader as Chicago moved into first place in the American League by percentage, while Cleveland slid behind. Indians still led by a half game in won loss, with Washington and Chicago posting strong showings. An unrelated note mentions 16,500 new public school buildings planned in Kwangtung Province, China.
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Chicago
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Washington
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Indians
Sox
Cleveland
Wash'ton Abho
Abbot Case
Knick'er
Lewis
Cramer
Travia
Vernon
Wright
Kwangtung
China
Probable MLB pitchers for tomorrow's games in N L and A L
Major league schedule lists pitchers for June 2 matchups in the National and American Leagues. Chicago at Philadelphia features French facing Podgajny, Cincinnati at New York has Riddle against Carpenter, St Louis at Brooklyn has Cooper versus Wicker, Pittsburgh at Boston pairs Heintzelman with Errickson, and in the American League Washington visits Chicago with Leonard opposed by Dietrich. Boston meets Detroit with Dobson facing Newsom, New York travels to Cleveland to face Russo and Feller, and Philadelphia visits St Louis with Knott and Auker.
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Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Cleeveland
Newark
St Louis
French
Podgajny
Riddle
Carpenter
Cooper
Wicker
Heintzelman
Errickson
Leonard
Dietrich
Dobson
Newsom
Russo
Vas. Feller
Knott
Ve, Auker
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Wham Tigers
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McKain
Tai
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Dor
Canes
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Tomer
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Wagner
H. Newsome
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Pytlak
Rowe
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Giants
L. Moore
NEW York I.i
Orengo
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F. McCormick
Ott
Frey
Whitehead
Young
Thompson
Lombardi
Lohrman
Hartnett
Board OF Insurance Commissioners of the
Board OF Insurance Commissioners
State OF
Floyd V. Studer
Burgess
5Th and
Tyler St
Browns
Marchildon
C. Harris
Hayes
Eemtoe Tal Allen
Caster
Swift
Errell
Amarillo Sox
W.T.S.C. Cage
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Chicubs
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Litwhiler
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Runer
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de Carlo
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Cas Kanagy
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