Aluminum in sports gear and soap sparks reflection
Cunningham notes America faces wartime shortages from everyday items like aluminum and soap. He recalls an Arkansas night drive with a soap commercial and compares European deprivation from Hitler’s war, highlighting how simple comforts vanish while Americans ponder what they can do without. He lists baseball and league standings as a closing sports snapshot.
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Midwest
Mauri Rose
Indianapolis
Joseph P. Kennedy
Notre Dame
Craig Wood Canning
Tennessee
Arkansas
Ozarks
Mississippi
Europe
Belgium
France
Hitler
Dorman to Hurl For Amarillo In Aluminum Night
Amarillo outfielder pitcher Dorman starts against Buck Schulze of Big Spring as Gold Sox aim for four straight over the Bombers. Aluminum night admission is 20 cents plus any aluminum piece to fund airplane production.
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Amarillo
Buck Schulze
Big Spring
Dorman
Gold Sox
Bombers
Ball Park
Sox
Abrhpore
Lindsey
Iu. Vn
Stevens
Cheer
S& Moo
OLS Ree Reeves
Te Drakerf
Poitras
Zmitrovich If
Eseses
Zigelman
Eeresee
Monrock P
Corgenss
xHaney Sessteseene
Totals
Gote
Mohrlock
Prather
Tenorio
Zmitrovich
Hargrove
Reeves
Hita
D’antonio
Crider
Greer
Ray
Reeves Ri
Ale Poitras
Lea Eco
Cease
Zigelmanc
Kahout
Drake
Ateas Atsentaeer
Abrhpore Cato
Tsageeee
D'Antonia
Oita
de Carlo
Haney
Cato
de Cario
Dmitrovich
Risinger
Andrews
Crowder
Pirates spurting past rivals sets local ears ringing
News notes from Eddie Bralitz include Pirates surge praised by Pittsburgh mayor. Frankie Frisch loyal to baseball, Joe McCarthy praised as top major league manager. Box scores from New Orleans to Birmingham, plus bets, injuries, and player moves across major teams.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Special News Service
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Frankie Frisch
Jimmy Johnston
Joe Louis
Lou Nova
Ted Williams
Dizzy Trout
Detroit Tigers
Connie Mack
Joe McCarthy
Joe
Saratoga
Standings West Texas New Mexico League Sunday results
West Texas New Mexico League standings show Amarillo 7 to 4 winner over Big Spring 4 to 1 with Lamesa 9 to 9 tied and Borger 12 to 9 over Lubbock. Box scores list pitchers and batters including Mohrcock Zigelman Crider De Carlo Tinsley Bennett Bridwell Kra mer Schmidt Lucky Castino Jennings Monroe.
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Lamesa
Clovis
Tinsley
Bennett
Bridwell
Kramer
Schmidt
Lubbock
Borger
Lucky
Castino
Jennings
Monroe
Big Spring
Amarillo
Kahout
Reeves
Zigelman
Shilling
Risinger
Crider
de Carlo
Trees
Sullivan
Janecki
Wyatt
Spyker
Castino Boal Moore
Wichita Falls
PAMPA
Terry Rossi Rabe
FE Hill
Glab
Reynolds
Force
Terry CeMill
Brown Lafevers
Montgomery
CLA
Pet Borg
Horton Smith Wins St Paul Open by One Stroke
Horton Smith of Pinehurst North Carolina captured the St Paul Open with a final round 63 to finish 72 holes at 276 12 under par winning by one stroke over Ralph Guldahl. Jimmy Thomson Ben Hogan and others followed as George Dawson earned low amateur honors.
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ST. Paul, Minn
U.P
Horton Smith
Pinehurst
N. C
Smith
Ralph Guldahl
Rancho Santa Fe
Calif
Jimmy Thomson
Chicopee
Mass
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Johnny Bulla
Chicago
Joe Coria
St. Paul
George Dawson
Whirlaway To Feud With His Conqueror
Arlington Classic feature sees Attention upset Whirlaway with a bold stretch drive. Albany entrant Mrs Parker Corning and trainer Max Hirsch push into a big stakes season as the turf scene watches the result.
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Chicago
Whirlaway
Parker Corning
Albany
N. Y
Warren Wright
Max Hirsch
Church League Playoffs Tonight At Three Diamonds
The Church Softball League playoff continues tonight on three diamonds. At San Jacinto School diamond the San Jacinto Baptists meet the Nazarenes. Amarillo College diamond hosts Polk Street Methodist men versus Central Presbyterian. Sam Houston Junior High diamond features San Jacinto Methodist men against San Jacinto Methodist boys. Games start at 6 30.
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San Jacinto School
San Jacinto Baptists
Nazarenes
Amarillo College
Polk Street Methodist
Central Presbyterian
Sam Houston
San Jacinto Methodist
Surgeon Zivic to headline odd boxing medical spectacle
Newark July 28 Dr Fritzi Zivic a Pittsburgh surgeon prepares a world welterweight title defense against Red Cochrane at Ruppert Stadium in a 24 minute bout described as a reversal of normal surgery with eight rounds of three minutes each. The crowd will watch as Zivic uses his scalpel like cuts around the eyes and chin amid claims of past brilliance against Al Davis and Henry Armstrong.
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Lew Jenkins
Chris Dundee
Ken Overlin
Red Cochrane
Fritzieo Zivic
George Sternweiss
Newark
U. of N. C
Buffalo
Detroit
Dick Wakefield
Jack Marshall
Texas
Dewey Fragetta
Jerry Priddy
Yankee
Phil Rizzuto
Bob Busby
Lawrence
Kans
Journal-World
Wichita
U. of
N. J
Fritzi¢ Zivic
Pittsburgh
Ruppert Stadium
Zivic
Dreamland
Cochrane
al Davis
Davis
Henry Armstrong
Armstrong
Dr. Zivie
Howard Jones of USC Dies Of Heart Attack at Home
Howard Harding Jones 55 famed USC football head coach for 33 years died of a heart attack at his North Hollywood home. Survived by widow, son Clark 24, daughter Caroline 14, brothers Tad Clarence Tom, and sister Christine. Funeral plans await family word.
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Howard Jones
USC
Los Angeles
Howard Harding Jones
University of Southern California
Clark
Caroline
Tad Jones
New Haven
Conn
Clarence
Tom Jones
Excello
Christine Sawyer
Lyman
O Jones
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