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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1944
Page
2
In a lively take on recent AL action, Lawton Carver notes a shift from past Yankee decorum to on field roughness as pennant pressure grows. The Browns surge as the tempo rises, with Senators briefly dropping and all clubs racing to stay hot.
Iowa City June 14. Five members of the Iowa Pre-Flight baseball team were detached Monday and now slated to return June 28 after 15 day leaves. Lieut. Com. Harvey Harman says cadets return due to orders cancellation by the primary training command in Kansas City. About 200 other battalion cadets also back. Players affected include Bob Steuber Russ Wendland Charlie Tourek Ken Galpin and Paul Walters.
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The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs 8 to 3 to maintain a five game edge in the National League pennant race. Pittsburgh beat the Reds 3 to 2, while other results included Brooklyn’s 9 to 4 win over New York and Boston’s doubleheader split with Philadelphia.
Dorothy Germaine, 20, of Philadelphia, won the 54 hole women’s meet at Wykagyl Country Club by three strokes with an 80 final round and 235 total. Maureen Orcutt of New Jersey finished second at 238, seven strokes ahead of Mrs. Harry McNauton of Plandome, Long Island.
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Catholic softballers, short handed, fall 15 to 9 as Dale Cornell returns to pitch for the Catholics. Bill Marshall wins on the mound for the Presbyterians, with a 11 hit effort by Cornell and a key triple by Kelso. Mullins, Preston and Marshall Homer as Presbyterians pull away for the win.
New Orleans reports Smiling Dick Callahan, Holy Cross high school pitching ace, accepted the largest bonus ever paid a high school player by a major league club. The 19 year old will sign with the Boston Red Sox for a $15,000 bonus and report to Louisville June 20 for farming out work, earning $850 a month. The move tops a $5,000 higher bonus than Howard Polett’s with the Cardinals in 1936.
The Atlantic News Telegraph advertises War Savings Stamps for purchase, highlighting convenient access at the newspaper office. The notice invites readers to support wartime finance through this local sales channel.
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Iowa City June 14 INS Few of the athletes who competed for the University of Iowa on 1943 44 teams will return next season a survey shows. Of 44 major lettermen eligible for the armed forces 28 are in service. Eleven expect to be called soon including several 17 year olds who have just turned 18. Football has 21 in service, five 4 F. Four of six basketball players and two of five baseball players are in the armed forces. Only one swimmer eligible for service remains the others 4 F or 17. Track and cross country show the same pattern with the lone eligible athlete leaving. Wrestlers: one medically discharged, the other awaiting call. Names listed for each sport include football Bill Barbour Bob Lidy Dave Danner Harry Frey Jim Cozad Roger Stephens Paul Glasener Dale Thompson Henry Terell Bill Gallagher Jim Hudson John Stewart Dick Martin Charles Burkett Joe Howard Dan Sheehan John Ford Harry Waugh Joe Grothus Daryl Annis Bob Arzberger basketball Dave Danner Jim mie Grafton Glen Kremer Floyd Magnusson baseball Bob Gildea John Stewart swimming Paul Thomson track Cecil Brewton Jr cross country Bob Bentz
John J. Cretsmeyer athletic director and coach at Loras academy for 32 years died at his Dubuque home after a three month illness. His football teams won more than 75 percent of games with the 1927 and 1940s squads undefeated. He stepped down as coach two years ago but remained on the faculty as a mathematics instructor.
The bulletin lists standings with teams such as St Louis Boston Chicago and New York and notes recent results including St Louis 5 Chicago 3 and Boston 7 Philadelphia 2. It also schedules nightly games with pitchers and matchups like New York at Washington and St Louis at Chicago for upcoming games.
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The notice offers paper delivery for fifteen cents weekly in sixteen Atlantic territory towns. Carriers listed include Ada ir Bil Sparling Anita LaVee Rathman and Levejoy Spry Audubon Dale Petersen Brayton Sylvia Jédean Casey Robert Griffith Cumberland Extra Boyd Beaton and Ronald Schiereck Morris Shields Lewis Billy Ells Wiota Reed Bree Walnut Phyllis Menette. A phone call to any carrier or The News-Telegraph office provides service.
Soviet forces breached the Finnish second line in the Viipuri highway sector near Karelian isthmus. Red Star reports steady Russian advances with mortar and artillery supporting infantry as towns and strongholds fall and Finns pull back under heavy losses.
Captain Morrison J. Wilkinson Jr former Flying Tigers pilot in China was found guilty by a 10 officer oral court martial on charges of sex offenses bigamy and lare ceny. He faces 30 years at hard labor and a dishonorable discharge pending approval by Brig Gen Seapin and senior officials. The trial lasted one hour and 88 minutes.
Miss Besos Smith of Milwaukee arrived Sunday for several days visiting her sister Mrs. R. F. Peel and mother Mrs. A. N. Smith in Massena. A small group attended the Harry Marlowe family paniola event and Gilmore family joined for a Sunday visit.
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