National Sports Takes Holiday On D-Day World Observance
Sports took a quiet D-Day stance with major leagues and racing curtailing programs. Delayed or postponed events included Angott Williams boxing in Philadelphia and Western circuits. Bay Meadows and Delaware Park redirected profits to war charities. An all star soccer game at the Polo Grounds donated gate receipts to the Red Cross.
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Harold Claassen
New York
Delaware State Park
Bay Meadows
Pacific Coast League
Sammy Angott
Ike Williams
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Pascoag Park
New England
Charles Town
West Virginia
Ascot Park
River Downs
Ohio
Canada
King’s Park
Old Country
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
International League
Frank Shaughnessy
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Herman Taylor
Angott-Williams
Shibe Park
Buffalo
John J. Phelan
New York State Athletic Commission
Empire State
Polo Grounds
Red Cross
Ray Schalk Signs to Scout for Chicago Cubs
Ray Schalk, 51, joined the Chicago Cubs as a scout today. A legendary catcher, he began with the Chicago White Sox in 1912, managed in 1927 and 1928, and set league records including 151 games caught in 1920.
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Chicago
Ray Schalk
Chicago Cubs
Schalk
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Ed Walsh
Sox
New York Giants
Buffalo
Indianapolis
Milco
American Associaon
Beazley Garnett Leads Draft Stars To Major League Spotlight
Eddie Carnett, Chicago White Sox first baseman, tops the 1944 draft class with a .373 average and nine hits in four games, driving a six game win streak. Other draftees include Hal Trosky’s replacement, Eddie Mayo, Joe Orengo, Phil Weintraub, and Charley Schanz among 16 players chosen by American and National league teams.
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Jack Hand
New York
Eddie Carnett
Tulsa
Chicago White Sox
Carnett
Chicago
Hal Trosky
Jimmy Dykes
Bill Skiff
Seattle
Chief Wieczorek
Braves
Columbus
Henry Helf
Milwaukee
Browns
Navy
al Epperly
San Francisco
White Sox
Eddie Mayo
Louisville
Detroit
Joe Orengo
St. Paul
Clem Hausmann
Kansas City
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Phil Weintraub
Giants
Toledo
George Hausmann
New Orleans
Indians smash Newark in exhibition for soldiers at Fletcher
The Cleveland Indians defeated Newark 11 to 5 in an exhibition game before wounded soldiers at Fletcher hospital in Cambridge Ohio. Manager Lou Boudreau homered on the first pitch to put Cleveland ahead early.
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Cambridge, O
Cleveland Indians
Newark
Fletcher Hospital
Lou Boudreau
Clevland
Tribe
Vosmik to Tryout with Washington Senators
Washington announces out fielder Joe Vosmik, unable to make terms with Minneapolis, will be given a tryout with the Washington Senators. President Clark Griffith said Vosmik, then working in Cleveland, will be paid only if the tryout proves satisfactory.
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Washington
Joe Vosmik
Minneapolis
American Association
Washington Senators
Clark Griffith
Griffith
Vosmik
Cleveland
Soldiers and WACS See Cubs Beat Camp Swanks 5 to 2
Soldiers and WACs packed the park at Camp Shanks New York to watch the Chicago Cubs defeat Camp Swanks nine in a D Day exhibition contest five to two. John Miklaos the rookie Cubs pitcher fanned eleven soldiers while Loy Works and Jack Best limited the service team to eight hits.
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Camp Shanks
N. Y
Chicago Cubs
Camp Swanks
John Miklaos
Cub Moundsman
Loy Works
Jack Best
Browns Rout Navy Wings 10 to 1 in Twilight Exhibition
The St. Louis Browns defeated the Navy Wings of Lambert Field, St. Louis, 10 to 1 in a twilight exhibition baseball game.
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St. Louis
Louis Browns
Navy Wings
Lambert Field
First Western Front Invasion Wounded Return to England
The first wounded from the western front invasion landed in England today and many smiled despite their injuries. Some were taken to an East Anglian hospital.
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London
England
Outlaw All Star Football Game Promoters Sought Players
Columns reveal promoters inviting senior high athletes to participate in an August outlaw all star football game in Kanawha valley. Concerns raised about injuries and calls for promoters to provide accident insurance due to substantial gate receipts. Also references betting, Giants NL news, and a Virginia Side playground funding issue.
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Romoters
Kanawha
Johnny Allen Signs with New York Giants
Johnny Allen, relief pitcher who appeared in 32 contests with the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants last season, signed a contract with the Giants today for the remainder of the season after rejecting earlier offers.
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New York
Johnny Allen
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Giants
D C Duncan Named Member Post War Safety Committee
D C Duncan safety director for Appalachian Electric Power Kentucky Power Kingsport Utilities Wheeling Electric has been named to a national post war industrial safety committee by the National Safety Council. The appointment recognizes his work with accident prevention and his role on the council's executive committee. The group will study postwar industry changes and methods to prevent accidents as the nation shifts from war to peace time.
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D. C. Duncan
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Kentucky and West Virginia Power Company
Kingsport Utiliies, Inc
Wheeling Electric Company
National Safety Council
Duncan
Ned H. Dearborn
Chicago
Til
National Safe Council
Board Public Works Sets Final Utility Tax Figures
Charleston West Virginia June 6 the board of public works began to set the final assessment figures for taxes on the state's public utilities in 1944 Hearings were held on tentative figures by Tax Commissioner George P Alderson and today the board decides possible changes Governor Neely said the 1943 act limits increases but allows lowering valuations
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Charleston
W. Va
Board of Public Works
West Virginia
George P. Alderson
Alderson
Neely
Invasion Retards Business At Reno
The invasion caused a sharp decline in Reno's major businesses with few customers in gambling houses some closed and only 14 divorce cases filed in the period reported November through June 6.
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Reno
Local Firm Penalized For Wage Violation
Cleveland report of a regional war labor board finding a $600 penalty against the Bluefield West Virginia sash and door company for raising an employee salary in violation of the wage stabilization program.
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Cleveland
Bluefield
W. Va
Sash and Door Company
War Labor Board
Today’s Major League Baseball Schedule Highlights
Detroit at Chicago night game with New houser and Grove. New York at Boston features Borony and Hughson. Boston at New York night match Jav ery against Fischer. Philadelphia at Brooklyn with Barrett facing Davis or Melton. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh night match De La Cruz or Walters versus Bewell.
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Chicago
Newhouser
Grove
New York
Boston
Borony
Hughson
Javery
Fischer
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Barrett
Davis
Melton
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
de la Cruz
Walters
Bewell
Local Youths Head to Boys State Program
Nine Mercer county youths enroll in the American Legion Boys State program at Jackson Mills. Sponsored by Elks Lodge Kiwanis Rotary Moose Bnai Brith Bluefield Post No 9 and others the juniors depart with A Harry West guiding them and two Princeton boys joining. The Bluefield contingent includes Frank Stowers Robert French Billy Greenspon John Bruce Phillip Effron Paul Cole and Edward Saunders. they are due back Saturday.
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Amerigan Legion
Jackson Mills
Mercer County
Legion
Legion Post
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Kiwanis Club
Moose Lodge
B’nai B'rith
Moses Addresses Mine Inspectors in Charleston
Thomas Moses of Pittsburgh told the Mine Inspector's Institute of America that while progress in preventing coal mine accidents is satisfactory more must be done. He cited aging miners, fast production, wage and conditions confusion, and inspector shortages as factors hindering safety, urging united enforcement and better worker management relations.
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Charleston
W. Va
Thomas Moses
Pittsburgh
Moses
National Committee
John F. Conrad
Pennsylvania Mines Department
C. C. Ballard
New River Com
Doerr and Culberson Rejected for Military Service
Boston reports that second baseman Bobby Doerr catcher Roy Partee and centerfielder Leon Culberson were temporarily rejected for military service at the induction center. They were told to report for re examination later. Doerr 26 Culberson 24 Partee 25 are married and fathers.
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Boston
Bobby Doerr
Roy Partee
Leon Culberson
Doerr
Culberton
Culberson
Partee
Deege Rangeley Wins Bluefield Spring Golf Tourney
Deege Rangeley captured top prize in the Bluefield Country Club medal play event with a net 139 two strokes ahead of H. M. Noel. The second flight tied at 143 by W. T. Williams Jr. EB. J. Bus Hall and Dusty Rhodes. Prizes included golf merchandise from Schorr's golf shop.
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Bluefield Country Club
Rangeley
H. M. Noel
W. T. Williams, Jr
EB. J. (Bus) Hall
Dusty Rhodes
Bob Gammage
Mort Wagner
H. F. Wilson
W. A. McCue
Schorr
Collieries Company Appeals Verdict
Lee Vale Collieries Inc. petitions West Virginia Supreme Court to overturn a $5,000 Raleigh County verdict over the death of William Edward Waldron. The suit, brought by J. E. Waldron, claims child labor statute violations alleging the youth was under 18, though the firm contends he was 18 and not employed inside a mine.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Supreme Court
Leevale Collieries, Inc
Whitesville
Raleigh County
William Edward Waldron
J. E. Waldron
William Waldron
War Bonds guide for patriotic savers during wartime
Citizens are urged to continue buying War Bonds to support the war effort and ensure future financial security. The notice highlights Uncle Sam backing, safety, and accessibility through banks post offices and production credit associations with various denominations.
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Uncle Sam
Production Credit Association
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