Cubs and Pirates trade 1-0 shutouts in baseball day
New York July 17 The Cubs and Pirates split two 1 to 0 games with Max Butcher and Henry Wyse strong on the mound. Butcher’s Cubs win featured three straight second inning singles and a double plus Coscorati’s RBI. Dodgers end 15-game slide with 8-5 second win over Braves. Phillies top Giants 6-2 as Gerheauser twirls six hits. Donnelly debuts for Cardinals in 4-2 win over Reds. Browns sweep Indians in two 12-inning games 8-7 and 2-0 as Kramer gains ninth. Yankees hammer Boston 7-1 behind Donald’s homers. Washington takes it twice from Philadelphia 8-4 and 4-3. Tigers, White Sox split with Trout and Wary showing strong starts.
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Henry Wyse
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Jim Tobin
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al Wright
Max Macon
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Don Savage
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Herschel Martin
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
Jeaky
Milo Candini
Mickey Haefner
Detroit
Jake Wary
White Sox
Tigers
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Former REA Field Representative Still On Strike
Chester Lake, former field representative of the Rural Electrification Authority, is into the 18th day of a fast protesting political influences in the REA. Lake began the fast after writing to President Roosevelt that he would not eat until the REA is purged of politics. He has lost about 20 pounds and says he has received some encouragement from Washington, but he refused to elaborate.
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ST. Iamuis
Chester Lake
Rural Electrification Authority
Lake
Roosevelt
Washington
Malaria Rate Cut 95 Percent In New Guinea
Allied scientists in New Guinea reduced malaria by 95 percent in 15 months. Brig. Gen. Guy B. Denit reports attacks dropped from 962 per 1,000 per year in 1943 to 45.1 in 1944. In March 1943 malaria hospital stays averaged 28 days, now nine, with only one death per 3,500 cases.
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Don Caswell
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Guy B. Denit
Far East
Southwest Pacific Command
Iqo Guinea
Six Shots Fired At Peeping Tom Sunday Morning
A woman on West 7th Street fired six shots at a peeping tom around 12 30 a m Sunday. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday as authorities investigated the event.
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West 7Th Street
State official aided large revenue cuts and pensions aid
A former state senator aided reductions of state appropriations by more than 9 million dollars. While serving in the Senate, the same official voted for tax measures that increased Old Age Pension spending by more than 8 million dollars.
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Senate
Bonham Seeks Relief On Hottest Summer Day
Bonhamites endured the high heat with Picnickers and swimmers at Bonham State Park and other spots drawing large crowds. A window peeper was not hit during shots fired. Chief Jack Biggerstaff said the search found no suspect as the day reached peak temperatures.
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Jack Biggerstaff
Bonhamites
Rayburn fumbles on FEPC vote cites southern duty
Editorial reprints criticize Congressman Rayburn for remaining silent during the FEPC funding vote. The piece accuses him of failing to speak out against a half million dollar appropriation and questions his role in protecting southern constituents and race policy. It urges Southern Democrats to demand vocal leadership.
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Southland
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EPC
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Fourth Congressional District
Dallas Morning News
Raybury
Craceyville
FEPC
Oman Cy
Unity
War record clash in 1944 editorial critique
A Greenville Herald analysis condemns a wartime paid political advertisement praising Mr Rayburn while attacking Senator Morris. It argues both leaders should publish their draft and war records for fair comparison, noting Rayburn voted to send men abroad and criticizing the editorial’s personal attacks.
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G. C. Morris
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