New York Yankees Lead 1943 AL In Night Day Wins
The American League office confirms the New York Yankees topped the league in 1943 with seven night wins and five losses and the Red Sox and Tigers each eight and six. It notes 54 ninth inning wins and four one to zero games, plus White Sox second in one run sums and Johnny Niggeling’s two two hit losses. Washington hit 17 homers on the road and nine at home.
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Chicago
INL
American League Baseball Office
New York Yankees
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
New Yorkers
Chicago White Sox
Boston
Johnny Niggeling
St. Louis
Cleveland
Philadelphia
White Sox
Washington
Griffith Stadium
Bowling Tourneys Lure Top Keglers To Chicago Alleys
In Chicago the American Bowling Congress promotes winter tournaments with rich prizes. The Ray Schalk sweepstakes host 96 teams for 16 cash awards, top prize $1,000, and $3,800 in other awards. The Petersen Classic begins Jan 22 with a $30,400 prize pool and a record entry forecast of 1,216 bowlers. Dominick De Vito’s sweepstakes runs with 400 plus entrants and a $1,000 first prize.
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Chicago
American Bowling Congress
Ray Schalk
Midwest
Dominick de Vito
Illinois guard Demoulin goes on 21 day induction furlough
Demoulin of Illinois, first string guard, was inducted into the army and given a 21 day furlough during which he plans to play five conference games. The Mulberry Grove freshman started versus Minnesota last Monday and will likely see action against Wisconsin in Champaign and Michigan in Ann Arbor, with more Oho and Iowa games ahead.
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Chicago
Ray Demoulin
University of Ilinois
Army
Mulberry
Grove
Demoulin
Dick Foley
Illinois
Wisconsin
Champaign
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Warneke Joins Armed Forces After Screening
Lon Warneke of the Chicago Cubs passed his screening examination at the draft board in Hot Springs Arkansas and told the club not to count on him for spring training. The veteran pitcher will be 35 in March as he prepares to join the armed forces.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Warneke
Hitler
Hirohito
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Indians catcher Desautels defers army induction to Feb two
Southbridge Mass UPI Eugene Desautels 35 year old Cleveland Indians catcher was slated to report for army induction at Fort Devens but remained on his war job after receiving a last minute deferment. His draft board deferred him until February 2 without giving a reason.
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Southbridge
Mass
Eugene Desautels
Cleveland Indians
Fort Devens
Eastern Iowa teams surge with strong records midway season
Several eastern Iowa schools tout impressive marks as tournament time nears. Martello boys rolled to an eighth straight win over Sacred Heart Mon ticello 51-33, while Sacred Heart girls posted their seventh straight win over St Martin’s Cascade 45-34. Williamsburg and Tiffin squads show strong 8-1 and 7-1 starts respectively, with other districts like Springville Mt. Vernon Cedar Rapids Wilson and Immaculate Conception posting noted records as Tama Monona and North English regions produce multiple wins across junior highs and girls teams.
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Dottie Ireland
Iowa
Martello
Jones County
Sacred Heart of
Ed Criss
Williamsburg
Sigourney
Tiffin Girls
Sharon
Tiffin
Linn County
Springville
Mt. Vernon
Orioles
Lou Little Urges Grid Rule Changes To Aid Offenses
New York. Lou Little of Columbia at a dinner urged changing college football rules to allow the forward pass anywhere behind the line of scrimmage and to end the rule prohibiting running with recovered fumbles. He criticized the NCAA for seeking a wartime rule freeze and said offenses need changes to keep the game exciting for spectators.
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NEW York
Lou Little
Columbia University
Little
Touchdown Club
National College Athletic Association
Who Would Want Tijuana Anyway Racetrack Ownership Case
In Mexico City AP report General Abelardo Rodriguez filed suit in the federal court claiming ownership of Tijuana's racetrack. The track had been awarded to the Arguello heirs including Susana Lucero de Regnier on condition they pay 2,000,000 pesos for improvements. Rodriguez says he bought the property from the heirs.
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Mexico City
Tijuana
Abelardo Rodriguez
Sonora i
Second Federal District Court
Arguello
Susana Lucero de Regnier
General Rodriguez
Pro Grid Loop to Meet Jan 12 13
NFL Commissioner Elmer Layden set January 12 and 13 for the league mid winter meeting in Chicago. Owners of all teams and several coaches were expected to attend the session, which had been postponed from December due to the late playoff game and Christmas holidays.
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Chicago
National Football League
Elmer Layden
Cornell Cagers Face Carleton In Northfield Tilt
Cornell basketball team travels to Northfield for two hard games against Carleton. Coach Walt Koch has reorganized after a holiday layoff with a largely inexperienced lineup, aiming to test a green squad against the seasoned Carleton cagers.
Alburnett State Bank report of condition 1944
The Port of Condition for Alburnett State Bank shows assets and liabilities as of December 31 1943 including cash due from banks loans and discounts and a total resources figure. Officers M Strait president H M Soper vice president J J Dolan cashier Charlotte Lillie assistant cashier swear to accuracy before notary Harold O Johnson on January 5 1944 in Linn County Iowa.
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Towa
Strait
H. M Soper
J. J. Dolan
Gashier
Charlotte Lillie
M. Strait
Hi. M. Soper
tGeatt
M . M. Strait
H M. Soper
J J Dolan
Harold O Johnson
Ginn County
W. E Quass
Frank Frederick
Player Out With Influenza Might Return Sooner
Chuck Swaney Bill Luxi Don Weisse and Bob Soperg and Johnny Warren are sidelined by influenza but expected to rejoin future games. Dick Greene, previous first team guard, remains listed but unclear on current status.
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Chuck Swaney
Bill Luxi
Don Weisse
Bob Soperg
Johnny Warren
Dick Greene
Des Moines Man in Baseball Limelight
Des Moines man John D Taylor named America's No 1 sandlot team sponsor by the American Baseball congress. Taylor, father of nine, sponsors Des Moines Outhank, a teens team that won the 1943 Iowa semi pro crown and tied for eleventh nationally. Congress president Ray Dumont noted Taylor spent 7200 of his own funds and plans two boys teams annually to develop Iowa talent.
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Des Moines
Wichita
Kan
John D Taylor
American Baseball Congress
America
Taylor
Iowa
Ray Dumont
Congress
Carpenter Urges Canada in Majors as Expansion Plan
Philadelphia Phillies president Robert Carpenter Jr. predicts night baseball will dominate game schedules within five years and west coast expansion will stall for at least 15 years. He urges the majors to invite a Canadian city into the league as a goodwill gesture.
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Philadelphia
Robert Carpenter, Jr
Philadelphia Phillies
West Coast
Great Lakes Sailors Rout Fort Sheridan in 76 to 52 win
Great Lakes Naval Training Station basketball team swept Fort Sheridan 76 to 52 as all 15 players scored. Herman Schaefer led the Sailors with 13 points while Dick Foley, an Illinois star recently in the army, was the top scorer for the game with 18. Great Lakes held a 42 to 21 halftime lead.
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Great Lakes
Til
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Fort Sheridan
Sailor
Herman Schaefer
Dick Foley
Illinois
Army
Real Lakes
Rufin To Report For Army Induction At Fort Dix
Bobby Rufin, 23 year old Long Island lightweight, has passed his induction exam and will report at Fort Dix on January 26. He fights Tippy Larkin January 14 at Madison Square Garden and may not meet Bummy Davis on February 18 there.
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New York
Bobby Ruffin
Long Island
Fort Dix
Tippy Larkin
Madison Square Garden
Bummy Davis
Willard Sues Fox Over Film Revenue
Former heavyweight champion Jess Willard filed suit in Los Angeles against Twentieth Century Fox demanding an accounting of profits from films of his 1919 title fight with Jack Dempsey. He alleges Fox used the Toledo July 4 1919 footage in The Great American Broadcast in 1941 without notifying or paying his claimed one third share.
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Los Angeles
Jess Willard
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Jack Dempsey
Toledo
Ohio
Willard
Rucker Plans to Play With Giants Despite Back Injury
Nashville AP reports outfielder Johnny Rucker will try to play for the New York Giants this season despite an ailing back. He was rejected for the armed forces last year due to the back injury and had been rumored to retire from baseball.
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Nashville, Tenn
Johnny Rucker
New York Giants
Rucker
Armed Forces
Jumping Joe Dugan Hurt by Automobile
Former baseball star Jumping Joe Dugan was in critical condition at City hospital with a brain concussion and scalp lacerations after being struck by a car in Boston. Authorities listed the injuries as severe and ongoing treatment was reported Thursday night.
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Boston
Joseph
Jumping Joe
Cubs Sign 16 Year Old Rookie Shortstop
Peru youth Johnny Wagner, 16, signed by the Chicago Cubs and assigned to their Lockport New York farm team for next season. He batted over .400 for Peru Parks in the Illinois Valley amateur league last season.
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Peru
INS
Johnny Wagner
Chicago Cubs
Wagner
Lockport
N. Y
Cubs
Tlinois Valley
White Sox Pitcher Orval Grove to Wed Catherine Sloan
Chicago baseball star Orval Grove, leading White Sox pitcher in 1943 with 14 wins and nine losses, will marry Catherine Sloan this Saturday. Grove, 24, has been deferred from military service due to a knee injury.
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Chicago
INS
Orval Grove
Chicago White Sox
Catherine Sloan
Ottumwa Navy Beats Penn College 62 to 26
The Ottumwa Naval Air Station basketball team defeated Penn College 62 to 26. The Skyers led 30 to 12 at halftime, with Penn center Jack Oxenreider scoring 15 points.
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Ottumwa Navy
Ottumwa
Ottumwa Naval Air Station
Penn College
Skyers
Jack Oxenreider
Penn Center
Harvard athletics chief named NCAA football rules chair
Lieut Col William J Bingham director of athletics at Harvard and now on the First Service Command general staff in Boston was chosen to succeed the late Walter R Okeson of Lehigh as chairman of the NCAA football rules committee.
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New York
INS
William J Bingham
Harvard
Firstservice Command
Boston
Walter R. Okeson
Lehigh
Men and Women in the Service Heads Move Across Posts
A list of service members and family connections shows Victor C. Hill, seaman second class, moving from Farragut Idaho to San Diego California. Dorothy Donegan finishes boat training in New York and trains at the San Diego naval hospital. Others include Bill Jennings at San Pedro California, Robert McAllister in the Southwest Pacific, John J. Hoffman promoted to seaman first class, Lt. Barrett Latiner en route to Norfolk, Pfe Anthony Tschirgi in England, Cpl Tech Frank Jennings Jr in Great Britain, Darold J. Jack training at Scott Field Illinois, Pvt Thomas F. Marsh at Foster General Hospital Mississippi, Lt Frank C. Byers Jr moving to Columbia South Carolina, and more families notified in the same update.
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Dorothy Donegan
Hunter College
New York
San Diego
Calif
Naval Hospital
S. P. Ralston
D Avenue NE
Report of Condition of Palo Savings Bank 1943
Report of Condition of Palo Savings Bank at Palo Linn County Iowa as of December 31 1943. Resources include cash due from banks and items in process of collection United States Government obligations other bonds and securities loans and discounts and overdrafts. Liabilities show total deposits and miscellaneous items. Capital accounts list common stock surplus undivided profits and retirement fund totaling 32 218 79. Signed by R Hayes President John A Owens Vice President and J Warren McClintock Cashier, sworn before Notary George H Squires.
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Palo
Linn County
United States
State of
Iowa
R _ Hayes
John A. Owens
J Warren McClintock
R. Hayes
Youn A. Owens
J. Warren McClintock
R B. Hayes
John A Owens
Cedar Rapids
Renal Estate
Ely
Army Forecasts Borne Out by Lindsay Reports
Kenneth Lindsay of Iowa Manufacturing told a February gathering that tenets from the Fort Knox war conference prove the conflict remains lengthy. He cited long supply lines and eight months of North Africa yanking more matériel than World War I did in the whole war, with Italy’s hard fighting confirming the Army’s outlook.
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Fort Knox
Kenneth Lindsay
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Young Men's Bureau
Lindsay
Germany
Italy
Pershing
Forged $5 Check Passed at Killian's Reported to Inspector
The Killian company reported to Inspector of Detectives Bill Kudrna Friday that a forged five dollar check had been passed at Killian's. Police investigate the incident and seek information leading to the suspect.
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Killian’s
Killian Company
Bill Kudrna
Woman Denied Check Forgery Claim at Peoples Savings
A young woman presented a check dated December 23 drawn on the New Hall office of the Peoples Savings bank. It was signed by Fred Schultz and countersigned “by Mary,” but the bank reported no such account exists.
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Hall
The
Peoples Savings Bank
Fred Schultz
Mary
Report Of Condition Of First Trust And Savings Bank
The report lists resources totaling 3 132 301 80 with items including loans and discounts 632 238 15 and United States Government obligations 1 253 085 78. Deposits amount to 2 921 832 17 with capital accounts including common stock 100 000 and surplus 40 000, signed by officers F S Mitsalsky president and J Petrovitsky vice president. The statement is sworn before Notary Helen Stourac on January 6.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Sealine
Istenlsky
JC Petrovitsky
F J Dvorak
Striesky
Frank J Stastny
Mitvalsky
John Caste Eee
Stritesky Asst
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