Pensive Faces 50 50 Shot In Preakness Run
In Baltimore Warren Wrights Pensive holds a 50 50 chance to win the 54th Preakness Stakes as 16 Derby winners have pursued Maryland s premier race. Public odds place Pensive near two to one with seven starters in the mile and three sixteenths stakes for a 50 000 added purse and a winner s share around 61 000.
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Warren Wright
Pensive
Maryland
Churchill Downs
Chicago
Ben Jones
Hirsch Jacobs
New York
Pimlico
Alsab
Brewers Extend Win Streak With 6-0 Shutout of Indians
Milwaukee moved to 16-2 in 18 starts and won eighth straight as Indianapolis suffered its 12th consecutive loss. Bill Seinsoth of Toledo pitched a three hitter to defeat Minneapolis 9-0. Louisville beat Kansas City 8-3.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Brewers
Indianapolis Indians
Indians
Bill Seinsoth
Toledo
Minneapolis
Louisville
Kansas City
Boxing Roundup Skips Across Cities and Weights
The report lists multiple boxing results with fighters and brief outcomes. Verne Patterson 119 of Chicago KO Solomon Stewart 111 of Augusta GA. Tony Gillo 12% of New Haven KO Jack Mawls of Meriden. Newton Smith 16844 of Philadelphia outpoints Jimmy Slayden ITS of New York. Lou Nova 208 of California KO Don Brouillard 185 of Minneapolis. Jimmy LiWott 162 of Waltham outpoints Deacon Logan 161 of St Louis.
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Associated Press
Fall
River
Mass
Verne Patterson
Chicago
Solomon Stewart
Augusta
London
Conn
Tony_ Gillo
New Uaven
Jack Mawls
Meriden
Philadelvphea
Newton Smith
Philadelphia
Jimmy Slayden
Its
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Lou Nova
California
Don Brouillard
Minneapolis
ST Louis
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Waltimore
Deacon Logan
St. Louis
Davenport Gains Second Round in Baseball Meets
DES MOINES UP reports ten Iowa high school teams reached district tournaments after sectional finals Thursday. Davenport blasted Sharon 18 to 1 at West Branch to join the contenders in next week’s district play.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Davenport
Sharon
West Branch
District boys baseball tournaments delayed to Monday
Iowa high school athletic association secretary Lyle Quinn said district baseball tournaments start next Monday after Friday's scheduled opens were postponed. District scores include Burlington 2 over Sperry, Radcliffe 9 over Jewell, Anthon 11 over Battle Creek, Indianola 9 over Carlisle, St John’s Ban croft 3 over Fenton, and North High Des Moines 10 over Huxley, with several other games reported across Anthon, Milo, Sac City, and West Branch regions.
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INS
Lyle Quinn
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Burlington
Sperry
Radcliffe
Jewell
Anthon
Bud Harder
Battle Creek
Indianola
Carlisle
Tommy Foth
Fenton
St. John’s
Bancroft
North High
Des Moines
Huxley
Rerott
Bancrate
St. John's
Mtgullett Grove
Gillett Grove
Ruthjt
Kustey
North
Maxon Lytton
Lohrville
Sac City
Milo—Indianola
AL Morning Sun
Sper- Tau’ Madelitte
Rippey
Hippey
Scranton
West Branch
Davenport
Sharont
Michigan Ohio State Series in Big Ten Spotlight
Michigan and Ohio State renew the Big Ten baseball rivalry in Chicago with Michigan seeking a eighth conference title under Ray Fisher. The Wolverines hold a strong league record after two wins over Iowa and nonconference wins, while Ohio State sits at .500 after recent Illinois losses and wins.
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Ohio State
Chicago
Ray Fisher
Wolverines
Ann Arbor
Purdue
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Minnesota
Northwestern
Indiana
Iowa
Notre Dame
Western Michigan
Camp Perry
Ohio
Illinois
Only Two Baseball Games for Peacocks
Fayettte Upper Iowa Peacocks schedule two baseball games this season facing Wartburg Knights in Waverly on Friday May 12 and Luther Norsemen in Decorah on Wednesday May 17. Team relies on freshmen with only two upperclassmen Gene Nielsen and Francis Schermerhorn on a squad featuring pitchers Gene Nielsen and Marshall McCunniff catcher Virgil Haars infielders Jay Omvig John Hennessy Don Holloway Louis Raether Kenneth Gifford outfielders Russell Norris Francis Schermerhorn Bob Andreae.
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John Hennessy
Don Holloway
Louis Raether
Kenneth Gifford
Russell Norris
Francis Schermerhorn
Bob Andreae
BR20 Heavy Bomber Mates 7920 Pound Load
The BR20 midwing monoplane is listed as a heavy-duty bomber with a disposable payload of 7 920 pounds.
LaPlant Choate to Play Collins Radio Tonight at Daniels
A local M and J league game is set for 6 PM at Daniels Park with LaPlant Choate facing Collins Radio. It marks the second league start for both teams, part of a Sunday program including Becks and Iowa Manufacturing in a Junior Legion game at 2. The first showing of the Towa Engineering team versus Quaker Oats follows, then Speeder and Iowa Manufacturing clash Monday at 6.
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Daniels Park
LaPlant-Choate
Collins Radio
Becks
Iowa Manufacturing
License Your Bike Now Deadline Set For May 20
Police Chief Tom Condon urged bicycle owners to obtain 1944 license tags within the next week. A full registration crew will be at the station on two Saturdays, with May 20 as the deadline. Unlicensed bikes will be picked up and impounded after that date. The license fee is 25 cents.
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Tom Condon
Condon
Bicycle equipment rules require lights and horns
The regulations specify bicycles must be in good repair with a stand rear reflector lights a bell or horn both pedals and a headlight for night use.
Wholesale Ceilings Set for Dry Groceries Nationwide
OPA announced wholesale ceiling prices for dry groceries including canned fruits vegetables coffee sugar and cereals. Retail ceilings already exist under the community price program. The ceilings will be set by OPA district offices and in effect nationwide by the end of June.
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Washington
OPA
Boys Reprimanded for Thefts at Cedar Rapids Yards
Five boys were scheduled for a severe dressing down by juvenile officers after the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City railroad yard foreman complained they loitered in engines and stole small items including first aid kits. The foreman also blamed them for starting a fire at the yards Wednesday.
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Iowa City Railroad
Boarding House With Major Hoople
Fragmentary lines describe a boarding house comic page featuring Major Hoople and his dogs in a humorous setup. Readable clues point to a vignette style strip with character angles centered on Hoople.
Woman Scribe Among Anzio Front Daring Air Raid Night Tour
Rita Nwume with Fifth Army recounts a perilous Anzio Beach-head night trip near Mussolini canal. A forward patrol past a pillbox and ghost town under German shells and flares ends safely as air raid ends, praised by Lt Saul Frank and Pvt Robert Clowdus.
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Fifth Army
Anzio
Mussolini Canal
No Man’s Land
Gusville
Jerry
Saul Frank
Burlington
Gasville
Pitchblack
Frank
Robert B. Clowdus
Miami
Fla
James Fritz
Richmond
Ind
Hell Opens Up as Doughboys Attack at Cassino
Larry Newman reports for the Fifth Army from No Man's Land during the Gustav Line assault. Bombardment pounded German positions from Cassino to the sea as American doughboys charged the first German line amid shellfire and close combat. Pvt William S Casper of Washington Indiana survives a helmet hole in a tense moment while Col Arthur S Champeny Leads the attack.
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Fifth Army
Gustav Line
Cassino
Dougboy
William S Casper
Washington
Ind
Arthur S Champeny
Wellington
Kan
War Memories and Moral Struggle at a Field Aid Station
A 53 year old World War I veteran walks alone as correspondents bring wounded to a collection point. Major St. Frankel of St. Louis comforts troops with bourbon coffee and cigars while shells crash around. A wounded boy begs to return to battle, and observers hide their shame.
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St. Frankel
St. Louis
Military captive killed after stockade escape at Camp Livingston
Peter A. Johansen, 38, of Omaha, a 10 year sentencee by court martial, was shot and killed after escaping from Camp Livingston stockade while awaiting transfer. A command to halt went unheeded, authorities said.
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Alexandria
INS
Peter A. Johansen
Omaha
Camp Livingston Stockade
Johansen
Camp Stockade
Cedar Rapids Rabbit Show Draws 400 Entries At Hawkeye Downs
More than 400 entries from across the Middle West fill Hawkeye Downs for Cedar Rapids Small Stock fourteenth annual rabbit show. Judging starts Saturday at 9 am and runs through Sunday. Officials say the event offers the best variety in the association’s history. Judge is R J Bernhart of St Louis.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
R J. Bernhart
St. Louis
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