Dodgers and Yankees Still Dominant in Pennant Race
Yankees extend eight-game lead as Dimaggio and Keller slump but still power hitters. Dodgers keep six-game cushion, sweeping Braves 10-2 and 3-1 as Stengel and Kluttz ejected in opener. West argues umpire call after two-base hit. Browns top Indians. White Sox beat Tigers. Red Sox sweep Washington. Cards and Reds win. Giants and Reds win twice each.
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New York
Yankees
Dodgers
Yanks
Joe Dimaggio
Charlie Keller
Dimaggio
Keller
Boston
Brooklyn
Braves
Casey Stengel
Clyde Kluttz
Eddie Miller
Max West
Babe Pinelli
Umps
Athletics
Mackmen
Lyman Harris
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland
Indians
Elden Auker
White Sox
Detroit
Chicago
Tigers
Ted Lyons
Boston Red Sox
Washington
Howard Pollet
Vern Olsen
St. Louis Cardinal
Chicago Cubs
Bucky Walters
Ray Starr
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Giants
Reds
Phils
Hollywood Roundup of Picks and Studio Cast Swaps
Basil Rathbone notes Sherlock Holmes began on stage in New York with William Gillette before London. John Wayne to star opposite Joan Crawford in a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture. Ann Rutherford leaves MGM for Red Skelton project. Melvyn Douglas returns to Hollywood for a film after OCD duties, planning to finish commitments then work in DC.
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Hollywood
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Charlie Chaplin
London Lyceum
Rathbone
New York
William Gillettef
London
Chaplin
Sherlock
John Wayne
Republic Studio
Joan Crawford
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer
MGM
Ann Rutherford
20Th Century-Fox
Red Skelton
Miss Rutherford
Melvyn Douglas
Office of Civilian Defense
Contess
fils“Hudio
Douglas
Withiout Bay
Durable mowing machine claims multi-decade life in claim
A fragment discusses a mowing machine by an unidentified maker, claiming durability for many years. It references a 89 year period and asserts the device should last for years beyond the present. The text is garbled but centers on long-lasting performance.
Forgotten Curt Davis tops pennant chase for Dodgers
Brooklyn stars shift spotlight as Curt Davis, once overlooked, earns his sixth win of the year by silencing Philadelphia. Medwick, once hailed as savior, now boos and fades while Davis rises as baseball phenomenon of 1942 in Flatbush.
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New York
Ilp
Baseball Bulletin Board
Curt Davis
Davis
Sphinx
Joe Medwick
Dodger Rooters
Medwick
Brooklyn
Larry Macphail
Ebbetsfield
Lagniappe
Flatbush
Oldster
Philadelphia
Lori Camilli
Trotting Sport Readies Biggest Season Amid War Time Rationing
Officials of the United States Trotting Association plan a modernized season with record purses and new technology like the McNamara barrier and photo finishes. The war fuels changes including fewer fairs, more pari mutuel tracks, and broader participation as 6000 trotters raced last season across 42 states.
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United States
New York State
Syracuse
Illinois
Springfield
Indiana
Indianapolis
McNamara
New York
Canada
Goshen
N. Y
Gill Gallon
R. Horace Johnston
Charlotte, N. Cc
Wartime Iowa primary tests between Thornburg and Wilson for Senate
In Des Moines Iowa Republicans vote in the first wartime primary since 1918 with Gov George A Wilson challenging Mark Thornburg for the 1942 Senate nomination. Democratic renomination back Clyde L Herring. Thornburg has Willkie's backing and argues for wartime world participation while Wilson positions against isolationism. Willkie praised Thornburg during a February Iowa visit noting his agricultural expertise.
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Des Moines
U.P
Towa
Wendell L. Willkie
Iowa
G.O.P
George A. Wilson
Thornburg
Clyde L. Herring
Paenete
Hormburg
Willkie
Wilson
Ist
Scully Folk Remembered On Fifteenth Anniversary
Thomas J. Scully died fifteen years ago at his Prado area home ending fifty years of residence. He was 69 and a son of Thomas J. Scully and Marie Yorba Scully, part of early Yorba estate settlers. Scully heirs included Kate M John J Mary P and Emma J Scully of the Brant ranch lineage.
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Thomas J. Scully
Scully Ranch
Prado
Scully
Marie Yorba Scully
Thomas J
Kate M
John J
Mary P
Emma J. Scully
Santa Ana
Necromancy Denounced in Sunday Sermons Across Churches
Sunday lessons in Churches of Christ, Scientist denounce necromancy alias mesmerism and hypnotism. Texts include Zechariah, Ephesians, Thessalonians and a Mary Baker Eddy citation on mind and occultism. A bridge near Tientsin, China, named Butler Bridge honors Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, who supervised its construction.
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Churches of Christ
Zechariah
Paul
Ephesians
Thessalonians
Mary Baker Eddy
Tientsin
China
Butler
Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler
U. S
Black market tire sales alarm West Coast motorists
Coast motorists avoid fuel rationing but face unorganized tire trade as black market prices and fake tires appear. Officials urge public vigilance while investigations note several service firms finish fake tires for dealers. Reports span Seattle Portland Spokane San Diego with isolated cases of inflated prices above ceilings. Lemons after a cold winter may crop seedy fruit.
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San
California
Willata G. Bonelli
Ds ‘Angélés
State Board of Epdalization
Board of Equa Elton
Agenvids
Actioh
Bureau
Cir
Busiicks
Bivéaa Ih
Seattle
Stumdrous
Debtitii
Ata
Nan
Portland
Orega Phetk
OPA
U. S. District Attorney
Better, Business Bureau
Spokane
Wash
San Diego
California County Budget Pressures Highlighted by Association
An association notes county government outlays for the year include 21.77 dollars in activities and corrections and 34 dollars for general government expenses. It emphasizes essential services must continue while citizens remain unsure of each unit’s responsibilities amid budget preparations.
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Ae County
Eriimieht
Toi
California
Axpayers
Lisko Ea
Panini Ia
Co Bovern
Lee Mayne
Povernment
Wis
Dhloritias
Association
Ublit
Labor leaders discuss Mexican labor imports at CIO conference
The Associated Farmers of California and CIO leaders outlined a plan to use all available labor to offset farm labor shortages. They urged careful regulation of Mexican labor imports and endorsed Olson and Patterson for reelection and Kerney for attorney general. The report notes California's multiple government units spending public funds.
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Gilersda Bn Associated
Cahnot
Upttea
Filfidivit Action
Yeyredentitig Kern
Tu‘ihre
Kings
Peditio ‘Hind
Madero
Cdmitted
Safa
Culbert Olson
Eliis Patterson
Robert Kerney
Mexican coast 15 ordered dimmed after explosions
Tampico zone under strict military control after three explosions possibly saboteur caused damage to an American tanker. At least five dead, 12 injured, five missing as authorities prepare for war declaration against the axis.
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Tampico
Mexico
U.P
Gulf of Mexico
Manuel Avila Camncho
Ancleto Guerrero
Pkaed
Cuy
Downey Warns of U S Rubber Shortage Crisis
Senator Sheridan Downey of California warned over a state wide radio network that the United States risks defeat and national collapse without strict rubber conservation. He said Japan controls more than half the world rubber plantations and the U S has less than a year's normal supply.
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San Francisco
United States
Sheridan Downey
Calif
Downey
Japan
California
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Weleniath
Crimea
Russians
Enborse
Mexican Coast
Grandview Greamery Co
Pete’s Quality Bakery
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ING Drug Store
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Ethan Allen
Swelar Schmidt
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