Managerial Mutiny Murmurs In Lawful Major League Return
Henry Trouble reports that Lou Boudreau and Mel Ott juggle player manager duties as Cleveland slips in the American League standings. The Indians ride a 13 game streak early but collapse while Ott rebuilds the Giants amid losses to the Dodgers Cards and Braves.
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NEW York
J.P
Cleveland Indians
Lou Boudreau
Boudreau
Mel Ott
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Leo
Cronin
Johnny Pesky
Ott
Lou
Indians
Cleveland
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Giants
Dodgers
Cards
Braves
Foxx trade paves way for Cubs future slugger move
Boston Red Sox veteran Jimmy Foxx is sold to the Chicago Cubs and will join Chicago soon. Foxx, after 18 seasons in the American League, expects a difficult switch to the National League but calls Chicago a good city and hopes to adapt quickly. He is recovering from a rib injury and may not play until next week.
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Boston
Jimmy Foxx
Boston Red Sox
Cubs
Chicago
Foxx
Philadelphia
Jimmy Wilson
Britain orders civilian defense to stand by for Luftwaffe raid
Civilian defense units nationwide receive orders to stand by as Hitler's air force is feared to target Cologne and the Essen armaments works. The alert cites expected large bombing by the Luftwaffe and a possible raid on industrial centers.
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Rondon
Great Britain
Adolf Hugerns
Luftwaffe
Beale Yepriggls
R.A.F
S Bis Fe Reids
Cologne
Mpp Grms
Essen
Ith
Snead Captures PGA Championship With Narrow Victory
Samuel Snead edges Jimmy Turnesa to win the PGA Championship in Atlantic City after a tense final stretch. Snead sinks a 12-foot putt on the 18th and seals the comeback with steady play, securing his first national title in a dramatic showdown befitting a silver anniversary.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Samuel Jackson Snead
Sam
Corp
Jimmy Turnesa
Hases
Waner near milestone as eye trouble aids hitting might
Paul Waner of the Boston Braves nears 3000 career hits as he explains his peculiar sight, having worn glasses mainly for reading since youth. He recalls his long major league run dating from 1926 with Pittsburgh and notes his 39th birthday in 194? while remaining lean at 153 pounds.
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Waner
Oklahoma
Boston Braves
Brooklyn
Waser
Ebbbettsfield
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Eddie Collins
Cap Anson
Larry Lajoie
Hans Wagner
Paul
Johnny Cooney
Pittsburgh
Woman Convicted of Petty Theft in Riverside County
Martha Sanders was convicted of petty theft in the justice court of Judge George E. McCauley after appearing for trial. She was arrested Saturday on a justice court warrant and received a 90 day sentence suspended for two years on the condition she leave Riverside County and stay away during that period.
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Martha Sanders
Justice Court
George E. McCauley
Riverside County
Barrymore Buried In Simple Hollywood Ceremony
John Barrymore was laid to rest in a brief service in Hollywood. The actor renowned as a leading figure of American theater was honored quietly, reflecting a contrast to his famed life and career.
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Hollywood
John Barrymore
America
Submarine raid on Sydney harbor raises three midget subs
Two Japanese midget submarines were raised from Sydney harbor with a third believed sunk. Allied planes policed the eastern Australian coast as divers hunted for the mother ship and any other subs. Six crewmen died, 13 missing presumed dead, and 10 injured as Norman Makin announced the attack a complete success for defense forces.
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Sydney
Australia
Norman J. O. Makin
House of Representatives
Makin
Sydney Harbor
Japan
Remains of Panzer Army Flee as Tobruk Debated
War dispatches report two mine field gaps along the El Gazala Bir Macheim line used by Axis forces to withdraw toward Tobruk. British observers expect Rommel to stall then widen gaps for a frontal push while tanks mass west of the British lines. The British deny an army corps trap in the desert.
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Tobruk
el Gazala- Bir Macheim
Rommel
Mteifel Esseghir
Yaleb
British Information Service
Eight Men Die in Navy Plane Crash Near San Francisco
A Navy PBY Catalina patrol bomber crashed in the San Mateo hills above the San Francisco Bay today. Ensign G H Apitz, 22, reports eight men aboard the aircraft were killed. one survivor is identified.
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San Francisgo
San Mateo County
San Francisco Bay
G. H. Apitz
Solidarity of Hemisphere Shown
Washington officials hailed Mexico as the tenth Latin American nation to join the United States against Germany Italy and Japan strengthening hemispheric unity. Senators Connally Bloom Daniels and George praised Mexico's declaration as a blow to the Axis and a boost to Allied efforts in the western hemisphere.
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Mexico
United States
Germany
Italy
Japan
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Connally
House Foreign Relations Togettee
Sol.Bloom
N.xy
Axis
Bloom
Josephus Daniels
U. S. Amassador
Walter F. George
United Nations
Iowa Governor Wins Nomination For U S Senator
Iowa returns show Gov George A Wilson winning the Republican senatorial nomination over Wendell Willkie backed Mark Thornburg by about 3 to 4. Clyde L Herring led Democrat Ernest Seeman in the Democratic primary. Six of nine incumbents lead in Congress races. closest in the seventh district where Ben Jensen leads Joe Turner. Bourke Hickenlooper dominates GOP gubernatorial race. Augustine GOP nominee for governor. A Marine lance corporal is cited as the man who forced John Brown to surrender at Harpers Ferry.
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Des Moines
U.P
George A. Wilson
Wendell L. Willkie
Tiowa
Secretary of Agriculture
Mark G. Thornburg
Willkie
Wilson
Clyde L. Herring
Ernest Seeman
Waterloo
Thornburg
Herring
Seeman
Ben, F. Jensen
Joe W.turner
Avoka
Bourké
Earl G. Miller
Fomer
Gay
Nelson G
Kraschel
Earl Augustine
Berlin defenses and German air force morale in wartime
The article describes Berlin rail shelters and gun defenses, noting the Reich’s fear of American air power and the German response with new aircraft like the Heinkel-T Ther mite. It also discusses morale after Allied raids, including Rostock and Cologne, and the evacuation impact on the German populace.
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Tbboelss Weft
Berlin
Britain
United States Air Force
America
German
Air Ministry
United States
Rostock
Cologne
British Bomber Raid On Essen Reported By 1036 Planes
Early reports say a large force of 1036 British planes bombed the Essen region, a major German armament center. Large fires were seen across the area as losses mounted with 85 British planes reported missing, higher than the Cologne raid.
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Essen
Cologne
Royal Air Force
Dover
Marnine’s
China Relief festival to feature dinner and free film
The Chinatown charity event will host a 5:30 p.m. dinner with decorations by Baker and MecCormick using bamboo and palms. A free two reel film titled The Western Front will accompany the show, highlighting China’s war needs and Japanese aggression. Tickets require advance purchase. no free list. Col Harvey L. Miller of the Marines is named vice president of the National Boxing Association.
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Jf.p. MecCormick
China
Hose
China Relief Committees
City Hall
Col
Harvey L. Miller
U.S. “Marines
National Boxing Association
China joins postwar lend-lease collaboration agreement
China signs a postwar economic cooperation pact with the United States and Britain. Foreign Minister T. V. Soong and U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull sign the lend-lease agreement similar to the wartime program, paving future economic collaboration after the conflict.
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China
United States
Great Britain
T. V. Soong
Cordell Hull
Britain
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