Sports and patriotism mix in wartime era commentary
A retro sports column critiques how wars shape athletics, praising Joe Louis and Sammy Baugh while noting charity efforts and government morale. It cites World War II era funding to USO, Red Skins material, and Israel aid, plus boxing, hockey, and golf tidbits and a Jamaica track project costing 23 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Redskins
Sammy Baugh
Israel
Mel Allen
Broadway
Reba Kirson Monness
U. S
France
England
Polo Grounds
Giants
Jersey City
Ray Robinson
Charlie Fusari
Robinson
Ben Hogan
Red Sox
Jamaica Race Track
Sparkman and Roberts Lead Legion Batting. Stockton Nips Third
Sparkman and Roberts share the Legion lead with high averages as Decatur’s American Legion team posts a .291 team batting mark. Stockton rises to second with a 352 average, Crane is third at 333, Freeman at 325, and Caudill at 301.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chick Sparkman
Avery Roberts
Decatur American Legion
Ray Stockton
Crane
Bill Freeman
Jimmy Caudill
Witnesses To Open Convention Sunday In Yankee Stadium
New York July 29 Jehovahs Witnesses open their international convention in Yankee Stadium tomorrow with up to 80 000 attendees from all states and many foreign countries. The group, focused on Bible teaching, shuns theaters and worldly amusements while expecting Armageddon and life everlasting on earth for the faithful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Yankee Stadium
Jehovah's Witnesses
Earth
Oxygen Used To Give Lifeless Atlantan A New Chance
Fulton county police used an oxygen tank to revive a man who appeared lifeless from carbon monoxide. Lt. R. F. Jordan and Patrolman Barnes said Suddeth was found lying on the front seat of a car with a hose from the exhaust into the vehicle while the engine ran. He said his estranged wife lives in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Fulton County
R. F. Jordan
Barnes
Suddeth
Pentagon buoyed by hints of fresh reinforcements in Korea
Washington July 29 Pentagon officials grew cautiously optimistic as weekend Korean front news suggested possible gains in supplies and manpower. General Walker pledged no ground surrender while reinforcements and 90 mm tanks were speeding to the front, offsetting earlier numerical and equipment disadvantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton C. Fay
Washington
Korea
Pentagon
Tibetan Guards Kill Vice Consul In Northwest China
The State Department reports American Vice Consul Douglas S. Mackiernan was shot by Tibetan border guards near the Northwest China front after a camel caravan trek from Sinkiang. An American student, Frank Bessac, survived and is en route home. two natives died and another was wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
Himalayas
State Department
Tony
Department
Douglas S. Mackiernan
Hiarty
Tibet
Lhasa
Mackiernan
Sinkiang Province
Frank Bessac
Lodi
Calif
Esca
Mackiern
Moscow Radio
United States
Tihwa
Sinkiang
J. Hall Paxton
Paxton
John Dreeson
India
Bessac
Engineers Bothered By Young Draftees
In Hagerstown Maryland the city engineer reports too many young men seek draft information at the office. A sign reading draft ing room private invites curiosity as the draft looms and officials try to limit visits.
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Hagerstown
AMA Backs Call For Medical Aid
The American Medical Association urged physicians who trained at government expense and deferred in World War II to volunteer for immediate military duty. AMA president Dr. Elmer L. Henderson said adequate medical care for armed services is essential and noted a need for more doctors in the forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Medical Association
Elmer L. Henderson
AMA
Council On National Emergency Medical Service
Council
Army Medical Corps
Navy
Army
Department of Defense
Service Set Sunday For Mrs Icie Ogles
Funeral services for Mrs. Icie Ogles, 75, will be held Sunday at 2 PM at Antioch Methodist with burial to follow. The obituary notes her residence and family ties in the local community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Icie Ogles
Antioch Methodist
Morgan City Attorney Details Arrest Under Anarchy Law
Morgan City attorney Frank Johnson described Haley’s arrest under a statute targeting anarchy and subversive activities. The law punishes those who advise overthrow of state or federal government outside lawful channels with possible citizenship loss, fines up to 1000 dollars, and up to two years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Johnson
Haley
Two Reconnaisance Planes Lighted Tanks To Guide Jets
Two unarmed T-6 reconnaissance planes dived on four communist tanks nine miles north of Yongdong in Korea to guide F-80 jets. The tanks were spotted at dusk by the light of the two observation planes. Jets then attacked with rockets, though report on results was not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
U. S. Air Force
Yongdong
Hamchang
Central Air Control
Funeral rites for Mrs Ogles mourned in Moulton 2
Mrs Ogles died at her home in Moulton 2 Saturday about 530 PM after three months illness. Interment is planned in Red Hill cemetery with Mutual Service directing. Surviving are son Oscar Ogles of Tanner and daughter Mrs Ella Keenum of Moulton 2, plus three brothers J P M A and J W Owen of Moulton 2, 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Grandsons to serve as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan
Red Hill
Ogles
Moulton 2
Oscar Ogles
Tanner
Ella Keenum
Moulton
J. P
M.A
J. W. Owen
Neurocirculatory asthenia described in medical Q and A
A U S doctors note explains neurocirculatory asthenia a condition with many symptoms but little heart damage. Symptoms include shortness of breath rapid heartbeat chest pain nervousness and anxiety. A 20 year study shows most patients do not die or develop serious disorders and some recover fully. Diagnosis requires heart tests to rule out actual damage.
Excess Profits Levy Pushed By Mills on War Tax Plan
Rep Mills proposes an excess profits tax to curb profiteering and attach it to defense contract renegotiations. He argues for prompt action before adjournment, aiming to deter high profits in war production. Debate centers on fair base and timing for next year’s income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep
Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means
Truman
Congress
Capitol
America
Senate Finance Committee
Finance
George
D-Ga
Leaflets Defy Birmingham Anti Communist Ban
Broadside leaflets reading Issued by the Alabama communist party were dropped from a 10th floor downtown office. Police could not locate the thrower who attacked the Korean war and the city's anti communist ordinance which outlaws communists and authorizes arrest of known party members within city limits.
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Birmingham
Ala
Woodward
Alabama Communist Party
New York Yarks Field 22 Backs at Ripon Camp
The New York Yarks list 22 backs in their training camp held in Ripon Wisconsin. Coach and staff condition players for depth positions as the team tunes schemes and compete for roster spots during preseason practices.
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New York
Russellville Travellers Top Decatur 9-6 in Night Victory
Jimmy Caudill powered the Russellville Travelers with two home runs and nine hits as they beat the Decatur American Legion 9-6 in Russellville. Winning pitcher Shike Elledge and reliever Bob Lowery limited Decatur to nine safeties while Clyde Pressnell took the loss. The game marked Decatur’s last under Legion ownership before the club shifts to player ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russellville
Decatur American Legion
Shike Elledge
Bob Lowery
Decatur
Clyde Pressnell
Robert Hudson
Pressnell
Elledge
Travelers
Stockton
Sandlin Sams
Sonny Todd
Bill Sparkman
Jimmy Caudill
Chick Sparkman
Diamond
Legion Field
Cullman
Birmingham Man Drowned in Lake Purdy Waters
Macon Sanford aged 23 drowned while wading in Lake Purdy near Birmingham Alabama. Witnesses reported he stepped into a deep hole about 15 to 20 feet from shore and bystanders recovered the body though resuscitation attempts failed.
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Birmingham
Ala
Macon Sanford
Lake Purdy
Sanford
Seven Arrests Mark Quiet Three-County Weekend
Seven people were taken into custody across the three-county area on Saturday night. Six were from Moulton and Lawrence counties with charges including public drunkenness, mortgage property sale, and traffic violations. One additional public drunkenness arrest occurred in Cullman, according to jailer Foster Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Lawrence County
Fred Riley
Cullman
Foster
Henderson
Limestone
Owen to carry on Beadle legacy at Biltmore azalea estate
Sylvester Owen, a long time chauffeur for Chauncey D. Beadle, was named to carry on Beadle’s aim to make Biltmore azalea capital of the world. The garden spans 30 acres with about 40 000 plants of many species and ambitious development plans.
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Asheville
N. C
Chauncey D. Beadle
Biltmore Estate
Beadle
Sylvester Owen
Baseball Scores From Southern Asia Region Games
In Nashville Mobile and Holloman led by Flammini and Sa watski and Turner beat Southern Asia 9 to 1. Chattanooga and New Orleans traded blows with Hittle Fleitas Fisher and Ganss as New Orleans fell 15 to 2.
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Nashville
Mobile
Holloman
Flammini
Sawatski
Wojey
Turner
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Hittle
Fleitas
Fisher
Ganss
Senate postpones hearings on Georgia textile mills
Senator Murray announces indefinite postponement of labor-management hearings planned for Aug. 2 in Atlanta. The hearings may be held later in Washington as pressure of other business prevents travel to Georgia.
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Senate
Hington
Murray
D-Mont
Georgia
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Atlanta
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International News Service
INS
Bataan
Landis
F. D.R
MacArthur
Wainwright
Old Landis
Roosevelt
White House
Clark Griffith
Mrs. R
Jamaica
Iwo Jima
Army and Navy Relief
USO
Joe Louis
Sam
Florida
California
Arizona
Sparkman and Roberts
Legion
Roberts
Freeman
R. Caudill
J. Caudill
Eas Mampenenne
Sparkman
Halbrooks
Jones
Johnson
Joodin
Phillips
Brewer
Hudson
Cleveland
Rice
Coffman
Roy
Aderienne Smathers
Canton
2Nd Army
Walton H. Walker
8Th Army
Walker
U.N
Red Army
Continental
Modest Maidens
Morgan
By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D
Ures Syndicate, Inc
Francis M. LE May
Vandiver
Bragan
Carpeniainaees
Quiithen
Knestien & Gambell
Wee
Strange
Harbin
Bulk Diamond
nNeeeewene
Ors
Lowery
ABR
B. Sparkman
Todd
Wnt
O R. Caudill
C Sparkman
Conte
Sams
Mace
Presswell
E — B. Sparkman
Vandiver Bragan
RBI
Presswell U
Lambrick
Bendall
Southern Asia
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