Red Sox climb pennant chase with sixth straight win
The Boston Red Sox moved into clear pennant contention by defeating the Philadelphia Athletics 7 to 2 behind veteran Joe Bowman. Cincinnati lost its fourth straight as Ray Starr faltered for Pittsburgh in a 3 to 2 rain-shortened five-inning game. Dutch Leonard shut out the Yankees 3 to 0, and Danny Litwhiler powered the Cardinals to an 8 to 3 win over the Cubs with three doubles and a single. The Browns beat the White Sox 5 to 3 as Mark Christman cleared the bases with a crucial single. Phillies beat Boston 7 to 0 in the second game of a doubleheader, while Jim Tobin and the Braves dropped the opener 2 to 1. Brooklyn topped the Giants 9 to 4 with three homers. Detroit and Cleveland game was rained out.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
Boston Red Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Joe Bowman
Cincinnati
Ray Starr
Reds
Pittsburgh
Dutch Leonard
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
Dutch
New Yorkers
Danny Litwhiler
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Max Lanier
George Munger
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Jack Kramer
Mark Christman
Phillies
Boston Braves
Jim
Tobin
Braves
Dixie Walker
Brooklyn
Giants
Ed Head
Cleveland
Pearl Harbor Courts Martial Start Set for 1944
President Roosevelt signed legislation over the objections of the War and Navy secretaries to begin Pearl Harbor courts martial before December 7, 1944. The action stems from wartime needs and extends military legal proceedings.
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Washington
Secretaries of War and Navy
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Alabama cotton crops advance amid steady growth
Montgomery, June 14. Alabama cotton fields are clean and finished chopping. The crop is growing steadily as meteorologist E. D. Emigh reports in his weekly weather and crop conditions summary.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
E. D. Emigh
Armstrong to box Davis at Madison Square Garden
Henry Armstrong returns to Madison Square Garden to fight Bummy Davis tomorrow night with Armstrong a 2 to 1 favorite after a 10 round loss to Sugar Ray Robinson in his Garden appearance. In Detroit, clay court quarterfinals pair eighth seeds in the National tournament with Betz facing Fry and Hart meeting Wolf. A Salt Lake City note reports a left hand pitcher Holman Bass spoiled a no hitter for Salt Lake City in a 15 0 loss to Salt Lake. In Little Rock the Dean brothers Paul and Dizzy clash as Paul begins a comeback for the Travelers while Diz will handle TV duties and toss the first ball.
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New York
Henry Armstrong
Madison Square Garden
Bummy Davis
Henry
Ray “Sugar” Robinson
the Garden
Little Rock
Ark
Dean
Paul
Dizzy
Arkansas
Diz
Little Rock Travelers
Travelers
Dean Brothers
St. Louis Browns
Russellville
Nashville Vols
St. Louis
Sermon Series Begins At Memorial Methodist Church
Rev. G C Corley will start a series titled The Great Nights Of The Bible at Memorial Methodist Church Sunday morning. The first sermon is The Night Of Doom with further topics The Night That Knew No Morning The Night Of The Tempest The Night Of Nights The Night Of The Greatest Question The Night Of Agony and Night No More. Public invited to attend all services.
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G. C. Corley
Memorial Methodist Church
Pirates seek hotel room for all star ticket buyer
A New York sports roundup notes an all star game ticket order plus a hotel room request. It mentions a Red Cross golf show at Wykagyl with over 10,000 in advance tickets and 28,000 in program ads, plus questions to the U S G A about cancellations and a rodeo cal rope event in Abilene featuring Sammy Baugh.
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New York
Pirates
Red Cross
Wykagyl
Sammy Baugh
Abilene, Tex
Bowling tribute and hot pitching figures spark sports mix
A versified tribute to Jean Knepprath marks 20 years as WIBC president while bowling club snack lore hints at changing times. Bill Pierce dominated Highland Park High, guiding a Metropolitan Detroit title with 12 wins and 0.25 ERA. Richmond’s Bill Hawkins fanned 110 in 95 innings and Robert Chakales struck out 99 in 69 despite a sore arm.
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Jean Knepprath
Women's International Bowling Congress
Bill Pierce
Highland Park High School
Richmond
Bill Hawkins
St Christopher's School
Robert Chakales
Benedictine High
Baseball Exiles and Military Transfers Hit Close Range
Eddie Waitkus writes from New Guinea about the Cubs. Holy Cross star George Titus plans Navy pre flight at Chapel Hill. Crusader tackle George Connor aims for Notre Dame training in July. Army baseball loses Alvin Kluttz Charlie Lockman and Van Mungo after major transfer shakeup at Fort Bragg.
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Eddie Waitkus
Cubs
New Guinea
Eddie
George Titus
Holy Cross
Chapel Hill
N. C
Navy
George Connor
Midshipmen
Notre Dame
Fort Bragg
Alvin Kluttz
Charlie Lockman
van Mungo
De Paul Player Joins Cubs Farm System After Graduation
Dick Tripton of De Paul University signs with the Cubs Erwin farm team in Tennessee as an outfielder after graduation. Knute Rockne Jr. serves with the armed forces in the Aleutians. Jacke Dumont aims to draw 25 000 fans for a reverse base running test in Wichita on August 11. Ray Dumont seeks Wrong Way Corrigan as a base umpire.
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Dick Tripton
de Paul U
Cubs
Erwin
Todays Schedule Reviver Smelling Salts Feature
A brief item highlights smelling salts as a nostalgic pick me up. It notes their old fashioned scent and potential energizing effect, presented as a quick daily schedule feature.
Pacific Coast Conference coaches approve forward passes from any point
In Hood River Oregon on June 14 coaches of the Pacific Coast Conference voted to allow forward passes from anywhere behind the line of scrimmage and to discard the intentional kickoff out of bounds. They urged three changes to the NCAA including penalties near the goal line and allow defensive teams to advance fumbles.
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Hood River
Ore
National Football Committee
Gus Mancuso Wins Giants Catcher Job With Vitamin Boost
New York June 13 Those vitamin B 1 tablets credited by Mel Ott for a home run surge have revived Gus Mancuso. The veteran catcher took over Ernie Lombardi in a revised lineup on May 23 and has since hit well and drawn nine walks. Mancuso has caught 15 of 19 games, collected 16 hits in 43 at bats for a .372 average, and credits nightly pills for better sleep and vigor.
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New York
Mel Ott
Gus Mancuso
Mancuso
New York Giants
Ernie Lombardi
Gus
Daily Crossword Clues and Down Word List
A full page crossword with across and down clues covering Greek letters to weights and notations, including terms like valley of the moon, Moth, beard of rye, and roman goddess, with down answers listing in sequence from 4 to 46 and several theme hints. The page also features a Cryptoquote puzzle with encoded quotation and a note on yesterday's answer.
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Siam
Baseball scores from a mixed regional slate
National and regional results show Boston routed Philadelphia 7 to 2 while St. Louis beat Chicago 5 to 3. Washington shutout New York 3 to 0. Brooklyn defeated New York 9 to 4. Pittsburgh edged Cincinnati 3 to 2 as rain ended play early in the fifth. Southern union games list Atlanta 8 and New Orleans 5 with Chattanooga 9 at Birmingham postponed. Memphis and Nashville posted 2-3 and 1-0 scores respectively. Little Rock won 6-5 over Knoxville 5-9. Detroit at Cleveland noted as pod rain.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Chicago
National
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Knoxville
Little Rock
Associated Press
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Aneueneeas
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Coneper
American St. Louis
Southern Atlanta
Wet Grounds
Forrest Chapel Sermon Sunday by Rev Dan Praytor
Rev Dan Praytor of Moulton will preach at Forrest Chapel next Sunday morning at 11 oclock with an invitation to all. Local notices also report ongoing visits and family gatherings across Morgan County including relatives from Hartselle Pleasant Hill and Neel, and service members visiting home from Camp Croft Missouri and the U S Army.
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Moulton
Robert Taylor
Set. Taylor
Italy
Roy Osborn
Bobby
Billy
C. J. Roberts
Rock Springs
W. F. Ward
Knoxville
Billy Lorance
Rural Grove
W. D.bullard
Simon
Edith Custis
A.M. Whitten
Camp Croft S. C
Therril Wallace
Homer
Montgomery
Wesley Turney
Talucah
Houston Montgomery
Orville Montgomery
Barton
Homer Montgomery
Byron, Bullard
Hartselle
R. L. Sparkman
Neel
W. D. Bullard
Ben Roberts
Jimmy
Hoyt
T. L. Speakman
W.E. Holiday
Canada Publicizes Role Among Top Wheat Producers
Canada remains one of the world’s leading wheat producers, highlighting its substantial agricultural output and export potential in global markets.
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Canada
Chicks Extend Southern Association Lead with Series Wins
Memphis Chicks beat Nashville Volunteers 2-1 and 3-0 to widen their S A lead. Atlanta Braves pushed past New Orleans 8-5 as Charlie Cuellar took losses in both games. Ellis Kinder won his ninth for Memphis, while Bill McGhee sparked a late rally for the Travelers. Chattanooga Choo Chooes defeated Birmingham 9-1 behind Santiago Ullrich.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Chicks
Nashville
Volunteers
Atlanta
New Orleans
Pel Park
Charlie Cuellar
Pete Gray
Frank Veverka
Cuellar
Ed Greegs
Chick Ace Ellis Kinder
Little Rock
Travelers
Knoxville
Smokies
Ogden
Bill McGhee
McGhee
Santiago Ullrich
Chattanooga Choo Choos
Birmingham
Baron Park
Homing Pigeons Used by Both Sides in World War I
Historical note recalls extensive use of homing pigeons by Allied and Central Powers during the first World War as messenger birds.
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King Features Syndicate
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Servicenter
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Morgan County Forrest Chapel
W. P. Roberts
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Buford
Pleasant Hill
Parks Glasgow
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Parks McDonald
Russell McAbee
J. L. Harvel
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