Golf's Wartime Open Opens At Ridgemoor With Stars Afield
Golf's wartime show opens at Ridgemoor with over 100 players in the America tournament 72 holes for a 1100 prize. Stars like Bob Hope Bobby Jones and Gene Sarazen headline a field expected to draw large crowds as the event runs four days through Sunday.
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Ridgemoor Club
America
Gail
Bob Hope
Bobby Jones
Ridgemoor
Herman
White Plains
Henry Piard
Barron
Lawson Little
Hope
Ed Dudley
Bobby
Gene Sarazen
Chicago
Billy Witzleb
Dixon
Jack Krejci
la Grange
Ill
Duke University
Western Golf Association
Elmhurst
Ridgemoor Country Club
What You Busy With War Bounds
The 155 mm and 105 mm howitzers are praised as powerful siege weapons. The 155 mm fires 95 pound shells up to 12 000 yards and does twice the damage of the old French 75. Citizens are urged to invest at least ten percent of their income in War Bonds each payday to help buy them for the army.
Baseball Scores From The Associated Press American League Recap
Detroit edged New York 1 0, Philadelphia defeated Chicago 4 3, St Louis beat Boston 6 3, Cleveland and Washington 4, with results summarized from AP coverage.
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Associated Press
Detroit
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Today's Baseball Schedule Across Leagues
The card lists MLB games New York at Detroit Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Chicago Boston at St Louis and National League features J Louis at Brooklyn. Southern Association night games Atlanta at Memphis Chattanooga at Little Rock Knoxville at New Orleans Nashville at Birmingham plus a U S Savings Bond Pledge Campaign note.
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National League &J. Louis
Brooklyn
Southern Association
Atlanta
Memphis
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Knoxville
New Orleans
Nashville
Birmingham
Baseball Scores And Standings From Multiple Leagues
St Louis beat New York 3 0 while Brooklyn and Chicago won. Cincinnati defeated Boston 44 2 3 in 11 innings. Pittsburgh swept Philadelphia 6 0. Knoxville beat Birmingham 6 4. New Orleans edged Nashville 5 4. Atlanta at Little Rock and Chattanooga at Memphis listed as pods. Augusta beat Charleston 3 2 and Columbus toppled Macon 3 0. Columbia defeated Jacksonville 5 3. Greenville and Savannah tied 4 0 2. Georgia Florida League results include Tallahassee 4 Americus 0 Dothan 4 Cordele 1 Moultrie 2 Valdosta 1 Albany 5 Waycross 1. Southeastern League shows Jackson 12 Anniston 10 Montgomery 40 Mobile 3 3 Meridian 4 1 Pensacola 6 0.
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St. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Jackson
Anniston
Montgomery
Mobile
Meridian
Pensacola
Florida canal project faces Senate opposition after House passage
The House passed a bill for a barge canal and pipeline across Florida and a second pipeline from the Tinsley Mississippi oil fields to the Atlantic after a long heated debate. Senate lawmakers expressed strong opposition, casting doubt on the measures' fate in the upper chamber.
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Washington
House
Florida
Tinsley, Miss
Atlantic
Senate
Pledge Your Dollars for U S Savings Bonds
A call to American mothers to back saving bonds as a means to protect homes and the country. The message frames financial support as arming civilians with a tool to defend the nation.
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America
U. S
Two Teams Strengthen As pennant race tightens
Lindsey Deal, Buster Chatham and Willie Duke return to action as seven clubs vie for the league lead. Deal, a former Little Rock slugger, joins Atlanta to boost the Crackers batting order in outfield. Chatham and Duke move to Memphis, with Chatham bought from Pensacola and Duke from Wilmington. Memphis slips to second despite leading in May. New Orleans seizes third after beating Knoxville 5 4 while Birmingham and Nashville also play.
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Associated Press
Lindsey Deal
Buster Chatham
Willie Duke
Deal
Little Rock
Atlanta
Syracuse
Chatham
Memphis
Duke
Knoxville
Chicks
Pensacola
Wilmington
Del
New Orleans
Devilie
Birmingham
Warhel
Stromme
Lewis
Davis
Heusger
Schultz
Riddle
West
Wartime Poster Notice With Marjorie Woodworth
Members of the merchant marine cluster around actress Marjorie Woodworth as a wartime caution echoes “Loose Talk Costs Lives.” The article notes her advertising poster in a reduced size and questions who will notice it.
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Merchant Marine
Marjorie Woodworth
Marjorie
Magazine game aids troops with reading matter drive
New York columnist reports on a Bonnycastle club idea to hold a magazine sale during a softball doubleheader to raise funds for Bowmen Field air base. Proceeds counted as pieces of reading material donated to the base unit, reflecting wartime community efforts. A golf anecdote follows, ending with a doctor-turned-victim quip.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Louisville
Bonnycastle Club
Ite
Bowman Field
Cleveland
Frank Leahy
Atre Dame
Frank
Leahy
Guest Stars and Athletes Rally Toward Service
Fort Worth Star-Telegram notes college coaches volunteering to help as prep for service. Orioles shortstop Jack Conway enlists after Navy Relief game with Bob Feller. Othell Greene claims to be first AEF pro fighter. Marines recruit many athletes preferring green uniforms. Mississippi A football adds five members. Quantico class includes Peanut Hall and Gus Tunnell.
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Baltimore
Navy
Bob Feller
Jack Conway
Orioles
Othell Greene
Des Moines
Golden Gloves
Frank Gilluley
Belfast
Ireland
Marines
Quantico
Peanut Hall
Florida
Gus Tunnell
Southern Methodist
Debutantes sought as ushers for Forest Hills pro tournament
West Side Tennis club Forest Hills recruits debutantes to fill usher roles for the upcoming pro tournament starting Saturday replacing vacationing college boys. Golfing Coast men warned not to tangle with recruit Clark Hinkle. At Appleton Wisconsin country club on Hinkle day, Packers fullback holed a 150 yard eagle on the 18th hole.
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West Side Tennis Club
Forest Hills
Clark Hinkle
Green Bay Packers
Appleton
Wis
Hinkle
Double Feature Newark Commencement At Weequahic High
Weequahic High School held two commencement ceremonies for 400 graduates with simultaneous afternoon and evening exercises to allow all relatives and friends to witness the diplomas. Citizens pledged dollars to U S Savings Bonds to support ships and supplies aiding heroes of the Bataan Peninsula.
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Newark
Weequahic High School
U. S
Bataan Peninsula
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues and Cryptoquote
A mixed page of crossword clues numbers and answers with down and across entries plus a cryptoquote. The quoted puzzle reads SDAKA WKASHJI YABAKE MJK 1JB GRX 1AR GASAKAES WRP MAWK RWTIJIYAJR and yesterday's cryptoquote quotes If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.
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Blake
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Ford to lead relief drive at women’s swimming meet
President Ford Frick will serve as master of ceremonies at the women’s AAU national swimming championship in Scarborough on July 5 to aid the war relief fund. Other items note Red Custenborder’s army post game call at Fort Leavenworth, Jack Crain’s return to college all star football, and junior golf finalists in Illinois.
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Scarborough- ON -Hudson
N. Y
Ford Frick
National League
War Fund
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Red Custenborder
Red
Pay Flynn
Brooklyn
Ump
Topeka
45-day meeting at the abandoned county fair track
Augusta and Albany reports describe golf play at municipal and Keys courses. C O Murphree edged a drive into the pocket of his caddy on the Augusta Municipal course while Louis Theotte killed a bird on the James L Keys course and finished with a birdie four. Final score notes two birdies.
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Alameda County
Augusta
C. O. Murphree
Municipal
Murphree
Aplanta
Louis Theot
James L. Keys
Theot
State Guard forms 29 piece band with Rollins as director
Brig Gen Ben M. Smith announced Governor Dixon approved a 29 member State Guard band in Montgomery. G Paul Rollins of Montgomery named director with the rank of warrant officer.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ben M. Smith
Dixon
State Guard
G. Paul Rollins
Series Will Begin Today Dodgers Cardinals Duel For NL Lead
The St. Louis Cardinals riding a seven game win streak head to Brooklyn for a five game series with the Dodgers that could reshape the pennant battle. Mort Cooper blanked the Giants 3-0 as Brooklyn beat Chicago 5-1 behind Kir b y Higbe. Wiley details from Detroit and other games follow.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
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Brooklyn
Dodgers
Redbirds
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Ders
Cardinals
New York Giants
Mort Cooper
Chicago Cubs
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Rip Russell
Bill Lee
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Dizzy) Trout
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Yanks
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