Lou Nova Training Idea For Joe Louis Camp At Grossinger’s
Sid Feder reports a proposed plan to have Lou Nova train Joe Louis at Grossinger’s in the Catskills, with manager Carlen pursuing the setup amid fan and press interest. Baer, Ross, and Conn are cited as examples of fighters who benefited from similar schemes, though Baer’s fate is uncertain as he contemplates retirement and Buddy Baer prepares to fight Abe Simon in August.
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New York
Daily
Me Carlen
Mike Ja
Lou Nova
Joe Louis
Grossinger
Max Baer
Buddy
Abe Simon
Oklahoma Big Six teams brace for action in fall season
Rumors stir about Snorter Luster’s Oklahoma football debut and a looming storm in the Big Six. Parle Clarke, Lafayette athletic director, plans summer Alaska trip to organize a defense conditioning program.
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Little Birdie
Snorter Luster
Oklahoma
California
Washington
Parle Clarke
Lafayette
Alaska
Chalendon ignites Hollywood track workouts again
Bitsy Grant prepares to retire from tennis as Walter Briggs discusses future plans. Harry Jeffra, former featherweight champion, praised as top golfer in the ring. Max Baer and Louis dominated by slugging. Umpire Bill Pagelin draws attention for Pacific Coast League assignments.
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Challendon
Hollywood
Bitsy Grant
Walter Briggs
Harry Jeffra
Max Baer
Louis
Bill Pagelin
Great Profiles At Work In Sundown Role For Kenny Washington
Kenny Washington once UCLA’s famed quarterback now portrays Sergeant Jumakwa in Sundown with a reworked script aligned to Hays office guidelines. The piece previews his transition from gridiron to the screen and notes Slingin’ Week in Texas Ranger series.
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Kenny Washington
UCLA
Bal
Teter
Jumakwa
Texas Ranger
Seria
Untitled fragment hints at a baseball play
A partial OCR line suggests a baseball context where a pitcher or team reacts to a hit. The readable text is sparse, but implies an impact event and pitcher reaction, without clear names, teams, or dates.
Track and field study cites seven inch jump over height
A Boston Globe report notes a science study finding the maximum vertical leap above a runner's height near seven inches, with some athletes exceeding six feet and others more than seven inches. The piece cites Jerry Nason as today’s guest star.
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Jerry Nason
Boston Globe
American League and Regional baseball schedule today
Major league games listed include New York at Philadelphia St. Louis at Detroit Boston at Washington Chicago at Cleveland Pittsburgh at Chicago Philadelphia at New York Cincinnati at St. Louis and regional matchups New Orleans at Knoxville Atlanta at Memphis Birmingham at Nashville and Chattanooga at Little Rock with only games scheduled
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Virginia Bridge adds depth with three key players
The Birmingham based Virginia Bridge Company team released profiles on Mackey McCoy Hoyt Bryant and Warren Trucks. McCoy covers all positions with a rifle throw and earned All Southern recognition in 1940. Bryant manages the squad with tireless effort and talent scouting. Trucks, veteran outfielder brother of Virgil, posts a batting average over .600 for a season.
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Virginia Bridge Company
Birmingham
Decatur
Blue Devils
Alabama Park
Shades-Cahaba
Jefferson County
Virginia
Mackey McCoy
Virginia Bridge
Youngstown
Warren Trucks
Virgil
DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS AND DOWN CLUES LISTED
A compact crossword clue list including Across and Down entries with numbers and prompts such as Son of Noah and Sea eagles, plus cryptogram quote at end. Also notes cryptogram: UVW XZWCUWTU QPTUZBOWPY RE ORZCITXRRI QT UVW QOCKQPCUQRP TVWNWA. Yesterday's Cryptoquote: BAD TIMES HAVE SCIENTIFIC VALUE THESE ARE OCCASIONS GOOD LEARNERS. WOULD NOT MISS-EMERSON.
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Emerson
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Baseball Results By The Associated Press New York 4 St Louis
Results show Cleveland 11 Boston Philadelphia Detroit 4 Washington 3 Chicago 2 in 16 innings. Brooklyn 11 Boston 2 leads National League. Southern League games include Knoxville 12 Birmingham 6, Atlanta 14 Little Rock 0, Memphis 5 Chattanooga 0, Nashville 12 New Orleans 5.
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New York
St. Louis
Cleveland
Boston
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
Knoxville
Birmingham
Atlanta
Little Rock
Memphis
Chattanooga
Nashville
New Orleans
Amendment Rejected Brightens FHA LoanDeadline
Washington June 27 The House rejected Senator Bankhead's mortgage insurance amendment. The move jeopardizes Federal Housing Administration modernization loans set to expire next Tuesday.
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Washington
House
Senator Bankhead
D.-Ala
Federal Housing Administration Authority
Alabama Fish Report Highlights Fair to Good Bite Across Rivers
Alabama Department of Conservation reports fishing across Lauderdale to Tuscaloosa counties. Waters are clear to low with bass bream crappie and white lake bass striking on live bait plugs flies and worms. Some streams show slow fishing while others report good action on certain baits and creeks.
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Colbert
White Lake
Wilson
Wheeler
Lawrence and
Winston
Mallard
Spring Creek
Town Creek
Big Nance Creek
Etowah
Blount
Marshall
Short Creek
Sally Creek
Lake Lahoosago
Chatooga River
Jefferson and
Shelby
Warrior River
Little Shoals Creek
Big Shoals Creek
Little Warrior
Cahabane
Coosa River
Calhoun
Cleburne—Shoal
Terrapin Creek
Chatchie Creek
Cane Creek
Lamar
Pickens
Tuscaloosa
Sipsey River
Moran County Socials Highlight Weekend Visits
Boaz residents Mr and Mrs T Cantrell and daughters visited H G Self family. Tennessee visitors, Lee Vann, called on R M Holmes. Arab guests included Ollie Camp and family. Several locals hosted or visited kin across nearby towns and states during a weekend of family gatherings.
University of Alabama to offer three-year four year degree plan
Capstone officials announced that starting in September the University of Alabama will offer beginning students the chance to earn regular four-year degrees in three calendar years across all regular four-year schools and colleges as part of a move toward greater cooperation in the national defense program.
LSU and Princeton Reach 36-Hole National Golf Semi-Finals
LSU veteran Earl Stewart leads the 36 hole semifinals at Columbus as Princeton’s Danny Carmichael and Ray Brownell of Pacific Coast International join Stanford and Baltimore rivals. Greiner of Baltimore and Carmichael each seek the title as Stewart set a new event record with 142 while Brownell and Carmichael boast strong amateur resumes.
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Fritz Howell Columbus
Stanford
Louisiana State
Princeton
Baltimore
F. Dixon Brooke
Virginia
Otto Greiner
University of Baltimore
Earl Stewart
Stewart
Greiner
Danny Carmichael
Ray Brownell
Pacific Coast International
Carmichael
Columbus
Prince‘ton
Buckeye
Brownell
Maryland
Middle Atlantic
Morgan County Florette Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs L E Vincent of Birmingham hosts visits from G C Vincent and family in Decatur. Edith Peck stays with Joe Peck. Hubert Morland returns from Lewisburg Tenn. Viola Briley and Hattie Ann Morland visit Lawrence County relatives. Edward St John returns home from Birmingham hospital. Mrs G C Vincent to Decatur to visit daughter Mrs Harold Waugh.
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Birmingham
G. C. Vincent
Edith Peck
Joe Peck
Pines
Hubert Morland
Lewisburg
Tenn
Viola Briley
Hattie Ann Morland
Lawrence County
Sam Morland
Florette
Harold Waughn
Decatur
White Springs
Alex Dunn
Bryan St. John
Edward St. John
G.C. Vincents
Harold Waugh
Soldier wins name change to Bell in Savannah court
In Savannah on June 27 Judge John Rourke Jr granted a soldier's petition to change his name to Bell. A lawyer stated the private was born Dumble. The ruling confirms the legal name update for the serviceman.
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Savannah
John Rourke, Jr
Bell
Dumbe
Local Visits Highlight Weekend Family Gatherings
Mr. and Mrs. 8. R. Long of Falkville spent a few days with their daughter and family. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mooney and others visited Mrs. Albert Ralph. Roger Niles of near Gold Ridge visited R. M. Holmes last week.
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Falkville
Jim Mooney
Doris
Vincent
Lester Frost
Albert Ralph
Roger Niles
Gold Ridge
R. M. Holmes
Frank Veverka Secures 13th Victory in Memphis Start
Frank Veverka, Memphis southpaw, earned his 13th win as his team shut Chattanooga 5-0 on seven innings. Nashville Vols snapped a three game skid by slugging New Orleans 12-5, with Bill Seinsoth allowing 18 hits. Bob Chipman spun a three hit shutout as Atlanta’s Crackers crushed Little Rock 14-0. Knoxville beat Birmingham 12-6.
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Associated Press
Frank Veverka
Memphis
Chattanooga
Nashville
Vols
New Orleans
Poundi
Bill Seinsoth
Pels
George Jeffcoat
Bob Chipman
Atlanta
Little Rock
Knoxville
Birmingham
Lawrence County Flower Hill Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Calvert and Frank and Bobby left Monday for Arkansas to make their future home. Floyd Alred, son of Mrs. Gerthie Alred, is recovering from a leg infection after a dog bite. dog was killed and head tested with no rabies found.
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Frank
Bobby
Arkansas
Nancy Rusbon
Dawson Cottingham
Floyd Alred
Gerthie Alred
Roy Tipper
Johnny Simms
Jesse Moore
Childersburg
Cards Brooks Tie for NL Lead as Dodgers Pound Braves
The Brooklyn Dodgers crushed the Boston Braves 11-2 to pull level in the National League, while Whitlow Wyatt earned his 11th win with five hit ball. The New York Yankees edged the St. Louis Browns 4-1 on Lefty Marius Russo's near no hitter, and Joe DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 386. The Indians beat the Red Sox 11-8 behind a rough Feller start, and Washington won 3-2 in a 16 inning test against the White Sox.
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Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Boston Braves
Brooklyn
Braves
Whitlow Wyatt
Gene Moore
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Lefty Marius -Russo
George McQuinn
Borwine
Joe DiMaggio
Tom Henrich
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Boston Red Sox
Bob Feller
Boston
Ice Cream Peddler Bets Rain Brings Business Back
A Tampa ice cream peddler, deterred by 2:45 pm showers, decides rain boosts his sales. He now goes out in a bathing suit, braving the weather to serve customers despite the downpour.
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Tampa
Fia
Moore Wins Tight School Trustee Election in Americus
In Americus Georgia J D Moore defeats J E Cordell by one vote in a reballot for school trustee. Moore tallies 40 votes to Cordell 39 with all eligible ballots counted. Previously both polled 28 each in a prior count with one unreadable ballot.
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Americus, Ga
J. D. Moore
J .E. Cordell
Moore
Cordell
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