Banquet Honors Red Shield League Winners and Leaders
A banquet to honor Red Shield league winners Moonshiners led by Bobby Frhn and Red Xs captained by Ronnie neaeneienasee eee David Rowe with outstanding junior player David Rowe and senior best man Harold Mc Lemore will be held Monday at 6 30 pm at the Boys club. Civic leaders and league captains will attend with committee members and local dignitaries in Birmingham and Decatur.
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Red Shield
Boys
Salvation Army
Col
V. J. Huffman
Birmingham
Decatur Salvation Army Advisory Board
F. O. Smith
Bobby Fr
Red Xs
Ronnie Neaeneienasee
David Rowe
Harold McLemore
King Kardinals
Dan Collins
Dawson Crim
Jimmy Ford
Frank Blackwell
Bobby Bowen
Bobby Ray Smith
Larkin Sanderson
Billy Jo Aycock
Wesley Thompson
Bobby Neill
Eddy Harvey
Glen Sears
Bob Connor
Leon Simmons
Blackhawks
Curtiss Johns
Newsboys
Bernard Taylor
Hotshots
Frank Mullins
Fighting Fleas
Glen Rogers
Tracy Knight
Boy Scout
Jack McCutcheon
Lebran Kitchens
Eastown Devils
Fennell Garnett
Joe Elliott
Boys’ Club
Paul Robinson
Sam Hobbs
Watson Carlyle
Johnny Aycock
H. G. Williams
Joe Morrison
J. B. Hewitt
Sandlin Sams
C. J. Blackwell
Mr. Kingsmore
Mobile Plans Big Shoot at Mobile Gun Club
The Mobile Gun Club in Mobile Alabama announced a $500 trophy shoot for April 23-24 to inaugurate a new $3 000 clubhouse and expanded range facilities on Blakely Island. It will be the first annual Mardi Gras and silver trophy shoot held during carnival time with several registered target events and multiple classes for men women and ladies.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile Gun Club Today
Blakely Island
Rickey Urges Bears to Build Pitching Staff
WERO BEACH Fla March 26 P Branch Rickey says Mobile Bears and his other clubs rely on strong pitching staffs. He notes worries in outfield and details a new double play pairing with Jack Jacobs and Russ Rose joining Mobile, plus recent trades involving Ken Staples and Stark Wasiak.
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P—Branch Rickey
Mobile Bears
Brooklyn
Big Boss
Dodger Farm
Rain
Manenern Association
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Rickey
Bears
Jack Jacobs
Fort Worth
Jacobs
Russ Rose
Rose
Asheville
Ken Staples
Cats
Stark Wasiak
Final Softball Meeting To Form City League
A final meeting to form a city softball league will be held Monday night at City Hall at 7 30. All interested are urged to attend as this will be the last session.
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City Hall
Champs Look to Hurlers and Rookies For Aid This Season
The Cleveland Indians lean on rookie pitchers and young players as they prepare to defend the American League pennant. Manager Lou Boudreau shapes a balanced attack blending experience and youth with hitting and fielding. The 1948 infield with Ed Die Robinson, Joe Gordon, Boudreau, and Ken Keltner is cited as top in the league, with Mickey Vernon added from Washington to strengthen the lineup.
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Tucson
Ariz
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Lou Boudreau
The
Eddie Robinson
Joe Gordon
Boudreau
Ken Keltner
Mickey Vernon
Washington Senators
Robinson
Indians show depth as spring practice hints at strong prospects
Cleveland managers praise deep pitching and infield reserves led by Reich and Minosa while planning around aging stars. Feller Bearden LeMon and Gromek anchor a potential 20-game winner mound corps with Papish Wynn and Zoldak adding depth. Hegan Tresh Murray Mitchell Doby provide solid catching and outfield support as Speaker notes potential .400 hitters.
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Ray Boone
Fresh Marsh
Oklahoma City
al Rosen
Kansas City
Oreste Minosa
Johnny Berardino
Bob Wilson
Baltimore
Gordon
Boudreau
Cleveland
Bob Feller
Gene Bearden
Bob Lemon
Feller
Satchel Paige
Steve Gromek
Frank Papish
Chicago White Sox
Early Wynn
Washington
Sam Zoldak
Jim Hegan
Mike Tresh
White Sox
Ray Murray
Dale Mitchell
Larry Doby
Tris Speaker
Gonzales Tops Indoor Tennis Championship in New York
Richard Gonzales of Los Angeles won the National Indoor Tennis Championship defeating Billy Talbert of New York in four sets to become the first to rule grass clay and wood in the amateur game. Gertrude Moran of Santa Monica won the women’s singles, over Nancy Chaffee. Talbert and Don McNeill won the men's doubles title over Gonzales and Frank Shields.
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Austin Bealmear
New York
Richard (Pancho) Gonzales
Los Angeles
Billy Talbert
Talbert
Seventh Regiment Armory
Gertrude Moran
Santa Monica
Calif
Nancy Chaffee
Ventura
Gussie
Miss Chaffee
Miss Moran
Pat Todd
la Jolla
Don McNeill
Gonzalez
Frank Shields
Corps of Engineers invites bids on Fort McClellan surplus buildings
The Mobile district invites bids on temporary surplus buildings and improvements at Fort McClellan near Anniston Alabama. Buildings with installed equipment are to be sold as is for cash on bid deadline of 1 PM CST April 41 with no priority recognized.
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Mobile
Ala
Corps of Engineers
Fort McClellan Military Reservation
Anniston
Bearded and Doby Poised to Lead Indians Title Chase
Mitchell notes Doby's 301 season and Bearden as top contenders as the Indians enter a season with a so called sophomore jinx. Right field likely settled midseason with Bob Kennedy a leading candidate. The club stays cocky, intent on defending the title.
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Mitchell
Doby
Bearden
Jin
Bob Kennedy
Marooned Air Crew Is Safe
Seven U S Air Force fliers marooned on Barrow Strait in the Far North are reported unhurt and in excellent condition by the RCAF. Canadian search planes join efforts while bad weather hampers progress.
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Alta
U. S. Air Force
Barrow Strait
RCAF
Magnetic Pole
RCA
Northwest Air Command
Resolute Bay
Cornwallis Island
Churchill
Man
Frobisher Bay
Martin Costello
U. S
St. John’s
Mld
Alaskan Air Command
Canadian Arctic
Bad Influence Blamed On Mother-in-Law In Sweden
A Joenkoeping husband facing court revealed his mother-in-law’s move into the home led to a drastic change in behavior. After a three year marriage, he turned to burglary embezzlement and forgery, with an $400 brewery theft cited. He pleaded guilty and received eight months hard labor, suspended due to the living arrangement.
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Stockholm
Joenkoeping
Sweden
British Push Housing Plan Clears Commons
London March 26 The house of commons approved a bill allowing local authorities to grant housing loans up to 20000 dollars elevating the postwar loan limit from 6000. Health Minister Aneurin Bevan declared the aim is provision for every family of a separate household. He cited 852000 new homes built by January end with 441617 permanent and argued housing improvements outpace 1939. Conservatives challenged his analysis.
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London
House of Commons
Aneurin Bevan
Labor
Bevan
Britain
United States Tops Global Oil Production Lead
The United States remains the world's leading oil producer with the Caribbean region in second place and the Middle East ranking third according to industry data.
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United States
Caribbean
Middle East
Red Ultimatum From Chinese Communists to Beijing Peace Talks
Communist leaders in Nanking demand the government send a five man delegation to Peiping for talks on April 1. The unit led by Chou En Lai includes Lin Piao Yeh Chien Ying Lin Tzu Han and Lin Wei Han. They repeat a January 14 terms demanding unconditional surrender and punishment of war criminals. Chiang Kai-shek’s fate remains uncertain.
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Nanking
Peiping
Chou En-Lai
Red
Lin Piao
Yeh Chien-Ying
Lin Tzu-Han
Xenan Red
Lin Wei-Han
Chiang Kai-Shek
Social Workers Gather in Mobile for Three Day Conference
Alabama social workers prepare for the Alabama Conference of Social Work and the Alabama Conference of Child Care Institutions and Agencies in Mobile. About 500 attendees are expected for April 28 to 30 sessions with themes on human relations and notable speakers from Columbia University, the Council of State Governments, and the American Association of Social Workers.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Conference of Social Work
Alabama Conference of
Eduard Lindeman
Columbia University
School of Social Work
Frank Bain
Council of State Governments
Joseph Anderson
American Association of Social Workers
Bess Adams
Montgomery
Communists push toward Anking amid peace talks
A government spokesman said Communist forces are advancing on Anking, 150 miles southwest of Nanking, with Reds pushed back to about ten miles from the city. Nationalist reinforcements are en route as peace maneuvers unfold.
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Anking
Nanking
Yangtze River
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