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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1944
Page
6
Pirates’ Rip Sewell outpitched the Cubs in the opener as Pittsburgh won 6 to 5 in 14 innings. Al Rubeling hit his 11th home run to give the Pirates a nightcap victory 3 to 2. Cubs suffer 12th straight early-season defeat, first since 1920.
London reports the Vichy controlled radio says passenger train services will be seriously curtailed in all areas of France from May 13. The move is viewed as an anti invasion precaution to clear civilian traffic for military movements.
New York reports that veterans help sustain pro baseball and college teams during wartime. Johnny Austin, a Navy V-12 trainee, impressed at Oklahoma spring football practice while Jewell Eastman, Sooner baseball player, wears campaign ribbons and stays focused. Pfc. Norm Scott, Guadalcanal veteran with the Marine air wing, pitched well for Cherry Point's team though he still recovers from malaria.
Camp Atterbury’s Camp Crier notes Sgt. Russ Worman introduces today’s guest star. The piece mocks Chicago teams for a sluggish start with jokes about pillows and score cards at concessions, predicting little fireworks from the Cubs and White Sox.
Thaddeus Cieslak, a rookie third baseman for Philadelphia, has impressed manager Fred Fitzsimmons. After three college seasons at Oklahoma and a minor league stint in Wilmington followed by Army service, he hit a 350 foot homer on his first spring day and has since been a strong threat, currently in the .300s.
Service Dept Specialist 1-C Johnny Mize recalls his peak thrill from hitting three homers in a game at Naval Air Station Kaneohe Hawaii. He predicts more big moments this summer as he continues baseball duties.
Washington May 8 Rep Voorhies Democrat California cited oil development activities in Florida as an example of major oil companies seeking monopolistic control and discouraging developments by independents.
Ivy Paul Andrews pitched 18 innings for the Smokies yielding nine hits eight strikeouts and two walks as Atlanta was swept. Game one ended 4 to 0 with Andrews shutting out the Crackers, while Charley Cozart starred in game two as Atlanta won 10 to 1. Oscar Garmendia contributed a two run homer for Atlanta. Birmingham won 17 to 4 and 7 to 5 over New Orleans, keeping the Barons atop the league with seven wins in nine games. Nashville swept Chattanooga 6 to 2 and 12 to 10, boosting the Vols to second place. Lookouts dropped to last. Frank Veverka led Memphis to twin wins over Little Rock 10 to 2 and 8 to 4. Birmingham benefited from eight New Orleans errors in game one. Jodie Beeler doubled and scored on a squeeze play to clinch the finale. Today’s schedule lists several unannounced or uncertain matchups.
New York opens a 24 day Belmont Park season following a Jamaica meet where $50 923 389 was wagered versus $33 434 081 last year. Also reported are the death of Joseph W Griesser a former Southern League player and Joe McCarthy leaving his New York Yankees hospital bed to rejoin the club with rest recommended.
The Disabled American Veterans requested the House Public Buildings Committee hold hearings on a plan for a large national war memorial auditorium in Washington. It would honor veterans of all American wars.
Louisville report details Pensive, owned by Warren Wright, defeating 16 in the Derby at Churchill Downs. Jockey Conn McCreary rode to victory after a smart stretch move, with Broadcloth second and Stir Up fourth. Pensive earns $64,675 and eyes the Preakness at Pimlico, while trainer Ben Jones weighs the colt against Whirlaway legacy.
An overnight blaze at Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles forces 300 guests to flee while fire crews save the caddy house and golf equipment valued at about 50 000 dollars. Club president George M Thompson estimates losses at 140 000 dollars with insurance. The fire possibly started by an attic electrical short circuit. Celebrities dining nearby included Al Jolson Danny Kaye the Marx brothers George Burns Mervyn LeRoy Bert Lahr and the Ritz brothers.
May 8 report from Washington says a Senate talkathon likely ends in stalemate as supporters seek to call up a House approved measure to outlaw poll taxes as a prerequisite to voting in federal elections. Senator Mead indicated he would move to bring up the bill amid Southern opposition.
Dr. James Edward Mills chief chemist for Sonoco Products Hartsville S C is honored as the 12th recipient of the Charles H Herty medal at a Georgia State College for Women ceremony in Milledgeville on a Saturday night.
Ray E. Loring of the Amateur Trapshooting Association announced the 1944 Grand American would run August 23 24 and 25 on a bring your own shells basis. He said a canvass indicated enough ammunition for the abbreviated roaring grand with about 1000 marksmen expected.
In Coolidge Georgia on May 8, over 100 cars of cabbage were loaded with help from high school girls who bagged the produce and boys who trucked it to awaiting cars. Prices have fallen from above 40 dollars per ton to about 34 dollars as cash buyers bid.
Daily columnist Ernie Pyle received three notable recognitions in early May. He won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished correspondence, the Raymond Clapper Memorial Award for war reporting, and the Hoosier of the Year Scroll awarded in absentia by the Sons of Indiana.
The notice lists extended validity for red stamps A8 through T8 on meats and fats with no new red validations until June 3, blue stamps A8 through Q8 for processed foods with next five stamp series pending June 1, sugar stamps 30 and 31 for five pounds, stamp 40 for five pounds through Feb 28 1945, airplane stamps 1 and 2 for shoes, gas coupons 9A through 11A with varying expiry dates, B2 B3 C2 C3 five gallons, and fuel period four and five coupons valid through August in all areas.
First Lord of the Admiralty A V Alexander said the United States Britain and the empire built 127000 aircraft in 1943 averaging 14 1 2 planes per hour American production accounted for over 67 percent of the total 85819 aircraft from Britain last year at a rate of nearly 10 per hour He noted gun and ammunition output and Cuba’s sugar figure as separate notes.
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