Pensive Prepares for Belmont After Preakness Victory
Pensive, the ninth horse to win Derby and Preakness, heads to Belmont Park for the Belmont Stakes while Calumet Farm mulls a Withers start. At Pimlico the colt posted a 1 59 1 5 mile and 3 sixteenths win earning 60 075, boosting Calumet’s 1944 earnings to 139 475 and the yard’s Maryland meet totals to records. Stir Up and Platter also shipped to Belmont as Pensive remains the likely Derby–Preakness champion contender.
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Donald Sanders
Baltimore
Pensive
Belmont Park
Bn Way
Calumet Farm
New York
Warren Wright
Mrs. Payne. Whitney
Stir
George D. Widener
Platter
Conn McCreary
Penske
Maryland
Wright
Calumet
Pimlico
Florida
Belmont
Mutuel
Windows
Pulaski Rotary Horse Show Sets May 24 With Big Crowd
Pulaski to host one of the largest crowds for the annual Rotary Club charity horse show on Wednesday night May 24. Gates open at 7 30 with a 30 minute National Championship Band concert followed by Walking horse classes and a Championship Stake offering 72 4 in prizes and 90 total for the Stake.
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Giles County
Rotary Club
Giles County High School
Pulaski
Gilbert M. Orr
Columbia
George Booth
Tupelo
Miss
Homer Murray
Bowling Green
Barons Split Double Bill In Southern Association
The Atlanta Crackers and Birmingham Barons split a twin bill as Dick Mauney earned his fifth win in the nightcap for Atlanta 12-5 and 4-1 after Frank Veverka led Birmingham to a 7-3 win in the first game. The Barons then crushed in the nightcap 18-4. The Crackers’ double header triumphs, plus the Nashville Knoxville results, solidified Atlanta’s hold on second while Little Rock moved into third in New Orleans with two wins over the Pelicans. Chattanooga dropped two to Atlanta, while Knoxville beat Nashville 5-0 in the nightcap and Jim Tucci’s heroics helped Little Rock.
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Knoxville
Memphis
Birmingham
Little Rock
New Orleans
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Associated Press
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Dick Mauney
Frank—-Veverka
Mauney
Chattanooga Lookouts
Crackers
Veverka
Birmingham Barons
Barons
Lookouts
Pelicans
Vols
Smokies
Vols Svonth
Dick Sipek
Bill Thaxton
Jodie Beeler
Jake Daniel
Willis Hudlin
Cleveland
Travelers
Charlie Cuellar
Bill Thomas
Bob Garner
Nick Ellis
Lew Carpenter
Earl Wooten
John Wilson
Murray Howell
Fox
Sewell Wins Close Affair
Bucky Walters of the Cincinnati Reds narrowly missed a perfect game against the Boston Braves at Crosley Field, despite winning 4 to 0 in the opener of a twin bill. Connie Mack’s Athletics swept the St. Louis Browns, lifting them back into the league’s first division.
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Bucky Walters
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Braves
Crosley Field
Walters
Connie Nea Braves
Boston
Harley Robertson
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Ira Hutchinson
Reds
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Big Mort Cooper
George Munger
al Gerheauser
Dizzy Trout
Johnny Gorsica
Detroit Tigers
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Sox
Gorsica
Pittsburgh
Giants
Rip Sewell
Bill Voiselle
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Bill
St. Louis Browns
Ford Garrison
Frankie Hayes
Luman’Harris
A’s
Washington
Dutch Leonard
Thurman Tucker
Chicago
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Roy Hughes
Forrest Chapel Decoration Service Noted in Morgan County
Community events in Morgan County report a well attended decoration service. Peggy Battles recovering from measles. Mrs. L. C. Osborn and infant moved from Baugh's infirmary to the Osborn home. Mrs. M. G. Whitten and Mrs. W. P. Roberts attended elementary school graduation in Hartselle. Families sharing meals and visits include Billy Lorance of Rural Grove and Hartselle residents.
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Peggy Battles
L. C. Osborn
Roy Osborn
Baugh's Infirmary
M. G. Whitten
W. P. Roberts
Hartselle
Billy Lorance
Rural Grove
W D. Bullard
Bill Stephenson
Janie Lou
H. E. Morris
Leon Battles
Bere Alten
Nora
Local Notices From Black Ground Area Report May Events
Lawrence County residents share visits and updates. Mr and Mrs Milton Crisler moved this week, Cpl William Letson visiting, and May 14 church decoration and preaching planned. Town Creek show featuring Paul Howard and Arkansas Cotton Pickets noted.
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Milton ‘Crisler
Bill Berryman
Tennessee
Robert
Army
Albert Parker
Tom Parker
Black Ground
Lynn Conner
Moulton
John Crisler
Cpl
William Letson
U. S .Army
Letson
Jean Lansdell
Howard- Odell
Mae Bell Parker
Town Creek
Paul Howard
Arkansas Cotton Pickets
Grand Ole Opry
Nashville
Tenn
Blake Ettredge
Here
Courtland Army Air Base
Mise
Mary
Sis) Parker
Will Romans
Sheffield
Harvie Collier
Helen
William Odell
Howard Odell
Mae Bel Parker
Eurvin Odell
Town Pie
France First Used Ship Armor in Crimean War 1855
France equipped ships with armor plates during the Crimean campaign of 1855, seven years before the famous Civil War era battles of the Monitor and Merrimack. Earlier, an inland sea spanned most of the Rocky Mountain region from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Ocean.
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France
Monitor
Merrimac
Rocky Mountain
Gulf of Mexico
Arctic Ocean
Local gathering honors departing servicemen
Miss Opal Morgan of Hartselle visited Saturday night with Miss Edith Curtis. Pfc and Mrs Eugene Lenear of Camp Edwards Mass spent last week with Mr and Mrs Coffer Speakman. Mr and Mrs Ben Roberts shopped in Decatur Friday. Edith Curtis hosted a party honoring Leon Battles and Raymond Smith who will soon leave for the armed forces.
Daily Crossword Clues and Cryptoquote Answer
A compact puzzle listing across clues with many entries and a cryptogram quotation to decode. Includes numbered hints for letters and a final quotation puzzle to solve.
Football war brewing in coast league disputes
New York reports a potential clash as the American League negotiates with players under National League contracts raising five year bans. Eli Whitney, famed bowling champion, claims to have raised 500 tomato and garden plants in his office building.
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New York
Lou Little
Bill Bingham
Pacific Coast
Eli Whitney
American Bowling Congress
A Five-Cent Knockout Boosts Interest in Middle Weights
Will Connolly argues that the region needs a compelling 5 cent boxing bout to revive attention on middleweight fights. He notes a 160 pound fighter is a full grown man capable of delivering real blows and impact.
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Will Connolly
San Francisco Chronicle
Notre Dame Reveals New Formation and Freshman Quarterback
The Sporting News criticizes ten cent score ecards and highlights Notre Dame’s new formation with Joe Gasparalla, a 17 year old Vandergrift freshman moved from center to quarterback after Ed McKeever’s spring practice observation. Gus Lesnevich buys Bobby Gunther from Chris Dundee in a boxing note. North Carolina clubs numbered 31 before the war but none remain this year.
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Sporting News
Notre Dame
Joe Gasparella
Vandergrift
Ed McKeever
Lou Diamond
Sam
Gus Lesnevich
Bobby Gunther
Chris Dundee
North Carolina
Ed Lopat A Rags-to-Glory Pitcher From New York
Edmund Lopatynski known as Ed Lopat rose from New York background to join the White Sox as a pitcher after a Dodger tryout at first base. He starred last season in the Southern Association leading Little Rock with a sub 8.00 ERA and 19 wins.
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Ed Lopat
White Sox
Edmund Lopatynski
New York
Dodger
Little Rock
Navy club struggles as roster churn hits season start
Reports detail Lt. Jack Sugg and Ens. Lloyd Russell taking duties aboard ship just as the Navy baseball club prepares to face Tulane. In seven games 33 players have appeared, 80 men have served, about 25 on duty at a time, leaving only four of the original squad. The USC league season is not due to begin until May 16.
Baseball schedule across leagues with key matches
National League games include New York at Pittsburgh at 3 15 P M Boston at Cincinnati 3 P M Brooklyn at Chicago 4 P M Philadelphia at St Louis 3 30 P M American League features Cleveland at Washington 8 30 P Detroit at Philadelphia 3 15 P M Chicago at New York 2 30 P M only games scheduled Nashville at Birmingham in ERN Association also listed as the sole game.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Chicago
American
Detroit
ERN
Nashville
Birmingham
West Limestone Measles Fade. 22 Graduate From High School
Measles are nearly gone in West Limestone community after a spring outbreak. West Limestone High School closed Friday night with 22 graduates. Local residents and relatives, including Cullen Tennison and Joyce, visit neighbors and attend the graduation, with soldiers and travelers noted among the crowd.
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West Limestone High School
Cullen Tennison
Joyce
Gordon Tennison
Lover's Lane
Fannie Carter
Athens
Cpl
James Putman
Audie Christopher
Alton Powers
Marion
Pat
J. D. Gill
Ruth Patterson
Pearl Gross
R. I
Emmett. Marbut
Frances Coleman
Cairo
Cleo’ Beasley
Galveston Raises Street Level After 1900 Hurricane
After the 1900 hurricane, Galveston elevated its Gulf shore streets by 15 feet, reshaping the coastal city and flood defenses. The event marks a drastic urban elevation project intended to mitigate future storm surges and preserve shoreline integrity.
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Galveston
Gulf of Mexico
UT star Umstattd dazzles in conference mile record pace
AUSTIN Texas May 15 Bob Umstattd UT runner at seventeen won the mile in 4 26 8 and the 680 yard run in 4 59 2 at the Southwest conference meet before coach Clyde Littlefield, who kept him from pushing to new marks to avoid burnout.
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Austin
Tex
Bob Umstattd
University of Texas
Clyde Littlefield
Umstattd
Bob
Littlefield
Navigation on the Amazon River Extends 1700 Miles
The Amazon river remains navigable for about 1700 miles, enabling continued transport routes through the central basin. Officials note the stretch includes key segments used by steamboats and cargo vessels, impacting regional trade and travel options.
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