Pirates Strive For Pennant With Six-Man Rotation
Frankie Frisch uses a seven man Pittsburgh pitching staff as the Pirates win nine of 11 to move within three games of the St. Louis Cardinals. Rescigno impresses in 11 inning win over Philadelphia as O'Brien and Dahlgren deliver decisive plays.
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Dariny Gardella
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Ace Adams
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Red Sox
Tex Hughson
White Sox
Bob Mufchef
Louis
Brownies
Yanks
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Johnny Gorsica
Washington
Dick Siebert
Cleveland
National League Matchups Across Major Cities
National League games feature Chicago at New York Pittsburgh at Brooklyn St Louis at Boston and Cincinnati at Philadelphia with two games listed for each pairing. Contests set to showcase early season rivalries and standings impact.
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Associated Press
New York
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
National League
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Louis
Baseball score roundup from early season games
Baseball scoreboard shows Cincinnati 13 Brooklyn 4 New York 6 St Louis 4 Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 2 in 11 innings. Southern Association Atlanta 6 Little Rock 5 Birmingham 14 Nashville 2. Only games scheduled.
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Associated Press
Pet. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
ROT Louis
Fabless
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Memphis
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New Orleans
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Southern Association
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Back to Camp After Eleven Day Furlough
Cpl. and Mrs. Hobart Eubank and son Don return to camp following an eleven day furlough spent with relatives in Winton- community East Morgan county.
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Hobart Eubank
Don
Winton
Morgan County
Eunice Williams Learns Nephew Troy Phillips Stationed in India
Mrs Eunice Williams of Salem in Cullman county received a letter from her nephew Troy W Phillips stating he is now stationed in India.
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India
Eunice Williams
Salem
Cullman County
Troy W. Phillips
Great Lakes to host 2000 intra mural softball teams
At Great Lakes naval center Lt. Comdr. Alden W. Thompson oversees intramural sports planning to organize more than 2,000 teams this season ensuring no transportation issues disrupt hundreds of softball games nationwide.
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Great Lakes
Naval Center
Comdr. Alden W. Thompson
Beauty cream uses red ochre and mutton tallow among Navajo
A preparation of red ochre and mutton tallow is used as a beauty cream by Navajo women, indicating traditional cosmetic practices and material sources within the community.
Barons Again Lead Southern Association Battle
Birmingham Barons built a half game lead with a 14 to 2 win over Nashville while Atlanta edged Little Rock 6 to 5. Memphis and Little Rock chased from behind as Nashville pitchers Meyer Legg and King yielded 18 hits. Key plays included Mel Loy walking and Marshall Mauldin scoring on a miscue.
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Associated Press
Johnny — Riddle
Birmingham Barons
Memphis
Little Rock
Barons
Seation
Nashville
Atlanta
Birmingham
Russ Meyer
Lester Legg
Moses King
Vols
Nig. Lipscomb
Goodman
Lynn Johnson
Decatur Boys Set to Compete in Legion Junior Championship
Thirty five eager youngsters gathered at the armory for the American Legion Junior Championship trials. Delays in equipment push back first practice, with a possible second squad needing a sponsor as 15 players train, aiming to prove themselves among national contenders.
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American Legion
Decatur
Armory
Legion
Ford Motor Co
Jack Smallwood
Coaches Call for Changes to Football Rules in New York
In New York on May 30 P an orderly two day meeting of the College Football Laches Association ended with a unanimous vote urging NCAA rules committee action. They proposed placing a kickoff in play at the receiving team’s 45 yard line and allowing an artificial tee, and permitting unrestricted forward passing behind the line of scrimmage.
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Fred D. Conderman
New Bern
N. C
Marine Corps Reserve
Robert
Wake Island
Solomons
United States
Camp LeJerme
North Carolina
New York
Maj. Conderman
Guadalcanal
College Football Laches Association
William Bingham
Harvard
NCAA
National Football League
Decoration Sunday Service Call at Rutherford Cemetery
Residents are urged to remember Decoration Sunday on June 4 at Rutherford cemetery near Gum Springs in Lawrence county. Volunteers are urged to meet Saturday morning to clean the cemetery.
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Rutherford
Gum Springs
Lawrence County
Coaches complain on rules panel representation
New York May 30 coaches argue that football rules reform is delayed not by rulemaking but by minimal coach involvement. They note minority seats on the committee and lack of choice in selecting representatives, citing Lou Little being excluded while Dana X. Bible serves as a longstanding stand-by.
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New York
Lou Little
The
Coaches Association
Dana X. Bible
Southwest
Pronunciation Clarified for NL Names by Bill Brandt
Tub thumper Bill Brandt clarifies NL pronunciations. Walter Ockey the Giants rookie is said like a cockney nickname, Reds’ Walloper from Walla Walla gets a similar treatment, and Tony Criscola is pronounced like a new Santa Claus soft drink.
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Bill Brandt
Walter Ockey
Giant
Reds’ Walloper
Walla Walla
Tony Criscola
Santa Claus
Rookie Basinski Shines as Dodgers Prospect
Eddie Basinski, a rookie second baseman, hits near .400 in ten days and has been involved in 11 twin killings. He was once a Buffalo University shortstop and briefly a violinist, with engineering studies and a rapid college finish. Branch Rickey offered a $1,500 bonus, and Rickey rarely makes a bad investment.
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Eddie Basinski
Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Basinski
Buffalo University
Brooklyn
Eddie
Branch Rickey
All-star selections and oldtimers haunt baseball notes
Henry Frnka travels from Tulsa seeking shoulder pads for a lineman. The Appalachian League plans an all star game pitting its best against the Army air base team from Greenville. Other minors may imitate this idea with American Association and Great Lakes all star matches. Lefty George at 58 retires from York clubs, leaving questions about the oldest active player in organized baseball.
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Henry Frnka
Tulsa
Army Air Base
Greenville
S.C
Great Lakes
Decoration at Piney Grove and local notices in Corinth
Several residents attended the Piney Grove decoration. Grady Morgan is ill. Jack and Mrs. Cooper and Stanley Holland visited their mother Mrs. Laura Holland. Hazel Oden of Decatur stayed with the Oden family. Rip Turrentine and Mack Carter left for Army examination. Rev. B F Turrentine and Brooks Lindler attended the Piney Grove event. Pvt Junior Hightower is home on furlough. Miss Sue Cooper visited Mrs J D Bonds. Farmers are harvesting oats. A large crowd sang in Corinth Sunday night. One seventh of Ireland is peat bog.
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Piney Grove
Grady Morgan
Jack Cooper
Maben
Stanley Holland
Laura Holland
Hazel Oden
Decatur
James Oden
Rip Turrentine
Mack Carter
DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS A WEISS PUZZLE CLUES
Crossword clues list across and down for a Weiss themed puzzle with matching answers. Entries range from band across a shield to cryptic cipher. Includes clues for Luzon Negrito animal striping maxims and more with numbered positions and a cryptoquote line.
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Luzon
Supreme Court to review Negro fireman discrimination case
The U S Supreme Court granted review in the case of William Steele a Negro locomotive fireman on the Louisville and Nashville alleging persistent hostility by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and an adverse seniority in contracts. Alabama ruling upheld union majority contracts and parity questions. A second case involving Tom Tunstall of Norfolk Southern also awaits review after being dismissed.
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Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Tian Wu
Red Preme Court
Bester William~ Steele
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Brotherhood
Congress
U. S. Supreme Court
Tom Tunstall
Norfolk Southern
Eastern Virginia Federal District Court
Tunstall
Limstone County Capshaw News Notes Local Visits
George Hardy from near Gurley visited Mr. and Mrs. White Sunday afternoon. The Cole and Pike families headed weekend visits to relatives in Decatur Fayetteville Huntsville and local households. Myrna Sue Pike hospitalized in Decatur while Sandersons visited. Norma Jean Roberts and Billy spent time with grandparents.
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Gurley
White
Carlos Cole
J. B. Cole
Comer Cole
J. H. Pike
Jimmie Sanderson
Myrna Sue Pike
General Hospital
Decatur
J. N. Vasser
Oscar Pitts
Fayetteville
Tenn
George ‘Sanders
Rigel
Baby
W. C. Abernathy
Raymond Cole
Norma Jean Roberts
Billy
F. Pepper
Milliard Sanderson
Aiken
S. C
Susie Sanderson
Huntsville
S. L. Sanderson
Martina Vasser
W. A. Vasser
Soldiers Honored at Dinner Party
A dinner Sunday at Mrs. Bertha Jones home honored Pvt. Houston Jones and Pvt. Benton Jones of the Army. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lee and family, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Orr and family, Mrs. A. L. Burleson and family, Mrs. Bertha Jones and others. The two honorees, Eloise and Adrian Jones, were present.
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Pvt
Houston Jones
Benton Jones
Army
Elmer Lee
Don
Carolyn
Myra Ann Lee
R. B. Orr
Shirley
Lynda
Leo Orr
A. L. Burleson
Douglas
Mary Elizabeth Burleson
Lloyd Burns
Eloise
Adrain Jones
Overseas SGT Wilburn Turney Returns Home Brief Visit
Overseas for 27 months, Sgt. Wilburn Turney arrives home on a 30 day furlough to visit relatives and friends in the Gandy's Cove area Morgan County.
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Wilburn Turney
Gandy's Cove
Morgan County
Fall of Rome Soon Seen As Fifth Army Advances
ANZIO Italy May 30 The Fifth Army will take Rome in coming days Clark stated at Memorial Day services as guns near Rome rumbled. He placed a wreath noting the threshold of Rome and the liberation from Nazi domination. The cemetery held American British and Canadian graves with routine arrivals of fresh burials during the service.
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Italy
Fifth Army
Rome
Mark W.clark
Clark
Birth of Peggy Joyce Branner Shared by Lawrence County
Mr and Mrs Leonard Eddy announce the birth of a baby girl named Peggy Joyce. Mrs Mitchell Poole and Hilda Joe recover from illnesses. Mrs Olene Hogan returns from Huntsville after visiting sister Opal Hogan and family. Mr and Mrs Hail Dutton visit Walker Steele and Louis. Clifford Speake visits on business.
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Hail Dutton
Memphis
Tenn
Walker Steele
Louis
Clifford
Leonard Eddy
Peggy Joyce
Mitchell Poole
Hilda Joe
Olene Hogan
Huntsville
Opal Hogan
Travis Hogan
Exile Returns as Ecuador Faces Guayaquil Revolt
In Guayaquil a 10 hour battle left over 40 dead and 200 wounded as Ali anza Democratica fighters seized control backing Velasco Ibarra return from Colombia. President Arroyo Del Rio resigned with ministers. Provisional junta governs Guayaquil while Quito sees general strike. Velasco Ibarra hopes to influence elections.
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Ecuador
Carlos Arroyo del Rio
U. S
Guayaquil
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Velasco Ibarra
Arroyo del Rio
Alianza Democratica
Colombia
Miguel Angel Albornoz
Liberal Radical Party
Local residents share visits and health updates
Ren spent Saturday with Mrs John Hollman and daughters. Martin Williams of Oklahoma and John Williams of Carson were visiting relatives this week. Paul Walker, employed in Georgia, spent last weekend with Rev and Mrs Dan Walker and family. Louis Steele is recovering after tonsil surgery. Miss Clara Briscoe of Danville visited Friday. Several locals attended memorial services at Cave Springs and Piney Grove. Mr and Mrs William Ottis Holladay and daughter visited with Mr and Mrs Philton Legg.
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John Hollman
Martin Williams
Oklahoma
John Williams
Carson
Paul Walker
Georgia
Dan Walker
Louis Steele
Clara Briscoe
Danville
Cave Springs
Piney Grove
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