Passeau Two Hit Shutout As Cubs Beat Braves 8 0
Cubs pitcher Passeau fired a two hit game to blank the Boston Braves 8 to 0. Les Merlall and Paul Mesi had Braves’ only hits. The Cubs widened their lead as the Giants beat the Cardinals and Dodgers won, with Detroit and Washington remaining atop the AL race. Goodie Rosen went 4 for 4 in a different tilt as the Dodgers stayed close.
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New York Yankees
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Stranahan Takes Lead In Service Tourney
Frank Stranahan, amateur champion from Buckingham Field Florida, shot a four under par 68 to lead the Eastern Flying Training Command golf meet at Maxwell Field. He holds a 36 hole total of 140, four strokes ahead of defending Milwood of Leckbourne Ohio Air Base and Maxwell Field threat Johnny Morris, Beauvoir Country Club, Montgomery, with a subpar second round.
City League Title Series Opens With Best Of Five
City League playoff action begins tomorrow night at Wiregrass Memorial Stadium with Dothan Glass facing Dothan Ice Cream in a best three of five series. Glass led the first half standings 8-5, while Ice Cream topped the second half with 10-2. Manager Fred O'Brien's squad edged Glass for the title nod after strong second-half play. Opening game set for eight o clock.
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Browns President Sells Major Stock
St Louis AP Donald Barnes president of the St Louis Browns sells his controlling interest to Richard C Muckerman vice president He will stay out of management Luke Sewell remains team manager and William DeWitt heads the front office DeWitt reports to Muckerman who says his own judgment governs club operations
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Luke Sewell
William Dewitt
Standings and Results From Today’s Baseball Games
American League results show New York 3 fallen to Cleveland 5 and Boston 4 over Detroit 5. National League outcomes include Chicago 8 over Boston 0 and New York 10 defeating Cincinnati 2. Today’s schedule lists Cincinnati at New York and St Louis at Brooklyn among others.
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Grid League Formed By Army Air Forces
The Army Air Force will form its own football league this autumn with seven teams: First, Second, Third and Fourth air forces, the Training Command, the Air Transport Command, and the Personnel Distribution Command. AAF will schedule games after a Friday meeting, and the Personnel Distribution Command unit at Louisville, Kentucky, will face Army at West Point, New York, September 29.
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One For The Money Northwood World War II Hut
Middlesex England AP reports Rev C W Whalley purchased a World War II Army hut that originally cost 225 dollars for 8775 dollars. He argues the high price reflects current value and that most money is meaningless today.
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Belmont Travers Upset: Adonis Victor Triumphs At Belmont
Adonis Victor wins the Belmont Stakes in a surprising upset as Pavot tires near the final stretch. Burning Dream and Jeep follow in the field with Sir Francis Wildlife and Wildlife close behind. crowd wagers exceed one million with proceeds aiding war relief.
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OWI Keeps Refugees Informed About War Effort
The Cairo bureau of the Office of War Information provided refugees in Middle East camps with extensive materials in Croat, Slovene, Serbian, and Greek. They received 5,000 booklets, 700 news pictures per camp, daily news releases, over 1,000 U.S. publications, 1,600 translated maps, and a film circuit for newsreels and Army features.
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Four-State Junior Legion Meet Slated in Augusta
Championship American Legion junior baseball teams from Georgia Florida Alabama and Mississippi travel to Augusta Municipal Stadium for a three day Region Eight double elimination tournament. Carrollton Lakeland Mobile Meridian will represent their states as scouts from major leagues attend and officials from governors to mayors participate in opening ceremonies and banquets.
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Meridian
Russian Excitement Grows as War Nears End
Moscow radio quoted a London dispatch saying Washington had sent a reply to the Japanese peace offer. Excitement rose among Russians who believed the war was nearing its end and that Japan must accept the Allied terms.
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Aneta Pegs Goebbels As One-Time Swindler
A Dutch agency reports that Paul Joseph Goebbels, former Nazi minister, was fired from an early job for swindling his employers in 1929 while working as a bookkeeper at the Saraseni circus. He allegedly swindled for 18 months before being discovered. The piece notes a separate statistic about dairy consumption in the United States.
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Forté Cult and Gorkey Al Snyder In 1971 Market Tale
An odd fragment recalls Forte and Gorkey Al Snyder in a 1970s market scene with vague notes of a racing event and a winner named Crapin Ogleboy who claimed a purse of $18.10. A surreal description mentions hotel life, broken cloth, and bamboo strips, while an abrupt stat notes that the average U.S. farm income fell from 13 to 4 between 1918 and 1971.
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