Shorty and Ghells and the Fight Rumors
Boxing notes from 1930s era discuss Fred Lieb’s forthcoming book, Pavine Bat, and Paubre’s speed. Mentions Armand Vincent signing Mike Jacobs for French middleweight rights, Pete Reilly as Vincent’s US manager, and Gilles Foran’s lightweight potential. Service notes praise Flight Officer Leo Houck Jr for D-Day era air medal, Jimmy Jones overseeing coast guard patrols in Charleston, and Ginger Foran’s kiln location near Abilene Texas and state of Woodward Army Air Field.
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Shorty and
Ghells
Fred Lieb
Vince
Wits
S. Louis Candinati
Focal
Marcel Cefan
Armand Vincent
Montres
Mike Jacobs
Pete Reilly
Vincent
United States
Leo Houck, Jr
Penn State
D-Day
Jimmy Jones
Ben
Whirleway
Coast Guard
Charleston, S. C
Pyt Caristopher
Ginger" Foran
Abilene
Tex
Ginger
Woodward Army Air Field
Allied leadership reshuffle in Normandy driven by Patton
General Eisenhower announced that George S Patton commands American Third Army now fighting in Normandy alongside Jacques Leclerc. Omar Bradley heads the new 13th US Army Group with Courtney Hodges replacing Bradley as First Army commander. The First and Third Armies join the 12th Army Group.
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Supreme Headquarters
Ait S & D Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Dwaight
Eisenhower
Soda
L' Gen
George S Patton
Old
Gau
Third Army
Lower
Brittany
Breton
Seventh Army
le Mana
Srig
Jacques Leclerc
Lake Chad
Africa
Patton
Omar N
Bradley
13Th U S
Army Group
Courtney H Hodges
First Army
12Th
U. S. Army Group
Rizenhower
Crackers Lengthen Lead In Southern Baseball Standings
The New Orleans Pelicans climbed to fourth in the Southern League by beating Birmingham 13 to 3 in 11 innings while Atlanta Crackers extended their lead with a doubleheader sweep of Mobile. Ellis Kinder earned his 16th win in 13 innings over Little Rock as New Orleans rallied late. Atlanta widened its gap over Nashville as Mobile offered only limited resistance. The report notes multiple pitchers, late scoring bursts, and a heavy hit game for New Orleans with 29 hits.
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Associated Press
New Orleans Pelicans
Atlanta Crackers
Nashville
Pels
Little, Rock
Birmingham
Atlanta
Mobile
Nashville Vols
Ellis Kinder
Memphis
Herman Dress
Little Rock
New Orleans
Hal Douglas
Barons
Bill Hart
French Menneau
Pel
Bob Ferguson
Walter Milner
Johnny Orphal
Fels
Walter Miner
Dick Daniel
Chariey Cozart
Kirby Kinney
Johnny Burrows
Cozart
Crackers
Abe White
Lew Carpenter
Knur Klebaker
Kinney
Carpenter
Burrows
Baseball scores and standings roundup
AP wire reports results from major leagues and the Southern Association. Cleveland lost to Washington and Detroit topped Philadelphia. Pittsburgh swept Boston in extra innings, while Cincinnati beat New York and Philadelphia defeated Chicago. Memphis and New Orleans won in the minor leagues as standings update.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Wahington
Detroit
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Boston
St Lows
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Washington
St Louis
L. Pet. St Lous
Detroit Bees
New York Beer
Cleveland Sue
Washington A
Pirates And Reds Battle For Second Place In NL
Pirates and Reds clung to second place behind St Louis as they swapped wins and losses with contenders. Frank Frisch’s Pirates relied on speed with 66 stolen bases while Cincinnati, led by Bucky Walters, clinched a win over the Mets as New York slipped. The day featured multiple NL results including St Louis, Chicago, and Brooklyn games shaping the tight race.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
St Louis
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cncinnati Reds
Seclord
Pirates
Reds
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Franke Frisch
J. Pittsburgh
Boston Braves
Preacher Roe
Rip Sewell
Red Barrett
New York
Bucky Walters
Giants
Pittsburgh
Mort Cooper
Brooklyn
St Loui
Hal Gregg
Phile
Piratons
Ken Raffensberger
Les Fleming
Cubs
Young Emmett O'Neil
Tex Hughson
Boston Red Sox
Sox
O'Neill
Nick Etten
Champs
Johnny Lindell
Ernie Bonham
Bobo Newsom
Detroit
A's
Washington
Cleveland
al Carrasquel
Steve Gromek
Patton's Bold Breakthroughs Turn the Threat to Victory
The report credits Patton with audacity and leadership as American armored forces broke through German lines toward Brest, Lorient, and Nantes. Coordinated by mechanized units and supported by French resistance, pockets of German forces were split and reduced, allowing rapid advance across the peninsula.
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Bradley
Patton
Bresy
Lorient
Nantes
Peninula
Epen
Brest
Soltier
Theatre Amusements Daily Show Schedule Fragments
Amusements list films and acts for today through next Tuesday with actors like Betty Grable Charles Minstett Ingrid Bergmen John Garfield and Boris Karloff. The program includes multiple titles on varying days at the Ritz Labt Times and other venues with many likely OCR errors.
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Betty Grable
Charles Minstett
Stephen Barrisler
Edwer Berner
Secreta
Bootland
Ritz Labt Times
John Garfield
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