Records Fall as Home Stakes Highlight Belmont Meet
The Belmont spring meet showcases betting surges and record performances. Whirlaway debuts with a strong run amid a busy program, while newer contenders and older favorites vie for majors and purse money totaling over $25,900. Competitive mutuels and high confidence pace the day as trainers seek future Derby potential at Belmont.
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John
Iba Ee
Pas
Banagereke
New York State
Iron Men
Wood Memory
Xenaire
Inai Pepe
Abell
Belmont
Whirlaway
Jon
Navarre
Grimes
Henry Wy
Iam
Bey
Beware of fungi infections from travel and poor foot care
A distressed consumer warning describes skin cracking and swelling from foot infections and advises boiling times to destroy germs. It notes tests showing certain products kill fungi like Tinea Trichophyton within minutes and emphasizes treating affected areas promptly to prevent worsening symptoms.
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H. F
H. F. Ly
Deadline Set For Entering Net Meet
CHICAGO April entry deadline for the National Clay Courts tennis championships has 64 men’s singles and 32 women’s entries. Greenberg of Chicago, a left-hander and Army Air Forces radio instructor, seeks permission to play and may defend his men’s singles title after last year’s victory over Harris Everett of Jacksonville.
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Chicago
Art
Seyour Greenberg
Caicago
Greenberg
Army Air Forces
Harris Everett
Jacksonvile Fla
St Louis
Northwestern Grid Team Assured to Return This Fall
Northwestern coach Lynn Waldorf declared the Wildcats will field some football this fall though he admitted uncertainty over numbers and logistics. He joked about tracking players called to service and quipped that only radishes and carrots in his victory garden seem certain.
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Evanston
Til
Northwestern
Lynn Waldorf
Athough
Waldorf
Amiing
Hamilton's Sea Duty Granted
Commodore Mander Thomas J. Hamilton, who organized the Navy aviator training program, is assigned to sea duty. Lt. Commander Frank H. Wickhorst succeeds him as director of naval aviation physical training, bringing a storied athletic background from the University of California.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Mander Thomas J. Hamilton
Navy
Hamilton
Naval Aviation
Frank H. Wickhorst
University of California
Camp Wheeler Beats Napier 12 to 4 In Opener
Camp Wheeler Spokes, from Macon GA and 12 State Semipro champions, defeated Napier Field Gruffies 12 to 4 in the first of a two game series at Wiregrass Memorial Stadium. Valko pitched superbly while Napier’s Horton allowed several runs. Zimmerman homered and Whitey Hahrunsky and Lou Tsert doubled for Camp Wheeler.
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Dothan
Camp Whealer Spokes
Macon
Diamond Regalia
Napier Field Gruffies
Wiregrass Memorial Stadium
Spokes
Napier
Camp Wheeler
Gruffies
Mantas
Jack Horton
Henry
Hank” Valko
Aix
Horton
Valko
Peith
Zimmerman
Wheeler
Cecil Travis
Riverdale
Gaboy
Washington Senatora
Travis
Army
Milt Roaner
Savannah Indians
Buffalo
Spokan
Plane Crash Kills Four In Orlando Area Home
An Army plane failed to take off from a nearby airfield and crashed through a steel fence into a house in Orlando, killing four people including William Fred Smothers and Lizzie Smothers, Betty Lou Giddens, and Daniel Foreman. A sixth person was injured, and Carol Marge Giddens was burned but survived. The pilot was treated for non life threatening injuries.
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Orlando
Maxie Bennett
Anid
William Fred Smothers
Lizsie Smothers
Work Or Fight Order To Stand In Alabama
Governor Sparka says the war work order remains in force for its duration with a 3 pm Friday deadline for essential workers to return. State Selective Service will reclassify those who stay away, applying to all current and future war work in Alabama.
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Montgomery
Chauncey Sparka
Sparks
State Selective Service
Alabama
Americans Raid Spezia Harbor in Bold North African Flight
American Flying Fortresses fly a long escortless mission to Spezia naval base in northwest Italy, bombarding battleships and heavy ships with 2,000-pound bombs. Despite heavy Italian flak and no escort, all planes returned. pilot Capt David Pett reports a successful raid with minimal flak and no fighter opposition.
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Spezia
Italy
Haven Safa
Spezia Wos
RAF
la Maddalena
Sardinia
Trieste
Goriza
Gorizia
Navy Yard
Fiers
Jrillant
David Pett
Hawthorne St
Royal Osk
Mich
Pett
Tiffany
William BR. King
North Africa
Middle Beat
Grottalgie
Brindisi
Aar
Mediterranean
Grottelgie
Han ° Bata
Whale Place
Keith K. Campton
St. Jozeph
Carre
Carl A Spaatz
Northwest African Air Force
Catanzaro
Canan
Pangers
Almunia
Leghorn
Cubs Win In Slaying Dodgers Loss Of Lead In Chicago
Chicago reports indicate the Cubs defeated the Dodgers 3 to 2 as a late rally fell short. The Dodgers, who had led earlier, saw a two run advantage erased by Chicago in the fourth.
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Dodgers
Cubs
Chicago
Brockton Doedger
Sveendeingot
St Lou Cardinals
Phillies
Leo Durocher
Pinia
Korpy Highe
Rey Prim Fron
Henry Wyse
Braves
Cincinnati
Lonnie Frey
Boston Braves
Cincinnati Rex
Butch Nieman
German coal mines idle as RAF raids hit Ruhr region
Report from continent travelers that Ruhr coal mines were idle and many pits flooded after dam breaches and air bombardment May 23 24. They describe widespread destruction in Dortmund Bochum and other cities with thousands of workers displaced and munitions production accelerating elsewhere.
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Reicha
Ruhr
Braibere von Stein and
Rarbenberg
Aye Wilnemnen
Tnid
Allehanda
Dortmund
Ranr
Coude
Amoke
Vanderbilt Board Abolishes Intercollegiate Football Wartime
Vanderbilt's board approves the report recommending abandonment of organized intercollegiate football for wartime. Some football may be played at the University this fall, but clearly no full team will be fielded.
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Nashville
Tana
Vanderbilt
Board of Trust
Absolul
C. Carmichael
Frank C. Rand
St Louis
Norman, H. Davis
Washington
W. L. Heminghway
W. E. Seitgart
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