Dartmouth Hopes To Win N C A A Title At Madison Square Garden
Dartmouth basketball seeks the NCAA crown by beating Utah at Madison Square Garden. The Indians boast 17 straight wins and a 20 of 21 record, aiming to cap the season in its final game, while Utah's all civilian squad will meet St. John’s in a Red Cross benefit at the Garden on Thursday. Navy rules kept Dartmouth from staying over.
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Evening Star
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Blue Jays
Bruce Drake
Oklahoma
Kurland
Bob Kurland
Oklahoma Aggies
Bruce
Service Dept
Sports Sphere notes on college basketball coaching and Utah
In a column by Hugh Fullerton Jr. the piece laments college basketball's lack of formal organization and attention, mentions 69 registered coaches, and jokes about the sport’s neglected status while noting Utah’s team return to prominence and upcoming East West game. It also includes a parable about Kurland and a brief service Department note on Lieut Bobby Riehl’s WWII role aboard a merchant ship.
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Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
America
Notree
Bobby Riehl
Ohio State
New Orleans
Nazi Regime Jokes on Judgment Day and War Leaders
The piece recounts underground humor about the afterlife with Goebbels in heaven then hell, propaganda lines about foreign consumption, and jokes placing Roosevelt Churchill Stalin and Hitler in various fates. It mentions a gatekeeper angels, a lake of mud for purgatory, and a Pearly Gates anecdote about German aviators.
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Stalin
Hitler
Adolf
Mussolini
Pearly Gates
Hotel Fire Sparks Mass Escape and One Fatality
Three people leaped from hotel windows and reached safety aided by firemen while others crowded onto a garage roof. A woman died as firefighters arrived and chief Sullivan said the blaze spread too fast for ordinary origin. Earlier fires within five blocks and a Bay Area arson pattern were noted. police had issued a pick up warning for a man seen near prior fires.
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Oakland
San Francisco
Bay
Boxing Results From Multiple Cities
Boxing results from Baltimore Philadelphia Holyoke Newark New Haven Lynn and more list fights with winners and method. Notable outcomes include Harry Jeffra outpointing Lou Salica in Baltimore Ike Williams stopping Joey Peralta in Philadelphia and Gene Fink knocking out Dick Fitzgerald in Hartford.
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Associated Press
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Harry Jeffra
Lou Salica
New York
Moses Thomas
Billy Duncan
Washington
Philadelphia
Ike Williams
Trenton
N. J
Joey Peralta
Tamaqua
Santa Bucca
Jackie Seamus
Drew
Holyoke
Mass
Mike Delias
Los Angeles
Leo Francis
Panama
Gene Fink
Akron
Dick Fitzgerald
Hartford
Conn
Newark
Joe Matone
Joe Curcio
Tony Riccio
Bayonne
Charlie Sabatella
Scranton
New Haven
Julie Kogan
Billy Speary
Anticoke
Mario Misceli
Tom Collins
Waterbury
Lynn
Tony Brandino
Hamilton
Ontario
John Dougwillo
al Bryan
North Andover
Johnny Luz
New Bedford
Three-Year-Old Fillies Vie For Pimlico Oaks Crown
The 1944 crop of three-year-old fillies, among the best in years, will contest the Pimlico Oaks on May 10 for a share of 15000 added. Nominations list top contenders Twilight Tear and Miss Keene land, with runners like Whirlabout, Thread O Gold, Galtown, Blue Sash, Fire, Sticky, and Cocozei also named. Saumet and Lazy French lead with four nominations each. total purse up 85000 over last year, making this the richest Oaks in history.
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Donald Sanders
Baltimore
Maryland Jockey Club
Calumet Farm
Twilight Tear
Miss Keeneland
Whirlabout
Lou
B. Ms
Belair Stud
William Woodward
Foxcatcher Farm
Jennings
Blue Sash
Grant Thorn
Fire
Sticky
Cocozei
Lazy F. Ranch
Pricipal
Brownwell Combs
Durazna
Beatrice MacGuire
Bee Mac
Pimlico
Saumet
Lazy Franch
Hal Price Headley
Ashmenon
Belair
O. L. Bonifay
Greentree Stable
Reed for Secretary of State Senator
E Ray Reed Republican candidate for Secretary of State from Clay County. Has served two terms in the House and one Senate term from 1940 to 1944. Mentions Land Book assessment amendment and Senate Bill 50 on teaching Americanism and Temperance. Ends with appeal to investigate his record and notes political adv.
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E. Ray Reed
Clay County
Hose
Senate
Atlanta Crackers to raise pennant for 1944 season
Atlanta stadium crowds have supported the Crackers for a decade, leading the Southern League in attendance. President Earl Mann announces a special pennant night to honor fans regardless of on-field results as the club aims to rebound from a last-place finish in 1943. He recalls earlier pennant stunts and praises a 17-year-old rookie, Roy Hartsfield, who batted .265 at shortstop in 1942.
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Con
Bruce Linasey
John Kierlan
New York Times
Roy Hartsfield
Nta
Manash
Witter
Infield Insurance
Nomedea Ae
Bombing Runs Hit New Guinea Positions Amid March Air Strikes
Rabaul at Aitape and nearby New Guinea positions were struck by 24 tons of bombs concentrated in bivouac areas and buildings. An attack plane did not return. Fifth Army air force has ranged over New Guinea almost daily in March while First Cavalry division mopped up Manus. American destroyers shelled Rambutyo and nearby villages Lenkau Lonin and Matgan to disrupt Japanese forces and potential supplies.
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Aitape
Wewak
New Guinea
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First Cavalry Division
Manus
Admiralties
Rambutyo Island
Lenkau
Lonin
Matgan
Plane Talk on Jet Propulsion and Buck Rogers Comparisons
A reader asks about jet propulsion and its similarity to Buck Rogers Rocket Ship. The article explains jet propulsion uses a continuous jet of exhaust with no propeller, enabling forward motion. it contrasts continuous thrust with rocket impulses and notes planes have flown in Europe using this principle. It mentions Dr. Stan and a Chicago address for replies, and briefly references Los Negros and Japanese detachments near Manus.
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BC Pictures
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Commissioner’s Notice to Creditors and Beneficiaries
To the creditors and beneficiaries of the estate of Charles H Peer deceased all claims must be verified and evidenced at the office of John K Burdett Commissioner of Accounts Taylor County West Virginia by September 29 1944 or be barred by law. Beneficiaries must appear March 1944 and attend the proceedings.
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Neracco
Accot
Taylor County
West Virginia
Floyd W. Summers
Floyd Summers
West Main Street
Grat
West Virginity
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Mg Hi
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Accon Mar
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Parrish Building
West’ Main Street
Grafton
West ‘Virginia
John K. Burdett
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