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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1944

Page

2

Newhouser and Trout Lift Tigers Near Lead in Race

Detroit edged Chicago as Hal Newhouser pitched six strong innings for a 6 0 win while Dizzy Trout volunteered in a seventh inning hiccup. The victory pulled the Tigers within a half game of the league-leading Yankees with the Browns and Red Sox idle.

Detroit Sahees New York St. Louis Steve O'Neill Bengals Minooka Ludger Hal Newhouser Thpaw Ghutays Chicago Jetty Dizzy Trout Haynes White Sox Newhouser Cleveland Tigers Seabee Joe McGarthy Yankees Boston Browns St.ils

Tomorrow's Baseball Schedule Clipped Briefly

Tomorrow's games feature Jedge at St. Louis and New York at Philadelphia with Chicago at night and Cleveland at Detroit to close the night slate. The text notes Cincinnati and Yurgih as possible matchups but readability is limited.

Jedge St. Louls New York Philadelphia Yurgih Cincinnati Chicago Cleveland Detroit

Sports Sphere highlights from wartime college athletics

A broad forecast for the 1943 season notes strong rosters as many athletes return from military service. Highlights include Dick Tripton, touted as the Appalachian league’s most improved baseball player, and various boxing and golf figures such as Ralph Zannelli and Sam Snead. Veterans, coaches, and trainers populate reports from Penn State, De Paul, and Jacksonville naval air station, with charity drives for convalescent soldiers and updates on boxing bouts and preparatory drills.

Hugh Fullerton New York Navy Tiptoes Tripton DePaul U Jack Sheeran Cubs Metropolitan Halloran Hospital Staten Island Don Faurot Town Seahawks Jacksonville Fla Naval Air Station Sam Snead San Diego Alif Naval Hospital

Bears Question Mark in National Setup After All Star Win

Chicago Bears enter 1944 season viewed as big question mark despite 25-21 win over college all stars. Co coaches Anderson and Johnson face replacement for Sid Luckman, with players like Long Bryo Glenn and Bonzant considered, while veterans Nolting Famiglietti McLean must support the backfield. Front line remains strong with Wilson Turner and freshmen Smeja Zorich. End Benton recalled from Browns. kicking duties by Gudas Kas.

Chicago Chicago Bears Heardy (Hunk) Anderson Luke Johnson George Halas Collegians Ens Sid Luckman Dynamo Bears Washington Redskins Baltimore New York Giants Buffalo N. Y Luckman Johnny Long Colgate Newark N. J al Bryo University of the South Carolina Bill Glenn Newark Gene Bonzant Ray Ray Nolting Gary Famiglietti Ray McLean George Wilson Clyde Bulldog) Turner Rudy Smeja University of Michigan George Zorich Northwestern ‘University Pete Gudauskas Dom ‘Igile al Hoptownt Jim Benton Cleveland Rams

Pennant Race At A Glance By The Associated Press

The Associated Press provides a concise update on the pennant race highlighting key standings, upcoming matchups, and notable performances. Teams, dates, and scores are summarized to give readers a quick snapshot of the competitive landscape and possible title chances.

Rio Grande to field football team after long drought

Mendell E Beattie director of athletics at Rio Grande promises a 1943 football season with a small male enrollment of 20 to 25 and a squad of about 18. After six years without a victory the Redmen plan eight games including home and away series with West Virginia Tech Muskingum Kenyon and single games with Otterbein and Greenbrier Military College.

St. Louis Rio Grande Mendell E. Beattie Beattie Redman West Virginia Tech Muskingum Ken

Hold Tiger this great channel and Dardanelles power

The text emphasizes the strategic value of the Dardanelles to Moscow and Britain, noting how control affects access to the Mediterranean and naval and merchant shipping. It also references temperance origins and odd fragments about elephants and paper conservation, reflecting a damaged OCR mix.

Mediterranean Black Sea Moscow Dardanelles England

Boxing results from New York and surrounding cities

Boxers from New York Newark Brooklyn and neighboring towns fought across several venues. Shapiro outpointed Maxwell in New York while Rief stopped Manino in Brooklyn and Pennino knocked out Parillo in Philadelphia. Other bouts included Villaneaux stopping Pooler in Bangor Pacino knocking out Collins in New Bedford Am oroso outpointing Williams in Union City and Azino KOing Moore in Hartford.

Associated Press New York Maxie Shapiro Lew Maxwell Newark Brooklyn Morris Rief Joey Manino al Pennino Danny Parillo Philadelphia Bangor Larry Villaneaux Berlin Jersey City Johnnie Williams

War Production Board outlines civilian production plan

The document explains a 30 percent civilian output rise and allows manufacturers to shift plants and materials from war use to civilian goods. Krug adds agencies will aid industry, maintain the war program until victory, and continue controls on critical materials via allocation to ensure essential needs. The AAA preference rating remains, with funds reserved for wartime programs against Japan.

Krug WPB Japan

Cardinals and Reds Trade 4-0 Shutouts In Series Opener

Cooper outpointed Tom Dellacruz in a six hit opener while Walters equalized in the finale beating Max Lanter. Walters extended his streak of wins over St. Louis to six, allowing four runs in 58 innings against the leader scene shut. A steel wire once used to manufacture bobby pins is repurposed for emergency landing gear.

St. Louis Cincinnati Cooper Tom Dellacruz Walters Max Lanter R J

War Today continues Balkan shift reshaping Ottoman sea access

In a continued run page 1 discussion, observers note Russia’s Balkan operations could threaten Turkey’s hold on the Dardanelles. Pravda is cited on Turkey's Germany ties, fueling speculation of Moscow aiming for unrestricted Mediterranean access via the strait.

Russia Balkans Turkey Dardaheltes Strait Moscow Pravda Germany Mediterranean Black Sea

Fiduciary Notice final settlements and estate claims

Notices before Commissioner of Accounts for Alta M Putnam Fred H Carder Elles Saffle and Linwood J Stover estates seek final settlements and claims. Creditors and beneficiaries must file verified vouchers by March 30 1945 or be excluded from benefits. Notices dated September 4 6 1944 by J Guy Allender and John K Burdett.

Commissioner of Accounts Alta M. Putnam Charles T. Putnam Fred H. Carder William E. Carder J. Guy Allender Elles Safle Samuel Saffle John KE. Burdett Taylor County W. Ve Linwood J Stover Joseph Stover West Mai Street Otharwiga Myhimd oGuy-adiender

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