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Newspaper
Hayward Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1944
Page
5
The Army Postal Service Information Branch reports strange requests from home folks sending to overseas GIs. A Minnesota father asked to send a washing machine and a wife threatened to pull postal clerks teeth for delayed mail. Officials discussed waiving a 60 acre reclamation limit as a solution.
At Madison Square Garden a war bond benefit show features a boxing card with Negro soldiers in the main events. The bout marks a fourth meeting between Beau Gitche and the ex-champion, with admission via bond purchases and proceeds supporting war relief efforts.
Baseball’s probable pitcher matchups and tentative games for Tuesday across the American and National Leagues feature Philadelphia at Chicago, Boston at Cleveland, Washington at St Louis, and New York at Detroit in the AL, with Pittsburgh at Boston and Brooklyn at New York plus Chicago at Philadelphia in the NL. Multiple abbreviations note pitchers and times, reflecting a cluttered pregame rundown from a historic wire summary.
In San Francisco Jug McSpaden, top money winner among pro golfers, and local pro Bell defeated Ron Nelson and Harold Sampson in a seven to War Fund exhibition at California Country Club. McSpaden shot 72 and Bell 73 while Nelson and Sampson each posted 73.
In a Senate subcommittee hearing, Sheridan Downey of California argues the 180 acre limit under the Central Valley project makes a 160 acre cap unworkable. J MoweL and others counter that the limitation cannot coexist with federal project guidelines, citing legal and irrigation district implications.
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