Grooms Strike Fallout at Jamaica Tracks Over Wages
Amid Jamaica race track turmoil, grooms threaten walkout over pay as Marshall Cassidy’s autocratic handling of labor talks sparks public disorder and a race-day standstill. The Racing Association concedes by boosting purses, while horsemen gain indirect raises and public frustration grows. Notables include Star of Padula owner Charles Kohler and former Mayor Fred Graber shaping track operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jamaica
Revene
Marshall Cassidy
Atropolitan Association
Cassidy
Jockey Club
New York Racing
Casy
Petey
Cket
Hoss
Long Island Railroad
Albert Ilich
Prosperity Institute
Charles Kohler
Star of Padula
Jackson Heights
Fred Graber
Tarrytown
Bill Condon
Wise Decision
Paragon Stable
Ambras
Tony Pascuma
Louray O'Neill
Pan Stables
Lou O'Neill
MAC Honors Bison Players At Banquet Here Tonight
Rain did not dampen the High Point Y M C A annual dinner and athletic night at St Marys parish house. Leader Edgar Hartley received a watch as thanks. City Manager Roy Braden praised recreation efforts and the Y M C A programs for soldiers and youth. awards and board nominations followedamong attendees were Jimmy Harris and local athletes.
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Mac
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
High Point Young Men's Christian
T. V. Rochelle
R. M. Ratcliff
Christian Church
Dan Smith
Corallie Thoma
Y.M.C.A
Nt Ege
High Point
Sedgefield
U.S.O
Rotary Club
Camp Elliott
Old Fort
N. C
Hi-Y
Winston- Salem
21 Cars
Edgar Hartley
Hartley
High Ae
Roy S. Braden
Peera
Y.M
Episcopal Church
Braden
T. V. R T. V. Rochelle
J. J. Corrigan
L. Stewart
Black Bison honored at First Methodist Church
High Point High School’s Black Bison Western Conference champions will be officially honored by the Mercury Athletic Club at 7 PM tonight at First Methodist Church. Lt. R. A. Raese will speak, joined by UNC Pre-Flight and WVU coaching alumnus. About 150 expected. gold basketballs will be presented to the Black Bison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
First Methodist Church
Mercury Athletic Club
Lt. R. A. (Dyke) Raese
University of North Carolina
University of West Virginia
Madison Square Garden
High Point College
Y.M.C.A
R. K
Dick) Young
Black Bison
Durham
Germans Fire 280mm Shells at Anzio Beachhead
Allied dispatch notes German long range artillery at the Anzio beachhead in Italy. A 280 millimeter shell described as a gigantic naval type projectile, weighing about 550 pounds and over four feet long, landed unexploded in Nettuno area.
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Anzio
Italy
Nettuno
Wartime Materials Use Outpaced Steel by Wood in 1942
The United States used 120 million tons of wood versus 100 million tons of steel for wartime activities in 1942, highlighting wood as the dominant material in that year’s war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New Directors Named For Organization
The board announced its newly elected directors including R. R. Ragan Rev. F. L. Mworth J. E. Millis W. B. McEwen and Mrs Myrtle Barthmaier in a recent meeting.
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R. R. Ragan
Rev. F. L. Mworth
J. E. Millis
W. B. McEwen
Myrtle Barthmaier
Service Command Baseball League forms in Midwest
Six teams in the Third Service Command league plus six more around Chicago join a Midwest service circuit. GI clubs plan a heavy schedule as Virginia and the Carolinas field two dozen strong teams this spring with former pros and college stars leading squads. Also notes Vadal Peterson and Keith Brown of Utah after an in New York street sighting, and rookie Sig Jakucki of the St. Louis Browns who played in Galveston and Hawaii before returning to baseball this season.
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New York
Third
Service Command Baseball League
Chicago
Great Lakes
Midwest Service League
Virginia
Carolinas
Vadal Peterson
Ute
Keith Brown
New York Street
Brown
Vadal
Arkansas
Utes
Max Carey Star Outfielder Referenced in Era War Production
The item notes Paterson New Jersey Evening Star mentioning Max Carey as a star outfielder with a light joke about preferring dogs to wolves. It also cites two years of wartime U S production in autos exceeding five billion dollars and aircraft near two billion, plus over four billion in other military vehicles and spare parts.
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Doc Goetter
Paterson
Evening Star
Max Carey
U. S
Russian settler uncovers first gold discovery
A Russian settler is recorded as the first to discover gold in the region, marking the initial discovery that sparked subsequent mining interest and settlement. The find set the stage for mining development and attracted prospectors to the area.
Threat to Base Theft Championship
George Case leads as major league stealing king for five seasons with 61 last year while Wally Moses 56 and George Stirnweiss 11 may challenge in 1944. Stirnweiss eyes his 73 stolen bases in 1942 with Newark. Moses awaits season start Tuesday. Various team notes follow including Reds, Pirates, Phillies, Tigers, Indians, A's, Giants, White Sox, and Cardinals updates.
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Ted Meier
New York
George Case
Washington
Wally Moses
Chicago White Sox
Moses
George Stirnweiss
Yankees
Stirnweiss
Newark
Case
Cincinnati Reds
Cubs
Bill McKechnie
Reds
Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates
Wally Hebert
Frankie Frisch
Philadelphia Phillies
Dick Barrett
al Gerheauser
Brooklyn
Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers
Joe Orrell
Tigers
Portland
Louisville
Cleveland Indians
Mickey Rocco
Cliff Mapes
Philadelphia A’s
Arkansas
Joe Berry
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Giants
Harry Feldman
Fort Smith
Ark
Chicago Hite Sox
Johnny Humphries
Orval Grove
Cardinals
Johnny Hopp
Browns
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Bitty Southcent
Jurisica
Uurisich
St.louis Mound
Parker
Czar Cassidy
By Dan Parker
Atlantic
Augntic Compauy
Atlanta
Charlotte
Chattanooga
Norfolk
Orlando
YMCA
Jimmy Harris
South Pacific
Tony Simeon
Board of Directors
Utah
Kentucky
Sigmund
Jack) Jakucki
St. Louis Browns
Brownies
Oier
Galveston
Jack
Japan
Hawaii
Tokyo
Panama
Panama Way
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Washington Street
Coca-Cola
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