Segura Aims for No 1 National Tennis Ranking
Pancho Segura at the University of Miami announces plans to win the national intercollegiate title in Chicago on June 22 and the national championship at Forest Hills in September. He also targets the Pacific Southwest title at Hollywood and seeks to rise from No 3 to No 1 nationally. He holds the Pan American and intercollegiate titles.
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Mary
Pancho) Segura
University of Miami
Chicago
Forest Hills
Hollywood
Segura
Xico City
Yesterday's Majors Stars Highlight League Action
Mike Ryba of the Red Sox saved the game with three scoreless innings after a bases loaded situation against Chicago. Mark Christman started for Browns, three hits including a decisive homer to beat the Yankees. Russ Peters of the Indians drove in three with a double and homer against the A's. Clyde Shoah hooked a homer for the Pirates in a four run seventh. Tommy Holmes for the Braves delivered three singles in a 4-3 win over St Louis. Andy Palko sparked the Cubs rally in seventh with two safeties. Johnny Gorsica of the Tigers scattered seven hits as Nate’s two safeties with an error broke the shutout in the sixth.
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Mike Ryba
Red Sox
Chicago
Mark Christman
Browns
George McQuinn
St. Louis
Yankees
Russ Peters
Indians
Tribe
Vince DiMaggio
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Clyde Shoah
Reds
Phils
Tommy Holmes
Braves
St Louis
Boston
Andy Palko
Cubs
Giants
Johnny Gorsica
Tigers
Washington
Nate
Wilson High Wins State Schoolboy Championship Title
Wilson high baseball team captured their second straight state schoolboy championship with an 8-1 victory over R. 4d. Reynolds of Winston-Salem at Municipal Stadium.
Allied Communique Details Mogaung Valley Operations
In the Mogaung valley above Myitkyina allied forces pressed operations against remaining Japanese troops in the Warong garrison as the Chinese 22nd Division held the Kamaing road south of Maladaung. Air activity intensified with 17 enemy aircraft destroyed, six likely destroyed, 17 damaged, at the loss of two Allied planes.
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Mogaung
Myitkyina
Kamaing Road
Maladawag
Production labor walkouts ripple through Michigan plants
Production labor controversy would end the recent walkouts in Michigan war industries. At the Buick aluminum foundry in Flint 1,400 walked out while 1,300 stayed away at the Chevrolet transmission plant in Saginaw and 600 at a Muskegon foundry did likewise. The nationwide labor troubles touched coal miners in Birmingham Alabama and Trinidad Colorado with the first major stoppage at Butte Montana mines where 200 workers walked out at Anaconda's St. Lawrence copper workings.
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Michigan War Industries
Buick Aluminum
Flint
Chevrolet Transmission
Saginaw
Muskegon
Birmingham
Ala
Trinidad
Colo
Butte
Mont
Anaconda
St. Lawrence
Mount Airy Legion Endorses Local Candidate for NC Commander
Jesse B. Jones Post No 123 endorses Mount Airy’s George K Snow for North Carolina department commander. Snow serves as executive secretary of the state salvage committee and assistant director of the NC office of civilian defense. Also noted is a World War II casualty rate of 3.7 percent among American wounded, lower than 6.1 percent in World War I.
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Mount Airy
Jesse B. Jones
American Legion
George K. Snow
North Carolina
Snow
State Salvage Committee
Baksi Favored To Win Rematch At Madison Square Garden
Joe Baksi of Kulp mont Pennsylvania is the favorite to win a 12 round rematch with Lee Savold at Madison Square Garden next Friday night. Early odds list Baksi at 7 to 5 after a close 10 round decision in their first meeting.
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Baksi
New York
Lee Savold
Joe Baksi
Kulpmont
Madison Square Garden
Dempsey Praises Louis in Radio Commentary
Comdr Jack Dempsey hailed Joe Louis as one of the greatest fighters, but warned Louis would face heavy odds to retain the heavyweight title if he does not fight within a year. Dempsey said Louis’ chances would be about 50 50 if he fought now, noting longer layoff makes a comeback harder.
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Louis SA
Ae City
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
RLO
Louis
Engineers Favorites Edge In Wartime SEC Track Meet
Twenty-two teams from six schools competed in a wartime version of the Southeastern Conference track and field championships held in Birmingham Alabama. Georgia Tech entered 77 athletes as favorites with LSU Auburn Tulane Vanderbilt and Tennessee among participants.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southeastern Conference
Georgia Tech
Louisiana State
Tech
L.S.A
Auburn
Tulane
Major League Leaders In American League By The Associated Press
The AP lists leaders across the American League: batting Tosh Tucker of Chicago with 413, runs by R Johnson of Boston at 22, RBIs led by Stephens of St. Louis with 36, hits by Torres of Washington at 36, doubles led by Doerr of Boston with 10, triples by Lindell of New York and Chicago along with Gutteridge of St. Louis at 3, home runs shared by Spence of Washington, Hayes of Philadelphia, and Chicago, stolen bases led by Stirnweiss of New York and Gutteridge of St. Louis at 7, pitching leaders Leonard and Niggeling of Washington and Harder of Cleveland at 3 0.
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Tucker
Chicago
R. Johnson
Boston
Stephens
St. Louis
Torres
Washington
Doerr
Lindell
New York
Gutteridge
Spence
Hayes
Philadelphia
Stirnweiss
Leonard and
Niggeling
Harder
Cleveland
National League batting and pitching leaders noted
Walker of Brooklyn tops NL batting with 41 cents runs led by Bordagaray and Ryan of Boston at 22 RBIs. Schults and Hite share doubles, Barrett of Pittsburgh has six triples, Schultz of Brooklyn hits a homer, Macon of Boston has six stolen bases, Lanter of St. Louis goes 5-0 in pitching.
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Walker
Brooklyn
Bordagaray
Ryan Boston
Schults
Hite-Walker
Holmes Boston
Holmes
Boston
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Schultz
Macon
Lanter
St. Louis
Allied push toward New Guinea restores air power and Pacific footholds
The report describes renewed Allied air and naval operations across the Pacific. Swift rebuilding of Wakde airfield and destruction of Rabaul's air facilities accompany new naval roles and air strikes, as MacArthur seeks to seize the rest of New Guinea and advance toward the Philippines while threatening 140,000 Japanese forces.
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Netherlands Indies
Java Sea
Wakde
Rabaul
New Zea
Solomons
MacArthur
New Guinea
Philippines
Captured German Officers and Orders Reported by Soviet Forces
Birinzov lists 40 captured German staff and officers including a lieutenant general colonels and majors. May 3 documents ordered holding every trench pillbox road and fox hole as eyes of world watch Sevastopol and Red Army expected to bleed the city.
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Birinzov
Sevastopol
Red Army
Woman finds seven pearls in mussel stew in Buffalo
Dorothy Schmerbach began eating mussel stew when she bit a pearl. A search uncovered six more pearls from the same mussel can bought at a neighborhood store.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Dorothy Schmerbach
Senator Fails To Understand Income Levy
Senator Langer of North Dakota disrupted a Saturday session trying to grasp a simplified tax bill. He complained he could not vote on sections he did not understand after reviewing a 54 page report and 77 page pamphlet as the measure repeals the victory tax and changes withholding to tax full liability up to 5000 dollars with a filing table for higher earners.
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Washington
Senate
Langer
R-Nd
George
DiGa
Finance Committee
Allies Break Through in Italy Drive to Liri and Gaeta
Allied forces pressed a rapid advance in Italy capturing Itri and Gaeta as German lines fell back to a switch line from Pico to Terracina. Terracina was shelled by Allied ships and fires started by a hit dump. Air and naval strikes targeted La Spezia Genoa and Livorno plus northern bridges. About 5 500 prisoners taken with hundreds more in Allied pens. French troops under Juin seized Sant Oliva north of the Hitler line.
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Gaeta
Italy
Terracina
la Spezia
Genoa
Livorno
Adolf Hitler
Liri
Fifth Army
Pico
Eighth Army
Rome
Gaeta Point
Alphonse Juin
Sant'Oliva
Allied Air Raids Intensify Across Europe Amid Berlin Assault
The evening report details 750 heavy bombers over France dropping over 3,000 tons of explosives and targets along the western coast. Mosquitos hit Cologne as 7 Allied aircraft were missing. Northern Italy faced port and bridge bombardments while Berlin endured major devastation in what witnesses call one of its worst attacks.
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Air Ministry
France
Cologne
Dover Strait
Europe
Reich
Enem
Germany
Italy
Mediterranean Army Air Force
Hitler Line
Seabee Hulewes Rae
Tny
Berlin
Jenaetah
Boulogne
Channel
London
Tours
Paris
le Mans
U. S
Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Three Negroes Convicted in Cab Driver Murder
A Mecklenburg superior court jury convicted Ralph Thompson Bessie Mae Williams and Annie Mae Allison of first degree murder in the knife slaying of Mack Minyard a Charlotte taxicab driver. Judge William H. Bobbitt will sentence the trio today. Cleve Bryant Johnson was the fourth suspect in the case.
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Charlotte
Mecklenburg
North Carolina Weather Outlook East Coast Warm and Cloudy
Partly cloudy and warmer conditions on the east portion today and tonight. West portion sees continued warmth with scattered afternoon and evening thunder storms. Sunday remains partly cloudy and warm with widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms.
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North Carolina
Soldier's Dog Found to Have Rabies at Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg officials report a dog owned by Sgt. Joseph N. Lawson tested rabid. The soldier and family were en route to Bluefield West Virginia and Wytheville Virginia when the dog was found. Members of Lawson's family reportedly had bite exposure requiring medical attention. The party left Thursday and were due back Sunday night.
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Fort Bragg
Joseph N. Lawson
Saget
Bluefield
W. A
Lawson
Foun
Wytheitte
Communist Party Votes to Disband at National Convention
The Communist Party of the United States voted to dissolve as a political party and form new non party organizations. Earl Browder, general secretary, made the motion before delivering a convention speech urging Roosevelt's reelection. The motion passed among delegates from New York Illinois and California.
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New York
Communist Party of the United
Midwest Tornadoes Ravage Iowa Killing Five Damaging $1 Million
In Des Moines Iowa on May 20 a series of tornadoes floods and heavy rains left at least five dead and over 20 injured. Thousands of acres of farmland were flooded and transport and communication facilities disrupted across the northwest and central counties.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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