Salamanders Are Not Lizards A Michigan Hunter Remembers
A boy recounts encounters with mud-puppies and other salamanders along a Michigan river and on campus. He notes their amphibian nature, life in water, diverse species from red newts to hellbenders, and their tadpole-like development with feathery gills.
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United States
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Pennsylvania
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Iowa
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Yesterday's Majors Stars Shine in Openers
AP report highlights key performances from opening day games. Lou Boudreau homered for Cleveland and Jesse Flores pitched Philadelphia to a split. Dizzy Trout shut down Washington as Detroit won 2-1 while Rudy York homered for Detroit. Bob Johnson and Bob Doerr fueled Red Sox wins with homers and key hits. Ed Levy and Joe Page rallied the Yankees in a walkoff style finish.
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Indians
Jesse Flores
Boudreau
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Flores
Philadelphia
Dizzy Trout
Rudy York
Tigera
Trout
Washington
York
Tigers
Bob Johnson
Bobb Doerr
Red Sox
Johnson
Tribe
Boston
Doerr
Ed Levy
Joe Page
Yankees
Levy
Johnny Lindell
Page
Browns
Tigers Sixth Straight Win Pushes Yankees and Cardinals Out of Spotlight
The Detroit Tigers edged the Senators 2 to 1 and 7 to 1 in Washington as Dizzy Trout and Hal Newhouser led a road winning streak. Meanwhile the Yankees split a doubleheader with the Browns at Yankee Stadium, and the Cardinals split a pair with the Giants in St. Louis. The Cubs routed the Braves at Wrigley Field, the Red Sox swept the White Sox, and Brooklyn dropped a twin bill to Cincinnati as Philadelphia and Pittsburgh games affected standings.
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New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Bengals
Washington
Dizzy Trout
Hal Newhouser
Senators
Philadelphia
Trout
Bobo Newsom
A’s
Rufus Gentry
Johnny Gorsica
Stubby Overmire
Newhouser
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St. Louis Browns
Yankee Stadium
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Johnny Linde
Bronx Bombers
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Mel Ott
Polo Grounds
Charley Grimm
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Chicago White Sox
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Dodgers
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Brooklyn
Gee Walker
Yreland
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Steve Gromek
George Kell
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Frank Colman
Pittsburgh
Phillies
Phils
Chicago doubles team wins national bowling title
The Chicago pair of Bill Flesch and Buddy Bomar captured the national doubles match game bowling championship with 16 points from 24. Detroit’s Wally Ropenhagen and Bill Kenet earned 13 points for second, while Ned Day of West Allis and Rudy Pubel of Milwaukee, previously champions, finished last among six finalists.
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Buddy Bomar
Wally Ropenhagen
Bill Kenet
Detroit
Ned Day
West Allis
Wis
Rudy Pubel
Milwaukee
Belmont Stakes Fight Looms for Pensive Foe Warren Wright Stable
Warren Wright’s Pensive eyes a Belmont Stakes defense with two Widener threats. Platter, runner-up to Pensive in the Preakness, returns from Kentucky. Who Goes There dominates the Withers winning by four lengths, paying $40.90, defeating Alfred Parker’s By dim ming.
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Warren Wright
Pensive
George Widener
Widener
Platter
Alfred Parker
Baseball Roundup Sparks Multiple Team Wins
Yankees complete a clean sweep across both games. Roy Hughes and Dom Dallesandro led Cubs with five RBIs in the opener, a double and triple noted. Dallesandro added four hits in the nightcap including a double and homer, four RBIs. Ted Wilkes and Mel Ott combined for two scoreless relief innings as Ott homered and doubled in the nightcap to equalize the series for the Giants. Frank Colman and Buster Adams sparked Pirates and Phillies in a split, Adams homered and doubled, Colman’s pinch triple broke the opener. Reds win thanks to Ray Mueller homer en route to a 5-3 opener victory. Walker’s tenth inning single won the second game for Cincinnati.
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Roy Hughes
Dom Dallesandro
Cubs
Hughes
Dallesandro
Pirates
Buster Adams
Phillies
Colman
Adams
Tiple
Homer
Ray Mueller
Gee Walker
Reds
Mueller
Dodgers
Walker
Woody Williams
Six Months Seabees Service Elevates Kramer to Ace Pitcher
Jack Kramer of the St. Louis Browns credits a six month Seabees stint in the Navy for turning him into a top major league pitcher. The 26 year old right hander says Navy boot camp kept him in peak shape and ready, helping him anchor the Browns to nine straight wins to start the season.
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Jack Kramer
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Jack
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Toledo
Madhens
JUST FISHIN
Dave writes of a spring fishing outing by a village dam and brook behind a store. He lands a 11 to 12 inch rainbow trout, avoids a mishap with a burning sweat shirt, and plans tomorrow’s breakfast trout while inviting readers to join the outing.
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Sim
Louisiana bill seeks expanded racing commission powers and pay
A bill before the Louisiana legislature would grant racing commissioners greater authority and higher salaries to dedicate more time to supervision. Other items note Colorado University probing a football game with an overseas depot, and high school coaches at McKeesport possibly moving to southern colleges. Harold Weigle is offered Auburn backfield coach role, with V M L instructors also influencing coaching moves. A 16-year-old Dodger farmhand at Bear Mountain drew attention for asking about Cancy with movie money and later for nickels to play pinball in Olean.
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Colorado U
Kearns
Utah
McKeeson
Southern
Harold
Duke) Weigle
Auburn
Carl Voyles
Cornelius
Neenie) Campbell
Donald Runge
Dodger
Bear Mountain
Cancy
Olean
N. Y
Don
Million Dollar Gate Promises Record Boxing Gate
In Houston on June 21 a boxing carnival aims to produce a 20 million dollar gate as a war loan drive draw. Combatants Corporal Al Ostak and Corporal Glenn Lee headline a ten round bout with seats priced high as bonds funding the drive. Elks lodge sponsors the event with purses and expenses covered by the drive proceeds. Ostak serves with the 13th armored division at Camp Bowie in Brownwood Texas and Lee with the 84th infantry at Camp Claiborne Louisiana.
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Camp Claiborne
Brown Leads Alumni Over Trinity 13-9 in Baseball Showdown
Young Austin Brown formerly with Highland hurler pitched and batted the Alumni to a 13-9 win over Trinity last Saturday. Brown worked all but the final inning, allowing five hits and recording ten strikeouts. Italy urges more fruit consumption urging grapes.
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Major League Results And Standings Snapshot
Yesterday in the National League Cincinnati edged Brooklyn in a 10 inning second game 6 to 5 while Pittsburgh split with Philadelphia 4 to 3 in the second game. St Louis defeated New York 10 to 3 and Chicago routed Boston 15 to 1 in the incomplete second game. Today no games scheduled.
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Radio Program Schedule With War Time Adjustments
Radio programming across the Eastern time zone shows one hour subtraction for Central War Time and two hours for Mountain War Time. The late network corrections caused changes to many segments including news, dramas, serials, and musicals across the day from 5:45 to beyond 11 PM with repeats and cross-network adjustments noted.
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Jeri Sullavan
Che Jack Armstrong
Volney Hurd
Lowell Thomas
Nbe Henry
Taylor
Taylor Commenut
Westebin
Cbs
Army Air Forces
Kaltenborn
the Cavalcade of America
Warren
Fulton Oursier
Arlene Nels
Dolly
Dr. Watson
Dbs
Gabriel Heatter
Nick Carter
Paul Winchell
Raymond Gram Swing
Blu
Screen Guild Players
Oebs Iten
Gladstone Jin
Sally Sweetland
Ardue
Broadway
Dagwood
Paul Lavalle
Mbe
Nhbe
Fred Waring
Nbe-West
Newsenbe
Watte Bread
Watte
Gary Davie
Ben McNisi
Betty Arndge
Liboys
Bell Bread
Sam Adams
Tom Greneman
Sarde
Lexington
Pat Taylor
Ladien
Coca-Cola
Cortes Downeye
Leaington
Thomasville
Adventures of
Dick Tracve
Jack Armstrong
Boye
Industrial Rivals Meet At 5 15
Fresh from a 15 14 opening win over Melrose the Tomlinson nine faces Triangle Hosiery Mills in the 1944 Industrial league at the high school field. Game time 5 15 this afternoon as Triangle seeks its first win after a 7 4 loss to Randleman Chair. Ray Sechrest likely starts for Tomlinson with Howell or Brown in Triangle.
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Duncan Butler
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Triangle Hosiery Mills
Triangle
Randleman Chair
Ray Sechrest
Moundsman
Furniture Crew
Fred Howell
Blitz Ball King
Austin Brown
Raleigh-North Carolina Defeats N C State In Baseball
Baseball results show Raleigh North Carolina 6 N C State 3 with Navy Preflight 4 Camp Butner 1 at Chapel Hill Navy 5 Duke 4 at Annapolis Fort Jackson 17 South Carolina 10 at Wilmington Camp Davis 8 Camp Pickett 0 at Columbia South Carolina 6 Columbia Army Air Base 0 Tennis Hills and Navy 9 in Annapolis Track results list Duke and North Carolina Navy Preflight score 672/3 to 58
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North Carolina Navy
Hendrix Wood In Blair Park Finals Sunday
One of High Point's top golf attractions the Blair Park war bond tournament nears its climax with Francis Hendrix and Frank Wood to meet in the first flight finals in a 36 hole match. The May 4 semi left Hendrix with a back injury but organizers expect both players to be ready.
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al Geering
Hendrix
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Garnie Hollingsworth
Dack Adams
Bill Moorehead
Ray Burgess
Doce Carrick
George Hendry
Dewey Linthicum
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