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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1945
Page
12
A Navy sailor protecting his furlough honeymoon was robbed and his wife shot in the leg. Readers nationwide sent him $300 and gifts from Upper Darby Pennsylvania and Charleston West Virginia to aid the couple.
Louis Pasteur’s discovery that germs cause infection clarified the fundamental link between cleanliness and health, reshaping medical science and public health practices.
In the Sulu archipelago Moro pearl divers led by Captain Abubakar Jacaria assisted American minesweepers off Sanga Sanga Bongao and Tawi Tawi. Divers hauled and dumped explosives from Japanese mines, aiding 50 plus mines recovered. divers faced danger and loss of nine men.
The menu describes a serving of fruit salad with Wilson's noise, hot rolls with certified margarine, and fresh stratavarian cream with coffee, signaling a memorable first course.
The ninth AAU track and field championship at Fetzler Field Chapel Hill Saturday afternoon features strong chances of new marks in pole vault and discus. S/Sgt John Montgomery of Cherry Point appears set to top 12 feet 9 inches and may reach 13 feet 3 inches while David Schrader of Hunter Field could equal the 150 feet 1 inch discus record. Charlie Beethen of North Carolina Pre-Flight plans to enter the mile relay and a sprint hurdles combo.
In New York dated May 31, a roundup notes the NCAA football rules committee has unfrozen and adopted several pro-popular changes but cites 90 remaining differences between college and NFL codes. A coach says pros include coaches on the rules panel and offer season contracts to officials, while college rules exclude pro officials. Also mentioned are Keesler field Mississippi and Transportation corps of New Orleans games delayed by transport issues, and the Navy discharge of Fido Murphy heading to Topeka to scout for the Bears.
Bruce McCroskey a 17 year old Miami University freshman outfielder in Oxford Ohio mixed his college baseball with a high school section exercise in Evanston Ill He played Ball State last Saturday then rode to Evanston to attend the exercises and returned for the next Saturday game against Stoutfield
Veterans Ken Loeffler and Red Rolfer face coaching shifts as former roles are reassigned while many communities plan war memorials to promote fitness. Vic Picetti is pursued by several major leagues with Uncle Sam potentially signing him after July 20. Notre Dame trains with Al Schmid, a 215 pound fullback from Trenton, after a practice mishap with a referee.
Skeeter Webb drives in winning run for Tigers in opener while George Stirnweiss drives in the Yankees' winner in the nightcap. Thornton Lee and Bobby Estalella spark Athletics scoring. Estalella leads with three hits to aid the comeback. Seerey and Lou Boudreau boost the Indians to a 4-3 win in the first game. Rip Sewell and Augie Galan combine for three hits in a 13-5 Pirates win. Galan drives in six in the later 14-10 victory ending Pittsburgh's nine-game string. Ed Heusser and Frank McCormick propel the Reds to a 3-0 first game shutout. McCormick adds a two-run double in the clean sweep. Ott and Chipman pace the Giants and Cubs with separate wins. Ott breaks Wagner's NL total-base mark in an 8-6 victory as Chipman holds the Cubs to three hits. Ray Sanders hits a two-run homer in the 12th to lift the Cardinals over the Braves 4-2. Mike Guerra and Marino Pieretti help the Senators win 3-2 in 13 innings. Pieretti shuts out St Louis with five hits in the second game.
Duke Blue Devils pull even with North Carolina after a 3-2 win in Durham. Lefty Lee Griffith dominated, allowing three hits as Carolina was held scoreless after the third. Hayne and Frazier suited for UNC, Griffith and Lauro for Duke.
George Clark of Duke leads the Ration league batting with a .630 average after five games in a tight race. Hancock and Wilson trail, while Elger Carolina and Hughes Duke also sit in the running with solid averages as Duke and Carolina duel for the pennant.
Lieut John Farfour of Goldsboro North Carolina and Pfc Jay Shapiro of Philadelphia won the doubles title in the New Mexico open tennis tournament at Albuquerque They defeated Lt Jim Nelson and Joe Ferguson 6 3 6 8 6 4 Nelson a USC alum won the singles crown by defeating M Sgt Dan Walker both from Kirtland Field New Mexico.
Brigadier General Robert M Cannon former chief of staff to General Stilwell in the China Burma India theater is named commander of the XXXII corps artillery at Fort Bragg Hess a Salt Lake City native and West Point graduate
Paris dispatch notes Edward Kennedy of the Associated Press was discredited after reporting Germany's surrender ahead of the official release. He boarded a steamer at Le Havre May 18 to reach New York, with a stop at Trinidad unauthorised. Lilis Brandt helped Kennedy board and attempt a rescue as the ship neared its Trinidad destination.
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