Feller Sees 1945 Comeback After Naval Service
Cleveland star Bob Feller, serving in the navy, writes Lew Fonseca he expects to return to pitch before the 1945 season. He details this year’s duties aboard a battleship anti aircraft unit and notes he hopes to show the 1943 movie to 75 000 to 100 000 sailors. He recalls his 18 strikeout game in 1938 and his film project for service buddies.
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Chicago
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Navy
Lew Fonseca
Feller
Pearl Harbor
Fonesca
van Meter
Cleveland
Uncle Sam
Bullet Bob
Fonescea
Detroit Tigers
Fireman's avoidance of freight train blaze in Denver
Firefighters could not reach a fire on a 90 car freight train near the rail yards so dispatchers instructed the caboose crew to uncouple and push it four blocks to a hydrant. A hose truck then arrived within minutes to tackle the blaze.
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Denver
Cew
Ice refrigerator production rate exceeds pre war level
The article notes that the planned production rate for ice refrigerators in the first quarter this year is more than five times the rate recorded before the war.
Fast Thinking by American Sniper Reason He Is Alive
Pfc. Richard E. Tucker of Richmond Virginia a sniper with the Fifth Army in Italy is alive because he thinks fast under fire. He describes a patrol incident where a grenade held by a wounded comrade nearly exploded and Tucker saved the group by lifting the body then dropping it back with the grenade beneath before diving for cover.
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Fifth Army
Italy
Richard E. Tucker
Richmond
Tucker
Noncom
Marlbrook Club Women Plan May 19 Sale
The Marlbrook Club women met April 21 at Mrs. Jack Cramer's with six teens present including Home Demonstration Agent Miss Cora Lee Westbrook. Plans were made for a May 19 "Guess What" sale at Mrs. C. R. Willard's home with demonstration by Food Conservation leader Mrs. Willard.
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Marlbrook Club
Jack Cramer
Cora Lee Westbrook
Fredda Bailey
C. R. Willard
C. R.illard
Jack Cromer
Oklahoma by election shows national politics mixing with local votes
Washington notes that the Oklahoma second district by election is used for national narratives. Leaders from both parties campaign with cross state figures while voters weigh local factors and personal appeal over national slogans.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Sen
Ed Moore
Tulsa
Rand
W. Lee
Pappy
O’daniel
Texas
E. O. Clark
Senate
Alben Barkley
William G. Stigler
Messrs. Clark
Stigler
Congress
Ore Vessels Collide in Lake Erie Sinking Ten Feared Lost
The Interlake Steamship Co reports its James H. Reed sank after a fog collision with the Canadian Ashcroft about 42 miles west of Long Point. Ten lives feared. Ashcroft picked up 26 survivors. Reed built 1903, 448 feet, 5598 tons. rescue boats dispatched from Erie Conneaut and other ports.
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Cleveland
Interlake Steampship Co
James H. Reed
Escanaba
Mich
Buffalo
N. Y
Lake Erie
Ashcroft
Long Point
Conneaut
Cleveland Company
Canadian Steamship Lines
Toledo
Erie
Reed
Canada Steamship Lines
Montreal
Governors dominance shift in 1940s GOP may decide ticket
The piece argues turnout in non national elections favors campaigners and local appeal, noting Oklahoma's district history and the rise of governors in shaping the Republican ticket. It highlights Dewey Warren Stassen and potential dark horses amid Willkie and MacArthur fades.
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Oklahoma
Stigler
Clark
Washington
Wendell Willkie
Douglas MacArthur
Columbus
Ohio
Mackinac Island
Thomas E. Dewey
Earl Warren
California
Dewey
Willkie
Gen. MacArthur
Bricker
Saltonstall
Mass
Griswold
Nebr
Baldwin
Conn
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Sen
Arthur Vandenberg
Claire Booth Luce
Gov. Warren
Gov. Bricker
Campaign to urge 37 plus men into essential war work
The Selective Service Administration launched an extensive campaign to persuade men over 37 to contribute to the war effort by taking up essential activity. The approach emphasizes occupational deferment rather than a broad reclassification.
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Selective Service Administration
Wartime draft classifications expand classifications for service
The text outlines changes to draft categories 1-A and 4-F including extensions to 1-C for active or discharged service. It introduces groups 2-A 2-B and 2-C for men deemed to be contributing to the war effort through various roles in production or support, while detailing age based 1-A-L and limited service options.
Luckless Hunters Lose Shirt Tails in Winchester Restaurant
A Wardensville West Virginia collection features shirt tails torn from luckless deer hunters. The tradition requires a hunter who returns empty handed to contribute a shirt tail, with the hunter’s name displayed on the hanging fabric.
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Winchester
Wardensville
W. Va
Agriculture Classifications to Be Re viewed Semiannually
A notice states that agriculture classifications will be reviewed every six months. The brief outlines periodic reassessment by the relevant department to adjust classifications as needed.
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Elmer
George Tucker
Hal Boyle
Hall Bros
Cleaners & Hatters
Jack Stinnett
Virginia
Amazon
Frank Gannett
Rochester
Sally
S. S
Deborah Gannett
Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Inc
Baltimore
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Regiment
Robert Shurtleff
and City Bakery
Ina Flying Fortress
Bombardier
Flight
Flying Fortress
Boeing
FUSE
Berlin
Rabaul
U. S. Victory Waste Paper
Hope
Call
Fred A. Luck
Paul Lewis
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