Stirnweiss and Bailey loom in pennant race talk
Press sports notes from Cleveland to Mansfield discuss Stirnweiss of New York and Ray of Cleveland as pivotal yet unsettled figures in the AL pennant chase. Inductions, drafts, and service decisions mix with onfield talk as Yankees surge over Boston and White Sox, while questions about future status of players hang over the tight race.
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Judson Bailey
Stirnweiss
New York
Eall
Mansfield. O
Ray
Cleveland Indians
Appeals Board
Reiss
Yankee
Naval Aviation
Yankees
Eteran
Yannt
Boston Red
Ernie Bonham
Ision
Letty AL Smith
Chi
White Sox
Six Men Arrested in Police Raid on Roosevelt Dice Game
Police raided a dice game at Roosevelt last night and arrested six local men. Charles Acuff James Joree Garland Manuel George Tett A D Brown and Neil 5 were jailed and posted ten dollar cash bonds. authorities said the men await trial.
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Oter Roosevelt
Charles’ Acuff
James Joree
Garland Manuel
George Tett
A. D. Brown
Neil
Sports Roundup by Hugh Fullerton Jr
Philadelphia Phillies courted freshness as Bill Cox eyes new backers while Lon Warneke stays ahead in the NL. Nat Fleischer earns Helms medal for boxing lifetime, with boxing figures and minor league notes peppering the page. References to Georgia football freshmen, Ernie Lombardi, Ray Berres, Shaky Kane, and Army air cadet stories add depth to a wartime sports snapshot.
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New York
Philadelphia
Bill Cox
Phillies
Pirates
Lon Warneke
Nat Fleischer
Helms Athletic Foundation of
Los Angeles
Nat
Georgia
Jones
Ernie Lombardi
Giants
Schnozz J
Ray Berres
Shaky Kain
Norfolk
Piedmont
Plaers
Virginia
Camp Pickett
England
Night baseball ban noted during war years by police commissioner
A clipped AP sports mirror lists historical notes including night baseball bans during wartime, past commissioner statements, and other items: Dolly Stark granted leave in 1940 for nervous condition, Tom Sharkey’s decline and charity home admission, reflecting era attitudes and sports figures’ fates.
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Associated Press Today
Dolly Stark
Wmpire
Tom Sharkey
Boxing roundup from New Jersey to Texas results
Fights last night feature Bill Grant of Elizabeth outpointing Langston Dennis in New York. In Fort Worth Manuel Ortiz knocked out Lupe Cardoza. In Oakland Paul Lewis stopped Jackie Byrd after an earlier bout in Blytheville.
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Associated Press
Elizabeth
N. J
Bill Grant
Orange
Langston Dennis
New York
Fort Worth
Texas
Manuel Ortiz
Hollywood
Lupe Cardoza
California
Oakland
Calif
Paul Lewis
Jackie Byrd
Blytheville
Ark
Congress Daily: Banking Committee Hears McCarran on Silver Bills
In a routine session the Senate Banking Committee heard Senator McCarran discuss silver legislation. House actions are noted as under review in this brief report.
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Associated Prose
Senate
Banking Committee
McCarran
House
Japs Kill All in Area Where Fliers Landed
San Francisco reports a cable from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek relayed by Secretary Morgenthau describing Japanese forces slaughtering every man woman and child in Chinese coastal areas sheltering American fliers after Tokyo bombing. Morgenthau warns of Japanese brutality and vows vigilance against future attacks.
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San Francisco
China
Tokyo
Chiang Kai-shek
Treasury
Morgenthau
Wes Lichte
Chiang Kai Shek
Lidice
Reinhardt Heydrick
California
No Shortage Expected of Garden Seed
Victory gardeners are advised not to overbuy seed and to vary varieties. James A. Young of the American Seed Trade Association says large supplies exist nationwide, with 1942 seed crops excellent and future supplies growing. Overbuying harms the Victory campaign as seed cannot easily be saved for next year.
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Victory
James A. Young
American Seed Trade Association
Chicago
Mr. Young
Victory Garden
Smart to Represent U in Golf Meet
Fayetteville Arkansas April 20 Richard Bubba Smart Pine Bluff will represent the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference golf tourney instead of competing as an individual in the Arkansas invitational at Little Rock Country Club next week. The university also will send representatives to the conference track and field meets next week. Ben Jones David Paul Jones and Charles Lively will represent the Parkers in track Bob Murphy and Henry Frantz in tennis.
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Fayetteville
Richard
Bubba'! Smart
Pine Bluff
University of Arkansas
Houston
Little Rock Country Club
Jenny
Ben Jones
David Paul Jones
Charles Lively
Parkers
Bob Murphy
Henry Frantz
Congress Warned of Long Jap War
Washington April 4 Fresh warnings from lawmakers that the Pacific war may continue many more years or forever sparked a new push to bolster American striking power against Japan. Senate Military Committee Chairman Reynolds warned of a grim Nipponese grip on islands as Chandler urged citizens to influence representatives to recognize the danger and act. He said the Japs dig in and could threaten a decade or more of fighting, calling for revised strategy to defeat both Hitler and Japan wherever possible.
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Washington
Congress
Uelton
Reynolds
Senate Military Committee
Pacific
Tokyo
Ulome
Chandler
Senate
Aleutian Islands
Russia
Churchill
Europe
Japan
Criticism of FSA Bill Handling by Fulbright in Washington
Washington April 29 Representative Fulbright criticizes the way the Farm Security Administration funding was handled calling it very unfortunate and a poor method for important government business. He urges presenting abolition bills to the agriculture committee for proper debate, cites backroom tactics and scope of cuts to agriculture spending. He notes long term research and forest fire prevention programs were trimmed and blame falls on committee maneuvering.
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Washington
Farm Security Administration
Fulbright
FSA
Agriculture Committee
Bulbright
Agriculture Department
Committee Up Appropriations
Committee On Agriculture
Allied Bombers Hit Wide Area in Europe
Allied air forces struck across Europe hitting Wilhelmshaven the Baltic minefields and Naples Messina Syracuse Lampe dusa. RAF heavy bombers damaged the German naval base at Wilhelmshaven while mines were sown in the Baltic Sea. Twenty three RAF bombers were listed as missing and Soviet fliers joined the raid in East Prussia.
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Associated Press
Hitler
East Prussia
RAF
Wilhelmshaven
Baltic Sea
RAI
Naples
Messina
Syracuse
Lampedusa
Sicily
Dick Watkins Named to Cotton Board
Dick Watkins of Hope is listed as a member of the Cotton Trade Association board following the group’s annual meeting. The event, held outside the city for the first time, named Kennedy Pint Biull as president along with officers Alhrt BE, W. Yarner, Mrs. J. Botsford and a slate of directors including Phillips Simmeans West Goldsmith Dilon and Less.
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Memphis
W. 1. Kennedy
Arkit Cotton Trade Association
Alhrt BE
White
St. Louis
W. 8. Yarner
Little Rock
J. G Botsford
Phillips
Simmeans
S. Y. West
M. G. Goldsmith
Helena
Ed J. Dilon
Blytheville
M. G. Less
Walnnu Ridge
Wid Dick Watkins
Hope
Mutinous Outbreaks Hit German Navy in WWI
Reports from May 7 indicate mutinous outbreaks spreading through the German Navy during World War I. Sailors expressed discontent over conditions and leadership as tensions rose within fleet ranks. The disturbances reflected broader unrest affecting German wartime operations and discipline.
Evangelist Acquitted of Rape Charges in Revival Case
Joe A. Gillis, 40, traveling evangelist, was acquitted yesterday in circuit court of raping the wife of a fellow minister staying with him during a revival in Sale City. The defense cited Jesus as guidance and Gillis was cleared despite the state’s contention. The Samples, husband and wife, testified as principal witnesses.
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Sale City
Joe A. Gillis
Jesus
Ellis
B. Vernon Samples
Samples
Laval Conferring With Adolf Hitler
Bern Switzerland April 20 Laval French chief of government was reported to be conferring with Adolf Hitler in a meeting linked to Axis negotiations. Reports say Laval has been negotiating since April 14 over further allotments of French men to work for Germany.
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Bern
Switzerland
Pierre Laval
Adolf Hitter
Mussolini
Laval
Germany
Aircraft Jobs Open for Trained Men and Women
Aircraft positions offered for trained individuals with details appearing in the Shreveport Aeronautical Institute listing. Times mentioned include Monday and Friday 6:50 am and evening 8:20 pm. Address given at Texarkana location and instruction to write for more information.
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Ar Fl
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