Rise and fall of fascism reshapes Europe and fate of Germany
DeWitt Mackenzie analyzes how the collapse of the Axis regime undermines morale in allied countries and reshapes postwar governance. He argues Russia’s influence will grow in Eastern and Central Europe, with likely drift toward communism, and notes Moscow backing a Free Germany National Committee aimed at a Soviet style regime.
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Mussolini
Germany
Bulgaria
Rumania
Hungary
Finland
Hitler
Axis
Black Sea
Italy
Ploesti
United Nations
Europe
Russia
England
China
Soviet Union
English Channel
Central
East
Isms
Moscow
Comintern
Free Germany
Communist Party
Rebels Move Into 3rd Place in Southern
Montgomery's Rebels rose to third in the Southern Association by sweeping Birmingham Barons 6-3 and 4-2. The day featured Knoxville’s 7-3 12-inning win over Memphis and Knoxville losing 6-2 to the Chickasaws in the second game.
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Rebels
Knoxville
Memphis
Chicks
Andy Seminick
Lloyd Brown
Mervin Conners
Dick Coffman
Smokies
Little Rock
Birmingham
Stone
Montgomery
Post War Plans Stir Sports Circles In August Roundup
A Charles-era column by Hugh Fullerton reports Willis Vance proposing a Cincinnati arena postwar, Red Dutton eyeing a Brooklyn NHL site, and prospects of indoor track ventures. Notes include Casey Stengel’s letters, college athletic limits in navy schools, and US servicemen pairing boxing with cartoons via Vmail.
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New York
Willis Vance
Cincinnati
Vance
Red Dutton
National Hockey League
Brooklyn
Red
Sports Mirror Today highlights past baseball and horse racing feats
A year ago Carl Hubbell won his fifth straight as the Giants beat the Cardinals 7 to 1 and then lost 3 to 2 as Mort Cooper earned his 13th win. Three years ago Attention won the U S Hotel Stakes at Saratoga and Sickle T captured the Saratoga Handicap. Five years ago Sammy Baugh signed a three year deal with the Washington Redskins.
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Carl Hubbell
Giants
Cardinals
Mort Cooper
Saratoga
Sickle T
Sarmmy Baugh
Washington
Redskins
Allied forces press Sicily advance with naval and air strikes
British and American forces continued the Sicily campaign with seaborne bombardments striking Vibo Valentia Marina, a railway bridge near Oliva, and Crotone. American naval gunfire aided the Seventh Army along the north coast while PT boats prowled. Air patrols kept ceaseless bombardment and strafing of positions ahead of ground troops near Drano.
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Vibo Valentia Marina
Gulf of San Eugenio
Messina
River Oliva
Crotone
Ionian Sea
Cortone
Seventh Army
Sicily
New Rule Wipes Out Football for Service Teams
Navy issues new sports regulations that reduce the 1943 football schedule for the Iowa Seahawks by barring outside games. The rules ban sailors from long trips and prohibit prominent athletes from competing away from their stations. V-12 trainees must represent their assigned college, not the Navy. The Navy Yard cites Annapolis as unaffected.
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Harold Claassen
New York
Navy
Iowa Seahawks
Chicago
Great Lakes
Marines
Knox
Washington
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Seahawks
Iowa City
Illinois
Ohio State
Marquette
Minnesota
Notre Dame
Washington Redskins
Chief of Navy
U. S. Naval Academy
Anapolis
Navy Trainees Bring Trouble in Southwest
Austin notes a topsy turvy season as naval trainees join Texas colleges shaping football rosters. Roy McKay, Texas 1942 champion fullback, returns as a navy trainee and may be eligible for another season if conference schools vote yes. V-5 program limits playtime, yet officials expect approval.
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Austin
Tex
Navy
Rice
Texas
Southwestern University
North Texas Agricultural
Texas Christian
Southern Methodist
Naval Aviation
McKay
Mystery Jukes Land in Britain and Desert Dryness
A United States bomber base in Britain hosts American jukeboxes fed by nickels, claimed as the only home-grown units overseas. The method of transport remains unclear and may involve mislabeling as motors. In another note, the Atacama Desert in Chile is described as the driest place on earth.
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United States
Britain
Fortress Boys
Joe
Atacama Desert
Chile
Earth
Axis defense system hubs hit as RAFs pound Sicily ports
Randazzo and other focal points of Axis defense were targeted as three planes fell to RAF coastal craft. A large supply schooner off Sardinia burned after attack. Milazzo harbor endured a heavy bombing by Mitchells with direct hits on the quay and on small boats. Malta-based bombers and night fighters contributed to the Sicily bombardment and air battle.
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Randazzo
Sardinia
Milazzo
Sicily
Malta
Georgia gridiron players skip fall football season
Georgia football players on campus announce they will not play this fall. The piece hints at wage comparisons versus union pay and mentions Uncle Sam’s $50 figure. It also notes golf ball reprocessed pellets yielding longer drives and up to four recoveries, and reports semi pro baseball feeling a wartime boost with Kansas State Tournament at Wichita awarding $11,000 in prizes including $3 to the champion.
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Georgia Marine
Duke
Uncle Sam
Kansas
Market Report Hogs Cattle Grains From St Louis and Chicago
Hogs active at St Louis Market with 12 000 head and mixed gains across weight classes. Cattle and calves steady with strong yearling offerings and varied cow and bull ranges. Chicago grains fall on news of Allies Sicily push and weaker demand with futures showing declines across wheat rye oats and soybeans.
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ST. Louis Livestock National Stockyards
Ill
Chicago
Sicily
Poultry and Produce Prices in Chicago Aug 2
Market report lists live poultry prices by category such as hens fryers and broilers with ranges from 20 to 27 1 2 cents per pound and capons 31 cents. Potatoes arrivals on track with varied shipments. California long whites and Washington russets quoted with several regional prices. Demand fair and market steady as supplies moderate.
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Chicago
Sun
California
Washington
New York Stock Market Slips After Feeble Rally
In New York on August 2 the stock market opened lower as feeble recovery attempts failed to spark meaningful buying. Early prices fell amid modest losses and lackluster investor demand. The report notes a continuing downbeat tone across major sections of the market with no firm rebound evident.
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New York
Yankees Roll Toward Third Straight Pennant in N L
The New York Yankees stretch toward a third straight American League pennant with a string of wins after a midseason slide. Nick Etten leads the offense with three homers in a pair of wins over Detroit, while Spud Chandler notches his 13th victory. The St Louis Cardinals widen their lead in the N L with a 7 1 victory over Brooklyn as Rip Sewell earns his 11th straight win for Pittsburgh. Cincinnati narrows the gap to half a game behind the Dodgers.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
Brook
Tennyson
New York Yankees
Yanks
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Browns
White Sox
Athletics
Indians
Detroit
Pengals
Nick Etten
Boen
Tommy Bridges
Bud Metheny
Hal White
Spud Chandler
White
Don Ross
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cards
Harry Brecheen
Mickey Owen
Walker Cooper
Rip Sewell
Pittsburgh Pirates
Sewell
Braves
Boston
Cincinnati
Dodgers
Market Drift Mostly Higher Before Midday Trade
Traders noted limited carryover from the prior week as key issues advanced before noon with gains from fractions to about a point. The late retreat came despite a few blue chips slipping such as American Telephone down over 3 points and DuPont about 2, blamed on weak bids rather than stronger selling. Volume reached about 1.2 million shares.
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American Telephone
Dupont
New York Cotton Futures Rise Amid Low Trade Demand
In New York on August 2, new cotton contracts opened at a 19 to 25 point premium over old, but trading remained light. Late afternoon values rose 44 to 55 cents per bale. Futures closed 40 to 60 cents higher. Specifics show Oct 19.93, Dec 19.78, Mar 19.61, with notable highs and lows and premiums for new vs old contracts.
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New York
New Orleans Cotton Futures Rise on Short Covering
New Orleans August cotton futures gained as traders covered shorts amid Italy capitulation hopes. Oct through May contracts posted higher closes, with Oct at 20.21 and May at 19.75. Spot cotton closed steady up 35 cents. receipts were none and stock stood at 160,887.
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New Orleans
Italy
Dee
Baseball Twin Bills and Looser Games Across Majors
The Giants dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Washington by scores of 5 to 3 and 3 to 2 in 13 innings. Washington also defeated the Browns twice 5 to 3 and 20 to 6 in a slug feast. Rae Scarborough pitched the opener before entering the navy as an ensign. The Red Sox and Indians split a twin bill with the Indians winning 8 to 6 and the Red Sox 4 to 1. The Phillies halted the Cubs’ climb toward a first division berth by taking both ends 4 to 1 and 5 to 3.
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New York Giants
Washington
St. Louis Browns
Rae Scarborough
Navy
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Red Sox
Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Bruins
Adkins Opposes Gas Ration Reduction for Midwest South
Little Rock August 2 Gov Homer M Adkins opposed Fuel Administrator Ickes plan to cut gasoline rations in the midwest and south calling it an effort to appease the eastern seaboard He heads to Kansas City for a midwest governors meeting with O C Bailey and Oren Harris He notes Arkansas haulage by truck and says further cuts would ease tank car and pipeline strain unless proven essential to the war effort He supports the 35 mph speed limit to conserve gas and rubber and cites a 40 percent pre-rationing drop in Arkansas traffic and 300 vehicles removed from highways.
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Little Rock
Homer M. Adkins
Ickes
Midwest
South
Kansas City
Clark
D-Mo
O. C. Bailey
State Oil and Gas Commission
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Arkansas
Adkins
Army
Navy
Seaboard
Navy Bombers Hit Barriers at Munda Base in Solomons
Allied air forces blasted Japanese defenses around Munda on Sunday in the Central Solomons, escorting 27 tons of explosives onto gun positions and dumps. The raid followed heavier strikes a day earlier, as weather threatened to hinder air activity across New Guinea and the Coral Sea.
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Southwest Pacific
Munda
Solomons
Allied
New Guinea
Coral Sea
Douglas MacArthur
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Lae
Boela
Ceram Island
Army
Vila
Soemba Island
Netherlands East Indies
Waingapoe
Chinese share of world population cited at one fifth
A brief statistic notes that roughly one fifth of humanity is Chinese, highlighting the country’s large role in global demographics and potential influence in economics and culture. The remark situates China among leading world populations and implies broad implications for world affairs.
U S to Install 40 New Flood Alarm Stations
The government will add forty rainfall reporting stations in the Arkansas river middle basin, mainly in Oklahoma and Kansas, raising the total above Fort Smith to 120. Merrill Bernard of the Weather Bureau says the network will improve flood forecasts and coordination with the engineers, funded by the corps. He notes the system expands coverage from one gage per 1,500 to one per 1,000 square miles, aiding Tulsa and Little Rock operations. Senator Caraway has shown strong interest.
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Washington
Arkansas River
Oklahoma
Kansas
Fort Smith
Ark
Merrill Bernard
The
Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Corps of Engineers
Bernard
Hattie W. Caraway
D-Arks
Garrett Whiteside
Engineers
Tulsa
Little Rock
New Lumber Wage Scale Includes State
Little Rock August 2. Arkansas is included in states permitted to pay workers in the lumber industry a minimum wage of 50 cents an hour. A. M. Emmerling regional lumber advisor for the War Production Board announced today. A blanket order authorizing the new minimum was issued for a number of states Saturday by the War Labor Board at Washington. Labor leaders including Secretary L. P. Williams of the State Federation of Labor and representatives of the State Council of Lumber and Sawmill Workers AFL said the increase will bring relief to thousands of workers sacrificing to keep employment in the sawmill industry.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
A. M. Emmerling
War Production Board
War Labor Board
Washington
Emmerling
L. P. William
State Federation of Labor
State Council of Lumber and Sawmill Workers
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Stanley Todd
Vernon
Trader) Horn
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Scoile
Bresves
Bis Pighthander
Wodzesitter
Hugh S. Fullerton, Jr
Hugh Fullerton, JR
Herb Simmons
Baseball Digest
Casey Stengel
Wroe
Fort Riley
Joe Palmer
the Blood Horse
Lexington
Kentucky
New England
C. O
Moore Field
Hope Star
Sports Mirror
Southwest
Market Report
Missouri
Eastern Shore
Virginia
St. Joseph
St. Joseph Asparin
Munda Base
U.S
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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