Army Takes Over in Germany Likely Dictatorship Analysis
De Witt Mackenzie reports a politico military conference among German leaders favoring a military dictatorship with Hitler as figurehead. Goering reportedly granted wide powers to liaise between generals and the Fuehrer as Prussian militarists prepare a long defense war and push to exterminate Hitlerism and Prussiaism.
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DE Witt MacKenzie
Hitler
Reich
Axis
Fuehrer
Mussolini
Italy
Hermann
York May Set Major League Home Run Record This Month
Rudy York of Detroit, already leading with 18 homers, could break his own record by hitting 19 or more this month. He drove in five runs in a doubleheader win over the White Sox as Detroit tightens its hold in the pennant race, while MLB leaders the Yankees and Cardinals widened their leads with doubleheaders.
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Ted Mier
Associated Press
Rudy York
Detroit
Tigers
Chicago White Sox
York
Virgil Trucks
Tommy Bridges
White Sox
Trucks
Sox
Bridges
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St. Louis Cardinals
Yankees
Spud Chandler
Philadelphia Athletics
Bronx Bombers
St. Louis
Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Mort Cooper
Ray Sanders
Johnny Hopp
Hitler Dominates as Messiah Figure in Nazi Ranks
The speaker notes Hitler’s control over German followers, especially youth, portraying him as a spiritual leader whose charisma surpasses Goering. He warns that Nazism would collapse rapidly without Hitler, while Prussian officers rely on discipline and fear an 1918 morale collapse.
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World record in 880 yard freestyle at National Championship
The report recalls Billy Smith setting a world mark of 9 54.5 in the 880 yard freestyle at the National Championship in New London Conn. It also notes three years ago the Pirates beat the Cubs 6 2 to move into fourth place, and five years ago the Tigers announced Mickey Cochrane’s $16 000 three year salary.
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Associated Press Today
Billy Smith
New London
Conn
Pirates
Cubs
Detroit Tigers
Mickey Cochrane
Don Faurot Named Iowa City Mentor
Don Faurot, former Missouri coach, was named head coach of the 1943 football squad at the Iowa City Pre-Flight School. Lt. Corndr. Harvey Harman announced a seven-member coaching staff to work with Faurot, succeeding Lt. Col. Bernie Bierman who is now on Marine Corps duty.
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Towa City
Don Faurot
University of Missouri
Iowa City
Corndr
Harvey Harman
Faurot
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Marine Corps
Harman
Stars, pacts, and pitches swirl in sports roundups
Sid Feder writes a snapshot of sports chatter with boxing stars Joe Louis and Billy Conn courting a potential ring clash, while the touring group may include Sugar Ray Robinson and others. Dodgers crowds dip on a weekend, and Howie Schultz draws scouts’ eye as a versatile St. Paul first baseman. Abel Gestac heads to the U S with Luis Firpo in August, and Ryder Cup intrigue swirls around Joe Kirkwood and Leo Diegel amid turf and golf drama.
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Sid Feder
Hugh Fullerton
New York
Joe Louis
Sugar Ray Robinson
Young Kid McCoy
Detroit
Midwest
Howie Schultz
St. Paul
Army
Luis Firpo
Abel Gestac
U. S
Bill Hulse
Gunder Haegg
Les Mac Mitchell
Navy Cadets and War News Add To World War II Ledger
Ed Scannell reports from Chapel Hill that Ted Williams has become a changed man as a Naval Aviation Cadet. Ex‑Oregon footballer Brad Ecklund is Jacksonville Naval Air Tech Training Center’s heavyweight champ. George Turbeville pitched a no hitter at Shaw Field. Edna Fleischer makes his 43rd armed forces camp tour with fight films at Fort Monroe. A Marine regiment’s football team borrowed a tank crew helmet due to equipment shortages.
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Worchester
Mass
Chapel Hill
N. C
Ted
the Kid
Blue
Brad Ecklund
Oregon
Jacksonville Naval Air Technical Training Center
George Turbeville
C. McGillicuddy
Fort Monroe
Yaursday
Marine Regiment
South Pacific
Market Report from St Louis Livestock Market
At National Stockyards Illinois on August 9 hogs near 1000 head active and higher with good and choice weights 180 to 270 pounds at 14.75 top. lighter hogs 140 to 160 pounds 13.85 to 14.40. 100 to 130 pounds 12.85 to 13.65. sows 12.90 to 13.25 with some 13.35. cattle 4000 head and 1500 calves with 95 loads of steers including 55 cars from Oklahoma and Kansas grassers, little progress on steers or heifers. cows steady but slow. bulls steady. vealers 25 lower with good and choice 16.00, medium and good 13.50 to 14.75. slaughter steers 10.50 to 16.25. slaughter heifers 9.75 to 15.25. stocker and feeder steers 9.50 to 11.50. Sheep 4000 receipts, native spring lambs steady opening. bulk good and choice lambs to packers 13.75 to 14.25, select 14.50, medium and good 12.50 to 13.50, common around 10.50. slaughter ewes 6.00 to 7.00. Prices listed for various wheat, potato and bean varieties from Washington, Idaho, Nebraska and Missouri.
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ST. Louis Livestock National Stockyards
Ill
Oklahoma
Kansas
Poultry and Produce Market Report for Chicago
Chicago market summary lists live poultry at 19 for trucks and 27 1 2 for fryers, with various birds priced per pound up to 31 for capons 6 lbs and up. Potatoes show arrivals 127 and on track 229 with total US shipments 641 for Saturday and 45 for Sunday. Supplies moderate and demand weaker for Washington long whites and Idaho Russet Burbanks, steady for others.
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Chicago
Washington
Idaho
Grain pits see heavier selling pressure in Chicago
Chicago on August ninth reports stronger selling in grain pits with larger volumes and losses of a cent or more in wheat and rye for the September contract.
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Chicago
Grain prices slump as markets end lower across commodities
The report shows wheat, oats, and rye futures closing at new lows amid broad selling. Cash grain prices varied with No. 1 hard wheat at about 1.48, oats around 72 to 73, and soybeans near 1.61 to 1.71 per bushel as imports and political uncertainty influence traders.
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Germany
Italy
Cotton futures rally after government crop estimate
New York on August 9 reports a 1943-44 cotton crop forecast of 12,558,000 bales, over 400,000 above average trade expectations. Early prices fell up to 15 cents, then late-session covering and price fixing restored gains. Futures and spot quotes reflect modest upward closes across contracts with middling at 21.27 cents.
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New York
Jly
New York Stocks Drift With Small Gains In Sluggish Trade
The New York stock market regained balance with small gains by leaders and wider advances in some specialties. Trading remained slow, with many changes negligible in the final hour. Buyers nibbled at rails oils gold mining air transport electrical equipment and miscellaneous industrial shares as advances reached a point or more with about 500000 shares traded.
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New York
Visible alloying by thin film diffusion process
A new thin film method lets observers see in seconds how two metals mix to form an alloy, speeding up learning that previously took months. Also, a Montgomery County Maryland restaurant warns that washing dishes with a dishrag is illegal.
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Montgomery County
Pelicans wallop Little Rock to grow lead in division
New Orleans stretched its hold on first in the Southern Association with a 10-8 game in which seven runs came in the eighth inning. They completed the sweep 1-0 behind Jesse Danna, his 18th win. Nashville Vols won 7-1 and 6-5 over Atlanta to climb to fourth. Knoxville routed Montgomery 14-4 as Memphis and Birmingham split a twin bill. Sipek homered twice for Birmingham in the opener. Pete Gray and Garrett McBryde sparked Knoxville. Tonight’s games list Hawley Horn at New Orleans, West at Birmingham, and unannounced starter for Knoxville at Montgomery.
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Associated Press
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Pelicans
Southern Association
Nashville
Pels
Little Rock
Jesse Danna
Danna
Larry Gilbert
Nashville Vols
Atlanta
Crackers
Knoxville
Montgomery
Frank Piet
Garrett McBryde
Memphis
Birmingham
Pete Gray
Chicks
Hawley
Horn
West
Ferguson
Fort Smith Victors Win State Legion Title Playoff
The Fort Smith Victors clinched a third straight state American Legion baseball crown by winning two of three against Little Rock Doughboys, 9-5 and 6-3 after an 0-3 loss. They advance to regional playoffs facing winners from Louisiana Mississippi and Texas, venue undecided.
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American Legion
Little Rock
Doughboys
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Mississippi
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Aloysius Jax Team
New Orleans
Cowan Named Ouachita Head Coach Replacing Bradshaw
Arkadelphia Aug 9 Robert A Bob Cowan a Ouachita College alum who starred in football and baseball will return Sept 1 as head coach and athletic director He succeeds Wesley Bradshaw who recently resigned to join the Navy pre flight school at Holbrook Ariz Cowan has six years coaching at North Little Rock and nine years at Fordyce High School Redbugs.
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Arkadelphia
Robert A
Bob) Cowan
Ouachita College Bank
Wesley Bradshaw
Navy
Holbrook, Ariz
Cowan
North Little Rock
Fordyce
Redbugs
Savold Confident of Victory Over Nova in Chicago Bout
Lee Savold, of Paterson New Jersey, predicts a win over Lou Nova of Van Nuys California in a 10 round heavyweight bout at Wrigley Field Chicago. Savold weighs about 192 pounds aims to extend a Chicago KO streak to four, despite Nova’s limited recent success.
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Lee Savold
Paterson
N. J
Lou Nova
van Nuys
Calif
Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs
Savold
California
Washington, D. C
Nova
Nate Bolden
Lem Franklin
Negro
Cleveland
Franklin
Browns Set Unassist Record In Doubleheader Loss
St Louis Browns, 17 1 2 games out of first, lost both ends of a doubleheader and set a new record by playing the second game without a single assist. Indians won the opener 6 to 5 in 14 innings and took the nightcap 5 to 2 while the Browns recorded seven put outs for first baseman George McQuinn.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Elmer Nieman
Tommy Holmes
Boston Braves
Cleveland
Detroit
White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Jim Bagby
Chubby Dean
Mel Harder
Jeff Hath
Bobo Newsom
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Washington
Boston Red Sox
Jake Early
Senators
Sox
Sam Score
George ‘“Pinly
Woods
Milo Candini
Phillies
New York Giants
Indians
George McQuinn
St. Louis
American shipyards to build 2000 Victory ships in 1943
The plan calls for 2,000 Victory ships to be produced in American shipyards during 1943, aiming to boost wartime logistics and cargo capacity.
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