Oaklawn Park Announces Inaugural Handicap Winners
iT SPRINGS and Book Plate win divisions of Oaklawn Park's ninth annual 30 day meet opening. Thateh ig slashed six furlongs in 1 13 3, McLaughlin claimed $1000 inaugural handicap. Night Editor and Lexbrook Stables trail, Thatcher entry pays fourth. Book Plate pays $9.20, $40, $Jyde Trout’s Cant Lose leads field to win second race for B Chandler $600 purse. Lam’s Fride and Crach place.
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R. C. Thatehig
Leo P. McLaughlin
Oaklawn Park
G. H. Emick
Ug, Coupled In the Field With Night Editor
F. Zulfelt
Lexbrook Stables
Portance
Night Editor
Thatcher
T. H. Hoard
Be Blue
Charles Stern
Marychaiz
Book Plate
Johnnie Adams
Jyde Trout
United States
B. Chandler
Heard
Crach
Chester Lauck
Lam
Fride
Oon
Roosevelt Says S Continued From Page One
Roosevelt lays out wartime home front resolve with three pledges: keep working during disputes, resist special gains for any group, and accept routine life changes if asked, stressing unity against a common enemy aiming to destroy homes and freedom.
FDR Speech Conflicts Overstate War Losses in Pacific
Fragmented wartime-coverage reports claim FDR blasted an American and Dutch vessels, while Dutch authorities said Japanese strikes near Bali were repelled or sunk. A Tokyo broadcast denied confirmed attacks, leaving U S fleet damage unclear and provoking debate over who suffered losses.
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Bali
Tokyo
United States
Hope to Close Cage Season With Badgers
Hope High School basketball plans to close its season Tuesday at home against Arkadelphia. Coach Bill Brasher praises the Badgers as the best coached team he has seen. A and B squads split games with a 7 15 start for the first game and 7 15 for the senior game, admission 25 cents, Henry Yocom to referee.
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Hope High School
Arkadelphia Badgers
Bill Brasher
Arkadelphia Boys
Hot Springs
Arnold
Malvern
Henry Yocom
Cleveland promoters line up big purses for Louis Franklin bout
Promoters in Cleveland offer Pvt. Joe Louis $100,000 to box the winner of the Bob Pastor Lem Franklin match next summer. They guarantee $50,000 for Army and Navy Relief Funds plus $5,000 for inducing Joe Louis to come to Cleveland. Franklin and Louis could draw up to 150000 in Municipal Stadium with ticket prices from $1 to $7.70.
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Harry Grayson
NEA
Cleveland
Joseph Louis Barrow
Bob Pastor Lem Franklin
Ben Gortz
Bob Brickman
Army and Navy
Mike Jacobs
Joe Louis
Robert Foster
Lemuel Henry Franklin
Cuyahoga County
Franklin
Jacobs Beach
Pastor
Louis
Los Angeles
Turkey Thompson
Gary
Booker Beckwith
Jack Hurley
Franklin poised to vanquish Pastor in two rounds
Franklin, age 24, 6'2" and about 200 pounds, claims he will flatten Pastor within two rounds to force recognition by Louis and Mike Jacobs. The fighter notes 35 pro bouts with 27 knockouts after recent wins over Joe O'Gatty and AL Reiss, following a thumb injury from Ample Abe Simon last October. Cleveland experiences its first blackout as James J. Johnston, “Old Boy Bandit,” roams town in a hard hat and dark attire, venting at Bob Paster.
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Menace
Pastor
Louis
Mike Jacobs
Franklin
Joe O’gatty
AL Reiss
Abe Simon
Cleveland
James J. Johnston
Old Boy Bandit
Bob Paster
American workers urged to sacrifice amid wartime overtime policy
The piece argues for extended hours to aid the war effort, criticizing 50 percent overtime penalties as counterproductive. It notes the 40 hour week and overtime rules slow production, urging pay at regular rates for all extra hours. It contrasts US hours with Britain and Germany and mentions about 1,000,000 roses ordered daily in New York City.
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Bataan
Great Britain
Germany
New York City
Can't Go Back to Buggies Says Expert
Washington column argues against a return to horse drawn transport. A government expert says it would take ten years to rebuild the horse population and even then carriage and harness industries would need new tooling and craftsmanship.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Bicycles in War Economy Amid Short Distances
The National Safety Council notes about 8 million bicycles in the United States with 2 million annual output potential for a victory bike. Priorities may lift production, yet concerns remain about steel availability and the time needed to equip every family. The council urges bicycle registration, annual license plates, rider examinations, and bike inspections to curb accidents as reliance on bicycles grows.
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National Safety Council
Camntry
United States
OPM
America
England
FRL
Oil and Gas Leases and Deeds Filed in 1942
Oil and gas notices continue with multiple mineral leases and warranty deeds recorded. Transactions include S E SE and SSW NW entries in sections across townships 12 to 54, dated February 1942, listing grantors and grantees such as Crain, Foster, Bullock, Pipkin, Guynes, Schooley Marsh and Haddlox among others in various ranges and sections.
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Onia
Tidwell
R. R. Fairchild
G. Leuse
W. M. Crain
Vincent W. Foster
G Leuse
H. A. Bullock
R. D. Franklin
Sue
Lois Schooley Marsh
Gladys S
Haddlox
S SE NW
Koreans Demand Fighting Rights In U S Amid Clash Of Views
The article outlines Korean Americans' push to be allowed to fight in U S forces after Pearl Harbor. It notes Syngman Rhee leading a mission for official status, long exile, and advocacy of sabotage against Japan. Koreans seek identification cards to avoid being mistaken for Japanese enemies.
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NEA
Washington
Nippon
Korea
China
Tokyo
U.S
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
United States
Great East
Asia
George Washington University
Harvard
Princeton
U. S
New York
Channing Liem
Frinceton
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
There's Still Life in the Old Bus
Knox County land records list royalty deeds and two O and G leases filed in 1942 involving multiple parties. Transactions cover sections in Townships 12 to 15 and ranges 20 to 23, with guardianship and warranty deeds to various holders.
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Roy Anderson
Marie Hudgen
Rae
Harry L. Elam
Southwood Oil Co
O. & G. Lease
W. N
Rye
Nutin Martin
J. White
Two
University project powers cross cut saw with car steering
Lal Jaloppy reports that the UT Agricultural Engineering Department adapted an old car steering gear to drive a cross cut saw powered by a quarter horsepower motor. The device reportedly works, sawing through a 40 inch oak log smoothly.
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Lal Jaloppy
University of Tennessee Agricultural Engineering Department
Weather and crop note from Marshalltown 1940
A fragment notes February weather uncertainty and a corn stalk at Marshalltown reaching 23 feet 10 inches in 1940. The brief mentions a whistle in 30 minutes and contains unclear, garbled text about weather.
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Marshalltown
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