Major Leagues Grapple With Talent Amid War Drafts
Major leaguers face a wartime shuffle as players hint at staying in non baseball roles or farm work. Joe Gio signals possible loyalty to Yankees, while Anderson, Dolphills, and others plan to remain off the field. Several stars like Bagby, Moore, and Goodyear take factory or war industry jobs.
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Arole Claassen
Joe Gio
Nevada
New York Yankees
Walker
War Plant
Brooklyn
igiMaggio
Anderson
Pittsburgh
Bosston Red Sox
Handy
Boston Red Sox
Alamada
Dolphills
California
Jim Bagby
Cleveland
Terry Moore
St. Louis Cardinals
Vernon
Lefty
Mobilization Plans to Be Made in County Courthouse
Mobilization Day plan will be made in a meeting at the Mpstead County Courthouse on Thursday. B. E. McMahon, administrative officer, announced today. Interested persons are urged to attend.
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Mpstead
B. E. McMahon
Bythe AP Mirror Recaps Football Rules Change And Track Pace
Sports summary recalls the year ago rule committee move to a Y formation and notes past matches where Lash defeated Deck and MacMitchell. It mentions an indoor race time of 9 08 56 and Cunningham in a half mile with Brick Owens, an American League umpire of 22 years, alongside a note about public opinion on US plane building programs.
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Sports Mirror
Associated Press Today
Sea
Lash
Tommy Deck
Leslie MacMitchell
Cunningham
Charles
Brick) Owens
Baseball Scout Rogell Runs Detroit Youth Program
New York January 6 councilman Billy Rogell’s baseball school will again operate in Detroit this summer. The program trained about 300 teams and 6,000 players last year and aims for 650 teams in 1963, offering fundamentals to youths ages 14-16 as a talent reservoir for future major and minor leagues. The Detroit setup will cost $8,500, seen as a worthy investment to keep boys out of trouble and teach the game.
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Billy Rogell
Detroit Agion
Tiger
Detroit
Rogell
Ace Swimmer Gets First Leave From WAFS
Fort Lauderdale announces Katy Rawls Thompson on her first leave from the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron. The former International Woman Championship swimmer, now a WAFS member, calls flying the most thrilling life and is among the original 25 women who formed the nucleus of the unit.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Tiny Katy Rawls Thompson
Women's Auxiliary
WAFS
Fights Last Night By the Associated Press
Jersey City New Jersey Cannon balance Dibson New York out pointed FeeWee Lewis Baltimore 10 Buffs New Jersey Bobby McQuil Chris Dimitzion Niagara Falls CA Los Angeles Henry Armstrong 140 3 4 Los Angeles outpointed simony McDufels Los Angeles 10
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An. J
Cannonbal Dibson
New York
FeeWee Lewis
Baltimor
Buffs
A N. J
Bobby McQuil
Chris Dimitzion
Niagra Falls
Los Angeles
Henry Armstrong
Simony McDufels
Kiwanians review rubber conservation film and goals
Kiwanis Club heard Lee HIM of Goodrich Rubber explain tire conservation and synthetic rubber progress. The film cited 1941 civilian use 700000 tons and Army use 66000. 1942 Army 500000 with 600000 planned for 1943. Synthetic output 40000 in 1942, 300000 this year, 800000 in 1944, to free civilians from rubber shortages. Eq Hawkins named committees for the year, Rev Robert Moore and Prosecuting Attorney Lyle Brown newly welcomed.
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Lee Him
Goodrich Rubber Co
Kiwanis Club
Eq Hawkins
Robert Moore
Lyle Brown
Granach the Gestapo Villain Turns Art Theater Figure
Wide World Features Writer profiles Hollywood actor Alexander Granach known for playing a wily Gestapo agent in Joan of Paris and Unconquered. Once a circus tumbler and bear-trainer, he now pursues serious acting ideas amid a career marked by mystery and diverse refugee roles. He recounts a tumultuous journey from Poland to Germany Austria the Soviet Union Switzerland and America.
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Mishele Morgan
Anna Lee
Granach
Elfin
Max Reinhardt
Poland
Germany
Hiller
Austria
Soviet Union
Switzerland
America
William Dieterle
New York
William Te
Attor
Lubitsch
Granuci
Henry Armstrong Set for Surgery After McDaniels Fight
Henry Armstrong defeated California Jimmy McDaniels in a 10 round bout at the Olympic Auditorium and plans a rapid return to action after surgery on his tonsils. Manager George Moore said the operation would be scheduled soon as Armstrong seals his 7th win in 15 starts in a notable comeback bid.
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Los Angeles
Henry Armstrong
California
Jimmy McDaniels
Armstrong
McDaniels
Olympic Auditorium
Philadelphia
al Tribuani
New York
Beau Jack
George Moore
Mth
Henry
Civil Service Opens Part Time Jobs For War Effort
Washington sees Civil Service Commission add part time workers to meet exploding demand across departments and bureaus. Housewives students and part timers will be paid on a proportional basis without sick leave or retirement benefits, but may progress to full time with approval. Switchboard operators typists stenographers and machine operators are in demand while applicants from all fields are considered.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Granach silent act far eclipsed by talkative Gestapo role
Granach once convinced as a silent front to a wily antagonist. Now she plays a Gestapo with dialogue to counter critics, yet the performance disappoints, failing to match the stout pixie exterior that previously impressed audiences.
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Granach
Gestapo
Shi
Talking up Wyoming senator for National Mediation Board
The passage notes Senator If Ho Schwartz of Wyoming being considered for the National Mediation Board, which settles railway labor disputes. It suggests early administration appointees come from those who failed reelection and many loyal workers will move into wartime and government roles.
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Ho Schwartz
Wyoming
National Mediation Board
Private William R Routon Arrives at Scott Field for Training
Private William R Routon, son of Mrs Ralph Routon of 120 North Pine Street, has arrived at Scott Field Illinois for training in radio operating and mechanics to become a member of a bomber crew. The Army press release confirms the assignment amid early wartime mobilization. Law bans colored casings for hot dogs in Utah.
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William R. Routon
Ralph Routon
North Pine Street
Ope
Scott Field
Ilinois
Army
McCaskill Miss Teta Rhodes Leaves for Magnolia A&M
Miss Teta Rhodes, daughter of McCaskill, departed Sunday after the Christos holidays to attend Magnolia Agricultural and Mechanical College.
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Teta Rhodes
Magnolia A. & M. College
Christos
New Hope Cemetery Work Near Prescott Reported
The procession to New Hope Cemetery involved Mr J D Rhodes and Mrs Chester McCaskill among others, with cleanup work starting Thursday and plans announced today. Families including Mr and Mrs Herman Rhodes and John Robert Harper were noted, and visitors from Nash ville were expected Saturday as weather permitted.
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J. D. Rhodes
Chester McCaskill
Vela
Locals Welcome Relatives on Weekend Visit
Lokie of Lokie visited relatives here Sunday. Mrs. Jim Reaves of Little Rock arrived Monday for a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Rodgers.
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Jim Reaves
Little Rocks
M. Rodgers
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