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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1948
Page
2
The Negro baseball team added two more victories over the holidays by beating Little Rock 18 to 2 and shutting out Prescott 2 to 0. They hold an 1 of 11 seasonal record and play Dorado Brown Sox here Sunday, July 11, at Negro City Park, with the game ending around 3 40 p.m.
A compact critique of Roosevelt's 1920s fundraising and alliances with Raskob and Smith. The writer suggests the New Dealers would label Dewey a subsidized candidate and disputes claims of Roosevelt's philanthropy, recalling Warm Springs and political maneuvers with Eleanor and Roosevelt-era figures.
A large crowd is expected as Mutt Ferguson of Hope faces Smith of Magnolia in a late season pitchers’ battle. Magnolia and Hope battle for supremacy while McAlister seeks revenge in Texarkana tournaments. game time 8:30 with players to arrive at 7:30 for warmups. Local league results included Rockets over Breving 8-1 and VFW over 164 18-9.
Six teams of the Southern Association rested after doubleheaders over the weekend while Atlanta Crackers snap a seven game skid with a 6 2 win over the Birmingham Barons in Avanta. Mobile Bears visit Atlanta, Barons host New Orleans in Birmingham, Chattanooga plays Little Rock, Nashville at Memphis.
Eddie Joost drove in two runs including a first inning homer and Lou Brissie struck out nine as the Athletics beat the Senators 5-3 in Washington. The win kept them within 10 games of first, while Detroit’s 9-0 shutout over Cleveland tightened the AL pennant race. Stan Musial led St Louis with three hits as the Cubs edged the Cards 12-10 in St Louis. Hank Behrman earned his first win of the season for Brooklyn, blanking Philadelphia 3-0 in a night game.
A chaotic fight card recap lists multiple bouts with wins by knockout and outpoints across venues in New York New Orleans and Johannesburg. Names include Meho Bettina Abhimie Ciby Johnny Bratwn and Jackie Selemora among others with scattered city and arena mentions such as United Press New York Sal Boretty and Quewisboro Arena.
A fragmented station rundown lists multiple program titles and hosts for July 7 and July 8. Entries include Record Session Superman Adventure Parade Twin Mix Fulton Lewis Jr Five Star Tonight News Dinner for Two Night Adventure Billy R Jimny J Mut Jick Hol Onlionaire California Melodies Don McCall Winter's Orchestra Gene Krupa's Orchestra Mutual Reports News Sign Off and numerous music, talk, and variety segments with timing hints and sponsor names.
Central standards list of NBC and CBS shows for July 7 evening. NBC airs Jack Pearl at 8, Tex and Jinx at 8 30, Go for the House quiz at 7 30. CBS features American Melody at 7 30, Dr Christian drama at 8, Your Song and Ming at 8 1 2, Special Agent and Hampton show later. Election issues coverage planned Thursday with Fred Waring and Say It with Songs on NBC and CBS.
Last night results show Brooklyn, New York, and St Louis won while Chicago and Cleveland dropped games. Other league actions included Washington and Philadelphia competing with mixed outcomes and several minor fixtures across the Southern and Texas leagues.
Carl Bell shares a chaotic tale of a weekend fishing trip gone wrong with misfired plans and rural mishaps. A driver travels fifty miles to a dam area, encounters a farmer, and a tractor rescue unfolds as two tractors work to pull a car from a ditch amid a comical string of missteps.
A traveler recounts a failed outing to a lake after a long road, with poor fishing and a tired return home. The day features a hot midday by the spillway, a lake with few perch, and a wife’s familiar reproach as the narrator drags into work exhausted. The tale ends with a vow to try again on a future day off.
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