Yanks Beat Tigers as Indians Slump In Nationals
Yankees overpower Detroit as Red Sox idle. Senators top Cleveland 7-0 while Phillies edge White Sox 4-3 in 11 innings. Dodgers bench 26, Max Macon under contract question looms over Brooklyn.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1942
Page
6
Yankees overpower Detroit as Red Sox idle. Senators top Cleveland 7-0 while Phillies edge White Sox 4-3 in 11 innings. Dodgers bench 26, Max Macon under contract question looms over Brooklyn.
Reported results show several bouts with decisions and knockouts across Chicago Pittsburgh Baltimore New Orleans and other venues. Notable outcomes include Bill Petersen defeating an opponent in Indiana and Vinnie Vines edging Eddie Pierce in New York area rings with points decisions.
Yesterday's Stars by the Associated Press highlight Lefty Goines and Joe Gordon of the Yankees limiting the Tigers to four runs as Jatter goes 4-for-4 at the plate. Walter Masterson and Phil Myreliidon excel for the Senators and Athletics respectively, while White Sox rally to eight runs in innings and Wally singles to spark the win.
A retrospective notes New York Yankees ending a 14 game win streak at the hands of the White Sox with John Rigney pitching. It recalls Joe DiMaggio's 54th straight game hit and notable golf showings by Byron Nelson, Dick Metz, and Henry Picard in PGA events, plus Carl Hubbell's four hit homer over Pittsburgh.
Hollywood park pavers hope for pacing on the coast next winter. The Cleveland Indians have the inside track for Ed Robinson, Baltimore’s first sacker. Ray Dovry and Earl Targeson are drawing double duty in the majors. Van Lingle Mungo hints at a comeback with Minnesota. Larry French’s ten straight wins earn Cubs a favor from MacPhail. Clark Shaughnessy shifts Maryland’s nickname to Terps. Bill Thompson earns praise as the most improved jockey. Warneke’s Cards and Dodgers face a tough slate, and Vic Seixas is forecast to rise in tennis. Details mixed with club chatter and college notes.
New York July 14 Gordon Lowell Gordon of the New York Yankees kept his chase for the 1942 batting title alive. He collected two doubles and two singles in Detroit, lifting his American League average to .347 and reclaiming the No. 4 spot, three points ahead of Ted Williams and Bobo Doerr. Pete Reiser led the senior circuit with a .456 pace while Joe Medwick trailed at .243.
The Red Army showcases an automatic rifle designed by Vo A. Dextyuray that requires reloading after 47 shots and can fire at about 100 rounds per minute with 12 percent well aimed.
Ed Collins and Harvey Lewis were arrested by local police on kidnapping a 19-year-old in Lafayette County. At the Lafayette County sheriff’s request, officers returned them to the county for processing.
The Methodist Young People hosted the Presbyterian young people at the Youth Fellowship service Sunday night. After social time with light refreshments, a worship program based on the Lord's Prayer was presented.
A program at Hinton chapel Saturday night features a pre supper and proceeds to a church piano fund. The John Ridghill string band will furnish music. R. Hamilton of the Hinton community announced the event and the public is invited.
In a quirky practice at Kansas City Union Station the clocks are set ahead four minutes to help passengers catch trains on time. The adjustment, noted locally, aims to reduce missed connections and keep arrivals smooth.
Chattanooga wins 6 4 over New Orleans as their Latin ensemble delivers eight hits and ten bases on balls. Five runs in the second inning and a final tally in the fourth clinch the win while other southern clubs rest after Sunday’s doubleheader. Tuesday schedule shows Knoxville at Memphis and Nashville at Little Rock among others.
Yesterday in Hope city hall municipal court Judge W K Lemley presided over a long docket. Multiple defendants faced charges of disturbing the peace, assault and battery, drunkenness, gaming, and running a signal light with several pleas of guilty or fines noted. Some defendants were dismissed or bound over to Hempstead county grand jury after examinations.
AP regional report notes boll weevil infestations still spotted in the cotton belt during early July. Texas shows heavy eastern infestations. Oklahoma reports threats in southeastern fields. Arkansas and Louisiana record abundant and widespread presence. Mississippi surveys 83 farms with 66 infested and seven percent of squares punctured.
Royalty and mineral lease filings dated 1942 for Lafayette region listed by Eunice Triplett. Transfers include G A Schwab to Ciara A Crites and H B Langford to Frankel and Frankel with multiple section interests in Rye 24 West. Various mineral deeds and lease assignments detail ownership transfers, royalty shares, and recorded dates from June to July 1942. Names include G A Schwab, Ciara A Crites, H B Langford, Frankel, Frankel, R S Randolph, Harry A Campbell, Margaret F Shaw, Margaret S Randolph, J A Mayer, O B Clark, C Snow, Henry Zarrow, Simon Lebow, Ted McDaniel, and Carl Dalrymple across Sections 7, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 30 in townships 14–18 South, Range 22–25 West.
Land records show multiple QO and G leases, mineral deeds, and royalty contracts filed July 10 1942 in Nevada County. Transactions include J B Warmack to Skelly Oil Co and Magnolia Pet Co, with sections 3 27 19 10 25 and townships 12 14 15 22, alongside warranty deeds and royal contracts dated July 11 1942 and July 13 1942.
Hollywood notes describe Fibber McGee and Molly as normal yet nonconformist, emphasizing their public’s expectations. In the second Bergen film Here We Go Again they are portrayed as strictly noncontroversial, avoiding politics religion and quarrels. They even abandon jokes about war and drinking, reflecting wartime sensitivities and a shift in tone driven by writers Jim Jordan and Don Quinn.
Navy crews faced bombs and shells with grit not fear as officers praised their eagerness and quick firing. A Kingsland gunner forgot his hands in machinery during an aerial dogfight while a Los Angeles artist reacted with intense excitement as planes approached.
Hope High School prepares a Going Away party for 102 fibertaea who will leave Friday July 17 to defend their country. The event begins at 6 am with the last bus load by 7 am. The Third Street area will be roped off for safety and crowd control. The Hope High School Band will perform from 6:45 am, followed by two minute talks by city and county officials and civic groups. Terrell Cornelius of the Chamber of Commerce will MC, with a speaker ensuring everyone can hear. The program aims to minimize disruption to business and draw a large turnout to cheer the defenders. A full speaker list and party details will appear in tomorrow's paper.
Bert Wolfe expresses disgust after buying a 1942 license plates on May 12 and storing his car on April 1. Ten days later thieves broke into his garage and stole two tires and wheels, and he laments not being able to get tires even if he had the wheels.
A Dallas boy, baptized in his uniform, recalls a swarm of enemy planes like bees on the horizon and wishes for a fighter as he and the crew of the Negra mess battle through the bombardment. A Blue Hill pilot notes pride amid danger while a Kenridge color worker, shelling calmly, shouts a prayer as bombs threaten.
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