Reiser Gordon Pace Major League Batting Race
Brooklyn star Pete Reiser leads National League with a .350 average aided by Lombardi Medwick and Mize as Boston's Lom and Williams chase in the American League with Gordon of New York atop .844 slugging pace and Doerr Pesky and Spence among top contenders in a wide open batting chase across both leagues.
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New York
Benie Lom
Nara
Boston Braves
Brooklyn
Pete Reiser
Ted Williams
Boston
Toc Gorden
Flash
New York Yankees
Reiser
St. Louis
Wombardi
Jac Medwieck
Silk
Gordon
Williams
Bobby Moerz
Johnny Pesky Hig
Teaders
Lombardi
Medwick
Musial
HU Fletcher
Pitts
Cooper
St. Ovis
OY Novikoff
Chicago
Pricholson
Mize
Emiatt
Bos
Adiarris
Detroit
Woudrent
Cleve
Lehman Leads Open Golf Qualifying After First Round
Johnny Lehman of Chicago shot 71 to lead the field as amateurs and pros, including Bab Cochran and Frank Stranahan, begin the Tom O Shanter Open 72 hole event. Howard Wheeler drew the biggest crowd with a dramatic long hitting game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Talbot O'Shanter
Johnny Lehman
Chicago
Bobby Jones
Ho Lawson
Lehman
Bil Gilbert
Columbus
Henry Bowbeer
Bab
Cochran
St. Louis
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Johnny Goodman
Howard Wheeler
Los Angeles
Wheeler
Tom O'Shaoter
Cuba Sells Nearly All Sugar Output to U S Defense Corp
Cuba has sold virtually its entire P82 sugar output totaling 4 100 000 long tons to the United States Defense Supplies Corp. The sale signals a major shift in wartime economic arrangement and secures a large flow of sugar to U S defense needs.
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Cuba
United States Defense Supplies Corp
Navy pilots training cost and Rollie finagle noted
SID Feder reports on Navy aviation cadets paying $37 for training and gear, survival value of swimming in a crash, Rollie Hemsley’s move to the Yankees and Red Sox talks, past stars like Chet Lead and Claude Passeau, and humorous notes on baseball and football figures amid a busy pro sports week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Feder
Hugh Fullerton
Wide World
New York
Navy
Tom Hanstten
Elac
Matty Bell
Southern Methodist Grid
Jimmy Crowley
Bernie Bierman & Co
Merchant Marine Academy
Long Island
Red Sox
Hemsley
Yanks
Tigers
Chet Leahs
Bobby Feller
Vis
Minnesota Huskies
Gophers
Fights and boxing notes from Anna and cities across the nation
Boxing results listed from Anna and cities including Sacramento Oakland Baltimore Holyoke and Chicago with fighters Arm strong Ybarra White Cabral Tagle Wart Ruffin and Speary noted. The piece also references drifter sports figures Dusting through the American Association and Johnny Bentley leaving Journ al for the Omaha World-Herald desk.
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Sacramento
Calif
Henry Armstrong
Los Angeles
Joe Ybarra
Oalkland
Baltimore
White
Billy Re
Minersville
Holyoke
Mass
Freddie Cabral
Cambridge
Ernest (Adobinson
New York
Chicago
Eddie Mead
Tomernck
Joe Vosmik
American Association
Johnny Whitehead
Kins
San Antonis
Johnny
Browns
Toledo
Johnny Bentley
Lucali
Nel
Journal
Omaha World - Herald
Dodgers Partner Larry French and Ralph Cimilli Star in Five-Hit Shutout
Larry French and Ralph Cimil li combined on a five hit shutout against the Pirates. The Dodgers offense sparked with a 14th home run, delivering a strong win.
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Associated Press
Larry French
Ralph Cimilli
Dodgers
Parner
Pirates
Beards and Banter Shape Hollywood in a Beard Craze
Hollywood buzz about beards changing film culture with Monty Woolley in “Light of Heart” and beards creeping into scripts. Mentions of Arabian Nights prologue, six virgins, and Hays Office edits. Notes on Casablanca era personnel and a veteran, Robert Aisner, with a dramatic French past shaping studio lore.
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Hollywood
Bert
Tolse
Monty Woolley
Mrs. Miniver
Monty
Hays
Robert Grieg
Sabu
John Hall
Matia Cortez
Baseball's Field Of Surprises Grips Fans And Teams
Prominent moves and puzzling shifts ripple through major league rosters as Buddy Rosar, Rollie Hemsley, and Evie McNair spark trades and speculation. Jeff Tabby French tossed a five hit shutout for Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, while Ed Kearse zigzagged between Newark and Amsterdam as McCarthy reshuffles catchers. The Dodgers lead the NL, and Pete Reiser's release from hospital adds to a day of dramatic, uncertain rosters across both leagues.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Buddy Rosar
New York Yankees
Rollie Hemsiey
New York
Evie McNair
Detroit
Washington
Philadelphia Athlettes
Jeff Tiarry French
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn Dedgers
Pirates
Rosar
Bil Dickey
Cote
Buffalo
Joe McCarthy
Cleveland
Indians
Hemsley
Cincinnati
Yanks
Ed Kearse
McCarthy
Rogar
Kearse
Newark
Amsterdam
McNair
Clark Giffith
Washington Senators
Ligers
Senators
A’s
Griffith
Athletics
French
St. Louis
Dolph Camil
Pittsburgh Triumph Over Brooklyn in 8 to 3 Victory
In a key National League race, Pittsburgh defeated Brooklyn 8 to 3, narrowing the Dodgers lead to a single game. Also noted are past yacht and baseball managerial items for context from prior years.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Dodgers
R. J. Reynolds
Blitzen
San Francisco - Hawaii
Rogers Mornsby
St. Louis Browns
Sunny Jim Lotlomiy
State Trade School Offers Free Training Courses
Hope resident David Shirley of Hobart was accepted July 14 as a student in the ore welding course at the Kansas State Trade School in Little Rock. The twelve week program covers aircraft woodwork and sheet metal drafting radio machine shop and other trades with tuition waived. Those unable to cover living expenses may receive pay through their local employment office.
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Hobart David Shirley
Hope
Little Rock
Oil and Gas Filings Lafayette July 20 1942
Mineral and royalty deeds filed July 20 1942 record transfers from P R Rutherford to Gordon Richmond covering sections 18 and 7 in townships 155 and 158 with locations in West and 24 West. Deeds include corrections and a royalty provision. A stray note references actress churn and painter brushes, and a remark about Renoir and Manning.
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Lafayette
Eunice Triplett
P. R. Rutherford Y
Gordon Richmond
New
West
P. R. Rutherford
R. S. Randolph
C. N. Valerius
Forever Yours on a Hollywood hilltop China set
Hollywood reviewer notes Deanna Durbin stars in Forever Yours set in a simulated Yunan China on Universal's hillside lot. The piece details the make believe China back lot with a seven building mission, a 5000 dollar budget for set pieces, and Durbin's on location work with a Chinese community nearby. Durbin talks war news with her sailor husband and the plot pivots toward San Francisco after a Japanese assault.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
China
Universal
Deanna Durbin
San Francisco
Bruce Manning
Jean Renoir
Goldwyn
Griffith Park
Yunan
Burma Road
Deanna
Los Angeles
Civilization
Willy
Vaughn Pail
Rourins
U. S
Unis Man
Edmond O'Brien
Chilldren
Circus Still Plenty of Fun for a Night With the Circus
Ray Peacock recounts five days with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey in a wide eyed portraits of life behind the tents. He describes dressing rooms, mascots, meals, bathing routines, and the camaraderie of circus workers while revealing a love for the outdoor life and freedom from ordinary worries. He notes the healthful, sunlit environment, neighborly lot layout, and the challenge of keeping clothes clean on the road as he travels from port to town.
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Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey
Fred Bradnas
Pat Valdos
Port
York
Newark
N. J
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Holly
Jimmy Wilson
Gene
Chicago Times
Kessler
Claude Passeau
Wilson
George Edmond
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St. Paul Dispatch
Bob Zuppke
Champaign
Coust
Anna
Orson Wells
Sol Wurtzel
Manila
Michael Curtiz
Europe
Mike
Casablanca
Ingrid Bergmian
Paul Henreld
Sakall
Madeleine LeBeauls
Robert Aisner
Vasner
Polle
Paris
Czecho-Slovakia
Vichy
Free French Army
Truckman
Pia
Prince Albert
I BT
Reynolds Tobaene Cu
Winston-Haleta
N. O
Sports Mirror
H. D. Shirley
By Galbraith
U.S. Pat
Manning
Renoir
Russia
Lower
Nile
Ray Peacock
Wide World Features
Cirus
Westerlond
No Man's Land
Roosevelt
Ellis
Franklin D. Roosevel
Arkansas
Ellis Ava
AVA
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Delia
Clyde Ellis
Clyde. Ellis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States of America
Patrick B
U. S. Suspreme
Ellis Campaign Committee
Clyde Elus
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