Arkansas Casualty List Includes Army and Navy Deaths
War Department telegrams list casualties and wounded from many Arkansas towns. Names cover Navy, Army, and Prisoners of War as well as missing personnel in European and Pacific theaters, with ranks from Pvt. to Lt and multiple Arkansas hometowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Navy Department
Navy
Ingram
James Milton
Eookie
USNR
England
Strain
Herman F
USMC
Fayetteville
Cagle
Darwin David
Aviation
USN
Hayes
Charles Paul
Little Rock
Petiijohn
Claude B., Jr
Evening Shade
Hughes
Charles August
Seaman K
Joiner
Crain
Odis O
Pie
Hollis
Pacific
Cooper
Albert J
Marianna
Dougan
Elmer C
Sheridan Lawrence
Eldridge D
Appleton Honeycutt
James D
Pfe
Blytheville
Johnson, Morris
Monticel
Mason Oscar L
Havana
Miller
James C
Beetleville
Rowe
Roy F
Hatfield
Ryan
Eugene V
Opal
Sanders
J. C
Queen
Swifton Shepard
Claud M
Fort Smith
Sherman
Uriel C
Prescott
Vincent Gerald V
Piggott
Webb
Doyle W
Lawson
Woodrome
Clarence E
Greenbrier
Stepp Fugene J
Eudora
Army Ae
Bailey
Claude
Dutch Mills
Brunson
Max H
Mena
Cobb James W
Ashdown
Fleming Elmer
Scott
Gray
James L
John H
Magnolia
Lester
Mike J
Hardy
Manes
Jackie
Dumas
Marsh
William H
Pangburn
May
James G
Camden
McDermott
James R
S-Set
Paragould
Morris
Charles R
Hope
Morse
Herbert L
Mulberry
Murphy Charles B
Osborne
Richard
Manila
Phillips
Neal D
Garland
Raybon
Grady W
Fordyce
Reynolds Fern A
Cpl
Reardon
Simkins
Roy A
Boles
Smithson
Homer J
Dongola Spear William A
Sullivan
Fred R
Pine Bluff
Thompson
Roy D
Clinton
Thornton John H
Wagster
van F
T-5
Rector
Watson
Tinman
Wingfield
Bob S. Jr
Okolona
Wood
Nathan L
Benton
Baseball Scores and Weather Records Reported
American League results include New York 12 Washington 3 and Cleveland 9 Detroit 0. National League notes show Chicago 1 St Louis 2 with rainouts Boston Philadelphia and Chicago St Louis. Also Cincinnati 4 1 Pittsburgh 9 Brooklyn 66 New York 3 in 14 innings. Southern Association results list Chattanooga 12 Mobile 7 Little Rock 17 Nashville 3 Atlanta 11 New Orleans 3. Fort Yukon Alaska records 100 degrees in shade and 78 degrees below zero as coldest place.
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Associated Press
New York
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Lows
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Southern Association
Chattanooga
Mobile
Little Rock
Nashville
Atlanta
New Orleans
Birmingham
Memphis
Fort
Yukon
Alaska
Weather Bureau
Voiselle's rough night as Giants fall to Pirates and Cubs
Voiselle and the New York Giants stumble toward the Pittsburgh surge as he blows a ninth inning lead. Ben Chapman delivers a game tying single after a wild sequence, while Ace Adams loses in five extra frames. Goody Rosen later homers to seal the Pirates win.
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Jack Hand
Evan
Bill Voiselle
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Voiselle
Brooklyn
Ben Chapman
Ace Adams
Bill Hart
Ed Standy
Goody Rosen
Me Ot
St. Louis
Husky
Howie Schultz
Clyde Sukeforth
Chapman
Ninety Six
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati Reds
Ed Heusser
Redlegs
Max Butcher
Boston Phillies
Chicago Cubs
New York Yankees
Washington
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Red Embree
Joe McCarthy
Derby on track for record crowd and 22-horse field
Louisville reports a potential record Derby attendance topping 95,000 with as many as 22 entrants. Jeep is the 3-to-1 favorite at many books as time trials finish. Mi Sweet may become the first filly since 1936 to run in the race amid wartime schedule changes.
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Leo H. Petersen
Louisville
Matt Winn
Whirlaway
Winn
Col. C. V. Whitney
Jeep
Arthur Rose
Misweet
Gallia
Fox
Johnstown
Count Fleet
New York Faces Washington In Late Evening Clash
The Associated Press reports a final game tonight between the New York squad and Washington, scheduled for 8 36 Eastern War Time. Both teams seek a win to boost standings as the season tightens.
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The
Associated Press
American League New York
Washington
Secret NFL meeting ends as Gallery leaves early
New York June 6 Tom Gallery reports that at last week's secret NFL meeting he walked out early after presenting the Brooklyn Yankee Stadium case and did not hear more. He returned home to Scarsdale to ensure he could be excluded from further discussion. Boston likely welcomes a fresh start if the team performs poorly next season.
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New York
Tom Gallery
Brooklyn-Yankee Stadium
Scarsdale
Tom
Brooklyn
Boston
Mager Helps Draw Big Crowds at Fort Benning Baseball
George Mager, former Cardinal pitcher, earns praise for boosting spectator interest at Fort Benning Georgia. He allowed only one earned run in 49 and 2-3 innings in the Infantry School League, also hitting two homers in a single game and drawing the biggest crowd of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mager
Fort Benning
Schedule highlights for tonight and tomorrow baseball games
Tonight’s major league slate features Philadelphia at Boston, St Louis at Chicago, Detroit at Cleveland, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, and Chicago at St Louis among others. Tomorrow’s schedule lists Philadelphia at Boston, Detroit at Cleveland, St Louis at Chicago with games across both leagues.
Boxing results from last night across multiple cities
Fights featured New York fighter Tony Janko who outpointed Williams in Montgomery Alabama and Johnny Green of Lackawanna NY who outpointed Bobby Larkin in New York. Other results include Jackie Canarel of Boston outpointing Charley Jones in New York and Vic Pisantore knocking out Johnny Rinaldi in New York. Enrique Bolanos beat Larry Bolvin in Providence while Venus Scott lost to Drew in Springfield.
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Associated Press
New York
Tony Janko
Youngstown
Yuny Williams
Montgomery
Ala
Buffalo
Johnny Green
Lackawanna N. Y
Bobby Larkin
Portland
Jackie Canarel
Boston
Charley Jones
Hartford
Hise
Springfield
Mass
Venus Scott
Los Angeles
Enrique Bolanos
Mexico City
Larry Bolvin
Providence
R. I
Lend-lease with the Netherlands and glue science
The document notes two lend-lease arrangements with the Netherlands totaling $242,000,000, made in Washington on April 10. It also explains glue strength arising from penetration into wood pores while wet and the shrinking action during drying that binds fibers for a strong joint. The last line asks about the fire date involving Ken.
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United States
Netherlands
Washington
Burglars Strike In Split City Building on Boundary Line
Two burglaries occurred in adjacent cities within a zigzag building on the boundary. Los Angeles police reported $40 stolen from an upstairs unit while Beverly Hills officers checked a downstairs break in.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Duos Angeles
Ly Hills
Boundary Line
Beverly Hills
Canning Sugar Denied By Portland Ration Board
In Portland a Ration Board refused a woman's request for ten pounds of sugar for an unborn baby. When asked the baby’s name she replied the baby is not born yet but she plans canning before going to the hospital. In Los Angeles a hummingbird named Henrietta is tending two nests five feet apart, feeding one batch of young while sitting on the other eggs.
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Portland
Ore
Ration Board No 41
Los Angeles
Henrietta
Divorce Decree for Mrs Lowe amid Desertion Claims
Attorney Nicholas Caruso for Catherine Lowe tells Superior Judge John A. Sbarbaro that Lowe was left at the post in her suit for divorce from jockey William Lowe. The judge quips about race track phraseology as he signs the decree, noting she is pursuing desertion.
Fox hunter stumbles on fox raid on henhouse
Aurora farmer Robert Friebele spotted a fox he suspected of breaking into his henhouse and killing 29 chickens. His first shot grazed the fox nose, stunning it, and bystanders captured the animal rather than rushing in to finish it, planning to fatten it for the winter fur market.
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Aurora
Til
Robert Friebele
Aris tides victory on May 17, 1875
A fragment notes a May 17 1875 win by Aris tides. It asks about the new source of the U S Army Air Forces in 1944 and answers approximately 2 500 000u.
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Aristides
U. S. Army Air Forces
Television as Expensive Disappointment and Political Propaganda
In this critique, the author condemns television’s early promise as costly and flawed. He compares radio’s failings to future TV, cites unreliable audio gear, and warns of propaganda, monopoly, and political manipulation by Hollywood and advertisers. The piece also accuses Samuel J. Novick of Communist ties and opposes TV in schools.
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New York
Felix Frankfurter
Pearl Harbor
Radio
Anther
Iil
Moving Picture
Political Action Committee
Samuel J. Novick
Novick
Russia
Mexico
Gailmor
Hollywood
Us.a
Congress
Soviet Russia
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Fonzie Moses Filling Station
J. F. McDowell
McDowell's
Harvey Smith
Beard’s Chapel
Prescott and DeAnn Road
South Walnut St. C. FE
Employment Service
Center Street
Little Rock, Arkansas
United States Employment Service
Rufus Martin
Patmos
Tudor Ford
T. H. Bader
Hope Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Oh Street
Chas. Bader
West 6Th St
Lelar Nelson
Ozan Ark
Pacific Rail Road
F. IL. Reynolds
Fulton, Ark
Riley Carrington
Ned Williams
Emmet
John Rogers Hope
Lawrence Walker
South Laurel St
Kroger’s
Vernon Johnston
Minnie Bell Clark
Rt. 3
A. Hope
Ark
Riley Cooper
West 7Th Street
Texarkana
Texas
Floyd Porterfield
Arkansas
Lawrence Myr V
Aplin
Lewis, August H
Henry Rademacher
C. S. Sackett
Anderson
Grady Beard
McDowells Store
East 3Rd St
Giants
Derby
Ernest M
Mickey
Berlin
Brandenburg Gate
FDR
Roosevelt
Hughs. Fullerton, Jr
Tex O'Rourke
Happy Chandler
Rickey, Jr
Parke Brothers
Burley
Mote
Ivan
Hoop Jr
Nick Thiel
Penn State
Red
the Verce
Barber
Randfathers
Barber's Point
Hawaii
Tom Carey
Red Sox
Browns
Dick Wakefield
Tiger
Bainbridge, Md
Cote
Susie
United Press
White Plains
N. Y
Vic Pisnatore
Johnny Rinaldi
Harry W. Shiver
Hope. Ark
Rogers Radio
Firestone
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola
Coke
CC Co
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