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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1947
Page
2
The Oilers split a doubleheader with Hot Springs. Hot Springs won the opener 6 to 2 and El Dorado defeated Hot Springs 9 to 7 in the nightcap. Tonight's schedule lists games at El Dorado and Greenwood with Greenville and Helena.
Twelve major league teams represented as fans pick starting positions for the 14th annual All Star Game at Chicago’s Wrigley Field July 8. A total of 1,973,493 ballots were cast with starters chosen in the American and National Leagues and pitching staffs to be set by managers later.
A chaotic talk on organized sports features a scattered roster of players and coaches. Notable names such as Evans, Dimmi, Adie, McCormack, Floyd, and McCormack appear amid a noisy gathering with professional scouts present.
AP report shows Brooklyn at Philadelphia and other night games including Chicago at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at Washington. Sunday results list Boston over Philadelphia 7 to 2 and St Louis 7 to 17 among several others, with several teams tallying mixed scores.
Nashville split a Sunday doubleheader with Mobile, 3-2 in the opener and 9-6 in the nightcap, as Ben Wade earned his 11th win and 80th strikeout. Memphis beat Atlanta 11-1 then lost to Forrest Thompson 2-1. New Orleans topped Chattanooga 7-2. Little Rock beat Birmingham 6-2 but Lamacchia blanked the Rocks 9-0 in the nightcap. Standings show Chattanooga slipping to fourth, Birmingham to fifth.
Five San Pedro fishermen aboard the Thistle, missing since May 19, were rescued near Clipperton Island about 1,700 miles south of San Diego. Sailors described the voyage back, the boat wrecked on the atoll, and the crew in fair condition. Navy and Panama-based rescue plans were set as crews were to transport them toward the Galapagos.
In Chicago on June 36 a festive family gathering celebrated Christmas spirit as Paul F Leverenz, 63, and Fred Leverenz, 58, reunited after Paul spent 30 years in California. A decorated tree and a stack of gifts for Paul topped a Christmas dinner shared by 24 relatives.
The article notes that federal taxes paid by the steel industry in 1948 nearly matched the total expenditures of the U.S. government in 1912, illustrating the industrial sector’s heavy fiscal role. The comparison underscores shifts in government spending and industrial contribution during early postwar years.
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