Social Calendar Highlights From Local Society News
Daisy Heard editors social column details upcoming events at the Pat Cleburne chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy gathering at Mrs A E Slunset home and the Rose Garden club meeting hosted by Mrs W C Andros. House parties honor Miss Melen Hesterly with bridge luncheon guests and prizes noted. Daisy Heard departs for Waco. visitors from Kalamazoo and Gordon visit local hosts. Fort Bragg guest Ed Nourse listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Cleburne Thapter
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
A. E. Slunset
the Rose Garden Club
W. C. Andros South Bonner
Weaver
Roy Anderson
Thompson Evans, Jr
Wichita Falls
Texas
R. V. Herndon, Jr
Melen Hesterly
Eleut
Basketball Results From Associated Press Roundup
The Associated Press reports scores across college and university teams including Columbia 62 Yale 56 Princeton 48 Pennsylvania 27 Cornell 63 Harvard 43 Georgetown 74 Colgate 59 Westminster 44 Duquesne 39 Loras 47 Upper Iowa 42 Kearney 56 Weshyena 04 Fort Hays State 59 Mee Pherson 43 Texas 57 Texas Aggies 55.
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Associated Press
Columbian
Yale
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Harvard
Georgetown
Colgate
Westminster
Duquesne
Loras
Upper Iowa
Kearney
Neb
Weshyena
Fort Hays State
Kus
Mee Pherson
Texas
Texas Aggies
Youngsters Shine In Spa Feature Race At Oaklawn Park
A field of 17 two year olds contested a three furlong sprint in the featured third race at Oaklawn Park. Gray Dream, a four year old grey by Gino, led from the start in the Texarkana handicap, outlasting Johnnie J. to win by a nose after 6 furlongs in 1:12.00, paying 7.40 to win.
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Mat Springs
yTurtdom
Oaklawn Park
Ernst String
Ingold
Alterry
Nelson
Gray Dream
Grey
Gino
Johnnie 2
Johnnie J
Texarkana
A.C. Ernst
Joharl
Williams deferment clash over 1A to 3A reclassification
Sports Mirror Today reports Col. J. EB. Nelson, head of Minnesota Selective Service, says Ted Williams sought deferment while government appeal agent Herbert W. Ehsirein states he authorized Williams’ reclassification from 1-A to 3-A. Three years earlier the New York Giants sent first baseman Sam Leslie to Nashville in the Southern Association.
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Sports Mirror
Associated Press Today
Col. J. EB. Nelson
Minnesota Selective Service
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Herbert W. Ehsirein
Williams
New York Giants
Sam Leslie
Nashville Vais
Fights Last Night Card Includes Heavyweights Wins
In Jacksonville Jim Bowden knocked out Ed Die Mader of New York in the heavyweights. Charles Cathy Lewis stopped Frank Franconeri in Bayonne. Charley Bur outpointed Tiger Wade in San Francisco. The card featured fighters from New York Oakland Minneapolis and San Francisco with various outcomes.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Mla
Jim Bowden
Eddie Mader
New York
Elizabeth
M. J
Charles
Cathy) Lewis
Frank Franconeri
Oakland
Calif
Charley Bur
Jey
Minneapolis
Tiger Wade
San Francisco
Soaring Solo Tests Pattys Patience in Air
Pattys solo flight begins with a 5000 foot release and the thrill of soaring over Green Hills as Jimmy Carr cheers from below. In Elmira the Double Eagle Field trains pilots while Loraine Stuart watches with cool detachment and romantic complications brew after a long day of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty
Pat
Soto
Jimmy Carr
Jimmy
Mrs. Anderson
Stuart
Loraine
Sara
Loraine Stuart
Laister-Kauffman
Patsy
New York
Mass production plan for high school boxing faces overviews
Gua Welch, former Carlisle star now Georgetown Prep coach, advocates government supervised mass boxing in high schools to teach self defense. The column mentions boxing and wrestling at schools, contrasts with professional boxing, and notes the Eastern Intercollegiate tournament at Syracuse as a focal point.
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New York
Gua Welch
Carlisle
Georgetown Prep
Army
Navy
Syracuse
Bay Meadows on Go Again Tomorrow
Bay Meadows racing continues tomorrow in San Mateo as General Manager Bill Kyne wraps up a wartime spring meeting. He extended a deadline to two labor groups to settle jurisdictional differences, or the races could be called off for the duration. Earlier, rubber administration guidance influenced attendance and conditions at the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Mateo
Calif
Bay Meadows
Reaes
Bill Kyne
Kyne
W. M. Jeffers
San Francisco
TAT California Racetrack Employes Union
AFL
Parkers Place 2 on Southwest All-Star Team
Associated Press lists Bill Closs of Rice and John Hargis of Texas as the men of the year in Southwest Conference basketball with Clayton Wynne of Arkansas narrowly missing unanimous support. The seven coaches’ ballot places six on the all conference squad with two guards sharing a spot and Carpenter, Huffman, and Lambert among the selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold V
Ratliff
Associated Press
Bill Closs
Rice
John Harris
Texas
Arkansas
Clayton Wynne
Closs
Hargis
Longhorns
Wynne
Big Arkansas
Gordon Carpenter
Arkansas Razorbacks
Carpenter
Leland Huffman
Texas A
Harold Lambert
John Hargis
Mrs Pat McCormick Dies Near Hope
Mrs Pat McCormick 81 died yesterday at her sister’s home in Hope. Funeral 3 p.m. Friday at Water Creek cemetery near Hope, Rev W P Hamilton officiating. Survived by two children John and Maxine Handcock four brothers Henry John of Ashdown Jesse and Carl Buster U S Army.
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Pat McCormick
W. L Anderson
Hope
Water Creek
W. BP. Hamilton
John
Maxine Handcock
Henry
Ashdown
Jesse
Carl Buster
U. S. Army
Ships battle over Pacific heavy carrier dawn raid
In midmorning action, A20 Douglas Havocs struck at mast height, igniting two 6,000-ton cargo ships and an 8,000-ton vessel, with multiple transports burning or sinking. B-25 Mitchells hit a destroyer, a 5,000-ton transport, and several other ships, while Fortresses scored hits on cargo ships and engaged enemy fighters, leaving several Japanese planes destroyed or damaged and several ships burning. A top cover of fighters repelled the interceptor effort, downing multiple zeros and taking further losses.
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Mitchells
Boeing
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Daisy Dorothy Heard
Joe Black
Mary Lemley
S. B. Hesterly
Ingerie
Miss Westerly
Jack Lowe
Gordon
George Robison
Led Jones
Evelyn Briant
W. R. Serndon
Lanmarr Cox
Sidney K
Waco, Texas
7. R. Heards
Alice Loreraine Heard
G. EB. Graham
Kalamazoo, Mich
K. G. McRae
Georganne
Thompson Ewats
John P. Cox
Ed Nourse
Fort Brags
North Carolina
Moraline
Lang
Falar
Ated Wowace
Ohrardona
Saenger
Marjorie Main
Edward Arnold
Ann Harding
Richard DIX
Kent Taylor
Edgar Buchanan
Rialto
Ann Sheridan
Leo Carrillo
Andrews
Tim Holt
NEW Saenger
Don Ameche
Joan Bennett
Joey
Spa
Jims Carr
Leraine Stuart
Wimtra
Wenrity
Watener
Loraine Smart
Nimans
Bac
Earth
T-T
Oxfords
Hope's Finest Department Store
Chas, A. Haynes Co
Hugh Fullerton, JR
Johnny Barovich
Columbus
Moni
Smith
Bear Creek
Sam
Johnny
Nick Barovich
Utah
Jay Wessels
Air Field
Tunisia
Rommel
Kasserine Pass
Robert L. Glass
Tulane
Quantico
Charley Wagner
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Tars
Washington Senators
Fort Sheridan
Camp Grant
Dee Wihnett Prince
Allentown
Bill Ridedy
N.Y
Syracuse University
Ossie Solem
War College
Ossie
Frank Winchell
Voice
Pla
Parkers
Lloyd's of London
California
U.S
Taxi Service
Yellow Cab Taxi Co
Jesse Brown
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