Luke Sewell Is Manager Almost Without a Team
Cape Girardeau March (P) says Luke Sewell of the St. Louis Browns is managing with most of the roster absent. Only 1 of 26 reserves has reported, many scattered nationwide. Absent players include Cliff, McQuinn, Ferens, McKin, Hayes, Baker, Heffner, and others awaiting draft or on ranch duties.
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Oscar Kahan
Cape Girardeau
Mareh
Sewell
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Oou
Yenson
Harland Cliff
Selah
Wash
Paul Dean
Waldenville
Ark
Bill Seinsoth
New Orleans
Don Gutteridge
Bob Dillinger
Alan Strange
Vernon Stephens
Chuck Stevens
Ma Christman
Joe Schult
Ardys Keller
Wie
Trexler Sold To Indianapolis. Plans Richmond Police Duty
Jim Trexler, former Little Rock pitcher with 19 wins and seven losses in the Southern Association, says he has been sold to Indianapolis of the American Association but will continue as a Richmond policeman. He will notify Indianapolis and ask commissioner Bramham to place him on the active retirement list. Also mentions British government funding national youth committees for youths 14 to 18.
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Richmond
Jim ‘Trexler
Little Rock
Indianapolis
Trexler
Jude W. G. Bramham
Wide World Sports Roundup amid wartime college sports shifts
The NCAA plans to suspend most spring championships until fall, while track and golf face reduced fields. Muscle and humor mix as athletes, cadets, and officials react to wartime training and schedules, with notes on boxing fans, blood drives, and minor coaching quirks.
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New York
A. A
Philip O. Badger
NCAA
Eleven Sprinters Meet in Hot Springs Feature Race
Eleven top sprinters contested the six furlong Oaklawry allowance in Hot Springs as Gray Dream and Mag Hy carried 118 pounds each. Notables included Pat Johnnie Z and Sassy Lady, former winners, with other entrants such as Big Meal Mixer Bob's Dream Gold Mike Begda Albatross Par Avion Spiral Pass Mt Desert. Spiral Pass, from Rivermont Ranch, won the Bundles for America handicap yesterday in 1:14.3, with Ballyarnett and Devalue following.
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Hot Springs
Oaklawry
Gray Dream
J. W. Rade
J. J. Wettche
Big Meal
Mixer
Bob's Dream
Gold Mike
Begda
Albatross
Par Avion
Spiral Pass
Mt. Desert Stables
Pharamond
Rivermont Ranch
Ballyarnett
Deaths Of Notables From AP Report Last Night
Obituaries note the death of Dr. Merton S. Rice 70 a famed Detroit pastor once listed among the nation’s most influential preachers. Also listed are Ralph J H Dunn 698 retired New York stock broker and father of actor James Dunn born in Bangor Me. Diedrich Jansen Haines 72 former Des Moines Gas president and engineer. Phillip L Henriquez 69 longtime St Louis Post Dispatch advertising executive from Wheaton Wil. The notes reflect a roundup of prominent figures who died last night.
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Associated Press
Merton S. Rice
Metropolitan Methodist Church of Detroit
Ottawa
Ralph H. Dunn
New York
Ralph J H.dunn
James Dunn
Bangor
Diedrich, Jansen
Phillip L. Henriquez
Labor to Seek Relaxation of Wage Control
Washington labor leaders meet with President Roosevelt to press for looser wage controls. The Victory Committee of AFL CIO and railroad unions seeks to sway War Labor Board policies as it faces internal dissent and a pending soft coinage case deadline. Morse and public members clash with labor at times, while AFL proposes a board reform including a ceiling on cost of living adjustments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
Perodia
Labor
Victory Committee
AML
CIO
Railroad Brotherhood
WLB
John L. Lews
United Mine Workers
Mese
Lewis
West Coast
Wayne L. Morse
James F. Byrne
George Meany
AFL
Heil
Byrnes
Morget
Morse
Jeff Cra va ta named USC head coach successor
Sports Mirror Today notes Jeff Cravata, ex San Francisco coach, appointed to succeed Justin Barry as USC head coach. It recalls Walter Meir’s 9709.5 two mile win over Tauste Miki in Kansas City three years ago, and mentions Phillips quintet’s 1937 runnerup loss to Kansas City healers in Denver’s NAU semi finals.
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Associated Press Today
Jeff Cravata
San Francisco
Justin
Sam” Barry
U.S.C
Walter Meir
Taiste Miki
Kansas City
Phillips "Se" Quintet
Plant Properly Save Seed Urge Experts Victory Gardener Advice
This seventh of twelve expert columns from the U S Department of Agriculture for NEA Service urges Victory gardeners to buy only what is needed and sow seeds properly. It emphasizes spacing and thinning practices for carrots collards onions parsnips spinach beets chard cabbage tomatoes and onions to ensure a good stand and minimize waste.
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Victory
U. S. Department of Agriculture
NEA Service
Department
Planting chart for vegetable spacing and seed needs
A gardening guide explains spacing, seed quantities per foot and per 100 feet, and soil depth for vegetables. It notes seed thinning wastes labor, advises placing tall crops on north or west, early sowings on south or east, and consulting neighbors and local advisers for planting times.
Tiny Isle Off Coast of Africa Almost Escapes War
On the island of Djerba amid shelling from Rommel’s Mareth line, a peaceful scene unfolds with green barley fields olive groves and bustling markets. locals cheer British forces and the departure of Germans and Italians while Americans observers note a rare calm and hospitality on the golden sands near Houmt Souk.
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Africa
Don Whitehead
Djerba
Gods of War
Golden Sands
North African
Rommel
Mareth
Tunisian
Djerba Island
Gulf of Gabes
Roosevelt
Houmt- Souk
Houmt-Souk
E Alamein
America
Eighth Army
Residents Aid County Red Cross Drive Amid War Looting
Report recounts Jewish refugees in Djerba aiding a county Red Cross drive while recalling four rabbis held hostage by Germans demanding 100 pounds in gold. Jews contributed gold and valuables to meet the ransom, saving the rabbis as American bombings damaged Tunisian towns. Refugees fear renewed German presence but express cautious relief.
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Djerba
Sfax
Sousse Ad Gabes
Tunisia
Boxing results from last night headline bouts cited
New Orleans fighter Bobby Buttin stopped Bobby McIntyre in New York while Buddy Farrell defeated Mar tin Bryant in Newark. The crowd saw echoed results from Detroit Elizabeth Newark Dallas and Flint glass notes appear amid a cobalt glass safety list reference.
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Associated Prese
New Orleans
Bobby Butttin
New York
Bobby McIntyre
Detroit
Elizabeth
N. J
Buddy Farrell
Newark
Mar.tin Bryant
Dallas
Texas
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al Wolf
Los Angeles Times
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Ringling-Barnum and Bailey Circus
Syd Hwoe
Red Wings
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Leona Hertz
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New York University
A.A.U
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Haver de Grace
American Association
Indiana
Tom Stephenson
The
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Daily Truth
Sug
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Mississippi
Steve Stavers
Columbia
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Llouts
Frank Reagan
Penn
Giants
William Rutledge
Rhode Island
Gadet
Bob Schwigel
Webb Douglas
Curlee
Summerhaven
Summerset
GEO. W. Robison & CO
Nashville
Hall Bros
Sports Mirror
France
Susie
Joo
County Red Cross
Arkansas Machine
J. H. Arn
N. T. Jewell
Harry Briant
Billings
P. T. Taylor
Doris B. Dunn
Ada Ritndes
Catherine Howard
Roberta Howard
Richards
Earnest Wingfield
J. M. Houston
Tom Purvis
Sue Jones
Nora Carrigan
J. M. Dodson
W. G. Allison
Mary Carrigan Gale
Rose Thelma Thrash Hope
Presbyterian Church
Margaret. Gunter
Dora Gunter King
A. A. Halbert
Frank Hearne
Cecil McNew
P. A. Cather
Kennedy
John W. Turner Logan Bailey
Miles Laha
Edgar “Briant
R. B. Moore
W. M. Duckett
Arthur Holland
Alvin Broyles
Claise Morton
Dorsey McRae Ir
L. A. Poster
H. R. Coueiaria
Leo Robins Sill
Monts
Hope, Arkansas
Dean
McCormick-Deering
International Harvester
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Arkansas Machine Specialty CO
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