Washington War Work Study Program Boosts Students and Jobs
Washington schools report a 1944 work study program placing 300 students in 20 000 hours of work earning over 40000 while earning school credits. Participants work for government agencies and private firms with pay 40 to 75 cents an hour and part time hours to keep afternoons free. The program helps students stay in school and gain employment, with potential as a permanent feature of the high school program.
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National Education Association
No Plan for A-Card Relief in Summer Driving Policy
Officials say A-card holders will not receive additional relief but may use their small quotas as they wish. Extra gasoline will prioritize essential driving, while efforts continue to curb black marketeers and counterfeit ration coupons. Public cooperation remains essential to curb smuggling and fraud nationwide.
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Army
Navy
Seaboard
OPA
What's Wrong With Cooper In Openers For 1944 Series
League questions Morton Cooper's form as the St. Louis Cardinals meet the Cincinnati Reds in the opening big series of 1944. An ankle injury from an exhibition remains a possibility behind his rough start including yesterday's 6-3 defeat to Pittsburgh. Max Butcher steadies the Pirates with a win as St. Louis closes in on Cincinnati and Philadelphia for a share of second place. Freddie Fitzsimmons' Jays head to Brooklyn. Connie Ryan powers the Giants past the Dodgers 8-4. Cincinnati-Chicago game postponed. Brooklyn not scheduled.
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Cincinnati Reds
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Max Butcher
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Phillies
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Jays
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Boston
New York Giants
Connie Ryan
Philadelphia
Derby hopes and baseball mix in 1930s round
New York dispatch reports trainer Whitey Abe traveling from Baltimore to Louisville with a derby hopeful. Gramps Image won the Chesapeake at Pimlico. Joe Goldband visits from a navy stable for the derby while Stir Up’s trainer John Gaver laments Harvard ties. Rookie Bill Schuster, Cubs shortstop, nicknamed Green Hornet, is 31 with a Pacific Coast career. Army Airfield shortstop David Lewis rewrites the book with a dropped third strike. Pvt Bill Bierman, son of Bernie Bierman, seeks lacrosse at Penn State.
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Cubans Shine In Southern League Debut In 5-4 Loss
Cuba right hander Luis Aloma of Chattanooga worked 7 1 3 innings allowing five hits as Atlanta edged the visitors 5 to 4. Rene Monteagudo aided Aloma with on field instructions while two unearned runs crossed. Pedro Jimenez earned the win for Atlanta in relief. Nashville beat Knoxville 5 4 behind Charlie Cuellar with Birmingham and Memphis tied 4 4 in rain shortened game. Little Rock and New Orleans postponed their third attempt to start the season. There were about 12 000 women enrolled in the WWI Naval Reserve akin to WAVES.
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Knoxville
Smokies
Charlie Cuellar
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Memphis
Little Rock Travelers
New Orleans Pelicans
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Miniaure Lake
Hotel Governor Clinton Opens Spring Cleaning Again
Flashes of life unfold as the New York hotel conducts its annual spring cleaning with General Manager Robert Glenn and staff. A guest, Frank Rake from West Simsbury Conn, gives a ride to Private David F. Rake on furlough from Camp McCoy Wisconsin, his son, marking eight months apart. In Chattanooga Tennessee a youth faces court over a dice game altercation as he dramatizes the event before Acting City Judge Martin Fleming Jr. who questions if his point was made.
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Sailor Permitted to Ride With WACs on Train
Sailor Finch David of Lewis Town Montana riding with WACs on a troop train to a new station after spotting his wife boarding a special car. Military rule blocking sailors from riding with WACs was suspended for him.
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Cubs Top Cardinals 2-1 in Four Innings
Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 in a shortened four inning game. Claude Pas contributed a run and pitching held steady through the early frames.
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Charlie Grimm to Return as Cubs Manager
Charlie Grimm announced after a talk with Cubs owner Phil Wrigley that he will become Cubs manager, completing contract steps. Grimm previously led the Cubs to two National League pennants before his 1938 dismissal and has since captained Milwaukee Brewers to the American Association championship. Casey Stingel is expected to take Milwaukee’s managerial post.
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Base-Stealer to Manage Girl Team in League
Chicago May 5 Max Carey renowned as a top NL base stealer will manage one of six teams in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League. President Ken Sells announced the appointment today.
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Ken Sells
Cubs Seuu Going Route Three Years Ago
Cleveland Indians won eleventh straight by defeating the Washington Senators 2-1 in eleven innings as Bob Feller held the losers to three hits. Five years ago the British boxing board of control ruled John Henry Lewis cannot fight in England after an eye examination.
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British Boxing Board of Control
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England
Nine Arkansans Wounded in Action Named by War Dept
The War Department released a list naming nine Arkansans wounded in action. Seven listed as wounded in the Mediterranean area include William D. Campbell DeWitt Pfc J C McBurnett Cecil Pearson Louis J Priest Johnie T Rinchuso George K Stephens and Fannie L Yarbrough. Clyde Hackett from Shirley and Cpl Cloyd E Madison of Pine Bluff were reported wounded in the Southwest Pacific area.
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Dardanelle
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Fisherman Killed in Bus Accident Near Miami
A canal bank fisherman died when a bus and truck collided on the Tamiami Trail about 25 miles northeast of Miami. The bus plunged into a roadside drainage canal. 28 passengers were brought ashore and none required hospital treatment. An electrolytic plate during wartime replaced dipped plate for canning many foods.
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Canal Bank
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