Flashes of Life in Postwar America Across the U S
Short, clustered items recount postwar scenes. Mrs Jules Bunel in Winsted breaks a wrist in a victory garden after fleeing France. Myrtle Cleveland in East Hartford imagines diesel locomotives replacing steam and more window space to clean. Drayton Boucher in Baton Rouge touts removing voter age in registration lists. Good Will Expressed in Kansas City as church members liquidate debt during a 50th wedding anniversary for Dr. Burris A Jenkins and Mrs Jenkins. Jewish community contributes 20000 toward retirement of the obligation. Rabbi Mayerberg presents funds. Oregon City hosts Kellogg Park rally for primary candidates to reach 600 voters. Chicago reports a robin nesting beside a light in Morton Grove. Petrykus in Chicago describes a kitchen tangle over football tactics. judge awards $10 weekly temporary alimony while divorce case proceeds.
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Kansas City
Community Church
Burris A. Jenkins
Jenkins
Samuel S. Mayerberg
Boxing tours spark boxing growth in camps and overseas fights
A report from Sgt. Allen Lacombe notes boxing promotion across camps in Iran and nearby regions. He describes tours that sparked new teams, monthly 12-fight events in Teheran, long travel hardships for southern units, and future pro hopes after the war. The piece also samples global sports notes from New Guinea racing to Lords cricket, reflecting wartime athletics in unusual venues.
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Allen Lacombe
Cairo
Teheran
P.G.C
Iran
Cardinals beat Dodgers 7 1 as White allows three hits
Historic box scores recap: On this date Ernie White shuts down Brooklyn with three hits allowed, St Louis wins 7 to 1. Also notes Reds snap six game skid with 4 1 victory over the Braves and Knickerbocker triumphs at the metropolitan mile.
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Ernie White
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Braves
Knickerbocker
Fights Last Night Roundup Weights and Wins
Fights in Elizabeth New Jersey last night featured Freddie Russo from Rahway outpointing Mike Beltoise of New York by 8 to 1 half rounds. Tommy Fusari of Newark stopped Mick Ey Makar of Bayonne after 1 round 56 quarters. Lou Nova from California outpointed Jack Marshall of Tulsa by ten rounds in Dallas bouts.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Freddie Russo
Rahway
N.J
Mike Beltoise
New York
Jersey City
Tommy Fusari
Newark
Mickey Makar
Bayonne
Tulsa
Okla
Lou Nova
California
Jack Marshall
Dallas
Third Extension of Lend Lease Plan Signed by FDR
President Roosevelt signs the third extension of the lend lease act extending aid to June 30, 1945. Since inception, $21,090,000,000 in resources has supported Allied efforts against the Axis. The article also mentions a Malay Peninsula hornbill and a note on strychnine in seeds of a tree.
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Fdr
Washington
Roosevelt
United Nations
Malay Peninsula
Home Grown Religion Spurs Sermons at South Croydon Homes
In South Croydon England the Rev Herbert Steephenson visits homes for Sunday evening sermons after low turnout at blackout services. He conducts services in members' houses with neighbors joining in, creating a home based religious practice. Peanuts are noted as a legume that does not add soil nitrogen unlike other legumes.
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South Croydon
Eng
Herbert Steephenson
Lower fringes of northern lights rise above Earth
The radiation shows that the lower fringe of auroral activity sits roughly 50 miles above the planet’s surface, marking the observed altitude range for these distant sky glows.
Warning Order in Dixon v Dixon Chancery Court
In Hempstead County Arkansas a warning order requires Ereie Dixon to appear within thirty days and answer Carl Dixon’s complaint. The Clerk J P Byers seals the order dated May 3 1944. Attorneys C B Andrews and W F Denman listed with dates May 4 11 18 25 1944.
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Chancery Court
Hempstead County
Ark
Carl Dixon
Ercie Dixon
Ereie Dixon
J. P. Byers
C B Andrews
W. F. Denman
Grove Hands Yanks First Shutout Game
Orval Grove pitched Chicago Sox to a 4-0 win over the New York Yankees ending Grove’s nine game win streak and denying a no hit bid. The day also saw Cleveland pull ahead with a 4-2 four hit effort by Vern Kennedy over Washington and Detroit beat Philadelphia 2-1 as Buddy Hall misplayed a bases loaded ball.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Orval Grove
Chicago Sox
New York Yankees
Grove
New Yorkers
Joe Gordon
Sox
Jimmy Dykes
Buck Ross
Bill Dietrich
Washington
Cleveland
Vern Kennedy
Jeff Heeth
Cris Hackett
Roger Wolff
Buddy Hall
Philadelphia
Athletics
Detroit
Quaker City
Boston
St. Louis Browns
Tex Hughson
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
George Metkovich
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Brooks
Pirates
Tommy O'Brien
Braves
Red Barrett
St. Louis Cardinals
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati
Phils
Joe Medwick
Danny Gardella
New York Giants
Chicago
Razorbacks may field three preachers on next basketball squad
Fayetteville May 18 The University of Arkansas Razorbacks could have three ministers on its 1944-45 basketball team. Coach Eugene Lambert said Bill Flynt a back on last season's All Southwest Conference squad will return for the term starting June 7. Judy Copeland and Ordice Lambert from Henderson State Teachers College and Newark Ark are expected to enroll. Schumchyk and Jolliff from the 1943-44 squad were accepted for army induction but may play next season under limited service rules.
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Fayetteville
University of Arkansas Razorbacks
Eugene Lambert
Bill
Ark
Ordice
Newark
Church of Christ
Mike Schumchyk
Charles Jolliff
Arkansas
Lambert
Monkeys at Audubon Park devise cooling plan to curb fights
At Monkey Island in Audubon Park zoo the troop uses a water based method to pacify agitated individuals. When a monkey seeks trouble, he is hip tossed into the moat. The others form a ring around the island and take turns stepping on his head as he tires and becomes too water logged to be quarrelsome.
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New Orleans
Monkey Island
Audubon Park Zoo
Counts on Dog Watch to Become Champion
Carlsbad New Mexico reports Patrolman Ed Colvin jokes about turning his beat into a calf and goat roping event if enough dogs run loose in Carlsburg streets. The town, famed as a calf roping center, hosts weekly contests where local businessmen compete.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Ed. Colvin
Carlsburg
United States
Forest fires linked to careless smokers and campers
U.S. Forest Service reports 30 percent of forest fires originate from careless smokers and campers, emphasizing preventable causes and urging stricter vigilance in outdoor areas.
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U. S. Forest Service
Travelers Move Up as Second Place Narrowed
In the Southern Association pennant chase Birmingham holds a one game edge over Little Rock. Little Rock defeated Atlanta 5 4 to move into sole second, while Memphis swept Chattanooga 4 3 and 16 10 to rise to third. Nashville beat Birmingham 9 1 in a second straight win, Knoxville and New Orleans split a doubleheader 7 0 and 8 6. Dick Wilson tripled for Little Rock in the fifth. Tonight’s or forthcoming matchups listed with uncertain pitchers.
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Birmingham
Little Rock
Memphis
Atlanta
Nashville
Knoxville
Joe Callahan
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Pels
Fred Wells
Knoxvile
Dick Wilson
Mauney
Papish
Cuellar
Lease
Wooten
Morphis
Veverka
Must Remain Mrs Until Husband Dies
In Buenos Aires an AY seating court rules a wife cannot drop her spouse’s name while he lives. The decision came in Rachel Goldenburg’s case seeking a maiden name after separation. The court held divorce is not recognized in Argentina, requiring continued use of her husband’s surname.
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Buenos Aires
OK An AY
Rachel Goldenburg
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