White Sox roster shows budget moves shape 1930s race
The article reviews how the Chicago White Sox built their roster by waivers and canny trading, noting key acquisitions like Bill Dietrich, Muddy Ruel as tutor to pitchers, Thornton Lee a 22 game winner, and Ted Lyons long tenure. It contrasts their frugal spending with the need for a bold wholesale roster overhaul to rejoin the pennant race, citing Luc Appling and Joe Kuhel joins and other buys.
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White Sox
Vite Sox
Charly
Jimmy ‘Kes
Sox
Emain
Averagves
Elc
Luke Appl
Attlanta
Iidust
Hers
Muddy Ruel
John “Humphries
Cleveland
Clint Brown
Thornton Lee
Indians
John Salveson
Lee
Edgar Smith
A's
Joe Haynes
Ake Senators
Ted Lyons
Texas
Inors
Joe Kuhel
Washington
Zeke Bonung
Dario ‘Loedigiant
Browns
Myrii ‘Hoag
Wally Moses
Comis‘keys
Olen Delaney Receives Army Promotion in Alaska
Sergeant Olen Delaney, son of Mr and Mrs E M Delaney of Columbus, has been promoted to staff sergeant. He was among the first 133rd Infantry National Guard men sent to Alaska two years ago, with the news reaching his parents from Nome.
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Ollen Delaney
E. M. Delaney
Columbus
Nome
Alaska
Delaney
Trainees Sought for Vocational Schools in Arkansas War Effort
Eighteen hundred twenty six trainees will graduate from seventy two war effort vocational training schools in Arkansas between May 20 and June 1. W C Brakefield of the Hope Office of the U S Employment Service notes courses include chemistry welding machine operation aircraft signaling sheet metal woodwork. The nation is in mass production and more skilled workers are needed to accelerate output. Hempstead County contributes manpower to the armed forces and war industries but is urged to increase its share. New classes are started statewide with free tuition and living expenses paid by trainees during the course. NYA and WPA provisions apply for enrollees.
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Arkansas
W. C. Brakefield
Hope Office
United States Employment Service
United States
Stead
Raineea
NYA
WPA
Nevada County Men to Leave for Army Induction
Thirty-one Nevada County men will depart Friday June 5 for Camp Robinson to begin induction into the Army per the local draft board. Names include Johne Herbert Meador Logan Bailey Hendrix Thomas Andrew Ross Freeman Fletcher Foghee Alton Roland Smith Loys Wanda Clark Beverly Franklin Johnson Armald William Parks Pershing McAdoo Cox Carl Cletus Cheney George Witmer Morrow Hambric Lee Cummings John William Davis Henry Anthony Payne Frank Lee TrevilLion Emerson B. Wilson Clyde Joseph Moore Jack Benson Copeland Oliver Lee Payne James Millon Harrison Duncan L. McRae Sr William Minor Neel Price Garrison David Henry Hawkins Horace Milburn Murray Floyd Alexander Poyndexter William Clarence Smit Ewell Leonard Almand Hyram Bennie MecCraven James Cohen Bright Fay Wesley Gordon. Bom at the First Christian church.
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Nevada County
Army
Camp Robinson
Johne Herbert Meador
Logan Bailey Hendrix
Thomas Andrew Ross
Freeman Fletcher Foghee
Alton Roland Smith Loys
Wanda Clark
Beverly Franklin Johnson
Armald William Parks
Pershing McAdoo Cox
Carl Cletus Cheney
George Witmer Morrow
Hambric Lee Cummings
John William Davis
Henry Anthony
Graduation trip for Stegar family returns home
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stegar left Wednesday for Subiaco graduation exercises where their son John C. Stegar Jr. is among the graduates. They traveled with Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Hamilton and son Rodney Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stegar of Pine Bluff. Mrs. George Newton of Georgetown, S C arrived to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Layman Dickerson. Carrie Mae Huskey returned from Texarkana visit with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Black. Charles Hesterly of Hendrix College arrived to spend a few days with his parents and will return to Conway for summer school.
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J. c. Stegar
Subiaco
John C. Stegar Jr
Rodney Hamilton
Rodney Jr
Ben Stegar
Pine Bluff
George Newton
Georgetown
South Carolina
Layman Dickerson
Carrie Mae Huskey
Jim Black
Black
Texarkana
Charles Hesterly
Hendrix College
Conway
Hesterly
Hendrix
Recital Wednesday Night by Mrs Annie Lee Acker
Mrs Annie Lee Acker presents a recital of speech and voice pupils Wednesday night at :00. The program features student performances under the teacher's guidance, showcasing emerging talent in oratory and vocal artistry.
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Annie Lee Acker
Presbyterian church calendar for May 27 28 events brief
The Sunday school council of the First Presbyterian church will meet at the church at 7 90 pm on Wednesday May 27. On Thursday May 28 Mrs F W Kennedy will host a bridge party at her home honoring Mrs C A Archer, the recent bride.
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The
First Presbyterian Church
Kennedy
C. A. Archer
Training meetings for home demonstration leaders in 1942 43
Clubs Miss Mary Claude Pletcher and Miss Louise Lewis return from Hot Springs where they attended a two day training on timely information food and nutrition and food preservation. Meetings are set for Tuesday May 26 at the educational building behind the courthouse Wednesday May 27 at Blevins Vocational Home Economies Department and Saturday May 30 at Yerger School for colored leaders. Attendance urged for war needs and all food preservation topics.
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Mary Claude Pletcher
Louise Lewis
Hot Springs
Court House
Blevins Vocational Home Economies
Yerger School
Minutemen
Bingen 4-H Holds Meeting at Year End
The Bingen 4-H club met on May 22 for the final meeting of the school year. Barney W. Chambers demonstrated peanut treatment for rodents, linking rodent damage to poor peanut stands and lower yields. The group planned to attend church fish group services May 24 and set the next meeting for June 3 at Bingen Methodist Church.
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Bingen
Barney W. Chambers
Bingen Methodist Church
What Happens in Manhattan by George Tucker
A profile in Manhattan about Hal Le Roy a Cincinnati born dancer and actor with twelve big time seasons at 28 as he recounts his eighth wedding anniversary five shows daily in Washington and a bowling hobby in New Jersey Benny Rubin reveals a Hollywood ranch tale and Monks a VMI alumnus turned screenwriter who later joined the Marines in World War II through this collage of show business and wartime notes.
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George Tucker
New York
Hal le Roy
Cincinnati
Washington, D.C
Hal
Hackensack
N. J
New Jersey
Benny Rubin
Loew's
Hollywood
Rubin
Monks
Rul
General Marshall
John Monks, Jr
Rat Vastious
Red Cross Nutrition Classes Start in Court House Education Building
Standard Red Cross nutrition courses began Monday in the educational building behind the county courthouse. Instructors Mrs. Harry Shiver Mrs. J O Kyler and Mrs. Helen Springer hold American National Red Cross certification to teach. Classes run 2 to 4 PM and 7 to 9 PM with signups at two sessions.
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Oakrove
Bingen
Red Cross
Court House
Harry Shiver
J. O. Kyler
Helen Springier
War Calls for Increase of Production in Hampstead Pastures
County agent Oliver L. Adams urges a government backed program to improve Hampstead county pastures to boost dairy production. He links higher yields to better feeding, weed control, and year round grazing through supplementary pastures and mowing to reduce weeds and preserve plant quality for milk and meat production.
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Hampstead County
Oliver L. Adams
Did Not Ask For a Date Helps Concord College Aid
Five Concord College students traveling to classes had a tire blowout with no spare or tools. A man named W. Bennett of Bridfield offered his jack and spare, asked they leave his car at a Princeton garage, and drove off without requesting their names. The incident ends with one student reacting to the stranger’s generosity.
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Beckley
W. Va
Concord College
W. §. Bennett
Bhuiefield
Princeton
Starlet Jinx Falkenburg and Prof Irwin Edman Kiss Over War Stamp Drive
In a War Stamp drive event, actress Jinx Falkenburg, dubbed Sweetheart of the Fleet, vowed to kiss every faculty member who purchased stamps. Philosopher Irwin Edman of Columbia stepped forward, paid, and received a warm embrace before realizing he had forgotten his stamps.
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Jinx Palkenburg
Irwin Edman
Columbia University
Miss Falkenburg
Philosopher Edman
Wils
Patron Saint of W.A.A.C.
Washington column argues Deborah Sampson should be WAAC patron saint citing her as the first woman to serve in the U S armed forces under the name Robert Shurtleff in 1781 and noting Oveta Culp Hobby’s oath as WAAC head. The piece humorously recounts Sampson’s disguise and service.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
WAAC
Deborah Sampson
Army
Womens Auxiliary Army Corps
United States Armed Forces
Oveta Culp Hobby
Deborah
Massachusetts
Robert Shurtleff
Deboran
Continental Gemry
J. Shurtleff
First Female Soldier Remembered by Congress Pension Order
Congress honored Deborah Sampson and her widower Benjamin Gagnett with pensions reflecting 18th and 19th century rewards for patriotic service. The record notes Debor ah's pension and, after her death, a widow's pension for Gangnett, followed by a later special act granting the soldier's widower ongoing pay. The WAACy proposal is mentioned as seeking a more fitting tribute.
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Indy
Deborah
Benjamin Gangnett
Congress
Deborah Sipaon
He Got There- By a Tooth He Got There- By a Tooth
In Cherokee Oklahoma a wedding near chaos delayed the groom as a tooth fell out during final preparations. The bride, bridesmaids, minister, and guests waited while the groom retrieved the tooth from a drain pipe with plumbers aiding the rescue.
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Okla
Cleo Doggutt
Aga
Jour Lap
Tornado Strikes 63 Imaginations Tulsa Oklahoma
Meteorologist John Spikes reports 63 interviews across Tulsa and Pryor about a large tornado event. He notes inconsistent witness tales on behavior, timing, and causes across the accounts.
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Tulsa
John Spikes
Pryor
Spikes
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