Rumors Hint Pacific Coast League Seeks Major Status
The rumor column speculates the Pacific Coast League may push to become a third major league to press the majors on a $15,000 draft price. Discussion notes only Los Angeles and San Francisco have real big league capacity, while other west coast cities lack large parks. Also mentions Barry Nieuwenhuys suspended in England for asking payment above regulation and various sports snippets.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Barry Nieuwenhuys
Liverpool
Nieuwenhuys
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn
Leo
Los Angeles Angels
San Diego
Texarkana Kiwanis Members Present Hope Club Program
Seventeen Texarkana Kiwanis members attended the Hope Kiwanis luncheon at Hotel Barlow. Dr. J. T. Wilbanks spoke on keeping faith amid American difficulties, urging a positive view and highlighting the contrast between perception and reality using a potato analogy. Visiting Texarkana members listed include L. H. Renneker and G. T. Cross among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana Kiwanis Club
Hope Kiwanis Club
Hotel Barlow
Charles Gray
Bob Lacey
J. T. Wilbanks
America
Wilbanks
God
Texarkana Club
Hope Club
L. H. Renneker
G. T. Cross
John Nelson
Bill Loche
Les Carroll
Hank Hay
Aubrey Graves
Oscar Spear
Howard Craver
Grady Woolard
Jack Reynolds
Joe Davis
Flenn Ferguson
J. T
New Kiwanis members and guests listed at club meeting
Local guests Wilbanks Charles Gray and Bob Lacy attended with Ray Cumbie from the armed forces and Ted Jones. Arch Wylie was welcomed as a new member and Paul Kaley re joined after a business withdrawal.
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Wilbanks
Charles Gray
Bob Lacy
Ray Cumbie
The
Armed Forces
Ted Jones
Arch Wylie
Paul Kaley
Reynerson to Head Xmas Seal Sale 1944
Chas F Reynerson was named county chairman for the Hempstead Tuberculosis Association Christmas Seal campaign. He serves as Hempstead County Library Board chair and county treasurer and urged continued seal sales to fund 1945 health programs as the county quota rises to 1500 dollars.
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Chas. F. Reynerson
Hempstead Tuberculosis Association
Reynerson
Dodgers hire Leo Durocher as manager again
A sports brief recalls Leo Durocher being named to manage the Brooklyn Dodgers again. It notes past figures like Larry MacPhail and Connie Mack with references to post season plans and Ruth speculation, framing the Dodgers within a history of managerial moves.
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Sports Mirror Today
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Larry MacPhail
Connie Mack
Babe Ruth
Philadelphia Athletics
Fights Last Night Brooklyn Rock Graziano and More
Boxing report from New York area recounts T K O wins by Graziano over Miller and Russo over Juliano, with Virgin defeating Cabey by points in Schenectady and related results in White Plains Rahway and Albany.
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Brooklyn
Rocky Graziano
New York
T.K.O
Bernie Miller
White Plains
N. Y
Freddie Russo
Soccer resurges in New York scholastic play
In Brooklyn Queens and Richmond 12 high schools field soccer elevens while 13 play football, signaling a shift in New York scholastic sports. Also notes Perry Samuels from San Antonio high school, a 145 pound back, may become a top football prospect with multiple long touchdowns and a 74 yard punt.
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New York
Brooklyn
Queens
Richmond
San Antonio
Tex
Perry
Dilly
Samuels
Texas
Flashes of Life and Oddities Across Cities
A mixed set of brief items reports LaGuardia aiding a woman at LaGuardia field doorway, Oklahoma AG Cobb denying a Tulsa soldier’s bid to replace a war ballot, a Vancouver driver stealing a wallet after an injury, a Leyte cruiser misidentifying cows as tanks, and a Santa Barbara train wreck noted by officials.
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Oklahoma City
Randell S. Cobb
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Leyte
Dulag
Umpire Bobby Hicks Recalls Short Stop Tom Brown Tale
Piedmont League umpire Bobby Hicks tells of Short stop Tom Brown who moved up from Newport News to the Dodger system. The story highlights Brown’s ascent and early moves in baseball.
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Bobby Hicks
Tom Brown
Newport News
Union Grove Home Demonstration Club Meets In October
The Union Grove Home Demonstration Club met October 18, 1944 at Miss Virgie Whatley’s home with eight members and one visitor Miss La Juén Evans present. President Mrs. Causey led the meeting as minutes were read and plans were set for Achievement Day.
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Union Grove
Evening Shade Home Demonstration Club Meets in October
The Evening Shade Home Demonstration Club held its regular meeting October 6 at Mrs. Linnie May's. Eight members and one visitor attended. The group planned Achievement Day for October 24 at Hope and discussed safety with Miss Westbrook present. The next meeting is November 2 at Mrs. Elmer Anderson, with officer elections emphasized.
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Evening Shade
Evening Shade Home Demonstration Club
Linnie May
Ordeer
Lawrence May
Hope
Small business fate in postwar programs at stake
Washington report notes reconversion and surplus property disposal laws could empower small firms. Maury Maverick, James E. Murray, and Wright Pullman head small business committees, while the Justice Department reviews surplus assets to curb monopolies. Over half a million small businesses with under 250 workers have vanished since defense shift.
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Jack Stinnet
Washington
Congress
Maury Maverick
War Plants Corporation
James E. Murray
Montana
Rep
Wright Pullman
Texas
Weir
Department of Justice
Defense
War Production Board
Railroad locomotive wreck and overland transport incident
A small railroad locomotive was wrecked 20 miles from the nearest track while being transported by truck and trailer when the vehicle swerved and left the road into a ditch. In other notes, Philippine currency in Leyte Island shows high souvenir demand among Americans, with a two-eso note fetching about $1, and a Chicago ice cream convention reports judges faulting taste and texture in samples.
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Leyte Island
Philippines
Small business poised for postwar boom via SWPC support
The piece argues postwar recovery hinges on helping the little man return to business. It highlights SWPC loan terms, material access, surplus sales, and potential turnover of surplus plants to small groups, aiming to curb big-corporation control and spark a new era for small firms.
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Murray
Patnam
Congress
Sesson
SWPC
Maverick
Murray, Patman, Et al
Tarzan film shifts cast as Brenda Joyce steps in as Jane
Hollywood notes detail changes in Tarzan and the Amazons with Johnny Weissmuller’s continued role as Tarzan and Brenda Joyce returning as Jane alongside Johnny Sheffield as Boy. The piece traces casting history, dialogue choices, and studio moves across the Tarzan film cycle.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Tarzan
Jane
London
Maureen O'Sullivan
Brenda Joyce
Sol Lesser
Tarzan and the
Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Sheffield
Miss O'Sullivan
Miss Joyce
Owen Ward
Lesser
Johnny
Weissmuller
Elmo Lincoln
James H. Pierce
Edgar Rice Burroughs
M-G-M
Buster Crabbe
Burroughs Enterprises
Tayr
Herman Brix
Bruce Bennett
Siegen
Glenn Morris
Eleanor Holm
Tarzan for Weissmul ler Prompted by Charges
The note references Johnny facing ongoing charges since earlier, while Lesser resumed productions two years prior. It suggests renewed interest in Tarzan material tied to Weissmul ler.
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Tarzan
Weissmuller
Johnny
Lesser
Hot Springs Girl Weds Lt. Robert A. Hester in Florence Italy
Betty Brewer of Hot Springs Arkansas, part of Katharine Cornell's American Theater Wing touring war zones, married Lt. Robert A. Hester fighter pilot from Kingsport Tennessee at St James American Episcopal church in Florence. Chaplain Edward M. Pennell Jr. officiated as Guthrie McClintic and Roger Sterns served as escorts. The couple will prioritize army duties for the near term.
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Florence
Itay
Betty Brewer
Hot Springs
Ark
Katharine Cornell
American Theater
Wimpole Street
Robert A. Hester
Kingsport
Tenn
Mediterranean
Air Force
St. James American Episcopal Church
Edward M. Pennell, Jr
St. Andrews’ Cathedral
Honolulu
Guthrie MecClintic
Roger Sterns
Army
Carriers Raid Luzon Island Airdromes
American carrier planes raided airfields on Luzon island in the northern Philippines today, according to a Manila radio report intercepted by the FCC. The broadcast said 22 planes attacked manila area airfields and were met by Japanese interceptors, suggesting a broader strike by American forces.
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Associated Press
Luzon Island
Philippines
Manila Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Manila
Vice
Carrier Force Hammering Leyte Invasion Support
Adm. Marc A. Mitscher leads a powerful carrier force hammering the Philippines in support of the Leyte invasion. Carrier action in the islands was not mentioned in yesterday's Pacific fleet communique.
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Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Philippines
Leyte
Islands
Pacific Fleet
Eiffel Tower Erected for 1889 Paris Exposition
The monument was built in Paris by engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel as a centerpiece for the 1889 Exposition Universelle. It stood as a defining feat of engineering and national pride amid the fair's global showcase.
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Paris
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
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ESSO
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