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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1945
Page
5
One No 3 and three No 4 ration books missing. Reward offered for return to Mrs. R. N. Mouser Hope Route 2 dating from January 31.
The Atlanta Crackers, Chattanooga Lookouts, and Mobile Bears suffered double losses in the Southern Association Labor Day twin bills. Atlanta fell to Birmingham 3-1 and 4-3, Chattanooga dropped two to Nashville 4-2 and 18-9, and Mobile lost 1-0 in 10 innings and 10-7 in nine. New Orleans split with Memphis, winning 6-5 and losing 7-1.
Nashville letters describe a pro golf showdown as Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan renew prewar rivalry. Hogan wins the Nashville Open with a 269 tying for second, Nelson suffers one of his few setbacks this year as the pros head to Dallas for another $13,333 event.
Today's games include Detroit at New York at 2 30 p m and Pittsburgh at St Louis at 3 00 p m Tomorrow Detroit at New York Cleveland at Boston Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at Washington and in the National League New York at Chicago Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Boston at St Louis Philadelphia at Cincinnati Two twi night games noted for later listings
Westbrook Pegler argues the Bilbo Dago incident shows a broader New York election pattern. He denounces labeling of minorities and accuses candidates of exploiting prejudice for votes, while noting Bilbo’s career and the poll tax issue in Mississippi.
In Pittsburgh Nate Bolden and Johnny Ditto fought to close in scoring with bands of action. Eddie Davis defeated an opponent in Baltimore by technical knockout. Bobby Zander outpointed Tiger Jack Fox in Spokane while Eddie Hudson stopped Paul Zenit Cruz in Mexico City.
New York reports pennant races unsettled as Tigers Browns Yankees and Senators trade swings with Cubs and Cardinals in upcoming clashes. Marine Lt Bev Pierce breaks leg chasing a volleyball off a cliff in the Pacific. Sherm Lollar joins the Indians as Baltimore acquires a pitcher. Stanley West backs Lollar to keep a war job and helps his battery mate. Charley Peterson reports first July August pay in his career. Capt Bill Hall wins North African golf title by one stroke over Pfe Jack Munger and Whitey Lockman noted for cleanup duties in Fort Benning mess hall duties.
Mrs Minnie E Wooley reported the loss of her purse in Tucson Arizona when Engineer Tom Collins and Fireman N R Butler observed the purse along the railroad right of way and halted their train to return it to its owner The incident followed a late September dispatch from Los Angeles noting V J day casualties and a stabbing episode at a party in which a man was disarmed and fled after biting off the tip of a nose in a separate item from Chicago a trio of sisters planned a Springfield surprise but failed and instead bumped into their sister on an elevated train
Detroit and Chicago tied 6-6 while Chicago and Cincinnati split 7-2 and 7-1. New York Dispatches Philadelphia 3-2, and St. Louis edges Cleveland 6-4. Southern Association games saw Birmingham 3-4 Atlanta 1-3, Nashville 4-18 Chattanooga 2-9, Little Rock 1-10, Mobile 0-7 in extra innings, New Orleans 6-1 Memphis 5-7. A Shanghai-style alley of railway trackage notes runs through Chicago’s terminal district.
In week three of practice the Texas Longhorns tentatively named Jimmy Pyler 240 pound Corsicana Texas senior tackle as captain for 1945. Baylor Texas A&M SMU and Arkansas boosted squads with new players reporting and scrimmage plans while Rice did not practice.
A wartime censorship clash emerges after the Ara Maru sinking. The State Department issues a Tokyo note explaining the relief ship’s delay and foggy visibility, while the Navy blocks a press release citing forbidden radar references. The dispute highlights tensions between diplomacy and military secrecy.
Detroit suffers a blow as Hal Newhouser’s sidelining weakens rotation while Alton Benton and Dizzy Trout also miss time. Tigers still lead as they swept a doubleheader 6 5 over the White Sox and hold a four and a half game edge over the Yankees.
A hometown tale follows G T George a veteran who after service returns home and is hired by friends to polish a brass cannon. He grows idle then announces his plan to quit and invest his savings to buy a cannon and start his own business despite earlier support and a modest wage.
The calendar lists games at Fair Park starting 8 30 p m on Wednesday September 5 with Spee Gees against Officers Then on Thursday September 6 GIs meet Wykes and on Friday September 7 Officers face GIs Home team is the first listed.
Little Rock golfer McCrotty defeated Charlie Woodward of Magnolia 3 and 2 to win the El Dorado oil belt tournament. He reached the finals by beating C. H. Ratcliff 4 and 3, while Woodward eliminated Martin Tenney one up on 19 holes. The 20th annual event drew the largest field in its history.
Blond Betty Hutton 24 and Theodore Briskin 27 wed in the Camellia room of the Lake Hotel with Federal Judge Phili L. Sullivan officiating. The couple planned a Florida honeymoon after the ceremony. Coffee import figures show the U S per capita consumption rose 22.7 percent from 1939 to 1944.
The Giants defeated the Phillies 3 to 2 and 9 to 0 at New York. Mel Ott hit his 21st homer to lift Harry Feldman to a four run victory, and Sal Maglie earned a six hit shutout.
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