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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1944
Page
7
Pinky Harrison and a young stranger endure blistering sun, smoke, and fear while waiting for help. Pinky recalls home in Martha and the baby and grapples with theodicy, doubt, and a longing to speak to God. The scene captures heat, blood, and the clash between war’s illusion and grim reality.
In a war tale, Pinky Harrison and a German prisoner share a foxhole under fire as a calm corpsman guides them. The prisoner asks to be killed rather than captured, while Pinky questions his own sanity and fate. They prepare to move together under a looming threat as the scene ends.
Wilkerson struck out eleven as the Third Ward beat Second Ward 9 to 6 at Glass Works Field. Kavalchick went 4-for-4 with a double while Wilkerson and teammates supported the effort. Fourth Ward vs Second Ward game scheduled for tomorrow night was postponed due to Flag Day parade and other activities.
Yesterday results show Cleveland beating Detroit eight to five and Washington over New York four to three in eleven innings. Brooklyn and New York had no yesterday game. Pittsburgh visits Cincinnati with Starr facing Walters. Chicago hosts St. Louis under Wyse or Passeau. Boston plays Philadelphia with Tobin and Andrews clashing. Nine other games not scheduled.
The midwest units of the American Contract Bridge League formed an association named the Midwest Conference They recently held their Midwest Conference Tournament in Indianapolis Indianapolis invited the league to host the fall event
A hand from the national tournament session featured four players led by J Van Brooks R A Malchie and Arthur Levy of Detroit and Harry Feinberg of Cleveland in a team of four event linked to Easley Blackwood of Indianapolis.
McIntyre's baseball team overwhelmed Iselin in both games of a Sunday doubleheader at Iselin. The first game produced 17 runs on 24 hits for McIntyre as they won 17 to 8. In the nightcap McIntyre slugged 28 runs on 26 hits while Iselin had 10 runs on 15 hits. W Bananto earned his second win of the season as McIntyre notched their fourth victory.
Washington reports the government urges citizens to vacation at home and avoid rail travel to relieve overburdened transport. The plan anticipates returning wounded from Europe and allocating Pullman cars for medical shifts, reducing civilian use.
The piece notes millions of service members travel by rail and road during WWII era and shows how intercity buses and cars overtook rail, with 1.5 million troops moved monthly and 1.5 million more on furloughs. Passenger miles dropped from 43 billion in 1918 to 7 billion in 1943 as buses gained prominence.
In Pittsburgh Bettina outpointed Walker while Wright edged Jannazzo in Clairton. Heif knocked out Taylor in New York, with Curcio topping Saunders in Newark. Lewis stopped Thompson in Havana while Knox outpointed Bouchard in Buffalo. Marcus defeated Miller in San Francisco, and more results from boxing cards across cities.
The article explains the Blackwood convention used widely at Blackwood slam events. It analyzes a hand where four and five no trump bids are Blackwood bids and shows how East’s jack on West’s opening heart lead forces South to let it win. East then leads king of hearts, South wins with ace, and a squeeze develops sixing trump.
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