Pace Setters Lead Early as Giants and Browns Rally
Giants ace Adams earned a win to spoil Brooklyn and keep the defense atop the standings while Kreevich’s two homers pace St. Louis past Chicago. Seerey contributed a three-run shot as Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia weathered washouts in the shortened early schedule. Cardinals’ Brecheen tossed a shutout in Chicago, with Derringer matching two scoreless frames before Marion’s homer sparked a late rally. Beggs heads to the navy but pitches Cincinnati to a 4-2 victory over Pittsburgh.
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Associated Press
Ace Adams
New York Giants
Mike Kreevich
St. Louis Brown
Kreevich
Adams
Mel Ott
Phillies
Brooklyn
Giants
Jimmy Dykes
Thornton Leu
St. Louis
Chicago
Pat Seerey
Cleveland
Tribe
Detroit
Washington
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Cardinals
Billy Southworth
Harry Brecheen
Yes
Brecheen
Paul Derringer
Slats Marion
Derringer
Birds
Johnny Burrows
Paul Erickson
Joe Beggs
Navy
Leutenant
Cincinnati
Yorarie
Pittsiangh
Jo Sewell
Milwaake Steeper
Pittsburgh
American Association
Louisville
Columbus
Toledo
Indianapolis
National Football League Adds Eleven Club Circuit for 1944
Philadelphia Apr 22 After three days of meetings owners confirm eleven clubs will operate independently with Boston Yankees as a newcomer. A rover eastern club will avoid home and home games, Eagles most likely chosen. Postseason exhibitions banned and player participation limited to preserve competition.
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Philadelphia
National Football League
Boston Yankees
Rover
Philadedphia Eagles
Angel o Abreu fined and suspended for umpire strike
Mexico City April 22 Angel o Abreu Cuban coach of Vera Cruz was fined 300 pesos and suspended for one month after striking umpire Fernando Carmona in yesterday's game. Chicago April 22 Bob Montgomery must leave world lightweight title bout remaining scheduled for April 28 with Joey Peralta. Maryland?
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Mexico City
Angelo Abreu
Vera ‘Cruz
Teague
Fernando Carmona
Chicago
Bob
Montgomery
New York
Joey Peralta
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Juan Zurita
National Boxing Association
Illinois
N.B.A
Naval R.O.T.C. Rifle team tops nationwide contest results
The Naval R.O.T.C. rifle team claimed first place among 81 units in a nationwide event, with Tech winning the William Randolph Hearst trophy symbolizing the national championship. Northwestern Evanston was runner up, Washington Seattle placed third in the four week competition.
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Naval R.O.T.C
Tech
William Randolph Hearst
Northwestern University of Evanston
Til
University of Washington, Seattle
Sports Roundup in Philadelphia Highlights Hutson Comeback, Asparagus Lettuce Joke
Philadelphia notes say Don Hutson may seek an easier season after meetings and losses, while pundits favor Yankees and Cardinals as pennant picks in their leagues. Ed Klisman, rookie with 23 wins in 1943, began in Cincinnati sandlots and shifted to pitching. Phillies farmhands may join war plant work, and owner Charley Bidwell recounted a downtown hold up at a football meeting. Fete Cawthon Jr, Oklahoma quarterback, lists as draft possibility but dad les no pick.
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Philadelphia
Don Hutson
Green Bay Packers
Don
Bears
Yankees
Cardinals
Jim Leonard
Pittsburgh Steelers
Holy Cross
America
Mullica Hill
N. J
Ed Klisman
Cleveland Indians
Baltimore
Indians
Red Sox
Cincinnati Sandlots
Phillies
Wilmington
Charley Bidwell
Chicago Cards
Cannons
Fete Cawthon, Jr
Oklahoma
Vander Meer shuts out Cardinals in 11 innings
A year ago Johnny Vander Meer of the Reds blanked the St Louis Cardinals 1-0 in 11 innings allowing only two hits to beat Mort Cooper. Also noted are a pair of historical items from the past including a seven double play game in the American Association and Bob Feller’s 10 strikeouts for the Indians in a 5-1 win over the Tigers.
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Johnny Vandermeer
Reds
Cardinals
Mort Cooper
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Bob Feller
Indians
Tigers
Journal-World
V-12 Prevails In 12 Foot Baskets Controversy Night
A Robinson Gym crowd watched Kansas Varsity and V-12 in a 46 to 41 game under new rules with 12 foot baskets and five personal fouls. Field goals counted three points, free throws one, and substitutions were unlimited. V-12 blocked the drive in setup while Kansas players Turner through Stucker contested the rims. Visitors debated 12 foot height, praising some aspects but noting loss of drive plays. Coaches Cain Cairns and Wooster Meyer recalled past state tournaments, while Eldridge Hotel postgame featured football pictures and light refreshments. Coaching school in Topeka January 22–25, football hopefuls Ray Elliott and Henry Frynka discussed, with four basketball staff candidates named.
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Robinson Gym
Kansas
V-12
Don Pierce
Topeka
E. A. Thomas
State High
Chop Cairns
Hutchinson High
Cain
South
Western College
Bill
Bates
Cairns
A. E. Wooster Meyer
Winfield High
Woesty
Lawrence
Eldridge
Henry Schenk
Elmer Schaake
State High School Athletic Association
Topeka Aucunt
Ray Elliott
Minois
Henry Frynka
Tulsa
Peterson
Utah
Oleon
Ohio State
Alien
Iba
Oklahoma Aggies
Farm labor shortage pins Kansas farmers to war era strains
Topeka Apr 21 federal statistician H L Collins says farm labor shortage remains acute with April 1 supply at 38 percent of normal, the lowest on record. farmers report help scarce as war demand curtails labor, while tractors and student labor offer limited relief.
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Topeka
H. L. Collins
Kansas
Collins
C. C. Cunningham
el Dorado
State Board of Agriculture
Butler County
Cunningham
Walter Hunt
Hunt
Abythe
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Altho
Kansas Game Bird Hatcheries Boost State Quail and Pheasant Quotas
The state fish and game commission announced full hatchery capacity for 1944 with Crawford and Kingman counties each allotted 25 000 quail birds and Meade hatchery 20 000 ring necked pheasants. Seventeen additional counties added to pheasant hunting for October 26 to 29. Employment in Kansas shows slight declines from December peak with February index at 179.0, down .6 from January and payrolls down 2.9 percent.
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State Fish and Game Commission
Kansas
Crawford
Kingman County
Meade
Kansas Labor and Industrial Bulletin
State Labor Department
Ayroll
Baldwin News Highlights Local Visits and Recital
Mrs. Marion Charles visits Wichita sister before returning to San Fernando. She assists with selling late sister Sallie Kidder Miller’s household goods. Recital by Baldwin Music Club at First Methodist Church features Prof. Robert Hieber and Miss Charlotte Miller with tea hosts named. Also includes ill news of Miss Eustatia Bennett and multiple local social items and engagements.
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Marion
Charles
Minta Charles
Wichita
San Fernando
Calif
Sallie Kidder Miller
Cyde Stewart
Beulah Stewart
Fred Bennett
Melvern
Baldwin
Eustatia Bennett
Baldwin Music Club
First Methodist Church
Robert H. Hieber
Charlotte Miller
A. J. Wise
Albert Schrumpf
H. B. Justice
Aaron Nelson
Lester Horn
Phoenix
Ariz
Lieutenant Horn
Camp Thunderbird
J. F. Winter
Topeka
B. J. Manspeaker
Robert
Altha Warner
John Tilgham
Navy
Evelyn Warner
Robert Ridgway
Willis Warner
W. R. Sutor
Novie Armstrong
Simpson Taylor
Fred Eggleston
Gilbert H. Atherton
Roy Clary
Rosa Barkley
Edward Randel
Brown's Place and a Patchwork of Kansas Oddities
Kansas column blends humor and local trivia from small towns. Tales include a poster seeking a sponsor, a farmer’s livestock list with a monkey, a Hutchinson mouse drinking coke, a Wichita gas station coupon squeeze, and a Lyons Daily News note about a well fed rabbit. Names include Gordon Brown, Forrest Nelson, C Q Chandler, W W Chandler, and locales Salina Hutchinson Wichita Lyons.
Easter Orchid Devoured By Rabbit and Other Odd News
A humorous roundup from local papers includes an expensive orchid eaten by a mother rabbit after a Missouri eggs story. A Kansas shovel tale ends with a religious pledge to repay property loss. Kansas draft mix ups feature a mother arguing for her dishes helper son. Stewart Newlin jokes about a convention bid from Garden City Telegram.
Oak Ridge Notes Highlight Local 4 H and School Election
Oak Ridge reports a Jayhawk 4 H membership drive at Midland hall and a home talent play Eddie Meets 2 Hero. School election results elect J F Morgan as director and confirm budget, while Mrs Virgil Wiglesworth is praised for lunch program and teaching. Community leaders and Farm Bureau events fill a busy week in Douglas County.
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Bertha Wintersheld
Rass
Wichita
Jayhawk 4-H
Midland Hall
Eddie Meets
Hero
White
F. G. Hagenbuch
Goldie Franks
Farm Bureau
Edwin Hartman
Carol Miller
Miller
Mary Elta
Gilbertaville
Howard Ervin
Frank Toms
Bob Simons
Jack Toms
Oak Ridge
J. F. Morgan
William Way
Margaret Hurley
H. G. van Neste
F. H. Leonhard
Winess
Lawrence
Virgil Wiglesworth
al Schaake
Will Schaake
George L. Phenide
Albert Knop
Douglas County
Douglas County Fay Bureau Will Meet With the Specialist, Christine Wigiens
Lowell Sterling
Paul Apels
F. H. Johns
Paul Oman
Carolyn Bell
Yiliam Rice
Apyl Mecine
Fred Alford
Gus Brune
Ambress
Akrioge
Mirs
Harold Barr
The
Christian Church
Dorothea Schroeder
Oakridge
Mesdemes Henry Hornberger
Lawrence Leonhard
Marlin Weery
Ambrose Bigsby
W. H. Ks
Church Sings and School History Lesson Aboard the Auto Stunt
A group of first graders performed a song titled Caw Caw Caw as part of a history lesson led by older pupils at the school. Marlin Hornberger returned to class Monday after two weeks of measles illness. Arthur and Mrs. Pine welcomed a newborn son named Arthur Brown born Saturday April 15. Harold McCrary, on crutches for a year, will go to Kansas City this week for a leg brace fitting and to begin recovery.
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Barbers Mra. Wislesworth
Marlin Hornberger
Arthur Pine
Arthur Brown
Harold McCrary
Kansas City
Number Ten Number Ten Wilow Springs Farm Bureau meeting notes
The Wilow Springs home demonstration unit of the Farm Bureau met recently with Mrs. Milo Embrey. Dorothea Schroeder led patching and mending. Guests included Jerola Hobson and others. Easter events, blood donors to Kansas City, and local visits populated a long community recap with multiple names and dates.
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Wilow Springs
Farm Bureau
Milo Embrey
Dorothea Schroeder
Jerola Hobson
Ethel Turner
Lawrence
O. M. Hird
Judy Turner
Orville Embrey
C. Detwiler
Nellie Capper
Ottawa
Cpl
Don Capner
Camp Robinson
Ark
Earl Clary
Sharon
Peter Stoneking
Enna Hurrelbrink
Easter Sundey
Erma
Fred Hurrelbrink
Kansas City
Carl Loree
C.W. Detwiler
Dana Hobson
Jack Wood
Penny
Pam
Joplin
John Cunningham
Sharenee Hobson
Baldwin Music Club
Fellowship Hall
Baldwin
Everett McKinson
Iola
BE. K. Anderson
Newton
MecKisson
Mr. Anderson
Ed Anderson
Ed Niller
Robert
Belton
R. D. Embrey
Mer Clary
Oscar Turner
Carol Holloway
Wichita
Harry Hobson
Dana Hobgzon
H. S. Barkley
Barkley
Misa Ethel Bail
Euphenia_Henon
Tom Hoagland
Jimmie Gilliland
Lois Detwiler Mair
Irs
Dan Bales
Lile
Mabel Gilliland
Norma Lee
Jimmie
Lois Detwiler
Lyle Sutton
Ives Chapel
Easter Sunday Family Dinner Honors Ralph Houk Bride
Mr and Mrs George Houk hosted a family dinner Easter Sunday for their son Ralph and his new wife Miss Lela Belle Stover of Jasper Texas. Numerous relatives from Kansas City Topeka Baldwin Lawrence and nearby towns attended at the Albert Kampschroeder and Frank Wankuble homes and in Lawrence.
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George Houk
Ralph
Suni
Albert Kampschroeder
M. Hoffsommer
Mabel
Ruth Slingerland
Paul Hoffsommer
Topeka
Raymond Ice and Geary
Belvoir
Frank Wanfkuble
Willia Horton
Donnie
Tom Connola
Walter Houk
Walter, Jr
Qangenice
Richard Schellhorn
Birs
Charlie Houk
Lawrence
Walter Houle
Charles Boerkircher
Lone Star
Henry Dravis
Herman Buchheim
Harry Studebaker
Iarl Rake
Ebon Anderson
Kermit Franks
Oscar Simon
Twin Mound
Howard Petefish
Hamburg
Ila
Excelsior School Notes Include Exams and Elections
Excelsior records a no school day as seventh and eighth grade exams were given at Union schoolhouse. Walter Lindholm reelected treasurer, Walter Pohl rehired, and the annual school meeting elected officers. Mrs. Pearl McCulley recovering from operation. Excelsior closes April 26 with basket dinner and program.
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Excelsior
Walter Pohl
Union
A. C. Lindholm
Windsor
Tieaday
Vialt
Walter Lindholm
Jack Thomas
Ronnie
Patricia Lindholm
Duane Lindholm
Ike Thomas
Lawrence
Homer Clary
Charley Gilliland
Pearl McCulley
Alvin Johanning
Richard
Anna Johaning
Harry Strong
Arthur Rockhold
Mittie Kring
Conrad Gastrock
Excelsior School
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William Fergus
WEA Service, Inc
T. Bt
Uy & Pat
West Indies
Japan
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Indian Ocean
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Noonan
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Georgia Tech
John Franklin Case
Greyhound
Yester Fe
John Carmichael
Chicago Daily News
South Pacific
Pampa, Tex
Roger Terwilliger
Pampa Air Field
George Halas
Chicago Bears
New Guinea
Jim Crowley
Hal Surface
India
James A. Brophy
Italy
Frank Crowley
Manhattan College
Hy Bagh S. Follersom, Jr
Sports Mirror
Ray Hayworth
Car Davis
Eerooklyn Battery
Kanars
Turner
Moffatt
Frank
McSpadden
Diehl
Mialett
Corder
Stucker
Lee Corder
Welda High School
Dean
Bob Corder
Chalmer Woodard
Lawrence High
Alem
Statehouse
Robert Ote
North American Aviation, Inc
Kan
Herman Brown
Catherine van Keuren
Emma Emery
Earl Hobson
George Fry
W. W. Whitted
Nora Fleshman
Robert Halliday
Marlin Cook
Beer Price
Webben
First Methodist
WSCS
Earl Yoe
Stone Hall
Edward I. Cragoe
A. F. Baker
Roger, Martin
Ethel Watkins
Kensington Club
Hate Steele
East High Street
Rs. Hate Steele
W. H. Webster
Bert Jones
Austin Vincent
Mildred Dyer
Miss Dyer
Dean Grace Irwin
Geraldine Farr
Ilene Schreck
Edna Mae O'Hare
Daisie Belle Lytle
Maxine Banta
Baldwin News
Joe Degeorge
Brown
Gordon Brown
Salina
Forest Nelson
Kingman
Hutchinson
Lyons Daily News
C. Q. Chandler
W. W. Chandler
Lyons
Neal's Creek
North Carolina
Texas
Sunflower State
State Highway Department
D. J
Colorado
Manhattan Mercury
Joe
Stewart Newlin
Garden City
Dewney
Yarnold-Stull
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