Dodgers End Slump as All Star Talk Grows
Augie Galan sparked a Dodgers rally with a bases loaded triple and a grand slam, lifting Brooklyn 6-3 and 12-3 over the Cubs to spur talk of an All Star start. Phillies, Cardinals, Pirates, and Braves also won as NL contenders split and chase the league lead. In the AL, the Yankees swept St Louis to extend their grip on first, while the Indians and Athletics posted wins.
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Philadelphia
Billy Southworth
Ite McCarthy
Augie Galan
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Bill Nicholson
Cubs
Stanusias
St. Louis
Mel Ott
New York
Vince DiMaglio
Pittsburgh
4Usial
Cardinals
Phillies
Coaker
New York Giants
Ken Chase
Ott
Cincinnati
Boston
Yankees
Joe Gordon
Browns
John Lindell
Milt Byrnes
Charley Weisloff
Gordon
Nick Eten
Chet Laabs
Ernon Stephens
Rudy York
Betroit
Bob Sohnson
Washington
Chicago’ White Sox
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E. Sox
Boston Red Sox
Tex Hugheson
Yank Terry
Don Black
Lyman Harris
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Joe Louis eyes Billy Conn after the war meet
Pittsburgh July 6 Joe Louis calls Billy Conn the top act among active heavyweights and says Conn is the first opponent he wants to face when peace comes. Louis, on furlough from Fort Riley, promotes war bonds and auctions his Conn fight gloves to raise funds.
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Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Pittsburgh
Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland
Sgt
Joe
Jap Hunting a Game Among Solomons Troops
Pvt Anthony Coan Jr reports American soldiers in the Solomons turned Jap hunting into a game on patrols naming squads after baseball teams like the Phillies or Dodgers Each Japanese combatant killed counted as a run and high scoring battles were common during South Pacific patrols
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Philadelphia
United
Solomon Islands
Anthony Coan, Jr
South Pacific
Phillies
Dodgers
Baseball Standings and Results From Yesterday
American Association teams Milwaukee Kansas City St Paul Minneapolis Indianapolis Louisville Toledo Columbus share results. National League games Pittsburgh New York Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia St Louis. Cincinnati Boston postponed. American League highlights Cleveland Detroit Washington New York St Louis Chicago Boston.
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American Association
Milwaukee
Kansas City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Louisville
Toledo
Columbus
Pittsburgh
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
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Leagus
New York ST
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Arenese
Bostom Os Serisceeseveneererre
Fort Leavenworth Hosts Kansas Semi Pro Tourney Opener
Wichita Beech flyers and Fort Leavenworth reception center kick off the Kansas semi pro baseball tournament in Wichita. Friday night 8 15 p m features Fort Leavenworth vs Wichita Beech with other games including Hutchinson Naval Air Station versus Smoky Hill Army Air Base Salina. Saturday starts round the clock action with a 9 a m start and games every two hours through Sunday night. First round pairings list several matchups including Caldwell Advertisers vs Belle Plaine Bells and Medicine Lodge Legion vs Blackstone with additional games across multiple cities and teams.
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Fort Leavenworth
Wichita Beech Flyers
Annnual Kansas
Naval Air Station
Hutchinson
Smoky Hill Army
Air Base
Salina
Beech
Smoky Is Army Air Base
Caldwell
Belle Plaine Bells
Medicine Lodge Legion
Blackstone
McPherson Cardinals
Newton Elks
Topeka
Scotts
Strother
Kansas City
Rapports
Army Air Field
Garden City
Olathe Naval Air Station
Walker
Air Field Tournament Schedule for Kansas Qualifiers
The schedule lists Army Air Field Victoria Stindey Herington Wichita Coleman Lamp Arkansas City Kanotex Fort Riley CRTC Cessna Air Craft Pratt Independence Colwich Red Sox Cheney Blue Devils and Beech Nite Hawks Beech D Lis teams. The winner advances to the national tournament in Wichita starting August 13.
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Army Air Field
Victoria
Stindey
Herington
Swallow
Wichita Coleman Lamp
Arkansas City
Kanotex
Fort Riley
CRTC
Cessna Aircrafters
Cessna Bobcats
Wichita
Pratt Army Air Field
Independence Army “Air Field
Cessna
Colwich Red Sox
Cheney Blue Devils
Kansas
Roundup of baseball notes and college football tidbits
National League proxy Ford Frick avoids comment on Bill Cox blasts. Phillies attendance praised by Cox supporters while protests loom as league rules are debated. Army Navy football may rise to major status with Army matchup vs Notre Dame slated for next fall. Tillie the dog is found after six months wandering the Carolinas and nearby states. Mickey Owen’s alertness shown in Cards strategy session during a key play. Arne Andersson earns nickname Svenska Venzke amid track chatter as indoor season nears.
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New York
Ford Frick
Bill Cox
Phillies
Bill
Frick
Cox
Altho
West Point
Army
Notre Dame
Navy
Marines
Mickey Owen
Joe Medwick
Mickey
T Medwick
Arne Andersson
Svenska Venzke
Gunder Haegg
Gene Venzke
Glenn Cunningham
Andersson
Boxing show maker at Sheepshead Bay station guides matches
Warrant Officer Bob Olin the former light heavyweight champ acts as match maker for weekly boxing shows at the Sheepshead Bay maritime service station in New York. His assistant Sonny Horne recently stopped serving as a match maker. Charley Whitehead the New Jersey golf champion serves as radar expert and jokes about locating lost golf balls. Miners Return to Work Pittsburgh July 6 Thousands of final group of 50 000 striking miners shuffled back to pits with United Mine Workers leaders predicting most of the 521 000 coal workers would be back by nightfall.
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Bob Olin
Sheepshead Bay
N. Y
Sonny Horne
Charley ‘Whitehead
New Jersey
Iit
Pittsburgh
United Mine ‘Workers
Army Still Turns Back On Football
Washington report notes Army trainees at colleges cannot play intercollegiate football this autumn. Congressman Sammy Weiss advocates Army go ahead to save the sport, while West Point and Navy programs proceed. Manpower limits and trainee schedules complicate decisions for 180000 army students in technical training.
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Washington
Army
Sammy Weiss
Pennsylvania
Duquesne Star
Representative Weiss
University of Maryland
Miss
War Department
Army College
Weiss
West Point
Annapolis
Navy
All Star Game Recap From Early Baseball History
A look back at past midsummer baseball classic results including the American and National Leagues, with mentions of the Polo Grounds crowd, changes in leadership, and notable upsets in earlier games. The records note a 3 to 1 AL loss to the NL at New York and a 4 to 1 NL victory in Cincinnati.
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Associated Press
National League
Polo Grounds
New York
Jim Farley
Yankees
Cincinnati
Two Die In Ottawa Collision Near Beavers Home
In Rantoul Kansas, near Ottawa, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Beavers aged 49 and 45 were killed when their car collided with an eastbound Missouri Pacific passenger train named Streamliner Eagle. The train was two hours late. Prospective renters and home buyers are drawn to the classifieds page.
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Kan
Virgil Beavers
Rantoul
Here
Missouri’ Pacific
Streamliner
Eagle
Wartime Glass Top Seal Canning Caps Warned For Safe Jars
Housewives advised to follow cap maker instructions precisely to avoid spoilage and breakage when using Glass Top Seal caps. Do not oven can. leave space for expansion. apply rubber and band correctly. process with loose bands, then tighten. do not invert jars. success relies on careful steps to preserve flavor this winter.
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Home Service
Bicycle Stolen From Granada Theater Report
Emil Gunert reports a red and yellow Speedway bicycle valued at unspecified loss was stolen last night from in front of the Granada theater on New Hampshire street. He provided the bicycle description and location to police.
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Emil Gunert
New Hampshire Street
Speedway
Granada Theater
SINGING. STAR Answer to Previous Puzzle Ll 1S/Ojv1
A word puzzle page entry lists horizontal and vertical clues with partial letters and symbols. The grid includes references to musical terms, chemical symbols, and common abbreviations, aiming to fill a crossword style diagram with likely intersecting answers.
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We Have No prepared his band for a broadcast. Miss Grable divorced in 1989 from Jackie Coogan. James divorced last week in Juarez, Mexico, from Louise Tobin who once sang in his band.
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Jackie Coogan
James
Juarez
Mex
Louise Tobin
Blond Betty Grable Marries Band Leader Harry James
Las Vegas, July 6. Betty Grable and band leader Harry James wed early yesterday after his delayed train arrival. A minister and clerk were roused for a 4:15 am ceremony in a hotel room. Grable, 26, from St Louis. James, 27, from Beaumont, Texas. They plan to go to Hollywood for film work at 20th Century-Fox.
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Nev
Betty Grable
Harry James
James
New York
C. H. Sloan
Miss Grable
Hollywood
20Th Century-Fox Studio
Eastern Seaboard to Allow A Card Vacations After July 15
Representative Hartley announces the Office of Price Administration will relax gasoline restrictions in 12 eastern states to permit vacation trips by A card holders after July 15. A permit procedure will let travelers plan summer visits, with A coupons usable for the trip’s gasoline needs.
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Washington
Hartley
R-N.j
Office of Price Administration
Eastern Sea Board
Eastern Conference of
OPA
Prentiss M. Brown
New Jersey
X. 2
Eastern Seaboard
No More Gardening Gasoline Rations Effective July 12
The Office of Price Administration announced that no more special gasoline rations will be issued to victory gardeners after July 12. Rations already issued remain valid for use if still within their expiration.
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Washington
Victory Gardeners
Office of Price Administration
Maiden mother learns son is held as POW in Japan
Mrs. William Dobbs of McLouth received a cablegram from the International Red Cross in Tokyo stating her son Francis Eugene Dobbs an aviation machinist mate first class in the U S Navy is prisoner of war in the Japanese forces. He has served over two years and was in the Manila bay area during his duty.
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William Dobbs
McLouth
International Red Cross
Tokyo
Francis Eugene Dobbs
U.S.N
Philippines
Dobbs
Manila Bay Area
Local notes tell of visits and army life updates
Clarence Bush of Detroit plans to visit relatives in Lyons and Wichita before starting work in Kansas City. Mrs. Kate Penner of De Soto. Harrells of Lawrence visit. Ruthie LeSueur heads to California to see her mother. Loran Bailey on furlough in Kansas City area and California, with a family reunion held at Herb Bailey home. Third typhoid immunization at Cedar Junction schoolhouse. David Jewett suffers an abscessed eyelid.
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Clarence Bush
Detroit
Mich
Lyons
Wichita
Kansas City
Kate Penner
de Soto
Nease
Independence
Whitson
Kaw
Theodore Gress
Loran Bailey
Herb Bailey
Loran
California
Florida
Leland Penner
W. H. Dent
Lloyd Hoke
Sadie’ Hoke
John Turner
Los Angeles
Cal
Edwin Bailey
Deana
J. M. Harrell
Virginia
T. C. Bailey
Lawrence
Vera
Cedar’ Junction
David Jewett
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Independent
Sports Mirror
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Cavalry Replacement Training Center
Robert Shahgn
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New Guinea
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