All Star Duty Fails To Halt Major League Wins
The Associated Press reports rosters aside, major league action kept rolling as Cardinals beat Giants 4-1 with Munger 11-2 and Musial inching toward Dixie Walker in the batting race. Reds toppled Brooklyn 4-1 as Mueller extended his consecutive games caught streak to 133. Browns beat Philadelphia as Caster worked relief in a 4-1 night game. Yankee's 6-2 win over Cleveland moved New York into third place with Atley David outperforming Al Smith.
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Associated Press
George Munger
Stan Musial
Ray Mueller
Connie Ryan
Dixie Walker
Joe Medwick
Mel Ott
Paul
Dizzy” Trout
Dutch Leonard
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Munger
Musial
Ott
Medwick
Sede Hansen
New Yorker
Mueller
George Gideon
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Reds
Brooklyn
Cincy
Iron Man
Ed Head
Ed Heusser
Walker
O ‘ Ryan
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Bay Starr
Trout
Boston
Emmett O'Neill
Washington
Leonard
Chiago
Bill Dietrich
George Caster
Browns
Philadelphia
Joe McCarthy
Yankee
Cleveland
Atley David
al Smith
New York
Cincinnati Backstop Near Major League Catching Record
Ray Coleman Mueller of the Cincinnati Reds is set to extend his consecutive games caught streak to 184, one short of George Gibson’s 1909 record. Mueller, in his second Reds year, has appeared in 71 of 1943’s games, batting .280 with only five errors in 238 chances and two passed balls.
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New York
Ray Coleman Mueller
Cincinnati
Brooklyn Dodgers
George Gibson
Pittsburgh Pirates
Gibson
Pirates
Reds
Mueller
Braves
Ray
Sacramento
Ray Mueller
Bobby McLean
Phil Bloom
Benny Leonard
Ko’d
George Levine
Pete Latzo
Mollywood
Hairy Ape
Baltimore
Ball Park
Lefty Gomez Released by Washington Senators
Sports Mirror notes the release of Lefty Gomez by the Washington Senators. It recalls past events including Jimmy Dykes’ managerial run-ins with umpires and historic tennis results involving Alice Marble and Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan. The item ends with a casual mention of reading the classified page.
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Lefty Gomez
Washington Senakara
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Alice Marble
Fran Hilda Sperling
Sarah Palfrey Fabyan
Roy Stammers
Tennis fans want pro Davis Cup after the war
A New York sports roundup notes praise for recent Forest Hills matches and proposes a postwar professional Davis Cup style event. It suggests Lex Thompson may fund a trophy, and mentions George Farrar Jr and pirates, plus veterans like Ray Mueller tying iron man records and Red Schoen in army service.
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New York
Red Cross
Forest Hills
Tenante Ss Dept
Ray Dumont
Lex Thompson
FAVORED IN TOURNEY GOLDEN VALLEY TEAMS IN FAVOR
Minneapolis July 6 Two title monopolists Jag McSpaden and Byron Nelson head a favored duo lineup for the Golden Valley Invitational team championship at Harry Cooper's course. The eight team round robin marathon offers $1600 in war bonds to the winners and $1200 to runners up. McSpaden and Nelson have split $33,691 in war bonds this year as top money earners.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Jag McSpaden
Byron Nelson
Harry Cooper
Toledo
Inverness
Mefppis Neioct
Pvt
Chick Harbert
Mike Turnesa
Sam Byrd
Johnny Revolta
Jimmy Hines
Willie Goggin
Bill Kaiser
Bob Hamilton
Jos Coria
Les Bolstad
Ben Hogan
Toney Penna
Cooper-Ellsworth Vines
McSpaden
Hogan
Chicago Victory
Nelson
Golden Valley
Craig Wood
Jimmy Demaret
Jug
Cubs take controlling stake in Tulsa club in Texas League
Tulsa reports the Chicago Cubs gained a controlling interest in the Tulsa baseball club of the Texas league, purchasing the stock from Don Stewart of Los Angeles. The move comes as the league closes for the season. The item notes additional sports results from California and the Pacific Coast league.
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Tulsa
Okla
Tulsa World
Chicago Cubs
Tulsa Baseball Club
Don Stewart
Los Angeles and the World
Baseball Leaders and Batting Marks From 1945 Season
The text lists league leaders with names and stats from the 1945 season. Walker of Brooklyn tops batting with .372, hits 103, and runs batted in tied with Weintraub of New York. Barrett leads triples in Pittsburgh with 11, Ott hits 18 homers for New York, Ryan has 1 stolen base for Boston, Brewers and Munger noted for pitching, with Doerr and Cullenbine high on hits and doubles.
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Associated Press
Walker
Brooklyn
Rune—Bordageray
Weintraub
New York
Musial
St. Louie
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Ott
Ryan
Boston
Breeden
St. Louis
Munger
St. Loui
Tucker
Chicago
Runa
Doerr
Cuflen- Bing
Cleveland
Stephens
Louis
Cullenbine
Lindell
Metheny
Hayes
Philadelphia
Case
Washington
Sig the
Mattaberger
Foxx leaves Cubs active list as coach role begins
Jimmy Foxx, after 13 decades of major league service, is removed from the Cubs' active playing list and will stay as a coach and bullpen catcher. The 43-year-old former star batted .063 in 19 at bats this season after returning from a year’s layoff, ending his active playing record with a .328 lifetime average.
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Chicago
Jimmy Foxx
Chica
Cubs
Foxx
Tayer
Philadelphia
Bosin
Red Cross swim classes open with no charge
Enrollment blanks for Red Cross swimming lessons at Jayhawk Plunge are available at city hall health office, high school, and elementary playgrounds. A doctor's permit is required for each child. Pool fees reduced to 9 cents for under 12 and 17 cents for 12 and over. Junior Life Saving course for ages 12 to 16 runs 9:45 Tue and Fri with 5:30 classes Mon Thu and Tue Fri for beginners and advanced.
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Red Cross
Jayhawk
Health
Chambers
Fred Cooper
Julia Eschbaugh
Joie Stapleton
Weather Aids Wheat Maturing Amid Dry Hot July
Topeka July 6 Details from Meteorologist S D Flora show June in Kansas hotter and drier than normal yet favorable for wheat maturing and harvesting. State rainfall averaged 2.89 inches, 1.15 below normal and about half of last June, the highest since 1936. Temperatures ranged 38 to 112 degrees, with Hanover Washington County recording 9.97 inches.
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Topeka
Kanang
S. D. Flora
Horton
Lincoln
Hanover
Washington County
Two Topekans Killed In World War II News
Topeka reports the death of six brothers in uniform with two names confirmed. Sergeant D Keith Dearmyer, 22, radio operator on a heavy bomber, killed in action in England June 25, father Walter Dearmyer notified. Sergeant Russell L Gray, 26, killed in Italy May 21, his wife Fannie Sink Gray notified. Gray had earlier been reported missing after Anzio Beachhead combat.
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Topeka
D. Keith Dearmyer
England
War Department
Walter Dearmyer
Russell L. Gray
Italy
Mra
Fannie Sink Gray
Anzio
Gray
Golf Notes and Local Dances at Country Club
Golf notes report a square dance night at the Country Club next Saturday with Irene Moll calling and a hayloft style dinner. The ringer tournament ended the Fourth with Rudy Fahn and Earl Farris tying at 26, Frank Davis taking third. A gate breach on north pasture caused several hundred dollars in damage to the club grounds. A clocked putting and pitching contest saw Patton and James Taylor tied. Patton made an ace or Taylor pitched a silver dollar with one ace. Washington reports $118,000 for four Wichita public schools expansion by the Federal Works Agency. Em softball beat V-12 6 to 4. tonight’s schedule includes Cadeta versus S.O.W. and Ship’s Company vs. Friends Lumber.
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Irene Moll
Rudy Fahn
SOW
Earl Farris
Frank Davis
Pat Patton
James Taylor
Patton
Taylor
South Park
Cadeta Va S.O.W
Ship’s Company
Friends Lumber
Prisoners of war eyed to aid midwest grain shipments
Kansas City July 6 plan a July 12 conference with millers rail and terminal elevator representatives and federal officials including Sen Clyde Reed to discuss using war prisoners to unload wheat cars and steps to avert an embargo that could hit Kansas City. Ralph Clark of the Association of American Railroads notes grain loadings align with terminal capacity and 20000 railroad cars await unloading as labor shortages persist. More than 1000 industry reps from six states were invited.
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Kansas City
Millera
Clyde .M. Reed
R-Kan
Washington
War Department
Seventh Service Command
Enid
Okla
Kansas
Ralph E. Clark
Car Service Division
Association of American Railroads
Clark
Eudora Coastal Guard Booatswain Returns From Furlough
Edward Mathia a boatswain stationed on the coast guard left for New York after a 20 day furlough spent with his mother Mrs Ottie Mathia and family. The column reports on relatives friends and other local residents visiting for holidays with notes on dinners birthdays and hospital news including Sam Gabriel south of Eudora undergoing appendicitis surgery and doing well.
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Edward Mathia
Ottie Mathia
New York
N. i
Coast Guard
Harry White
Wellsville
Harold Daugherty
White
Daugherty
Jerome Brown
Judy
Emerson Bohnsack
Emogene
Wally
Topeka
Alvin Bond
Coxswain
Millard Murray
Little Creek
Clifford, Steffen and Sons
Ed Dietrich
Curtis Dietrich
Ed Forsythe
Forsythe
Roy
Kurtz
Arthur Blaylock
DeSoto
Clifford Steffen
Tom Raybourne
Tommie
Lawrence
Ray Warmker
Fred. Papen
Hausen
Raybourne
Dale Papenhausen
San Diego
Calif
M. H. Cox
Frank Henderson
Elizabeth
Minnie Howard
J. D. Adams
George Maul
Kansas City
Martin Abel
Mrs. Abel
June Louise Abel
Ed Maul
Donna Reusch
la Donna Kazmaier
Judy Solenberger
Denver
Cole
Janet
Marjorie
Beverley Broers
Arden Weston
Betty Rose
Larry Lefholz
Diane
Tulsa
Okla
Claud Straley
Hugo Landuth
Allen
Cochrun
Cochran
Walter McMillian
Sam Gabriel
Eudora
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lee Coleman
Albert Coleman
Lawrence Daily Journal World notices and estate items
A long column of notices and social notes from Lawrence Kansas includes family visits in Lawrence and Eudora references to Mrs Mary Siewald and relatives, a horse accident on Main Street, and a Lost and Found notice. Probate filings announce final settlement for Millard Wiley estate and a hearing for Elizabeth Zellers estate sale of Lot 40 Chapel Street, Lor win City. Attorneys Riling and Riling represent petitioners.
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Walter Welbourne
Harold
Gerald
Ft. Morgan
Colo
Lawrence
Eudora
Welbourne
Mary Stewad
Mary
Siewald
Wellbourne
Hartwick
Alfred Siewald
Ed Deck
Main
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Douglas County
Kansas
Millard Wiley
Anna Wiley
Millard
Wiley
Anna Wwilen
J. B. Wilson
Riling & Riling
Petiioner
Lawrence Dally Journal-World
Probate
Elizabeth G. Zellers
State OF
Anna B. Marshall
Elizabeth O. Zellers
Chapel Street
Iorwin City
Riling
Hearings and Notices From Lawrence Journal World 1944
Public probate notices in Douglas County Kansas announce hearings on estate matters for Elias Bushey and Bessie Kenney, plus a budget proposal for Wakarusa Township. Parties must file defenses by July 24 1941 and August 1944 respectively, with judgments possible if ignored.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Douglas County
Kansas
Nellie Wintermantel
Elmer John Wintermantel
Faye Christine Lyon
Faye Christine Wintermantel
Plaintiffa
Reuben
W. Farnham
J. C. Hutcheson
F. J. Hutcheson
Frreline J. Hutcheson
John J. Farwell
Martha C. Farwell
W. S. Stewart
W. S. Stuart
M. J.stewart
John T. Rowlen
Almira
J. Hoyt
Abram Smith
Beng Critchfield
Francis J. Riling
David Eley
Jane Ler
David E. Et
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Washington Park
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Warren’ Wright
A & To
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Sammy Angott
Willie Joyce
City Health Office
Keith Dearmyer
Russell Gray
Federal Works Agency
Wichita, Kan
Arthur Capper
W. F. Elkins
Eawrstice
Oscar Broers
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Oscar Lothholz
Floyd Broers
Daugher
Journal-World
J.B. Wilson
Tee County
Elias Bushey
Attic Hey
Roy EB. Bushey
Mattie Bushey
Roy .E. Bushey
Gorrill
Asher & Gorrill
Peetths
Disteiet Court
Douglas
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Ruth Kenney
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Elizabeth Kenney Vigor
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William T. Sinclair
Robert Robertalie
Henry W. Fick
Partham Boswell
James P. Ells
Warren Stowe
James M. Guest
Jas. M. Guest
Tennessee Street
Clarence W. James
Plaintiff
Riting & Rising
Kanaag
Clara Viola Steener
Deceas Tee
State of Kansas
Bert Steeper
Lawrence Daily Journal
Wakarusa Township
Chester Howard
C. A. Spray
Bala
Inery Fund
Loui Street
Lawre
Stesper
Bri Fidelity
Lawrance Dale Ly
Abel Kidd
William F. Reinisch
Christiane Wilhelmine
Pele
Christiane Wilhelmine Reinigch
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William C. Jennings
Clyde H. Jennings
Cornelia Sexter Hessard
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Asher & Go
John Callahan
Lawrence Dately Journal-World
Isae Wei West
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