Majors to Resume Schedules Today
The pennant race tightens as the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox aim to capitalize on close games. Through 341 contests, 118 were decided by a single run, with Pirates leading in clutch wins at 8 of 11 and White Sox at 7 of 11.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago White Sox
Pirates
Frankie Frisch
Cincinnati Reds
Rooklyn
Chicago
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
White Sox
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
War bond sales top Belmont Park total at 840625
War bond sales during the Belmont Park 24 day race meeting closed Saturday totaling 840625. Land purchasers admitted free to the racing plant. Chicago: Ray Schalk returns to baseball as a scout for the Cubs after 15 years with the White Sox. Memorial Day charity proceeds at Hawthorne totaled 67771 to Red Cross and 34885 to the Chicago service men’s center. Philadelphia: Bryron Nelson and Ed Lowery seek revenge in pro-am midweek war bond invitational tournament. Ike Williams favored in Shibe Park ten-rounder over Sammy Angott despite weight edge. Williams backed by 32 straight wins before a defeat earlier this year.
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New York
Belmont Park
War Finance Committee
Chicago
Hawthorne
Red Cross
Chicago Service Men’s Center
Philadelphia
P—Bryron Nelson
Ed Lowery
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
J. Wood Platt
Nelson
Lowery
McSpaden
Shibe Park
Ike Williams
Sammy Angott
Angott
Washington, Pa
Trenton
N. J
Williams
Bob Montgomery
Opening Softball Games At Lincoln Park Tonight
The 1944 softball season opens at Lincoln Park with an 8 o clock game between the Junior Jay hawks and the Irish Rascals. Tomorrow night features West Lawrence Midgets versus North Lawrence Midgets. Friday will see the Haskell club clash with the Junior Jayhawks.
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Lincoln Park
Jayhawks
West Lawrence
North Lawrence
Haskell
Barbs and War Bonds Speak to 1940s Public Mood
A clipped wartime column jokes about war bonds and Hitler in the dumps while noting beer compliance after a Cleveland investigation shows most brews below 3.2. The piece hints at a consumer reaction and a tongue in cheek road to happiness as the era’s chatter shifts from scarcity to everyday life.
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Pease.t
Hitler
Berlin
Ee. 8
Overseas sports roundup from World War II era
Europe D day interrupted GE program in Britain but soldiers train hard. Paratroopers push through weak Atlantic line as a quick opener. A sandlot fan compares German troops to cops at a high school game. Vince Murphy in Italy says Yankee and Sox debates fill nights via short wave. Billy Goodrich in the South Pacific laments Dodgers’ reception in aviation unit. Boxing prospects Edward Mullins and John Izzo spotted in Pacific. Lieut Joe Burk calls PT boat duty thrilling. In Iceland, Greenland court champs meet Iceland’s champions. GI boxing fans fill venues and Red Cross drives. Softball season also underway with GI activity.
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Europe
Britain
Hitler
Atlantic
Vince Murphy
15Th Air Force
Italy
Yankee
White Sox
Red Sox
Pacific
Billy Goodrich
The
Marines
Brooklyn Saints
Dodgers
South Pacific
Billy
Edward Mullins
Philadelphia
John Izzo
New Castle
Goodrich
Joe Burk
Cunningham Fifth Among the Milers in Ryan List
Moscow Idaho June 7 Mike Ryan ranked Glenn Cunningham fifth among the ten greatest milers of all time. He listed Haegg Anderson Beccali Lovelock Cunningham Wooderson Nurmi Hill Jackson Conan as the final trio, prioritizing competitive form over indoor records and noting Cunningham’s 4 06 6 time.
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Ida
Europe
Trish
Mike Ryan
Gunder Haegg
Mike
United States
Glenn Cunningham
Haegg
Arne Anderson
Sweden
Luigi Beccali
Italy
Jack Lovelock
New Zealand
Altho Anderson
University of Idaho
Anderson
Ryan
Beccali
Lovelock
Cunningham
Sidney Wooderson
England
Princeton
Finland
Paavo Nurmi
Wooderson
A. E. Hill
A. N. S. Jackson
Tommy Coneff
Lillibridge Named Honorary 1944 KU Track Captain
Robert Lillibridge, Hutchinson junior in the engineering V-12 program, was elected honorary captain of the 1944 Jayhawker track team at yesterday's squad meeting. He was a sure point winner in the dashes and broad jump. Coach Ray Kanehl said he would recommend sixteen Crimson and Blue squad members for letters.
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Robert Lillibridge
Hutchinson
Enginering
Jayhawker
Lillibridge
Ray Kanehl
Crimson and Blue
Indians Acquire Seerey In Eastern League Trade
The Cleveland Indians purchased outfielder Pat Seerey from Wilkes-Barre in the Eastern League. The report recalls past golf and baseball standings, noting Craig Wood’s 284 win, Denny Shute and Johnny Bulla tied for second, and Ben Hogan third with 289, with Joe DiMaggio’s return to the Yankees five years earlier helping defeat the White Sox.
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Associated Press
Cleveland Indians
Pat Seerey
Wilkes-Barre
Craig Wood
Denny Shute
Johnny Bulla
Ben Hogan
Ted
Joe DiMaggio
Yankee
White
Invasion Prep Highlight: Middle West Equipment Drive
Wichita, June 7. Brig. Gen. Ray G. Harris reports that the middle and south est supplied more than 450,000 items for the invasion of Europe, including B-24s, B-17s, P-47s, C-53s, gliders, and thousands of trainers. Facilities across North American, Douglas, Beech, Cessna, and other plants contributed. New bombs and jet and rocket tech are in development as the invasion continues.
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Kan
Europe
Ray G. Harris
Army Air Forces
Harris
A.A.F. Material Command
France
North American
Dallas
Consolidated
Fort Worth
Douglas
Tulsa
Continental
Oklahoma City
St. Louis
Robertson and
Eudora Church Group Hosts Covered Dish Luncheon
The Adult Bible class of St. Pauls church held a Sunday school covered dish luncheon at Mrs Retta Daugertys home with attendees including Mrs Sarah Hausman Mrs Anna Landon Mrs Conrad Altenbernd Lena Altenbernd Mrs Ida Richards and others. Multiple visitors and relocations noted. Mr Koehler at Bell Memorial Hospital with a left eye injury and limited improvement.
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St. Paul’s Church Sunday School
Retta Daugerty
Sarah Hausman
Anna Landon
Conrad Altenbernd
Lena Altenbernd
Ida Richards
Louisa Lotz
Augusta Durr
George Gestenberzer
Daugherty
Pearl
Niedrich
Olberdinz
Markets at a Glance Shows Mixed Stocks and Wheat Declines
In New York and Chicago market notes June 7 1944 mixed stock results as steel and auto shares lagged while crops faced pressure. Wheat fell with futures reaching new lows as liquidation and short covering moved prices down. rye and corn also weakened. Kansas City livestock saw uneven trends with cattle and sheep affected, while grain and potato markets reported varying prices and arrivals. Public notices include probate, real estate, and name change actions across Douglas and Osage counties.
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New York
Chicago
New Orleans
Row Mission House
Val
Commission House
Daly Gundy
Dharley
Byvassdiel
Funeral services for Mrs Raymond Bartz held Friday
Mrs George Bartz and Doris Ann attended the funeral at the Methodist church in McPherson on Friday afternoon. Mrs Kermit Broers and son Johnny from Lawrence visited the Harris home. D M Harris spent Monday in Kansas City with the George Haines family. Mrs George Lothholz Mrs Mary Allen and Mrs Nydia Hughes attended lunch at The Hearth and a bridge party at Mrs C B Young's home Saturday.
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George Bartz
Doris Ann
Raymond Bartz
McPherson
Kermit Broers
Johnny
Lawrence
George J Ance D. M. Harris
Kansas City
George Haines
George Lothholz
Mary Allen
Nydia Hughes
C. B. Young
Notice of Quiet Title Lawsuit in Douglas County Kansas
The Lawrence Journal World reports a publication notice listing numerous defendants in two parallel actions filed in Douglas County District Court, Verna L. Schofield as plaintiff seeking quiet title to property on Rhode Island Street Lawrence Kansas, with deadlines to plead by July 8 1944 and July 7 1944 respectively, noting unknown spouses heirs and trustees.
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Robbert Tes de Asoe
Caroline McInt Inure
Barue Bbuindells
Lonixa Bandell
Brooks
Rphmond
August Crescentia Ellis
Louis Ellis
Crescentia Francisca Ells
Leonhart A
Art A. Ellis
State of Kansas
Julius Marks
Leon
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence
Douglas County
Kansas
Gorrill
Asher & Gorrill
Atteatt
John Callahan
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Henry K. Draguis
John Loughead
State of
Ephriam Bainter
Robert Fults
Marcus Summerfield
Abraham Fultz
August Wulfkuhle
Albert C. Walter
Herman Dravis
Herman Dreves
Herman Dravis, Jr
Frederica Dravis
Frederika Dreves
Township 12
Sloan, Hamilton & Sloan
Seal
Glenn Logan
District Court
Fred W. Dravis
Walter 3. Johnson
Walter 1. Johnson
Richard T. Richards
Theodor Kreipe
Frederika Dreve
Maintiff
Douglas
Naomi Land Marie Gastrock
Naomi Gastrock
Marie Gastrock
Conrad Gastrock
Guardian
George K. Melvino
Maxine Virtue
Alfred J UN ‘Glas
Lillian M. Sluss
Alfred H. Sluss
Lillian M. Stuss
Stevens & Srand
John Feldman Willis
John Feldman Bradley
District Court of
Thirty-Fifth Judicial District
County of
Osage
Mamie E. Miller
Nellie Dodds
Osage County
Dougiaa
Kangas
Parsons
R. Skinner
Alex Hotchkiss
George K. Melvin
David A. Miller
Dansan
Minnie D. Miller
Stevens & Brand
Lawrence Dately Journal-World
Elsie M. Power
John Crumpton
Birs
Joan Crumpton
James Woodward
Alexander Mears
Wiliam M. Hazeltine
William M. Hazeltine
F. M. Thomas
Herriett. Thomas
Elizabeth Cannon
Iuola
Gorrill, Asher & Gorrill
Lawrence Dale
Journals
Eliza Armstrong
Marguerite Nivoche
Lemual Dy
J. Bonebrake
Suzannah C. Timmons
Nelson B. Timmons
Wm. E. Thompsson
Reuben Fanham
Robert Mathiesen
John E. Sims
J. N. P. Wood
Iiah Hopkins
E. Todd
Co. M. Brodie
Thomas J
Anderson
George Armstrong
Lecompton Town Company
Lane University
Lane University Association
United Brethren In Christ Church
Lane University Asso
Verna O. Schofield
Verna L. Schofield
Robert Robertaile
Caleb @. Pratt
Philip W. Woodward
T. C. Tierman
Thomas C. Tierman
Robt. W. Oliver
R. W. Oliver
George W. Smith
James Leibey
James Wiebey
Nancy A. G. Leibe
Nancy
A. G. Liebey
James Keef
James Keefe
Julia Keefe
Charles McCoy
Ja. M. Hendry
Rebecca BF
Hendry
Chas, McCoy
Elva L. Lawrence
C. D. Rogers
le B. Anderson
A. E. Tweed
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Ase Sip
Kline Incorporated
Rhode Island Street
Ben Ireland
Nellie Ireland
Platanae Riling
Sor Sey
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