Monroe Louisiana Budget Ordinance 2818 Adopted for 1944 45
The city council of Monroe Louisiana passes Ordinance 2818 to adopt a budget and schedule of appropriations covering the fiscal year from April 29, 1944 to April 27, 1945. It itemizes salaries across departments, capital projects, and warrants procedures requiring dual signatures on vouchers before withdrawals, with publication and effective date per law.
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Monroé
Louisi
Morroée
Louisiana
Finance & Utilities
Streets
Parks
Monroe
Commission Council
H. H. Benoit
Tag Team Riot Headlines Kallio’s Arena Brawl Night
George Curtis teams with Henry Bach to face George Bennett and Harry Herrall in a tag match at Gus Kallio’s arena in Vicksburg Iss and Memphis Tenn. The card features Bach versus Herrall and Curtis versus Bennett in preliminary bouts, with a 90 minute main event time limit and two falls to win.
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George Curtis
Vicksburg
Iss
Harry Herrall
Memphis
Tenn
Gus Kallio
Henry Bach
Milwaukee
Wis
George Bennett
Long Beach
Calif
Curtis
Jack Curtis
Bach
Wisconsin
Bennett
Herrall
Kallio
Illinois racing board opposes off the track betting
The Illinois racing board passed a resolution opposing any legislation authorizing off the track wagering. The board said such bets would eventually subordinate the breeding, owning, and racing of thoroughbred horses.
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Chicago
Illinois Racing Board
Pfister Heads Into National Junior Singles Quarterfinals
Henry Pfister of San Francisco joins three seeds in Kalamazoo top bracket by defeating Edwin Davis in three sets. Bernard Bartzen of San Angelo and Alan Watson of North Hills also reach the quarterfinals with wins over Sayres and Salaun, while Herbie Flam advances in the other top-half match.
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Kalamazoo
Mid
Dark Horse
Henry Pfister
San Francisco
Kalamazoo College
Bernard Bartzen
San Angelo
Texas
William Sayres
Detroit
Michigan
Alan Watson
Snort Hills
N. J
Bartzen
Henri Salaun
Boston
Mess
Herbie Flam
Beverly Hills
Calif
Tom Molloy
Panama City
Fla
Edwin Davis
Baton Rouge
Tore Stamina
War Bond Gate Boosts Madison Square Garden Fight
Sidney Walker known as Beau Jack and Bob Montgomery meet in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden with war bond sales for the event reaching 13.29 million dollars. Promoter Uncle Jacobs funds tickets via bonds, some free for wounded servicemen, while buyers may earn interest to 3.3125 million. Both fighters hold lightweight titles previously and receive army furloughs to spar.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Sidney
Beau Jack) Walker
Bob Montgomery
Mike Jacobs
Jacobs
Joe Leonard
Benny Leonard
Sam
Montgomery
Treasury Department
Beau Jack
Lmit
Athletics split doubleheader with White Sox in Chicago
In Chicago the Philadelphia Athletics split a twin bill with the Chicago White Sox. The A’s won the opener 9 to 3 on a ninth inning burst while the Sox shut out the A’s 3 to 0 in the nightcap to take the series to five wins in seven games. Sam Harris earned his ninth win by holding Chicago to 13 hits in 9 innings. Hal Trosky hit his eight homer. Tony Cuccinello had four singles for the Sox in the nightcap.
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Chicago
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
A's
Bob Estalella
Joe Burns
Hal Epps
Hal Trosky
Sox
Johnny Humphries
Gordon Maltzberger
Humphries
Philadelphia
Abrhpoa Halt
Epps
Hayes
Sents
Eataiotia
Garrison
Steeevenisens & McGnee
Burns Sc
Sevievervens
Busch
Harris
P Peeben
Moses
Hodgin
Ate
Trosky
Ecuveeenees
Tucker
Cuccinello
Owe
Lopat
Wren Rene Curtright
rHalted
Estalella
Burns
Burne
Carnett
Staiella
Schaik
Steen Case McGhee
Behalk
Jay Oe
Schalk
Ihhiladelphia
Wild
Hushard
Berry
Jones
Philadelphia AB
Holi
Eppa Wee
Il Burns
Blaek
Christopher
Hedgin
Tae Humphries
Maltzberger
Inoings
Philadelphia Tentebeees
Hall
Behieb
Siebert
Dickshot
Tolen
McGhee
Cucelnello
Jonés An Hubbard
Three Buckeyes Added to College All Stars for Bears Game
Chicago August 3 Three Ohio State players End Jack Dugger Tackle Bill Willis and Center Gordon Appleby join the College All-Stars for the August 30 charity game at Dyche Stadium against the Chicago Bears. They were part of OSU 1942 championship squad and join Fullback Gene Fekete already selected for the team.
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Chicago
Ohio State
Buckeye
Chicago Bears
Dyche Stadium
Jack Dugger
Bill Willis
Gordon Appleby
Chicago Tribune
Gene Fekete
Ramblers defeat Baptist juniors in 7 to 5 softball tilt
Recreation League action sees West Monroe junior teams collide as Ransom Grammar School’s Junior Ramblers topple First Baptist Juniors 7 to 5. Winning pitcher E Wallace and catcher G Reynolds lead the Ramblers. Baptist pitchers R G Hale and B Robson toil.
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Ransom Grammar School
West Monroe
First Baptist
Recreation
E. Wallace
G. Reynolds
Baptist
R. G. Hale
B. Robson
Baseball Scores and Schedule for Yesterday and Today
Yesterday St. Louis beat Pittsburgh 8 to 4 and Chicago at Philadelphia was postponed due to transportation. Today Chicago visits Brooklyn with Chipman and Passeau scheduled to pitch, while St. Louis plays at Pittsburgh with Wilks facing Roe and Chapman available if needed.
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St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Philadelphia
Ack of Transportation
Brooklyn
Chipman
Passeau
Davis
Warren
Chapman
Wilks
Roe
Philadelphia 9-3 Chicago 3-7 scoreline and pitcher pairings
In a game summary Philadelphia posted a 9 to 3 win while Chicago finished 3 and 7. Reynolds and Smith faced Dietrich and Grove as Cleveland played Chicago with listed win loss records.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Reynolds
Smith
Dietrich
Grove
Baseball Scores from Evening Programs and Delays
Memphis defeated Birmingham 8 to 5 and New Orleans beat Little Rock 7 to 2 with the first game postponed. Mobile won 16 to 11 over Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta tied 5 to 5 in the first game of a doubleheader. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION games saw Toledo 8, Milwaukee 5. In the International League Syracuse 9, Buffalo 2, with Toronto at Newark and several rain delays including Rochester at Baltimore and Montreal at Jersey City.
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Southern Association Eam
Nashville
Atlanta
Memphis Peete
Mobile Tebe
Little Rock
New Orleans
Birmingham
Chattanooga Staeees
Memphis
Chattanooga
Mobile
Syracuse
Buffalo
Toronto
Newark
Rochester
Baltimore
Montreal
Jersey City
Pelicans Sweep Little Rock In Nightcap Victory
New Orleans defended home turf with a 7-2 win over the Little Rock Travelers in Wednesday night action. Weather caused the first game of a doubleheader to be postponed, but the Pelicans surged late for the victory.
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Pelicans
New Orleans
Boxing Card Produces Draws and KOs Across Cities
In Schenectady Alex Boyle 142 and Joey Miller 140 fought to a eight round draw with Petey Virgin 128 knocking out Joe Triola 132. In New London Johnny Clark 163 knocked out Bill Hendricks 161 while Joe Poeski 170 outpointed Tony Gillo 175. Don Pierson 155 outpointed Al Corey 160 and Al Lamiere 157 knocked out George Hines 155 in Springfield.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Alex Boyle
Garfield
N. J
Joey Miller
Buffalo
Drew
Petey Virgin
Joe Triola
Albany
New London
Conn
Johnny Clark
Bill Hendricks
New York
Joe Poeski
Tony Gillo
New Haven
Don Pierson
Middletown
al Corey
New Britain
al Lamiere
Hartford
George Hines
Springfield
Dodgers end losing streak as Mort Cooper wins 11th
Brooklyn Dodgers drop their seventh straight aboard and fall to the St Louis Cardinals as Mort Cooper earns his 11th win of the season. Three years back Craig Wood defeated Vic Ghezzi 5 and 4 in a 72 hole Open event. Five years ago Alice Marble beat Pauline Betz 3 6 6 1 6 4 in Maidstone indoor quarterfinals.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Mort Cooper
Craig Wood
Vic Ghezzi
Alice Marble
Pauline Betz
Maidstone Tourney
Highway Crash Report Describes Injuries In Petersburg
A highway accident report from Petersburg Kansas notes a woman received minor scalp lacerations, compound fractures of her dignity, and a pronounced case of big and little jitters.
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Petersburg
Kas
Cardinals Edge Pirates 8-4 Behind Lanier's Five-Hit Night
Max Lanier earned his 12th win as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4 at home. Johnny Hopp contributed a double and a triple, Bob Elliott hit an inside the park homer, and the Cardinals totaled 12 hits to move closer to the pennant with 27,481 in attendance.
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Pittsburgh
Max Lanier
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Rip Sewell
Lanier
Johnny Hopp
Cardinals
Bob Elliott
Jim Russell
Johnny Barrett
ST. Louis
Verban
Ecosvesceces
Hopp
Musial
Sanders
Ata O'Dea
Kitrowski
Litwhiler
Marion
de Bodo Etsis
Soccoceves
Coscarart
Russell
Barrett
Billott
Dahlgren
DiMaggio
Lopeg
Zak
Ee Sewell
Uae
Sewell
Rescigno
Strincevich
We. Trum Sackace Seers
Sttsenert
O'Dean
Kurowszi
Elliott
Kurowski
Rascigno
Etrincevich
Jorda
Reardon
Goetz
First Christian 12 L. T. J. Eagles 6 in junior league tilt
In the Red Shield Junior Softball League the senior playoff opens with Hunt and Whitaker Sports facing Red Shield at Lida Benton diamond. First Christian tops L. T. I. Eagles 12 to 6 in a kids league game as Marioneaux drives in three, Fon tana homers, and Johnston boats three hits.
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Red Shield
Hunt and
Whitaker Sports
Lida Benton
Allstate
Commandos
Christian
Boy Scouts of
Troop 12
Louisiana Training Institute
Eagles
L. T. I. Outfit
C. J. Fontana
Marioneaux
Johnston
Savanna
Christy
Futch
Three Leaders in Each League Batting Honor List
Batting leaders include Musial of the Cardinals with 138 runs and a .359 average, Walker of the Dodgers with 129 hits and a .354 average, Hopp of the Cardinals with 106 RBIs and a .339 average, Doerr of the Red Sox with 124 runs and a .331 average, Siebert of the Athletics with 101 RBIs and a .328 average, Fox of the Red Sox with 104 runs and a .327 average, across bases, games, and totals.
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Associated Press
Abrh Pet Musial
Cardinals
Walker
Dodgers
Hopp
Doerr
Red Sox
Siebert
Athletics
Fox
Baseball Leaders and Players In The American and National Leagues
A fragmented summary lists AL leaders Stephens Browns Doert Red Sox Johnson Red Sox and NL figures Sanders Cardinals Nicholson Cubs Weintraub Giants with scattered notes on home runs Metheny Yankees Cullenbine Indians Hayes Athletics and Ott Shim among others, reflecting a brief score or stat wire update with multiple names and partial figures.
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Stephens
Browns
Doert
Red Sox
Johnson
Sanders
Cardinals
Nicholson
Cubs
Weintraub
Giants
WIRE
Vipers
Csc
Ceeakevess
Metheny
Yankees
Cullenbine
Indians
Eseseees
Hayes
Athletics
Aebtaneavere
U Stephens
ORR Y
Kpie
Tanec
Seaeam
National League
Ncissa
Ursaeais Peseree
Baseball stars lead league pace and Navy training drills
Max Lanier of the Cardinals topped the National League strikeout list with seven as St Louis beat Pittsburgh 8 4. Bobby Estalella of the Athletics and Tony Cuccinello of the White Sox powered rally in a 9 3 opener win and Cuccinello had four singles in Chicago 7 3 nightcap win. Navy cadets at Corpus Christi learn crash response by being dumped in the water from a two seater trainer.
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Associated Press
Max Lanier
Cards
Pittsburgh
Bobby Estalella
Athletics
Tony Cuccinello
White Sox
Estalella
Philadelphia
Cuccinello
Chicago
Sox
Navy
Air Training Center
Corpus Christi
Tex
Dodgers take two from Cardinals in six game set
Baseball round up notes Brooklyn Dodgers win two of six versus the St. Louis Cardinals while the St. Louis Browns push in the American pennant race. The column teases Ernie Lombardi leading the league in steals and recalls trivia about doubleheaders and quick strikeouts.
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Fritz Howell
Hugh Fullerton Jr
New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cardinals
St. Louis Browns
Ernie Lombardi
Legendary sports snippets and trivia from early baseball lore
A jumble of notes recalls historic players and events including Louisville Charley Jones 99 ways a top horse can lose, Lt Jack McGinley cited for bravery in Tunis and awarded the purple heart, Steve Brodie bridge lore, Annapolis race track tales tied to George Washington, Rip Sewell and the great sluggers, Jimmy Johnston touting Tony Shucco versus Al Hart, Mel Ott sidelined and Carl Hubbell coaching the western all star team, every Reds player married, Grover Cleveland Alexander at a Lockland plant, Rev Bertram Humphries hurling for Albany, and answers naming Joe McGinnity and a Wiltse Morton matchup with dates.
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Louisville
Charley Jones
Jack McGinley
Pittsburgh Steelers
Steve Brodie
Brooklyn Bridge
Dodgers
America
Annapolis
George Washington
Rip Sewell
The
Pirates
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Joe DiMaggio
Jimmy Johnston
Tony Shucco
al Hart
Washington
Mel Ottabed
Carl Hubbell
Polo Grounds
Cincinnati Reds
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Lockland
Ohio
Early Morning Drills for Volunteer Cagers in Knoxville
UT basketball coach Johnny Mauer brings 10 man Vols to 6:15 am workouts in the gym to beat heat and class conflicts. He notes the 10-game schedule is provisional and expects renewed interest if football seasons boost schedules.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Johnny Mauer
University of Tennessee
Mauer
U-T
Tennessee
Kraft Doering Winners In First Round At Broadmoor
Colorado Springs August 3 John Kraft and Art Doering both of Denver won their first round matches at the 24th Broadmoor Invitation Golf Tournament. Kraft led the upper bracket with a 6 and 5 victory over M Mesch of La Junta while Doering defeated Don Pegler Jr of Lincoln 7 and 5. Other results included K D Harrison of San Antonio beating Capt O Hara Watts of Dallas 3 and 2.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
John Kraft
Art Doering
Denver
Kraft
M. Mesch
la Junta
Doering
Don Pegler, Jr
Lincoln
Neb
K. D. Harrison
San Antonio
Capt
O'Hara Watts
Dallas
Illin calling Bingaman great tackle prospect
Champaign August 3 Lester Bingaman an 18 year old freshman from Gary Indiana weighs 225 pounds and is regarded by University of Illinois football men as one of the season front runners at tackle Coach Ray Eliot predicts he will measure up to Mike Kasap and old fans compare him to Butch Nowak in the late 1920s era words.
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Champaign
Ill
Lester Bingaman
Gary
Ind
University of Illinois Football Folk
Ray Eliot
Mike Kasap
Butch Nowak
T formation praised by Boys Town coach at Tulsa camp
Coach Maurice Palrang of Boys Town Neb says the idea the T formation is too complex for high school players is cockeyed. Speaking at the University of Tulsa Coaching School he asserts the system is simple and only as hard as the personnel allow. If you lack personnel you won’t get far with any system.
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Tulsa
Okla
Maurice
Skip) Palrang
Boys Town
Neb
Palrang
University of Tulsa
Non existent Commission 15 under 1942 merger ruled out of existence
The Louisiana attorney general ruled that the State Athletic Commission effectively ceased on July 28 under a 1942 act merging it with the Department of Public Safety. The opinion says fees may be paid to the commissioners and secretary but salaries are questionable, delaying full payroll until Hunter Huckabay hires staff.
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Recreation Department
Bord Premens
Venice
Seepesveveas
SAO Interest
Viersssasstseves
Zoo
Ing
Ouachita Parish
Swayze
Sean Seah
Cnageh
Catsakans
Sas Eye
Mol Kde
da Hand
Baton Rouge
State Athletic Commission
State Department of Public Safety
W. C. Perrault
W. W. Anspach
Hunter Huckabay
Commission
Huckabay
Perrault
Director of Public Safety
New Orleans
I. Mattes
Thomas Littleton
Robert J. Heim
L. A. Newsom
M. K. Edrington
Finance
Civil Service
Archie Smith
Department of Public Funds
Major League Leaders Summary
Doerr leads in batting with 331 and 124 hits for Boston. Stirnweiss and Musial top runs with 78 and 74 and 138 hits. Stephens drives in 69 with St Louis. Barrett and Lindell lead triples and doubles. Ott and Wilks pace home runs and pitching records.
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Doerr
Boston
Red Sox
Stirnweiss
New York
Stephens
St. Louis
Cullenbine
Cleveland
Lindell
Maltzberger
Chicago
Musial
Sanders
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Ott
Wilks
Texas Amateurs Start Boxing Tourney Today
The Texas Amateur Athletic Federation state boxing tournament opens in Abilene with fighters from at least eight teams. Two nights of fights feature Camp Barkeley's 12th armored division contenders including Cpl. Dick Young and Cpl. Don Coombes, plus entrants from Brooks Field and Fort Bliss. Fort Worth, 12th armored, and Fort Bliss favored.
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Abilene
Tex
Texas Amateur Athletic Federation
Camp Barkeley
12Th Armored
Cpl
Dick Young
Don Coombes
Brooks Field
San Antonio
Tom Attra
Regan Kinney
Fort Bliss
Fort Worth
NYU Gridders Set Six Game 1946 Schedule
New York University will return to football this fall with a six game slate announced by Graduate Manager Albert B. Nixon. Jack Weinheimer is named coach as the program resumes after a two year hiatus due to manpower shortages and financial losses.
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New York
New York University
Albert B. Nixon
John J
Jack) Weinheimer
University Council
Mal Stevens
Navy Medical Corps
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