Barbering Done Under Difficulties At Aleutian Base
After the qualifying round results, contestants are ranked by scores and flights drawn for play offs. Play-off times will be posted on the TRUE DRIFT bulletin board at the Municipal golf course. The Seabees at the Aleutian base faced mud and winds as the ship's barber tent was blown away and the barber kept a sign "Closed until tent blows back."
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Ralph Dickney
Harrisburg
Williwaw
Dickey
Red Cross Sends Seeds To German POW Gardens
The War Food Administration will distribute 15,000 pounds of vegetable and flower seeds to American prisoners in German hands for victory gardens. Each package contains 18 to 20 kinds with English and German instructions. Also noted are eggs of the giant water beetle as a delicacy in parts of South America.
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Red Cross
Germany
Washington
War Food Administration
South America
All-Post Golf Tournament Opens Monday at Monroe Course
Qualifying rounds for the second annual All-Post event begin Monday and run through June 18 at Monroe Municipal Golf Course. Soldiers from Selman Field enter flights by score, with Sgt Freddy Welch defending his title. Entry is via C J Shirah at the course, signature attestations required.
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Monroe
Selman Field
Freddy Welch
Mighty Mite
Welch
R. C. Mangenella
A. C. Futch
W. Stoops
Lt. Rhinesmith
Learers
C. J. Shirah
Cpl. R. H. Johnston
Selman Physical Training Department
Shirah
Batting Leaders List From Baseball Almanac
AP summary shows leading hitters from the 1940s era with players such as Walker of the Dodgers Tucker of the White Sox Musial of the Cardinals Ferrell of the Senators Phillips of the Braves and R Johnson of the Red Sox. It also lists top run scorers and home run leaders including Hayes of the Athletics Seerey of the Indians and Spence of the Senators along with Schultz Kurowski and Weintraub among others.
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Associated Press
Pet. Walker
Dodgers
Tucker
White Sox
Musial
Cardinals
Ferrell
Senators
Phillips
Braves
R. Johnson
Red Sox
Hayes
Athletics
Wark
Tabor
Jasanacsa Pe
Stephens
Browns
Schultz
Kurowski
Weintraub
Giants
Seerey
Indians
Spence
Wolverines Dominate Big Ten Titles Across Most Sports
Michigan's 1943-44 athletic season shows seven conference titles with wins in indoor and outdoor track wrestling swimming golf and tennis and a shared football crown with Purdue. A final baseball win over Purdue or a Minnesota misstep could seal the overall title.
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Chicago
Michigan
Wolverines
Purdue
Minnesota
Northwestern
Rickenbacker Criticizes US Aviation Policy
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, head of Eastern Air Lines and WWI ace, denounces American leadership slack in steering postwar international air transport. He warns other nations are shaping plans while the U S gift ownership abroad diminishes. He urges a national super board with top defense, civil service, and industry officials to safeguard U S aviation assets.
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New Orleans
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
Fan
Eus Ace
Greenland
Toy Mountains
India
Uncle Sam
Santa Clause
Rickenbacker
Congress
Army
Navy
Air Forces
Treasury Department
Post Office Department
Civil Aeronautics Board
Air Transport Industry
State Department
Allied Stores Breate Evan
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing
American Car & Foundry
American & Foreign Power
American Locomotive
Beerrebasttasste
American Power & Creweees
Bucyrus Erie Budd Manufacturing
Calumet & Heo
Canadian Pacific Case
Celanese Corporation
Ae Kentester
S. Electric Power & Light
Aes Endicott-Johnson Engineers Public Service
Firestone Tire & Rubber
Freeport
General Electric
General Poods
Generali Motors
Gillette Safety Razor
Goodrich
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Great Northern Railway of
Greyhound Steretiee Ce Ae
Gulf Oil
Hudson Motor
Ilinois Central
Ovo
Inspirational Consolidated
WY International Harvester
International Nickel Can International Tel & Te
Kennecott Copper
Lockheed Aircraft
Loews Incorporated
Stettractolecss
Long Beil Lumber
Eg Ee Eee
Fore
Masonite Corporation
Mathieson Alkali Mengel Company
Montgomery Ward
Nash Kelvinator
National Biscuit National Can
American Rolling Magsserressesence
American Smelting & Refining
American Sugar Refining
American Tel & Tel
American Tobacco
Sheereeernne
American Water Works
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chrysler Corporation Cota-Cela
Wieeeeeck Lane
Columbia Gas & Electric
Seeeevees
Commonwealth & Southern
Consolidated Copper Mines
Continental Can
Continental Motors
Continental Oli Aneary Corn Products
Curtiss-Wright
Deere & Company
Douglas Aircraft
du Pont de Nemours
Eastman Kidak
Gteoceef
Ciadlengthst
Libbie-Owens-Ford Glass
Liggetts& Myers Tobacco B
National Dairy Products
National Distillers
National Power & Light
National Supply
Newport Industries
New York Central Railroad
North American Company
Northern Pacifts
Ieeeeee
Otis Elevator
Packard Motor
Pan-Am Airways Paramount
Pennsylvania Railroad
Seeerene
Philips Petroleum
Provier & Gamble
Pure OW
Os Radio Corporation of ‘America
Remington Rand
Reynolds Tobacco
Richfield
Schenney Distillers
Sears Roebuck
Simmons Company
Focony- Vacuum
Southern Pacific Southern Railway
Sperry Corporation
Standard Brands
Standard of California
Standard of Indians
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Stones& Webster
Bladebaker Corporation
Swift & Company
Texas
Red Cross Seeks 18 to 35 Year Old Aquatic Course Participants
The Red Cross seeks two men or women aged 18 to 35 for its aquatic course in Winter Park Florida from June 7 to 17. All expenses are paid and participants’ services will be placed with the Red Cross afterward. Further details available here.
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Red Cross
Winter Park
Fla
Cotton futures ease as New Orleans market closes lower
New Orleans spot and futures show mixed declines with week end profit taking on July and Oct contracts. New York trading desks report lower prices amid price control uncertainty and tepid demand while US livestock markets in Chicago show steady to soft cattle and hog figures across weights and categories.
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New Orleans
New York
Trade and Commission House
Spain
Butter and Eggs Market Report Chicago June 2
Butter firm with receipts 1,055,667 and steady market. Egg receipts total 15,244 with prices for dirties 23 to 26 and checks 24 to 2612, market otherwise unchanged.
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Chicago
Davis Grants Reprieve To William G Rankin
New Orleans June 2 Governor Davis granted a 30 day reprieve to William G Rankin 57 former state conservation commissioner convicted in 1939 of embezzling state funds and sentenced to a year in the penitentiary A prior 30 day reprieve had been issued May 1 The state contended Rankin used state money to buy furniture for his private use while a state official.
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New Orleans
John J. Williams
Davis
William G. Rankin
Jones
Rankin
Market day drifts as stocks gain then falter under profit-taking
New York trading mixed as leaders struggle to push into gains while profit-taking trims advances. Wheat and cotton slide while chemicals and industrials show uneven results amid a lighter turnover and waning commodity support.
Potatoes market notes and cave fish tale
Potatoes arrivals stand at 103 on track 203 with total U S shipments 1179 and moderate supplies while demand remains fair California stock weaker Southern Triumphs hold steady for top grades California Long Whites U S No 1 sell 2 68 to 4 00 Louisiana Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 447 and Alabama Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 350 Blind fish and crabs live 360 feet underground in Mammoth Cave Kentucky.
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Chicago
U. S
California
Southern
Louisiana Bliss
Alabama Bliss
Echo River
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
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Argentina
American Red Cross
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Monroe, LA
Baer Ico
Nicholson
Cubs
Rickenbacker Raps Aviation Program
Chicago Grain
Monroe Printing CO
News-Star—World Building
Red Ryder
Moon Mullins
Fred HarmAn
MR Caldwell
MR Hance
Moon
MR Mullins
BY WiLlard
Tarzan
Mandrake the Magician
Edgar Rice Burroughs
By Lee Falk
Phil Davis
Mandrake
Imandrake
Narda
Specs
Ati
Oop
Hamlin
Lil Abner
Lionel
His Lamb
Han
By al Capp
Little
Orphan Annie
Cops and
Harold Gray
Penman
Grogan
Mopsy
Gladys Parker
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