State Revenue From Maryland Racing Tops Million Despite Cutbacks
Baltimore Jan 4 Despite a 50 percent reduction in racing days in Maryland during 1943 the State Racing Commission reported revenue of 1 411 636 16 from the sport down from 1 724 285 61 the drop about 18 7 percent. Wagering gains at tracks kept the decline smaller. Pimlico led with 767 46198 from a 2 percent wagering tax plus 300 000 in license fees and half of that to Baltimore County. Net income taxed included 275 565 28 from Pimlico net income levy. Wagering taxes on half mile tracks yielded 39 692 40. Total expenses 21 264 50 leaving net income 1 411 656 16 after county shares. Four major associations each received 255 820 28 from a 30 day fall meeting profits split with Pimlico.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State Racing Commission
Pimlico
Maryland Jockey Club
Havre de Grace
Laurel
Bowie
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Marlboro
Bel Air
Timonium
War Department
Baltimore County
Washington Season Most Profitable for Senators
Stock holders re-elected Clark Griffith to a 24th term as president and named his 32-year-old nephew Calvin Griffith as vice president. Calvin, previously assistant secretary in charge of concessions, hailed from Chattanooga and Charlotte where he led Senator farm teams. Griffith called the 1943 season the most profitable in a decade, with 583000 fans attending home games.
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Washington
Washington Baseball Club
Clark Griffith
Calvin Griffith
Griffith
Senators
Chattanooga
Charlotte
Senator
The
City Bowling League Latest Results Update
Thomas Hdwre defeats Ox Fibre by 2 to 1 and Kaufman's beats Farmers 2 to 1. Geiser's over Urbana 2 to 1 as Moose loses to Bennie's 3 to 0. In final pair Ox Fibre 5 over Bennie's 2 while Farmers stop Moose 3 to 0 and Kaufman's beat Bennie's 3 to 0.
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Thomas Hdwre
Kaufman's
Geiser's
Urbana
Bennie’s
Geiser
Jr Y M C A League Hurricane and Spitfire Clash
In an overtime thriller Hurricane edged Spitfire 15 to 13 while Thunderbolt defeated Corsair 25 to 14 in a junior YMCA league game. The two contests highlighted tight defense and late-game pushes among local youth squads.
Local Social Notes From Germantown Gathering Visitors
Miss Patty Mas setter spent the holiday with grandmother Mrs Rachel Bader in Washington D C. Miss Kathleen Bensch called on Mrs C A Brown Friday. Mr and Mrs Jacob Snyder and Mr and Mrs Craig of Washington D C were New Year guests of Dr and Mrs William Benson. Mrs Carrol Brown luncheon guest of Mrs Ira Hall Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Bertram Brosius and Mr and Mrs Edward Brosius of Takoma Park were Sunday guests of the latter's parents Mr and Mrs Carroll Brown.
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Germantown
Patty Massetter
Rachel Bader
Washington, D. C
Kathleen Bensch
C. A. Brown
Jacob Snyder
Crieg
Wiliam Benson
Carrol Brown
Ira Hall
Bertram Brosius
Edward Brosius
Takoma Park
Carroll Brown
Nagurski Offered 25,000 Not To Play Football Legend
Bronko Nagurski, 34, returned to the Chicago Bears to cap a storied career. The piece recalls Detroit Lions owner Dick Richards offering 25 000 for him not to play, while Nagurski dominated as a fierce blocker and powerful runner. The profile traces his Minnesota days, college versatility, and rise to a football icon.
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Nagurski
Bronko
Harry Grayson
NEA
Bronko Nagurski
Chicago Bears
Dick Richards
Detroit Lions
Breenko
Herb Joesing
Minnesota
Indiana
The
Golden Gophers
Stamps Celebrate Allied Victory With Nicaragua Issues
Nicaragua marks the second anniversary of Pearl Harbor with a postage affirmation urging democracy’s triumph. New first day covers feature two regular and two air mail stamps, all in one design, depicting Allies flags atop a world map and the national coat of arms. Also noted are Allied Military Government overprints on Italian issues and new stamps from Argentina and Panama introducing a Buenos Aires port design and portraits of Alejandro Melendez and Ernesto Lefevre for Panama.
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Pearl Harbor
Central American Republic
Italy
Sicily
Julius Caesar
Ltalla
United States
Hugh M Clark
Argentina
Buenos Aires
da de la Exportacion
Panama
Alejandro Melendez
Balboas
Ernesto T. Lefevre
Main brothers stationed overseas and at Camp Hood
At Camp Hood Tex Camp Hood Corp. Main son of Mrs Bertie Main this city is stationed at Camp Hood Tex while his brother Pvt Roy Main whose picture appeared in The News sometime ago is stationed somewhere in England
Air travel to supplant giant liners eyed by postwar shipping chief
Washington January 4 Admiral Emory S Land chairman of the Maritime Commission says airplanes will replace giants like the Normandie Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth and no more superliners will be built He foresees higher priced passenger traffic and mail revenue and predicts heavy cuts for steamship lines in the postwar era He also contends American shipping firms should not be barred from ship air transport and foresees competition in international trade. In a separate note Cub Pack No 1 installed Bobbie Leather as den chief at a Tuesday afternoon meeting Senior Den Chief Donald Davis officiated and Johnnie Fleischman was named assistant den chief The pack plans for a new charter year beginning February 1 with 96 members registered.
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Washington
Emory §S Land
Maritime Commission
Land
Bobbie Leather
Presbyterian Sunday School
Donald Davis
Johnnie Fleischman
W. Merval Weaver
Women Voters Outline Roads Position in Frederick County
The Frederick County League of Women Voters backs a postwar roads program but opposes partisan control of a half million dollar annual Roads Board expenditure. President Mrs. Ransom R. Lewis Jr. stated the group’s views after a thorough study on Tuesday night.
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Frederick County League of Women Voters
Ransom R. Lewis, Jr
League
Frederick County
Roads Board
Mail pouches damaged on train near Brunswick
A third damaged mail pouch within a week, containing Christmas halday mail, was ground under train wheels at Brunswick. Earlier pouches were also struck by wheels. much mail was mutilated, with deliveries to addresses impossible in some cases. Pouches were tossed from the train in darkness, striking a watch bus before failing under wheels. Luckman reports New York, Jan 4. Sid Luckman, Bears quarterback, becomes a U S Navy ensign at Sheepshead Bay. Daniel Webster first studied the Constitution on a cotton handkerchief in childhood.
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Brunswick
Frederick
Luckman
New York
Sid Luckman
Chicago Bears
U. S. Maritime Service
Sheepshead Bay
Daniel Webster
Illinois Apprentice Seaman Smith Assigned to Great Lakes
Illinois apprentice seaman Smith of Frederick is stationed at the Naval Training Station Great Lakes Illinois, as announced in the latest Navy muster. The assignment places Smith in training duties at the Illinois base amid ongoing staffing updates.
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Smith
Frederick
The
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes, I
Jones Horses 7s Keep Winning Jones Horses 7s
Prof Ben Jones of Plain Ben Jones at Calumet Farm dominates 1943 racing with a $267,915 trainer earnings and $1,206,591 total since 1940. Star performers include mare Twilight Tear and stakes winner Son of Peace, with horses like Mar-Kell Nellie L. and two juvenile fillies contributing to a prolific year.
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New York
Ben Jones
Missouri
Parnell
Whirlaway
Ben
Ace
Ocean Wave
Loneacres
Missouri Magic
Warren Wright
Calumet Farm
Wright
Mar-Kell
Chicago
Kelly
Nellie L
Twilight Tea
Twilight Tear
Carnose: A Daily Word From An Old English Lesson
The entry notes common misuses such as omit on in continue phrases and pronounces as as in ask. It highlights fraternal and mispronunciations, notes misspellings, and lists synonyms for alert and other words. It introduces carnose as pertaining to flesh with examples.
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Ray
New Year's Day Reflections and Aerial Jump Feature
A reflective New Year message from N A Lufburrow wishes readers hope and cheer for 1925. The piece notes the old year ending and a fresh start on a brand new trail as the nation looks ahead. A second item describes an American airborne infantryman making his first jump from a 250 foot tower, mirroring World's Fair displays, but at twice the height.
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N. A. Lufburrow
Plan to raise basket height draws widespread opposition
In responses to an Esquire Sports Poll for January, most basketball coaches oppose raising the basket to 12 feet to curb tall players. Notables Bud Foster Nat Holman Adolph Rupp and others vote no, citing gym size, construction costs, and taxpayer burden, while Ward Lambert and several others favor the change. The tally shows broad rejection, with critics warning of rural school costs and delayed benefits as facilities would need major upgrades.
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Cage
Phog" Alien
Kansas
Esquire Sports
Bud Foster
Wisconsin
Nat Holman
City College of New York
Howard G Dann
New York University
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky
Ed Krause
Notre Dame
John Mauer
Tennessee
Loul Andreas
Syracuse
WC. Carlson
Pittsburgh
F. Barnum
Alabama
George R Edwards
Missouri
Robert A Rolfe
Yale
Everett. Dean
Stanford
Harold G Olsen
Ohio State
Ward Lambert
Purdue
Henry Lamar
Harvard
J. Fred Bobbler
Washington State
T. 5. Curtis
University of Maine
Hay
McGill University
Montreal
L. S. Armstrong
Minnesota
Atheles
Baseball Inn 1944 Prospects Under War Constraints
Ford C Frick discusses 1944 baseball plans under wartime tempo. He notes fewer family men in lineups, reliance on war effort support, and aims to fulfill the Commander-in-Chief’s assignment while keeping pennant races lively and players serving as citizen athletes. The piece recalls Roosevelt’s 1942 letter urging baseball to continue for morale.
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Ford C. Frick
National Baseball League
New York
Army
Navy
Uncle Sams
Wilh
Eams
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Landis
National League
Marshall Fined $500 For Chicago Trouble
George Preston Marshall owner of the Washington Redskins and Ralph Brizzolara Bears general manager were fined $500 each by NFL Commissioner Elmer Layden for a December 26 altercation during the league championship game. Layden called the actions drastic and unworthy of public confidence in the NFL.
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Chicago
George Preston Marshall
Washington Redskins
Ralph Brizzolara
Chicago Bears
Elmer Layden
National Football League
Layden
Tayden
National Football
Bears bench incident fuels league misconduct claim
The league says the incident stemmed from Brki zolara attempting to force Marshall from the Bears’ bench in the closing minutes of the first half. Layden set January 12 and 13 for the league’s annual mid winter meeting in Chicago.
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Brkizolara
Marshall
Bears
Layden
Chicago
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