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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1943
Page
7
Philadelphia crowds roar as the Phillies surge under new ownership Billy Cox aims to build a winning team. Attendance soars in a June style revival with record crowds and a doubleheader split against Pittsburgh, signaling a hopeful season.
Jockey Buddy Root rode his 27th meet winner at Charles Town as Wise Timmie took the feature by four lengths for a $3.40 payout. Great Step edged Happy Slave for second in the seven furlongs. Attendance was only about 200 due to Office of Price Administration limits as Col. John F. Wall resigned as steward to return to Army duties. Wise Timmie, a Pimlico winner, tracked early then took the lead in the stretch.
Vernon Gomez known as Lefty, the southpaw ace, signed tonight with the Washington Senators after recent release by the Boston Braves. He expects his arm to be sound despite last season's ineffectiveness and will mainly serve as a relief pitcher. President Clark Griffith cites relief pitching as a key need for the club.
Maryland State School for the Deaf tops the 1942 43 national correspondence basketball tests with 1928 points out of possible 300 as 63 of 114 contestants placed. Arthur Potts and others from the local institute also ranked among the top performers.
Whirlaway, in Belmont with Plain Ben Jones, hints at a comeback after four months off. Aiming for quick starts in six to seven furlong sprints, he may prove sharp with longer races ahead. Ben warns victory not guaranteed but expects him to be sound and competitive. New pool tables open at the YMCA with demonstrations by Overstreet and Bartgis.
A reader asks about spending a weekend with a married man who plans to leave on Army duty. The columnist warns this choice harms self respect, defies the Ten Commandments, and could ruin both lives. It stresses his betrayal of wife and the young woman, the risk of discovery, and lasting shame.
A wartime column offers practical counsel to wives facing husbands headed for military service. It urges staying together, protecting home and assets, and relying on government allotments while noting men often misjudge military life. It also covers a Navy romance, a youthful affair, and announces a 1,500 civilian prisoner exchange talks between the United States and Japan.
Hollywood reports star Crawfords studio bosses surprised as the actor declines a wartime lead in a dramatic feature. The public, says the star, is tired of war fare. he asks for a new comedy or different project. Joan tells the studio she is taking six months off while others discuss assignments.
The item notes a beagle pup Sea Beagle Salty dipping in the ocean near Sears Roster Sweeney of Signs Fails, SD. A maid accompanies a Navy ship and a girl reads a line about butter prompting director Ed Wart Stevenson to cut the butter reference to avoid audience laughter. Lon Chaney Jr plays a good guy in Universal’s Cobra Woman with Lois Collier as the new girl. A radio show may feature Leon Erroll in dual roles and Grote Girbo seeks MGM contact for a remake. A Leon Schlesinger Merrie Melodie features a spider chasing a fly with the fly pleading until noon.
In Frederick County May Term 1943 equity matters involve Kefauver, Nat Bank, and trustees. The court orders final ratification of an auditor’s report on June 2 1943 unless opposed. a public notice will be run seven days prior in a Frederick County newspaper. A separate order non sale in equity sets June 9 1983 for report of sale of real estate valued at 6200 dollars, with publication three weeks prior.
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