Connie Mack predicts close pennant race for Athletics
Philadelphia May 25 The American League near midseason shows parity and tight battles says Connie Mack. He credits Washington's form and notes Athletics revived hope after six weeks and imagines any club can win. Mack highlights pitchers Christopher Flores Mayo Hall White and infield morale as key factors. He calls this season potentially great.
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St. Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Chisex
Chicago
Washington
Athletics
Christepher
Dean
Russ Christopher
Jesse Flores
Irving Hall
JoJo White
Eddie Mayo
Connie
Bright Spot Teams in War Time Sport Turmoil
Amateur clubs face sponsor trouble as The Bright Spot, led by Joe Rhoderick, braces for empty rosters with players in Air Corps Navy and Army units. The Norfolk Navy beat the Washington Senators 43 to 0 amid wartime shortages and heavy propaganda, while Army drills highlight sportsmanship in medal events at MSSD Bristol.
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Joe Rhoderick
L!eagues
WINCH
Mgr Rhoderick
Air Corps
Nelson Feaga
Sylvester Colliflower
Charles Metz
James Willard
Edwin Treryar
Navy
Franklin Calliflower
Army
Geor Poole
Clarence Myers
Charles Esworthy
Kermit Kaetzel
Austin Filby
Nelson Trout
Alyy Norwood
Paul Elworthy
Why You Buy With WAR BONDS
A wartime exhortation on supporting the armed forces through war bonds. The text mocks food rations and soldier humor while stressing the need to fund the military as millions serve. It reflects home front patriotism and collective sacrifice.
Venus Brightens in Daylight and June Sky Guides
The article notes Venus grows brighter and can be seen in daylight toward June, with Jupiter nearby in Cancer. It describes June sky maps showing Venus and Jupiter, plus bright stars Vega Deneb Altair Arcturus Spica Regulus Antares Pollux Capella and the Great Dipper as navigational aids.
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Science Service
Aefence
Venus
United States
Jupiter
Cancer
Gemini
Leo
Mars
Mercury
Saturn
Vega
Lyra
Cygnus
Deneb
Aquila
Altair
Earth
Arcturus
Bootes
Spica
Virgo
Regulus
Lion
Antares
Scorpius
Scorpion
Pollux
Capella
Auriga
Cadet Daley Overcome Odds in Army Drill Ruling
Robert Daley of Baltimore faced a hearing impairment and a short limb requiring a shoe extension yet entered a manual of arms drill and foot movement contest. Major Bristol ruled him out for not meeting standards as applause rang out. Daley exited the line gracefully amid a display of sportsmanship and Army discipline.
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Robert Daley
Baltimore
Daley
Bristol
Mae Case Edges Seven Seas For Sixth Race Victory
Charles Town race report shows Mae Case favored 2 to 5 winning by a neck over Seven Seas with Phantom Player third in a six horse field at six and a half furlongs. Mae Case clocked 1.19.5 earning $2.80 on a two dollar win bet. Jockey Stanley Austin completed four winners for the day riding Mae Case.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Tommy Todrock
Mae Case
A. A. Fishback
Seven Seas
O. L. Bonifay
Phantom Player
Stanley Austin
Hargis Wins Exhibition Match At Local Pool Hall
Hargis defeated Overstreet 100 to 48 in a Tuesday evening exhibition match before a large audience. Hargis excelled on side-pocket shots while Overstreet and both amateurs displayed notable skill. Secretary Alvin G Quinn said the show and new table equipment justify a future Baltimore exhibition. A nearby dolomite deposit near Las Vegas Nevada is expected to yield millions of tons of magnesia ore for metal production.
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Hargis
Allen Hargis
Ben Overstreet
M.C. A
Alvin G. Quinn
Faa
Baltimore
Las Vegas
Nev
Two Post $150 For Hearing In City Disorder Case
John Joy a West Patrick street restaurant proprietor and Carmen Marrone an 83 South Market street resident posted $150 collateral early Tuesday after arrest on disorderly conduct. Joy faced an additional charge of drunkenness and Marrone interference with an officer. Police described a spiraled tussle on South Market near the Square in which Joy resisted arrest and allegedly struck by Officer Dietz with a blackjack.
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John Joy
West Patrick Street
Carmen Marrone
South Market Street
Jorway
Joy
Norman Diete
Harry Phillips
Dietz
Sergt Frank Dorsey
Benjamin Phebus
Girl Scouts To Hold Camp Again In Coming Summer
Frederick Girl Scouts announce a summer camp at Braddock Heights from June 21 to July 3 with 75 places. Mrs. Harvey H. Boarts of Pittsburgh will direct, transportation by trolley, fee 2.50 for a week including milk, swimming separate. Registration June 5 or 6, luncheon follows meeting at Harmony Grove chapel.
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Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of
Frederick
Frederick Association of Girl Scouts
Braddock Heights
Bradydock Heights
Harvey H. Boarts
Pittsburgh
Keister
R. Ames Hendrickson
Girl Scout Association
Harmony Grove
J. D. Collins
Washington, D. C
Wiletta Worman
William H. Thomas
Elizabeth Houck
Alice Dean
Presbyterian Church
Betty Leslie
Regina
Evangelical Lutheran Chapel
Paul G. Johnson
Mary Lowe Smith
Laurens N. Bowers
Betty Jane van Fossen
Frederick Chapter D A R Holds Afternoon Meeting
Frederick Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met Monday at 2 o'clock at Wayside Inn. Mrs. Jesse B. Anders presided with Mrs. Frank Dixon as hostess. Miss Emma M. Brown conducted the ritual and the group pledged to the flag and sang a verse of The Star Spangled Banner.
Patriotism Contest Promoted by National Thanksgiving Association
Announcement by Mrs. Amos John Traver outlines a patriotic poetry contest sponsored to stimulate national spirit with entries due next October. Mrs. Henry T. Wade reports property of the chapter stored in a local bank box, including charter, records, Maryland flag, by‑laws, and other historical items. Dr. Beverley W. Bond Jr. presented an article on Cecil Calvert at the Maryland Society Colonial Dames of America meeting read by Miss Edith Miller.
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National Thanksgiving Association
Amos John Traver
Henry T. Wade
Maryland
Cecil Calvert
Beverley W. Bond, Jr
Maryland Society
Edith Miller
War Workers To Get Gas
Governor OConor said he had assurance from Harold L Ickes that gasoline would be shipped into the Baltimore area to prevent a shutdown of war industries. Emergency shipments of about 15 000 barrels daily were planned to move from Richmond to Baltimore and Washington by barge, with delivery via Greensboro and a plantation pipeline, but no timetable was given.
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Associated Arena
O'Conor
Harold L. Lekes
Baltimore
Free State
Ickes
Washington
Richmond
Greensboro
N. C
Richmage
Tee
Baltimore Cat
Baltimore Oil Company
Gas and Electric Company
Baltimore Transit Company
Maryland
Office of Price Administration
Maryland DAR Chapter Plans Shawl Pageant for Flag Day
The chapter voted to buy a $50 war bond for the State D A R house fund honoring retiring local regent Mrs Ira J Brandfield. A shawl pageant is planned for June 14 Flag Day to raise funds. Solos were sung by Mrs Elmer Dixon and messages from national leaders were read. Mrs Grayson E Bowers urged members to plant a tree each year. Hostesses served refreshments.
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Maryland
Ira J. Brandfield
Elmer Dixon
Louis L. Wilson
Grayson £. Bowers
Eleanor
Noble experiment flops in incubator of Mrs. Baker
Mrs. Franklin E Baker at 802 East South Street reports failure of a two week artificial incubation test for maudlin chicks despite two weeks of auxiliary heating. She insists both the mother and heating pad are functioning, even as results remain unsatisfactory.
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Franklin E. Baker
East South Street
Roy L Wolfpack Upsets Dr Pepper In City League Action
In a Tuesday upset the Roy L Wolfpack defeated league leading Dr Pepper 6 to 3 at Baker Park. Staley sparked a fourth inning rally with a triple and the Pack batted through the order to push across all runs. The result tightens the race for first as the Steelers and Battlers pursue the playoff for Army bat and ball funds.
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Roy L. Wolfpack
Dr.Pepper
Battlers
Steelers
Baker Park
Dr. Pepper
Staley
Peppers
Army
Wolfpack
Ramsburg
Kehne
Streams
Cook
Shafer
Brightwell
Gas Hearings Set For Next Week In Pleasure Driving Ban
Mundy of the Maryland Office of Price Administration announces administrative hearings begin next week for alleged violators of the pleasure driving ban. Hearings will run in production line fashion with two or three courts operating simultaneously as over 1,500 motorists have been reported.
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Baltimore
Cornelius P. Mundy
Maryland
Office of Price Administration Enforcement Division
Mundy
OPA
OPA Mundy
Coast Guard Team Defeats Pittsburgh Exhibition Game
Curtis Bay Coast Guard depot nine hammered 22 hits to topple the Pittsburgh Pirates 16 to 8 in an exhibition at May 25. Pirates posted 18 hits, nine late, as Coast Guard bats sparked the rout with two big innings. Curtiss Bay mainly used Hallett Schuman Brandt on the mound against Kerr and Smith.
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Baltimore
Pittsburgh Pirates
Curtis Bay Coast Guard Depot
Schuman
Brandt
Coast Guard
Pittsburgh
Don Kerr
Baltimore Oride
Francis Smith
City Softball League Results Report
Yesterday the Wolfpack defeated Dr. Pepper 37 to 6 in a City Softball League game. A following matchup features Dr. Pepper against F.L. The game details and outcomes reflect the day’s standings.
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Washington Senators
Norfolk Navy
MSSD
U.S. Army
Sthesige Coun
Trower Detertm
James Stukley
Ett
Woa
Jace
HYDRA
Sace South
Weste
New York
D.A.R
Doll Jewelry Store
South Market St
Frederick, Md
Ed Coal Yard
Markell & Ford
Melvin mM. Engle
Seiberling Tires
Phenese
Markey
Wachter
Camp Pickett
West Seventh Street
Strgeant Wachter
D. John Markey
Pepper
England
City Softball League
F.L
Ih Pet
Price Bros
Atf.l&s
Fredericktown
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
America
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