Bany Heroes on Aleutian Front Lake Cories
At Attu Island a sergeant stood his ground with grenades against a 20 to 30 man Japanese raid to defend a 37 mm gun on Lake Cories ledge. A tractor driver with an automatic rifle disrupted a foxhole group and a young Alaskan scout died after single handedly repelling an ambush near Sarana Pass. Gruesome severed arms found along a canyon slope were later identified as Japanese battlefield trophies. Claire McLeod, 17, helped push up a ridge with a Garand rifle, later aiding in fending off a bayonet charge and seizing a sack of supplies.
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Lake Cories
Attu Island
Attu
Middle Lake
James Fish
Carmel
Cal
Sarana Creek
Sarana Pass
Jsvs
Japan
Mc- Leod
Heroic acts on ridge end in fatal sniper strike
The account recalls a soldier named McLeod who repeatedly returned to the fray despite orders to the rear. He engaged enemy positions, cleared a machine gun nest with grenades, and pressed forward seven times. A sniper finally killed him with a head shot as the fighting near the ridge concluded.
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McLeod
Local News Notes and Socials from Hazleton
Hazleton and Independence residents are noted in a long column of social items. Delbert Munger visits his Hazleton parents from Savannah Georgia while Clyde Miller wins a quilt raffle for the WAC. The Holmstrom reunion gathers 37 at Waterloo, with names of attendees. Other brief items mention marriages, church activities, Scouting, school graduations, and visitors from Independence, Cedar Falls, Waterloo, and Des Moines.
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James Moore
Long Beach
Cal
Len D. Moore
Allen Lewis
Whitehall
Kermit Nichols
Clovis
New Mexico
Jay Nichols
Grace Munger
Helen Finch
Lortraine Sherrer
Cedar Falls
Beulah Rice
Waterloo
Floria
Len D. Swartzell
Cedar Rapids
Roy Munger
Charlotta Landsear
A. L. Holmstrom
Klatter Club
Hazleton Park
Mabel Moore
Frank Moore
California
Corp
Russell Kuper
Pontoul
Innois
William Kuper
Maynard
Campaign, Jr
Holmstrom
Ronald Hughes
Alfred Holmstrom
Faye Eileen Holmstrom
Fred Wilson
Nornan Short
H. L. Bosshardt
Leon Opperman
Sam Vargason
Town City
Christian Endeavor
Epworth League
Joyce Hillman
Odiwem
L. H. Destival
Presbyterian Church
W. J. Golf
Independence
M. G. Shepherd
Robert Wilson
Chicago
Jean Wilson
F. M. Cornell
Mina Becker
Ruth Lachess
Sadie Holmes
Allison
Prairie Center
W. 8
E. Campbell
Hazteten Indies
Phillip Pierseh
Milwaukee
George Hohmann
Dubuqque
W. J. Kirby
Epworth
Leon Whitehead
John Brown
Fred Richards
Wayne Wilson
Fremont
Neb
Alice Brant
Des Moines
J. T. Dietz
Lewis
Herschel Jardee
Grinnell
Laurence Mersch
Dannie
Sandra Miller
Qelwein
Lewis Miller
George Dietz
Elvina Stremnke
Hevleton
Methodist Aid Society
Dodgers rally as Augie Galan leads comeback win over Braves
Illness and injuries haven’t kept Augie Galan down. The Brooklyn outfielder, batting .303, delivered a clutch single in the ninth inning to spark a 4-3 Dodgers win over Boston, with Arkie Vaughan and Dixie Walker also contributing in a late rally. Galan’s comeback story headlines today’s box.
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Paul Scheffels
New York
Augie Galan
Brooklyn
Iman
Galan
Dodgers
Bos Iton Braves
Paul Waner
Rel Javery
Arkie Vaughan
Dixie Walker
Augie
Leo Durocher
St. Louis
Pirates
Spud Chandler
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Chandler
Yankees
Jesse Flmes
Johnny Burrows
Moundsman
Joe Gordon
George Stirnweiss
OV Ossie Judd
Senators
Lamotta Narrowly Defeats Zivic in Pittsburgh Bout
Jake Lamotta of New York won a split decision over Fritzie Zivic of Pittsburgh after 10 rounds in front of 11 987 fans. Referee Al Grayber cast the deciding vote as judges split. The crowd staged a 15 minute demonstration, throwing papers and cigarettes and protesting the result.
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Pittsburgh
Jake Lamotta
New York
Fritzie Zivic
Zivic
al Grayber
United Press
Still Good at 61 Dublin Up Johnny Patman Wins
Johnny Patman aged 61, oldest jockey, rode Victor Hugo to victory in the Waterford Plate at Curragh. He led from the stretch to hold off a late challenge by Scots Guard, continuing his long career dating back to 1913.
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Dublin
Johnny Patman
Victor Hugo
Curragh
Patman
Scots Guard
Louis says he will not retire soon seeks Conn rematch
Hollywood set report states Sgt Joe Louis, weighing 219 pounds, plans to fight at least four more years and would like a rematch with Billy Conn immediately. He spoke between filming duties on This Is the Army set and dined on five doughnuts as he rested on a canteen set before returning to Ft. Riley. Louis emphasizes business as his motive and notes heavyweight contenders remain strong.
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Hollywood
Sgt. Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Conn
Joe
Ft. Riley
Louis
War Department
Nova Favored to Fight Hartnek in Portland Bout
NOVA FAVORITE PORTLAND Ore. Lou Nova of the cosmic nunch is favored to outpunch Paul Hartnek Omaha heavyweight in a 10 round bout tonight. Hartnek has drawn odds against him but his recent workouts show speed that has reduced the edge for Nova. Hartnek's odds fell from 6 to 1 or 7 to 1 to about 3 to 1 as Portland crowds watched training. Both fighters trained with swerving partners before about 10 000 fans at the Oregon Shinyard gymnasium during a noon session.
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Portland
Ore
Lou Nova
Paul Hartnek
Omaha
Hartnek
Nebraska
Fighders
Shinyard
Oregon
Death of M. A. Loban Near Oelwein
Fairbank mourns the death of M. A. Loban who passed away Friday afternoon about 2 20. He is survived by his wife and two sons Howard of Oelwein and another son. Funeral and burial arrangements were not announced in the fragment.
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J. Hogan
Frosher
Jesup
John Hogan
Richard Finders
Independence
Asenath Liveze
Masonic
O. E S. Hall
Fayette
Maynard
Oelwein
Dunkerton
Art Polege
George Polege
Irvii Polege
Dickie Jensen
Ira Rutledge
Fairbank
Nicnic
M. A
Loban
Howard
Oel
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Oelwein Daily
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John Slevo
Bluebird Club
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Jim Taber
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George Caster
Vern Stephens
Braves
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Navy
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Ternoon
Ed Polegean
Ira Rutledy
Baptist Missionary Societ
Los Angeles
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Boston Brown
HUB City Bakery
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