Giants Triumph as Ott Homer Beats Dodgers 3 2
National League action sees Mel Ott deliver a two run homer helping the New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 3 to 2 at the Polo Grounds. Eddie Miller and Johnny Vander Meer starred as Cincinnati and Philadelphia posted wins. Si Johnson and Hank Gornicki earned decisive victories for their clubs. Detroit and Cleveland games were postponed. White Sox split a doubleheader with St. Louis.
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United Press
New York
Brookyn
Dodgers
Giants
Cardinals
Cincinnati
Rude Fischer
Mel Ott
Dedgers
Albie Glossop
Catterarm
Mickey Witek
St. Louis
Mocie *Ollet
Reds
Eddie Miller
Johnny van der Meer
Vander Meer
Si Johnson
Philadelphia Phillies
Boston Braves
Jim Tobin
Jimmy Wasdell
Tom Livingston
Pittsburgh
Hi Blthorn
Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Hank
Orval Grove
White Sox
Detroit
Cleveland
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Polo Grounds
Greco Bout Out as New York Outdoor Show Fails
Promoter Mike Jacobs abandons plans for an outdoor card after Canada’s National Defence Ministry bans Pvt. Johnny Greco from fighting Lightweight Champion Bob Montgomery on June 25. Jacobs will not seek a substitute, citing Greco’s army duties. Lieut. Col. White offered no comment on the decision amid prior army sponsored gains.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Department of National Defense
Johnny Greco
Bob Montgomery
Greco
Jacobs
Montreal
Arthur G. White
Canadian War Relief
Army
Toronto
Louis Conn Fight Irregularities Refused In Uniforms
Irregularities in the promotion of the bout and army authorities refusal to allow Heavyweight champion Joe Louis and challenger Billy Conn to continue boxing while in uniform influenced the ruling.
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Army
United States
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Policy to push national physical fitness under FSA
A federal security agency led committee aimed at building both body and mind outlines a plan to let states handle actual programs. Directed by John B. Kelly the group will meet quarterly to promote fitness to war workers and youths before induction, while avoiding control of manpower for sports.
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Washington
Federal Security Agency
FSA
Paul V. McNutt
John B. Kelly
Athletic angels seek NPFL franchise for 1943
Three figures linked to entertainment and sport Don Ameche Ted Collins and Arthur H. Ehlers asked National Professional Football League president Elmer Layden to consider franchise operations for 1943. Layden said the executive committee would review full plans financial backing and deposits and asked them to send representatives to meetings this weekend.
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Chicago
Athletic Angels
National Professional Football League
Galento in Bust Up Over Meter Charge in Orange
Tony Galento fought a Motorcycle Patrolman James Meehan after a parking meter dispute in Orange. A nightstick struck Galento, who was later treated and released on $200 bail for disorderly conduct resisting arrest and assault and battery. Former sparring partner Anthony De Bellis aided Meehan.
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V— Orange
N. J
Tony Galento
Tony
James Meehan
Galento
Anthony de Bellis
Meehan
St. Mary’s Hospital
Police
Gun der Hagg Prepares for 5000 Meters at New York Meet
READY FOR RACE HANOVER Sweden distance king Gun der Hagg completes intensive training today for Sunday's 5000 meter national A A U track and field championships in New York. He plans to depart tomorrow for the meet opposite American champion Greg Rice as Don Burnham works out on the cinders at Dartmouth.
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Hanover
N. H
Gunder Hagg
Greg Rice
New York
Hagg
Dartmouth
Don Burnham
Maynard Birthday Dinner and Local Gatherings
Maynard residents share a June 6 birthday dinner for Keith Wilson hosted by Mr and Mrs A J Wilson near Arlington. A Methodist Sunday school picnic on June 13 at Maynard Park drew about 110 attendees with music readings group singing and an address by Rev. A C Grant. Mrs Ida Carley hosted relatives for a 7 pm picnic supper in honor of her niece Miss Ward. Numerous neighborhood visits and guests are listed with hometowns including Rock Island Fayette Oelwein Maynard Cedar Rapids Davenport Decorah and Arlington among others.
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Methodist
Methodist Sunday School
Maynard Park
Leslie Davis
A. C. Grant
Clarence Palmer
Ida Carley
Fayette, Oelwein
Maynard
Miss Ward
Vona Quitmeyer
Rock Island
Earl Quitmeyer
Iola
Russell Baker
Malinda
Baker
Lone Tree
Bell
Mystic
Iowa
Stella Knight
Cedar Rapids
William Mettlestadt
Quamba
Minn
Don Talcott
L. D. Hummel
Dale Gordon
Indiana
Clarence Fullmer
Larry
Sherry Lee
Waterloo
Golda Fullmer
N. L. Watt
Hawkeye
Perry Clow
Jimmie Wood
Mrs. Duncan
Strawberry Point
Doris
Dorothy
Mary Ellen Leverinton
Fayette
Merwin Doughty
Ray Wood
Bert Kimball
Lake Wales
Florida
Decorah
George Warnke
Mason City
Stanley
Harold McMamie
Perry Crow
Henry Schrader
Davenport
Herbert Schrader
Earl Crawford
Algie Northrup
Arlington
Margaret Holmes
Willis Walker
S. E. Robinson
Eastern Star
Jack Clow
Thorofare
N. J
Des Moines Register
Joyce Talcott
Frank V. Talcott
Corp
Wayne Rizer
Army Air Base
Rapid City
South Dakota
Dale Wolfe
W. A. Rizer
Lemont
C. J. Selig
Charles City
Perry Fleming
Lamont
Azier
Louis Schrader
Woods
Donald Schrader
Arthur Bar
Harold Eher
Chester Hurd
Will Hall
Jesse Heath
Oelwein
Harold Fox
George Lowry
Russell Ganske
Sumner
Harry Randall
Don Schrader
John McFadden
Chicago
Barclay on Bridge: East shows hand to guide contract
In this column Shepard Barclay analyzes a bridge deal where East’s third turn 3-Spades reveals five spades and four diamonds and hints at a club stopper risk. West chooses 3-No Trumps, East then plays 4-Diamonds, and the battle yields cross-tuffing with minimal losses while South led clubs. The piece discusses how to best bid North’s hand after South’s 1-Spade and emphasizes crediting partner’s judgment over risky guesses.
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East
West
South
North
Akib
Webster City Bride to Be Engaged to Aviation Cadet Vance
Webster City announces the engagement of a local woman to Aviation Cadet William F. Vance. The wedding is planned for this month. The bride is granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Don Talcott and Mrs Carrie Payne of Maynard. Also noted are visits between Mrs Ida Carley, Miss Eva Ward of St Louis, and family gatherings including a June 13 picnic for Cpl Warren Rueber on furlough from Camp Crowder Mo. A bicycle accident left Joyce Carley with a badly bruised knee.
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Webster City
William F. Vance
Don Talcott
Carrie Payne
Maynard
Eva Helle Ward
St. Louis
Ida Carley
Frank Whitney
Margaret
Mary
Harold Leech
Westgate
Gordon
Gust Rueber
Cpl
Warren D. Rueber
Camp Crowder
Fred McFadden
Clifton Proctor
Laverna Bray
Delwe
Chris Rasmussen
Louis Garnier
Robert Ponsar
Kathleen McSweeney
Nayda
Bryce Mahon
Kathleen
Patricia McFadden
Grand Theater
Oelwein
Warren Miner
Walter Voelker
Alex Guenther
Guenther
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
RANDALIA Resident Killed in Long Beach Auto Crash
News reaches RANDALIA of the accidental death of George Tripp 73 in Long Beach California after being run over by a car. He was a depot agent at Randalia for years and is survived by a son in Washington DC a daughter in Lindhaven Florida a sister in La Porte City four brothers in La Porte City Guthrie Center Beloit Kansas Red Wing Minnesota and a son Edward who predeceased him. The body will be brought to Brandon Iowa for burial.
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George Tripp
Long Beach
Cal
Randalia
John
Washington, D. C
Harold Geho
Lindhaven
Fla
Mary Reed
la Porte City
I. B
Fred
Guthrie Center
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