Derringer's Pro Journey and Baseball Insight
Paul Derringer, a 37 year old pitcher from Senge Ky, began his 18th season with four straight wins for the Cubs. He is praised by Bill Dickey and others as among the best, with speed, a fine curve, and control, while Stirnweiss and Lindell receive high marks in surrounding talent and potential. Carl Hubbell stresses speed as essential for pitchers, with curve and control teachable later.
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Paul Derringer
Senge Ky
Paul
Danville
Rochester
Big Paul
Cardinals
Kentucky Rifleman
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Reds
Bill Dickey
Derringer
Pirates
Cubs
Charlie Grimm
Florida Everglades
Mort Cooper
Bucky Walters
George Stirnweiss
Yankee
Harry Salsinger
Boudreau
Cleveland
Stephens
Browns
Joe McCarthy
McCarthy
Stirnweiss
North Carolina
Joe
Spud Chandler
Johnny Lindell
Johnny
Kurowski
Lindell
Yankees
Carl Hubbell
Hubbell
Mother Wins Fight To Save Jailed Boy From Jail
In Dallas Mrs. J. D. Dillon 79 traveled from Abilene using her old-age pension to plead for her 60 year old son in court Justice Lewis Sterrett released the man without bond amid her determined appeal for mercy The record notes the son is an elderly man referred to as a boy in the report
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Dallas
J. D. Dillon
Planned 2 Years To Murder Mother
Barbara Adams a 17 year old City College student told police she planned the murder of her mother for two years. She said she bought a 10 inch knife in downtown and tested it on canaries before killing her mother at the hospital residence after a heated argument. She later slept 11 hours and then told a neighbor.
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Los Angeles
Barbara Adams
City College
Barbara
Thad
Thad Brown
Homicide
Brown
General Hospital
Mallard Nest on Milwaukee Bridge Piling Delights Town
A wild mallard nest sits atop a bridge piling in Milwaukee drawing crowds of adults and children. Nine eggs laid over nine days, with bridgetenders guarding the nest and warning boys not to fling sling shots.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Mallard
Man Regains Sight and Seeks Army Enlistment
William Sheppard of Queens, 29, who had been blind for 21 years, has regained his sight after cornea transplants by Dr. John McLean at New York Hospital. He plans to consult his draft board about joining the Army and joked about Central Park after leaving the hospital. He is an apartment superintendent and a father of a three year old.
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Army New York
William Sheppard
Queens
Sheppard
John McLean
Department of Ophthalmology
New York Hospital
Central Park
Boy Who Can Wear Hat in King's Presence Found
Michael Charles De Courcy 14, heir to Kingsdale barony, found at a Brighton boarding school after a lawyers’ search. His father was a lieutenant commander killed in 1940, his mother remarried a corporal overseas, and the Kingsdale privilege to wear a hat in the king’s presence traces back to King John.
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Brighton
England
Michael Charles de Courcy
Kingsdale
Ireland
Emsworth
John
Investigation of graft charges dominates wartime debate
The piece argues graft accusations and criminal negligence in war supply and fighting leadership merit congressional scrutiny. It notes Fulton Lewis Jr. may face libel risks over tax fraud and calls for inquiry if true, plus critique of 1141 federal bureaus duplicating effort and a proposed audit bill for government corporations. Hawaii’s tax contribution is highlighted as a case for statehood consideration.
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Fulton Lewis Jr
Lewis
Mutual Broadcasting Company
Congress
Congressional
Department of Justice
Senate
Comptroller General
Lindsay C. Warren
Hospital Ship Attacked by Japanese Plane near Okinawa
A Japanese death by own action plane struck the hospital ship Comfort 50 miles south of Okinawa, killing 28 aboard and injuring 22. Surviving nurses and doctors describe flying debris and chaos in Surgery 3 as the craft hit amidships.
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Comfort
Evelyn C. Bacheler
Miss Bacheler
Pocatello
Idaho
Okinawa
Flier's Back Broken But He Keeps on Flying
Maj. Robert D. Payne Jr. continues flying in World War II after a broken back from a November 1943 New Guinea raid. The B-25 Mitchell pilot flew 45 missions despite the vertebrae fracture later found during a hospital checkup.
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Greenfield
Robert D. Payne Jr
New Guinea
Army Air Forces Regional
Miami
Fla
Payne
Jap Bullets Trigger Unrehearsed Strip Tease in Philippines
Pvt. Wilmer Swift of the Americal division, nicknamed the Gypsy Rose Lee, exposed under heavy fire on Cebu Island as his unit, the 132d Infantry, crossed a bridge. He pulled a wounded comrade to safety after bullets tore through his clothing and gear.
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Americal
Cebu
Philippines
Pvt
Wilmer Swift
Gypsy Rose Lee
Swift
Downington
132D
Boy's Life Saved by Complete Blood Change
In Solihull England a newborn survived after a sequence of transfusions that replaced all the blood. Due to a blood type disparity in the parents previous children died, but the latest baby, delivered by Caesarean, stabilized within three weeks after immediate transfusion and blood drainage.
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Solihull
England
Eight to the Inch Cross Stitch Pattern 7235
Pattern 7235 transfers seven motifs across seven by eight inches of fabric for embroidery. The design uses eight to the inch cross stitches for a simple, even weave effect.
Time zones and terms from a historic quiz
1. Tokyo is 15 hours ahead of Chicago in standard time. 2. A woman's coterie is her intimate social circle or close female companionship. 3. Canada ranks next after the United States in population in the western hemisphere. 4. The Appellate court deals with appeals from lower courts. 5. Saccharin is derived from coal tar. 6. The White House was first known as the Executive Mansion. 7. The Philippines have about 7,641 islands. 8. The word camera comes from Latin camara meaning chamber or vaulted room.
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Chicago
Tokyo
United States
Western Hemisphere
Appellate Court
White House
Philippines
Answers Word List Poses Quiz Style Clues
The page lists numbered items including a time, a social circle, a country, a phrase about appeals, a chemical coal tar, a location called The President's Palace, a population estimate around 7000, and etymology from the Italian word camera meaning chamber.
U S Only Nation to Use Numbers on Its Aircraft
Collier's notes that global civil aircraft use country initials before identification marks. It states 67 nations assign initials, six use one initial and the US alone uses numbers in license designations, making it the only nation permitted to do so.
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U.S
Collier’s
Germany
France
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
United States
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Asie Wright
A. Patterson
Byrd
Committee For
Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Hawaii
Pacific Ocean
Bacheler
Maj
Dorsey Brannan
Morgantown
W. Va
Comdr. A. Tooker
Saybrook
Conn
Tooker
Sewing
Kitty
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph St
Leston
Londonderry
Calif
Brazil
Bfgoodrich
Matt
Wakefield
Dr. C
Pine ST
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