First appearance of Army Flying School athletes in Roswell game
The Roswell club meets a Roswell Army Flying School team in a landmark afternoon at North Main fairgrounds. Sgt. Kieff, manager, will send a hungry nine featuring Sam Schoesler and Poizin to challenge the service squad, with proceeds benefiting the Roswell Army Flying School recreational fund.
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Roswell
Roswell Army Flying School
Kieff
Sam Schoesler
Reiff
Poizin
Carlsbad
Fairgrounds
North Main
Keith
Dili
Willis
Rf Lindenmeyer
Lf Polzin
Ss Stygies
Ss Qualls
Ditchter
Rogers
P Keller
Cf Newberger
Rf Carr
Kennedy
C Patterson
Robinson
Schoesler
Murray
Warren
Gumma
Baseball results from a multi-game slate and standings
Detroit wins two of three in a doubleheader while St Louis tops Philadelphia and Cleveland beats New York. Chicago drubs Boston, Brooklyn edges Chicago, Pittsburgh defeats Philadelphia, Boston defeats Cincinnati, New York at St. Louis postponed. Other league scores noted include Toledo over Milwaukee in 14 innings and Texas and Southern Association results.
Hitler Gestapo Moves Seen In France Across Occupied Lands
The note to Laval signs a demand for immediate measures to halt anti Nazi outbreaks, signaling German police control over France and Himmler’s gestapo. Across Europe, resistance grows as Czech sabotage, Yugoslav offensives, and Belgian registrations surge amid fresh anti Nazi actions.
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Nazi Gestapo
France
Hitler
Paris
Otto Abetz
Laval
Reich
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Occupied
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Reinhard Heydrich
Prague
Prague Radio
Brunn
Jugoslavia
London
Draja Mihailovitch
Romania
Greece
Albania
Belgium
Holland
Russia
Albert Clement
Soviet Front Reports Baltic Sinkings and Front Action
Soviet forces warded off German pressure with local actions in the Moscow Leningrad corridor and the Kalinin region. Recon planes spotted German convoys in the Baltic. Stormovik aircraft sank transports and ships, with additional raids against a Baltic fleet base. The London Paris alignments note Allied momentum and archangel Arctic supply routes, while Kharkov defenses show limited German gains.
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Baltic
Moscow
Leningrad
Kalinin
Germany
Moscow News Aid
Canterbury
Russia
London Radio
Arctic
Archangel
Vologda
Urals
Exchange Telegraph
London
Radio Berne
Kharkov
Dodgers Lead Is Now Seven Games In Nl Race
The Yankees won behind Red Ruffing as he notched his 250th victory while Curt Davis earned a 2-0 win over the Cubs. Dodgers stretched their NL lead to seven over idle St Louis as they beat Bill Lee and moved within six of a pennant. Pirates, Reds, and Tigers also posted wins in a day of strong performances.
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Dodgers
Yankees
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Red Ruffing
Curt Davis
Ruffing
Cleveland Indians
Davis
Chicago Cubs
Dodger
Brooklyn
St.Louis Cardinals
Bill Lee
Dick Walker
Mickey Owen
Billy Herman
Peewee Reese
Arky Vaughan
Pittsburgh
Rip Sewell
Phils
Pirates
Nick Etten
Sewell
Etten
Philly
Bob Elliott
Vince DiMaggio
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Braves
Boston
Walters
Frank McCormick
Bert Haas
Tobin
New York
St. Louis
German General Dietl Promoted Amid Russian Front Unrest
German radio reported from London that Adolf Hitler elevated Gen Eduard Dietl to colonel general on the northwest Russian front near Leningrad. The move suggests potential further action against Soviet forces in the region.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Leningrad
Eduard Dietl. Diet
Myrna Loy Weds John D Hertz Jr In New York
Film star Myrna Loy married John D Hertz Jr advertising executive and son of the Hertz family at the groom’s sister home. Justice Ferdinand Pecora performed the ceremony with only immediate family present. The couple planned a honeymoon to an undisclosed destination after a brief reception.
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New York
Myrna Loy
John D. Hertz, Jr
John D. Hertz
Robert Leylan
State Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
Untitled fragment mentions visit to Mannerheim and Helsinki talks
A fragment notes that an unnamed figure accompanied Hitler on a visit to Mannerheim and had prior consultations in Helsinki with Finnish military leaders. The incomplete text hints at high-level talks involving Nazi leadership and Finnish command, but details are unclear.
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Fensive
Hitler
Mannerheim
Helsinki
Shut Out Triumphs In Belmont Stakes Over Alsab
Eddie Arcaro guided Shut Out of Greentree Stable to a Belmont upset over Alsab in the 74th Belmont Stakes. The victory time was 2 25 1/5, earning $44,250 and lifting Shut Out to $136,182 career earnings. Alsab paid $2.20 to place and show, with Loch Invar also earning, while Loch Invar paid $2.30.
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New York
Eddie Arcaro
Cincinnati
America
Greentree Stable
Alsab
Arcare
Devil Diver
Eddie
Ding Idle
Ugly Duckling
Arcaro
Sortendo
Lochinvar
U S Near Momentous Victory in Pacific War
United States naval air forces report sinking or damaging 13 to 15 Japanese war vessels in the Pacific as Admiral Nimitz announces a forthcoming decisive victory. Two to three aircraft carriers and all planes are said destroyed, with 11 or 12 other ships damaged including three battleships and four cruisers.
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United Press
United States Naval Air
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Midway
Two Mistakes By Jap Announcer
Naval sources recall a Tokyo radio broadcast after Midway claiming the American fleet was annihilated and would be annihilated if it attacked again. Commentators say the announcer’s English and information were inaccurate, following earlier Coral Sea remarks.
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Hononlulu
T. H
United States
Midway Island
Coral Sea
Radio Tokyo
Eight Japanese subs sunk in week long Pacific drive
Melbourne reports allied planes and shore batteries have sunk at least seven and probably eight Japanese submarines striking at Australia's southeastern coast in seven days. Survivors described a sub torpedoing a small freighter off New South Wales as an allied aircraft dropped three bombs on the submarine.
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Melbourne
Australia
United Nations
F. M. Forde
United States
New Zealand
Forde
New South Wales
Hale America Golf Finals To Present A Brother Act
Hale America National Open at Ridgemoor Country Club Chicago June 18 21 will feature three Turnesa brothers joining Jimmy Turnesa in the finals. Jimmy a Fort Dix soldier surprised at Atlantic City last week and now meets Mike Phil and Joe Turnesa among 14 qualifiers from Bloomfield New Jersey. Elsewhere Long Jim Ferrier Australian led 14 qualifiers in Chicago and Frank Moore Belleville Illinois headed five others who survived Kansas City Missouri test.
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United Press
Chicago
Ridgemoor Country Club
Turnesa
Jimmy
Fort Dix
N. J
Atlantic City
Mike
Phil
Joe
New York
Bloomfield
Long Jim Ferrier
Frank Moore
Belleville
Ill
Kansas City
British Air Offensive Across Coast And Ruhr Deepens
British air strikes stretch 800 miles from the French coast to Naples and toward Rome, with raids over Paris, Cologne, Essen and other German targets. Night operations report 13 bombers missing, total British losses near 166 this week as 10 000 tons of bombs pound industrial centers. German replies fade with no enemy raids over Britain in the night.
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Page One
Mediterranean
Middle East
Naples
Italy
Rome
Paris
Air Ministry
Ruhr
France
English
Cologne
Essen
Bremen
Germany
Berlin
Britain
Stewart Beats Ferguson In City Golf Tourney
Spec Stewart defeated Sgt. Roy E. Ferguson 2 and 1 in a first round city championship match at the municipal course. Stewart parred 76 to Ferguson’s 78, with Stewart pulling ahead by halting Ferguson’s comeback at the 12th hole. Medalist honors shared by Stewart Ferguson and Fields with 76s. first round matches due by tonight.
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Spec Stewart
Sgt. Ferguson
New Mexico
Roy E. Ferguson
Roswell
Pickle Nickson
Jim Rallis
B. F. Pields, Jr
Clyde Blackwell
Doc Walker
J. C. Short
H. E. Miller
R. B. Roderick
Drew Pruit
Ferguson
Earl Dixon
Arthur Hagar
Sam Hameed
Naples Area Raid Sparks Fires and Casualties
A raid on Naples and nearby areas caused extensive damage and fires. One civilian was killed and another injured in the incident, with authorities beginning investigations into the attack.
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Naples
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Arthur Hornblow, Jr
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Pattern Department
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