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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1941
Page
3
Gehrig Dies Iron Horse of Baseball at 37
Lou Gehrig, legendary New York Yankees first baseman known for 2130 consecutive games and two MVP awards, died at his home after a two year illness diagnosed as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Born 1903 in Manhattan, he joined the Yankees in 1923 and became a pillar of New York sports, later serving on the city parole board. He left a storied career with 34 World Series games and multiple batting and RBI records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Iron Horse
Gehrig
Yankees
New York City
Parole Commission
Central Park
Manhattan
Metropolis
Columbia University
Columbia
Hartford
Prison Parole Board
Lou Gehrig Iron Horse of Baseball Records and Honors
Lou Gehrig, known as the Iron Horse, played 2,130 consecutive games in 14 years and took part in 34 World Series contests. He was twice named American League MVP, hit four home runs in a single game, and held 13 straight seasons with over 100 RBIs. He led the league in batting in 1934 at .363, set a 1931 runs-batted-in record of 184, earned about $400,000 in his career, and peaked at a $39,000 salary in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gehrig
Yankees
Miller Huggins
Wally Pipp
Lou
Norfolk
Yanks
Ruth
Eleanor Grace Twitchell
Chicago
Lou Gehrig and the ALS diagnosis after years of durability
The passage recounts Lou Gehrig entering the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota for treatment after a long career with the New York Yankees. He remained with the club through 1939 as a nonparticipating spectator while injections were given for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The article notes his legendary durability and his dramatic withdrawal from the lineup on May 2 1939.
Local council fire plans set for weekend meeting
From June 18 to 21 in Coeur d Alene Idaho selections will be made. Plans will be completed for the spring council fire to be held Saturday. The Amgihoo group of girls will present a skit with Mrs C V Helstrom as co host for the meeting.
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Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Spring Council
Amgihoo Group
C. V. Helstrom
Tax Collections in Montana Rise in May
Montana board of equalization reported May collections totaled 688896.75, up 63072.37 from May 1940. Gasoline tax led with 599374.63, followed by 79257.29 in corporation licenses and smaller sums from coal cement theater income contractors electrical energy telegraph natural gas and inheritance. Nearly 2250000 cattle were slaughtered in Brazil last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana Board of Equalization
Mixed Reaction to Defense Power Bill Expands Government Reach
The article details proposed war emergency legislation authorizing the President to requisition factories and contracts for defense, outline of taking over plants, equipment, and rights with fair compensation. It notes possible use to end strikes affecting defense orders and references Roosevelt's stance against strikes on government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Roosevelt
Allotments for Welfare Listed for Montana
Montana's federal welfare allotments are detailed by service. Future figures estimate crippled children assistance at 7,665 with plans pending, child welfare at 15,861, and aid to dependent children at 523,000, reflecting changes from 1941 and 1942 projections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department
Montana
Axis Plans Eye Libyan Drive Against Egypt From Sybia
War analysis argues the axis may press a Libyan push toward Egypt from Sybia, aided by a disrupted Iraqi regime and Crete outcomes. Britain holds Cyprus and Suez, with Turkish resistance growing. air bases near Cyprus remain decisive. Mussolini favors renewed east Africa strategy as axis threat concentrates on Libya.
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Ing
Sybia
Egypt
Galiani
Iraq
Turkey
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Palestine
Crete
Cypress
Mussolini
Italy
East Africa
Ethiopia
Britain
Alexandria
Suez Canal
Tea Cans COD Prank At Brisbane Military Camp
Soldiers at a Brisbane exhibition camp played a practical joke on officers by taking a can of tea as a souvenir. The officers punished the unit by denying tea to all for a day. In the days that followed many tea cans arrived marked COD and addressed to officers, leading to suspicions that privates placed the orders by telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Australia
Partnership Disaffirms Interest in Elk Service Station
Joseph G. Shea declares he no longer has any interest in the Shea & Gartrell partnership at Elk Service Station and disclaims responsibility for debts contracted on or after June 2 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G. Shea
Shea & Gartrell
Elk Service Station
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