Dodgers in Dither Over Downfall 3
The Brooklyn Dodgers slide from first place as manager Leo Durocher shuffles players in a struggle with the Cubs and Cardinals. A doubleheader split leaves the Dodgers 11-5 in the nightcap while weather and late-game miscues affect NL standings.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Worky Vaughan
Boyd Bartley
Bob Bragan
Chicago Cubs
Bartley
Bragan
Cubs
Whit Wyatt
Bruins
Chicago
Dom Dallessandro
Max Macon
Wyatt
Cardinals
Phillies
Redbirds
Boston Braves
Cincinnati
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
St. Louis
al Hillingsworth
Atley Donald
John Lindell
Nick Etten
Three Bouts To Open Chicago Boxing Season
Three 10 round fights headline the Chicago outdoor boxing season opener in Chicago. Philadelphia heavyweight Gus Dorazio meets Cleveland challenger Lammin Lem Franklin in the main event with Dorazio expected to give up about six pounds to the 200 pound foe. Franklin returns to Chicago after a loss to Lee Savold two months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gus Dorazio
Philadelphia
Lammin' Lem Franklin
Cleveland
Dorazio
Bob Paston
Harry Bobo
Franklin
Lee Savold
Kassel once boasted Europe's largest locomotive works
The German city of Kassel was renowned for housing the continent’s largest locomotive works, a hub of industrial production and engineering prestige.
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Kassel
Europe
Georgia ponds could produce five million pounds of fish
Charles N. Elliott of the State Game and Fish Commission said Georgia’s private ponds could yield more than 5,000,000 pounds of fish annually with proper stocking. He outlined pond numbers, expected yields by species, and methods to obtain fingerlings from federal hatcheries and state offices.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Charles N. Elliott
State Game and Fish Commission
Commission
Elliott
Federal Wildlife Office
State Capitol
State Game and Fish Department
Ellett
Federal Wild Life Department
Prayer First on List of War Weapons Says Christian Scientists
The Christian Science Board of Directors in Boston ranks prayer at the top of defensive and offensive weapons in the global struggle against oppression. They urge instant in prayer coupled with intelligent preparation, citing Mary Baker Eddy and Jesus to support miracles as acts of consciousness and sustained effort.
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Boston
Mass
Christian Science Board of Directors
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Massachusetts
Mary Beker Eddy
Jesus
Count Fleet Bets for 3 Year Turf Record in 1943
New York June 7 The figger filberts counted the folding money among three year olds and Count Fleet leads the turf in 1943. After the Belmont win by 30 lengths Count Fleet tops Gallant Fox's three year old totals with $174 055 for 1943 and $250 300 career to date.
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New York
Figger Filberts
Count Fleet
Gallant Fox
Whirlaway
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Gallant Galloper
Belmont
Christian Science Church Elects New President for Era of War
The Directors of The Mother Church elected Mrs. Cassette D. S. McKenzie of Cambridge as President for the ensuing year, succeeding Mrs. Elisabeth F. Norwood of Brookline. The retiring leader praised unity and spiritual strategy under Mrs. Eddy while urging protection for those at the battlefront and steadfast godliness at home. Other reports note continued religious education amid war and a regional lecturer system expanding despite travel restrictions.
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Ural
Cassette D. S
Kenzie
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Mother Church
Elisabeth F. Norwood
Brookline
McKenzie
Cleveland
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Eddy
Christian Science
Christian Science Movement
Christian Science Board of Lectureship
Mary Baker Eddy
WAAC Officers Take Recruiting Course at Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Oglethorpe Ga June 7 1943 WAAC officers begin a three day recruiting course at the training center preparing for a nationwide drive to enroll 90000 WAACS Major Harold A Edlund director leads the instruction and the program aims to boost enlistment across the country.
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WAAC
Fort Oglethorpe
Football's wartime service and baseball roundups in one piece
A wartime sports column cites Col. Dick Hanley on football aiding troops overseas and entertaining news via broadcasts. It covers baseball notes on the Cubs Dodgers Giants Cardinals and mentions players Lou Klein Stan Musial Ensign Cannon and Barney McCosky, plus horse owner anecdotes and racing tales.
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New York
Dick Hanley
The
Marines
Washington Touchdown Club
Hanley
Lou Klein
Stan Musial
Bernard Kahn
Jacksonville
Fla., Naval Air Station
Lou
Shorstop
Stan
Daytona Beach
Kahn
Barney McCosky
Navy Flight Prep
Wooster Ohio
WAAC Recruiting School Opened in Washington DC
WAAC recruiting officers gathered in Washington DC for a recruiting school. Fifty officers from each WAAC training center attended the session led by Colonel Hobart B. Brown commandant at Fort Oglethorpe.
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Tor
WAAC
Washington, D. C
Hobart B. Brown
Fort Oglethorpe
Swedish runner Haegg battles oppressive American heat
Gunder Haegg, the five time world record holder, arrives in New York and says the heat is oppressive. He seeks a training site with fewer buildings and people. Haegg plans at least one race in the National AAU championships at Randalls Island June 19 and 20 and may race Greg Rice in the 5,000 meters.
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New York
LeGuadia
Gunder Haegg
New York City
Lars Edelund
United States
Dartmouth
Princeton
Bear Mountain
Long Island
Columbia University
Baker Field
Haegg
New Orleans
Sweden
A.A.U
Randalls Island
Sven Dahlman
Washington
Greg Rice
Gil Dodds
State War Board Seeks Idle Farm Machinery
Atlanta June 7 The state war board chairman T R Breedlove said county war boards will spot idle farm machinery for requisition and sale to farmers. The USDA board will requisition idle equipment and county boards decide what is idle and request action. The program covers machinery, tools and attachments used in farming and transport. Richmond Va AP Mayor Gordon Ambier found a new way to cut the budget when a piece of glass smashed a hole in his desk leather binder holding the budget.
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Atlanta
T. R. Breedlove
State War Board
County War Boards
Usda Board
Richmond, Va
Gordon Ambier
Yesterday's Results in Major League Baseball
The Associated Press reports AFL results with the American League games: St. Louis 1 to 6 against New York 2 to 10 in 11 innings. Chicago 3 to 2 over Boston 4 to 3. Cleveland 65 to 5 routed Philadelphia 12 to 0. Chetrett 1 to 4 lost to Washington 5 to 8.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
GAN
Brooklyn OK
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphine
Cleveland
Boston St. Louis
Nh Southern Association
Chui
Pet Nashville
Liane Thattanoopa
Mrmingham -Tany Thittle Hack
Scott Atlanta
Knoxville
New Orleans
Chetrett
Pittshburgh
Brooklyn
Baseball Scores and Weathered Listings From Today's Games
National League results show New York 1 Pittsburgh 0 and Brooklyn 4 4 Chicago 3 1 with several games postponed or ended by darkness. Southern Association reports Birmingham 3 4 Atlanta 11 4 and Memphis 3 0 Nashville 7 5 with other early results. Tonight Brooklyn at Pittsburgh is the only scheduled game.
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Southern Association
Birmingham
Atlanta
Rock
Knoxville
Memphis
Nashville
Orleans
Chattanooga
Associated Press
National League
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Infantry Regiment Completes 120-Mile Benning March
The 176th regiment of the infantry school finished a 120 mile forced march from Atlanta to Fort Benning on Sunday night at 10 30 after 86 and a half hours. The unit averaged 30 miles daily and arrived in good condition ready for a fight. A crowd of over 1 000 plus the regimental band greeted them near the officers club. The hardest section was the 1 000 foot Pine Mountain climb and the troops enjoyed a half hour swim in Roosevelt's pool at Warm Springs.
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Fort Benning
176Th Regiment
Infantry School
Atlanta
Benning
Officers Club
Pine Mountain
President Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Burglars Can't Hold Up This Watchman's Game
Detectives rushing to a Kansas City bank after an alarm sounded found the night watchman calmly solving a crossword. He said he mistook the alarm for a bank down the street, and investigators determined a short circuit triggered the noise.
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Kansas City
VOLS Open Season With Double Victory Over Chicks
The Nashville Vols beat the Memphis Chicks 7-3 in the opener and 5-0 in the nightcap to reach 30 wins and widen their lead in the Southern Association. Chattanooga swept New Orleans 12-6 and 5-4 as Birmingham split with Atlanta and Little Rock-Knoxville split.
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Chattanooga
Pelicans
Atlanta
Birmingham
Little Rock
Knoxville
Associated Press
Memphis Chicks
Nashville Vols
Vols
New Orleans
Nashville
Lookouts
Barons
Pebs
Memphis
Mack Stewart
Whitie Pratt
Smokies
Ed Greer
Travelers
Bob Leeds
Joe Powers
Crackers
James Walsh
Jodie Beeler
Walsh
Marshall Mauldin
Howard Hughes
Lindsay Deal
Army Navy game return to Philadelphia stadium eyed
John B. Kelly, national director of physical fitness, urges bringing the Army Navy football game back to municipal stadium in Philadelphia this year. He says officials of both academies were informed, with receipts to aid war charities and a possible Sunday kickoff.
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Kelly
ARMY
NAVY
Philadelphia Stadium
Philadelphia
Army-Navy
Annapolis
Municipal Stadium
John B. Kelly
Military and
Naval Academy
War Charities
Packard Production Near Normal Again As Strike Ends
Detroit June 7 production of aviation and marine engines at the Packard Motor Car Co. resumed near normal levels as authorities sought strike instigators amid a racial dispute. R J Thomas CIO president claimed absolute evidence that the strike was promoted by agents of the Ku Klux Klan acting for the enemy and said he would push for FBI and Senate Civil Liberties Committee probes.
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Detroit
Packard Motor Car Co
Ku Klux Klan
R. J. Thomas
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Federal Bureau of Investigation
la Follette Civil Liberties Committee
Senate
Thomas
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Packard
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John Salveson
Elliot
Gunder
Wonder
Rice
Dodds
Carlos Hubbell
Giants
Wright
Pep
Bartolo
Ensign Cannon
Fleet
Bill Bennings
Washington Post
Jack Meier
Tabellarius
Bill
Meier
Bennings
Jack
Harold Clausen
U. S
Brookline Mass
Deal
Umps
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Dixie
Hart Schaffner & Marx
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