Espees and Legion Meet In League Showdown Tonight
In Randolph Park the Espees face the Legion in a key semi pro league game pivotal for second and fourth place bids. Ard Ortiz vs Pete Pullen head the mound duel as both teams seek momentum in a crowded standings scramble.
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Southern Pacific Rails
On Gion
Randolph Park
Aztecas
Taginaw
Marana
Davis- Monthan Mustangs
ConVairs
Nogales
Mustangs
Davis-Monthan
Eocniniscisen Einel Ae
Cleveland Aes
Eeeereereers
Philadelphia
Actin Ae
T. Louis
T. Louis Peewee
Brooklyn Anita Rh
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
One
Boston
Iowa to field football team this fall says Iowa AD
University of Iowa athletic director E. G. Schroeder expresses confidence that a football team will compete in the fall. He describes a young squad likely built from freshmen with some upperclassmen, capable of challenging in several games.
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Iowa
Iowa City
E. G. Schroeder
University of Iowa
Schroeder
War Fund Set to Reap Cash From Baseball Games
War relief days begin with two big drives as 16 games last year raised 506830 dollars. This year June 30 and July 28 feature doubleheaders and night games to benefit the National War Fund. Pirates beat Reds 7 1 in Pittsburgh as Truett Sewell boosts his season.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
National War Fund
Army and Navy Relief Societies
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Truett
Rip) Sewell
Bucky Walters
Bob Elliott
Sewell
Iowa Athlete Casualties Rise as War Claims Scroll In
Nile Kinnick, former Iowa All American, killed in action as a naval flier. He is the fourth Iowa athlete named among casualties. Missing in action are Ray Walters, 1936 NCAA 50 yard sprint swimming champion, and Bush Lamb, Big Ten javelin title winner. Robert Jones, ex swimmer, died in a Navy training plane crash in Florida in 1942.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Nile Kinnick
Ray Walters
Bush Lamb
Robert Jones
Florida
Giant Player Wins Argument With Umpire
John Red Barkley the new Dodger shortstop earned praise during a national semi pro tournament last summer but played only four of seven Cessna games. Sgt Young Kid McCoy plans to face Jake Lamotta in Detroit after training with Ray Robinson. Ken Shell Utah’s amateur golf champion crushed his left hand seven years ago and now needs enlarged grips. he warns others against risky stunts.
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Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
John
Red) Barkley
Dodger
Cessna
Kid McCoy
Jake Lamotta
Detroit
Ray Robinson
Ken Shell
Utah
Nap Reyes recounts a $50 prank win with umpire
Cuban first baseman Nap Reyes, new to the Giants, recalls a summer dispute with an umpire. After the ump fined him fifty dollars in Spanish, Nap retorted that he did not know or mind and the umpire supposedly laughed off the fine, leaving Nap with the $50.
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Nap Reyes
Giants
Nap
Cuba
Ump
Reyes
Life of Whirly Ends Racing Career
The poem reflects Whirla Way’s retirement from racing to a gentleman farmer life. He leaves behind winnings and glory while observing many equine charms in a calmer rural existence.
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Whirly
Whirla
Way
Hambletonian move eyed and Giants prospect spotted
Bill Cane may move the Hambletonian to Empire City and seek a week to run a harness meet his way. Jackie Maguire, 18, a top Giants farm prospect in Jersey City, is son of scout Gordon Maguire and was found by Rubber Jonnard in St Louis for a Giants tryout last year.
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Bill Cane
Goshen
Empire City
Jackie Maguire
Giants
Jersey City Farm
Giant
Gordon Maguire
Jonnard
St. Louis
Diaper Shortage End Announced by Government Prompts College Action
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that the government asserts the diaper shortage has ended, prompting colleges to adjust supply strategies and student services accordingly. Authorities urge campuses to align procurement with new forecasts and avoid panic buying.
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Tommy Fitzgerald
Louisville Courier-Journal
All Star Football Staff Adds Georgia’s Butts
Chicago June 29 Coach Wal lace Butts Georgia Rose Bowl champion coach was added to the all star college football staff for the August 25 game against the Washington Redskins. The staff also includes Babe Horrell Lieut Paul Hinkle and is headed by Harry Stuhldreher.
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Chicago
Wallace Butts
Georgia
Washington Redskins
Butts
University of California
Los Angeles
Texas Christian
Miami
Harry Stuhldreher
Wisconsin
Babe Horrell
Ucla
Lieut
Paul Hinkle
Great Lakes
Sports Mirror recaps three era notable events
A year ago Leo Durocher faced a $50 fine and three day suspension with Brooklyn after dust kick and towel toss at an umpire. Three years ago Cornelius Warmerdam vaulted 15 feet 1% inches to claim the national AAU pole vault title in Fresno. Five years ago War Admiral, long odds favorite, struggled on a heavy Suffolk Downs track as Menow won the Massachusetts Handicap.
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Associated Press Today
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dunn
Cornelius Warmerdam
Fresno
Calif
War Admiral
Massachusetts
Suffolk Downs
Menow
Pirates Triumph Highlight Stars Truett Sewell and Bob Elliott
Yesterday's game featured Truett Sewell holding the Reds to seven hits while driving in two runs with a triple. Bob Elliott added a two run homer and contributed to the Pirates' offense in a strong showing.
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Associated Press
Truett Sewell
Bob Elliott
Pirates
Sewell
Reds
Elliott
Price High As Austin Hanover Brings $15000
One of the largest trotter prices in recent years was paid for Austin Hanover a 3 year old bay colt purchased by C H Wilkinson Logansport Ind industrialist Reported price for Austin Hanover winner of the 1942 Reading Futurity was $15000
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Cleveland
Austin Hanover
C. H. Wilkinson
Logansport
Ind
Rumored Camp Farragut Grid Team Attracts Prospects
Service. DEPT. reports a buzz that Camp Farragut Idaho may host a top football squad next fall with Lieut. Ray Flaherty as coach. He already has Ki Aldrich Bill Young Clem Staralka Ed Justice Jim Barber Marvin Whited from the Washington Redskins Bill Radovich Detroit Lions Lou Tomasetti Philadelphia Eagles Billy Jefferson Minnesota Urban Odson and Bob Sweiger joining from college.
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Scuttlebutt
America
Camp Farragut
Idaho
Ray Flaherty
Ki Aldrich
Bill Young
Clem Staralka
Ed Justice
Jim Barber
Marvin Whited
Washington Redskin
Bill Radovich
Detroit Lions
Lou Tomasetti
Philly Eagles
Billy Jefferson
Dodgers
Urban Odson
Bob Sweiger
Minnesota
18 Year Old Catherine Fox Stuns Women’s Golf Scene
Chicago June 29 Catherine Fox an 18 year old golf sensation tied with Ann Casey of Mason City for runner up medalist honors in the Women’s Western Open after a 78 at Glen Oaks. Patty Berg the winner shot even par 76, marking a comeback. Fox captained Glen Ridge high school boys team and showed promise with eagle and a late bogey finish.
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Chicago
Catherine Fox
Kidderminster Golf Club
England
Catherine
Jack Fox
Leven
Scotland
Glen Oaks
Opal S. Hill
Kansas City
Miss Fox
Eileen Stulb
Augusta
Miss Casey
Kay Byrne
Rye
N.Y
Glen Ridge
N. J
Patty
Army first year gear costs for soldiers
Clothing and barracks equipment cost the quartermaster corps 240 dollars for the average soldier during his first year in the Army.
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Quartermaster Corps
Army
Whirlaway Ends Racing Career
Whirlaway, the famed chestnut colt and top money maker, will retire to stud at Lexington, Kentucky in about ten days. Owner Warren Wright said injuries from last winter and a failed recovery led to the decision after his trainer Ben Jones agreed the horse does not deserve further punishment. Whirlaway earned a record $561,161 in under four years of racing.
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Chicago
U.P
Whirlaway
Lexington
Warren Wright
Wright
New Orleans
Ben Jones
Iowa State Opener With Colorado Postponed
Iowa State football opener scheduled for Sept 25 against Colorado has been postponed marking the third cross conference game removal from the Cyclone schedule after earlier erasures of Temple and Michigan State games.
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Ames
Wup
Iowa State
Colorado
Temple
Michigan State
Cattle Production Predicted to Reach New High
Washington reports the Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimates next year cattle on the hoof will total 80 million and hogs 87 million, both record highs. Figures tabulated show 1940 to 1944 trends, spurred by requests from Representative Thomas and discussions with price and war food administrations.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Thomas
D.-Tex
Office of Price Administration
War Food Administration
English Production Surpasses Germany
London June 29 United Press Great Britain alone is now producing more aircraft than Germany. The report notes a shift in wartime production leadership with Britain topping German output. {Limited readable text}
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London
U.P
Great Britain
Germany
Bevin cites rising female industrial participation and output
Ernest Bevin told the Women's Cooperative Guild that women entering industry are over 30 percent above earlier estimates and total production is nearly double the 1940 forecast.
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Ister of Labor
Ernest Bevin
Women’s Cooperative Guild
Bevin
Burns and Allen Set Final Summer Broadcast Tonight
A Burns and Allen segment closes its current season with Gracie's memory lapse and a ruined family car as she hunts for a new hat. George and Gracie's comic lapses drive the episode ending tonight at KTUC at 7.00.
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George
Gracie
KTUC
Nesbitt Returns With Passing Parade Summer Show
John Nesbitt brings Passing Parade back to air as a summer replacement for Fibber McGee and Molly. The new Memo to A Hitler targets the world’s No 1 gangster with a sharp doom-laden message. KVOA 7 30.
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the Airways Tonight
Fibber McGee and Molly
A. Hitler
Nesbitt
S. C. Johnson and Son, Inc
KVOA
Tucson
Music Shop
Kvoa Suspense
Gracie Fields
KGO
Congress Speaks
Lum N
Abner
Fred Waring
Harry James
Johnny Presen Iing
Mms Eye Witness
Noah Webster
Raymond Gram
North Alka Seltzer
Edwin C. Hill
Fulton Lewis Jr
Radio Schedule Highlights Local Programs and Notables
A detailed lineup lists KTUC and KVOA shows throughout the afternoon and into the evening.Programs include Time slots for Dr Malone Lonely Women News Guiding Light Ma Perkins Victory Matinee Pan American Hour Portia Faces Life and World Today with anchors and guests such as Bob Anderson Morton Downey and Rose Room performances.
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Dr. Malone
Lonely Women
Guiding Light
Morton Downey
Ma_ Perkins
Bob Anderson
Pancho
Priscilla
Portia
Marana Air Base
Bill Stern
Joseph C. Harsch
Chuck Wagon
Charlie Fulton Levis, Jr
News of the World
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Coach Butts
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Venice
Desert Sanatorium
Congress
Sixth
Lowell
Swann
Ladd
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Bert Gordon
Jinx Falkenburg
BUS Service
FT. Huachuca
Greyhound Terminal
E. Broadway
Harry
Omer Ie Eee
Leena Woimi
Cer Ranis
Landie
Hal B.wallis
Claude Rains
Conrad Veidt
Peter Lorrens
Michael Curtiz
Henry Fonda and
Locilie Ball
Pehl
Roy
KLMS
Pierre Aumont
Susan Peters
Richard Whor
Margaret Wychers
John Susan Carroll’ Hayward
Undying Monster
James Ellison
Heather Angel
William
Tracy
Joe Sawyer
North Africa
Raymond Paige
Crystal Coca-Cola Bottling Co
al Laaiay
Tucson-Nogales
18Th St
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Banks Bridge
Citizen Terminal
Citizen Auto Lines
Leland B.entrek
Arizona
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Yee
Mrs.iVollid
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Andy Hardy
Mae Ade
N. Storrind Garmond
KSL
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Uncle Sam
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Larry Smith
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Rex Rourie
Art Baker
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