Walters Wins Sixth Straight As Reds Defeat Bees
Siegfried Kloffer travels from London to Wick pursuing a deadly plan while Adelheid’s death haunts him. He recalls Nazi cruelties, battles with guilt, and the looming mission to cripple England as he rests at the Caithness Arms Hotel after a fraught journey.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Wildcats Sweep All Sports In 1939 40 Season
Arizona athletes dominated the Border Conference claims across track tennis golf basketball and football. Johnny Black led football with top offense yardage, while George Jordan and Wilmer Harper highlighted basketball scoring. Track won its ninth straight title and tennis and golf also claimed titles as baseball and other squads posted strong showings.
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Cats
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Arizonians
American Football Statistical Bureau
Centenary
Montana
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Johnny Black
Statistical Bureau
Fred Enke
New Mexico Aggies
Wildcats
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Enke
Hardin- Simmons
George “Stringbean” Jordan
Wilmer Harper
Tempe
Occidental
New Mexico University
San Diego
Aztecs
J. F. McKale
Maki Bumps Into Passport Trouble During Mexico Trip
Finnish star Taisto Maki faced passport difficulties in Hermosillo but established contact with the Finnish legation, received apologies from officials, and planned to run in Mexico City Sunday. He will travel by plane on Wednesday after reaching the capital by train.
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Hermosillo
Sonora
Mex
Taisto Maki
Nogales Internationals Defeat Manhattan Athletes 3 2
Nogales Sonora May 20 The Nogales Internationals beat the Tucson Manhattan Athletes 3 to 2 at home. Villegas held Nogales to six hits while Tucson gathered nine off pitcher Saenz, with three safeties in the sixth and seventh inning rally for the decisive runs.
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Nogales
Sonora
Mex
Tucson Mahattan
Villegas
Tucson
Saenz
R A T Captures City League Game
The Elder Bray R A T club defeated the Bisbee Douglas Lines 14 to 13 in a city league game yesterday. D Aros led the R A T with four hits in four at bats.
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Bisbee- Douglas
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R.A.T
Hogan Seen as Strong Open Hope After Goodall Win
Benny Hogan the 1940 national open contender from Texas won the Goodall round robin, 126 holes, earning $1,000 and moving within reach of Jimmy Demaret on the earnings list. He overcame a stair fall mishap and a late surge by Snead, finishing with a 69 to seal victory. Next Monday he faces sectional qualifiers for Cleveland.
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U.P
Benny Hogan
Texas
Benny
Goodall
Jimmy Demaret
Demaret
Hogan
Clayton Heafner
Snead
Cleveland
Insley Named Secretary at Flagstaff Alumni Group
Jiggs Insley football coach at Holbrook high school has been appointed secretary and graduate manager of athletics for the Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff Alumni association. The appointment was approved by college President Dr T J Tormey after a county chairmen meeting. Insley may resign as Holbrook coach, and salary details were not disclosed.
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P.E. F
Jiggs) Insley
Holbrook High School
Arizona State Teachers College At
Lights Out Postpones Girls Softball Game
A lights failure delayed the Daniel's Jewels versus Nogales town team softball game at Eaglefield last night. Nine lights were shattered sometime between Friday and Sunday nights, likely by a rifle, discovered minutes before game time as a big crowd awaited action.
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Daniel's Jewels
Nogales
Thelma Carr Wins Southwest Title
Thelma Carr of Phoenix defeated Mrs. C. D. Lee of El Paso 13 and 11 to win the Southwestern Women's Golf Association championship in El Paso. Carr surged early, finishing the match at the 25th hole with near-par form including a 42 on the front nine and a 37 on the back nine.
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Tex
Thelma Carr
Phoenix
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Means-Slocum Races Defeat Fortuna In City League Game
The Means-Slocum Races won a Class B city league game yesterday at Oury Park by 26 to 10 over Fortuna. Ray Dougherty pitched steadily for the winners, with Greer as the key receiver. The team opened with a hard hitting attack and carried it through every inning.
Rice price row hits Japanese cooperative sales
Cooperative societies in Japan refuse to sell rice to the government at official prices triggering potential shortages and disrupting state plans. The move signals friction between farmers and public policy as authorities seek to stabilize grain supply.
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Japan
Ace Pitcher May Eclipse 1939 Record
The Reds star Bucky Walters, fresh from a 1939 MVP season, wins his sixth straight as Cincinnati defeats the Bees 4 to 1. Walters, aiming for near 30 victories, faces skepticism from Leo Durocher while Ernie Lombardi and Rip Russell provide key hits. Feller wins for the Indians 5 to 1 against the Yankees amid a crowd of 27,690.
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Goldwater Wins Globe Tournament
Goldwater of Phoenix captured the Cobre Valle Country Club tourney by defeating Jim Canning of the same town 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final at Globe. George Hayduke of Coolidge and Wes Hastings of Safford were beaten in the morning and semifinal rounds, respectively. Del Webb won the first flight title. P D I Honeyman inspired the second flight. L Beauchamp and John T Paul won the third and fourth flights.
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Cobre Valle Country Club
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Goldwater
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del Webb
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Independent Ahead In Type Union Election
Claude M. Baker of San Francisco leads Francis G. Barrett of New York in unofficial returns from 625 of 850 International Typographical Union locals. Baker 27,934 Barrett 26,680 with canvassing due May 31 after a May 15 election. Progressive candidates for other offices were ahead.
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Claude M. Baker
San Francisco
Independent Wing
International Typographical Union
Francis G. Barrett
New York
Woodruff Randolph
Baker
Barrett
Britain Sees Shorter Age for Heavier Leather in War
Great Britain anticipates the shorter aging period for heavier leathers as the conflict continues, signaling adjustments in wartime material supplies and production.
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Great Britain
Plans Completed For Mobilizing Of Trucks For Worth
Plans are set for instant mobilization of the nation's trucks in an emergency. Ted V. Scranton, president of the American Trucking Association, told Texas Motor Transportation Association members that the country’s truckers are ready to speed any required supplies.
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Worth
Tex
Ted V. Scranton
American Trucking Association
Texas Motor Transportation Association
Theft of Gasoline Spoils Garden Hose in Salt Lake City
Mrs Lewis M. Griffith reported gasoline theft in Salt Lake City. Thieves siphoned fuel from her car by cutting two feet from the garden hose, ruining the hose and wasting five gallons of fuel.
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Lewis M. Griffith
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