Navy Feller to pitch for service team in Navy relief games
Navy star Bob Feller is slated to pitch for a Quonset Point composed Navy team against Hugh Mulcahy's Fort Devens unit in a Saturday preliminary to Red Sox Athletics relief. Mulcahy notes a $1000 a month offer, not $11,000 per game. The roundup also mentions Hal Chase and Dale Matthewson on a Rome NY roster, Wally Pipp near Detroit, and other military and college connections with baseball and boxing events.
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New York
Navy
Bob Feller
Quonset Point
R. I
Hugh Mulcahy
Fort Devens
Navy Relief Society
Mulcahy
Midwest
Cleveland
Brooklyn
League Park
Rome
N.Y
Hal Chase
Dale Matthewson
Wally Pipp
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Big Willow Run
Detroit
Tom Stidham
Marquette
Joe Kinsey
Wayne University
Dave Boxer
Reten
Moones Emerald Oil Promises Foot Relief
An advertisement touts Moones Emerald Oil as a remedy for burning, stinging, and itching feet with easy application and no staining. It claims relief for thousands, offers money back if unsatisfied, and lists Millers Drug Store as a distributor.
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Millers Drug Store
Major League Standings and Scores Recap
National League results show St Louis defeating Brooklyn 1 0 and Cincinnati routing Philadelphia 10 3. Chicago beat New York 6 3 and Boston 4 3. American League highlights New York over Chicago 4 1 and Philadelphia over Detroit 4 3 with St Louis 10 1 at Washington.
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St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
B. Brooklyn
Boston Ween
Ct. G. B
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Detroit Oe
Office urges earlier start for baseball games
The Office of Defense suggested that baseball games start earlier than 3 15 p m to ease peak traffic. It urged club managers to consult transit firms for a moderate change, noting night games faced power and blackout limits.
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Washington
Office of Defensetation
Landis
Rubberneck Bus To Be Reassigned For War Use
The Office of Defense Transportation bans sightseeing and chartered bus service from June 1 to save rubber. Trucks carrying ten or more passengers must be used only for essential war tasks such as troop and war worker movement and school trips. Exemptions include military transport, school travel, religious and evacuation moves, and summer camp attendance.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Joseph B. Eastman
ODT
Bus Driver Refuses Snake on Board Trolley
In Atlanta on May 21 an irate trolley driver barred a passenger after a snake slipped from the man's shirt and disappeared under the seat. The man, calm, offered the reptile as harmless, while the driver insisted the creature could not ride.
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Atlanta
Nova Aims To Stay In Boxing Spotlight In Navy Relief Bout
Lou Nova meets Savold of Des Moines in a navy relief bout with washup stakes. Nova, inactive since losing to Joe Louis, aims for a return shot at the title while Savold seeks momentum in a 15 000 fan event expected to generate about 45 000 dollars with proceeds aiding navy relief.
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Navy
Savold
Des Moines
Nova
Joe Louis
Norva
Louis
Lou
Harry Bobo
Mike Jacobs
Navy Relief Society
George Abrams
Steve Mamako
Washington
Jacobs
Tony Zale
Chicago
Mort and Walker spark Cardinals win with two-hit duel
Mort of the Cardinals and Walker delivered the lone run as Mort hurling yielded two hits in a victory over the Dodgers. Claude Passeau of the Cubs started a rally with a two-run homer as the Giants fell to 11 scattered hits. Joe Gordon provided two-run steadiness for the Yankees in a win over the White Sox. The Reds blasted a bases loaded homer in the third and added a single and triple against the Phillies. Lyman Harris worked relief for the Athletics, leaving Tigers loaded in the second then two-hit through the rest. Chet Ross opened the Braves tenth with a pinch double and scored the winning run against the Pirates. Don Gutteridge and Roy Cullenbine fueled the Browns with key hits in beating the Senators.
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Associated Press
Mort
Walker
Cooper
Cardinals
Dodgers
Claude ‘Passeau
Cubs
Giants
Joe Gordon
Yankees
White
Lamanna
Reds
Phils
Lyman Harris
Athletics
Tigers
Detroit
Chet Ross
Braves
Pirates
Don Gutteridge
Roy Cullenbine
Browns
Guttaridge
Cullenbine
Senators
Bobby Jones Applies for U S Air Force Commission
Atlanta on May 21 Bobby Jones 40 year old retired emperor of golf has applied for a commission in the United States Air Force He is now practicing law in Atlanta and says he has not been informed of his application status He retired in 1930 after his grand slam He is married with three children.
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Atlanta
Bobby Jones
United States Air Force
Jones
First Bomber Is Off Assembly Line At Ford
Ford announces Willow Run plant has rolled out the B 24 E bomber on a new mass production line based on auto industry methods. Edsel Ford and Charles Sorensen describe war production expanding to tanks engines and aircraft parts as the plant begins rapid multi shift output aiming at a bomber every hour.
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Detroit
Willow Run
Ford Motor Company
Edsel Ford
National Association of Manufacturers In
Ford
Ford Company
Charles E. Sorensen
Consolidated Aircraft Corporate
Pratt & Whitney
Henry Ford
Ingersoll
Sorensen
Ford expands bomber work and armor plate production
Ford says training sites near the assembly plant will prepare men and women for bomber work with 8000 hour classes. Women will earn about 1 cent less per hour total and be paid the same rate as men for equal work. The firm cited completion of its 200th Pratt Itney aircraft engine and noted tank production and armor plate for mechanized fighting vehicles.
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Ford
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Army
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Seton Hall College
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Ken Overlin
Norfolk
Corpus Christi
Eddie Lake
Sacramento
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Pingley & Carper
E. Piccadilly St
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Winchester
Lou Nova
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U.S. Defense
Sunnyfield Enriched
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Senter
N. Braddock St
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America
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Marvel
Tin
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Phila PA
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
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EWT
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Charles Town, W. Va
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