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CHAMPION YANKEES BEATEN FOUR IN ROW BY RED SOX THE ALTOONA JUNE 12, 1944 27. Yesterday's Erickson, who pitched a two-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates to give the Chicago Cubs the first of two shutout victories. By GLEN PERKINS, Staff Correspondent. NEW YORK, June New York Yankees, almost afraid to venture forth in daylight these day for fear that they will suffer an other loss, today welcomed the ar rival of four night games with the Washington Senators. The New Yorkers, whose nigh record last season was the best in the circuit, reasoned that the; couldn't do much worse than -have done since they left Yankee stadium on May 21.

Since that time the Yanks have played 17 game and have won five while losing 12 Insult was added to considerable Injury yesterday as the champion; dropped their fifth straight their llth in the last slipped from second to a tie for fourth place with the Chicago White Sox The Boston Red Sox humbled the champions by sweeping a four- game series with a double triumph 2-1 and 4-1. Tex Hughson, an old thorn in the Yanks' side, administered the first defeat with a three- hit performance for his eighth victory this year. Rookie Clem Hausmann won the second game, the Yanks to six hits. The Chicago White Sox stretched their victory' skein to eight by taking- the first of two games from the Detroit Tigers, 4-2, but snapped it in the nightcap, bowing before the four-hit pitching of Stubby Overmire, 1-0. Three runs in the eighth inning gave the Sox their Back the Attack i Remember your job in this Drive is to buy more than your share'of-Bonds.

That's the only way you can be certain you are backing the attack. So be ready to meet your War Bond representative with an open check book. S. March Sons 1224 llth Ave. triumph and bespectacled Bill Dietrich his seventh victory.

Rudy York's single brought home the winning and only run in the ninth inning of the second. St. Louis and Cleveland split; the Tribe going all-out with a 19-hit attack to take the opener, 13-1, for Mel Harder's sixth win of the year and his 203rd in the majors. Pinch- hitter Gene Moore homered with leaders a 4-2 triumph in the second game. The Philadelphia Athletics moved out of the junior circuit cellar and let the Washington Senators in by taking both ends ot a twin bill, 6-1 and 6-5.

Bobo Newsom's six- hitter won the opener while the "A's" came from behind to give Luman Harris the nightcap. double victory, featured by record breaking, gave the St. Louis Cardinals a twin triumph over the third place Cincinnati Reds, 3-1 in the first and 4-1 in the second. The league leaders compiled nine double plays to set a new league mark in the two games and by hitting three successive homers in the nightcap, tied a major league record. "George Munger the first game with a six-hitter and Harry Gumbert bene- fitted from the circuit clouting of Walker Cooper, Whitey Kurowski and Danny Litwhiler in the nightcap.

The homers all came in the sixth inningr off six pitched balls" by Clyde Shoun, who hurled a no- tiitter less than a month ago. The New York Giants drew within a game of the Reds by defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in two Barnes by twin scores of 6-5. Three iomers in the eighth inning of the opener brought the New Yorkers from behind to a 5-5 tie and Nap Reyes singled home the marginal counter in the next frame. Rookie -Bill Voiselle was the winner. The second contest went 12 innings before Phil Weintraub, who homered both games, singled to drive in Manager Mel Ott with the winning run.

The last place Chicago Cubs scored a double shutout over the second place Pittsburgh Pirates. Paul Erickson allowed but two 'hits the opener to win 5-1; Lefty Bob Chipman, recently obtained from Srooklyn, pitched a five-hitter in he finale for a 1-0 edge. Boston and Brooklyn divided, he Dodgers winning the first on Rube Melton's five-hitter, 5-4! Boson took the second, 8-5, to break a ix game losing streak and supply Ira Hutchinson with the triumph. Knockout Artists Booked for Garden NEW YORK, June Armstrong and Al (Bummy) Davis, ival welterweight knockout art- sts, clash for the first time at Madison Square garden Thursday light, featuring this week's na- ional boxing schedule. Their 10-round bout is expected attract a gate of $70,000.

The SERVICE CLUBS START SOFTBALL Softball for three service clubs in Altoona this evening at the MilMlle field as Kiwanis meets the ABC team with Paul Milburn, as the umpire, and J. C. Clinton Mechling as scorer. A third team, the Lions, will also compete and the three clubs will stage games each Monday evening at 6.30 o'clock. Players signed by the various entries follow: Clark, Dr.

J. D. Mathewson, B. Menchey, Jernigan, Davis, Bruckner, Dougherty, J. Murphy, G.

Sheetz, Jividen, Jobe, Burns, Cross, Breidenstein, Brumbaugh, Slep, Roth and Alberts. T. DeVries, R. Bartholomew, F. Bartholomew, H.

Bolger, T. Parsons, Dr. Bernthal, J. Hill, C. Vanada, Reed, V.

Noto- polous, B. Eardley, J. Fowler, J. Harshbarger, J. Leahy and M.

Kopec. Stuart Snodgrass, E. C. Callaway, R. B.

Allison, L. Bettwy, J. Black, H. Coulter, E. Figard, F.

Haller, F. HannaH, W. Hollenback. C. Johnson, F.

Jones, W. Kline, R. Maurer, R. McKinstry, D. Meek, J.

Mitchell, L. Mullen, S. Norris, D. Nucker, W. Rankey, F.

Rodgers, J. Skurner and B. SAMMY BYRD HAS TOP GOLF PRIZE PHILADELPHIA, June Sammy Byrd, former baseball understudy to Babe Ruth with the New York Yankees, was richer by $6,700 in war bonds today as the latest result of his shift from diamond to fairway, after winning the Philadelphia Inquirer $17,500 invitation golf tournament. Byrd, now a Detroit golf pro, finished the 72-hole contest with a total of 274, ten strokes under par. Byrd and his magic putter trekked over the Torresdale-Frankford course yesterday in 72, one over par.

He was coasting to vic- TOP BATTER tory, as he returned in went out in 35 37, because he and had est of the schedule includes: Tonight Springfield, Coley Welch vs. Bob Wade. Bettina vs. 3uddy Walker; Newark, N. Laurient Bouchard vs.

Allentown, Moraney vs. Walter Lamar. MAJOR LEAGUE STANDING NATIONAL. Yesterday's Results. St.

Louis 3, Cincinnati 1, (first) St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 1 (sec ond). Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 0 (first). Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 0 (second) New York 6, Philadelphia (first). New York 6, Philadelphia 5 (sec ond) game, 12 innings).

Brooklyn 5, Boston 4 (first, 10 in nings). Boston 8, Brooklyn 5 (second) Saturday's Results. Pittsburgh 9, Chicago 4. St. Louis 18, Cincinnati 0.

Other games, rain. Standing. 6 W. St. Louis 32 Pittsburgh 25 Cincinnati 25 New York 24 Brooklyn 23 Boston 22 Philadelphia 18 L.

15 19 22 23 25 29 26 26 Pet .681 .568 .532 .512 .479 .43 .409 .381 Chicago 16 Games Today. Brooklyn (Head 1-0) at New York (Voiselle 2.30 p. pi. EWT. (Only games scheduled).

Games tomorrow: Chicago at St Louis, Brooklyn at New York, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati and Boston at Philadelphia (2). AMERICAN. Yesterday's Results. Boston 2, New York 1 (first sched- game). Boston 4, New York 1 (second).

Philadelphia 6, Washington 1 (first). Philadelphia 6, Washington 5 (second). Cleveland 13, St. Louis 1 (first). St.

Louis 4, Cleveland 2 (second). Chicago 4, Detroit 2 (first). Detroit 1, Chicago 0 (second). Saturday's Results. Washington at Philadelphia (game postponed, wet grounds.

New York at Boston, rain. Detroit at Chicago, rain. Cleveland-St. Louis not uled. Standing.

W. St. Louis 28 Boston 25 Detroit 25 Chicago 22 New York 22 Cleveland 24 Philadelphia 22 Washington 22 Today. New York (Page 5-1) at Washington (Leonard 4-2) 8.30 p. m.

EWT. Detroit (Gentry 2-5) at land (Kennedy EWT. St. Louis (Kramer 7-5) at Chicago (Grove p. m.

CWT. (Only games scheduled). Games tomorrow: St. Louis at Detroit at Cleveland, New York at Washington, and Philadelphia at Boston. L.

22 23 24 22 22 26 24 26 Pet. .549 .521 .510 .500 .500 .480 .478 .458. Cleve- p. m. registered surprisingly low scores of 66, 67 and 69 on the previous three 18-hole rounds.

He spread- eagled the field of 129 throughout, and won by seven strokes over his nearest competitor, Craig Wood of N. the duration national open champion. Wood registered a par 72 to finish with 'a 281 total, which won him $3,325 in bonds. Next came Sgt. E.

J. Harrison, who utilized an army furlough to garner $1,350 by virtue of his third place 283. Bob Hamilton of Evansville, was fourth with 287, just one stroke ahead of McSpaden, the big- money winner of the winter tour who stroked a 75 yesterday for a 288. Byron Nelson, a pre-tourney favorite, was sixth with 289. GREATER CITY Standing.

Clubs Won Passenger Shop 6 Apprentices 5 Forty and 4 Middle Division 3 Lost 1 4 6 7 Pet. .857 .556 .400 .300 Monday. Middle Division vs. Apprentices at Juniata. Tuesday.

Passenger Shop vs. Forty and Eight at Cricket Field. Wednesday. Forty and Eight vs. Passenger Shop at Cricket Field.

Thursday. Forty and Eight vs. Middle Division at Juniata. Friday: Apprentices vs. Passenger Shop at Cricket Field.

The floundering around the second division is no fault of Dixie Walker, who is leading hitters with a .425 average. BLAIR LEAGUE Team Standing. Won Lost Martinsburg' 3 Hollidaysburg 3 Roaring Spring Pet. 1.000 1.000 .333 .333 .333 .000 1 Williamsburg 1 Duncansville 1 Klahr 0 Games June 14. Hollidaysburg at Williamsburg.

Roaring Spring at Martinsburg. June 15. Klahr at Duncansville. shots from a pistol provided 25-year-old Costandi Jouze with renditions of two Turkish love songs at the wedding feast of a friend, but the Jerusalem military court was less easily impressed than the singer -and it sentenced Jouze to serve years. Jouze, an Arab tinker of Christian street in the old city of Jerusalem, pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a pistol and ammunition after admitting he fired twice in the air at the wedding of a friend to emphasize his demands for encores of a love song.

Three constables heard the second shot and carried Jouze off to jail. His sentence is subject to confirmation of the general officer commanding British troops in Palestine. PHILS DROP PAIR. NEW The New York jiants Won the opener 6 to 5, scor- ng the winning run in the ninth and took a 'second game from the Phillies 6-5 in twelve innings. Weintraub singled to score Ott to win the second game.

Reyes sin- led home the winning run in the opener. R. H. E. Phillies 010 001 11 0 NTew York 000 001 9 4 Schanz, Raffensberger and Sem- nick.

Voiselle, Seward, Pyle, Adams, Poll: and Berres, Mancuso. R. TT billies 0 PIRATES LOSE PAIK. PITTSBURGH The Chicago Cubs won twice from Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday, taking shutout games 5-0 and 1-0. The Pirates were held to 7 hits all York drove home the lone run of the second game after getting 4 first game hits.

R. H. E. Chicago Ill 000 12 0 Pirates 000 000 2 3 Erickson and Holm. Butcher, Cuccurullo and Davis.

R. H. E. STATE PIN STARS COMETE IN CITY Erie was selected for 1945 tournament of the Pennsylvania State Bowling association, meetings being held at the Penn-Alto hotel over the week-end. Several state bowling centers put in invitations for the event held last season in Philadelphia.

More than 100 delegates from throughout the state attended the sessions, with alley proprietors also gathering for meetings. A two-day tenpin tournament in singles featured at the Trialto alleys with Mike Randa of Pittsburgh taking top honors with a four-game score of 837, for a 209 average. Jack Fowler and Ralph Guyer, both Altoona, tied for second Conors with 799. Scores follow: Mike Kanda, Pittsburgh, 837; Jack Fowler, Altoona, 799; Ralph Guyer, Altoona, 799; Joe Kittell, Wllliamsport, 798: Hollenbaugh, Harrisburg, 797; E. Feigart, Altoona, 790; Willard, East Pittsburgh, 786; Fischet, Duncansville, 784; Huss, Williamsport, 784; Boldt, Altoona.

779; Appel, Philadelphia, 777; Deficie, Pittsburgh, 773; Appier, 772; M. Schwartz, Pittsburgh, 768; Wiest, York, 759; Howley, Harrisburg, 756; E. Figard. Altoona, 754: Flexer, Williamsport, 751; Winchester, Philadelphia, 749; Guyer, Altoona, 746. Wagner, Punxsutawney, 7-tOj Updegraf, Mechanlcsburg, 739; Thompson, Harrisburg, 738; Casscll, Harrisburg, 738; Germann, Altoona, 737; Tancabel, Kittanning, 733; Horning, Harrisburg.

732; Mack, Punxsutawney, 732; Caldwell, Williamsport, 730; Frost, East Pittsburgh, 727; Henry, Kittanning, 726; Deavor, Altoona, 726; Meadows, Harrisburg, 726; Dixon, Altoona, 725; Abelman, Punxsutawney, 724; Chad- Wiclc, Philadelphia, 724; Bushey, Harrisburg, 723; Borrarro, Kittanning. 723; Uliskey, Kittanning, 719: Little. Bethlehem, 718; Connelly, East Pittsburgh, 719 Gallatz, Philadelphia, 715; Atticks, Harrisburg, 715; Franks, Altoona, 714; Veley, Jersey Shoe, 71S; Porter. Kittanning, 70S; Vallade, Altoona, 708; Woodcock, Altoona. 70V; Williams, Harrisburg, 707; DeVrles.

Altoona. 702; Degansky, Altoona. 701. McGiven, Kittanning. 700; Vigletti.

Pittsburgh, 696; Gross, Wllliamsport, 64S; Van Dever, Philadelphia; 670: Derr. Jersey Shore, 695; Hunter, Hollidaysburg; 663: Larrison, Jersey 6S5; Langguth, Al toona. 682; Watson, Altoona, 670; Stahl Sunbury, 678; Gorman, Altoona, 628 Cressinger. Sunbury, 677; Miller, Sunbury 675; W. Viggiane, Pittsburgh.

647: Kline Six Mile Run, 660; A. Viggiane, 665 Snyder, Six Mile Run, 636; Faith, Altoona 608; Gearhart, Duncansville, 616; Woomer Altoona, 696; George, Bethlehem. 692 Koch, Harrisburg, 652; George, Bethlehem 649; Kearney, Altoona, 698; Taylor, Har risburg, 668: Speeae, Harrisburg, 687. Pyle, York, 631; Platt, Altoona. 691 Hendricks, Williamsport, 631; Updcgraf Williamsport, 657; Guyer.

Altoona, 672 O'Hara, Altoona, 662; Shaw, Philadelphia 690; Logan, Altoona, 675; O'Hara, East Pittsburgh, 648: Edwards, Wllliamsport 674; Fagan, Kittanning, 651; Nagle, Altoona, 685; Feigert. Altoona, 695; Marrett Mechanlcsburg, 631; Lorenzo. Punxsutawney, 627; Osewalt, Osceola Mills, 644 G. Kolesar, Osceola Mills, 681; A. Kolesar Osceola Mills.

697; Laughran, York. 658 Eschbach, York, 646; Notopolous, Altoona. 699; Cheers, Altoona. 675; Flory, Waynesboro; 638; W. Smith.

Waynesboro, 637; Young, Philadelphia, 630; Nicholas. Philadelphia. 60S: Lutter, Philadelphia. 621; Kunnard. Kittanning, 698; Bono.

Kittanning, 652: Bauer, Kittanning, 645; Dlxon. Altoona, 574; Hitel, Altoona, 589; J. Vallade, Altoona, 598: Morgan, Sunbury, 584. To Muse and Amuse By HERMAN S. REIFSNYDER Sports Editor Baseball In Fifth Ward Baseball fans are in for some more entertainment locally and a new team, composed of players from the Passenger Shop and Middle Division entries of the Greater City league, will combine for weekend games to be staged at the Westfall park field up in the Fifth ward.

The new team will stage exhibition games on Sundays. Work of field in shape was week and it is ex- MAJOR LEADERS York 001 201 100 12 0 Lee, Covington, Barrett and Sem- nick. Feldman, Polli, Adams and ombardi. TWO FOR ATHLETICS. Athletics von 6-1 and 6-5 from Washington enator's yesterday, staging batting allies in the fifth round of each Hayes hit a Mack homer in he second game.

R. H. E. Washington 000 000 010-rl 6 3 Ubieties 010 031 9 2 Haefner, Candini, Lafevre and errell. Newsom and Hayes.

R. H.E. Washington 020 020 10 2 Ubieties 010 050 9 0 Wolff, Carrasquel, Candini and Guerra. Harris, Berry and Hayes. Chicago 000 000 5 1 Pirates 000 000 5 1 Chipman and Kreitner.

Strince- vich, Rescigno and Lopez. IN PITTSBURGH RING. PITTSBURGH, June light-heavyweight Champion Melio Bettina goes into the ring a two- to-one favorite tonight when he meets -the veteran Buddy Walker in a ten-round fracas at Forbes field. In a second ten-rounder, Izzy Jannazzo meets Bee-Bee Wright. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

Syracuse 3-4, Rochester 1-5. Toronto 7-1, Newark 2-4. Jersey City 1-9, Montreal 0-10. Baltimore 4-7, Buffalo 1-2. EASTERN LEAGUE.

Binghamton 5-3, Elmira 4-2. Williamsport 2-5, Utica 1-6. Wilkes-Barre 6-2, Albany 2-3. Hartford 10-2, Scranton 2-1. INTERSTATE LEAGUE.

Lancaster 8-5, Hagerstown 3-2. Wilmington 7-5, York 5-2. Trenton 6-4, Allentown 3-1. NATIONAL. Player and Club G.

AB. R. H. Pet. Walker, 49 192 27 79 .412 Musial, St.

48 179 35 66 .369 Bordagaray, Brk. 47 189 44 63 .333 Weintraub, N. Y. 47 169 30 56 .331 Galan, Brooklyn. 49 180 35 59 .328 AMERICAN.

Tucker, Chicago ..29 118 21 47 .398 Hockett, 38 139 15 49 .353 Ferrell, 30 109 6 36 .330 Heath, Cleveland. 33 103 11 34 .330 Doerr, Boston 48 181 34 59 .326 Home Giants, 14; Kurowski, Cardinals, Weintraub, Giants, Cullenbine, Indians Hayes, Athletics, Nicholson, Cubs, Nieman, Braves, Northey Phillies, 7. Runs Batted Dodgers, 40; Weintraub, Giants, 39; Spence, Senators, 33; Galan, Dodgers, 32; Kurowski Cardinals, Sanders, Cardinals, 31. Dodgers, 44; Cullenbine, Indians, 41; Musial, Cardinals, R. Johnson, Red Sox, Galan, Dodgers, 35.

Dodgers, 79; Musial, Cardinals, 66; Holmes, Braves, 64; Bordagaray, Dodgers, 63; Galan, Dodgers, Doerr, Red Sox, 59. putting the started last pected that the field will be ready for the opening game on June 18 when Apprentices will meet the combined Fifth ward team. The Fifth ward field was quite popular some years ago with big games featured there in the local leagues. Athletes Rewarded Five Altoona High track and field athletes received further honors last week, just prior to graduation as the 1945 captain was selected a'hd four season awards were announced arid presented. Two of the awards went to stat champions, two went to boys wh will be available next season an- a fifth to a.

senior who was a run nerup, as a state champion. Bill Hepner, football, basketbal and track athlete will be the new captain in track next season, sue ceeding Dick Stauffer, the latte: entering the navy within a fev days after being enlisted as a 17 year-old some time ago. Bill, is counted on to aid Altoona High in all three sports next term. J. Herbert Robinson, hurdle champion, who took the Vipond trophy, was an award winner at the commencement getting a membership in the Pennsylvania academy of science for outstanding work in science, along with a life game, much of his vacation being spent bicycling on tour.

And while on the of baseball local fans were more than pleased to see that our old friend, and their popular baseball umpire, is still able to strap on the harness as an umpire, Jerry calling things all by himself, too, when the Athletics took a day off from big league play, to entertain the Valley Forge General hospital soldiers. Jerry's work being fine and dandy. And that game feature the Athletics battery working for the soldiersj as the hospital battery served 'ehi for the Macks, and Al Simmons hurled a while and hit a home run, Carl, Altoona High grad, was in action with the F. team in a 9-8 victory last week against Muhlenberg at Lancaster, Ken slamming 2 hits in four trips, landing two runs as well. membership in the AHS academy of science.

Another gridder and track athlete, John Franklin Schaeffer was a double award winner at commencement. He is heading for the navy also. Reduce Leaders Margin Four more games were staged in the Greater City Twilight circuit last week and it was a beneficial week for Apprentices as the, last year's champions won a pair of games and gained on the leaders. A week ago Apprentices were six games behind the leading Passenger Shop entry. At the end of the week the Works boys were just four games behind.

Passenger Shop leaders won and lost a game, suffering the season's first defeat after winning five straight. Middle Division dropped the lone game staged while Forty and Eight added a win and dropped two others. The week saw the highest run total of the season as Apprentices landed 9 runs on Friday night. That's the biggest total in the campaign to date. Things You Should Know Grant Smith, well known local ball player, who with Mrs.

Smith spent some months in New Mexico the interest of his health is sack home, greatly improved, and contemplates returning to his work real soon, his many friends warmly greeting him on his re- urn. And another Smith, Howard A. Smith of 802 Third avenue, Duncansville, is back home with Mrs. Smith after touring the western states. Mr.

Smith is an ardent jaseball fan and never misses Official Dates for Horse Racing Given W. Swoyer, secretary of the Central Fair circuit, announced the official dates for the 1944 harness meetings aa; follows: July 25 to 29, Kent and.Sussex fair, Ernest Raughley, secretary, Harrington, Aug. 7 to 12, Bedford fair, A. C. Brice, secretary, Bedford, Aug.

28 to'Sept 2, Flemingtozi Fair, Major Ed ward: Allen, secretary, Flemington, N. J. Sept. 4 to 8, Montgomery'County fair, Edward Fadley, secretary, Hatfield, Sept. 11 to 16, New Jersey State fair meeting), Harry (Grand Circuit E.

LaBreque; secretary, Trenton, N. Lehigh County Agricultural (Allentown fair), Sept. 19 to 23, M. H. Beary, secretary, Allentown, Sept.

25 to 30. Bloomsburg fair, Harry B. Correll, Bloomsburg, Pa. PLAYERS MOVED. PHILADELPHIA, June Epps, St.

Louis Browns outfielder, today became the property of the Philadelphia Athletics under a' straight cash transaction between the two clubs. Epps, aged 30, a pinch-hitter with the Browns this Season, batted .301 for Toledo, of American association last year. Mack reported the transfer of outfielder Bill Burgo to Toledo and catcher Buster Mills to Lancaster, of the Inter-State league. BOOK NINE GAMES. STATE COLLEGE, Pa.

Penn State's football opponents were boosted to nine with the addition of Syracuse and Muhlenberg to next fall's schedule as follows: Sept. home; Oct. Navy; Oct. home; Oct. Colgate; Oct.

28 Virginia, home; Nov. Syracuse; Nov. Temple; Nov. home; Nov. Pittsburgh.

OPEN- EDUCATIONAL WILDLIFE EXHIBIT DID YOU KNOW THAT That Porcupines Don't Throw Their Quills; That Owls See In Daylight; That Prairie Dogs Don't Drink Water. 1405 llth AVE. ALTOONA OF SATISFACTION i We can read a man's min by tie smile on his face. lie tries V. on a Stein Bloch suit Stein Block suits are by no means ordinary suits Rignt from tne start tkey impress you with their richness and tailored ease and the impression becomes a lasting conviction with time.

Our new selection is worth seeing. STEIN BLOCH SUITS and up 5th Bond Buy Bonds y. We've got plenty to pay back! In only one kind of that will shoot the Axis right into a state of unconditional surrender. Each one of us has tcr make up that War Bonds. Let's All Back the Attack WESTFALL'S 1304 llth Ave.

GOES TO PHILLIES. BOSTON, June Peacock, veteran catcher of the Boston Red Sox, waived out of the American league, today was the property of the Philadelphia Phillies. Peacock, on the Sox roster since 1937, has seen little service this year. He was accepted for military service before spring training and has been awaiting a call. The Sox management said yesterday that it was a straight cash transaction.

Help Them- They Are Fighting For You! Soldiers driving forward In France and Italy, Pilots roaring over Germany, Marines landing on enemy are fight- ing that you may live in a land free from' Hate, Greed and Tyranny. They are giving so yoy giving all you can? Back the More Than Before PARISH MEN'S STORE I 1423 Eleventh Ave. A BOTANY TIE GRATIS IF YOU BUY YOUR WAR FROM ME I have a tough time competing with the Banks in the sale of War and after all I like to throw out my chest and say I sold a flock of those things that will end the Fight more quickly. On checking up I find none of the Banks stock Botany Ties so for the first 3 days anyone buying a War Bond from me can have his choice of a Botany. Is it a deal? $18.75 up WASH TUBES Not So Good BY LESLIE TURNER ANOTHEft FLIGHT OF 6LIPERS! BRIN6 THEM DOWN! THEV'yf THE NgAft KITTV5 IT WITH fK A6MBNT5,.

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