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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-19
TexacO. Park Ridge Quinfets Win
Bench Gossip

backs. Hank Iba, coach OF the Az
gle basketball team. was IN town
last week telling everyone who
would listen that Fenimors not
only was .he greatest back IN the
country, but the fastest, and that
he could trim Davis In a l00-yard
dash by five yards. at least. That
we would have TO see.
Wallace Wade, who put Alabama
and then Duke on the football map,
has the inside crack on the Ken
lucky coaching Job, says Buck
Weaver Of the Louisville Weavers.
And. should he accept, the word
Is that his choice OF first assistant
Is none other than singing Sammy
Baugh. A more perfect set.up hard
ly could be found. And, boy oh boy.
would they pull the star athletes in
20 Stoll Fieldl" eXults the roundest
Weaver, fairly drooling at the
thought.
When advised that his pitcher
Hugh Casey had ballooned up to
247 pounds while in service, Leo
Durocher was supposed to have ex.
claimed, Boy, I'll have to sell him
by the pound Something has
come over the ladies'. Just as Bush
or was named the horse OF the year
in the U. s., another filly, Plucky
Flag, has won that distinction in
Mexico by winning six OF her nine
starts.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-19

Ypsilantl Mems League 80. O.,
YPslLANTrs MEMS LEAGUE
Foxes
b. Elliott 500. II. Jens AS, r.
Arnold 1872. X. Bair (avgl 261, f
Bair (avE) 2S5. handicap III.
Game totals 500 7O6 csc 206C
5eareats
=. Jacobs ass. X. Parker 500. W
Wisbin sos, T. Parker 1896, o. Lee
3S7.
Game totals 742 $40 COS 225s
Wolverines
J. Breiel 315, +. Saaw 1877. +.
Evans 452. r. Lowe 497, A. Stew
art 456.
Game totals 664 799 IA 22O7
Wildcats
l.. Milbourne AS, d. McGatfln
1872. T. ODay 500, W Lowe 5l9,
r. Geib 1862, handicap So
Game totals S37 7G6 700 2275
Rams
Jackson (avg) 35l. Gretzinger
312. Tate Az, Raham (avg) 306,
Harrison (avgD 1854.
Game totals SIS 607 $50 1870
Birds
Bonner (avgD 1886, Hunter 4GS,
Bird 1862. Crawford 1898, Miller 225,
handicap 81.
Game totals ia 1856 697 PA
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-19
MIXED BLESSING

Lansing -AP-Commercis fish
ermen have told the State Conser-
walton Department that the appar-
ent return OF smelt to upper Great
Lakes waters this year was not an
"unmixed blessing. Conservation
officers said the fishermen report
ed that herring and white fish have
improved during the years when
smelt was mysteriously absent
from the lakes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-19
Back When

Today year ago-Army's foot
ball eleven was named the team o:
the year by the Associated Press
poll
Three years apo-Greg Rice was
named he Metropolitan A. A. U. q
outstanding athlete for 1912.
Fife years ago-Connie Mack
bought block OF III shares to gain
majority control OF the Philsdel-
phia Athletics.
Ten years ago-James J. Brad
dock was voted as having made the
outstanding comeback OF 1885 &C
cordlng TO an Associated Press poll.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-19
PLAN LOAN SERVICE

Lansing-AP-A new program
service for home extension groups
and other organizations has been
started by the Michigan State Col
lege home economics extension de-
partment, Miss Rachel Maxwell,
state home demonstration leader,
announced today. The service
will be on loan basis. and
will present material for use IN
lectures, panel or club discussions,
Miss Maxwell said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-19
TO CLOSE SESSIONS

Lansing senate commit
tee investigating Michigan's child
labor laws will close its inquiry
early in January after conferences
with the state department OF labor
and industry and the department of
public instruction. Senator Harry
F. Hittle. Lansing, chairman, said
today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-19
FIRE DESTROYS BUILDING

Port Huron. Mich.-AP-Fire OF
undetermined origin today destroy
ed the Red Crown Recreation Build
ing here and damaged an adjoining
two-story structure. Preliminary
estimates OF loss ranged as high
as S1nn. 600.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-19
GIFTS BURNED

Cadillac-AP-Fire which swept
the one-room apartment OF Mrs.
Dorothy Girsrd, wife OF a soldier,
had no brief for Santa Claus.
Christmas presents she had pur-
chased for her four small children
were destroyed by the blaze.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-19
Sports Roundup

games the Gin
enns spring exhibition schedule The Reds will play
March 2 and at Lakeland March 10
take the road for
ve games Richmond Ind and Dayton and Co
lumbus, o.
Niagara University y. T-APAbion tMch) eoleSe hard
decision Niagara uniyers basketball team mere
last night
will surprise 10 the nine teams that
seamroler that the mighty West Point
named the outstanding of the
nyncb Cadets from the banks OF the Hudson
poll about
which they nattened their
Kalamazoo MichAP Coming behind send the into
Michigan victory the
ing University Of Utah cagers here last night
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-19
Sports Calendar
Thursday

Thursday
Ypsiland VS.. Ann Arbor. swim
ming. Ypsilanti High School pool,
4 p. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-19
RIVERSIDE LADIES LEAGUE
Tam STANDINGS

High team series-Dixie Shop,
223S.
High team game Andrews
Floor Covering, S04
High individual series Brown
ing. 527.
High individual game-Brown-
ing, 222.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-19
spur COLI

spur Cola
!. Deck 40. d. Cullin 1863, W
Kock 1868. L. BOwden 800, B, Cooley
400, handicap 81.
Game totals 654 662 200 2016
Dixie Shop
Bruch 495. Raab 4j9. Miaurer
il2. Helzerman 4l2. Putnam 400.
Game totals III 724 74S 223S
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-19
RIVERSIDE HOUSE LEAGUE
Uncle Dana Root Beer

OhNNG SaH NSSh
H. Crane 4S9. j. Richards (avg)
1872, r. Balsley 449, II. Harner 5S5,
II. fowler 543, handicap 70.
Game totals $50 500 954 $3.50
Shaefer Huron ST.
s. Roll 619, D. Deck 5l2. c. Sin.
kule 5S1. j. Max 526, L. Hall $50.
Game totals $40 go go $3.50
Tap Room
Hansen (avgl $40, Lambert 476,
Farmer SIG, Steele 541, Schoolmas.
ter 625.
Game totals 934 sl3 $50 SIT
Forbes
Daschner 495, Scheffler sos. Liv-
ingston 534. Edison 4S5, King $40,
handicap 10.
Game totals sol 81 S11 261s
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-19
American Leolon

H. Smith $40. Kuster 405. Sturm
1872. Hayward AIS. Stein Az. han,
dicap 112
Game totals s3l S36 S02 1859
Spur Cola
Jones 54S, Dundon 513, Lutes 400.
Mead SIS. Meyers 1872.
Game totals $50 $50 755 $500
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-19
Bowling Scores

Pepsi Cola
Waller SUBJ 43s, Borusch Subj
42S, Wolter S3i, James 37S, Cam.
eron 429. handicap 1858.
Game totals 500 1856 76S 2173
shaefer's (Huron ST.
Connolly 376. West Ss7. Stewart
400, Wales 4S3. Crouch $50.
Game totals 74O 637 SIS 2O45
Hayward's
McLain 4O7. Hayward $40, vii.
Hanson 362, VI. Foy SUBJ 353, c.
Hunter S9l. handicap 2S2.
Game totals 7lC III 7OS 2l35
Andrews Floor Covering
Campbell Ss2, Anders 1872. Mo1.
ley 1875, Browning 527. Ryan 425.
Game totals 75s 500 SO4 2l91
Richardson's
Coxford 429, Hufnagle 3SS. Yohn,
1914, Bigger 449, Kindshoven 40.
Game totals 624 500 IA PHO
J. {. Moore & Co.
Schaffer 396, O'Hara 31S. Rust
(sub) 474, Robinett AS, Wisbn
i79. handicap 1872.
Game totals 7O4 74s 7s7 22l7
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-04-13
GOVERNOR ASKS CHURCHES
 OF TERRITORY TO HOLD
 MEMOIAL SERVICES SUN

JUNEAU A message broadcast by Associated Press to the people of the Territory from Gov Ernest .Gruening asks that Sunday be set aside as day of memorial to the memory of the late President Roose- welt. The message said in part:
 The funeral of our late, beloved President will take place in the White House at Washington Satur- day afternoon and his interment, Sunday afternoon at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park.
 I believe it would be appropri- ate and responsive to the feeling of our people if Memorial Services for President Roosevelt were held in the churches throughout the Ter. ritory on Sunday. It would be de- sirable if that day were wholly or in part set aside for prayer, medit- ation and rededicatiOn to the ideals and principals for which Franklin .Delano Roosevelt lived and in pur- suit of which he laid down his life.
 Sunday, when his earthly remains will be laid to rest, will inevitably be day of sorrow and mourning But if we are to take inspiration from the life of our great leader, our thoughts will turn to the nor row and to our part in shaping the better world which he visioned and toward which he was building.
 While our flags should remain at half mast for thirty days lit would seem to me inappropriate ito suspend any normal activity dur ling the work-day week. We are at war. There is no cessation of con- .flict and sacrifice on land, on sea for in the air. Our men are not paus- ling in their march to Berlin and .northward on Okinawa on the route to Tokyo. I believe it would be contrary to the wish and exam .ple of our great commander-in-chief 4 not to carry on as usual but rather by increased fervor and effort to Ibid Franklin DelanO Roosevelt a loving farewell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-04-13

WASHTNGTON- High Army of tieials told Senators today that the end of organized fighting in Ger many would probably come in a few days. Describing the peu meIl dash of American armies across Germany. General Staff officers expressed the opinion to a Senate Military Affairs Committee that collapse of Mai arms was imminent. Those who at- tended the committee meeting said the Army officials had said only pockets of resistance remain to be cleared up after this collapse.
 On the western front the Ninth Army pressed 10 within 48 miles of Berlin in a 6O- mile armored dash to Taugermuende. out flank ing Denmark, Hamburg and Lub- leck. This placed the Ninth Army within 93 miles of the Russian lines facing Berlin in the east. In the central sector the Third Army beat down the last IS miles to IeipzIg In a drive east to bisect Germany and join the Russians. which move would bar the Nazis in the north from access to their national re- Qoubt in the Bavarian Alps.
 In the north British forces were fighting up their last 50 miles to Hamburg and the Canadians had crashed into the Dutch city of Arm helm.
 In tIaly Allied headquarters an nounced the British Army was driy- ing forward steadily in the lower Pc valley against partially disor- ganized resistance" and Fifth Army forces on the opposite end of the front were meeting little opposition from the Nazis on the shores of Lake Comacehio.
 Moscow said Russian troops were moving on the Czechosloyak city of Bruenn, 68 miles north of Vienna after cutting the last life line be- tween the two cities.
 In the Pacific, Americans in rh Philippines landed, virtually unoa posed on BohoI and speedily dis persed the small Jap garrison ther,. This puts American troops on eyers major island of the group.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-04-13

News yesterday afternoon of the sudden death of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt electrified the en-
 tire world with shock and sorrow. The President died at Warm
 Springs, Ga, in the bedroom of his
 little white bungalow atop Pine
 Mountain, where he had been com : ing to rest for 20 years past. The
 end came at 3:55 D. m. CWT. Roos- evelt had been sitting while sketch es were being made of him by an artist. He suddenly complained of Ia headache at the back of his head : 3and in a few moments lapsed into unconsciousness from which he did not recover. Earlier in the day, it
 was reported, he had been in eXcel- zlent spirits.
 Mrs. Roosevelt, in Washington,
 was at a charity benefit when she
 was informed by telephone of the stragedy. Later she saw Vice Pres aident Truman and when he asked if
 there was anything he could do for s her she replied Tell us if there lis anything We can do for you" And she added, I am more sorry
 for the people of this country and the world than for us. Four sons of the family, in the service, were I ssent messages by Mrs. Roosevelt which informed them that their
 father had slept away" during the 5afternoon.
 Vice President Truman W a s sworn in as the thirty Pres sident of the United States at 7:09
 D. m. by Chief Justice Stone. He Fused d small black Bible with red gerges to repeat the oath of office. His wife and daughter were pres sent.
 Mrs. Roosevelt left the White House to fly to Georgia to bring her Husbands body back to Washing @on. For reasons of safety time of Rher departure was not announced. As news of the Presidents death sspread, friends and associates hur- Erie to Georgia to accompany h ( ebody to Washington. It was taken Zaboard the ten-car funeral train af- Ater being borne to the train by TArmy caisson through a lane of soldiers from Fort Benning.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-04-13
,BESS TRUMAN BECOMES FIRST LADY OF LAND

WASHINGTON - Retiring Bess
 Truman took over the prodigious Siob of First Lady from active Fl seanor Roosevelt who today became Ian ordinary private citizen again sThe new Presidents wife has been
 sher husbands advisor and aide
 2through his Kansas City haberdash-
 .ery days, through local political of sfices to the Senate and Vice Presi. sdency and now chiefof the nation sIn recent years the new President .had entrusted much of his secretar-
 .ial work to her.
 Mrs. Roosevelt had been the most active presidential wife in the
 history of the United States and her sinfluence on her husband had been great. But perhaps no less, though sless in the forefront, is the influ-
 ence of the new mistress of the
 sWhitc House on President Truman Truman made his wife's position sclear when, as Senator some years sago he was questioned on her work
 < ing in his office as secretary on public funds He fired at his ac- tcusers, I need her there and that
 sis the reason I've got her. l never make a report or deliver a speech Iwithout her editing it."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-04-13
GOV. GRUENING MOURNS LOSS OF CHIEF AND FRIEND

JUNEAU - Governor Ernest IGruening yesterday sent message Of condolence to the family of the late President. A statement issued by him to the Associated Press said:
 "The nation has suffered an ir- lretrievable calamity in the death or the President. So sudden, so un- expected is this tragic blow that It Twill be difficult for us at once to sgrasp the full extent of this na- stional disaster. Indeed, it is a disas- tier for the whole world. To it's lfarthest corners men, women and little children of every land aud ev- cry race today are infinitely poorer for the passing of this great friend sof mankind.
 While We bow our heads in
 grief, we can endeavor to derive
 some small measure of consolation ,in the fact that our Commander-in7 Chief lived to see the war in Europe virtually won and success crownlhg ,our arms in the Pacific.
 While his leadership for endur7 ing world peace has crystalized in the hopes and thoughts of millions who are now with heavy hearts
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-04-13
Engagement of Local Couple
 Announced

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Nielsen an nounce the engagement of their el- der daughter, Marion, to Howard Benjamin, WrangelI young man now in the Army.
 Miss Nielsen, who will graduate this spring from Wrangeu high school expects to leave the first of June for Anchorage where she and Private Benjamin will be married. The Nielsens have lived here many years where Marion and her sister Doris were educated.
 Private Benjamin was educated in Petersburg and Wrangell. He graduated from Wrangell high last year and was baker at the Ameri- can bakery where he lived with his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stensland. He has another sister, Mrs. John Ried, in Seattle.
 The young couple will make their first home in Anchorage where the groom is stationed at Fort Richard son, but expect to return to Wran- gell after the war.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-04-13
WRANGELL COUPLE MARRIED IN PETERSBURG
 ON MARCH 31st

Eva Bell Cummings and Quincy w. Benton were married Saturday, March 31 by the Rev. George Betts in the Presbyterian church at Pet ersburg. They were attended by Ann Adams, Wrangell teacher, and Carl Vevelstad, of Petersburg.
 Miss Cummings is a graduate of the State Teachers College at Val ley City, North Dakota and has taught for several years in North North Dakota and Idaho. She is now teaching the Second grade in Wrangell grade school.
 Mir. Benton is a graduate of the Woodrow Wilson College of Law in Atlanta, Georgia, and practiced law in Atlanta for two years before coming to the Territory. They are making their first home in Wran- gell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-04-13
COUNCIL COMMITTEES

Last night at the first meeting of the new City Council Mayor r.. G. Hanford appointed the following committees for the coming year:
 Finance: Barnes, Moore and Mil Ter; Streets: Steear, Moore, Miller; Water-Sewers: Hanson, Barnes, and Sumption; Harbor; Sumption, Han son, Steear; Fire: Moore, Miller, Sumption; Health and Police: Mil Ter, Sumption, Moore; Property and Equipment: Barnes, Steear. Sump- ton; Cemetery: Hanson, Miller. Sumption; Utility Board: Hanford, Moore, Steear with citizens L. NJ. Campbell, I. c. Bjorge and Leo Mc- Cormack.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-04-13
CIVIC CLUB HAS LARGE ATTENDANCE AT
 SATURDAY MEETING

The largest group of women O the season were present at the Apri meeting of the Wrangell Womeni Civic Club and Library Association held in Civic Center last Saturday The program arranged was very in teresting. Mrs. E. R. Sharnbroich and Mrs. Oryille Keeney sang ana Miss Byrdie McNeill, an instructor from Wrangell Institute, gave a1 informal outline, with illustrated charts, of the proposed Dumbarton Oaks plan which was very instruc. tive to all. Mrs. Csae added an in teresting phase to the program with an account of her arrival in Wran- gelI AS years ago. She also said that Mrs. Josephine Mason, Mrs James Wheeler, Mrs. Oscar Carlson and herself are the four remaining charter members of the Wrangell Women's Civic Club.
 Mrs. John Coulter visited a meet ing of the Juneau Women's Club while in that city. She reported a large group in attendance and an excellent program.
 Mrs. H. B. Thornquist, President has asked that club members bring or send a bundle of clothes to the May meeting to aid in sponsoring the project for relief to be carried on by the General Federation oi Woman's clubS
 The local club wishes to call at tention to a change in library hours. The library will be open or Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday af' ternoons, as usual, but the hours are from 2:OO to 4:3O p. m. which will be thirty minutes earlier fol the time of opening.
 Many new members were added to the clubs roll at this meeting Visitors of the afternoon were Mrs J. Harvey, Mrs. E. c. Intolubbe Mrs H. Bjorge, Mrs. M. Carmody Mrs. R. Swartz, Mrs. Byrd and Miss T. Hurd.
 Mrs. George Lempke and Mrs. Harvey will act as hostesses for tht May meeting.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-04-13
FISH HEARING

Consideration is being given by Fish and Wildlife officials in Ju- neau to earlier opening of the Stik- inc river district for salmon fish ingas a result of action taken here by the town and representatives of the gill netters and trollers assocla- tions. Originally, the dates set by new regulations set the season from May 10 to May 31 and from June 25 to Sept. IS.
 E At meeting held last Friday night here, called by Mayor
 ford and which was attend
 members of the Chamber ot
 merce as we'll as fishermen's organ nations, the matter was discussa and Mayor HanfOrd, representing the Chamber; Ben Engdal, repre- senting the gillnetters and Andy Barlow, representing the trollers, were appointed to go to Juneau to confer with Fish and Wildlife of ficials to try and get an earlier opening for this district. They flew up with Tony Schwamm of the Wrangell Petersburg Air Service Tuesday and returned Wednesday reporting that after conference in the capital city with Frank Hynes and his staff consideration would be given for an earlier opening and party of officials is expected to be in Wrangell about April 17 to make further investigation and re- commendation.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-04-13
TRUMAN TAKES OVER REINS OF ROOSEVELT

WASHINGTON - A dazed and questioning world watched today as Harry s. Truman picked up the banner of war and peace which had slipped yesterday from the lifeless fingers of Franklin Delano Roose- welt. Stunned by the shock of its leaders passing, the mourning na- tion gave solid backing to the gray haired man in gray business suit, who never wanted to run for Pres ident
 The new President himself, an nounced that he would simply try to carry on as he believes Roose-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-04-13

As we faithfully recorded in this peerless family journal, fists flew during those tense closing hours of the 17th Territorial Legislature, but heretofore there hasn't been a blow by blow account of the affair. It now appears that we overlooked a bet, and missed an angle in good fight reporting. We didn't at the time realize that Doc Walker was outweighed by slender, elderly op- ponent Badger by more than 14O pounds and that it was a right cross" and a left hook" which did the business. But, of cuorse, we weren't there when they weighed in for the ring. Here are some of the gruesome details, penned by one of the participants - the Honorable Norman R. Walker, the distinguish ed Senator from Ketchikan.
 Ladies and gentlemen! In this corner:
 The Wrangell Sentinel
 Wrangel,l Alaska
 Dear Editor:
 I recently read your account of the altercation between Representa- tive Badger and myself. The story
 (Continued on Page FOur)
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-04-13
TN MEMORIUM

l, Mayor F. G. Hanford, re- spectfully ask that all business houses, stores and offices close between the hours of loo and 200 D. m. Saturday, April IA in conformity with the Nation al proclamation which sets a. side tomorrow as a national day of mourning for our late, beloved President, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 F. G. HANF0RD
 Mayor of Wrangell