Daily Post - 01.05.1943, Page 3

SDNDAY POS i
iierlvaa Sports Shorts
by uThe Ace”
BASEBALL
Boston’s Braves will sadly
Lefty Lou Tost and the
r°Wns will pine for Outfielder
Glenn McQuillen, also. Both
^ese lads were stars in ’42 in
J^elr lst full season of Big
ball, but
^ncle
An
very recently
gone into training for
Sam’s Team. . . The
my nine at West Point beat
May
the
bln
Wayette U. 3 to 1. . . Danny
itwhiler’s 2nd homer of the
Season gave the Phils a 3—2
Verdict. over Brooklyn despite
6 fect the fumbling Phillies
3 errors to none for Flat-
Usla- . . Current brokers of
Stnart money which has proved
requently to have been other-
^ise are again betting odds on
^e Yanks and the Cards to cop
e pennants, but the cynics in
e cheajj seats state that the
^les will go to the 2 teams
6sf liked by the draft boards,
as usual the bleacherites
Ught. . . Scores during the
P®ning week of Major League
Were noticeably low, but
“Dodgiss” collected 16
1?°ws in 1 game, and the A’s
^ *n another, so apparently
6 new ball can be hit hard
Ce the lads get their sights
.justed. . . “Jarring Jawn”
'2e is popular in Navy “boot”
even with Brooklyn fans,
t. lch must be a novel sensa-
■j. ror an ex-Giant slugger!!!
baf *allesi- pitcher in organized
ve 1 illls year is Soutpaw Syl-
^ester (Stretch) Goedde of the
VU]G<^° ^uclllens- This Vaughns-
j C| Ohio youth is 6 feet 8
jje es in his socks, and he says
a ls still growing! American
u. S°ciution batters feel like
jj^ J re standing in a hole when
lace 111111 ancl one waS re"
e j s he has to duck away on
°y’ fly t0 Center field. . .
^CK
Ohapel Hill, N. Carolina,
^ding champion N. Carolina
^ins the Southern Confer-
^rack Meet. Runner-up
Ý.M.I. anj Clemson fin-
ecl 3rd.
Vas
3sh,
,cGePt.
^Pai^* <“hairmanship
Eddie
Rickenbacker
A of Na-
^ rt'raclc ancl Field
eiiilon set for June at
all’s Island, N.Y.
HOCKEY
Big Don Deacon, former
center for the Detroit Wings
and the Cleveland Barons, has
received Commando training in
the Canadian Army His rugged
frame and t he recklessness
which characterized his ho.kcy
career should make him one of
the best in his new roie. . .
Anglo-Soviet Council
(Continued from page 2).
tracks, there now trundle the
3- and 5-ton lorries supplied by
the United Kingdom Commer-
cial Corporation, or the Ford-
like Soviet lorries made at
Gorki.
Most of the Russian lorry
drivers are women, who take
over from the British drivers at
the border line of the Soviet
garrison. They surprised the
British less by their skill as
drivers (which is considerable)
than by the attention they pay
to their hair-sets and nails.
Russo-British collaboration has
shown that new contacts bring
new understanding. Between
the British and the Russians,
neighbours for the time being
in Persia, there has grown up
respect for each other’s effi-
Sondajf Services
Church of England. Holy
Communion, YMCA Chap-
el at 0830 hrs. Evening.Ser-
vice, Lakesíde Church at
1930 hours. Preacher: —
Rev. C. N. Thomas, naval
Chaplain.
Dómkirkjan, Reykjavík. All
officers and men of the Brit-
ish Forces are invited to at-
tend the Service held by the
American Forces at 0930 hrs.
each Sunday at the Cathe-
dral, Borg Square.
OTHER SERVICES
Roman Catholic. R. C. Cat-
hedral, Reykjavík. Saturday
Confession 1930 hrs. to 2030
hrs. Sunday Parade Mass
1100 hrs. Other Masses 0630
0900, and 1000 hrs. Bene-
diction 1830 hrs.
ciency and energy, and com-
radeship in solving the prob-
lems they share.
Persia, once a barrier, is to-
day a bridge linking the Soviet
Union with the British Empire
and America.Now that it is rid
of Axis intrigue, the threat to
Russia’s southern flank has
been replaced by the friendly
sight of Allied trains and lorries
moving up with ever-increasing
supplies of the weapons, equip-
ment and food so urgently
needed.
(From “Picture Post”.)
Daylight Mosquito Raid
Britain struck another blow in the battle of the Atlantic when
Mosquito aircraft of Bomber Command successfully attacked the
Stork Engineering and Diesel Engine Works at Rengalo, Holland,
in daylight on 20.1.43. These works produce the type of engines
used by U-boats
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In Reykjavík
Today ...
MOVIES
POLAR BEAR THEATRE:
“Talk of the Town” with Ron-
ald Colman and Jean Arthur.
GAMLA BÍÓ: “Dumbo” by
Walt Disney. (Technicolour).
TJARNARBÍÓ: “The Bride
Came C.O.D.” with James
Cogney and Bette Davis.
NÝJA BÍÓ: “It started with
Eve”, with Charles Laughton,
Deanna Durbin and Robert
Cummings.
Y.M.C.A.
6.30 Films “Having a Wonder-
ful Time” with Ginger Rogers
and “Hots Spots” with Betty
Gravel.
SUNDAY: 2.30 Film. 8.45 Dis-
cussion Group, “Education
after the War”.
MONDAY. 7.30 “Table Tennis
Tournament.
RED CROSS
The Recreation Centre will re-
open next Sunday at 1 p.m.
Meanwhile, the P. X will be
open daily from 4—10.
BRITISH FORCES
BROADCASTS
“Rocky Mountain Rhythm”.
Also, quarter of an hour of
sweet music by Fred Hart-
ley.
SUNDAY. “Melody and Song.”
News Summary. Studio Ser
vice.
AMERICAN BROADCASTS
1300—1530: News Round-Up.
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
with Conrad Thibault & Bea
Wain. Tribute to Stephen
Foster. Ballad for Americans.
Command Performance with
Nelson Eddy, Fannie Brice,
Edgar Bergen & Charlie Mc
Carthy, Don Ameche. The
Fred Waring program. This
Is The Army.
1600—1713: Homage to George
Gershwin with Bing Crosby,
Dinah Shore, Paul Whiteman
& Orchestra, Edward Arnold
Weekly Round-Up.
Note. There will be no U.S.
Broadcasts next week, but it
is expected that they will be
resumed after that.