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1938: World Series
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The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from June 4 to June 19. France was chosen as hosts by FIFA in August 1936. Italy retained the championship, beating Hungary 4-2 in the final.
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The 1938 World Series was an utter mismatch, as the New York ballclub swept the Cubs in four straight by a combined score of 22-9. The Yankees pitchers recorded an ERA of 1.75 to their opponents' 5.03.
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If the year 1938 proved anything with regard to radio, it proved absolutely that this means of expression plays a very much greater part in the lives of Americans than even its most enthusiastic followers had suspected. For the first time in history it was possible to report the hour-by-hour developments of the world crisis which found at least a temporary resolution at Munich. The public interest in this is indicative of the high esteem in which all kinds of news and special events programs are currently held. For the first time it was discovered in America (although once before in England and once in Switzerland similar happenings had occurred) that the technique of news reporting applied to a dramatic program could terrify thousands of people into believing that some dreadful event was occurring.
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In 1938, the Chicago Cubs clinched the National League pennant. The Cubs pitchers, who led the National League with 583 strikeouts, would have to face the dangerous bats of the New York Yankees. The Yankees dominated, sweeping the Cubs in what was a rematch of the 1932 World Series. The Yankees won their third straight World Series, as the great Lou Gehrig played in his last.
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Dieter Dengler (1938-2001) was born in the Black Forest region of Germany where, as a young boy, he watched Allied planes fly over his hometown during World War II. This whetted in him a desire to become a pilot, but by the time he was 18, he realized had no prospects of pursuing that dream in his native Deutschland.
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Albion-July 2, 1938-Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Hindman, 89, former resident of Wolf Lake, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Maude Braden of 1515 St. Mary’s Ave, Ft. Wayne, will be held at 2 p.m. Sun. at the M. E. church here with burial in the Kimmell cemetery. The daughter and fours sons survive.
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