Oregon Lefty May Be Thorn For Duke Devils
Duke football coach Wallace Wade prepares to counter Oregon State left handed threat Don Durdan in the Rose Bowl. George McAfee, a southpaw double threat, has shown both success and trouble against Duke, with Wade praising his runner but downplaying his impact. Durdan and McAfee present a stylistic challenge to the Blue Devils as Durham eyes the bowl match.
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Lon Stiner
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George McAfee
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Stiner
McAfee
George
Noberly
Aggies and Tide Gather in Dallas for Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M completes preparations with 41 players at practice while Alabama arrives for the sixth annual Cotton Bowl. Coach Frank Thomas predicts a high scoring game and focuses on pass defense. Mayor Bea Rodgers and Cotton Bowl officials greet teams as ticket sales surge toward the near 45,500 capacity.
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Texas Aggies
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Texans
Frank Thomas
Aggies
Bea Rodgers
Cotton Bowl
Dan D. Rodgers
Cotton Bowl Athletic Association
Ports Mill Boxing Night Sparks Praise and Quips
A Port Arthur sports column reviews last night's American Legion Amateur Boxing show at Municipal Auditorium, praising fighters and coaches for skill and sportsmanship. It jokes about famous boxers, hints at upcoming bouts, and shares light anecdotes before reporting a separate Port Arthur incident where a woman was fined for crashing into a liquor store to get her husband to leave a cafe.
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American Legion
Municipal Auditorium
Legion
Port Arthur
Sugar Bowl's Game Puzzle To Guessers
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30. The Sugar Bowl between Fordham and Missouri yielded a wild, woolly contest. Missouri favored 6 to 5, with Fordham relying on aerial attack led by Steve Filipowicz and targets Jim Blumenstock and Jim Noble, while Missouri braced on a strong ground game with 2,771 rushing yards and 399 passing.
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Canal Street
Fordham University
Missouri
Curbstone
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Middlewest
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Steve Filipowicz
Filipowicz
Jim Blumenstock
Jim Noble
Tigers
Pretty Catherine Emerson Bags Deer and Bear in Colorado
In Grand Junction Colorado 15 year old Catherine Emerson returns from a hunting trip on the Uncompahgre plateau with a deer and a bear. She previously killed a buck last year showing notable aim for her age.
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U.P
Catherine Emerson
West Texas Teachers Triumph In Final Seconds Thriller
West Texas Teachers defeated Pittsburg Kansas 57 to 55 in a dramatic semifinal at the Oklahoma City all college tournament. Price Brookfield scored 21, Bill Stock sparked the late surge as West Texas rallied in the closing seconds to set up a title clash with Oklahoma A&M. Lou Eggleston led Texas A&M with 20, and Warrensburg beat New Mexico 55 to 31 in the consolation. About 4,000 fans attended the sixth annual event at the Municipal Auditorium.
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T. CC. U
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Washington
Warrensburg
New Mexico
Charley Richardson
Oklahoma City Municipal Auditorium
Rose Bowl Story That Contains No Facts
A humorous column from Durham North Carolina jokes about the anticipated Rose Bowl game with fake omissions and satirical limits. It notes no weather details no team names beyond Duke and Oregon State references and claims every seat in Duke Stadium and local hotels is sold out. The piece ends with a tease toward a real update if something surfaces tomorrow.
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N. C
Oregon
Potomac
Pasadena
Calif
Duke Stadium
Broadcasting Schedule Summary From KGNC and NBC Lines
Radio listings detail KGNC and NBC programs for Tuesday evening and Wednesday across multiple time slots. Entries include Fred Waring in Pleasuretime, Burns and Allen, Johnny Presents, Fibber McGee and Molly, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, News by Air, Variety Time, and many other NBC segments plus regional programs like The Texas Rangers and Farm Round Up.
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Red Skelton and Company
Francis Craig
Roy Shield and Company
Sky
the Trading Post
Bob Hamilton
Ama- Ma
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James L. Gordon
Ma Perkins
Pepper Young
Escorts & Betty
Tom Mix
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W. van Dyne
Nbc-Blue-West
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Cbs
Mbs-East
Dinning Sisters
Nbe-Blue
Cbs News
Mbs
Nbe
Dorothy Kilgailen
Patti Chapin
Nbc-Red
Lowell Thomas
Bas Tom Mix
Mr. Keen
Lanny Ross
Basic
G. Burns
Gracie Allen
Vincent Lopez
Orches
Bacar Husband
Helen Menken
Arthur Hale
Jack Stevens
Johnny
the Treasury
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Jack Starr Hunt
Mexico
Horace Heidt
Bob Burns
Ned Jordan
Elmer Davis
Nbe-Red
We, the People
Gabriel Heatter
Mbs-Bas
News of London
Abe-Red
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Glenn Miller
Raymond Gram Swing
Red Skelton
T. Steele
Sun Bowl Teams Are On Way to El Paso
Sun Bowl tomorrow hosts Texas Tech and Tulsa teams traveling to El Paso. Tulsa’s Golden Hurricane arrived by train with 33 players, battered but recovering and ready to practice by Thursday under Coach Henry Frnka. Texas Tech Red Raiders traveled by bus from Lubbock, 31 players, largely in good condition, with Coach Dell Morgan planning a light workout after arrival.
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Texas Tech
Tulsa
Golden Hurricane
Henry Frnka
Lubbock
Red Raiders
Dell Morgan
Tech
Lefty O'Doul Tutoring Cooper for Gehrig Biopic
HOLLYWOOD Dec 30. Frank Lefty O'Doul, manager of the San Francisco Seals and former major leaguer, has signed as technical adviser for Samuel Goldwyn’s The Life of Lou Gehrig. He will teach Gary Cooper to throw and bat left handed, beginning with wood chopping and pebble throwing. O'Doul was Gehrig’s intimate friend, and both played for the New York Yankees.
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Hollywood
Frank
Lefty
Gehrig
New York Yankees
Unemployment Office Moves to New HQ on Seventh Ave
The Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission moves tomorrow from Taylor Street to a new headquarters at Seventh Avenue and Van Buren. The Texas State Employment Service will relocate Friday to the same new building designed to house these services.
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Seventh Avenue
van Buren Street
Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission
B. H. Thomson
Taylor Street
Texas State Employment Service
van Buren
F. A. Wells
Portable radio stolen from Sinclair station
Burglary at a Sinclair service station at Eighth Avenue and South Fillmore Street yielded a portable radio as the sole reported loot. Police discovered the break in this morning. no other burglaries were reported at that time.
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Eighth Avenue
South Fillmore Street
MacMitchell Named Sullivan Award Winner for 1941
Leslie MacMitchell of New York University wins the James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy for leading 1941 sportsmanship efforts. The 21 year old is the youngest recipient since the award began in 1930, edging out Cornelius Warmerdam, pole vault world record holder.
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Leslie MacMitchell
New York University
James E. Sullivan
MacMitchell
Cornelius Warmerdam
San Francisco
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