Duke Is Favored At Game's Start
Duke and Oregon State meet in the Rose Bowl at Duke Stadium with Duke-A undefeated and Oregon State unbeaten two teams from opposite coasts. The game drew a sellout crowd of 56 000 and a gate of 240 000 as locals rebuilt the spectacle into a national celebration despite wartime limits.
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Duke
Duke Stadium
Dukes
Blue Devils
Beavers
Tournament of Roses
University
Pasadena
Calif
Durham
Jack Guenther
N.C
Dirham
Colorado Street
North Carolina
Wallace Wade
Lon Stiner
Tech Faces Tulsa In Seventh Sun Bowl Showdown
Texas Tech and Tulsa meet in El Paso for the seventh annual Sun Bowl before 16 000 fans. Tech leans on a speedy backfield to counter Tulsa's strong line with predictions of a close game and a potential one touchdown margin.
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EL Paso
Texas Tech
Tulsa University
Tech
Dell Morgan
Red Raiders
Tulsa
Callanan
Amonett
Austin
Smith
McKnight
Blanda
Dvoracek
Douglas
Henry Finka
Dobbs
Keithley
Purdin
Vickers
Miami University
Texas Christian
Arkansas
Tornado Hits Theodore Alabama Killings and Injuries Reported
A tornado swept through Theodore Alabama at about 7 AM causing one death and multiple injuries. The deceased man named Summerlin, believed to be a Brookley Field construction worker, was found beneath a truck. Five women and three men were hospitalized in Mobile with broken legs and severe cuts. a dozen others were lightly hurt. The storm lasted about 30 seconds with heavy rains.
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Theodore
Ala
South
Alabama
First day tax hike boosts tobacco and amusements
Vichy January 1. The official journal for the new year announces higher taxes on tobacco and amusements, plus increased postal and telegraph rates and higher taxes on sports events. Postage rates up 50 percent.
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Vichy
Official
New Year's Eve Under Cover Along West Coast
Pacific coast observes a restrained New Year in 1941-42 with strict army curbs, cold weather and scarce crowds. Cities from San Francisco to Los Angeles go indoors as security fears and war evacuees shape the celebrations.
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West Coast
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Canada
Mexico
Western Defense Command
John L. de Witt
Spokane
Seattle
Portland
Los Angeles
Cele
Honolulu
Walt Disney
Tokyo
Texas stamp taxes total 17 million for 1941
Austin dispatch reports the Texas state treasury collected 17,059,742 in stamp taxes during 1941 from cigarettes, liquor, beer, wine, notes and prescriptions. Major portions came from cigarettes 8,470,760 and liquor 5,332,319 with smaller sums from beer, wine, notes and liquor prescriptions.
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Austin
Texas State Treasury
Jesse James
New Year Baby Arrives Second After Midnight
Houston reports William Calvin Honeycutt born at one second past midnight on January 1 1942 to Mr and Mrs W G Honeycutt making him the citys first New Year baby and possibly the nations first. Dr G F Owings held the stopwatch while Dr Thomas Freundlife assisted the mother and nurses at St Josephs infirmary noted William born weighing seven pounds nine and a half ounces.
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Houston
William Calvin Honeycutt
William
W G. Honeycutt
G. F. Owings
Thomas Freundlife
St. Joseph's Infirmary
Owings
Sugar Bowl era opens as Fordham and Missouri loom large
New Orleans hosts the Sugar Bowl with Fordham and Missouri entering after a busy month. The game draws the largest bowl crowd of the day, 13,000, as teams arrive from Gulf Coast camps. Missouri relies on strong backfield, Fordham on passing threats, with forecasts hinting at showers and a tight battle.
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Mortimer Kreeger
New Orleans
Fordum
Missouri
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Durham
N. C
Monk Simons
Tulane
Sammy Baugh
Davy O'Brien
TCU
Nello Falaschi
Santa Clara
John Kimbrough
Texas A & M
Charlie O'Rourke
Boston College
Bob Steuber
Maurice Wade
Harry Ice
Fordham
Steve
Flipper) Filipowicz
Jim Blumenstock
Joe Andrejco
Tigers
Fordham Missouri
Stanley Ritinski
le Jack Lister
S. Hudacek
Bob Brenton
Thomas Bennet
Bob Jeffries
J. Sabasteanski
Darold Jenkins
Larry Sartori
Mike Fitzgerald
Alex
Melancholy Airedale Reunited With Soldier
Gonzales the mongrel airedale, found moping at the Victorville station after losing her master, is reunited with him. She celebrated by having eight puppies the next day, ending her long melancholy wait sparked by newspaper reports.
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Victorville
Calif
Gonzales
Lonesome
Labor Unions Vow Unified Drive for Victory in 1942
Washington January 1 AFL President William Green and CIO leader Philip Murray pledged in a joint wartime stance that labor totaling 5,000,000 members will devote all efforts to defeat Hitler and axis powers. Both urged uninterrupted production and national unity as the new year begins.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organization
Adolf Hitler
AFL
William Green
Labor
America
CIO
Philip Murray
Hitler
Green
Murray
Big Money Lures Men To Alaskan Defenses
Editor notes Edwin E Dowell reports a voyage to Alaska with 102 workers rushed to the north to fortify against air raids and possible troop debarkation. The crew, from cities including San Francisco Fresno Los Angeles Portland Seattle and more, signed contracts read for the duration amid blackout conditions and war era secrecy.
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Edwin E. Dowell
United Press
Alaska
Pacific Lake
Wiewald
Big Hlohon
Seattle
Turoeh
San Francisco
Fresno
Ls Angeles
Portland
Eugene
Ore
Klamath Falls
Medford
Aberdeen
Wash
Everett
Henderson Wins Four Letters at A and M
Dallas January 1. Bill Henderson known as the Jitterbug is the non stop athlete of college yanks. He will be at the Cotton Bowl with the Texas Aggies today then head to Illinois to join the A and M basketball team. He earns letters in football baseball basketball and track.
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Dallas
Jan
Bill
Henderson
Texas Aggies
Illinois
A. and M
Naval oath ceremony during Cotton Bowl game in Dallas
At the Cotton Bowl today 30 college men will be sworn into the navy air arm between halves. Lieut. Commander Barry Horton will administer the oath to cadets who have passed exams. Three players in the game are Martin Ruby and Sam Porter of Texas A and M and Paul Spencer of Alabama.
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Dallas
Navy
Air Arm
Barry Horton
Naval Aviation Cadet Section Board
Martin Ruby
Sam Porter
Texas A. and
Paul Spencer
Alabama
Champion Rated 6 to 1 Favorite in Frisco Fight
Betting in San Francisco on the Joe Louis Buddy Baer heavyweight title bout opened with Joe Louis as a six to one favorite. The betting official posted even money that Baer would last five rounds and similar odds for six rounds. Bananas from the tropics available in Glasgow, Scotland, at pound prices.
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San Francisco
Buddy Baer
New York
Baer
Invitational Basketball Tournament at Emporia Report
Teams from multiple colleges competed in an invitational at Emporia Kansas. Notable scores include Purdue 55 over Texas A and M 31, Notre Dame 40 over Northwestern 36 and Marquette 49 over Northwestern 36. Other results include Drake 20 over Iowa State 49 and Baylor 32 over Phillips 66 Oilers 71.
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Purdue
Texas A. and
Notre Dame
Northwestern
Marquette
Michigan
Dartmouth
Wisconsin
North Dakota State
South Dakota State
Iowa State
Drake
Phillips
Oilers
Baylor
Emporia
Kal
Frogs Facing Bulldogs at Even Money
Georgia star Frankie Sinkwich faces Texas Christian University in a high profile Orange Bowl matchup watched by a sell out crowd. Georgia relies on Sinkwich and Lamar Davis while TCU features Kyle Gillespie and Emery Nix with a strong bowl record and solid kicking. Kickoff is 2 PM EST.
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Stanmore Cawthon
MIAMI
Georgia
Frankie Sinkwich
Texas Christian University
Sinkwich
Kyle Gillespie
Emery Nix
Texas
Bulldogs
Lamar Davis
van Davis
Gillespie
Horned Frogs
Frogs
Leo Costa
Pos
TCU
Poschner
LE Alford Greene
LT Palmer Ruark
Crawford Ehrhardt
Woodfin
Rangers Rally Beats Americans in Thrilling 4-3 Win
New York Rangers move into a second place tie with the Toronto Maple Leafs after a 4-3 victory over the Brooklyn Americans at Madison Square Garden. Byron Hextall netted a hat trick, including the winner with 29 seconds left, as Boston leads the league with the Bruins, Maple Leafs, and Rangers closing the gap.
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Associated Press
National Hockey League
New York Rangers
Boston
Toronto
Rangers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Brooklyn Americans
Madison Square Garden
New York
Leafs
Boston Bruins
Byron Hextall
Ranger
Hextall
Interborough
Bruins
Maple Leafs
Chicago
Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
Montreal Canadians
Cotton Bowl Tilt Between A and M and Alabama Preview
Dallas January first 1948 sees Texas A and M and Alabama meet in the Cotton Bowl in a predicted high scoring clash. A and M relies on Derace Moser in the air while Alabama leans on Jimmie Nelson on the ground. Forecasted crowd 37 000 to 40 000 with clear weather if rain holds off.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Dallas
Jupe Pluvius
Texas A
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Aggies
Derace Moser
Homer Norton
Jimmie Nelson
Tex
Big Ten suffers in non-conference slip
Wisconsin and Northwestern lose to non league foes as Purdue and Notre Dame win. Minnesota drops to 4 and 1 while Illinois and Purdue go 5 1 in early season Big Ten play. Michigan falls to 1 3 and Marquette beats the Wolverines 49 42 in Milwaukee.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Big Ten
Purdue
Minnesota
Dartmouth
Milwaukee
Badgers
Notre Dame
Wildcats
Irish
Texas A
Michigan
Marquette
Gophers
Illinois
Iowa
Ohio State
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UPI
Hardy Beavers
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Lee Ison
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Gus Tedel
FE. T. Saunders
Washington and Lee
Douglas Lowell
Idaho
Oregon State Smith
LE Zellick Karmazin
Wickett Burns
Halverson Barnett
C Greenough Goddard
Chaves McDonough
Saunders Piasecky
N Peters Prothro
G. Peters Davis
Dethman
Durham Steefried
Globe News
West
Brants
Hollywood
United States
Weehawken
N. J
John Dough
John
Hugh Fullerton, JR
Wide World
Reds
George (Firpo) Burpo
Poday
Dennis Brown
Mount Clemens
Mich
Daily Monitor
Raymond
Sugar Evans
Odessa
New Mexico
Arizona
Arizona Boys
Red Strader
St. Mary's
Mike Jacobs
Baer-Louis
Carl Vovles
William and Mary
Don Peden
Ohio U
U. of Pennsylvania
Fred Barkovitch
Overbrook School For
Bob Allman
Penn
Melancholy Airedale
Soldier
Cio-Afl United
Edwin E. Dowel
Fairbanks
U. S
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Joseph Ramsaeur
Tropics
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Scotland
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Youngstown, Ohio
Marvel
Christians
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Rodolfo Moreno
Mariano Moreno
Warris
Angies
Southerner
Detroit
Matty Bell
Southern Methodist University
American Football Coaches Association
Dick Harlow
Harvard
Tri-Way
AAA
S. Pierce
Tomy
Globe-News
Sef Fither
Toad Stold
Bob Palate Hope
Goddard
Edward Arnold
Toiereason
Glenn Anders
Willie Best
Helen Vinson
Elliott Nugent
Paramount Picture
Marie Greene & Her
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Merrie Melody
Gene SO Ake
Liers Sue Smiley Burnette
Fay McKenzie
Frank Thomas
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