Major League Draft Opens Today For Top Minor Talent
The annual draft meeting led by A. B. Chandler opens with 8000 eligible players, 20 last year advancing to majors, and prices set by class. Browns pick first, Phillies second, with round and round selections until all clubs reach 40 players and can’t draft again until after April 1. Dwain Sloat of Fort Worth cited as a notable mound prospect likely to be picked.
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Cincinnati
Major League Baseball
A. B
Happy” Chandler
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Phillies
Brooklyn
Dwain Sloat
Southpaw
Fort Worth
Peewee Flag by Margaret Wills
Margaret Wills creates a pewee flag project featuring playful themes and bright colors. The piece showcases miniature flag designs using simple fabrics and a mouse Williams as a playful character reference.
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Margaret Wills
Margaret Wills Clinches Peewee Title With 19–0 Win
Undefeated Margaret Wills clinched the 1947 Kids Inc Peewee Division championship with a 19–0 victory over St Mt Wilson. Key scorers included Johnny Hays Harold Daniels and Fred Hancock with Daniels adding the extra point. St Marys and North It were tied for second as other intra league games produced two 7–7 ties and several deadlocks.
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Margaret Wills
Kids, Inc
St. Mt Wilson
Wilson
St. Mary’s
North
Floyd Hemphill
West Side
Gary
Johnny Hays
Harold “Peewee” Daniels
Freddie Hancock
Daniels
Pat Hopkins
St. Mary's
San Jacinto
Pantex
Amarillo College
Price College
Cleburn Bybee
Grady Durham
Amarillo College-Price College
Dan Higgins
South
Teddy Ray Day
L. Storseth
Wilson Club
Jerry Caldwell
North Side
Jimmy Reece
Ray Kruson
Bobby Clifton
Ray
Unbeaten Juniors Win Again as San Jacinto Stuns Forest Hill
The Maverick Club Juniors and Sanborn Intermediates each added wins. San Jacinto defeated Forest Hill 7-0 while Sanborn and the Maverick Club split, with San Jacinto scoring on 25 yard run by Leland Shelton and Bert Gollihugh adding a one yard plunge.
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Doherty
Wilson
Jimmy Morrison
Red Townes
North Siders
Maverick Club
Sanborn
Clarence Newkirk
Mavericks
Amarillo College
Johnny Storseth
Buddy Glasgow
Bobby McCrary
Glasgow
Don Hall
Jackie Miller
Storsethmen
Summit
Wolflin
McKinley
Dewey Gollihugh
Hershel Smith
Smith
Ronnie Clark
Joe Williams
Moody Smith
Freddie Loar
Jimmy Collins
Taylor Bassett
David Lard
Robert Clark
Bobby Boyter
James Evans
Bobby Slaton
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Forest Hill
James Morgan
James Webster
Paul Gray
Billy Wright
Dale Keeney
James Winters
Kenneth Brewer
A. C. Brewer
North Side
Chicago Thugs Loot Amon Carter Car In Chicago
Amon G. Carter publisher of the Fort Worth Star Telegram reported to police that thieves broke into his car in Chicago on Michigan Avenue and stole Mrs. Carters mink stole a mink collar a black dinner dress plus traveling clothes and luggage totaling 4735 as the Carters headed to South Bend for the Army Notre Dame game.
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Chicago
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
Carter
Mrs. Carter
Adjusting Grip and Stance for Ball Above Feet
Golf instruction advises relaxing and studying the shot when the ball lies above foot level. Shorten grip to match ball-foot height difference, open stance, keep wrists from rolling, and use a longer club to counteract a potential hook. below the feet, lengthen the club and keep hands ahead to avoid a slice.
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McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Big Intersection of Grid Schedule Hits Across Nations
A two page spread previews upcoming college football clashes. Michigan faces Wisconsin while Notre Dame meets Northwestern. Penn hosts Army later in the week as Penn State eyes Navy. Georgia Tech battles Alabama and SMU meets Arkansas in key showdowns.
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Michigan
Wisconsin
Notre Dame
Northwestern
Penn
Army
Penn State
Navy
Georgia Tech
Alabama
SMU
Arkansas
Notre Dame Dominates Army in Commanding Victory
Notre Dame crushed Army 27 7 to remain unbeaten and widely hailed as one of the nation’s top teams. Terry Brennan returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a TD as the Irish rolled up 361 rushing yards while holding Army to 28 passing yards. The win solidifies Notre Dame’s place among college football’s elite ahead of a looming showdown with Southern California on December 6.
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Caudill
New York
Notre Dame
Army
Frank Leahy
Fighting Irish
South Bend University
Purdue
Boilermakers
University
Terry Brennan
Southern California
Northwestern
Tulane
Trojans
Irish
Michigan
Southern Methodist
Pennsylvania
Georgia Tech
Penn State
Utah
USC
Kansas
Texas
California
Wisconsin
Mississippi State
William and Mary
Rutgers
Maryland
Addi
Princess Elizabeth declines gifts from firms in wartime note
The Princess Elizabeth said she is touched by American generosity but cannot accept wedding gifts from individual business firms. In 1945 the United States produced 95,500,000 tons of steel.
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Washington
Elizabeth
United States
Seattle Boy Kills Two Reno Officers
A Seattle youth, 18, shot and killed Reno Police Capt. Roy Geach aged 50 and Detective Sergeant Allen Glass aged 36 as officers tried to arrest him in a hotel room. Daniel Blackwell of Seattle was identified as the slayer and held in Washoe County jail on a murder charge.
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Reno
U.P
Roy Geach
Allen Glass
Geach
Glass
Daniel Blackwell
Seattle
Blackwell
Washoe County
Minnesota Emerges As Wheat Hub With Major Minneapolis Mills
The state of Minnesota stands as a leading wheat producer and hosts the world's largest flour mills in Minneapolis. The note highlights Minnesota's prominence in grain production and industrial milling centered in the city.
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Minnesota
Minneapolis
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Althea Murphy
Okefenokee Swamp
Leon Hart
Johnny Lujack
South Bend
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Hart
Empire Manufacturing CO
JEDGE
Amon Carter
Pierce County
Devil's Lake
North America
Don Miller
Floyd Laceky
Parker St
Amarillo Rep
N. L. Boykin
Taylor
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Uint
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B. B. Williams Dist
Frank Campbell
B. F. Goodrich 4Th & Fillmore
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Georgia
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Keeling
10Th
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Monthru
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