Newhouser Named AL MVP In Historic Vote
Harold Newhouser of Detroit was named the American League MVP for 1944 by a four vote margin over Dizzy Trout. The 23 year old left hander won 29 games for the pennant chasing Tigers and became the first southpaw to win the award. Vernon Stephens of the Browns finished third, with George Stirnweiss and Dick Wakefield also high in the voting.
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Newhouser
Trout
Joe Reichler
New York
Harold Newhouser
Detroit
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Splotvurl VY Piuets
Aasvuialiutil
Bengals
Vernon
Jumifer) Stephens
St. Louis Browns
George Stirnweiss
New York Yankees
Dick Wakefield
Tiger
American Legion
Lefty Grove
Army and Randolph Retain Rankings in AP Football Poll
Army remains first among service teams in the Associated Press poll for college football with 37 points, Navy second and Ohio State tied for third at 507. Randolph Field leads the all service ranking, Bainbridge second and Iowa Seahawks third, with several major programs also noted in the top ten.
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New York
Army
Randolph Field
Associated Press
Navy
Ohio State
Southern California
Michigan
Notre Dame
Tennessee
Duke
Oklahoma Aggies
Alabama
Bainbridge
Iowa Seahawks
Plane crash kills gridder at Fort Benning
Chester A. Turner, a tackle on the Port Benning Fourth Infantry football team, died from injuries suffered in a training accident at the infantry school. Public relations announced the fatality.
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Fort Benning, Ga
Chester A. Turner
Port
Radio schedule highlights from KGNO and peers tonight
A dense listing details radio programming across multiple stations with shows from 6:00 to 5:45 a.m. including music, news, dramas, and variety programs. Notable entries include CBS I Love a Mystery, Burns and Allen, Bob Hope, and The Alan Young Show alongside NBC and KFDA broadcasts.
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Kgno Music Shop
MBC
KFDA
Fulton Lewis
CBS
Dave Cimanside
KGNO
NBC
Johnny Johnston
Martin Black
KGNC
Carlos Molinas
Orch
NBC H. V. Kaltenborn
MBS
Frances Greer
Ginny Simms
Lum
Abner
KFPDA
Alan Young
Fibner McGee and Molly
American Fofim
Bob Hope
KPDA
Andy Russell
Blue Mbs
Dave Schubert
Eelam
Hildegarde
CBS Congress Speaks
Milton Berle
NBC_ News
CBS News
Richard Harkness
Henry J. Taylor
Metropolitan Opera
Paree Orch
Bowling Bits and Bowlers Shine at Victory Alleys
Friday night at Victory Alleys the Diamond Shop posted a 619 series by Roy Bechtold with games of 193 205 and 221. Perle Ahlstrom led Amarillo Oldsmobile with 610 while teammates McMinn 595 and Jimmy Cogdell 564 contributed. John Farrell appeared, John Laughlin struggled, Noble Paulk and Lefty Bleakney sparked Builders Supply, and Pappy Grimes of American Auto Wrecking faltered late. The Pinkney Packers saw Perry Jackson 566 and John Laughlin 571, as league play featured multiple 200s and near misses. Meanwhile Glenn Berry will miss Pinkney Packing with Elmer Pelat stepping in, and the crew heads to Albuquerque with hopes for more strikes.
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Roy Bechtold
Victory
Diamond Shop
Amarillo
Oldsmobile
John Farrell Lumber
Perle Ahlstrom
Perle
McMinn
Jimmy Cogdell
Jimmy
Cpl
Irwin Gore
Auto Distributors
Lumber Kings
Lefty Bleakney
Reager
Virgil Reager
Fort Worth
Sky Giants
Noble Paulk
Noble
Borden
Perry Jackson
Creamery Crew
Pinkney Packers
Jackson
John Laughlin
Pappy Grimes
Pappy
Ted Buccola
Princeton Captain Richard Schmon Reported Missing in France
Lt. Richard R. Schmon age 23 former Princeton University football captain has been reported missing in action in France since November 5 according to his parents who were advised last night.
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GRID
ST. Catherines
Ont
Richard R. Schmon
Princeton University
France
Arthur Schmon
Locals Preview Weekend Sandies Coyotes Football Clash
Coaches Howard Lynch and T G Hull discuss upcoming district finale with the Brownfield Cubs at Butler Field and the week later bi district game versus Wichita Falls Coyotes. Hull cites Wichita Falls 26 Vernon win and praises Coyotes offense while Lynch notes defense and kicking in recent Lubbock triumph.
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Howard Lynch
T. G. Hull
Brownfield Cubs
Wichita Falls Coyotes
Amarillo High School
Sandies
Cubs
Butler Field
Coyotes
Hull
Wichita Falls
Vernon
Lynch
Lubbock
Maurice Essary
Ellington and Hondo Close Out Season Saturday
Ellington Field Flyers end their first football season Thursday night facing Hondo AAF Navigators at Hondo. The teams are well matched with Hondo bearing one defeat in seven games and Ellington with six wins two scoreless ties and two losses.
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Houston
Ellington Field Flyers
Hondo Aaf Navigators
Hondo
Ellington
85 Years Old, He Bowls a Mere 452
In Chicago 75 members of the Quarter Century Club aged 70 and up played in their 15th anniversary tourney. Ted Hartman, 85, the oldest shooter, rolled 452 in his three game series.
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Chicago
Quarter Century Club
Ted Hartman
Birthday Hunt Marks 79th For Abilene Pioneer E N Kirby
E N Kirby veteran Abilene resident and former mayor celebrated his 79th birthday with a hunting trip in the Davis Mountains. He bagged a 10 point duck as part of the annual birthday tradition now in its 47th year.
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Abilene
E. N. Kirby
Davis Mountains
Allied Civilians Fleeing in China as Japanese Push Southwest
Allied Americans and Britons in Kweichow and unoccupied Hunan were ordered to depart as two Japanese columns advance toward Kweiyang. The Chinese communique notes Hochih fallen, with the enemy within 140 miles of Kweiyang and another column moving from Paoching. Missionaries and Red Cross workers affected. escape continues as Chungking braces for possible closure of routes.
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Chungking
Kweichow
Hunan
Kweiyang
Livchow
Hochih
Paoching
Red Cross
China
Kwangsi Province
Kwangtung
Jewish Welfare Board approves $1.52 million armed forces budget
The National Jewish Welfare Board votes a 1,520,340 dollar budget for service to the armed forces returned veterans and families at home. Irving Edison says the increase of 348,000 dollars reflects more Jewish soldiers overseas wartime wounded in Jewish hospitals and a growing veteran population.
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Chicago
U.P
National Jewish Welfare Board
Irving Edison
Concil
Baseball’s Next Commissioner: Landis Replacement Debate
Major league meetings will decide a successor to Kenesaw Mountain Landis as baseball commissioner. Possible return to the old commission system is debated while Leslie O’Connor and league presidents may handle duties until 1946. A solid candidate is sought to guide postwar baseball and protect players.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Leslie O'Connor
Landis
Legless Boy Teaches GIs To Walk Again In Utah
Joe Miller Jr who lost both legs at age 12 wins a role at Bushnell General Hospital teaching legless soldiers to walk and live fully. He works as an orthopedic mechanic, conducts walking and driving classes, swims rides and plays piano while guiding wounded servicemen toward a full life.
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Brigham City
Utah
U.P
Joe M. Miller, Jr
Army
Butte
Mont
Joe
Navy
Marines
Bushnell General Hospital
Great Army Hospital
Brace Shop
Soldiers Find Jail Is Best Plane in Town
In Comanche Texas members of the 138th Armored Division in training spend weekends at the local jail. They are treated by two jailmistresses and given a private room. The sheriff's wife serves excellent meals, and beds can be scarce when others are priority.
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Comanche, Tex
U.P
138Th Armored Division
Comanche
U S Dairy Dept Estimates 1943 Milk Cows at 26,946,000
The United States Department of Agriculture places the January 1 1943 milk cow count at 26 946 000 head. This reflects ongoing dairy herd estimates amid wartime agricultural programs.
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United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Harvey Allen and J L McCormick to pilot Dutch Dinner teams
Harvey Allen and J L McCormick will captain Amarillo Country Club Dutch Dinner team matches Thursday afternoon with Warren Babb as tournament chair. Pairings list numerous head to head matches including Al Warner versus Dude Gentry and Fred Wagner versus George McGrath among others.
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Harvey Allen
J. L. McCormick
Amarillo
R. H. Kelly
C . Headrick
Eric Jordan
Richard Reeves
Bill Honey
Tom Connally
Bob Underwood
Carl Hare
Charles McAfee
Sam Orr
Don Culton
N. D. Bartlett
Chas. Fisk
Jimmy James
Ed Roberts
Herb Bucke
Gene Klein
Fay Dryden
Bob Howle
June Davis
Cedar Puckett
Hap Johnson
Roy Stockton
Wayne O'Keefe
R. B. Norman
E. H. Mann
Riley Strickland
Abe Martin
Bill Andrews
Earl O'Keefe
Herbert Willborn
Dick Bivins
W. Browning
Bruce Autry
E. H. Prettner
L. E. Anderson
Bob Lewis
R. G. Atkinson
Art McKay
George Ordway
J. C. Richardson
Pinky Vineyard
Macon Carder
Charlie Crowe
Roy Cloninger
Ray Blaker
Harlie Cook
J. B. Landers
A. N. Olver
Bill Townes
W. A. Askew
Jack Farwell
Evans
J. R. Hodges
A. C. Keith
Elmer Blair
Ross McGill
Jack Hinerman
T. J. Wagner
Bill Kane
Francis Brown
Joe Morris
Woolley
Ed Broome
Bob Crudgington
E. M. Blackburn
J. L. Parmalee
Frank Litle
J. L. Carter
George Hirsch
Local Week Sports Card Highlights at Amarillo Venues
Week of local sports showcases across Amarillo with bowling leagues at Victory Alleys Banner Bowl and Texaco League events. Golf action includes the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association weekend handicap events at Ross Rogers Course and Amarillo Country Club. Football features the Amarillo Golden Sandies playing Brownfield at Butler Field 2 30 P M.
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Civic League
Victory
Texaco League
Banner BowLhursday Golf
Amarillo
Wling Jesnties Pioneer League
Victory al
Southwestern Public Service Co. Ene
Banner Bowl
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Country Club
Ladies Municipal Golf Association
Amarillo Golden Sandies
Brownfield Cubs
Butler
Amarillo Municipal Golf
Ers Association
Rosé Rogers
Amarillo High School
Texas Bill Navy Mascot Brings Atmosphere To Army Game
Navy’s glamour mascot Texas Bill the Angora goat, from Texas, was cared for meticulously in 1935 and kept in the midshipmen dormitory during football season. This year’s Bill is kept in an inner court and, after plebes scrub him for the first game, is allowed a luxurious bathless period until the Army game.
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Annapolis
Navy
Lone Star State
Texas
Bill
Midshipman
Plebes
Ten Thousand Boys to Play in Texas Cage League
About 10 000 boys will play basketball in the Texas Interscholastic League this winter. League offices announced 952 schools enrolled for 1944 45 campaign, up from last year. Class AA will have 104 teams Class A 275 and Class B 573 with state champions in each division.
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Austin
Cyclones Grow Into Vast Doughnut Storms Near Equator
A description explains how cyclones form in equatorial waters, expanding from small winds to large circular systems with calm centers. The text highlights their structure as spinning air masses with clear eye regions.
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Equator
Red Grange Forms United States Football League Leader
Former Illini star Red Grange, the Galloping Ghost, is elected president of the United States Football League. He envisions a postwar gridiron world series with champions from multiple major leagues and predicts regional circuits may precede a national post-season championship.
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Chicago
Red Grange
University of Illinois Gridiron
Grange
United States Football League
Midwest
Franchises Granted for United States League Expansion
Grange announced eight cities including Honolulu won franchises yesterday and four more are expected for the 1945 season. The cities listed are Chicago Baltimore Philadelphia Washington New York Akron and Boston.
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Honolulu
Grange
Chicago
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Akron
Ohio
Boston
North Carolina Suffered Highest Civil War Battle Deaths
North Carolina recorded the greatest toll of battle deaths and deaths from wounds and diseases among Confederate states, reflecting the severe human cost borne by the state during the Civil War.
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North Carolina
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