Alabama Crimson Tide Heads for Rose Bowl Battle
The Alabama Crimson Tide, confident of a win, sails from Tuscaloosa for Pasadena to play California on New Year’s Day. Coach Thomas leads a party of 65, with 40 players, officials, and reporters aboard a decorated Southern Pacific special. The squad to Pasadena stops include Tucson and San Antonio, with workouts planned at Occidental College in Pasadena.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama Crimson Tide
Pasadena
Calif
California
Frank Thomas
Southern Pacific
Crimson Tide
Pasma
Alabama
Thomas
Gallen Scrugg
San Antonio
Tex
Tucson
Ariz
Occidental College
Carnera Collects 16000 From Legal Settlement
Louis Soresi, Carnera’s manager, will cable Primo Carnera $16,000 from money held in eastern banks after a breach of promise suit settlement. Carnera, recovering from kidney hemorrhage, is unlikely to fight again and is near penniless. The proceeds follow attorney fees and a real estate release.
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New York
A.P
Louis Soresi
Primo Carnera
Carnera
Budapest
Venice
Signora Emilia Tersini
New Jersey
Soresi
Primo
Reenleaf Aims for New World Record Run
New York billiards star Ralph Greenleaf 16 time world champion resumes defense against Irving Crane in Livonia. He seeks to extend a 122 point unfinished run toward the world record 154 with a perfect scatter shot, after a 125 1 win and a 1261 418 lead.
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New York
Ralph Greenleaf
Irving Crane
Livonia
N. Y
Greenleaf
Mann to Box Louis in February Tune-Up
New Haven heavyweight Nathan Mann was offered a 15 round bout against Joe Louis at Madison Square Garden on Feb 22 as a tune-up before Louis defends the title next June against Max Schmeling. Jacobs indicated a second tune-up in Cleveland and a possible third in Los Angeles.
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New York
Nathan Mann
New Haven
Conn
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Mann
Madison Square Garden
20Th Century Club
Mike Jacobs
Jacobs
Louis
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Surprise party guest list error at Leatha Hale event
Mrs Denzil Gabriel was inadvertently omitted from the attendee list for the surprise party honoring Mrs Leatha Hale of Lower Plains last Friday night, according to local notes.
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Chauncey
Denzil Gabriel
Leatha Hale
Lower Plains
Christmas shopping named the toughest sport by Henry McLemore
In a humorous piece from Los Angeles, Henry McLemore argues Christmas shopping tops all sports in difficulty. He mocks common sports lists and notes how shopping days drag on and rival quirks of women's sizes complicate gifts, with a 1937 United Press copyright.
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Henry McLemore
LOS Angeles
U.P
Duluth
Ringling Brothers
United Press
De Correvont Emerges as Nation's Top Prep Football Star
Chicago’s Bill De Correvont, a 19-year-old Austin High School standout who scored 211 points last season, faces a public career as a college candidate. The feature details his fame, family athletic legacy, and the scrutiny ahead as coaches and media chase every move.
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Bill de Correvont
Chicago
Austin High School
George Kirksey
Bill
the First Dispatch
West Side
de Correvont
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame
de Correvant
Bud
Austin
George Wilson
Chicago Bears
Benny Sohn
U. of Washington
Jack Riley
Northwestern
Leonard de Correvant
Cincinnati Reds
Bradbury Pupils Get Visit From St. Nick
Santa delivered a visit at Bradbury School as the holiday break began. Local pupils Max Russell and Shan Russell spent holidays with family and relatives across the region. Other community members including Herald Deitch, George Waters, Joe Gardner, Rev. Miller, and R. C. Hyatt are noted with various local happenings. Morgan Carsey oversees toy repairs at Legion Hall in Middleport.
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Bradbury
Santa Cle
Max Russell
Finley
Herald Deitch
Kentucky
T. V. King
Shan Russell
Athens
Leo Russell
George Waters
Zanesville
Joe Gardner
Miller
Somerset
Ind
R. C. Hyatt
Harry Kauff
Holzer Hospital
Lewis Waugh
Tewksberry House
Morgan Carsey
Legion Hall
Middleport
Missing Logan man Bill Sauer Jr. sick at home
Bill Sauer Jr. is missing from Main St. on Monday due to illness. He is staying at his home on Zanesville Ave suffering from a cold.
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Bill Sauer
Logan
Bill Sauer, Jr
Main St
Zanesville Ave
Mrs. Cynthia Browning Dies in Ohio Hospital
Cynthia Browning age 69 of Jackson died at Holzer Hospital on Sunday after arriving three days earlier.
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Browning
Gallipolis
Cynthia Browning
Jackson
Holzer Hospital
Motorist Fined for Driving While Intoxicated in Meigs
POMEROY Leonard Massar pled guilty to driving an automobile while intoxicated and was fined 100 dollars plus costs. His license was revoked for six months and he received a 30 day jail sentence suspended by Judge C. E. Peoples. Roy Priddy and Lawrence Graham, arrested in Middleport as parole violators, were sentenced to one to fifteen years in the Mansfield Reformatory.
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Pomeroy
Leonard Massar
C. E. Peoples
Massar
Roy Priddy
Lawrence Graham
Middleport
Mansfield Reformatory
Rattlesnake Venture Plans Emergence in Local Market
Cole Yoder notes Dutch Weis senfluh aims to harvest rattlesnakes for venom sale. He has about 50 snakes in a deep oil drum while seeking a buyer. The piece explains that a rattlesnake egg rattling signals non fresh eggs due to air-space expansion.
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Yoder
Cole
Weissenfluh
All-American White Wins Rhodes Scholarship
Byron Whizzer White, University of Colorado star and 1940s All-America quarterback, won a Rhodes Scholarship after passing a confidential oral exam in San Francisco. The 20 year old, who turned down a $15,000 pro contract and waited tables to pay his way, heads to Dallas for the Cotton Bowl after joining the team.
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Denver
Colo
U.P
Byron
Whizzer) White
University of Colorado
White
San Francisco
Fort Worth
Tex
Rice Institute
Dallas
Wellington
Phi Beta Kappa
P. W. Buck
Stanford University
Yale Activity Holds Interest At Rio Grande
In Rio Grande Rev E H Midkiff spoke on The Spirit of Good Will. Joint Sunday School and Church services featured Christmas stories by Mollie Fulton Leta Sayre Mae Smeltzer and P R Lyne. Christmas carols and music were offered by L C Watts family Edna Jones and Margaret. A Christmas Musical Tea is set for Wednesday at 7:30 PM. Miss Doris Winters wed Carson Wood in Catlettsburg Ky with Walter Daniels in attendance. The couple will live at 152 Scioto Ave Chillicothe.
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Rio Grande
E. H. Midkiff
Mollie Fulton
Leta Sayre
Mae Smeltzer
P. R. Lyne
L. C., Watts
Edna Jones
Margaret
Doris Winters
E. T. Winters
Carson Wood
William Wood
Chillicothe
Catlettsburg
Walter Daniels
Rio Grande High School
Rio Grande College
Wood
Scioto Gazette
Scioto Ave
Calvary Baptist Church
Thomas Richards
R. H. Tanner
W. T. Bohn
W. T. Packer
Columbus
New York
Ray Troth
Portsmouth
Lizzie Diehert
Martha
Ed Smith
Centerpoint
J. D. Williams
Briggs Kirby
Garnet Kirby
Cheshire
I. F. Fowler
H. J. Sayre
Huntington
W. P. Myers
David Williams
Billy
Gallipolis
D. L. Davis
Elmer McCarley
M. E. Falk
Zanesville
Burnett Meat Market Closes. Owner Returns to Patriot Farm
Granville Burnett ends years of operation on Court Street in Gallipolis and plans to relocate to a farm near Patriot. Joe Pierrotti, local Italian restaurant owner, is reportedly unknown in the brief.
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Gallipolis
Court Street
Granville Burnett
Patriot
Joe Pierrotti
Columbus Cagers Seek Away Games For Club
The Longview Club, an outstanding Columbus basketball team, seeks away games. Roster includes Red Foster, Marvin Cooper, Frank Poeschal, Fred Gramm and other capable players. Contact Leo Sachs at 1325 Parsons Ave., Columbus, Ohio.
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Longview
Columbus
Red Foster
Ohio State
Marvin Cooper
Indiana University
Frank Poeschal
Butler
Fred Gramm
Leo Sachs
Parsons Ave
Ohio
College Basketball Scores Relay Night Upends Several Teams
Marietta defeats Ohio Wesleyan 55 to 41 while Iowa tops Xavier 33 to 28. Michigan beats Dartmouth 42 to 17 and New York A.C. trounces Wagner 75 to 21. Marshall defeats Long Island U. 50 to 40 Purdue 55 Loyola 41 Western Teachers 46 Penn 37 Iowa State?
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Iowa
Xavier
Michigan
Dartmouth
Wagner
Marshall
Long Island U
Purdue
Loyola
Western Teachers
Penn
Oskaloosa, Ia
Minnesota
Nebraska
Temple
Illinois
California
Rice
Iron Ore Deposits Found in Australia Survey Says
Canberra reports a government survey indicating large untapped iron ore deposits in Australia. The findings suggest potential economic impact and future development of mining projects nationwide.
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Canberra
Australia
Snead Wins Nassau Open in Comeback Victory
Sam Snead, the West Virginia star, won the Nassau Open with a 72-hole 276 after trailing Vic Ghezzi by two strokes at the start of the final round. Ghezzi finished second with 277 as E. J. Harrison shot a record 64 to reach 278, and Willie MacFarlane tied for third at 280. Morton McCarthy defended his amateur title with 304.
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Nassau
Bahamas
U.P
Sam Snead
Snead
Vic Ghezzi
Deal
N. J
Ghezzi
E. J. Harrison
Little Rock
Ark
Harrison
Billie Burke
Belleair
Fla
Willie MacFarlane
Old Oaks
N. Y
Jack Grout
Hershey
Paul Runyan
White Plains
Frank Walsh
Chicago
Denny Shute
Coral Gables
Harold McSpaden
Winchester
Mass
Mike Turnesa
New York
Bobby Cruickshank
Richmond
Johnny Revolta
Byron Nelson
Reading
Horton Smith
Dick Metz
Morton McCarthy
Norfolk
Safest camp named in Wetumka Oklahoma
Wetumka’s Civilian Conservation Corps camp Company 1817 earns distinction as the only one among 1,600 camps nationwide to report no accidents on any work project.
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Wetumka
Okla
Civilian Conservation Corps
Company 1817
United States
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