Smelt jamboree signals spring near Escanaba Michigan
Mitch chronicles the Escanaba smelt jamboree marking spring as the annual spawning run begins between now and April 15. Last year the event yielded over a thousand tons from area streams. A Washington dinner for lawmakers precedes the festival. Dippers fish at night with shorewalks and planks, and Boyne City plans a river screen to hold spawn.
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Morning Mail
Escanaba
Mich
Michigan
Washington
Great Lakes
Boyne
Fall Training Strategy Shifts For Pro Football League
The National Football League will copy baseball by sending nearly all of its 10 teams to training camps away from home cities. Teams from the South flee cold weather and move northward for spring preparations, while professional football faces eased hardships this season.
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South
Rookie hurlers spark Cincinnati in 1 0 win over Red Sox
Gene Thompson and Wesley Livengood limited Boston to four hits as Cincinnati earned a Grapefruit League 1–0 victory. The pair showed control, suggesting McKechnie may retire one veteran, while Eddie Joost moved up with two hits and versatile infield play. Lonnie Frey and Ernie Lombardi also contributed with late triples.
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Orlando
Fla
Cincinnati Reds
Gene
Thompson
Wesley Livengood
Boston Red Sox
Reds
Boston
Bill McKechnie
Jim Weaver
Kay Davi
Livengood
McKechnie
Eddie Joost
Kansas City
Red Sox
Lew Riggs
Lefty Grove
Jack Wilson
Joost
Lonnie Frey
Ernie Lombardi
Red Sox Build With Youngsters In Camp Recruits Shine
Boston Red Sox hinge youth on 1940s rebuild as Ted Williams Jim Tabor and Woody Rich headline a rookie crop in Sarasota. Cronin vows progress toward Yankees while veterans Foxx Doerr and Desautels anchor a still-developing lineup.
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Florida
Red Sox
Yankees
Ted Williams
Jim Tabor
Woody Rich
Williams
Minneapolis
Cronin
Jimmy Foxx
Bobby Doerr
Tabor
Gene Desautels
John Peacock
Moe Berg
Question and answers from The Athens Messenger sports column
The text presents a Q A from a sports feature asking about Exterminator, a match race with Man o War and Sir Barton, notes brick surface of Indianapolis Speedway for the 500, and Louis amateur record 43 knockout wins 7 decision wins and 4 decision losses. Readers are invited to submit questions to the Sports Question Man in Washington D C.
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Man Q O’ War
Sir Barton
Man O’ War
Man O' War
Indianapolis Speedway
A. Brick
Joe Louis
Easter program planned by Concord Sunday School
Concord reports the Sunday School will host an Easter program after the 9 30 Sunday service. Local families mark birthdays with gatherings including Bobby Sayre six and Larry Sayre four. Nearby visits and hospital recovery noted. Juvenile court in Indianapolis adopts informal circle format to avoid child witness stress.
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Concord
Milford Sayre
Millfield
Bobby
Larry
Richard Mingus
Orland
Harold
June Sayre
Jackie Antle
George Chapman, Jr
Donald
Kenneth Chapman
Jimmie Antle
Larry Sayre
George Chapman
Carl Sayers
Woodbury Run
George, Jr
Donald Chapman
Ed Sayre
Victor Sayre
Elmer Russell
W. N. Russell
Riley McDaniel
Guysville
McDaniel
Dean Sayre
Sile Sayre
White Cross Hospital
John Antle
Betty
Cecil Antle
Jackie
Bobbie
Hester Marie
Joseph Stone
Murray City
Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
Wilfred Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Favorites Lag In Bike Race
Buffalo news reports the ninth international six day bike race leader change as Vopel O'Brien Walthour Crossley and Rodman Reboli claim a three way tie at the 43rd hour. Kilian Yates and Peden pairs slip a lap back with standings showing close competition and a burst of sprinting action early morning.
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Buffalo
N. Y
U.P
Heinz Wopel
Cocky O'Brien
Jimmy Walthour
al Crossley
Jerry Rodman
Tino Reboli
Gus Kilian
Cecil Yards
Torchy
Doug Peden
Vopel-O'Brien
Walthour-Crossley
Rodman-Reboli
Kilian-Yates A
Peden
Broadwellweekend social notes across several towns
Broadwell hosted Mr and Mrs Ray Nice and two children from Murray City for a weekend visit. Local moves included Mr and Mrs Lester White relocating furniture from Carl Grandstaff place to Broadwell. Visitors from Glouster, Hermon and Ellis Run stopped by to see relatives. Notables at a birthday dinner near Mt Hermon included Mrs Evalina Brill and son Keith. George Haybron listed in condition.
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Broadwell
Ray Nice
Murray City
Lester White
Carl Grandstaff Place
Sand Rock
Dan McKinley
Glouster
Henry North
William Bartoel
Hermon
iLote Brill
Ford Sampson
John Martin
Ellis Run
Frank James
Everett Starling
Mt. Hermen
George Haybron
World Series of Swimming Opens Today in Columbus
The 1939 Amateur Athletic Union Championships begin at Ohio State natatorium with about 250 competitors from 11 colleges and 15 clubs. Ohio State hosts favored by absence of Michigan, while Medinah and New York Athletic Club loom strong with stars like Kiefer Medica and Flanagan. Invitational events for Ohio women and interscholastic races broaden the three day meet.
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Columbus
U. S
Amateur Athletic Union
Ohio State Natatorium
University of Michigan
Michigan
Wolves
Ohio State
Mike Peppe
Chicago Medinah
New York Athletic Club
Medinah
Peppe
Buckeye
Adolf Kiefer
Medinah Club
Texas Aquatic Club
Andy Clark
Detroit Athletic Club
Peter Fick
New York A. C
Jack Medica
al Patnik
al Vandeweghe
Princeton
Dick Hough
Ralph Flanagan
Kiefer
Medica
University of Washington
Flanagan
University of Texas
Walter Spence
Yale
Wayne
Indiana
Temple
Brown
Mercersburg
Kent State
Medinah Athletic
Detroit Athletic
New York Athletic
Lake Shore
Chicago
Indianapolis Athletic
Lenox Hill
New York
Birmingham
Ala
Broadwood Athletic
Philadelphia
Greenwood Memorial
Gardner
Mass
Texas Aquatic
Austin
Texas
Huntington
Ind
Akron Y. M. C. A
Cincinnati Y. M. C
Providence Boys
Young Men's Hebrew Association
Ohio
Cleveland
Dayton
Akron
Cleveland East Tech
Sandusky
Fremont Ross High School
Singa pore Sarawak to Start First Commercial Air Service
The Singapore to Sarawak air route, linking the island city and the independent Borneo state ruled by Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, is expected to begin soon as the first commercial service.
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Sarawak
Singapore
Borneo
Charles Vyner Brooke
Illness and House Visits Mentioned in Local Notes
Word from the community notes says a resident has been ill but slightly improved. Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest White on Sunday included Mr. and Mrs. Harley White with children from Malta and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle White with children from Broadwell. Mr. Bert Cole has moved from the Mary Johnson place to Coolville.
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Ernest White
Harley White
Malta
Lyle White
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