Prep Player Rule Up for Debate at Federation Meeting
Chicago report covers the National Federation of State High School Athletic Association weighing a softer prep baseball rule after St Petersburg rejection. A Mobile Alabama session Dec 27-30 may allow talks with a prep star before graduation, with condition he avoids pro ranks until graduation.
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Chicago
National Federation of State
St. Petersburg
Fla
National Federation
Mobile
Ala
H. V. Porter
Federation
Porter
Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Injury Verdict
The Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously upholds a $125 verdict for Geraldine C. Lamb of St. Paul against South Unit Jehovah's Witnesses. While an independent contractor handled sewer work for a church connection, Lamb fell into a mudhole during rain two months after completion, revealing exceptions to the rule that employers are not liable for independent contractors.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota Supreme Court
Theodore Christianson
High Tribunal
Geraldine C. Lamb
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Connie Mack Bids to Start 50th Season as A’s Manager
A year ago Connie Mack celebrated his 87th birthday and said he would be ready to begin his 50th year guiding the Philadelphia Athletics. The note appears in a retrospective sports mirror item.
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Sam Snead
Rufino Gonzales
Havana
James Caras
Wilmington
Del
Erwin Rudolph
Boxing bouts report from Brooklyn and Vancouver cards
Brooklyn bout saw Billy Neri defeat Kid Dussart by outpoint in a 1539 Brook lyn venue while Vancouver presented Jimmy Langston defeating Haney B C and Edro Jiminez stopped in San Francisco.
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Brooklyn
Billy Neri
Kid Dussart
Belgium
Vancouver
Jimmy
Langston
Haney
B. C
Edro Jiminez
San Francisco
Wong Prison Term Based on Murder Charge Trial
John Wong a 48 year old St. Paul restaurant man is on trial in federal court for the murder of A M Bangs the Twin Cities federal narcotics chief. Wong admitted a prior narcotics conviction and his 1928 Leavenworth sentence while describing his residence and the woman who aided federal agents entering his apartment. A witness testified as the shooting of Bangs neared completion.
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ST. Paul
John Wong
Wong
A. M. Bangs
Twin Cities
Bangs
Leavenworth
Minneapolis
John Edmund Burke
Eleanor
Mickey
Fracas at Austin tavern leads to charges for two brothers
An Austin man was hospitalized with facial cuts after a tavern dispute. Patrick Gavin, 22, was charged with assault in municipal court, while Robert Gavin, 31, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and paid a fine. A second brother, Robert Schroeder, was hospitalized and observed at St Olaf hospital after being struck.
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Austin
Robert Schroeder
Austin Rt. 5
St. Olaf Hospital
Patrick Gavin
Oakland
Schroeder
Philip Richardson
Robert Gavin
N. Main
Gavins
Pat
Buffalo Woman Donates Blood Despite Age Limit
A 70 year old Buffalo resident offered to donate blood for soldiers overseas but was refused due to age. She still contributed a $100 check to the Red Cross blood program. Her name was not disclosed.
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Buffalo, N. Y
Buffalo
Red Cross Blood Program
Auto Industry Awaits Wage Policy Clarification
Detroit reports the wage stabilization board reached a unanimous auto worker wage controls agreement but did not disclose details. General Motors capitulated to a price cut order, restoring 1950 model prices for Chevrolets Pontiacs and Cadillacs after resisting the December 1 price level.
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Detroit
General Motors
Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Economic Stabilization Agency
Veterans Join Sniper Hunt In Philadelphia Patrols
About 50 veterans from the Veterans of Foreign Wars joined off duty police and firemen in patrolling Philadelphia streets seeking a "mad" sniper. The city offered a 5000 dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of the shooter responsible for a woman’s death and multiple injuries.
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Philadelphia
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Odd Fellows Rebekahs Christmas Party Report
Ten years ago today the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs held their annual Christmas party at the Dutcher home hosted by Clifford Nesbit and his wife and the Terp Ballroom employer. Stella Rochford and Suzanne Radermacher headed to California via San Antonio New Orleans and Chicago.
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Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs
Clifford Nesbit
Terp
Earl Dutcher
Stella Rochford
Suzanne Radermacher
California
San Antonio
Texas
New Orleans
Chicago
Streissguth, Former Minnesota High Court Justice, Dies at 61
Thomas O Streissguth, former associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, died in New Ulm at age 61 after a heart attack. He served as Brown County attorney, led the Ninth District Bar association, and held two stints on the state supreme court. He was a Arlington native, University of Minnesota graduate, and survived by his widow, daughter Janice, and son Thomas.
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Streissguth
Minnesota Supreme Court
New Ulm
Brown County
Ninth District Bar Association
Minesota
State Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Royal A. Stone
Andrew B. Holt
Thomas Gallagher
Luther W. Youngdahl
Charles Loring
Henry M. Gallagher
Arlington, Minn
University of Minne
Grade Crossing Tragedy Forces Yale Pageant Stop
In Grandville Michigan the Bursley school pupils halted their Christmas pageant after a grade crossing collision killed Sandra Smith 7 and her mother Kathryn Smith 31 and brothers Boyd 12 Larry 10 and Donald 4. LeRoy 9 survived critically and will receive gifts from classmates. Pallbearers will serve Saturday at Sandra’s funeral. The family had been Christmas shopping when a freight train struck their car late Wednesday.
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Grandville
Mich
Bursley
Here
Michigan
Sandra Smith
LeRoy
Sandra
Kathryn Smith
Boyd
Larry
Donald
Smith
Mayor Urges Extra Care During Holidays in Austin
Mayor M. G. Rolfson urged Austin residents to join the National Safety Council Christmas safety drive. He warns traffic and home accidents rise during Yuletide due to winter weather and festive activity, calling for personal responsibility to ensure a safe holiday for all.
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M. G. Rolfson
Austin
National Safety Council
Holiday Jam Delays Mobilization Bills in Congress
A holiday absentee surge stalls action on key mobilization measures. House leaders delay votes on the extra profits tax and the arms bill while conferees attempt late agreements. Senate support grows for a civil defense administration law as Christmas cheer arrives with expected rapid munitions production in 1951.
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Washington
Truman
House
Senate
White House
82Nd Congress
Congress
Charles E. Wilson
All Work and No Pay for Burglars Here
Burglars broke into the Bab cock building Thursday night forcing the front door and attempting a transom entry into the Red Cross office. They then entered the American Beauty shop after breaking a cardboard panel but police reported nothing missing or damaged.
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Babcock
Red Cross
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