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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1930
Page
6
Maj. C. O. Hezlet reports on a bold new trend among professionals with sleeveless jumpers and silk shirts as the old attire fades. Two oddities stand out: a player in bright blue shorts and white knees and another wearing a woman's hair net atop sleek dark hair.
Night time has long been tied to sports yet night racing failed to pay. Minor colleges near industrial centers may keep night football as their main draw since football receipts fund other sports, while major leagues and other centers favor daytime schedules.
Marquette university plans a morning Thanksgiving football game against Butler university at 10 o clock, a novelty in varsity circles. The move aims to boost attendance as athletic authorities expect more fans can view the game before other holiday activities.
Growth in chain broadcasting continues with nationwide networks adding about one station per month, increasing the reach of major networks and expanding the footprint of affiliated outlets across markets.
The Chicago Cubs add Jess Vetty, former Brooklyn and Pittsburgh star, as they push to extend their lead in the National League race for the pennant.
A USDA study by Brice Edwards finds in 1928 southern Indiana moved 38.8 percent of crops and southern Illinois 23 percent by motor truck. Apples and peaches led movements in both states with cantaloupes high in Illinois. Rail displacement likely under 10 percent.
The article contrasts putting and driving in golf. It argues putting seems simple though driving requires mental discipline to choose between topping into a trap pulling into the rough or slicing out of bounds.
Temple University fields one of the youngest coaching staffs in the nation with an average age of twenty nine and a half years. Head Coach Heinie Miller and Bert Bell are thirty four, John da Grossa is twenty six, and Robert Pike is in his early twenties. Despite youth, all four have ten four and two years of coaching experience and have produced winning teams earning berths.
The article notes Penn State alumni in pro baseball with Heathcote, a substitute outfielder for the Wrigley club, as the only former Penn State player in the majors. It also mentions Lefty Page and Myles Thomas moving from the American to the International League, both former Lion pitchers.
Bert Dingley, 1909 racing champion, lectures 1930s drivers on cap and goggle style. The piece notes his era's attire as an idol from two decades past. A separate line mentions ancient Chinese use of spices dating to 2700 B C.
A collage of sports notes: Ace Trudkins of Nebraska takes up polo on the west coast, Dib Williams shifts to shortstop with the Athletics after last season with Little Rock, and Irish tennis champion G Lyttleton Rogers stands six seven. Other items include Leslie Dowdy joining the Cleveland Indians, vast British golf holdings, Arthur Fletcher turning down MLB offers, Georgetown rebuilding after graduation losses, Roger Peckinpaugh’s calm leadership, Lefty Grove’s sale history, Harry Rice’s versatile MLB experience, and Yankee pitcher prospects. Also mentioned are road pitching trends, Sacramento hoj expenses, and baseball salaries averaging about seven thousand dollars. Bronko Nagurski plays baseball in Minnesota to stay fit for football.
It is estimated the chain program has at least 10 000 listeners at any hour including 3 a m.
State Finance Commissioner Cantley approves a Wheatland Bank asset purchase by Hermitage, Hickory County. Highway 65 paving between Fair Grove and Buffalo opens. Ruth Love resigns as Central Park child pool supervisor to move to Alaska. Missouri College of Agriculture staff search Mississippi County for corn borer traces. Securities Commissioner Stockard issues two cease and desist orders to Ben Banner and Gold Ore Loading Company for unlicensed sales. Pemiscot County Fair slated October 1–11. Bernard Pohl sentenced to two years in prison for a statutory offense. Federal highway engineer H T Lotter dies in Jefferson City. Mary Payne 19 killed crossing tracks near Sedalia. Walter Ott dies in Sedalia. Judge Dunn approves condemnation for U S 50 improvements in eastern Jackson County. C A Greenlee named liquidator of Centralia Farmers and Merchants Bank. Charles A Coons dies in Springfield. Audrain County suit over preferred claim to Southern Trust Company denied in Mexico. James J Nixon found dead at Cooper Hill. Mexico contemplates twenty-year natural gas franchise for Missouri Power and Light. Mount Vernon to pursue Bank of Hoberg reorganization. town without a bank. Mountain Grove votes 284 to 20 for $20,000 water system bonds. Coates deficit warrant issued in Boonville. arrest sought.
An article promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick, effective neutralizer of excess stomach acid. It claims one spoonful relieves acidity, gas, and sourness, and states it is suitable for children as well. It urges readers to obtain the genuine product at any drug store.
Towanda Pennsylvania woman Mrs C B Johnson says she weighed 89 pounds while working in a silk mill and grew healthier after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She notes her two sons, one weighing 37 pounds at birth, are now thriving and urges others to try the remedy.
A brisk dialogue reveals Mason praising a cousin's understanding of social subtlety and a witty remark about a French bubble versus a semi-shingle.
Comic exchange jokes about marriage plans and divorce in a spoof line. Dialogue highlights a pledge to marry the sweetest girl while noting not yet divorced, reflecting light humorous courtship banter.
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