Baseball men rally at annual meeting in Jacksonville
Baseball men from across the country gather for the 40th annual winter meeting in Jacksonville. Warren Giles of the Reds aims to trade for a hard hitting outfielder while denying a Vander Meer move to the Dodgers. Dodgers president Larry MacPhail and Leo Durocher arrive seeking pitching and a left handed hitting outfielder. Minor leaguers prepare for a session on extending their agreement with the majors amid code revisions. Commissioner Landis is absent due to illness.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Warren Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
John Vander Meer
Brooklyn Dodgers
Larry MacPhail
Dodgers
Leo Durocher
National Association of Professional Baseball Leaguers
Kenesaw M. Landis
Boxing Card Light In U S This Week
NY AP reports three ten rounders on Cleveland News charity show with Fritzie Zivic meeting Harry Weekly Ceferino Garcia facing Anton Christoforidis and Red Burman meeting Joey Maxim. Bettina challenges Bettina goes against Bobo in Pittsburgh on the same night.
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New York
Fritzie Zivic
Harry Weekly
New Orleans
Ceferino Garcia
California
Anton Christoforidis
Clarence
Red) Burman
Baltimore
Joey Maxim
Cleveland
Melio Bettina
Beacon
N. Y
Harry Bobo
Pittsburgh
Bruins and Leafs share top NHL spot after Sunday wins
Boston Bruins rallied to a 3 to 2 win over Montreal as Ken Reardon sat in the box and Roy Conacher plus Dutch Hiller led the decisive plays. Toronto Maple Leafs crushed the Brooklyn Americans 5 to 1, while the New York Rangers defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 5 to 1 in a game with 16 penalties.
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Boston Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs
National Hockey League
New York Rangers
Chicago Black Hawks
Boston
Montreal
Canadiens
Ken Reardon
Roy Conacher
Dutch Hiller
Leafs
Brooklyn Americans
Pat Egan
Rangers
Black Hawks
John Mariucci
Chicago
Hawks
Notre Dame Cagers Defeat Franklin 49 to 30
Notre Dame beat Franklin 49 to 30 at South Bend to give Coach George Keegan his 300th basketball victory. The Irish trailed by five early but pulled ahead to lead 26 to 18 at halftime and dominated the second half.
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South Bend
Ind
Ins
Notre Dame
George Keegan
Franklin
Notes Dame
Bowling for Beginners: Key Fundamentals and Do Nots
A positive approach to bowling highlights hand position and the correct hook. Avoid twists, fouling, rushing, bouncing, or lofting the ball and focus on steady footwork, smooth delivery, and practiced spares for success.
Sugar Bowl Setup Satisfies Faurot
Don Faurot, Missouri Tigers coach, voiced gratification that Missouri was chosen for the Sugar Bowl and that Fordham was selected as the opponent. He hoped for a creditable showing from his team in the contest.
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Columbia, Mo
INS
Don Faurot
Missouri Tigers
Missouri
Fordham
Iowa County Group Of Cattle Places Second At Chicago
The Iowa entry placed second among 10 steers in the international livestock show in Chicago. Garfield County Oklahoma won best county group of three steers, with Iowa County second. Iowa County also led its three-animal junior feeding group, Marshall and Jasper following. Iowa State College and University of Missouri tied for third in collegiate judging. Iowa State led in sheep and hog classes. Brown and William Roche of Iowa State tied for first in horse judging. Charles T. Halder of Laurens Indiana won Special A white corn region 3, with Walter Russell of Indianola taking first in white corn region 3.
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Chicago
Iowa
Garfield County
Oklahoma
Iowa County
Marshall
Jasper
Iowa State College
University of Missouri
Iowa State
Brown
William Roche
Charles T. Halder
Laurens
Walter Russell
Indianola
University of San Francisco Beats Fort and Loyola
Football scores include University of San Francisco 21 over Fort 13 and Loyola 14? Nevada 4? The text also prints a bond redemption notice for Marion Water Company first mortgage six per cent gold bonds due July 1 1946 with redemption on January 1 1942 and a 3 percent premium.
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University of San Francisco
Fort
Loyola
Nevada
Marion Water Company
Iowa Corporation
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank and Trust Company
Iowa
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Cedar Rapids
Tust
van Vechten Shaffer
Roosevelt Says Nazis Aimed for World Rule in 1939
The White House released excerpts showing President Roosevelt in March 1939 warned that Adolf Hitler pursued world domination. He also said France and Britain agreed Germany must be halted and Germany would face war if another nation was invaded. The remarks were from Warm Springs press conferences and released ahead of a book edition.
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Washington
White House
Germany
Poland
Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Third Reich
France
Briain
Berlin
Warm Springs
Cedar Rapids Woman Hurt In Collision Near Springville
Mrs. E A Donahugh 42 of 1617 Tenth Street SE suffered facial head ankle and wrist lacerations when a car driven by her husband collided with a machine operated by James Clark of Springville two miles west of Springville around 530 pm Sunday. She remained in fair condition at St Luke's Hospital awaiting X rays. Both drivers escaped injury. Clark said brakes locked pulling him toward the road center. Donahugh estimated speed about 30 mph.
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E. A. Donahugh
Tenth Street SE
James Clark
Springville
Donahugh
Rise in U.S. population fueled by births and migration
The Census Bureau reported a one million plus population gain for the year ending April 1, increasing U.S. population from 131,669,275 to 132,818,005. Births exceeded deaths by about 169,000 above the ten year average, aided by more marriages and a larger 20 to 44 age group, while net immigration also contributed.
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Washington
God Bless
Census Bureau
United States
Bureau
Stricter U S On Alien Travel Enforced
Washington AP reports new alien travel rules effective immediately under a presidential proclamation. Attorney General Francis Biddle outlines permits required for crossing borders with exemptions, targeting fugitives, draft evaders, and individuals deemed inimical to national defense.
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Washington
United States
Francis Biddle
Biddle
Roosevelt
Notice of Sanitary Sewer Proposals Cedar Rapids 1941
City of Cedar Rapids invites sealed proposals for eight inch vitrified sewer pipe brick manholes and labor on Cobban Court Southeast from Fifth Avenue to 490 feet south. Work to begin by December 29 1941 and finish by February 28 1942. Proposals opened December 18 1941 with 10 percent bid security. council may reject any bids. Maude M Krebs City Clerk. Published December 1 2 1941.
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Cedar Rapids
Towa
Linn County
Fifth Avenue
Maude M. Krebs
U S Offered Garibaldi Major General Rank in Civil War
Professor James G. Randall said claims that Lincoln offered Garibaldi command of the Union army are unfounded but the State Department did propose a major general’s commission. The drama centered on diplomats, a consul’s missteps, and Garibaldi’s demand for dictatorial power to emancipate slaves.
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Urbana
Ill
James G. Randall
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Giuseppe Garibaldi
United States State Department
Garibaldi
Rome Radio
Italy
United States
Rome
Randall
Charles Francis Adams
Great Britain
Adams
Massachusetts Historical Society Proceedings
H. Sanford
James W. Quiggle
Antwerp
America
Valtin Receives Full Pardon in Los Angeles
Governor Olson granted a full pardon to Jane Valtin, author of Out Of The Night, exposing methods of Russian and German secret police. Born Richard Krebs in Germany, he served three years in San Quentin for beating Maurice Goldstein with an unloaded revolver in 1926, facing deportation without a pardon.
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Los Angeles
INS
Culbert L. Olson
Jane Valtin
Valtin
Richard Krebs
Germany
San Quentin
Maurice Goodstein
Lock Placed on Pedestrian Semaphore After Hitchhiking Misuse
Salt Lake City AP report says county commissioners installed a lock on a pedestrian controlled traffic signal meant to aid students crossing a highway after hikers used it to thumb rides. The device was intended for school crossing aid.
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Salt Lake City
Christmas Shoppers Set Record Holiday Sales Across Nation
United Press survey finds holiday sales averaging 20 percent above 1929 peak and 35 percent higher than last year as shoppers flock to stores. Record payrolls and high farm prices, defense spending, and fears of shortages drive demand for refrigerators radios and household goods amid new luxury taxes. Jewelry and fur sales stay near 1940 levels despite levies.
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United Press
Times
New York
Realistic 1942 Army Training Emphasis
Army training in 1942 will push live ammunition drills with troops under live-fire conditions. Lieutenant General Lesley J. McNair announced the shift after a two week simulated war in the Carolinas and said next year will reset to fundamentals to meet a high standard against the Germans.
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Monroe
N. C
Lesley J. McNair
Army General Headquarters
First Army
Carolinas
McNair
British Decide to Declare War on Finns
London reports quoted by the Press Association say Britain has decided to declare war on Finland and may also declare war on Hungary and Romania. Diplomatic sources in London expect an official announcement within a few days.
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London
British Press Association
Great Britain
Finland
Hungary
Romania
The
Press Association
United States
U. S.-Built Liberator Sets Transatlantic Record
An American built Liberator plane PB-24 crossed the Atlantic in 8 hours 23 minutes. Pilot Capt. O. P. Jones, formerly with Imperial Airways and British Overseas Airways, led the flight. The previous 8 hour 45 minute record was held by a Liberator and a Boeing flying fortress.
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London
INL
Atlantic
Air Ministry
O. P. Jones
Imperial Airways
British Overseas Airways
Franklin Students Hear Red Cross Talk From Cedar Rapids Leader
The Rev Grant Anderson heads the Cedar Rapids Red Cross speakers bureau told Franklin students that they should help improve world conditions. He urged skipping gum and pinball for a week to donate a dime and shared the motto I share because I care. Alaska contains 385000 square miles of well developed forest.
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Grant Anderson
Cedar Rapids
The
Red Cross
Franklin
George
John L Ewert
R A_ Donahue
Anderson
J H Croy
Talmadge Refuses Clemency For Six Convicted Floggers
Governor Eugene Talmadge refused clemency for six white men identified as Ku Klux Klan members who flogged victims in suburban Atlanta. The six, Dan Eldon Walter Forster Walton Raymond Bryan George Cameron and Henry Cawthon, were sentenced to one to three years for assault and battery.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Dan Duke
Dan Eldon
Walter Forster
Wt, Walton
Raymond Bryan
George Cameron
Henry Cawthon
State Prison and Parole Board
Danish Volunteers From U S Overseas Arrive in Britain
London AP reports the first group of Danish volunteers from the United States and Canada has arrived in Britain. They will join a Danish company in the Royal East Kent regiment, with King Christian X as colonel-in-chief.
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London
Britain
United States
Canada
Royal East Kent Regiment
Christian X of Denmark
Whale facial expressions differ from most mammals
Unlike most mammals whales show limited facial muscle movement. Scientists note that facial expressions in whales are minimal and largely static, making social cues harder to read. Research points to distinct anatomy with fewer facial muscles than land mammals.
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Ources
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First Ave
Sun
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Talmadge
Henderson
School OF Welding
Fifth Avenue SE
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DODGE
Handler Motor Company
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