Packers Gain Laurel in National Pro Football Title
Green Bay defeated New York 14 to 7 at the Polo Grounds to reclaim the NFL crown. Ted Fritsch scored both Packers touchdowns as Don Hutson and Arnie Herber set up the scores. Giants, without Bill Paschal, managed only 70 rushing yards while Green Bay rolled 162 on the ground.
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Ted — Newton
Greenay Packers
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Packers
Giants
Bill Paschal
Ted Fritsch
Green Bay
Joe Laws
Giant
Fritsch
Don Hutson
Irv
Hutson
Arnie Herber
Frank Liebel
New York
Ward Cuff
Wever
Chicago Bears
Pointer Wins Open Derby at Eufaula
Louisiana Hayride owned by E. E. Hawkins of Natchitoches La won the Open derby at the Oochee Valley field trials in Eufaula Alabama. It was handled by George Crangle of Waynesboro. Sacajawea belonging to Euclid Claussen of Augusta Ga won the Open all event while the favorite Dr. Sam's Johnny, owned by Dr. Sam Black of Greenwood South Carolina, placed second.
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Eufaula
Ala
Pointer
E. E. Hawkins
Natchitoches
Oochee Valley
George Crangle
Waynesboro
Ovation
A. G. C. Sage
New York
Clyde Morton
Selma
Sacajawea
Euclid Claussen
Augusta
Sam
Johnny
Sam Black
Eddie Cameron Sets Fading Duke Sugar Bowl Mindset
Duke coach Eddie Cameron warns against counting Duke as Sugar Bowl favorites after a 33-0 win over North Carolina. He stresses recent inactivity, physical condition, and sharpness will decide the New Year’s Day game as Duke ends the first week of practice and readies for Frank Thomas’ T-formation Notre Dame style.
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Durham
N. C
Duke
North Caro
Thins
Blue Devils
Eddie Meron
Dukes
Frank Thomas
Notre Dame
Discovery of the Compass Silk Tea Porcelain and Gunpowder
To the Chinese the world is in for the discovery of the compass silk tea porcelain and gunpowder.
Dodgers Return To Bear Mountain For Spring Training
Dodgers announce spring training will be held again at Bear Mountain Inn, their chosen site for the past two years. Other items note Albion’s Jack Orth scoring in a 26 18 loss, Merkel’s Billy Wayne Frazier piling up yardage and points, Rose Bowl ticket sales selling out, Tennessee coach Barnhill securing a new deal, and Atlanta Crackers acquiring Ted Cieslak and John Donahue.
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Brooklyn
Dodgers
Bear Mountain Inn
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
John Barnhill
California
Bob Neyland
Neyland
The
Armed Services
Barnhill
Slammin Sam Snead Wins Richmond Open in Stunning Comeback
Slammin Sam Snead, renowned for his Dempsey like punch, wins the Richmond Open by four under par 278 over Charles Congdon and Nelson McSpaden. Snead collects 1600 in war bonds and solidifies his status atop the winter Open circuit across Portland and San Francisco events. Congdon takes runner up with 279 while Nelson and McSpaden tie for third at 280. McSpaden sets a new Richmond course record with a 33-31-64 in the final round.
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Russ Newland
Richmond
Calif
Jack Dempsey
Slammin
Sam Snead
Sam
Snead
Civics
Mon Poly
Byron Nelson
Harold McSpaden
Oakland
Yellow Jackets Ready for Orange Bowl Scrimmage Schedule
Georgia Tech's Yellow Jackets will finish pre Christmas practice with a long offensive scrimmage slate before traveling to Miami for the Orange Bowl. Coaches Alexander and Dodd express displeasure at weather hampering scrimmages held Friday and Saturday. The team breaks for Christmas and reassembles December 26 to depart for Miami.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets
W. A. Aelxander
Bobby Dodd
Miami
Nifty Scraps on Schedules in Pre-Christmas College Ball
Dec 18 New York reports a slate of major games this week with Utah, Ohio State, Iowa, Illinois, Depaul and Michigan high on the docket. Kentucky visits Ohio State, Iowa meets Notre Dame, Illinois faces Great Lakes, and Wisconsin takes on Iowa while Muhlenberg and Michigan extend unbeaten streaks.
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New York
Ohio State
Columbus
O.C
Utah
Army
Utes
Brooklyn St. John's
Kentucky
Lexington
Iowa
Illinois
Hawkeyes
Notre Dame
Illini
Great Lakes
Bluejackets
Depaul
Long Island
Madison Square Garden
Iowa Seahawks
Wisconsin
Muhlenberg
Michigan
Mules
Allentown
Brooklyn St. Francis
Wolverines
Western Michigan
Rival Leagues Face Uphill Fight for Major Status
The National League rejects rival circuits and demands financial stability plus recognition of Elmer Layden as football commissioner. It would also require a legitimate major league rating, complicating any expansion as leagues seek a twelfth club.
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New York
National Football League
National League
George Strickler
Elmer Layden
Garden Weighs Tough Measures to Curb Gambling
Kenneth Jones reports Ned Irish stating Garden officials will bar 60 "undesirables" from the arena even for dog shows to discourage wagering. The move signals strict controls as officials seek to reduce betting activity around events at the venue.
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Kenneth Jones
Peoria
Ill
Journal-Transcript
Ned Irish
Monday Matinee Notes and Weekend Sports Echoes
Local grid fans faced mixed results from weekend events. Randolph Field crowds reached 8356 as air force teams played, while Saturday pro playoffs drew 46 016 with 4563 service members among attendees. The Army air forces aid society fared poorly in the football gate but may gain from Gunder Haegg’s winter track tour. Rumors swirl that Carl Snavely could return to North Carolina coaching. Only two reporters covered the AAU meet in Atlantic City as eleven covered a national bridge tournament, echoing chatter about low bridge.
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Randolph Field
Gunder Haegg
Carl Snavely
North Carolina
Atlantic City
DAILY ACROSS A WORDS CLUES PUZZLE ANSWERS
Crossword style clues list across and down with varied definitions including biblical name Aspice existing oil of rose petals governs stud canvas shelter silent warp yarn small crow cook in oven and more. Down clues include crust on a sore singing voice and decays.
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Mass
Purchase
CROSSWORD CLUES AND CRYPTOQUOTE PUZZLE
A list of crossword clues with numbers and a cryptoquote quotation quote by Le Sage. The stray text includes clues for 6 to 44 across and the quoted saying JUSTICE IS SUCH A FINE THING THAT ONE CANNOT BUY IT TOO DEARLY.
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Lesage
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Santa and soldiers share wartime passes in Germany tale
In Germany, Capt. Edward F. Steiner grants a one night pass to Santa Claus after a boy fears arrest for being out after dark. A Bible verse saves Pfc. Gaylord Martin from a German bullet, which pierced to a page of Galatians. German officers promise furloughs to troops who capture Americans, leading to a nurse-like capture of a Nazi lieutenant.
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First Army
Germany
Edward F. Steiner
New Orleans
Santa Claus
Nick
St. Nicholas
Steiner
Gaylord Martin
Craigsville
Brittany
Martin
Siegfried Line
Pvt
Bonner Schulenburg
Texas
Second Infantry
Bonner
Service Dept. Captain Takes Marine Recruiting Post in Alabama
Captain Gene Flathmann, a former Clemson and Naval Academy tackle under Swede Larson, has been released from Philadelphia Naval Hospital after a tropical illness and assigned to lead Marine recruiting in Birmingham, Alabama. He spent 19 months in the Pacific. John Riihiluoma, newly through Navy boat training at Sampson, has been granted leave to compete in the Eastern junior indoor tennis championship next week.
First Ethiopian Victim of Fascist Aggression Liberated
Ethiopia, the first nation victimized by Fascist aggression, is reported as the first to achieve liberation. The note underscores early Allied advances and marks a symbolic milestone in the fight against invasions.
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Ethiopia
Columbus called Costa Rica the Rich Coast
The passage notes Columbus dubbed Costa Rica the Rich Coast due to the gold jewelry worn by indigenous people.
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Columbus
Costa Rica
Golden Tornado Has 14-Game Cage Date
Georgia Tech unveils a 14 game basketball schedule consisting of home and away games and a conference tournament in Louisville on March 13. The slate includes matchups with Georgia Navy Alabama Auburn Kentucky Tennessee Tulane and Georgia with both home games and road trips.
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Golden Tornado
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Georgia Navy
Alabama
Athens
Auburn
Kentucky
Tennessee
Tulane
Georgia
Crimson Tide Gets Down To Real Work
Alabama football moves into intensified practice for the Sugar Bowl with Duke after first quarter exams. Coach Frank Thomas says there is still much work to do as the team trains through the week and plans Christmas leave before traveling to Baton Rouge for LSU practice.
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Crimson Tide
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
Duke
Frank Thomas
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State
Birthday Supper for Bill Martin With Candled Cake
Little Billie Martin cut his birthday cake on December 13 with a ring of 11 candles. Guests included Mrs Alec West Dorothy Ruby West Mrs Williams Lorene Williams Leona Chip Bobbie Sparkman Haspel Billie Roy Katrina Ann Martin. Chip Sparkman provided music and the group sang.
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Billie Martin
Bill
Alec West
Dorothy
Ruby West
Mrs. Williams
Lorene Williams
Leona Chip
Bobbie Sparkman
Haspel
Billie Roy
Katrina Ann Martin
Chip Sparkman
Byron Nelson Named 1944 Athlete of the Year
Byron Nelson wins the 1944 AP poll as athlete of the year after a string of sub-70 strokes in 78 rounds. He collects 75 points, earns $45,000 in war bond prizes, and is chosen over Martin Marion and Les Horvath, with Gene Sarazen noted as a prior golfer to win.
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Harold Clausen
New York
Byron Nelson
Nelson
Gunder Haegg
Sweden
Toledo
Martin
Marion
St. Louis Cardinals
Les Horvath
Ohio State
Joe Louis
Joe Dimaggio
Gene Sarazen
Associated Press
Martin Marion
Hal Newhouser
Claude Young
Felix Blanchard
Arne Anderson
Don Hutson
Glenn Davis
William Dudley
Pete Gray
Gilbert Dodds
Richard Wakefield
Dizzy Trout
George Stirnweiss
Stan Musial
Bobby Permane
James Walthall
Elley
Jack Dempsey
Bill Nicholson
Cotaco Seniors Stage Three Act Comedy The Funny Brats
The Cotaco high school senior class presents The Funny Brats a three act comedy on Tuesday night December 19. Cast includes Mrs Sylvia Gresham widow Mrs Harriet Gresham Irene Fowler Aurora Borealis Pike servant Dick Gresham Tom Gresham Lauralee Cynde Tom s fiancée Betty Dunn Loren Gresham Elwin Horton Gwynette Gadwood Helen Johnson Aunt Hettie Higginbotham Jane Chunn Whaley McWhorter Loyd Johnson and Buddy Weaver in supporting roles.
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Cotaco High School
Sylvia Gresham
Wanda
Harriet Gresham
Sylvia
Irene Fowler
Aurora Borealis Pike
Juanita McGee
Dick Gresham
Boyd Brown
Tom Gresham
Paul McCutcheon
Lauralee Cynde
Tom
Betty Dunn
Huntsville Plea Urges Water Conservation Amid Drought
Huntsville officials declare a water shortage after six months of subnormal rainfall totaling 12.11 inches, about half the normal. Residents are urged to conserve, with bans on washing cars and nonessential lawn use until relief arrives.
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Huntsville
Ala
Election Ordered at Disco Shipyard
The National Labor Relations Board ordered a company wide collective bargaining election at the Decatur Iron and Steel shipyard within 30 days. Local workers at the shipbuilding firm will vote on representation by a labor union.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Decatur Iron and Steel Company
Remembering Him and Christmas Cheer
A reflective Christmas piece notes how joy comes from freedom to remember Him and celebrate worship. Light humor is mixed with nostalgia as a laundry proprietor jokes about undershirts and married men, while Europe’s chimneys are lightly parodied.
Christmas Crackers and Quick Quips of Six-Flags Wit
A breezy collection of holiday quips and brief jests set in small town scenes. The jokes touch on signs, sermons, romance, and seasonal wishful thinking with punchy one liners and quick gags.
Decatur Division Employees Face Union Representation Question
In Decatur Alabama a division employee will decide if they lose North East region benefits be represented by one of two unions or by neither. The unions are the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers CSO and the Industrial Brotherhood of Boilermakers AFL.
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Decatur
Ala
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
CSO
The
Industrial Brotherhood of Boilermakers
AFL
Suggested lease form to curb farm tenancy evils in Alabama
A Montgomery cabinet panel named by Gov. Sparks urged a written long term lease between tenant and landlord. The plan aims to define rights to improvements, rental terms, tenure, and compensation while pairing records of outlays with a broader program of industrial expansion rural education housing and adult education to raise income and purchasing power.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
Frank R. Broadway
Elfate
Loulann
IL. J. Browder
South
Department of Education
Death of Miss Mary Ella Houston in Athens funeral today
Miss Mary Ella Houston a Birmingham resident and daughter of former Alabama Gov. George Houston died yesterday at a nephew's home in Athens. Funeral services will be held today in Athens with burial in Athens cemetery. Surviving nephew noted.
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Mary Ella Houston
Bmingham
Alabama
George Houston
Maj
Charles Drennen
Athens
Birmingham
Ala
Dee. Ai
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