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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1947
Page
10
Red Drew ordered the Alabama team to disband for two days over the holidays. A squad of 38 will resume practice Friday afternoon, then depart by bus for Biloxi, Mississippi.
The team will be quartered at the Buena Vista hotel while preparations continue for the Sugar Bowl clash with Tex as. Coach Drew noted the varsity showed improvement in drills after a 10 day layoff following the Miami game.
Joe Cooper, a defenseman for the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League, operates a twenty-lane bowling alley in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
A compact 1947 sports chronicle notes key events across July and August. Highlights include Doby joining the Indians, Wimbledon titles for Kramer and Osborne, Phalanx and Butler outcomes, Diamond Sculls triumph, Stymie and Locke in various stakes, and league and derby results across golf, horse racing, boxing, and tennis with multiple city venues and notable performances.
University of Mississippi Rebels break for Christmas vacation then resume for the Delta Bowl clash with Texas on New Year’s Day in Memphis. Charlie Conerly’s ankle injury is described as improving.
Korczowki, nicknamed Sling Shot, is cleared to return for the Dixie Bowl against Arkansas as William and Mary teammates Lex and Magdziak share backfield duties. Lex rushed 290 yards and 26 of 54 passes for 442 yards. Magdziak added 535 yards on 85 attempts with eight TDs. Dixie Bowl tickets remain available at E E Forbes Birmingham.
East Kentucky 52 St Johns 40 New York Univ 61 Cornell 48 Duquesne 65 Utah State 43 Notre Dame 51 Kansas 49 Purdue 60 Washington 30 Michigan State 64 Indiana 60 Chicago Loyola 67 Texas Christian 35 Illinois 59 Washington State 42 Nebraska 67 Colorado Aggies 47 South Clara 45 Georgetown 9 Alabama 39 Pitt 29 Southwest Missouri 52 Centenary 37 Southwest Wyoming 50 Rice 48 overtime Far West Baylor 57 Oakland Wildcats 52 Pepperdine 44 Santa Barbara 42
Arkansas is slight favorite to win the Dixie Bowl on January 1 in Birmingham Legion Field. Williams and Mary, the Southern Conference champions, visit the Razorbacks who seek a high scoring battle. Both teams bring key players back from injury with William and Mary’s Tommy Korezowski and Arkansas’ Leon Campbell returning to form as the Indians and Razorbacks prepare for a strong, evenly matched matchup.
Stock news item from Philadelphia dated December 24 notes Coosa River Newsprint Company of Birmingham Alabama registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It records a formal corporate filing activity and denotes ongoing securities actions. The brief item highlights regulatory compliance by the Alabama mill in the national market.
A registration statement reveals yesterday the sale of 238,829 shares of $50 par common stock to fund a $32 million mill for manufacturing newsprint. The mill is expected to produce 300 tons of newsprint, 250 tons of ground wood pulp, and 200 tons of sulphate pulp daily.
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