Mustangs Warned Not To Attend Tea Party Before Rose Bowl
Coach Bell told the Texas A&M style Mustangs they would not attend any tea party as they prepared for the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. Harry Vaughan of Pittsburgh led National league in slugging and hitting. The unbeaten Mustangs head to Pasadena with a large Texas fan turnout and nine trains carrying about 2,000 fans.
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Mustangs
Arry Vaughan
Pittsburgh
Pasadena
Bell
Texas
Real Train Taken By Man In Holiday Incident At Mattoon
Mattoon police report Maurice Spurlin, 32, took a locomotive from Mattoon yards on Christmas Day and fled. The engine struck a freight train, but officers found him still at the throttle and the locomotive undamaged operator jailed as railroad officials assess damage.
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Mattoon
Junior
Maurice Spurlin
Spurlin
Illinois Centra
Ripper Slayer Suspect Sought in Tragic Death
Blonde woman found in a hallway in a vacant building was hailed by investigators as a ripper slayer victim. Detectives awaited the autopsy to determine cause of death after blood evidence suggested a violent end. A 9 year old boy discovered the body Wednesday afternoon.
Woman Succumbs to Burns at Home in Montgomery
Mrs Babette Loeb aged 80 died from burns suffered when her clothing caught fire from an open grate. The German native had lived in Montgomery for 60 years and was the widow of merchant Elias Loeb. She had been in hospital since the accident.
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Montgomery
Ala
Babette Loeb
Moscrip To Start Against Mustangs In Rose Bowl
Stanford coach Claude Thornhill to start star end James Moscrip despite knee injury with Torn cartilage showing improvement. Doctor Fritz Rotz cautions Moscrip may play only up to 15 minutes. lineup includes Coffis at left half and Grayson at fullback for the Orchids.
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Stanford
M.U
Bones Hamilton
Jim Coffis
Bob Grayson
Bill Paulman
Keith Topping
Dale Beedle
Bob Reynolds
Wes Muller
Larry Rouble
Woody Adams
Monk Moserip
Moserip
Palo Alto
Calif
James
Monk) Moocrip
Claude EB
Tiny) Thornhill
Southern Methodist
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Fritz
Roti
Reynolds
Beedle
Adams
Rouble
Muller
Paulman
Little Jimmy Coffis
Hamilton
Bobby Grayson
Fun maker of films jailed after Christmas arson attempt
Los Angeles December 26 movie comedian Ted Healy jailed on a writ of habeas corpus after an alleged arson attempt at dancer Bonnie Dredell's home. Healy, claiming Christmas impulse, faced $1,000 bail and possible $960,000 contract trouble. Authorities say he damaged property and tried to light a stove fire in Santa Monica Canyon. Healy recalled a threat to shoot as he headed to the cottage, later showing a bandaged hand said to be gunshot related.
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Los Angeles
Ted Healy
Eace
Tomonrow
Healy
Santa Monica Canyon
Bonnie Dredell Dancer
John Mize
Marcis Healy
Burglars Strike Home Stealing Silver and Cloth
A break in appears to have targeted a residence with the household silver and textiles taken. The intruders left behind signs of disturbance and removed valuables from the premises. Police investigate the scene for clues and suspect involvement.
English swindle trial focus resumes January
In Chicago on Christmas, barrister Edward Challen and Scotland Yard detective inspector Arthur Bishop could not return to London in time. Court recessed for holidays and will resume the swindle trial on January 6 with all parties involved allowed to stay at home for the break.
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Chicago
Edward Challen
Arthur Bishop
Scotland Yard
London
Athletic Units Meet in New York Discuss College Athletics
Six organizations tied to college athletics held meetings in New York to discuss sponsorship, rules, and spectator conduct. The NCAA Football and Track Coaches groups met with agendas ranging from goal post position changes to penalties for interference and roughing the passer. The Sportsmanship Brotherhood focused on spectator behavior and alcohol involvement, while the NCAA considered subsidies and Southeastern Conference scholarship policies.
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New York
Sportsmanship Brotherhood
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Football Coaches Association
Track Coaches Association
Dan McGugin
Vanderbilt
Dean E. L. Mercer
Pennsylvania
Mercy Home Razed by Fire
A Birmingham fire destroyed the Mercy Home a 75,000 brick building as 64 children escaped unharmed. Miss Esther Richter supervised the evacuation, while Miss Stella Trice suffered a fractured leg jumping from the second floor. Local donors pledged clothing and temporary housing for the children as a smaller facility remained intact.
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Birmingham
Ala
Mercy
Birmingham Civitan Club
Esther Richter
Miss Richter
Stella Trice
Community Chest
Morey
Modern Painter Horizontal 1 Artist of today
A compact crossword style clue list with numbered entries ranging from 1 to 46 across themes tied to art, days, objects, and common terms. It references words like tole, ovule, Assam silkworm, mineral spring, and various verbs and nouns across multiple definitions.
Clipper Rides Wind Toward Alameda
The Philippine clipper pressed toward Alameda on the final leg of its first round trip to Manila. Radio reports said the giant air mail craft was going along nicely after leaving Honolulu at 5:37 p.m. yesterday, having been forced to return earlier.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Alameda
Calif
Manila
Boy 9 Ended Play With Self Hung After Toy Pistol Game
In Los Angeles Norman Redecker aged 9 formed a game using a toy pistol and a detective badge, then hanged himself with a leather leash from a door. His mother, Laure Redecker, found the body last night, ending the play after trouble with a spark plug earlier.
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Los Angeles
Norman Redecker
Laure Tta Redecker
Money Not Wanted at Chili Free Christmas Day
Harry Nobles reports diners including the poor received free chili on Christmas Day as each register appeared locked and customers could not pay. The owners estimate the gesture was meant to aid those in need.
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TY Harry
Scores and sports quips from a 1914 roundup
The column quotes Sam Gross of Iowa clashing with Northwestern and a controversial touchdown after a disputed protest. It notes Babe Ruth golfing on Long Island and a mix of sports gossip including Marquette basketball, an Italian all star lineup, Harvard’s wins, and quirky items on golf soccer hybrids and European skaters.
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Sam Gross
Iowa
Northwestern
Gross
Babe Ruth
Long Island
Ted
Marquette
Abitinn
Rubado
Rasmusen
Trans Ocean Service Seen for Transatlantic Air Travel
The Santa Maria will fly next year signaling a new era in air transport across the Atlantic. Pan American Airways plans a two tone flying boat with four engines to lead the way as American airlines prepare to inaugurate airmail and passenger service amid rising competition from European rivals. American aviation asserts strength in the Pacific and Atlantic with faster flying boats and nationalized efforts shaping the future air routes and markets.
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Christopher Columbus
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
Pan- American Airways
Atlantic
Roaring Motors
Pacific
America
China
South America
United States
South Atlantic
Dizzy Dean Seeks Salary Hike and Forbids Cuba Trip
Dizzy Dean arrived in Tampa claiming he wants $7,000 more salary from the St. Louis Cardinals next year. He cites his 28 and 30 win totals and says he will not travel to Cuba with the team, insisting he is worth $27,500. Dean and his wife drove from Bradenton, his winter home, to Florida.
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Mike Jacobs
Havana
Mike
Bill Farnsworth
Andrew Ponzi
Jim Caras
New York
Red Dutton
New York Americans
Red
Ivan the Terrible Johnson
Tampa
Fla
Dizzy Dean
Cardinal
Cuba
Florida
St. Louis
Dizzy
Bradenton
Top Row Wins Santa Anita in Christmas Stakes
Top Row, a 4 year old colt owned by A. A. Baroni and ridden by George Wolf, won the mile Christmas Stakes at Santa Anita Park in arcadia. The victory set a track record and boosted Top Row toward a potential $100,000 handicap in February. Ariel Cross built the early lead as Born Happy set the pace before Top Row rallied to win by a neck.
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Robert Myers
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
Santa Anita Park
Orm
Arcadia Plant
A. A. Baroni
Ariel Cross
Marv
Toprow
Arlington
Baroni
J. S. Riley
Born Happy
H. C. Hatch
Top Row
Arie] Cross
Crofter
Alabama hunter killed in accidental Christmas Day dis charge
Woodrow Mitchell a 20 year old farmer was killed in an accidental deer hunting incident near Enterprise Alabama on Christmas Day. He died after being struck in the chest by a full charge from a companion's gun and died on arrival at a local hospital.
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Enterprise
Ala
Woodrow Mitchell
Mitchell
Woman Offfers Milk Fund Tickets Triggers Cow Trade
An energetic girl in Dodge City offers a farmer tickets to a New Year football game claiming proceeds go to a milk fund. The farmer replies he will give her a cow in exchange, highlighting the humorous barter over charity fundraising.
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Dodge City
Kas
Vaughan Sets NL Personal Records With 303 Bases In 1935
Floyd Arky Vaughan led the National League in bases, drawing 97 walks and totaling 303 bases on 192 hits in 499 at bats while posting a .385 average and .607 slugging. Joe Medwick and Ott followed with high marks, and Giants led by slugging at .416.
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Hugh
Fullerton
Associated Press
New York
Floyd
Arky) Vaughan
Vaughan
Joe Medwick
St. Louis
Giants
Wally Berger
Boston
Berger
Dolph Camilli
Phillies
Hack- Wilson
Nenesee Seon
Sports Mirror highlights past tennis and boxing events
Today recalls a 3 year gap when Harry S. Knox was nominated to lead the U S Lawn Tennis Association, succeeding Louis J. Carruthers. Five years back Midget Wolgast and Frankie Genaro battled to a 15 round draw in the flyweight title bout.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
Harry S. Knox
Chicago
Louis J. Carruthers
U. S. Lawn Tennis Association
Shawnee Jail Emptied as Arrests Fall Short of Fire Alarm
In Shawnee, no fire alarm was sounded as an arrest was reported. Three prisoners held for minor misdemeanors were released, leaving the jail empty for the first time in a decade.
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