New Orleans Swaps Rush as Sugar Bowl Ties Tickets to Goods
Amid New Year rush for the Sugar Bowl, buyers and sellers trade tickets for radios, tires, rooms, and even uranium lessons in a booming barter market. Hotels are booked weeks ahead, with thousands of visitors sleeping in Pullman cars and private homes, while officials warn against cash scalping of football tickets.
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Georgia
North Carolina
New Orleans
New York
McComb
Miss
Sugar Bowl
Honey Used by Bakers for Flavor and Preservation
Bakers and confectioners use honey as a sweetening agent because it adds flavor and helps preserve food items.
Trippi Tops Bowl Backs as Sugar and Oil Bowl Power
Georgia star Trippi headlines season statistics with 1366 yards in total offense and 744 rushing, 622 passing as he leads top bowl players. Justice as leading kickoff rusher, Wedemeyer strong on punt returns, and Blomquist tops receiving with 403 yards on 26 catches.
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Charlie
Trippi
Justice
National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
Georgia
Bulldogs
North Carolina
New Orleans
Herman Wedemeyer
St. Mary’s
Georgia Tech
Houston
Texas
Wedemeyer
John Rauch
Y. A. Tittle
Louisiana State
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Joe Golding
North Carolina State
Howard
Golf clubs curb juvenile delinquency says Corcoran
George Corcoran, president of the Carolina section of the PGA, argues caddying offers healthful profitable work. He cites club facilities, caddy masters, and school coaching as benefits plus scholarships from the Evans fund aiding nearly 100 Chicago boys. Other notes include Charley Trippi’s coaching offer at Georgia and possible Southern Association leadership changes.
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New York
George Corcoran
Corcoran
Carolina
George
Chicago
Charley Trippi
Georgia
Biff Jones
Biff
West Point Ye
Notice to Unknown Heirs in Palmer Estate Cross Bill
In Morgan County Court Alabama a cross bill against unknown heirs of Andrew Palmer is published by order of the Register. Unknown heirs must plead answer or demur to the cross bill by January 8 1947 or the cross bill may be confessed. Publication runs four weeks in the Decatur Daily starting December 9 1946.
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Sallie Robinson
Roy
Wyatt
Andrew Palmer
Morgan County Court
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Register
Decatur Daily
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Proclamation by Alabama Director of Conservation issued
Ben C. Morgan Director of Conservation proclaims that act No 464 of 1943 becomes effective twelve days after first publication. The proclamation invokes authority under Alabama law and sets the effective date for the provisions.
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Legislature of
Alabama
Ben C. Morgan
Former Washington and Jefferson stars reunite for Rose Bowl anniversary
Pasadena observers recall the 1922 Rose Bowl when Washington and Jefferson battled California to a scoreless tie. Seven 1921 22 team leaders, including Russell Stein Charles West Harold Ericksen and Brick Muller, gather to swap tales of the mud drenched field and the famed end’s pivotal day.
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Bears
Wonder
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Niles
Ohio
al Crook
Wheeling
West Va
Ray Neal
Greencastle
Ind
Ralph Vince
Cleveland
Charles West
Alexandria
Wayne Brenkert
Detroit
Harold Ericksen
Minneapolis
Vince
California
Brick Muller
Herb Kopf
Kopf
Muller
Charley West
Berkeley
St Mary's Greeted by Cold Weather in Oil Bowl Prep
Georgia Tech and St Marys of California faced a Texas blue norther in Houston as they prepared for the New Year’s Day Oil Bowl. Temperatures dropped below freezing with a 38 mph wind. both coaches said only signal work would be done, limiting contact practice for the underdog Gaels.
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Tex
Georgia Tech
St. Mary's
California
Texas
Jim Phelan
Bobby Dodd
Yellow Jackets
Overcoat stolen from library stack in Sherlock Holmes fan scene
Eugene M. Moore, a building contractor and detective-story fan, sat in the public library to reread Sherlock Holmes. Ten minutes later his overcoat was gone from a stack of books and no clue remained visible.
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Eugene M. Moore
Public Library
Visibe
Proclamation Proclaims Morgan County Forest Fire Protection
The Division of Forestry of the Alabama Department of Conservation proclaims all Morgan County lands under organized forest fire protection. A copy will be published weekly for two weeks, and protection begins eleven days after first publication. Signed December 14 1946 in Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Wildcats Aggies Clash In High Stakes College Tilt
Kentucky seeks a 23rd straight win as Hank Iba rebuilds Texas A&M into a formidable foe. Aggies ride six straight victories after a late-season surge, aiming to derail the undefeated Wildcats in a marquee NCAA clash.
Southern Rebels Clinch Blue Gray Victory by 5-3 Margin
In Montgomery on December 30 1946 the Southern Rebels defeated the Northern team 20 to 13 in the Blue Gray Classic before 22 500 fans. Alabama star Harry Gilmer led the South with a 41 yard fourth quarter scoring pass to Duke’s Kelly Mote and a third quarter interception set up another score. Shorty McWilliams of Mississippi State scored both South touchdowns on runs. Northern scores came on a 24 yard Falcone to Sullivan pass and a late-quarter Falcone to Walters touchdown.
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Harry Gilmer
Mississippi State
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Duke
Kelly Mote
McWilliams
Penn
Carmen Falcone
Bill Sullivan
Villanova
Falcone
Robert Walters
Penn State
Cold Weather Break for Oklahoma Team
In Jacksonville on the eve of the Gator Bowl Oklahoma coach Jim Tatum welcomed a cold front as a boost for his Huskers while North Carolina State’s Beattie Feathers said the warm spell was fine. Temperatures had risen into the high seventies and eighties during practice, and the cooler air was seen as helping Oklahoma’s big line against the Wolfpack.
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Jim Tatum
Florida
Tatum
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U S Victory Is Complete In Davis Cup Final
The United States swept Australia 5-0 in the challenge round at Kooyong as Jack Kramer defeated John Bromwich 8-6 6-4 6-4 and Gardnar Mulloy beat Dinny Pails 6-3 6-3 6-4. Sir Norman Brookes praised the American team for its dominance. A crowd of 13,000 cheered the clinching victories.
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Rice and Tennessee Taper for Orange Bowl Showdown
Rice Owls and Tennessee Volunteers began tapering off in Miami ahead of the Orange Bowl. Coach Jess Neely’s squad practiced at Flamingo Field while Bob Neyland’s Vols held defense drills in warm sunshine. Both teams appeared near peak readiness as supporters arrived by train, plane, and car.
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Tennessee
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LSU Poised for Cotton Bowl Win Says Barnhill
In Dallas LSU moves toward the Cotton Bowl with 49 players. Arkansas coach John Barnhill, set to oppose LSU, says the Tigers are the better club but he'll still bring a strong challenge. LSU trains at Dallas High School Stadium as Arkansas finishes in Waco.
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John Barnhill
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