Jarrin John Bh Demands 25 Grand Pro Football
In a noisy week for football talk, Jarrin John Bh is said to push for a 25 thousand dollar pro football deal. New Orleans fans reportedly down 4 points as college roots stir elsewhere. Dallas scalpers offer 25 dollar seats to the Bowl, with pasteboards not exceeding four dollars. Rumor centers on Ohio State athletic director L. W. Sr. visiting New York to meet Wes Fesler, Earl Blaik, and Dr. Mal Stevens as contracts shift at Wesleyan and Army and New York University.
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ORK
R. You
Jarrin’ John
UCH
L. W. Sr
Ohio State
New York
Wes Fesler
Earl Bialik
Mal Stevens
Fesler
Wesleyan
Blaik
Dartmouth
Army
Dr. Stevens
New York U
Sugar Bowl
John Munski
Columbia
New Orleans
Walter Mehr
Madison
Wisconsin
Munski
Chuck Fenske
Rumor mill links Schmidt to Detroit pros and Ohio State ties
Rumors swirl about Francis Schmidt possibly joining the Detroit professionals as Bill Edwards places Western reserves in the Sun Bowl. Marquette and Southern coaches emerge as potential signings with Eastern schools after holidays. Ohio State remains a candidate, while Frank’s name surfaces amid speculation.
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F. B
Francis Schmidt
Detroit
Bill Edwards
Marquette
Frank
Ohio
Madison Square Garden hosts first wrestling show with editor praise
Mixson Denton of the Cincinnati Times Star and Col Elmer Salter of a college press agency drew extra space for coverage in 1940. They helped promote the Madison Square Garden debut wrestling show with their energetic praise and collaboration.
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Mixson Denton
Cincinnati Times-Star
Col
Elmer Salter
Madison Square Garden
Unclear sports items from Des Moines Register note
Fragmented sports notes mention Call versus Georgia Tech and a heart attack in Des Moines Register sports section. Mentions Sammy Snead as Virginian and West Virginian, Odin, and bartender Lee Grissom. details unclear and names misattributed.
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Georgia Tech
Des Moingé
Taylor
Alis High School
Odin
Sammy Snead
Brooklyn
Lee Grissom
Lee
Bowling pin life spans and New Year cheer in Billings Gazette
Gordon Spear notes bowling pins endure about 10 000 knockdowns though they know when to quit The piece ends with a toast to readers wishing a grand New Year and beer celebration in Billings Montana.
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Gordon Spear
Billings
Mont
Social Security Board Reports 53 Million With Accounts
J Altmeyer says in annual report that more than 53,000,000 men and women in industry and commerce now have social security accounts. The board approved about 1,000 benefit claims daily for retirees and their dependents of workers who died.
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Moe
J. Altmeyer
Social Security Board
Returned Here to Face Charge in Knife Slashing Case
Dave Lewis, extradited from Lawrence Tangnty, is returned to face a charge of gasault with intent to murder after allegedly slashing John A. with a knife two weeks ago in the community. Sheriff Web hby and Deputy Candler Lewis handled the extradition.
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Dave Lewis
Gasault
Lawrence Tangnty
Webhby
Candler Lewis
John A
VOLS AND EAGLES PREP FOR SUGAR BOWL SHOWDOWN
In New Orleans both Tennessee Vols under Bob Neyland and Boston College Eagles led by Frank Leahy held final workouts at Bay St. Louis and Edgewater Park respectively before tomorrow’s Sugar Bowl. Goudréault’s return from knee trouble boosts both teams as the city brims with bowl fever and fan anticipation.
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Whitney Martin
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Frank Leahy
Beston College Eagles
Edgewater Park
Bob Neyland
Tennessee Vols
Neyland
Leahy
Gene Goudréault
Boston
Eagles
Vols
Five lynchings reported in the region in 1940
Tuskegee Institute today released a report by president Dr. F D Patterson confirming five lynchings occurred in 1940. One victim was white and four were Black. two took place in Alabama, two in Georgia, and one in Tennessee.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Tuskegee Institute
F. D Patterson
Institute
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky Falls to Indiana in Sugar Bowl Upset
Kentucky lost 48 to 45 to Indiana in a Sugar Bowl basketball game as Indiana dominated the court. The report also notes Bobby Riggs winning Sugar Bowl tennis with a decisive 6 2, 7 5, 6 0 victory over Gardnar Mulloy, making him the first to win the Sugar Bowl tennis title twice, with previous triumphs in 1937.
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New Orleans
University of Kentucky
Indiana
Bobby Riggs
Jinx
Gardnar Mulloy
Coral Gables
Fla
Mulloy
Texas Dog In High Favor In Southern Quail Championships
Albany Ga Dec 31 Texas Ranger a large pointer owned by D B McDaniel Houston Tex led rivals in the Southern Amateur Field Trial Club quail championships with five coveys in the initial heat. Jack Harper handles Ranger as 16 top dogs compete for 1500 prize money and a 1000 top stake.
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Albany
Texas Ranger
D. B. McDaniel
Houston
Tex
Jack Harper
Southern Amateur Field Trial Club
Ranger
Bobbitt
Peckess Pride
Lous Bobbitt
Winston-Salem
N. C
Pride
Surracho
Pointer
Frank Miller
Brandford
Hillbright Susannah
M. G. Dudley
Greenville
5. C
Lady Noring
A. D. Noe, Jr
Jackson
Tenn
Amazon
H. E. McGonigal
Kokomo
Ind
Jingo Joe
G. M. Livingston
New York
Young
Billie
H. J. Yoakum
Texie
W. Eumphrey
Troy Man Dies
W Bibb Folmer Sr a retired Alabama business leader died early today at his son's home after several years of ill health in Troy Alabama.
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Troy
Ala
W. Bibb Folmer
Alabama
State Faces Point Jinx in Orange Bowl Talk
Florida report recalls Mississippi State fears of close losses in Orange Bowl history. Coach Allyn McKeen notes past one point defeats by Duquesne in 1937 and Catholic University in 1938, hoping to avoid a similar setback and prove Orange Bowl can favor Mississippi State.
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Larry Rollins
Fla
Mississippi State
Georgetown
Allyn McKeen
The
Maroons
Mississippi
McKeen
Duquesne
Ralph Sasse
Boyd Brumbaugh
Ernest Hefferle
Brumbaugh
Hefferle
Ned Peters
Catholic University
University of Mississippi
Progress on wartime munitions plants and bases
The article notes bases in Newfoundland and Atlantic offshore sites surveyed or under construction as war demands grow. It cites selective service operational, broad defense spending of 17.6 billion, and aims to boost aircraft, tanks, artillery, and ships production by fall, with Roosevelt’s production office forecasting 1,500 planes monthly by late summer and 50,000 yearly later. It also mentions Packard and Ford auto plants converting to aircraft motors and new powder plants coming online. Nick Carter on Oneonta oversees a Southern Golden Gloves program, Alabama team prevailing last year at Nashville.
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Atlantic
Britain
Newfoundland
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
France
United States
Roosevelt
Office of Production Management
Packard
Ford
Washington
North Carolina
Dates Set On Eliminations For Golden Gloves Meet
Birmingham Alabama December 31 reports show elimination tournaments set across Alabama leading to statewide finals February 5 to 7 Col Karl Landgrebe heads the effort with Camp Blanding Fort McClellan units expected to enter and college scrappers now eligible after Southeastern Conference intercollegiate boxing suspension. Local organizers names include Petey Sarron Goodyear club administrator J T Aldridge and Northwest Alabama head McNees. entries anticipated from Anniston and Decatur area plus Pensacola and West Alabama venues under planning.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Karl Landgrebe
Camp Blanding
Fla
Fort McClellan
Georgia
Florida
Oneonta
Florence
Gadsden
Mobdile
South Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Petey Sarron
Charles FE. Dunn
New York
J. T. Aldridge
Goodyear Athletic Club
Anniston
Hoke’s Bluff
Glencoe
Southside
Atlanta
Pensacola
Mobile
McNees
Decatur Boys’ Club
M. E. Edwards
Mitt
Bowl Dope: New Year’s Day College Classics Lineup
AP lists major bowls with competing teams start times and conditions. Rose Bowl Pasadena Stanford versus Nebraska at 5:15 p.m. 90,000. Sugar Bowl New Orleans Tennessee against Boston College at 2:15 p.m. 73,000. Cotton Bowl Dallas Texas Aggies against Fordham at 2:15 p.m. 45,500. Orange Bowl Miami Mississippi State versus Georgetown at 2 p.m. partly cloudy. All-Stars San Francisco East versus West at 5 p.m. 62,000. Sun Bowl El Paso Temple Ariz Teachers versus Western Reserve at 4 p.m. 15,000. Pineapple Bowl Honolulu Fresno State at fair 22,000.
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Associated Press
Pasadena
Calif
Stanford
Nebraska
Fair
Robert Myers
Russell Newland
New Orleans
Tennessee
Boston College
Cloudy
Whitney Martin
Mortimer Kreeger
Dallas
Tex
Texas Aggies
Fordham
Felix McKnight
Miami
Fla
Mississippi State
Georgetown
Larry Rollins
San Francisco
Richard Cushing
el Paso
Temple Ariz
Gas Warfare Fears and Civilian Preparedness Across Nations
The article reviews the history of gas as a weapon since 1915, noting 800000 WWI casualties mainly among troops. It discusses potential civilian impact, British vulnerability, and how gas could cripple airfields and industry, warning it might be used as a last resort or to stun the enemy before final victory.
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England
Germany
Berlin
Munich
Britain
Rose Foes In Light Work Before Rose Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers and Stanford Indians held light drills in Pasadena as they prepare for the Rose Bowl. Coaches Jones and Shaughnessy display visible nerves while odds favor a toss up. Stanford’s Milt Vacnich apparently injured a knee and may miss the game.
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Pasadena
Calif
Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Stanford
Indians
Lawrence “Biff” Jones
Nabob
Clark Daniel Shaughnessy
Milt Vucinich
Capitol to Close Capitol for New Year Holiday
Montgomery Alabama reports that the state capitol will be closed tomorrow for the New Year holiday, with offices observing the annual observance and related closures noted.
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Capitol
Montgomery
Ala
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