Buckeyes Swap Head Coach In Unprecedented Move
Ohio State announces a rare coaching swap as Paul O. Bixler becomes head coach and Carroll C. Widdoes moves to assistant role. Widdoes resigns as head coach after a 1944 season noted for a perfect regular season and a Big Ten title. The athletic board approves the three year contract and keeps Ernie Godfrey as assistant coach.
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Ohio State University
Paul O. Bixler
Carroll C. Widdoes
Bucks
Purdue
Michigan
Widdoes
Ohio State Athletic Board
Athletic Board
Bixter
Ernie Godfrey
Bixler
Ohio State
Paul E. Brown
Navy
Francis Schmidt
Brown
Ddoes
Paul Sarringhaus
Wyoming Cowboys Clash With LIU At Madison Square Garden
Wyoming, undefeated, travels to Madison Square Garden to face Long Island University in the second half of a Pennsylvania game doubleheader. About 18 000 expected to witness the event as Wyoming seeks its eighth straight win.
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New York
Wyoming
Madison Square Garden
Long Island University
Pennsylvania
St.Francis of Brooklyn
Beau Jack and Morris Reif prep for Madison Square Garden bout
Beau Jack former lightweight champion and Morris Reif Brooklyn welterweight completed training for their 10 round showdown at Madison Square Garden scheduled for tomorrow night. Beau Jack is listed as the heavy favorite.
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Beau Jack
Morris Reif
Brooklyn
Madison Square Garden
Beau
USC Stars Edge Dodgers in Manila Exhibition Affair
Frank McCormick connected for two homers to spark USC big leaguers to a 5 to 4 victory over the Base 30 Manila Dodgers. Bil Voiselle pitched for the All Stars with Kirby Higbe fanning 11 on eight hits for Base 30. Billy Conn heads to Arkansas for a training camp to slim down for his June heavyweight title bout with Joe Louis.
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Cincinnati Reds
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Manila Dodgers
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New York Giant
All- Stars
Kirby Higbe
Brooklyn Dodger
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Het- Sere Ark
Joe Louis
Missouri Governor Loses No. 1 Tag In Missouri
Jefferson City Mo Jan 3 For years the Missouri governor enjoyed license tag No 1 but faced stiff competition this year and lost it President Truman sent in his application for the number in his home state and was granted it by the secretary of state
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Missouri
Truman
Secretary of State
Rizzuto Feels Like Rookie as Yankees Spring Nears
St Petersburg Florida January reports Phil Rizzuto returning to the New York Yankees after a Navy hitch. He says he feels like a rookie and must win a job this year. He trained in Florida and will work with major leaguers including Hugh Mulcahy and Paul Derringer while awaiting spring training.
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Yankees
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Yanks
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Phillies
Paul Derringer
Cubs
Hall of Fame nominees announced by Baseball Writers
Twenty one former major league stars are nominated by the Baseball Writers Association of America for spots in the Hall of Fame. Final voting runs to January 19 with 202 members to choose five men needing 75 percent. Nominees include Bender Waddell Grove Hubbell Brown Dean Griffith Perinock McGinnity Walsh Dickny Cochrane Baker Chance Evers Frisch Gehringer Huggins Maranville Tinker Traynor. No outfielders were named.
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Baseball Writers’ Association of America
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Chief Bender
Rube Waddell
Lefty Grove
Carl Hubbell
Mordecai Brown
Dizzy Dean
Clark Griffith
Herb Perinock
Joe McGinnity
Ed Walsh
Bill Dickny
Mickey Cochrane
Frank Baker
Frank Chance
Lord Haw Haw Hanged On Treason Charges
London reports the execution of William Joyce known as Lord Haw Haw at Wandsworth prison for high treason. The 40-year-old American-born propagandist for Hitler was hanged after conviction by a British court on September 19. He died shortly after 9 am on the same scaffold used to hang John Amery previously.
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William Joyce
John Amery
Billy Chapman Promoted to Sergeant in World War II Army unit
Billy M. Chapman son of Mr and Mrs A W Chapman of Decatur has been promoted from private first class to sergeant in an infantry rifle company. The advancement comes from Yokohama Japan and places him with Maj Gen Paul J Mueller s 1st infantry Wildcat division in Aomori Prefecture Northern Honshu. Before the Army he was a junior draftsman with Whitman Requart Smith Eng of Huntsville Arsenal.
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Japan
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Huntsville Arsenal
Huntsville
Stars Worry About Oscar Contenders in Hollywood Report
Hollywood gossip notes Oscar nominations closed for 1945 as Bergman leads feminine contenders. She plans to travel to New York in February, else face questions about hoping for another award. Dina Shore leaves Victor label for Columbia, Glenn Langan rises at 20th Fox in Rex Morgan. Bob Hope warned to rest. five weeks in Palm Springs with radio duties and charity appearances.
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Columbia
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Chinese Theater
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Amber
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Publication Order in Chambers vs Odell Chambers
In Morgan County Alabama the court orders publication to serve Odell Chambers who is over 21 and whose address is unknown. He must plead to the complaint by January 13 1946 or the bill may be taken as confessed. Filed December 13 1945 by Marvin West Register.
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Odell. Chambers
Morgan County Court
Morgan County
Alabama
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Odell Chambers
Decatur Daily
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Estate of Carl F. Conley Deceased Letters of Administration Granted
Probate Court of Morgan County grants letters of administration on Carl F. Conley estate to John C. Conley on December 21 1945. Creditors must present claims within the legal period or be barred. Notice published January 3 10 17.
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T. C. Almon
Morgan County
Bulldogs in high spirits after Oil Bowl win
The University of Georgia Bulldogs, 20 to 6 victors over Tulsa in the Oil Bowl, head home in high spirits. Assistant Coach J B Whitworth calls it a big win while Wally Butts vacations in Mexico. Charlie Trippi praised as All America caliber by Ed Morris and Jesse Neely.
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University of Georgia Bulldogs
Tulsa
Athens
J. B. Whitworth
Bulldogs
Wally Butts
Houston
Morris
Jesse Neely
Rice University
Charlie Trippi
Commutation Sought for Luciano in Deportation Plan
Charles Lucky Luciano, once New York racketeer boss of prostitution networks, is set to receive a gubernatorial commutation today to permit deportation to Italy. Governor Dewey signed the case after Luciano’s attorney cited intelligence contributions to the Sicily invasion.
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N. Y
Charles “Lucky” Luciano
New York City
Dewey
Italy
Luciano
Manhattan
U. S. Army
Sicily
Alabama Faces 10 Percent Decline in 1946 Income Tax
Alabama tax collectors report a 10 percent drop in income tax receipts for 1946. J A Stephens chief of the income tax division said the decline was seen in Oct to Dec with receipts totaling 830 041 dollars, 1 16 percent below the same period last year.
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Alabama
J. A. Stephens
State Revenue Department
New York Bistro Tale Sparks Betty Hutton Comedy
A light entertainment feature centers on a New York bistro title with Betty Hutton and Barry Fitzgerald headlining. The film leans on charm and humor over plot, delivering lively performances and period mood.
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Betty Hutton
Barry Fitzgerald
Sergeant Clemons Returns Home After 27 Months Overseas
Staff Sergeant Gilbert E. Clemons of Decatur is returning from 27 months with the 32d Red Arrow Infantry Division. He served in New Guinea, the Netherlands East Indies and the Philippines, earning the Asiatic-Pacific Theater ribbon, Philippines Liberation ribbon, Good Conduct Medal and three battle stars.
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Louise Smith
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Cotton yields fall across the Atlanta district in 1945 decline
The Atlanta Federal Reserve reports a drop in per acre cotton yields from 1944, a 7 percent district production decline, and a 17 percent total drop, alongside rising unemployment and mixed textile and department store activity in six-state coverage. Unemployment peaks occur in Birmingham, Miami, Atlanta, Nashville, Chattanooga, and New Orleans.
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Sports Roundup: Dempsey Fox Arena Plans and Bowl Hype
Jack Dempsey pursues an arena on Fox property behind the Roxy in New York with possible TV and radio partners. Alabama upsets Southern Cal 34 14 in the Rose Bowl preview. Dixon and Brown trades loom in baseball talks. Yankees plan six left-handers in 1946 camp. Red Rolfe may return as coach. Gulfstream's Al Hudson 89 yard Orange Bowl run noted. Dodgers set record advance sales. Ben Johnson adds to boxing prospects.
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Durocher To Lead Dodgers In 1946 Season
Leo Durocher returns as Brooklyn manager and names his 1946 roster goals. He backs pennant bid under Branch Rickey, targets Howie Schultz Eddie Stevens Eddie Stanky Peewee Reese Coaky Lavagetto and a strong pitching corps led by Branca Head Gregg Lombardi Hatten with several players under consideration for return From Daytona Beach spring training on February 1 with Durocher arriving February 10 to join the squad.
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Rickey
Fiore
Durocher
Howie Schultz
Eddie Stevens
Eddie Stanky
Stan_ Rosen
Peewee Reese
Coaky Lavagetto
Ralph Branca
Ed Head
Hal Gregg
Lefty Vie Lombardi
Joe, Hatten
Rex Barney
Kirby Higbe
Rube Melton
Surplus Army Tires Offered to Veterans Nationwide
About 102,000 new truck tires declared surplus by the Army will be sold exclusively to U.S. veterans in a nationwide sale starting today. The tires will be distributed through regional consumer goods offices operated by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
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Atlanta
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Surplus Property Sale Expands to 11 Cities
The program lists 11 cities with Atlanta as headquarters for Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina and Tennessee. Veterans must be certified by the Smaller War Plants Corporation to buy. Tires use military mud and snow tread design with a 15 to 200 unit order. Additional items include steel scissors push brooms hunting knives and clay pigeons.
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Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
War Plants Corporation
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