York Traded to Red Sox in Detroit Tigers Swap
Hank Green the Tigers star slugger returns to the field for Detroit in 1946 while Rudy York departs to the Boston Red Sox in a straight swap for Eddie Lake. Greenberg will move to the outfield as York's Tigers tenure ends after nine seasons and Lake strengthens Detroit's infield for the coming defense of the AL title.
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Detroit
Hank Green
Detroit Tigers
Rudy York
Tiger
Greenberg
York
Boston Red Sox
Eddie Hake
Summer Greenberg
Tigers
Chicago Cubs
Lake
Red Sox
Steve O'Neill
O'Neill
Boston
Bobby Doerr
Johnny Pesky
Jockey Near Death After Santa Anita Spill
Georgia Woolf, a longtime figure at American tracks, lay near death in a Pasadena hospital from a brain injury after his mount Please Me stumbled at Santa Anita. The 36 year old jockey had not regained consciousness since the incident at the first turn yesterday afternoon. Please Me finished first in the race despite the fall, while Moneybags recorded a time of 1 39 for the mile.
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Pasadena
Calif
Georgia Woolf
Santa Anita
Woolf
Please Me
W. W. Naylor
Louis B. Mayer
Moneybags
White House Construction and Fire During War of 1812
Construction of the White House in Washington began in 1792. It was burned by the British in 1814, with reconstruction starting in 1815.
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White House
Washington
Mercury Up Over Nation Weather Warmth Spreads
The Associated Press reports a mass warm air influx from the Gulf raises temperatures across the nation. Above normal readings prevail from the central plains to the South with North Dakota as the coldest at 14 degrees in Williston. Readings include 72 in Dallas and 66 in San Antonio with many cities above freezing and light showers along the coast and in Virginia Kentucky and North Carolina.
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Associated Press
Gulf of Mexico
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
South
North Dakota
Mercury
Williston
Caribos
Kansas City
Texas
Louisiana
New Orleans
Dallas
San Antonito
Brownsvile
el Paso
Lakes
Alabama
Mississippi
Mobile
Montgomery
Birmingham
Virginia
North —Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pacific
California
Canadian
New York
Washington
Knoxville
Richmond
Raleigh
Savannah
Jackson Ville
Daytona Beach
Orlando
Miami
Tampa
Little Rock
Tulsa
Detroit
Des Moines
Omaha
Auburn to Resume Play Against Tech
Georgia Tech overruns idle period to face Auburn in Atlanta in a Southeastern Conference test. Coach Ralph Jordan plans four fresh men with sophomore Burgess at forward Ray Williams, Marvin Roberts at center, and guards Dick O Cain and Bob Seibert. Tigers beat Mississippi State twice this season and Georgia meets Auburn in Athens Saturday night.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Clemson
Auburn
Ralph Jordan
Georgia
University of Chattanooga
SNEEZERS ARE PUBLIC ENEMIES AND ENGAGEMENT ENDS
A collection of short items and quips includes a joke about sneezes spreading illness and an engagement called off after a fortune teller predicts marriage to a handsome man. Other fragments mention a minister and a cow, Charles M Schwab on choosing workers, and a Decatur mother tucking in her child with a penny bribe.
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Roberta
Jack
Charles M. Schwab
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew
Difficult Tennessee village and other oddly named places
A humorous historic note describes Tennessee villages such as Difficult and Defeated nearby Devil's Elbow and Angel Hill. A joke about a dentist and a patient follows, then a flood tale with Bill Fox on his roof and a neighbor with a boat. The piece ends with a quip about wives preferring to mend ways than socks and a line about Gloria.
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Tennessee
Defeated
Devil's Elbow
Angel Hill
Bill Fox
Bill
Sam
Raiders Back At Practice Ahead Of Austinville Tilt
Decatur senior high school basketball returns to practice after two weeks as coach H. L. Ogle prepares the Raiders for the January 11 game in Austinville. After a 45-30 win over Hartselle, Decatur had won three of four before Christmas.
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Decatur
H. L. “Shorty
Ogle
Raider
Austinville
Hartselle
Raiders
Trinity
Preville
Athens
Hartsele
Jimthy Johns
Carl Boley
Aubrey Free
Chalmers Riley
A. J. Coleman
John Braswell
Johns
Gene Ratliff
Charlie Jones
Charles Riley
Gene Lentz
Bobby Golden
Howard Wilks
Joe Brewer
Steard
Local families kept busy during holidays in Decatur area
Robert Broadway and Sam Clymore visited Decatur relatives including the G H Davidsons. Several service members returned home for holidays with families from Athens Tuscaloosa Ft McPherson and Germany. Various couples and relatives from Athens Decatur and nearby areas enjoyed festive meals and greetings.
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Robert Broadway
Decatur
G. H. Davidson
P. C. Goforth
Sam Clymore
Athens 1
Fred Dawson
Allen
Sidney McMunn
Tuscaloosa
Pfc
Raymond Clew
Ft. McPherson
Clew
James Nye
Detroit
James Henry Nye
Germany
Wendell Moore
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Horace Deadmond
California
Ova Johnson
Texas
Ray Peevers
Lewis Allen
Athens College
Corp. P
Bragg
P. C. Goforth Sr
Arthur
Bowers
Alvin ‘A. Bowers
Ruth
Elsie Bowers
Bill Etrod
O. Z. Bowers
Raymond
Freddie J. Bowers
Watson Miller
Louise
Edna Tucker
Athens
C. L. Ticker
Ryan Team Meets Ingalls Tonight
Ryan high school teams travel to Moulton Heights for district county showdowns. The junior squads play at 7 with Ryan’s seniors facing Ingalls at 8. Ingalls is undefeated in four games, having beaten Alabama State Teachers College at Florence.
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Decatur
Ryan
Austinville
Moulton Heights
Moulton Height
Ingalls
Alabama State Teachers College
Florence
Pleasing Everyone Proves Elusive Says Gloria and Gladys
Dialog shows Gladys pressing about marriage and Gloria admitting she has not pleased anyone. Gloria contemplates why she remains single, joking that no man can be both wise and angry at once.
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Gladys
Gloria
Cotaco Wins a Doublebill at Hartselle
Cotaco high school's basketball teams swept Hartselle, seniors winning 28-27 and juniors taking 13-11 in overtime. Joe Norwood led Hartselle with 16, while Cotaco's Myers had 13. Junior game ended 10-10 before overtime.
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Cotaco High
Hartselle
Cotaco
Joe Norwood
Myers
Dorce Tialbrooks
J. Turney
Australia favored to win Davis Cup and other sports notes
A postwar tennis forecast credits Australia with likely Davis Cup dominance led by Bromwich Quist and rising stars, while Jack Beau Jack is a heavy favorite in boxing at Madison Square Garden. The piece also notes a July 20 baseball school with Feller, Dean, and Chandler, Syracuse coaching speculation for Biggie Munn, and MacArthur being named honorary M Club at Monmouth College.
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New York
Australia
U. S
Jack Bromwich
Adrian Quist
Denny Pail
Melbourne
Bromwich
Quist
Merion
Bobby Riggs
Jan
Beau Jack
Morris Reif
Madison Square Garden
Jack
Augusta
Willie Joyce
Reif
Pro Grid Talks Heat Up In New York Stadium Battle
In New York the NFL’s fiercest clash looms as Tim Mara’s Giants and Dan Topping’s Yankees clash for star power. Frank Filchock departs Washington for a Giants deal while other clubs eye top players to boost gate and gridiron power ahead of next season.
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Sid Feder
Hugh Fullerton
New York
National Football League
Tim Mara
Giants
Dan Topping
Frank Filchock
Redskins
Filchock
Washington
Tis
Frank B. Ward
Youngstown
National Pro Grid League
Yanks
Chicago Bears
Johnny Beasley
Joe Woods
Texas
Sugar world production in 1850 hits 1.5 million tons
In 1850 the global sugar output stood at about 1.5 million tons, reflecting early industrial scale in sugar cultivation and processing across major producing regions.
BAMA TO GET BIG WELCOME
University of Alabama and Tuscaloosa residents plan a pre dawn welcome for the Rose Bowl football team. The main group arrives at 5 10 A M, joined by the million dollar band and Chamber of Commerce leaders. The team will go to the university gym after ceremonies.
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Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
Chamber of Commerce
University
Pasadena
Hank Crisp
Frank Thomas
Jellyfish Delivers Stunning Electrical Shock
A jellyfish, consisting of about 99 percent water, delivers a potent electric shock to its prey as it hunts, aided by carnivorous feeding habits.
Waterfield Named NFL Most Valuable Player
Rookie Bob Waterfield of the Cleveland Rams was named the NFL MVP for last season with 65 of 85 possible points in a 17-voter panel. Second was Steve Van Buren, with 27 points, as Hutson and Baugh followed in voting. Waterfield led Rams to a 15 14 championship win over Washington last month after signing a three year Ram contract at about 20000 annually.
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Chicago
Bob Waterfield
Cleveland Rams
Waterfield
Steve van Buren
Philadelphia
Don Hutson
Green Bay
Sammy Baugh
Washington
Steve Bagarus
Riley Matheson
Cleveland
Parker Hall
Frank Sinkwich
Detroit Lions
Sid Luckman
Chicago Bears
Hutson
Ace Parker
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Mel Hein
New York
Giants
Rams
Ram
Austinville Teams Prep for Weekend Basketball Openers
Austinville basketeers prepare for two engagements this weekend. Tonight the senior and junior boys visit Trinity for a 7 p m game. Trinity’s seniors have one loss this season, to Falkville by one point. Saturday Morgan County High School of Hartselle visits for a 7 p m game.
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Austinville
Trinity
Falkville
Morgan County High School
Hartselle
Sunlight as Source of Color Heat and Light
A concise reflection on sunlight being the fundamental source of color and warmth, highlighting its role as the driver of heat and illumination in nature.
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South Pacific
Monmouth Colege
M Club
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University of Miami
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Frank Wickhorst
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Iron Mike
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