Fire costs huge toll at New York pier blaze
A 1,000 foot pier and its cargo were destroyed in a 1.5 million dollar fire that also damaged a freighter and burned two barges. Three hundred firefighters fought the blaze as four firemen fell overboard. the S S Rio Parana was towed burning into the East River while oil barrels exploded along the wooden pier.
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New York
Lower Eye
Mies
S. S. Rio
Parana
Rio Parana
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Understanding ruptured disks and spinal fusion treatment
A damaged disk presses nerves causing back and leg pain with sciatic symptoms. Conservative care with rest and bracing is advised before surgery, which may remove the disk and often fuse spine bones for better outcomes though results vary.
Purity Code Could Be Approved By NCAA This Week
The NCAA expects final approval for its revised Purity Code at the convention with enforcement details debated. Officials from Karl Leib and Tug Wilson outlined a plan for a large enforcement committee and possible penalties including ineligibility and non‑member contests. Strong opposition from Southeastern and Southern conferences focuses on subsidies and broader campus recruiting bans.
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Alumnia
NCAA
College Athletic Department
American Football Coaches Association
Karl Leib
University of Iowa
Kenneth L
Tug) Wilson
Leib
Curious dollar experiment and fashion nostalgia in 1940s notices
A small town anecdote traces a dollar bearing a note that returns after ten days showing it circulated through theaters, salaries, ice cream, and other purchases but never church. The piece lampoons old fashions and recalls 1946 life as 1948 looms, with witty archive-style vignettes on public taste and consumer habits.
Gilmer silent on report of signing with Redskins
Alabama star Harry Gilmer, a senior passer and versatile back, declined to confirm or deny reports he signed a pro contract with the Washington Redskins. He said announcements would come from the club and would include salary details if any. Reports in New York claimed a five year deal for eighty thousand dollars.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Harry Gilmer
Alabama
Washington Redskins
New York
Gilmer
National Conference Clauses Power to Enforce Rules
The article describes a national conference possessing real authority to enforce its rules and govern procedures. It emphasizes the scope of regulatory power and the potential impact on member organizations and participants.
DAILY CROSSWORD CLUES AND CRYPTOQUOTE PUZZLE
A collection of crossword hints for across and down clues with numbers and partial entries. Includes a cryptogram quotation FMRMLDEI XLACMQMLI SVLAXZ JZXX TSFFSJ LS XLRQMZEX and yesterday's cryptoquote remark about ill timed laughter among mortals being a dangerous evil menander.
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Menander
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Godfather Dilemma Learns Family Duties
HAL BOYLE notes godfathers lack guidance books as he describes his own experience being named godfather. He recalls meeting his godson who cried at his sight and reflects on the minimal formal obligations of a godfather beyond promising support if the father is unavailable. He visits monthly, still batting zero in paternity.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Santa Claus
America
Mama
Reno
Junior
Terry
Daddy
Popular godfather woes and a rebellious toddler
A narrator laments a 14 month old godson who sobs at sight of him and only greets with a grunt. He jokes about avoiding college for the boy and muses on the challenges of being a good godfather and making kids like him. He notes neighborhood kids share bubble gum and ponders fame in fatherhood.
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Terry
Deputy Sheriff Receives 1948 Nebraska License Plates
Deputy Sheriff Steve Warrick of Scotts Bluff County got his 1948 Nebraska auto license plates No 21 3333 yesterday the same as for years Inside the envelope a note read Hi Steve I m pretty sure you ll get this The message came from a state penitentiary prisoner arrested by Warrick last spring for breaking and entering sentenced to 12 to 15 months last June The prisoner had made the plates
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Dering
Nebr
Steve Warrick
Scottsbluff County
Nebraska
Steve
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Warrick
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Cate Junius
Louise Duke Brock
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Meyer
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Jonah
Kansas City Star
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East Moulton St
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E. Davis
Jones Coal Co
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Riverside Auditorium
Barter Theatre
Virginia
Alabama Drug and Caddell’s
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Decatur Jaycees
Gene Ahers
Daily Crossword
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Sererr
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Kennedy
Recapping CO
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