Two Rookies Slated Tops in Spring Training Preview
New York January 31. Several veteran outfielders seek major league berths, but focus rests on rookies Johnny Groth and Hank Bauer. Groth, a Detroit Tigers freshman, led the International League in hits and runs last year with a .340 average and 97 RBIs, plus 30 homers. Bauer, joining the Yankees from Kansas City, hit .305 with 100 RBIs in 182 games.
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Gus Zernial
Gerry Scala
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Ken Wood
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Johnny Simmons
Washington
Neil Sheridan
Tom Wright
Time For Braille Watches Help Teach Reading
Time for braille reading begins with watches that have raised dots. Many watches are imported from Switzerland duty free and braille watches are given free to blind veterans while others pay cost through groups like the American Foundation for the Blind. Swiss designs show three raised dots at twelve and two at three six and nine.
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American Foundation
Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzle Notes
Daily puzzle page lists numerous crossword clues with numbers and partial answers covering various topics. It includes a cryptogram quote hint, an example deciphering method, and a sample quotation, ending with a King Features Syndicate credit.
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Masefield
King Features Syndicate. Inc
Wildcats After St. Louis Rivalry Shapes NCAA Talk
New York dispatch details top college hoops teams shaping post season, led by Kentucky and St. Louis, with St. Louis regarded as the national favorite and Wildcats seeking another shot at Easy Ed Macauley. It covers NCAA Trials hurdles, conference race twists, and notable upsets including Minnesota and Western Kentucky.
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Kentucky Wildcats
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Easy Ed Macauley and Company
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Bills
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Stillwater Crew
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Billikens
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Hamline
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Ohio
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Western Kentucky
Associated Press
Minnesota
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DePaul
Chicago
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Bandits Seize Night Deposits in Miami Beach Bank Heist
The Mercantile National Bank of Miami Beach was robbed of an estimated 60 000 to 70 000 in cash shortly after 8 a m. Two night tellers E L Jeter and J W Cameron were bound gagged and tied in the bank's night depository room by two armed gunmen who also disabled clerks and dumped them in a hole beneath the escalator. Cash receipts for the weekend deposits were stolen plus possible additional funds in checks according to cashier S W Curry.
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E. L. Jeter
J. W. Cameron
S. W. Curry
Curry
Danville WSCS Meets At Home Of Mrs. Owen
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Danville Methodist church met January 25 at 2 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Robert Owen with Mrs. Add Randolph presiding in the president’s absence. The gathering opened with There Is Power In The Blood, devotional led by Mrs. Robert Owen who cited Matthew 25 35 46, and prayers by Mrs. Arthur Lee. After a brief business session Mrs. Guy Smith presented a well
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
Danville Methodist Church
Robert Owen
Add Randolph
Arthur Lee
Guy. Smith
Meeting closes with prayer and refreshments
The gathering honored Mrs. Smith with help from Mrs. Burl Hardwick Mrs. Add Randolph and Mrs. Arthur Lee. The meeting ended with the Lord's Prayer and a dainty salad plate was served to all attendees.
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Smith
Burl Hardwick
Add Randolph
Arthur Lee
Law on Netting in Garth Slough Explained Here
Frequent requests to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge for netting information receive clarification from Assistant Manager Henry Grammer. The refuge has no special fishing restrictions, but state law bans use of any commercial fishing gear.
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Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Garth Slough
Henry Grammer
Chinese Vessels In Collision 24 Feared Lost Today
In the second collision in five days off the fog bound coast 370 miles south of Shanghai the Masbate a 742 ton coastal ship went down. The Masbate carried 47 Chinese crew plus a Portuguese captain. It collided with the steamer Hsianghsing and a report from Jeb Shun Shipping company of Hong Kong confirms the crew details.
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Shanghai
Masbate
Hsianghsing
Jeb Shun Shipping Company
Hong Kong
Snag lines described by Garth slough area backwater
The text defines Garth slough as the backwater along the South side of the river from Flint creek East to Cave Springs branch. It notes netting is legal in the nearby area.
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Flint Creek
Cave Springs Branch
Two Americans and Three Japanese Drown Off Tokyo
In Tokyo Bay a duck hunting party of five, including Miles W. Vaughn United Press Asia chief and Maj Thomas R Haddock Army dental corps, drowned when their sampan overturned in a squall. Vaughn and Haddock were recovered at U S Army 49th General Hospital. identification aided by Sharman Vaughn and Ernest Hoberrecht.
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Miles W. Vaughn
United Press
Asia
Thomas R. Haddock
Army Dental Corps
U. S. Army 49Th General Hospital
Tokyo Bay
Vaughn
Orient
Sharman Vaughn
Ernest Hoberecht
Japanese Recovered. Major Haddock Lived in Cape Girardeau
Japanese items were recovered and Major Haddock is noted as a resident of Cape Girardeau Missouri. The brief notes his connection to the city and confirms the recovery.
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Major Haddock
Cape Girardeau, Mo
End of War 1812 Naval Powers Laid Waste
Before war’s end in 1812 the British Navy, which started the conflict with many naval defeats, had sunk captured or blockaded every American frigate.
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