Temple coach Les Cranfill takes up dance teaching
Temple Texas March 14 coach Les Cranfill a famed football mentor weighs a new role as a dance instructor at Temple High School next fall He plans a rhythm heavy training method. insists dancing builds athlete timing and football success Half his squad already joining lessons amid skepticism from some fans about counting wins by rhythm over grit
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Temple
Tex
Les Cranfill
Texas
Les
Temple High School
Cranfill
Cranfit
Daily Crossword 23 Clues and Answers
A list of crossword clues with across and down numbers including entries such as Land measure and Persian coin. Includes solved and unsolved items with references to be filled in across a standard puzzle grid.
Mathewson Jr. back in air corps as records expert
Christy Mathewson Jr., son of the baseball great, returns to the air corps in a nonpilot role. A crash in China cost him a leg, but he remains capable of flying. for now he works as an aeronautical specialist recording data for a joint aircraft committee.
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Washington
Christy Mathewson, Jr
Air Corps
China
Japan
Army
Navy
Husky
Record house in Prospect draw heavy crowd in Birmingham
Tuesday night’s fight between the Birmingham Club and a local club drew a larger audience as a mixed team from the Magic City faced a prior bout’s contenders. Campbell worked a swift knockout, while Alexander remained unbooked, with plans for an opponent against Courtland but Campbell’s win boosted the show’s appeal.
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Birmingham
Golden
Magic City
Decatur Boys Club
Lexander
Sons of Alabama
Wil Campbell
North Alabama
Alexander
Courtland
Camp
Campbell
Exhibition Results At New Braunfels and St Petersburg
Associated Press notes yesterday results from exhibition games. In New Braunfels team matchups included Min AA versus Boston G avana Cuba Brooklyn All-Stars and Mt Bt Petersburg St Louis vs Boston. In Mt Bt Petersburg Florida St. Louis Boston and New York versus San Bernardino Philadelphia Pittsburgh are listed.
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Associated Press
New Braunfels
Tex
Boston
Avana
Cuba
Brooklyn
Petersburg
Fla
St. Louis
Mton
New York
San Bernardino
Cal
Philana
Pittsburgh
Boy in chute rescues by firemen after attic scare
St Paul report says William Sutmar, age unknown, climbed into a chute. His mother heard his yells and found him there. Firemen pulled him free. He asked to be let out and said he wants no more of the chute.
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ST. Paul
William Sutmar
Local Classified Fragments Hint at Common Wants
Scattered text suggests listings for warmth, land, and city property. The fragmentary note hints at routine want ads or real estate items, but lacks complete details or clear entities to identify.
Tigers Eye McNair for Shortstop Role in Spring
In Lakeland Del Baker appears to favor Eric McNair as Detroit Tigers regular shortstop despite an ankle injury. Dick Bartell and Frank Croucher remain contenders for the job as spring practice continues. In Miami Babe Young leads the Giants with a .444 average while Bump Hadley from the YankeesIZED rotation has allowed only one run in six innings.
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Lakeland
Fla
del Baker
Eric McNair
Detroit Tigers
McNair
Dick Bartell
Frank Croucher
Miami
Fila
New York Giants
Babe Young
Bump Hadley
Yanka
Browns and Bees prep for San Antonio exhibition
In Monterey the St. Louis Browns group of 22 trains ahead for an exhibition series with the Boston Bees, leaving a dozen players in San Antonio while heavy hitters join the main squad. In Florida the Indians scout Clearwater as spring site with Roger Peckinpaugh and CG Slapnicka viewing facilities as Adkins Reisensstat and Howell ready to pitch today against Kansas City. Cubs break camp at Avalon to start their schedule.
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Monterey
Mexico
Old Mexico
Fred Haney
St. Louis Browns
Boston Bees
San Antonio
Fort Myers
Fla
Cleveland Indians
Clearwater
Roger Peckinpaugh
CG. C. Slapnicka
Dewey Adkins
Tribe
Dixie Howell
Harry Reisenstat
Kansas City
Denny Myers Named Boston College Head Coach
Newton Mass March 14 Apparently BC will sign Dennis E Denny Myers as head football coach for two years to succeed Frank Leahy Myers 35 born Algoma Wisconsin led Brown and Yale line units and played guard tackle at University of Town 1927 29 He was a linesman in college and near Leahy in background as BC considers candidates from a pool of about 60 applicants
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John P. Curley
Myers
Ted Galligan
Leahy
Algoma
University of Town
Alabama to Add 12 Patrolmen for Defense Boom
Montgomery announces an increase of 12 highway patrol officers to 122 to handle heavy traffic from new defense industries and expanded military posts across the state.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Veteran Charley Root to start three in opening exhibition
Catalina Island hosts a baseball setup as Charley Root eyes a weekly starting role with the Philadelphia Athletics. He will work the first three innings against the A's in the 30 game tour kickoff.
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Catalina Island
Philadelphia Athletics
Los Angeles
Charley Root
Ted Lyons
White Sox
A's
Denny Myers Named Football Coach at Brown
Eddie brietz reports Brown names Denny Myers as football coach after his Brown term ended March 1. Rector tells graduate board to avoid coaches under contract elsewhere. DiMaggio says he will be a proud father in October and the Yankees may offer a bonus for the young talent.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Special News Service
Eostorn College
Denny Myers
Brown
Rector
Joe DiMaggio
Pop
Yanks
Nagurski Beats Steele for 27th Championship Title
In front of about 8000 fans at Madison Square Garden, Bronko Nagurski defeated Ray Steele in a long wrestling match for the title No 27 C. The Morning Tribune called the bout a shooting match from start to finish, pleasing the crowd.
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Minneapolis
Madison Square Garden
Bronko Nagurski
Ray Steele
Morning Tribune
Pete Smith Joins Marquette Staff as Stidham Assistant
Co eds react as Pete Smith arrives at Marquette to serve under Coach Tom Stidham. The report notes a quirky personal aside and mentions a 75 outlay for something, while George Case of Washington is to receive the John D Plant cup for 1941 tonight for athletic excellence at the Peddie School last year.
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Pete Smith
Gary Cooper
Marquette
Tom Stidham
Hirch
Pete
Dick Cullum
Minneapolis Times
George Case
Washington
John D. Plant
Peddie School
Doc Prothro Plans Ten Pitchers for Phillies
Henry Vance Birmingham notes Doc Prothro intends to keep ten pitchers this year, eight more than the Phillies usually carry. He argues the team cannot afford to stock many players or banks would stop lending.
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Henry Vance
Birmingham Age- Herald
Doc Prothro
Phillies
Boxers Train as Bronx Rounds Open at Garden
Four stars to Stan Ank for a piece on Hank Greenberg using brain and brawn. Tom Akers of the San Francisco Tribune Sun laments a poor hunch at Santa Anita. Pete Sarron brings a Camp Blanding team to the Golden Gloves, sad that none won.
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Frank Thomas
Alabama
Steve Belloise
Tomi Mauriello
Garden
Bronx
Stan Ank
Hank Greenberg
Tom Akers
San Francisco Tribune-Sun
Santa Anita
Bay View
Conn Tops News Week Best Dressed Athlete List
The magazine News Week ranks Billy Conn as the best dressed athlete in the country. Len Jenkins barely makes the top ten, placed seventh. Max Baer is second and Joe DiMaggio third.
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News Week
Billy Conn
Len. Jenkins
P. S
Max Baer
Joe DiMaggio
Leahy Reigns Again In Notre Dame Gymnasium
Frank Leahy, famed coach, returns to the Notre Dame gym where he once cleaned floors to fund his education and now leads in a success story of college football legacy.
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Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Want Ads Prove Easy to Use and Read
Local classifieds highlight simple, accessible Want Ads designed for quick understanding. Readers can spot opportunities fast and act on listings with clear wording and user friendly format.
Six Yellow Roses as Daily Reminders of Home Ideals
A home decor piece presents six yellow roses symbolizing Love Romance Faith Hope Peace Prosperity. The flowers inspire noble living and renewed resolve, urging families to use beauty as daily reminders of higher aims and personal renewal. It ends with a light exchange about pessimism and humor.
Nervousness and jokes ripple through Mitchell family scene
A dialogue features a nervous remark about a weaponless tribe, a bird metaphor, and a clinging wife who clings to money. The fat man’s wife jokes by wiring a button. Junior answers a riddle about the Mitchell family counting mother father and baby, with two and one to carry.
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Junior
Mitchell
Fragmentary courtroom and classroom exchanges
Dialogue fragments show a defendant pleading in court about forgery and a judge clarifying no accusation of writing his own name. A teacher asks Mary for a food preservation method in a classroom after a lesson.
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Mary
Decatur man slips from water wagon and breaks a resolution
Fragmentary dialogue pieces show a Decatur man described as having fallen from the water wagon and broken his resolution. Other lines mention Mary and a teacher asking for names and a note about a missing baby, a picked pocket, and a carrier boy as a friend.
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Decatur
Snowy March Forecast for Ruby Colorado
Ruby residents brace for heavy late winter snowfall with 104 inches in March and 52 inches in April at 9 850 feet elevation. Weather bureau figures show 29 inches in May and continue to shape local spring plans.
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Ruby
Colo
Weather Bureau
Falkville Band Plans Public Sunday Concert
The Falkville school band organized in September will debut Sunday at 2 30 PM in the school auditorium. Director B F Brea leads, with soloist Mrs Perry Orr and the glee club under Mrs Gladys Greer and C P Thomas. Chorus directed by Mrs Wade Veat with Mrs Neta Patterson and Mrs Skee Holder. Superintendent Quinn will speak and a tea and reception for band members and visitors follows. The event is expected to draw a large audience.
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Falkville
B. F. Brea
Perry Orr
Glee Club
Gladys Greer
C. P. Thomas
Grammar School
Wade Veat
Neta Patterson
Skee Holder
Quinn
Mims to Face Preliminary Hearing on Forgery Claims
Thomas A. Mims, former Draper prison bookkeeper in Wetumpka Alabama, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing today on forgery charges. The State Department of Corrections and Institutions alleges discrepancies in prison financial records.
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Wetumpea
Ala
Thomas A. Mims
Draper
State Department of Corrections and Institutions
Springs Near Snowdrift
The note places Springs close to the upcoming snowdrift in June. It mentions timing and proximity without additional context or names.
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Springs
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