31 Dec 1941
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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1941
Page
1
A fragmentary recap highlights Red Grange era stars, including Alabama and Texas A and M, with mentions of Duke Oregon Missouri and Fordham. The piece notes strong performances, coaching legends, and post season shifts, plus a Sugar Bowl backdrop and player profiles amid a foggy game-by-game summary. The language preserves era tone while listing teams, players, and venues like New Orleans and Sugar Bowl context.
A quirky feature lists 1941 diplomat and defense figures with names to identify. Readers are challenged to pick correct ambassadors and officials from a long list, including Japan Britain Russia and U.S. appointees, with a note that answers appear on Page 3.
Atlanta based report notes an embarrassment as Georgia Orange Bowl band played Ramblin wreck while Texas Christian University band played The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You. This mix up highlights cross school songs and misfires in a Miami broadcast.
Garden City New York December 31 National all star football players gathered for the camp except Don Flatson Green Bay end and Marshall Goldberg Chicago Cardinal back. Hutson may arrive for the day’s workout but Goldberg remains in Chicago due to war work and may miss Sunday’s game with the Chicago Bears.
Hackensack New Jersey December scene notes boxing champion Joe Louis serving as an honorary deputy sheriff badge presented by Sheriff William A Browne. Packers board hires twenty locals to offer offseason jobs to players in Green Bay. Navajo word for motorcycle translates to son of an automobile.
New York night spots plan extravagant New Year festivities offering free shaves hangover cures and special services. Venues charge up to 20 per person with barber facilities milk wagons oysters and hangover stews to aid revelers. Some clubs offer milk tokens chauffeurs and playful resolutions to encourage safe celebrations.
Canadian province British Columbia stands alone in apricot cultivation producing 64,000 bushels during 1940. The fragment mentions a fjord and Inlet of the high banks, but lacks full context or clear focus.
West Texas State Buffaloes claim three spots on the all star team after winning the all-college tournament with Price Brookfield Charles Halbert and Frank Stockman as forwards and center. Oklahoma A and M earns one berth with Lonnie Egglesto joining Baylor’s Dwight Parks as guards. Parks breaks scoring records with 36 points in a game and tops the tourney with 9 points per game.
Rome dispatch reports King Mihai and Marshal Antonescu commending Romania’s army for its war effort in Russia. Antonescu urged a hard-fought 1942 and framed the conflict as a sacrifice for Christian Europe. The royal decree emphasized liberation of Bucovina and Bessarabia, while noting the foe remains beaten but not destroyed.
Report to the American Association for the Advancement of Science states river fish in the great plains taste via fins. Dr. George A. Moore of Oklahoma A M College presented the finding noting taste organs across the body, with the fin being the largest.
Missouri faces a strong running attack and versatile passing schemes as Fordham and Pittsburgh loom. Analysts note Pourot reliance on lesser chucker options and highlight Derold Jenkin at center, with Oregon State and Duke among teams shaping the Tigers’ strategy.
Manville suffers an ankle injury near Reno and will be moved to a hotel today for care and observation. The incident involved Manville and occurred in the Reno area, with authorities awaiting further medical updates.
The report notes Australia adopting daylight saving time ahead by one hour with major cities like Sydney Melbourne and Adelaide adjusting clocks. The change aligns with wartime style timers and affects daily schedules across the nation.
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