Weather complicates SEC finale with rain pausing practices
Rain disrupted SEC prep as Georgia Tech postponed night workouts and several teams moved indoors. Tennessee, LSU, Mississippi State, and Alabama faced practice interruptions while Georgia and Alabama dealt with injuries and lineup changes ahead of weekend games. The gloom deepens as Florida and Auburn seek their first conference win in Gainesville. LSU meets Tulane and Kentucky stalls with Mississippis not on the slate.
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Theatre amusements today and tomorrow schedule
The listing shows multiple film titles and stars across days from today through next week. Notable acts include Alan Ladd and Brien Donlevy in Two Years Before The Mast, Johnny Mack Brown in Gentleman From Texas, Paul Henreid and Eleanor Parker in Of Human Bondage, Randolph Scott with Ann Dvorak in Abilene Town, and Gene Autry in Fiesta Stars. The page details show many additional billings and venue notes across each day.
Samson Geneva Veterans To Tanale In Gridiron Clash
Samson and Geneva County prepare a Thanksgiving gridiron clash at Geneva Stadium starting at 2 p m. A 4000 spectator crowd is expected with a 50 50 gate split to benefit each post building fund. World War II veterans tee off for Samson and Geneva.
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Herring
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Wiregrass Grid Season Closes With Turkey Day Games
Wiregrass area football wraps up with several Thursday afteroon showdowns. New Hills Abbeville pits two closely matched smaller schools. Abbeville seeks revenge after a prior loss. Joy Knapp's Midland City Fliers face Donalsonville in a rematch on Thanksgiving Day.
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Army Faces Cornell Notre Dame and More Gridiron Pick Highlights
Expert analysis cites Army’s Glenn Davis and Peels Blanchard as key figures in a climactic Penn season, with Navy, Notre Dame, and Georgia Tech games framed as pivotal. Digest lists Saturday and Thursday college football matchups including Alabama over Mississippi and LSU over Tulane with conference implications and coaching notes.
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Samson Veterans Seek Victory Against Geneva in Key Game
The Samson veterans and Ivy team head to Geneva ready to flip a longstanding score line. Commander Faulk says this is their chance to even the series after Samson has won only once in recent years against Geneva.
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Travelin Tidwell Leads Nation in Scoring for Freshmen
Auburn quarterback Travis Tidwell tops national charts for individual offense among freshmen after 9 games, totaling 632 rushing and passing yards in wins and losses. Indiana’s Layne and Michigan’s Chappuis rise in passing and rushing leaders, with Tidwell trailing leaders in several categories as the season progresses.
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Texas
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Colleuiate Athletie Bureau
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Bob Montgomery defeats Mouzon in eight round title bout
Champion Bob Montgomery avenges a prior loss by stopping Wesley Mouzon in the eighth round of their lightweight title fight in Philadelphia. The veteran seized control after Mouzon had kayoed him in a non title bout last August. The piece also notes ancient Egypt’s early sandal innovation over 4,000 years ago.
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Bob Montgomery
Wesley Mouzon
Montgomery
Turkey Tooters and Duck Droolers Tie in Mobile
In Mobile, the Mobile Sportsmen's Association hosted a contest between turkey callers and duck callers to settle whether turkey calling shows more science than duck calling. Turkey callers used gadgets and plain whistles as duck callers produced rapid, lifelike quacks.
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Mobile
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Mobile Sportsmen's Association
Membership Deadlock Foils Prewar Jabby Decision
A prewar meeting failed to reach a conclusion as members debated the jabby issue, leaving the matter unsettled and awaiting further discussion.
Chemists Develop Fire Fighting Paint at Mellon Institute
Pittsburgh reporters H. D. Cogan and C. A. Setterstrom told the American Chemical Society that a new colorless ethyl silicate based paint mix resists heat and aging. The coating, when combined with pigments, promises strong resistance to weather and fire exposure.
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Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
H. D. Cogan
C. A. Setterstrom
American Chemical Society
Rockefeller Center steel and safety concerns highlighted
The article notes vast steel use in Rockefeller Center including about 10,000,000 rivets and 130,000 tons of steel. It warns that chemical fumes make certain products desirable for stage and industrial use while suffocation remains a leading cause of infant deaths, accounting for roughly 50,000 annually.
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Rockefeller Center
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