Bearcats and Irish Field Promising City Basketball Teams
Local fans anticipate a strong basketball season as the Bearcats and Irish field solid lineups under coaches Marion Skaggs and others. Several high school players gain varsity eligibility, and preparations are well underway with practice proceeding rapidly. Fans hope for holiday exhibitions to boost support for needy departments, with talks of early season games before the official opener to gauge who will lead the city squads.
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Badgers to dedicate new half million dollar field device
Penn State meets Wisconsin in Madison as the Badgers prepare to formally dedicate their beautiful new field device valued at half a million dollars in tonight's basketball game.
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READY TO PILOT WINDMILL FIELD HOUSE PLANS
An ad hoc observance marks Athletic Director George Litties four year effort to build a Wisconsin field house. Governor Emerson’s unemployment fund grows by 2000, funded by Bears Cardinals profits.
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Bad Weather Delays Balbo Transatlantic Air Armada
Cartagen a Spain December 18. Bad weather delays the Italian Air Armada bound for Rio de Janeiro from starting until tomorrow. Six seaplanes that separated in a storm and landed in the Balearic Isles are due to join eight planes that completed the hop from Orbetello. Balbo and the force receive a formal welcome on arrival at Alcazar es airport.
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Fights Last Night Feature Wins and Close Judgments
In Toledo Roger Bernard stopped Jackie Cohen? No. In Fort Scott Walter Dunham defeated Jack Gibbs by decision. In Adrian Johnny Hoekstra beat Mickey Patrick on a ten round card.
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London Fog Delays Prince George Subway Venture
London faced dense fog as Prince George, youngest son of the British monarch, rode a five cent subway to a fashionable West End dance. He initially rode in an automobile but the fog, masking street lamps, forced vehicles to crawl while conductors with torches guided drivers. Several cars and taxis stalled, and passengers did not recognize the royal guest as he reached the dance.
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Spain Strikes Stir Bilbao San Sebastian Quiet Amid Turmoil
In Bilbao and San Sebastian the strike remains powerful yet mostly peaceful with soldiers and militia patrolling streets. Crowds mill as trolley service resumes in Bilbao while combatants clash minimally. Peasants in the Pyrenees remain largely unaware of upheaval as revolts echo through the region. Federal judges and prosecutors pursue liquor cases challenging the eighteenth amendment in Newark Boston Chicago New York and Rhode Island while raids continue in New Jersey under prohibition direction.
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Frank R M Ninch Approved for Power Commission
Frank McNinch of North Carolina won committee approval to join the federal power commission, aided by a senate ally. Cameron Morrison, newly sworn senator, helped push the nomination as Josiah Bailey will join Morrison after March to form a new Tar Heel delegation for the first time in 90 years.
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Nomination Controversy Delays Final Commission Approval
Efforts sought to block Mc Ninch amid a slate of nominees. final approval remains uncertain for Mc Ninch and one or two others as the commission’s decision hangs in the balance.
Six Robbers Slain In Week In Chicago
Chicago reports a surge in robberies as six holdup men were killed in the past four weeks. Last night two were shot by their victims Henry Escalona 20 and Arthur Howard 31 during confrontations. Patrolman Michael Neery killed Joseph Shore 35 at a hat store. Howard left with three bullets. Escalona and Shore were former dance orchestra lads.
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Gangsters In Pinch Financially Says Judge
Chicago reports Judge John H. Lyle says Chicago gangsters face a financial pinch as war chests shrink. He notes they stopped bringing thousand dollar bills to court after Bernard O'Donnell failed to post a $10,000 bond for vagrancy, sending him back to jail. Similar cases involve Frank Rio, bodyguard to Al Capone, among others.
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Autopsy testimony continues in Shepard case
The court hearing detailed that only the viscera was examined while testimony described Mrs. Shepard’s symptoms. Analyst Gentzkow noted uncertainty in attributing the death to a specific cause, with Strickler confirming the fatal illness stemmed from excessive alcohol use and denying a stomach pump was necessary. The defense rested as the government began rebuttal witnesses.
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Child Slaying Case Readied for Jury in West Virginia
Middlebourne West Virginia Dee 18 the state and defense rested today in the stay of Janes Minin charged with killing Gurton Ray less on Grandview Island last September. Two witnesses testified Eva Dgily and Sheriff W P Baker. Baker quoted statements from Dunh Underwood and warned to stick to a straight story. The court recessed as defense rested and final arguments to the jury loom before the panel is chosen.
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Counsel Take Continues on Pave One Decision
Federal judges refused to follow the invalidating opinion, maintaining the stance in the ongoing counsel discussion about the Pave One case.
Help Unfortunate Kiddies Feeding Fund Prompts Monthly Gifts
Grafton appeal asks readers to donate one dollar per month to feed children and provide warmth through winter. The drive targets city and county needs, with Charles Steele of First National Bank and Captain W J Arnold of the Salvation Army handling contributions. Each child costs about 26 dollars to feed for the season.
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