Red Elephants Go Hollywood With Rose Bowl Prep
Alabama's 1946 Rose Bowl squad planned a Hollywood studio visit and luncheon today before returning to Occidental College. Coach Frank Thomas said team morale is fine as they continue kicking and passing drills. The defense aims to slow Stanford star Bobby Grayson, with no drastic changes to their offense which averaged over 30 points per game.
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Occidental College
Frank Thomas
Bi Jim Whatley
Jimmy Angelich
Whatley
Angelich
Bama
Musclekinks Fm
Thomas
Stanford
Bobby Grayson
Alabama
Stanford Brings Farm Squad to Pasadena for Rose Bowl
Stanford University prepares for the Rose Bowl against Alabama after a final informal workout. Coach Thornhill plans light practice with remaining players, with two sessions scheduled at Brookside Park in Pasadena. Stars Bob Reynolds and Monk Moscrip conducted a private session.
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Stanford University
Calif
Stanford
Pasadena
University of Alabama
C. E
Tiny” Thornhill
California
Brookside Park
Thornhill
Bob Reynolds
Jim “Monk
Moscrip
Reverend G Ray Jordan Publishes Faith That Propels
Former Wesley Memorial pastor and current Centenary Methodist leader Rev G Ray Jordan releases Faith That Propels from Cokesbury Press. The volume tackles dangers of personal liberty and fast pace life and asks why be good and how religion stays real.
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G. Ray Jordan
Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Centenary Methodist Church
Winston- Salem
Cokesbury Press
Mr. Jordan
Father of the American Navy and early shipbuilder
Answers to Previous Questions note that he built the first U S naval vessel in 1794 and earned the title father of the American Navy. He constructed the Constitution and numerous other ships. Cornelius Swartout of Troy N Y received the waffle iron patent. The Pennsylvania Limited electric lighted train ran between New York and Chicago.
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Constellation
Cornelius Swartout
Troy
New York
Chicago
Fifty Entered to Qualify in Mid-Winter Golf Tourney
Pinehurst awaits as fifty golfers, including Jack Ryerson of Cooperstown and former champ George T. Dunlap Jr., seek to qualify for the 82nd annual mid winter tournament. Halbert J. Blue Eric D. Thomson and R. P. Davidson are among contenders with Yale Harvard Princeton Carnell collegians also entering.
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Pinehurst
America
Jack Ryerson
Cooperstown
N. Y
Yale
George T. Dunlap
Dunlap
Tulane and Temple Ease Up Ahead of New Orleans Fray
Tulane and Temple taper workouts as they prepare for the Sugar Bowl inter sectional duel on New Year Day. Coach Ted Cox plans lighter sessions for Tulane while Pop Warner tightens Temple drills to guard against injuries and acclimate players to southern winter weather.
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New Orleans
Tulane
Temple
Monk” Simmons
Ted Cox
Warner
Purvis Injury Ends East's New Year Plan
Purdue halfback Duane Purvis suffers a torn knee cartilage and torn tendons in a scrimmage with the Oakland Cardinals. The injury jeopardizes the east team’s New Year’s Day charity game plan, with Ed Brominski likely to shift to right halfback.
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San Francisco
Duane Purvis
Purdue
Purvis
Oakland Cardinals
University of California
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Dick Hanley
Northwestern
Ed Brominski
Columbia
Orin Holingberry
Washington State
Percy Lacey
Denver
Stanford University
Who Will Ride Cavalcade In 100000 Handicap
Cavalcade the Brookmeade stable two year old champion trains for the California Santa Anita Handicap race. trainer R A Bob Smith waits for a signed jockey with Johnny Westrope favored by the stable. Cavalcade works in Columbia South Carolina and plans a Pacific Coast trip next week with Okapi Good Goods World Series and Shining Jewel. Special Agent and Young Native stay in Columbia for the Florida derby preparations.
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New York
Cavalcade
Brookmeade
California
Champaign
Santa Anita
R. A
Bob) Smith
Smith
Johnny Westrope
Brookmeade Silks
Columbia
S. C
Pacific Coast
Okap
Good Goods
Shining Jewel
Firecracker Triggers Gas Tank Explosion In Yemassee
Billy Funderburk a 13 year old boy was critically injured when he exploded a firecracker near an abandoned gasoline tank in Yemassee C yesterday. The tank exploded sending his body about 20 feet and debris over 100 yards. Gas fumes in the tank likely ignited by the firecracker. He suffered a shattered leg and possible internal injuries but doctors expect recovery.
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Yemassee
S&s. C
Billy Funderburk
Billy
Waner Tops NL Batting After Six-Dseason Span
Paul Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates ends six seasons as an also ran to lead the National League batting race. Left handers again dominate after Rogers Hornsby’s 1926 reign. Waner hit .380 in 1927 with 217 hits and 122 runs, edging Bill Terry by eight points.
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Paul Waner
New York
Pittsburgh Pirates
Rogers Hornsby
Wanér
Fank O’doul
Bill Terry
Chuck Klein
Hornsby
Chick Hafey
Big Poison
Waner
Hazen
Kiki) Cuyler
Chicago
Jim (Ripper) Collins
St. Louis
Floyd (Arky) Vaughan
Pittsburgh
Sam Lesiie
Brooklyn
Joe Moore
Ethan Allen
Philadelphia
John Moore
Cincinnati
Harlan Pool
Cuyler
Allen
Collins
Jack Rothrock
Terry
Joe Medwick
Hughey Critz
John
Pepper) Martin
Bill Urbanski
Braves
Ott
Phillies
Giants
Urbanski
NYC Taxi Drivers Tipped $26 Million in 1930
The New York City taxi fleet earned fifty thousand tips totaling 26 million dollars in 1930, reflecting rapid urban commerce and tips as a major income source for cabbies amid the era's economic conditions.
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New York City
Cuba Drives Up Auto Imports in 1934 First Nine Months
Imports of passenger automobiles by Cuba in the first nine months of 1934 totaled 819 units, rising from 432 units in the same period of 1933.
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Cuba
Mosquitoes and other insects spread many diseases
The article surveys how insects carry illnesses from malaria and yellow fever to filariasis dengue and tularemia. It notes the mosquito’s central role, cites historical proofs in 1893 and 1878, and lists other vectors like tsetse flies fleas and lice. It ends with prevention methods including insecticides and sanitation efforts.
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Africa
Siegfried Rumann profile highlights versatile Fox actor
Hollywood gossip notes Siegfried Rumann, praised by Fox boss Winfield Sheehan as one of the studio’s best and most versatile actors. He tests makeup for varied roles from North Sea fisherman to grizzled sea captain to prove his range beyond recognizable screen characters. The piece links his Broadway reputation to hopes for star status through diverse screen parts.
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Siegfried Rumann
Hollywood
Marie Galante
Winfield Sheehan
Fox
Rumann
Sheehan
Lon Chaney
Emil Jennings
Broadway
Anna Sten
Prodi
Bing Crosby
e@ m
Mississippi
Dixie
Collegiate Athletic Bodies Set Talks on Subsidies
Delegates from the national collegiate athletic association and three college sports groups meet to debate recruiting and subsidizing in college athletics. Discussions follow Cornell scholarship disclosures and remarks from Washington and Jefferson and Harvard figures. A four-body joint session is led by J. L. Griffith with Indiana University’s Z G Cleger presiding.
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New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Cornell
Ralph C. Hutchison
Washington and Jefferson
Eddie Casey
Harvard
Z. G. Cleger
Indiana University
College’ Physical Cation Association
Ame Football Coaches Association
American Student Health Sociation
Tom
J. L. Griffith
Chicago
Deaton M D 68 to be buried at First Methodist Church
General service for M D Deaton age 68 who died at home will be held at First Methodist church this afternoon at 1 o'clock. He is survived by his wife and two sons R M Deaton of Raleigh and Virgil Deaton of Troy, a daughter Mrs. Thomas Russell of Thomasville.
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Deaton Lexington
M. D
First Methodist Church
R. M. Deaton
Raleigh
Virgil Dealton
Troy
Ter
Thomas Russel
Thomasville
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