Oklahoma Rejects Cotton Bowl Game
Oklahoma declines invitation to the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day in Dallas citing injuries and concerns about players’ readiness. Coach Stidham and university officials say the team is not at full strength after a tough season and a key fullback injury limited prospects.
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America Cool to "U.S. of Europe"
Yankee statesmen weigh a European Federation based on economic factors rather than politics. Americans doubt lasting peace without shared trade and question the push led by England. Chamberlain's speech hints at a Europe of equal nations around a table with third parties aid.
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American Waltz Formation Debuts in Circle Dance
NEA Service reports the American Waltz group formation. Couples form a large circle, each girl waltzes to the right with her partner for 16 bars, then moves to the next man. The circle continues with 16 more bars as Vienna tempo returns and teams pivot ending with a graceful floor finish.
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Peter de Rose
Arthur Murray
Curly Wolves gridiron to hardwood transition observed
Prescott and Blevins preview open cage season as Curly Wolves recruit veterans Cyril Orren Olen Kelly Leo Smith Buck Hassell and Robert Baker plus newcomers J D Kelly and Robert Adams. Girls team expected to improve, first game at 7 30. Also a school history note on Napoleon and Europe leading to the League of Nations.
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Olen Kelly
Leo Smith
Buck Hassell
Robert Baker
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Hubert Arlis
Bill Stainton
Lemuel Eley
J. D. Kelly
Robert Adams
Peter and Polly in Toyland Nightly Watching
Peter and Polly in Toyland enjoy a quiet night under Patch’s watchful eye. They awaken refreshed and ready to explore again, revisiting familiar sights and adventures with renewed curiosity.
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Detect Spikes in Logs at Sawmills
The United States Forest Service announced a device to detect spikes and other metal objects buried in logs. The electrically operated tool is portable by one man and activates a bowl when moved over metal in wood, enabling removal before sawing.
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Dry 1939 driest year hints in potato region
A 1939 reference marks one of the driest years on record for potato growers. The note mentions one truck for every seven U S families and a health statistic: about sixty percent of childhood rheumatic fever cases lead to heart trouble later in life.
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Nona Massey’s Rise from Budapest to Opera Fame
The story traces Nona Massey from hunger and hardship in Budapest and a forced move to Holland to escape famine, to a breakthrough on stage in the Volksoper and Vienna State Opera, aided by resilience and bold misrepresentations, and finally a Hollywood contract near London amid trials, tests, and a fighting spirit to prove herself an actress.
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County council plans six county meetings next year
The Club Council of fund better Year Books outlines monthly programs based on specialist input and state specs. Six county meetings are planned for next year including a Leadership Meeting in January, County Council in March and June, Fairs in October, Achievement Day in November and a Christmas party in December. Miss Fletcher led a lively panel and the County Executive Committee reported an enjoyable day of work.
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Rucker Resigns at Catholic High
Chaice Rucker former University of Arkansas standout and head coach of the Catholic High Rockets resigns early in the week to take a post at the Devil's Den CCC camp in Washington county. He leaves after guiding a well organized team praised by officials despite tough conference play.
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St Gallen Aero Club Ski Plane Plans Snow Alps Flight
The St Gallen Aero Club unveils a mountain skipping ski plane for skiers only. Departures are from airports near the railroad and main commercial routes to skim across snow covered Alps toward Engadine ski resorts. The craft carries the pilot, two passengers and three pairs of skis with one extra pair for the pilot. Top speed listed at 180 kup.
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Collier's Names All-America Football Team for 1939
Collier's announces its fiftieth annual All-America football team with selections by Walter Camp, an advisory board, and regional committees. Notables include Sikkinen and Ovihus from Oklahoma and Cornell, Moezinski from Tennessee, and Kinnick, Harmon, and McPiellen among others, reflecting the era's top players across regions.
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