Dodgers President Criticizes Proposes Radical War Time Draft Plan
New York December 11 Brooklyn Dodgers president Rickey said players will take winter jobs as government plans to curb work restrictions face reaction. He noted Pete Reiser passed a medical and may be drafted around January while Dolph Camilli plans ranch work and possible coaching roles in a New Orleans association.
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W York
Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ickey
Pete Reiser
Jooklyn
Dolph Camilli
Frea Firzans
New Orleans
Them “Association
Primo Arnera Rescues Actress in Distress
Primo Arnera, former world heavyweight champion, is credited with rescuing actress Egilda Cechini from a constricting boa during a film shoot in Rome. Report says Arnera leaped onto the stage and freed the actress as the boa tightened around her. The event follows Arnera’s 1933 world title win over James J. Sharkey and 1934 loss to Max Schmeling.
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Adrid
Primo Arnera
Rome
Egilda
Cechini
Andia Ice
Jack Shary
Max
Sports Roundup hints at wartime sports reform and star power
In a roundtable from New York on December 11, Hugh Fullerton Jr notes editors challenge, crowding out pro praise as scribes urge more sports coverage and charitable publicity. The column highlights Ned Irish bringing big time basketball to MSG, plus Marines and ex-college stars preparing for Pacific duty and wartime duties.
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Ned Irish
Ned
Madison Square Garden
Hollywood Rain Delays Turnouts Hit Movie Budgets
A rainy spell in Southern California slows film production and tightens studio budgets. On Nothing Vented star Lana Turner Robert Young and director Wesley Ruggles battle illness and rain while paraphrased budgets loom over sets. Humphrey Bogart also falls ill prompting studio medical teams to respond.
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Wesley Ruggles
Ruggles
Lana Turner
Robert Young
Walter Brennan
Humphrey Hogart
Hollywood
Bogey
Middle West and South Dominate All America Eleven
The Associated Press selects 33 players for its All-America squad with heavy representation from the Middle West and South. Notable repeaters include Sinkwich Schreiner and Wildung, with Tulsa and Columbia making first-time showings since 1923. War-time selections emphasize size and senior stars, while Arkansas players receive honorable mention in a strong list from the 1942 team.
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Herb Barker
Associated Press
New York
Eigen
Associated Perss
All - Amercia
Middle West
South
Mid - West
Far West
Frank Sinkwich
Georgia Bulldogs
Dave Schreiner
Wisconsin
Dick Wildung
Minnesota
Sinkwich
Glenn Dobbs
Tulsa
Paul Governali
Columbia University
Mike Holovak
Boston College
Schreiner
Bob Shaw
Ohio State
Clyde Johnson
Kentucky
Wildung
Garrand Rumsey
William & Mary
Chuck Taylor
Stanford
Indians
Juve Domitanovich
Alabama
Crimson
Johnson
Columbia
Wes Fesley
Buckeyes
Shaw
Armed Services
Parkers
Little Rock
Arkansas
Day Lawdon
Paul Paladino
University of Arkansas
Billy Godwin
Georgia
Dan Wood
Mississippi
Godwin
Blytheville
Wood
Marianna
Jack Jenkins
Texarkana
Vanderbilt
Hubert Forte
Harold Hamberg
Lonoke
Navy
Deaths in Vichy and Oswego Mourn Noted Figures
Marcellin Pellet aged 93, last surviving member of the first chamber of deputies of the French third republic and author of historical and biographical works, died last night in Vichy. Miss Jessie Fairfield Gordon, renowned artist and pottery designer, died last night in Oswego. A separate note reports 4,541,555 tons of scrap rubber used in a whirlwind drive from June 15 to July 10 with movement to central depots at 200 gallons per 24 hours.
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Marcellin Peet Vichy
Marcellin Pellet
Chamber of Deputies
Jessie Gordon
Oswego
Jessie Fairfield Gordon
UCLA Confident of Rose Bowl Bid Against USC
UCLA, certain to win, faces a USC squad dealing with injuries and a strong passing game led by Bob Waterfield. Coach Babe Horrell and the Bruin players project a tight game with odds near even and a large crowd expected despite gas rationing.
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UCLA
Los Angeles
Norm Verry
Lthough
Trojan
Notre Dame
Bruin
USC
Mickey McCurdie
Howard Cuallahan
Bob Musick
Jim Hardy
Vince Fortier
Bob Waterfield
Ecoust
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
Fight results from Fall River and Brooklyn show Anita Le vine outpointing Frankie McDougall in a 150 pound bout and Wickey Harkins outpointing Buck Strealer at 151 to 149 4. Buck Strealer hails from Collingswood New Jersey while Le vine is listed as from Brooklyn. Fon tana from Brooklyn defeated Tony Ferrara 158 to 142 1 4 in a Madison Vernon New York clash.
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Associated Press
Fall River
Mass
Anita Levine
Brooklyn
Frankie McDougall
Boston
Philadelphia
Wickey Harkins
Buck Strealer
Collingswood
Elizabeth
N. J
Larry Fontana
Tony Ferrara
ML Vernon
N.Y
Job Openings for Crippled Persons
The U S Employment Service in Walnut and Second streets lists wartime civil service openings for persons with physical handicaps who are not subject to the draft. Register at the employment service with leg amputations, hunchback, finger disabilities, limited left-hand use, tuberculosis, cardiac conditions, minor eye or ear disabilities, and other listed impairments if able to work eight hours daily.
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U. S. Employment Service
Walnut
Second Streets
Army
Employment Service Office
Public Urged to Buy Christmas Seals Campaign Swiftly Aid to Tuberculosis Patients
Local residents are urged to donate to the Christmas Seal campaign with proceeds aiding tubercular patients. The campaign benefits Hempstead and Hope counties with a tuberculosis clinic planned January 14 at the County Health office in the courthouse, funded by local seal sales.
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Hope and Hempstead County
Credit Association Group to Meet in Nashville Arkansas
The Annual Meeting of the Nashville Production Credit Association stockholders will be held at the Court House in Nashville Arkansas on December 16, 1842, starting at 10 o'clock in the morning. A feature address by S A Morrow of the Production Credit Corporation of St Louis is planned along with other talks, music, and reports. A War Bond auction will follow and attendance is invited. Two Canadian lakes lie astride the continental divide and drain into both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
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Nashville Production Credit Association
Court House
Nashville
Arkansas
S.A. Morrow
Production Credit Corporation of St
Native American Leader Speech Sparks Diversity Note
A Sunday start at Saenger highlights Germany’s plan to expand usage of electric vehicles while still relying on liquid fuels. The event centers on the outstanding characteristics of Native American Chhodi in speeches emphasizing diversity.
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Germany
Edge in Darkness and Rainy Mood Effect on Actors
The article notes emotional responses to weather affecting performances. Peter Lurre feels sadness on rainy days impacting mood and self-criticism, with a rainy shoot for Edge in Darkness. Ska Chase comments on climate, comparing it to a blonde running to an owl of a Turkish bath, ending with a note that everyone is wet.
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Peter Lurre
Ska Chase
Oliver Gilliam Returns to Active Duty After Naval Battles
Oliver Gilliam, a naval petty officer who served in the Coral Sea and the Casablanca convoy action, returns to active duty after furlough with wife Elizabeth Stroud and friends at City Bakery. His brother Jess Gilliam works there. the bakery has sent six employees to the armed forces. Gilliam enlisted as a baker in April 1941 and has been promoted to petty officer. His mother lives in Hol Springs.
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Oliver Gilliam
Fleet of Hope
Pacific
Casablanca
Africa
Elaabeth Stroud
City Bakery
Jess Gilliam
Navy
Hol Springs
Guernsey Church Plans Sunday Services and Sermon
Guernsey will hold Sunday School at 2:30 in the Guernsey School Building followed by a sermon at 3:15 led by the Rev. W. RK. Residents of Guernsey and nearby communities are invited to attend.
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W. RK
Damit Ton
Guernsey
Guerney
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Oklahoma
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U. of Louisville
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Hope, Arkansas
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