Seven Die in Auto Train Wreck in Tulsa Oklahoma
Tulsa February report says six killed instantly when an automobile and train collide. A ten day old baby died later from head injuries. three other survivors remain in critical condition. Victims include Wanda Litterell and Mary Sue Litterell, two young children of Mrs. Litterell, plus Kenneth Tinsley and his daughter Claudia Sue Acry. Injured include Johnny Wayne Litterell and Bobby Lee Acry.
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Tulsa
Okla
Jimmie Eugene Litterell
Wanda Litterell
Kenneth Tinsley
Hier
Claudia Sue Acry
Claude Litterell
Mary Sue Litterell
Telen Litteresl
Litterell
Johnny Wayne Litterell
Helen Itterell
Bobby Lee Acry
Legislature to Take Up More Proposals in Arkansas
Little Rock Feb 7 The Arkansas legislature this week will act on many long standing measures while Governor McMath’s administration backed bills remain held due to the highway bond election. The 7th general assembly nears its midpoint with 473 bills introduced and about ten percent signed into law as leaders plan business for the House and Senate.
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Little Rock
McMath
Arkansas
House
Senate
Wekend
General Assembly
McMinth
Hiv
Legislative Council
Senae Committee On Taxation and Revenue
Three Top Games Here This Week
A full basketball schedule this week features Tang and the Bobcats facing two strong District 7 foes while the Legion Independents host a fast title bid. Legionnaires travel to Emmet to meet the Skychiefs then host Texarkana’s Buchanah Bucks on Wednesday. The Bobcats host El Dorado Wildcats Tuesday, then welcome Smackover Buckaroos Friday after a tight earlier game with Hope. Smackover beat Camden Panthers earlier in the district.
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Tang
Bobcats
Legion Independents
Legionnaires
Emmet
Skychiefs
Texarkana
Buchanah Bucks
el Dorado
Oil City
Buckaroos
Smackover
Bucks
Camden Panthers
College Play Underway in Earnest
New York reports college basketball returns after mid term exams with major teams Kentucky St Louis Oklahoma A M and others in action over six days. Upsets and close finishes highlight the week including Ohio State Minnesota Colorado A M Brigham Young and North Carolina over Duke while St Louis edged Long Island in overtime. Hammne’s streak looms as St Thomas Minnesota visits, and West Virginia State faces St Marys and Santa Clara in San Francisco.
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Kentucky
St. Louis
Oklahoma A
Tennesse
Xavier
Cincinnati
Notre Dame
Aggies
Drake
Maryville
Formorrow
University of Oklahoma
Pied Pipers of
Hamline
Ohio State
Minnesota
Colorado A. & ml
Brigham Young
Arkansas
Bayfors
Georgia Tech
North Carolina
Duke
Pennsylvania
Corpheil
Long Island
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Bradley
Blue Grass Boys
Hammne
St. Thomas
Pipers
St. Paul
West Virginia
Premier Sun Fo warns Reds to soften peace demands
Sun Fo, premier of China, urged the Communists to ease their peace terms or face continued war. He objected to Red demands to hand over so-called war criminals, listing Li Tsung-jen Chiang Kai-shek Madame Chiang and others. Cantor and deling factions show policy split as Communist forces concentrate north of the Yangtze with formations forming columns and guerrilla units threatening the South China defense line.
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China
Cantor and
Deling
Li Tsung-Jen
Sun Fo
Sun
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
T. Y. Sang
Nanking
South China
Clin
Yangtze
Chen Yi
South
Williard Memorial Tea by Prescott WCTU Draws Members
Prescott W C T U members and guests gathered Thursday February 3 for a Williard Memorial Tea at the Guthrie home. Activities included a Frances Willard life program, a devotional talk, a Union Signal digest, and a WCTU work quiz. Social hour followed.
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W.C.T.U
Martin Guthrie
C. A. Wynn
Glenn Hairston
Joe le
Finis Murrah
T Jennie Carr
Pittman Union
Williard
Guthrie
Tack Cooper
J. B. Kesterly
Frances Willard
J. W. Tester
W. C. Reeves
Willard
Crusader
Union
Jack Cooper
C. E. Wagener
Dudley Gordon
Mesdames
J. W. Futrell
Mary Smith
Earl Humble
Majors to Play More Night Games
The major leagues will stage about one third of games at night this season, a rise from prior practice. American League will host 199 night games, National League 179, both records. Cubs lack lights, Cardinals and Browns high night game counts, seasons run April 18 to October 2.
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New York
Larry MacPhail
Cincinnati
Chiicago Cubs
Cubs
Jessie Loomis
Springs
H. A. Loomis
St. Louis
Cardinals
Browns
Washington
St. Louis Cardinals
Andersons notable baseball ties and other sports notes
By Hugh S. Fullerton Jr. the piece highlights Anderson Indiana’s unusual baseball fame with Edwin Landgraf Bob Quinn Jack Corbett and Connie Simmons among others connected to major leagues. It also mentions Notre Dame football prospects Frank Leahy comments on SMU game and other sports tidbits including Mickey Owens Fred Hancock and a Memphis brewery promotion job.
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New York
Portland
Ore
Joe Tinker
Charley Sollagher
Dave Bancroft
Ivan Olson
Anderson
Ind
Ernest Landgraf
Syracuse
N. C
Bob Quinn
Boston
Jack Corbett
el Paso
Frank Leahy
Texas
Notre Dame
Southern Methodist
Jack LaVelle
Steve Genzi
Calumet
Connie Simmons
Baltimore Bullets
John
Washington Senators
Billy
Mickey Owens
Springfield
Fred Hancock
Memphis
Chicago White Sox
Mangrum Wins Six Inch Putt To Take Tucson Open
Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago clinched the Tucson Open title with a six inch final putt at El Rio. He won $2,000 first prize, set a new 72 hole course record 243 17 under par, and led the field to finish from start to end. Al Smith, Frank Stranahan, Skee Riegel, Johnny Bulla, Lew Worsham and others shared prizes as top finishers in the 1949 event. Defending champion Skip Alexander faltered after nine holes.
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Jueson
Ariz
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
el Rio Country Club
Rio
al Smith
Winston Salem
N. C
Frank Stranahan
Toldeo
Tulsa
Skee Riegel
Johnny Bulla
Pittsburgh
Bulla
Stranahan
Lew Worsham
Oakmont
Jimmy
Demaret
Ojal
Calif
Riegel
Skip Alexander
Southern Pines
Righters to Start Drive on Bureaucracy in Speech
States Rights Democrats launch a national educational campaign to warn of the dangers of bureaucracy. The Birmingham meeting will form a permanent institute to publicize concerns over centralization and federalization. Attending are Gov. Ben Laney, Gov. J Strom Thurmond, Gov. Fielding Wright, and about a dozen regional leaders.
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Birmingham
Ala
States Rights Executive Committee
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Laney
States Rights
J.strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
States Rights Institute
Laney Committee
Lns
W. W. Wright Jackson
Miss
Siice
Langy
Gorge” Godwin
Jackson
Juéve Everett Truly
Fayette, Mis
Seander Perez
New Orleans
Merritt Gibson
Longview Tex
Ex Pastor Admits Burning Church in Alabama Case
Ex preacher Otto Franklin Barnes 65 admits setting fire to his Alabama church and parsonage 23 years ago. He says mind went blank and now seeks restitution. He aided fundraising to rebuild the church at 35000 dollars and the pastor’s home at 6000 dollars before relocating to Georgia. Authorities correlated his tale with Girard records and confirmed a 100 dollar reward offered for information.
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Portnsmouth
Alabama
Otto Franklin Barnes
Girard
Ala
Barnes
Columbus
F. Perry Williams
Williams
Red Cross Aids Warren to Tune of $134 006
Red Cross commitments from the January 3 tornado in Warren total 134 006, reported by Louis W. Ederington, Bradley County chapter chairman. About 809 families registered for aid, with roughly 500 seeking only emergency assistance. Forty or more receiving medical care remain hospitalized, and the tornado death toll exceeds 30.
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Red Cross
Warren
Louis W. Ederington
Bradley County
Top Radio Programs in New York February Seven
Radio listings reveal a dense block of programs across networks NBC CBS and ABC in New York. Highlights include Captain Leon Castile on Shearer and Gordon MacRae on Henry J. Taylor plus evenings with Let's Go to the Met and On Trial and a Dinner Date.
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New York
Geoof Americus
Voorhes
Club Crosby
Igudures
Scouls
Radio jSheaer
Leon Castile
Bob Hawk
ABC
Gordon MacRae
Henry J. Taylor
Thy Met
SAU
Sherlock Hulmes
Eagles Crow After Signing Clyde Scott
Philadelphia club president Jim Clark hailed Clyde Scott after the 24 year old University of Arkansas back signed a one year contract with the 1949 NFL champions at an undisclosed salary. Clark predicted a potent offense with Van Buren inside, Scott outside and Thompson passing.
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Philadelphia
Jim Clark
Philadelphia Eagles
Clyde
Scott
Clark
University of Arkansas
Steve van Buren
Tommy Thompson
Enagins
Arkansas Texas Battle in Key Southwest Conference Clash
The Southwest Conference race tightens as Texas and Arkansas prepare for a pivotal game in Auston. Along with Rice and Baylor, these four teams remain in the championship chase as the obscuring path to the title unfolds this week.
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Arkansas
Texas
Auston
Associated Press
Rice
Baylor
Boudreau Credits Brain Trust for Indians Wins
New York February 7 The Cleveland Indians coach ing brain trust Muddy Ruell and Bill McKechnie were named by manager Lou Boudreau as the key figures behind the 1948 American League pennant and world title. Boudreau accepted the player of the year award and credited his coaches and President Bill Veeck for the team's triumph. Frick praised the game’s “unknown soldier” and urged honoring sandlot and college players as baseball’s backbone.
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New York
IUP
Cleveland Indians
Brain Trust
Muddy Ruel
Bitt Me
Kechnic
Lou Boudreau
Indians
Boudreau
N. Y
Baseball Writers
McKechnie
Roel
Tod
Tribe
Bill Veeck
Foard Frick
National League
Scribes
Frick
Conzelman Improves After Dinner Illness
Jimmy Conzelman, former Chicago Cardinals coach, felt better today after a stomach illness at the New York baseball writers dinner. He quipped about possible poisoning but said he would be okay after rest and sleep. He had resigned last month to focus on an advertising business in Saint Louis.
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New York
Jimmy Conzelman
New York Baseball Writers
Chicago Cardinals
Stois
Schoolboy Rowe Sends Back Contract No Holdout
Wilmington report says pitcher Schoolboy Rowe sent back an unsigned Phillies contract but is not a holdout. Owner Bob Carpenter said he spoke by phone with Rowe and mailed a new pact, noting everyone sends back the first contract. Arkansas regained a share of the title race as Parkers and Bears each have two losses. Texas leads Rice on games played.
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Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia Phillies
Schoolboy Rowe
el Dorado
Ark
Bob Carpenter
Telehone
Rowe
Carenter
Arkansas
Hay- 2
Parkers
Bears
Texas
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