Release Rights Spark Big Free Agent Talks
Chicago reports detail major league players seeking big free agent deals after Commissioner Landis ended binding contracts. Dizzy Trout says $20,000 value, citing Yankee prior windfall. Roy Cullenbine has offers but will wait. Benny McCoy and Warren Giles note Reds interest as other free agents and minor leaguers like Dixie Howell surface.
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Chicago
K. M. Landis
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Detroit
New York Yankees
Tom Henrich
Landis
Roy Cullenbine
Doubt
Benny McCoy
Tigers
Charley Gehringer
Warren Giles
Cincinnati
Reds
McCoy
Cullenbine
Millard
Dixie) Howell
Alshama
Beaumont
Resolutions and church notices fill town page
Fragmented notes record a unit’s dedication and various First Baptist and W M S circles in a small town. Updates include meetings, leadership selections, mission studies, visitors, and a new baby Patricia Gail. Also notes Bay View Reading Club and a Sunday School Workers Council supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
Sunday School Workers Council
Ida Foster
Dallas
Houston
Texas
New York Club Is O. K. Says Manager
Yankees manager Joe McCarthy says the club needs no extra strength for next season if they perform as well as in prior campaigns. He plans to start with the same lineup, considers Grissom a potential asset, and notes few changes are needed despite the Detroit decision. The article also mentions the Carlsbad Cavern bats hibernation beginning mid-December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Edward Barrow
McCarthy
Alk
Detroit
Landis
Lee Grissom
Cincinnati Reds
Vernon Gomez
Marius Russa
Tean
Grissom
Vane
Dickey
Spud Chandler
Wong
Landis Demands Strict Enforcement of Baseball Rules
Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis issued a warning that clubs and officials face ineligible lists and fines for common control of players and covering up deals. He also fined the Cubs and Browns and declared free agents among Detroit and its farm affiliates, while preparing further actions against minor league violations.
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Hell Dusseel
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Landis
Nolice
OL Tigers
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Bellair
Pla
Crar
Black Sox
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati
Payoff profile of Jones tops coaching giants at USC
Renowned coach Heisman Jones, dating to 1908, built Southern California’s legendary masked power attack. The piece credits his innovations like the mouse trap and quick kick, noting USC scored on passes in Rose Bowls and deployed nine-man lines in varied formations. It lauds his long, underpublicized influence on modern football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Grayson
NEA Service
Honard Harding Jones
Southern Californa
Trojan
Jones
Southern California
Amogz Alonzo Stagg
Percy Haughton
Glenn Scobey Warner
Yost
Knute Rocke
Heid Man Jones
Emperor Jones
Yale
Syracuse
Ohio State
Iowa
Duke
Trojans
Notre Dame
Morton Kaep
Tad
Blues
Bruce Caldwell
Abe Shires
Rose Bowl
Shires
Amby Schindler
Men and their clothes get a New Year tune up
Miss Fletcher urges men to care for clothing in 1940 with practical steps. She emphasizes rest for suits, proper grooming, and careful storage. The piece notes shoe care, shirt rotation, pocket habits, and the role of wives in stain removal and pressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Fletcher
Sue Marshall
Univerture
Arkansas College of Agricult
Nile
McCaskill Home Demonstration Club Sets New 1940 Meeting Date
The McCaskill Home Demonstration club met January 10 with Mrs. C. S. Bittick hosting and Miss Mary Claude Fletcher present. Weather kept many members away while the home agent chaired and was aided by her nephew in a landscaping demonstration featuring shrub cuttings from the Experiment Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCaskill
McCaskill Home Demonstration Club
C. S. Bittick
Mary Claude Fletcher
Club adjourns on February meeting in Culpepper Oregon
In a fractured report the club members are described as present with notes on air craft and home built items. The meeting adjourned to the second Wednesday in February. A note mentions electric fences reportedly effective at keeping bears away from honey hives in Culpepper Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay View
Ilub
Ray. Culpepper
Oregon
Hohey
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Dizzy Trout
Womans Auxiliary
Robert Campbell
South Main St
R. A. Bayette
Mrs. P, DB
Smits and
I Mr
Mrs. Ruffin Bayette
W. M. S. First Baptist Church
Luther Higgason
Hervey Street
W. R. Hamilton
J. A. Henry
Aubray Henry
A. M. Henry
Brownwood
Will Eubanks
Leila Eubanks
Corpus Christie
Vesta Maxewti
Patricia Gail
North
Hamilton Atreat
Beryl Henry
Mildred McCance
Ched Hall
Harry Lemley
E. F. McFaddin
Little Rock
Girl Scouts
Miss Henry
Steve Gibson
Hugh Jones
Prince Albert
Utr Ay
P.A
P.a.s
Aif
Avery Nandy
Wan Tegan
Besnald
Podnaceu Comtynans
Winston Siloti
Cucutjia
O. K
Carlsbad
Jane Wyman
Dick Foran
Gloria Dickson Wak Rosenbloom Re Waker Brgy. FuMiy Hationes Pieyure
Saenger
Tim
INTER
Keer
Gus Hendersoh
Brilant Morton Kaey
Aubrey Devine
Kaey
Howard Jones
Ladies’ Specialty Shop
Pri
Coats
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