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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1944
Page
6
A subway passenger’s plea for help ends with police rescue of a parcel containing a ton of cigarettes. In Denver, Mrs. Laula B. Smith awaits updates as her son Pvt. Gerald L. Bolen is reported missing in action in France on Sept. 24.
Army and Navy prep for a December clash while Ohio State hosts Michigan and Notre Dame visits Georgia Tech. Southern California aims to clinch a Rose Bowl berth by beating UCLA. several other key matchups highlight the weekend football slate across major programs.
A note recalls a serviceman missing October 18 and later found safe. November 20 reports W E Moore returning from a hunt, opening his car trunk, a match struck, gasoline flare igniting and roasting pheasants. An item from The Chips notes a soap chip spill from a truck. The Army’s redistribution center adds large cookie jars to hotels.
New York report recalls Jedge Landis once planning retirement amid talks on extending the current major league agreement. It notes owners have not briefed the committee that recommended the extension, and questions the scope of the commissioner's powers. Also referenced is Louisville’s Tommy Fitzgerald and a Courier-Journal item on press box elevators and scorer controversies.
A group of film producers and actors in southern California plans a harness racing track in the San Fernando Valley. Buddy Bomar, the Chicago bowling ace, demonstrated a no vibe style to pick a ball, and a rookie dropped a ball on his foot breaking a toe.
The Second Air Force Superbombers face the Third Air Force Gremlins in Atlanta with the March Field Fourth Air Force squad meeting Randolph Field in Texas. Winners meet for the Air Forces title and likely national championship recognition.
A Notre Dame football game ended with a 14 to 13 victory over Iowa Seahawks. The close contest featured key plays in the final minutes and a decisive defensive stand.
A note states that placing a dry lemon in hot water for a few minutes makes it soft and yields about one third more juice. Seattle Washington requires residents to license cats.
A Kansas City grocer treats a dog bite by offering the hair as antiseptic lore while a Salt Lake City girl saves pennies for a war bond. A Chicago Beach mock invasion stirs Edgewater damage, and Omaha hosts a naming gag as Miss Agnes Singles and M Ray Doubles register at the convention.
Mexico City opened its major bullfight season with 20 minutes of chaos as fans burned bonfires and waved signs after protesters objected to performances by Armillita and El Soldado. Officials restored order and resumed the show.
Signs in Dallas list Oklahoma A. and M. as the No. 1 choice to meet the Southwest Conference champion in the Cotton Bowl. Dan Rogers said a final decision would be made this week with Christian holding the inside track for the Southwest title. The Missouri Valley-Big Six standout trio will be showcased here Saturday.
Hope High School announced Dierks will visit Hope for a key football game. Dierks has held Nashville to one touchdown in two meetings with the Bobcats, both games decided by a single score. The Thursday afternoon game is near the end of the 1944 season with Thanksgiving Day finale against Pine Bluff Zebras.
Eighteen Hope Bobcat players visited Little Rock on Saturday to watch the Tiger Zebra football game as guests of County Judge Fred Luck and County Clerk Leo Ray. They faced rain and a 40 7 win over Pine Bluff but enjoyed the outing.
In a service football game between Second Air Force and March Field California, Second Air Force features Glenn Dobbs an All America from Tulsa and Ray Evans formerly of Kansas who has scored 71 of his team s 900 points. Jack Jacobs a former Oklahoma standout leads March Field as their top weapon.
Arkansas falls 20 12 at SMU as the Razorbacks drop to two wins a tie and two losses. TCU and Texas A M push for the crown with Rice and SMU remaining as threats. The conference race narrows to a four team scramble with the Frogs favored to clinch with wins over Rice and SMU.
Hope will host Pine Bluff for a Thanksgiving Day game on the afternoon of Thursday, November 30, bringing a regional matchup to town and signaling a holiday schedule highlight.
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