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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1944
Page
6
In Chicago many veterans aged 70 and older joined 75 members for the Quarter Century Club 15th anniversary bowling event. Ted Hartman 85 led the overall three-game series with 452 while Henry Ehlman 71 topped the above 70 group with 466 and E. H. George 75 scored 464.
Pine Bluffs Zebras travel to Hope for a 2:30 p.m. Thanksgiving clash with the Bobcats. Hope enters with five wins, three losses, two ties, while Pine Bluff fields a strong backfield but weak line. Tickets go on sale at Roy Anderson & Co. and Stewart's Jewelry.
In a 15 round bout Tony Zale outpoints Georgie Abrams to become the undisputed middleweight champion. The fight details mark a historic title win in this era of boxing.
The Postwar Planning Committee and University of Illinois trustees review a proposal from the Illinois Alumni Committee to build an indoor sports facility costing 1.5 million dollars. The 20 000-seat arena would host all types of indoor sports.
New York reports highlight Elmer Layden’s push for national athletic programs to aid veterans and youth development. Earl Ruby praises Tennessee coach John Barnhill for a Rose Bowl turnaround, while Scoop Latimer jokes about Georgia Tech Notre Dame and gate receipts. A Navy golf anecdote and theater prop cigarette misadventure round out the column with light sports humor.
In St Louis county a legal quirk forced sheriff Arnold J Willmann to resign and swears in deputies as deputy coroners. The county court ordered him to enforce laws as coroner leaving the deputy force to take oath as deputy coroners.
Washington Willie Pep outpointed Pedro Hernan dez in Hartford, 128 to 131 pounds. Philadelphia Billy Arnold stopped Mayon Pablo in three rounds. Baltimore Cleo Shans defeated Carmine Fatta on points in New York, 3.
Djerba off Tunisia is described as the largest island on the Mediterranean Bar bary coast.
Harold Newhouser of Detroit won the American League MVP in 1944 by four votes over teammate Dizzy Trout on a 24 member Baseball Writers’ Association ballot. Trout led with 10 first place ballots but Newhouser topped in points and seconds, with Vernon Stephens of the St. Louis Browns finishing third and notable scores for Stirnweiss, Wakefield, Boudreau, Doerr, Spence, Potter and Johnson also listed.
Sixty seven acres of land in three lots lie within the Southwestern Proving Ground military reserve and are opened for leasing.
A brief note states that sweaters perform well as insulators in still air but lose effectiveness in windy conditions. It emphasizes fabric warmth varies with air movement and suggests choosing wind resistant materials for outdoor use.
Government lands not used by the government will be offered for lease for agricultural purposes only. Areas include Lot One part of Tract E 236-27 acres Lot Two part of Tract E 269-30 acres Lot Three part of Tract E 270g B-10 acres Applications for lease should be made to Division Real Estate Suboffice 513 Donaghey Trust building Little Rock of Southwestern Proving Ground.
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