Manila Brims With Sports As Army Builds Gridiron Glow
In wartime Manila, U.S. Army morale squads transform the capital into a sports paradise with baseball football boxing and 11 other major and 10 minor events. Olympic prep centers on December 9 to January 1 and the Bamboo Bowl on New Year’s Day. Notables like Kirby Higbe Early Wynn and Ceferino Garcia feature in inter-base leagues drawing 20 000 fans to Rizal Stadium.
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Manila
U. S. Army
Pacific
Pas
Kirby Higbe
Dominic‘DiMaggio
Johnny Welas
Early Wynn
Sachem
Clark Griffith
Army
Chucker Wynn
Washington
Old Fox
Treasury Notes
Philippines
Mike Jacobs
Speedy Dado
Ceferino Garcia
Madison Square Garden
Tommy Campbell
Kansas City
Golden Glover
Flashy
Bastion
Useful Memorials Planned by Kansas and Missouri Schools
Kansas City December 4 Memorials to World War II dead are planned by several colleges. University of Kansas marshals a scenic Mt Oread driveway memorial and other projects include Wichita State field stadium and Baker University memorial stadium. Wentworth Military Academy proposes a war memorial chapel, Central Missouri State Teachers College a field house, Fort Hays plans a war memorial building, with costs cited for some projects.
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Kansas City
Kansas and Missouri
Fred Ellsworth
University of Kansas
American Alumni Council
American College Publicity Association
Mt. Oread
Ield
Wichita University
Baker University
Baldwin
Kan
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
Central Missouri State Teachers College
Warrensburg
Fort Hays
Kansas State College
Hays
Justice Court Fines Set in Recent Session
Justice of the Peace O. J. Lane presided. Charles Hoffman Shawnee fined 25 dollars and costs for operating a motor car with an invalid 1945 plate. Charles Walter Parsons Monterey California fined 25 dollars and costs for operating a taxicab without proper permit. Lewis Sturgis Kansas City Missouri fined 50 dollars and sentenced to 0 days in jail for carrying concealed weapons. George Harry Howard fined 25 dollars and costs for being drunk in public. All defendants pled guilty. Arrests made by Harvey Schmedemann and Fred Coon state highway patrol men.
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Justice of the Peace
O. J. Lane
Charles Hoffman
Shawnee
Charles Walter Parsons
Monterey
Calif
Lewis Sturgis
Kansas City
George Harry Howard
Harvey Schmedemann
Fred Coon
Liberty Ship Henry Ward Beecher Loses Propeller
The Liberty ship Henry Ward Beecher carrying 541 homeward bound American troops reported dropping its propeller about 340 miles northeast of Bermuda. The vessel sailing from Marseille to Norfolk radioed for assistance at 2 26 a.m. EST. Navy officials said aid was likely dispatched from Bermuda and several ships stood by. Weather in the area was reported moderate.
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New York
Henry Ward Beecher
Bermuda
Marseile
France
Norfolk
Naval District
Writ Quash Sought Against Osage County Judge
Topeka December 4 A motion to quash a request for a writ of mandamus against Osage county district judge A K Stavely to compel a decision in the estate of John Supple has been filed. The case was set for hearing December 7 by the Kansas supreme court. Also James Black and Emily Stacey were named to the speaking events committee of a new Forensic league organized by Prof E C Buehler to supply speakers for organizations.
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James Black
Ohio Street
Emily Stacey
West Sixth Street
Forensic League
E. C. Buehler
Farmer amputates hand after corn picker accident
Banner Springs Kansas reports 31 year old Paul Dowding used a pocket knife to cut off his hand after it was mangled in a corn picker. Working alone in a field near Edwardsville his arm was caught in a chain drive and the hand drawn into the machine. He severed ligaments and flesh and walked to his truck then drove to Bonner Springs for emergency care before being moved to a Kansas City hospital with a good condition described.
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Banner Springs
Kan
Paul Dowding
Edwardsville
Dowding
Bonner Springs
Kansas City
Aides Log Hundreds of Hours in Local Hospitals
In November nurses aides contributed a total of 57542 hours at Lawrence Memorial and Watkins hospitals in Lawrence. Forty one aides at Lawrence Memorial logged 458 hours while fourteen aides at Watkins logged 109.2 hours. Eight hours of service were recorded at the November TB clinic.
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Lawrence Memorial and
Watkins Hospitals
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Watkins Hospital
Russian Forces to Stay in Iran and Stir Red Army Debate
Washington officials discussed options in the Iranian impasse as Moscow rejected a US plan for allied troop withdrawal by January 1. Washington pressed Moscow and London to end joint occupation, fearing escalation of oppression by a great power. Iran's Tehran government may send troops into Azerbaijan amid uprisings, potentially threatening the current regime.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Moscow
State Department
Department
Michael J. McDermott
Britain
Iran
Tehran
Azerbaijan
Unclear passage hints at pro Soviet ad prompting charges
The text suggests a scenario where a pro Soviet administration could replace a current regime, with implied accusations that Russia influenced the change. The fragment hints at political manipulation and subsequent charges without detailing names or dates.
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Russia
Blanche Thebom to Lead Kansas City Concert Tour
Dean D. M. Swarthout selected Blanche Thebom as the artist most likely to please Kansas City music lovers attending a Sunday concert by the Philhar monic Symphony at the university. Several local musicians will join to hear her again after prior acclaim from New York critics.
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Kansas City
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Thebom Stars at University Concert Series in Lawrence
Thebom, a young American mezzo soprano, headlines the Hoch Auditorium concert as the second regular attraction on the University of Kansas series in Lawrence. Musicians praise her expansive voice and magnetic stage presence, urging audiences not to miss the performance.
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Dean Swarthout
Blanche Thebom
Lawrence
Hoch Auditorium
Thebom
Remark on Dean Swarthouts recommendation for Lawrence
"sorry" was Dean Swarthout's recommendation today. It will be an outstanding fine evening and will introduce a magnificent young artist to Lawrence.
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Dean Swarthout
Lawrence
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