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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1947
Page
8
Mrs. Ralph Baldwin, longtime housemother of the University of Kansas Gamma Phi Beta chapter, will be honored at a Sunday afternoon reception. Her twenty five years of service is described as a notable record for organized sorority houses.
Thirty two foreign army officers will be guests Saturday evening of the International club at the University of Kansas. After touring the campus they will be banquet guests. The officers come from nine nations including Bolivia China Iran Turkey and Mexico. KU has more than 20 foreign students from 29 foreign countries this year.
The piece cites Frank Ziegler as a top fullback and forecasts Kansas facing Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl. It highlights Kansas’s strong fall, Big Six runners up, and praise from Columbia Missouri writers. It notes high expectations for Ray Evans, Fambrough, Schnelbecher, and Griffith, with talk of a storied defense and a surge in Jayhawk pride.
Nation’s top rankings collide as No. 1 Notre Dame meets No. 3 USC in Los Angeles in a marquee post-season effort. A crowded card includes Great Lakes Bowl Kentucky vs Villanova and Glass Bowl Toledo featuring New Hampshire vs Toledo, with expectations of a 100000 crowd.
New York reports Jersey Joe Walcott stunned champion Joe Louis with a decisive right hand in a dramatic title showdown. Fans roared as Walcott dodged Louis’ attacks, delivering a convincing victory that defied odds and kept the crowd bouncing with excitement throughout the bout.
Bill DeWitt says the St. Louis Browns will trade any player over 28 except Nelson Potter. He hints the club would move others including Hartung if Phillies drop him, with Chapman pressing for Hartung to switch to first base.
Ray Ramsey, noted as a Chicago rock musician, headlines a quiet weekend set. The show features Ramsey’s guitar work and blues influence in an intimate venue setting with possible guest appearances.
Patchy notes hint a halfback may join pro basketball on December 15 with the Moline team. Fragmentary lines reference a United States origin and Olympic context, with unclear names and dates.
Brooklyn report states Lee Durocher is reinstated as manager of the Brooklyn club with Burt Shotton serving as interim after a season suspension. No salary terms announced. Durocher reportedly had a 1947 contract around $50,000 before suspension.
Washington December 6 The assistant agriculture secretary Charles F Brannan told Senator Capper that wheat shipments abroad have been on a cash basis, and the preference for sending wheat over flour is to conserve dollar balances. He noted importing countries have mills to supply feed needs and that second and third grade flour would not ease the dollar issue.
A broad AP roundup lists numerous college basketball scores including Dartmouth over McGill 41 to 1, Adelphia and Broonlyn results, Arkansas State 38, Southeast Missouri State 66, Oklahoma Grinnell, Tarkie Fort Have 76 63, Washburn 64, Randolph-Macon in Kentucky, Georgia 74, Mississippi State 41, Texas A&M 4, Idaho 62, Utah 33, Fresno State 83, Pepperdine 7, Ohio State 43, California 5, Manhattan vs San Francisco 80, Santa Clara 42, Wichita East 27, Newton 4, Kansas City Watchinson 23, and several other scattered scores and partial results.
Editors and printers from the Kansas Engineer and Kansas State College magazines met for the first time, discussing editorial and printing issues and article exchanges. They also considered expanding the engineer illustratives contest statewide and boosting the first prize from 150 to 300 dollars while noting Brazil’s population density at 12.65 people per square mile.
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