Jayhawkers Beat Washburn 46 24 in Topeka Basketball
Kansas University Jayhawkers routed Washburn 46 to 24 at Whiting Field House in Topeka. Don Barrington led with 13 points as Kansas builds to three-game slate including Rockhurst in Hoch Auditorium.
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F. C. Allen
University of Kansas Jayhawker
Washburn University
Whiting
Topeka
Crimson
Blue Fire
Ichabod
Jayhawkers
Washburn
Kansans
Leavenworth Fliers
Allen
G Barrington
McPherson Beats Bethany 1 79 in Kansas City Hoops
McPherson Kansas defeated Bethany College 1 to 27 in a basketball game last night. Vance Carlson scored 28 points for McPherson while Sawyer the one armed player led Bethany with 10 points and McPherson led 84 to 12 at halftime.
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Bethany
Kan
Vance Carlson
Coring
McPherson Coffee
Bethany College
MecPherson
Sawyer
College Basketball Results From Regional Matchups
Park College defeated Maryville Teachers 83 to 31 while Illinois Teachers lost 53 to 4 against Ausus ane. Ambrose beat Simpson 51 to 40 and Indiana State edged Western Illinois Teachers 43 to 41. Iowa routed Nebraska 50 to 33. McPherson 71 over Bethany 27. York 48 over Nebraska Wesleyan 31. Washburn 46 over Kansas 24. Warrensburg Teachers 48 over Drury 37. Randolph Field 38 over Rice 35. High School action listed with Ellington, Wichita East, Wichita North, Wichita Cathedral, Hillsboro, Sabetha, Hiawatha, Shawnee Mission, Westport, Manual, Haskell, Wyandotte, Central, Paseo, and Rural/Rosedale results.
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Wichita North
Arkansas City
Wichita
Big players spark call to raise baskets in court rule debate
Oklahoma A. and M. star Bob Kurland draws attention as coach Bruce Drake backs a 12 foot basket height change. The roundup also notes college football figures Tom Rock and Buddy Horton and minor league baseball quirks from 1943.
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New York
UCP
Bob Kurland
Oklahoma A. & M
Kurland
Bob
Bruce Drake
Oklahoma
Phog Allen
Tom Rock
Columbia
Horace Mann School
Sooners and Dallas Navy Crew Face Zoomers at Norman
The University of Oklahoma Sooners collide with Dallas naval air station sailors aiming to halt the Zoomers from Norman naval air station in a tense matchup.
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University of Oklahoma Sooners
Dallas Naval Air Station
Norman Naval Air Station
Manual High defeats Haskell 27 25 in overtime
The Manual High School basketball team of Kansas City defeated the Haskell Indian quintet 27 to 25 in overtime at the Indian gym. Gerald Russo hit a crucial shot from near the free throw line for the winner as Manual led 16 8 at halftime and the Indians tied the score 23 all late in regulation before the playoff periods.
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Manual High School
Kansas City
Gerald Russo
Manual
Indians
Robert Little
Stuck Again as Arch Ward Recaps Army Sports Bits
Arch Ward notes Dick Todd of the Iowa Seahawks was named player of the day after a strong day against Notre Dame and a jaw injury. The prize was a carton of gum. He also highlights service teams at Jefferson Barracks, and Bainbridge naval station notes cancelations and transfers. Fort Sheridan and Emory and Henry figures appear in coaching notes.
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Chicago Tribune
Ward
Dick Todd
Iowa Seahawks
Notre Dame
Todd
Jefferson Barracks
George Sisler
Ken Williams
Baby
Ensign Jack Williams
Alderson Propps
Emory and Henry
Jack King
Pat Hagiwara
Fort Sheridan
Bill Scanlan
Post Sports
Sooners to Play S M U Mustangs Tonight
Two Norman Oklahoma teams meet Texas guests in Dallas with Southern Methodist University's Mustangs hosting tonight. The matchup features regional college basketball action between the Sooner squad and SMU in Dallas Texas.
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Sooners
S.M.U
Dallas
Tex
Norman
Okla
Texas
Southern Methodist University
Mustangs
Redskins Underdogs in Crucial Eastern Division Showdown
Washington enters tomorrow’s game against the New York Giants as underdogs with four regulars sidelined and optimism tempered. Sammy Baugh is cleared for action while Wilbur Moore, Bob Masterson, Dick Farman, and Steve Slivinski face injuries and uncertain availability. A win or tie secures a playoff berth for the Redskins amid Giants pressure.
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Washington
Washington Redskins
Redskins
New York Giants
Chicago Bears
Arthur J
Butch) Bergman
Giants
New York
Sammy Baugh
Wilbur Moore
Four Players In Fold Shrine Game Rosters
Four players have accepted Shrine charity game invites for New Year’s Day in San Francisco. Bob Stevens from Oregon State, Clyde Flowers of Texas Christian, Herman Wedemeyer from St. Mary’s, and Art McCaffray of the College of the Pacific are named among the early selections.
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San Francisco
Bob Stevens
Oregon State College
Clyde Flowers
Texas Christian
Herman Wedemeyer
St. Mary’s College
Art McCaffray
College of the Pacific
Giants win NFL title in playoff upset over Packers
A historical snippet notes the New York Giants defeated Green Bay 23 to 17 in a playoff game, clinching the NFL title before a crowd of 48,120, marking a notable triumph in franchise history.
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Tami Mauriello Kaves
Lou Nova
Landis
Frank Melton
Dodgers
Phillies
New York Giants
Green Bay
Four New Directors Elected by Federal Home Loan Bank Topeka
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka elected four new directors. They are Harry Hart of Dodge City Kansas Gordon Harper of Muskogee Oklahoma L M Barnes of Ponca City Oklahoma and Henry A Dubb of Topeka Kansas.
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Conference Track Meet Proposals Face Conference Tension
Kansas City December reports show UP Big Six athletic directors debating how to balance football among naval trainees and civilian teams. No solution reached, with talks of home and away games but risk to conference play. Joint meeting approved indoor and outdoor track dates in 1940, while other spring sports stay individual.
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Big Six
Mark Twain
Kansas State
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Iowa State
Navy
M. J. Ahearn
Army
A. J. Lewandowski
Lincoln
Neb
W S C S Christmas Meeting in Eudora Highlights
Miss Anna Mae Neustifter enjoys a week’s vacation from the S C W cafeteria. The Methodist church W S C S held its regular meeting and Christmas party with toastmistress Minnie Edelbrock. Mrs Gladys Whiteley of Sunflower Village spoke on South America and sang in Spanish.
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S.C.W
Methodist Church
Minnie Edelbrock
Arthur Ott
Amoretta Gabriel
Gladys Whiteley
Sunflower Village
South America
John Moody
Kelvin Hoover
Maurice Starr
Walter Osbourne
Josephine Gilmore
Alfred Eisele
Edwin Ott
George Bloom
Oscar Westerhouse
Curtis Ruthrauff
Chester Baecker
Roy Kurtz
Sgt
Delbert Mathia
Beaumont School
Beaumont, Tex
B. M. Edward Mathaia
New York City
Homer Mathia
San
Local Social Notes and Family News from Eudora and Lawrence
The column lists social visits, birthdays, and travel between Diego, California. De Soto. Lawrence. Ottawa. Kaw Valley. Eudora. and Bonner Springs. Highlights include a Christmas bingo hosted by the Minerva Rebekah lodge, Cadet Roger James on leave from Indiana University Bloomington, a William Leo birth in Beaumont, and a minor injury to Billy Edwards at the Eudora grade school.
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Lawrence
Murphy
Ottawa
Robert Schellack
Kaw Valley
John Musick
Eudora
George Vitt
Nora
Roger James
University of Indiana At Bloomington
Ralph James
James
Andy James
Ricebeth James
Overland Park
John R. James
Hetty
Zella Gibbens
Kansas City
Arlene Ziesenis
Louie Feilbach
Bonner Springs
Bloomington
Cincinnati
David Dunlap
Owatonna
Minn
D. O. Dunlap
Marvin Pollard
Slater, Mo
Marie Gilbert
Sedalia
Charles Gerstenberger
Fred Moll
Leo Moll
Beaumont
Tex
St. Theresa Hospital
William Leo
Leo
California Life Insurance Company
Life Insurance Company
Agnes Blechel
Waldo
Frank Blechel
Claire Beavers
Roger Stewart
John Miller
Claud Williams
Tuesay
Frank Greiner
Henry Blechel
William Zimmerman
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kansas Teachers association bids for lay board and elected state superintendent
Statehouse notes report the Kansas Teachers Association urging the legislative council to remove the state superintendent from elective office and create a lay board to oversee education. The group cites teacher shortages, low college enrollments, and civil service salaries as core issues while weighing board duties and potential Regents overload.
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Cubs Pitcher Jerringer Loses Farm Impoundments in Fire
Sarasota reports Chicago Cubs pitcher Paul Jerringer faced a $1,500 loss after a fire destroyed his barn home to his gardening program. The barn contained four plows a trailer fertilizer and other farming implements.
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Sarasota, Fla
Paul Jerringer
Chicago Cub Hurler
Senator Gillette urges tax plan to curb farm land boom
Iowa Senator Gillette proposes a graduated tax on profits from second transfers of farm property after Nov 1 1943 to curb speculative land buying. The plan would tax profits from rapid turnover, easing homeseekers’ access to rural property, with rates from 90 to 80 percent then zero after six years. He will attach the amendment to the current tax bill under Finance Committee consideration.
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Washington
Senator Gillette
Iowa
Gillette
Senate Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
Sumners Urges Decentralization at Wichita Meeting
Representative Hatton W. Sumners told a Wichita audience that people are determined to return powers from the federal government to states and localities. The town hall, called by 50 Wichita business leaders, drew Kansas officials and private citizens from Kansas and northern Oklahoma, with Gov. Schoeppel noting that the common people must act.
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Hatton W. Sumners
D-Tex
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Kansas
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The earliest route to a new home or a room to rent is through the classified listings. These notices compile available rentals and candid options in one page for fast comparison.
Taft Pushes Limited Food Subsidy Plan in Senate
In Washington the senate opened debate on two reform ideas for the food subsidy repeal bill. Senator Taft advocates a limited subsidy removing price rollbacks while preserving most retail controls. A second plan links subsidies to wage controls via the Little Steel formula and moves to the senate banking committee for executive review.
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Senate
Taft
Ohio
Senate Banking Committee
Hersey
Ellender
D-La
Banking Committee
War Labor Board
Production resumes at Wright plants after unauthorized strike
Paterson New Jersey December 11 production of aviation engines resumes at five Wright Aeronautical plants following settlement of an unauthorized strike. A company spokesman said full attendance returned after shift changes while union officials offered no comment. Allen Wisenfeld of the New Jersey state mediation board said the parties agreed to submit the issues to the National War Labor Board. The strike began Wednesday in a foundry over the retention of an assistant supervisor disliked by workers.
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Wright Aeronautical Corporation
William S. Knudsen
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Allen Wisenfeld
New Jersey State Board of Mediation
National War Labor Board
New Secret Weapon Rumored by Berlin Travelers
Swedish paper quotes Berlin travelers claiming Germany used a new secret weapon to bombard Leningrad. They could not provide specifics but suggested a rocket shell cannon. They noted Lenin grad shelling seemed different from heavy artillery and implied a test of a novel weapon.
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Svenska Morgenbladet
Berlin
Leningrad
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