Christmas Gifts for Football Figures and Fans
A playful column assigns whimsical, non factual gifts to coaches players officials and teams including Bernie Bierman Lynn Waldorf Dana Xenophon Bible Carl Achning Dwight Ream Bo McMillin M G Volz Dewey Luster Jess Mercer Art Fritzel Ralph Graham Gwinn Henry Missouri John Parker Dr Forrest C Allen Major Biff Jones football wolves Joe Louis Mickey Owen and others as a holiday joke from a sports page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Dana Xenophon
Ralph Graham
Indiana
Kansas
Gwinn Henry
Missouri
John
Parker
Phantom Phillies
Forrest C. Allen
Biff Jones
Nebraska
Football
Joe Louis
Mickey Owen
Brooklyn
Sugar Bowl Teams Celebrate Yuletide Tigers Visit Ship Island
Fordham Rams and Missouri Tigers celebrated Christmas with banquets and mass before Sugar Bowl trips to Ship Island Mississippi. Lambert trophy holder Lawrence Sartori attended the Rams banquet while both squads received gifts from Joseph B. David at the House of David. Santa Claus made appearances, and Missouri tours included Fort Massachusetts as part of their island visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Fordham Rams
Missouri
Tigers
Ship Island
Fordham
Lawrence Sartori
Rams
House of David
Joseph B. David
Little St. Francis Xavier Church
Jim Crowley
Missouri Sound
Gulf of Mexico
Massachusetts
Gulf Coast
Mobile
Mississippi River
Pakenham
David
Santa Claus
Edgewater Beach
Miss
Craftsmen in The New Kansas Magazine
The 1942 Kansas Magazine arts section profiles Kansan artists. Anton Pearson woodcarver of Lindsborg. Henry Varnum Poor of New York. Tom Lockhead of Wichita now in California. Ruth Aley of California. Margret Craver of Wichita. Gladys Bate of Wichita. Bernard Poco Frazier of Lawrence. Franczeska Frazier. Orlin Baker of Great Bend. Marjorie Whitney of Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Magazine
Kansas State College Press
Anton Pearson
Lindsborg
Henry Varnum Poor
Chapman
New York
Nation
Tom Lockhead
California
Ruth Aley
Margret Craver
Wichita
America
Kansas
Cov
Gladys’ Bate
Bernard “Poco” Frazier
Lawrence
Franczeska
Orlin Baker
Great Bend
Marjorie Whitney
Skilled Workers Wanted For Pearl Harbor Base
The Civil Service Commission opened a nationwide campaign to recruit skilled workers for immediate jobs at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu. B M Snoddy said needs include boiler makers, electricians, machinists, ordnancemen, sheet metal workers and other trades with overtime and government paid transport. Information from the Civil Service secretary at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Civil Service Commission
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
Honolulu
B. M. Snoddy
U. S. Civil Service District
St. Louis
Civil Service
Big Seven to Continue With Denver U Out
Denver Dec 25 UP The Big Seven athletics conference will continue as a six team league after Denver University withdrew last night. Colorado University dean Harry Carlson said the six remaining members Colorado Utah Brigham Young Wyoming Colorado State and Utah State will meet soon to decide the conference's stance on Denver's exit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Big Seven
Denver University
Harry Carlson
Colorado University
Colorado
Utah
Brigham Young
Wyoming
Colorado State
Utah State
Bama's Coach Builds Lines for Postseason Battles
Henry G. Crisp, Alabama's 21-year-line-builder, shapes a Crimson Tide forward wall for the Cotton Bowl clash with Texas A and M. The 1941 lineup includes Wyhonic, Rast, Domnanovich, Hecht, Langdale, and Whitemire, with Crisp credited for producing several All-Americans and a dominant line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Henry G
Hank) Crisp
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Texas A. & M
Dallas
Bama
Washington
Wallace Wade
Stanford
Wade
Washington State
Frank Thomas
California
Crisp
Associated Press
John Wyhonic
Holt Rast, Jr
Rast
Harold
Red) Drew
South Bend
Ind
George Hecht
Wyhonic
Chicago Heights
Ill
Noah Langdale
Valdosta
Don Whitemire
Decatur
Jone
West Texas State Buffaloes Eye All College Tournament
Oklahoma City reports West Texas State known as the tallest basketball team and unbeaten in eight games, led by coach Al Baggett. They face East Central Oklahoma State Tigers in the opening round as favorites, with Oklahoma A and M Punchers, Texas Southern Methodist, and Pittsburg Teachers among other contenders in the 18-team field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Big Bad
Buffaloes
West Texas State
al Baggett
Canyon
New Mexico
Baggett
Texans
Texas Southern Methodist
Pittsburg
Kan
Washington of
St. Louis
Arkansas
Warrensburg
Sports Roundup Reflects Holiday Charity Across Games
The column notes football all-star and East-West showcases, baseballs all-star links to Army relief, boxing stars aiding Navy relief, and hockey all-star efforts for needy players. It highlights charity as a seasonal staple across sports with the ABC slogan bowl and buy bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wide World
Army
Joe Louis
Buddy Baer
Navy
A.B.C
Christmas Sports Roundup From a Limp Rhyme
A garbled greeting page salutes many sports and readers. It mentions Havey J. Boyle in bed with a Florida rest suggestion, Frankie Albert drafted by the Chicago Bears, Joe Louis training camp, Lester Patrick’s reading tastes, Ben White’s Seminole Park horses, Millersville football players offering blood to Coach Day’s ill father, and Day praising a top scoring play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havey J. Boyle
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pennsylvania
Joe Louis
Lester Patricks
Hockey
A. G. Spalding
Ben White
Seminole Park
Fla
W. N. Reynolds
Millersville
Dave Day
Day
Pro All Stars Named for Bears Clash at Polo Grounds
Elmer Layden announced a 29 man NPFL All Star squad to face the Chicago Bears at the New York Polo Grounds January 4. Key players include Mel Hein Ray Apolskis and Chuck Adams among centers guards and backs. Baugh Isbell and Isbell may miss practice due to illness and work. Proceeds go to the Naval Relief Society aiding families of navy casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Elmer Layden
National Professional Football League
Allstar
Chicago Bears
New York Polo Grounds
Steve Owen
New York Giants
Mel Hein
New York
Ray Apolskis
Chicago Cardinals
Charles Cherundolo
Pittsburgh
Joe Naharieh
Clyde Shugart
Washington
Augie Lio
Detroit
Joe Divell
Brooklyns
Vackles
Chuck Adams
Cleveland
Willie Wilkin
Joe Coomer
John Wellus
John Tripson
Frank (Bruiser) Kinard
Brooklyn Ends
Bill Dowell
Richard Humbert
Philadelphia
Terry Schwartz
Brooklyn
Don, Hutson
Green Bay
Cecil Hare
Nello Falaschi
Larry Craig
Sammy Baugh
Cecil Isbell
Frank Filchock
Marshall Goldberg
Pug Manders
Tuffy Leemans
Ward& Cuff
Arthur Jones
Richard Biffle
League
Bauch
Goldberg
Baugh
Sweetwater
Tex
Naval Relief Society
Navy
Wartime steel cuts shape Kansas bridge plans
Topeka reports wartime needs push redesign of new Kansas highways. State highway director D J Fair says bridges will use minimal steel and defense materials. Army engineers will review plans to ensure military requirements are met and material supplies are conserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
D. J. Fair
Federal Bureau of Roads
Fair
Army
Earl Blaik re signs Dartmouth coach and joins Army staff
Mirror Today recalls Earl Blaik re signing as Dartmouth coach and taking his staff to West Point to coach Army. The item notes other past events: Jewell Young named Big 10 outstanding athlete, AL arbiters given raises, and livestock and farm equipment sold via Journal-World classifieds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Blaik
Dartmouth
West Point
Army
Jewell Young
Purdue
William Harridge
Sooner Coach Sees Season in Crackerbox Symptoms
Harold Keith notes Bruce Drake aims to season Oklahoma for the Big Six race with a grueling eastern trip. The piece praises Dr. Forrest C. Allen’s stance on college athletics during war and cites Crisler urging expanded participation and a 150 pound football class in the Western Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Keith
Oklahoma
Bruce Drake
Looneys
Drake
Tub Thumper
Keith
Sooners
Madison Square Garden
Prairie
Forrest C. Allen
Kansas
Phog Allen
Dr. Allen
Herbert Orin Crisler
Fritz Crisler
Michigan
Crisler
Health Department
America
Social Visits記 and Household Exchanges Across Town
Miss Anna Rolfing, formerly of the neighborhood, now of Pasadena, visited Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Ridley. The Ridleys joined Marion Barlow in Lawrence, while Louise Marjorie and Ruby James stayed with Alfred Seele’s family. Jack Kelsey hosted numerous relatives including Bernard and Augusta Gufler, who had just returned from Berlin, and C Czaplinski and Bill Stevens families called in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Rolfing
Pasadena
Calif
Hubert Ridley
Ridleys
Marion Barlow
Lawrence
Louise
Marjorie
Ruby James
Alfred Seele
Jack Kelsey
Bernard Gufler
Berlin
Germany
Gufler
Augusta Gufler
Kansas City
C. Czaplinski
Bill Stevens
Christmas Visits and Club Events In Local Communities
Edwin Stimpson and Edwin Jr of Wr ence visit over holidays with relatives in Dainsville Mo. Belleview families join Alfred Seele group for weekend gathering. 4 H member Glenn Dee Hildebrand at Kanwaka schoolhouse. Farm Bureau meeting attended by Mary Seetin at Mrs Guy Bigsby’s. Mrs J R Catlett moves to Topeka and plans Mane trip. Allan Kirby visits Oakridge with family. Pleasant Hour club hosts Christmas luncheon and gift exchange. Lester Stiinger to spend Christmas with Lawrence relatives. Community club at schoolhouse features music, recitations, Santa Claus, and treats from officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Stimpson
Edwin, Jr
Wrence
E. S. Reeves
Dainsville
Mra
W. B. Kirby
Kirby
George Seele
Ivan
LeRoy
Melvin
Lloyd
Belleview
Alfred Seele
Glenn Dee Hildebrand
Kanwaka School
Mary Seetin
Sam Seetin
Camp Robinson
Farm Bureau
Guy Bigsby
J. R.catlett
Eka
Mane
Ann
Allan Kirby
F. H. Leonard
Oakridge
Jack Kelsey
Pleasant Hour Club
Lester Stiinger
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Denver U. Out
T.M. Reg
U.S. Pat
NEA Service, Inc
Barbara Emsheimer
San Francisco
Bama's
Hank Crisp
Texas Aggies
Tusca
By Romney Wheeler
W. Texas
By Leland Gourley
By William Ferguson
Hugh.s. Fullerton, Jr
Tim Cocrane
New York World Telegram
Frankie Albert
Frankie
Layden
Bears
Journal-World
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Cracker Schalk
Ted Lyons
Jimmy Archer
Art Meier
Jack Benny
Waukegan
Bob O’farrell
Red Faber
Gray’s Lake
Hil
Jim McMillin
Don Kolloway
White Sox
DeKalb
Mike Kreevich
Shelbyville
Lefty Grove
Lonaconing
Jimmy Dykes
Zach Wheat
Cotton Tierney
Kid Nichols
Old
Boston Nationers
Bill Jurges
Harry the Horse Danning
Rego Park
Pinkey Whitney
San Antonio
Jack Tavener
Fort Worth
Ben Chapman
Montgomery
Everett Scott
Fort Wayne
Leo Mangrum
Lima
Ava Gardner
Rock Ridge, N. C
Mickey Rooney
Andy Hardy
Lawrence Recreation Parlor
Mass
Reeds Snack Shop
Merry Christmas
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