Big Six title on line as Oklahoma faces Nebraska
Oklahoma favored to win the remaining conference game but Nebraska’s surge, including a 35 point outburst against Kansas State, tightens the Big Six race. Iowa State and Missouri also vie for spots, with Nebraska boasting 35 points against Kansas State and Missouri’s earlier win over the Huskers noted.
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Bowl lineups set for New Year games and Army Navy preview
Season’s end nears as Army and Navy meet in Baltimore before a war bond crowd with Army needing a win to stay No.1 in the AP poll. Bowl matchups include Southern California vs Tennessee in the Orange Bowl and Duke vs Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, with multiple conferences deciding titles and bowl berths.
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Unbeaten season with 21 7 conquest over Kentucky
East grid notes Yale and Pennsylvania remain unbeaten in the Ivy League while Army meets Navy Saturday for the Lamiber troy trophy. Randolph Field tops service outfits by routing Amarillo Air Base 33 to 0. Iowa game highlights include services like Notre Dame and others listed for Friday and Saturday matchups across the region.
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New Think On Baseball Commission After Landis Era
In New York, a two week post season meeting faces choosing a successor to Kenesaw Mountain Landis. The piece notes a return to the old commission form may occur but warns of past failures after the Black Sox scandal. It discusses postwar player concerns, government style governance, and Hugh Fullerton Sr’s suggestion Landis be in charge again.
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Collins in Lead For Big Six Scoring Esteemed Missouri Quarterback
Kansas City November reports Paul Collins of Missouri has secured the Big Six scoring lead with a 66 point season finish. Oklahoma's Derald Lebow could overtake if he posts a 19 point sprint in the conference finale. Collins stands out with faked passes and key runs including a 60 yard interception return against Kansas and a Thanksgiving conquest of Kansas. Gene Phelps and Meredith Warner from Iowa State have ended their seasons, while Lebow remains his nearest challenger.
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Army Star Halfback Tops College Football Scorers
Glenn Davis of Army remains the leading scorer with 114 points. Other top scorers include Tom McWilliams of Mississippi State and Del Cockayne among multiple conferences, with various regional leaders noted in the national tally. Bears beat Philadelphia. Packers await December 17 playoff opponent as Eastern race tightens. Archie Brainard Logan fined $10 for drunkenness.
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Wallace Wade Coached Both Duke and Alabama in Sugar Bowl
Durham Nov. 27 Wallace Wade the Blue Devil mentor on leave with the army can view the Sugar Bowl outcome with pride He coached both Duke and Alabama to gridiron prominence taking three Alabama teams and two Duke squads to the Rose Bowl
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Navy Defeats Army 12-0 Before 16,000 at West Point
Navy defeated Army 12-0 before about 16,000 at West Point. Major Swede Larson left the Naval Academy three years ago to return to active duty with the Marines. Ten years ago Don Hutson from Alabama was named all American end.
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Seniority rights for veterans in civilian jobs explained
Washington reports on how veterans regain old jobs or positions of like seniority, status and pay. Seniority means length of service, with active duty crediting time as if continuously employed. A veteran may outrank less senior workers only if they can perform the job. seniority provides benefits but does not mandate upgrading beyond capability. The War Labor Board’s interpretation is not binding law, SS guidance guides employer-employee dealings.
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Allied reshuffle elevates Clark, Alexander to top Mediterranean posts
London reports Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark moves from Fifth Army to command of the allied 15th Army Group in Italy. Gen. Sir Harold Alexander becomes supreme commander in the Mediterranean, with Gen. Sir Henry Wilson succeeding him at the British joint staff in Washington. Alexander is made field marshal, effective June 4, 1944, becoming Britain’s youngest field marshal at 58.
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Henry Maitland Wilson
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Desperate Hero at Arnhem Receives Posthumous Award
Stoke on Trent lance sergeant John Baskeyfield, antitank gunner, destroyed two Tiger tanks and a self propelled gun at Arnhem. He crawled wounded under fire, remounted his gun, and kept the position until killed by a enemy shell. The king ordered his Victoria Cross to his parents.
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British reach Lamone river near Faenza in Italy
British troops outflank Faenza and press German delaying positions at the Lamone river three miles southwest of the Bologna Rimini highway. Belvedere village falls as house to house fighting looms. Northeast units seize Scaldino and reach Alboreto while Polish troops hold a ridge near Marzeno Lamone. Far south of Bologna, Fifth Army fronts repulse several German counterattacks.
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WAC Officers See Two Japanese Planes Downed
General MacArthur's Headquarters in the Philippines reports UPI says S/Sgts Nellie Ross Winfield and Ethelynn M. Smith among 12 WAC enlisted and four officers arriving from Dutch New Guinea. They witnessed two Japanese planes shot down as their transport circled during a red alert. First Lt. Pat Griffith notes the unit is the advance echelon for future arrivals. The WACs handle secretarial and office duties plus cooking and policing duties.
Navy Casualty List Marks Kansans Among 188 Names
Washington November 27 The navy department announced 188 casualties including Kansans Merle Floyd Busey Topeka wounded aviation radioman 2/c USN safe Newton Jack Clinton Ross aviation ordnanceman 2/c USNR safe Topika The list also notes Mrs Anna Leahy Clinton 63 of Wichita who died Saturday She was daughter of the late Kansas Oklahoma newspaperman David D Leahy and came to Wichita in 1889 from Wellington She is survived by a son Ensign Thomas F Clinton a brother and a sister
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Leyte Boys Miss Cities But They Have Cigarettes
Philippine report notes U S soldiers in Leyte may not see Paris but obtain cigarettes despite war fatigue. Maj. Robert C. Russell of Champaign Illinois says rationed cigarets are issued at four packs per man daily, equal for officers and enlisted. The piece hints total cigarette use since D-Day runs into millions, offering comfort to readers amid shortages and rain soaked foxholes.
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Sunflower Hopes Teachers Return to Former Jobs
Sunflower ordnance works invites teachers and students to work three weeks or more during the Christmas vacation. Eligible workers would be paid the same salaries they earned when they left last fall. Plant officials seek help to man powder lines and other posts amid a wartime staffing shortage. Also notes 1943 typhoid fever death rate was the lowest in U.S. history.
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Second Tour of Duty in France
Maj Lathrop B Read writes from a French assignment recalling World War I service with the 35th Division and observing D-day era landscapes. He describes aerial attacks, armored road travel through ruined towns, French bees amid camp life, and the cost of liberation on towns and roads.
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Fragmented trench talk hints at wartime training concerns
Fragmentary OCR quotes reference foxhole life and difficulties of shelter, noting the need for effective troop training and shelter solutions. Mentions Major Read and a push for maneuvers in the United States to improve readiness.
Red Cross Calendar December drive at Central building
November 27 to December 2 events in Production and Sewing departments. Kit bags needed. some ready to sew. Knitters urged for army sleeveless sweaters. Hospital bandages and canteen enrollment details. Nutrition center offers planning aid. new class on demand. Home nursing not starting before Christmas with classes at local schools. Nurse recruitment urged. no further enrollment in nurse aide class until after year start. First aid class to be organized on demand. Camp and hospital service must be submitted to the Red Cross office by noon December.
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Two Fined on Drank Charges Near Hird's Corner
Walter Thompson and Wayne Ellis were fined ten and five dollars costs respectively by Justice of the Peace O. J. Lane on a drunk charge. They were arrested yesterday around noon near Hird's Corner by State Highway Patrolman Fred Coons.
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