Rockne Recalls Powder Puff Tale At Coaches Dinner
At a New York dinner, Knute Rockne shared a tale about a powder puff player who missed a game for the junior prom. Glenn Warner, Tad Jones, Hurry Up Yost, and Fielding Yost joined Rockne in discussing all American selections and football lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. P
Jim Thorpe
Fielding Yost
Babe Ruth
Knute Rockne
Glenn Warner
Stanford
Tad Jones
Yale
Yost
Michigan
Notre Dame
Ernie Nevers
Warner
Willie Heston
Nevers
Thorpe
Carlisle
Pennsylvania
Indians
Jim
George Little
Bob Zuppke
Illinois
Red Grange
Champaign
Zuppke
Ruth
Rockne
Four Horsemen
Tiger Flowers Defeats Benny Ross In Buffalo Bout
In Buffalo six round middleweight action Tiger Flowers earned a decision over Benny Ross. In Salt Lake City Johnny O'Brien stopped Pat Gilbert in the third round of their six round bout. Cincinnati saw Frankie Welsh beat Joe Anderson over ten rounds. Memphis featured Jimmy Cox winning by technical knockout over Young Dillon in seven rounds. Louis Andrews won a decision over Cotton Nelson in eight rounds.
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Buffalo
Tiger Flowers
Atlanta Metro
Benny Ross
Salt Lake City
Johnny O’brien
Boston
Pat Gilbert
Salt Lake
Cincinnati
Frankie Welsh
Chicfago
Joe Anderson
Memphis
Jimmy Cox
Young Dillon
Louisville
Louis Andrews
Cotton Nelson
Nashville
Paulus Sails for Panama Canal Post Return to Monroe
Sam S Paulus of the U S quartermaster's department at the Panama Canal left the city Friday and Saturday sailing from New Orleans for his Central American post. He has a six week annual vacation and recently visited Monroe. His wife Mrs Paulus is receiving medical treatment at Hot Springs and cannot travel now. A son Carl Paulus plans to join his mother in Panama around April 1 for a brief trip.
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Sam C. Paulus
U. S. Quartermaster’s Department
Panama Canal
New Orleans
Firpo to Return for Bouts in the United States
Argentina heavyweight Luis Angel Firpo plans a U S return to boxing to challenge any foe until he again seeks a bout with Jack Dempsey. He has toured selling American autos and now acts in a Buenos Aires motion picture.
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Buenos Aires
A. P
Luis Angel Firpo
United States
Jack Dempsey
Firpo
Dempsey
Polo Grounds
New York
Bull
Pampas
Belgian Challenger Holds Lead in 1500 Point Billiards Match
Edouard Horemans, Belgian challenger to Young Jake Schaeffer, leads by 199 points after the first block of 500 in an 1500 point match in Chicago. Horemans reached a high run of 236 and posted 301 total as Schaeffer managed 146 for a 43 average. The two resume with the second block tonight.
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Chicago
A. P
Edouard Horemans
Jake Schaeffer
Schaeffer
Tan
Aged Rail Veterans Return Visit To Hotel Virginia
Two centenarian era rail veterans A J Hood and Al Whitehead guests of Hotel Virginia over the weekend. Hood served on the V S and P railroad from 1882 until retirement a year and a half ago. Whitehead was 85 years on the V S and P and later Southern Pacific lines. Both widowers plan to return to Shreveport where they now reside.
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Hotel Virginia
Shreveport
A. J. Hood
al Whitehead
Hood
Ouachita Parish
New York
Whitehead
Bronchotone Ad Promises Flu Prevention After War Epidemic
Mrs Alma Taylor of 929 Travis Street Shreveport Louisiana reports prolonged cough after flu and says two bottles of Bronchotone made her well She recommends Bronchotone for coughs and colds The ad claims the product wards off flu proven during wartime and offers a one dollar bottle price with full guarantee and drug store availability
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Alma Taylor
Travis St
Shreveport
Cornell Coach Sees All Eastern Eleven Picks
Dartmouth and Pennsylvania each place two stars on the all eastern football eleven chosen by Cornell coach Gilmore Dobie for the Associated Press. Dobie notes eight of the eleven could form an all American team with limited changes.
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New York
A. P
Dartmouth
Pennsylvania
Gilmour Dobie
Cornell
Associated Press
Dobie
Weir
Nebraska
Joss
Yale
Grange
Illinois
Chek
Nevers
Stanford
Keefer
Football lineup list from Swarthmore to Dartmouth
Ends Korn and Swarthmore with Thayer of Pennsylvana tackle Wiberg of Columbia Joss Yale guards Carey Cornell Diehl Dartmouth quarterback Cheek Harvard halfbacks Tryon Colgate fullbacks Oberlander Dartmouth
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Korn
Swarthmore
Thayer
Pennsylvana
Wiberg
Columbia
Joss
Yale
Carey
Cornell
Diehl
Dartmouth
Cheek
Harvard
Tryon
Colgate
Oberlander
Oysters and seafood pricing at Joe Messina’s shop
Joe Messina at 516 DeSiard Street advertises FREHS OYSTERS with per dozen and per hundred pricing for select and extra select oysters. The notice includes per 100 plants, red snapper and trout prices, lake shrimp and headless shrimp, crabs per dozen, and a note that fish and shrimp/crabs are delivered only on Thursdays with no delivery service.
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Joe Messina
DeSiard St. Frehs
Selects
Per Doz
Transit schedules and stops Listed for May 13 1985
Bus and interurban timetables show Likely departures from Monroe Ruston El Dorado and Alex with multiple morning and afternoon runs. Services include Tri State Transit Co West and Interurban Transportation Co South with connections and a bus waiting room at 208 South Grand St.
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Motor Blues
Tri-State Transit Co.—West
Monroe
Sport
Ruston
E Dorado Interurban Transportation CO
Southb
Alex
South Grand ST
R. J. Walker
Agt
FTC sets one year chair rotation rule and succession
The Federal Trade Commission today enacts a one year rule rotating the chairmanship among its members. Vernon W. Vanfleet is succeeded by the new chair, with the change taking effect immediately.
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Federal Trade Commission
Vernon W. Vanfleet
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Sam S. Paulus
Panama
Pond
U.S
Jake Schaefer
Dixie Bedding CO
BY Tad
China
India
Energize
Scott
Yellow Bus Line, Inc
Delta Point
TALL
Vicksburg
West
Idaho
Washington
John F. Nugent
Lieber & Company
the Flower Sho Inc
Nord St
Florist Telegraph
Monroe Electric Supply Co
Chase Amman Drag Co
Central Tire & Service Co
Jarrell Drag Co
Kellogg Oil Company
Hood Tires
Monroe Seed Co
Gaerden
McMillan
West Monroe
Gresham Mattress Factory
Eason Transfer & Storage Co
Household Supply Co., Inc
DeSiard Street
Lockwood
Lacey Typewriter Exchange
DeSiard St
The
Mallon Plumbing Co
A. S. Kuhn
E. J. Mallon
DeSiard
Taylor’s
Old Stands
Virginia Hotel
J. D. Hamilton
FUR Trappers & Dealers
M. Kaplan & Son
9Th
Adams St. Monroe, Louisiana
Tootonette
Shade
Sest
EAGLE
G. E. Davis
Cole
Crescent Bend
P. O
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