Beaumont Franchise At Texas League Meeting Faces Uncertainty
At the Texas league annual meeting in Beaumont the unprofitable Beaumont club drew major discussion with no decision. Jack Zeller said Detroit Tigers backing may shift to local Beaumont or Austin, while Austin builds a park in hopes the league moves in. The league raised player limit to 11 and salary cap to 5200, lowered minimum players to three, and approved an 154 game schedule from April 12 to September 7 with opening matchups Houston at Beaumont Shreveport at San Antonio Tulsa at Dallas and Oklahoma City at Fort Worth. The group also eyed a livelier ball for play.
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Acksonville
Beaumont
Jack Zeller
Detroit Tigers
Austin
Umong
Tigers
Houston
Shreveport
San Antonio
Tulsa
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Public Auction of Estate and Personal Property in Monroe
Administrative proceedings list liquidation of real and personal property from Miles Marie Reger estate with notices of sale at the court door in Monroe and auction items including a 1941 model sedan and multiple household effects. Creditors informed of claims and sale details with dates in December 1941.
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Sale Ateeston
Miles Marien
Milea Marlen
Aix
Morne Perlick
I Lowisiana
Anuery
Seria
TDA
Breart Jr
Rome
Rome Additen To the City of Mongoo, Lanaiene
Alsxendria
Breerd Jr
Aditi
Sald Eirip
Becta
Ptzect
Alesana Ateqoe
FF Streit
Ajeuahtria
Reneieen Avenue
Marth Geommee Repert
Merth
Gietenes
Bifeen
Pareliel
Bireet
Aleuandria
Ventce
Ventre
Montesto
Ruby Swinebroad Sager
Mies Hetian Sager
Indians Start Cage Drills For 1941-42 Basketball Season
The Northeast Junior College Indians shift from football to basketball with an opening game on December 12 against Arkansas College. Coach Malone has only three regulars from last season, prompting a rebuilding effort as Cecil Comper and the Guinn brothers head the returning talent, with new prospects like Clem Welch and Walter Zamoje vying for spots on the roster.
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Northeast Junior College Indians
Arkansas College
Malone
Cecil
Pete” Comper
Carl
Ceril Guinn
Clem Welch
Winchester
Walter Zamoje
Penn
Zamoje
1M Grid
Crimson Tide to resume training next week for Texas A&M date
Alabama's Crimson Tide will return to practice after a Miami victory, with plans not yet formalized for training sessions and the departure date to Dallas for the New Year’s game against Texas A&M. University officials indicated the invitation was a surprise and coach Frank Thomas and the athletic committee had little time to map strategy.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Miami
Texas A
Dallas
Frank Thomas
Browns Acquire PickersPlayers From Red Sox For Reported Sum
Sports Mirror recalls past transactions and big games. A Brow n s buy included Dennis Gate house and Frit Ostermueller from Boston Red Sox for a reported sum. Three years ago a crowd of 18 900 watched Southern California defeat Notre Dame 13 4 to end the Irish bid for unbeaten status. Five years ago LSU the SEC champion and Santa Clara met as the country’s last unbeaten and untied teams ahead of Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day.
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Associetet Preen
St Loo Browns
Dennis Gatehouse
Frit Ostermueller
Boston Red Sox
Southern California
Notre Dame
Irish
Louisiana State University
Santa Clara
Sheriff Sale Advancing in Ouachita Parish Louisiana
Public notices describe multiple marshal sales in Monroe Louisiana. Writs Fi Fa and Fi Fe direct sale of assets including a 10/8 sedan and a Chevrolet pickup with proceeds to satisfy court costs. Auctions occur December 1941 at Monroe city hall with cash payments and court-approved allowances.
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Ueaup
Bale Lee-Rogers Chevrolet
Terier Biate
Levisiete
Peres of
Guachits
Fourth District Court
Hororatie Powrth Judicial Destriet
Lawsene
Monroe
Loyitiene
Sedan
Bearlaa Moor
Fife
Company Ine
Leneck
Clyde A Culver
Malte
Louisiana
Ouachita
Henotadie
Moniee
Ouachita Parish
Louisiane
Motror
College Football Coaches Praise Present Grid Code
College football coaches nationwide praise the revised rules that allow unlimited substitutions and speed up play. Noted figures like Fritz Crisler, Lou Little, Wallace Wade, Babe Hollingberry, Frank Leahy, and Bernie Bierman endorse the changes with minor clarifications. emphasis on the 7-second play rule and sideline examination benefits. Some calls for sharper motion definitions and specifics on forward passes, with concerns about kickoffs and clocked penalties in final minutes.
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Associated Press
East
Far West
Midwest
Fritz Crisler
Michigan
Lou Little
Columbia
Wallace Wade
Duke
Babe Hollingberry
Washington State
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Deana Bible
Texas
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Willis O. Hunter
Southern California
Little
Lou
Steve Harrick
West Virginia
Tech
Clyde
Cac) Hubbard
Denver
Frank Murray
Virginia
Bernie Moore
Louisiana State
Jack Hagerty
Georgetown
Ossie Salem
Syracuse
Longhorns Named For Blue Gray All Star Tilt
Four Texas stars and Tennessee’s Johnny Butler join South roster for the Blue and Gray All Star game on December 0 in Montgomery Alabama. Recruited by coaches from Clemson Tulane Cornell and Northwestern the selections include Jack Crain Buddy Jungmichael Donald Bol Cohenour Preston Flanagan and others as the Gray squad nears completion with more invites to bowl bound teams. Howard Clemson joins the Dixie coaching staff to replace Dutch Meyer as Texas Christians accept Orange Bowl.
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Montgomery
Ala
University of Texas
Tennessee
Johnny
Carn Snavely
Cornell
Lynn Waldorf
Bert Ingwersen
Northwestern
Frank Maznicki
Boston College
al Demao
Duquesne
Walter Meeling
Pennsylvania
Ray Jenkins
Permit Issued for Noel Grover Residence on Filhiol Avenue
City building inspector Sam H. Awl announced a permit for Noel Grover to construct a one story frame residence on Filhiol Avenue with five rooms and a bath. The Armand and Lincoln streets location, cost four thousand dollars, and contractor W. V. Clark are noted.
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Noel Grover
Filhiol Avenue
Armand and
Lincoln Streets
Sam H. Awl
W. V. Clark
Horned Frogs Surprise Team Earns Orange Bowl Bid
Texas Christian University surprises by tying for second in the Southwest Conference and beating Texas and SMU as Emory Nix and Kyle Gillespie star. Georgia coach Wally Butts predicts a tough Orange Bowl showdown with Frankie Sinkwich braced for a jaw injury with 34,000 seats sold out.
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Fort Worth. Tex
Texas Christian
Georgia
Miami
Horned Frogs
Texas
Austin
Fla
Cautons
Wally Butts
Georgia Bulldogs
Frankie
Butts
Frankie Sinkwich
Fraternity Gridiron Clash For U S O At Neville Stadium
Delta Sigma and Sigma Phi Omega clash December 19 at Neville stadium for the United Service Organizations drive. Proceeds go to Henry Bernstein, district U S O chairman. The inter-fraternity cup has Delta Sigs with two wins to Sigma Phi Omega's one.
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Delta Sigma
Sigma Phi Omega
Neville Stadium
United Service Organization
Henry Bernstein
Delta Sigs
Fights and results scattered across cities in fresh AP report
Associated Press roundups list boxing results from White Plains to Newark with fighters Augie Angarano Warren Peterson Netlow Maxie Berger Vic Dellicurti Irwin Kaplan Billy Speary Jimmy Hatcher Lee Savold Buddy Knox Roy Rovelli Oscar Poindexter and others, plus a note on rain flooding earthworms driving them to the surface after rain.
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Associated Press
White Plains
N. Y
Augie Angarano
Harrison
Warren Peterson
Jamaica
N.Y
New York
al Netlow
United States Navy
Maxie Berger
Montreal
Brooklyn
Vic Dellicurti
Irwin
Kay) Kaplan
Los Angeles
Wilkes-Barre
Billy Speary
Nanticoke
Jimmy Hatcher
Linville
S.C
Drew
Paterson
N. J
Lee Savold
Bes Moines
Buddy Knox
Dayton
Jersey City
Roy Rovelli
Hackensack
Oscar Poindexter
Newark
Christmas Seals Sale Launched By Public Health Group
The Quachita Tuberculosis and Public Health Association begins the 1941 sale of Christmas seals. Claud Harrison directs solicitation of Twin Cities businesses. Five thousand letters will be mailed from Old Central Savings Bank building, with seals to be purchased or returned if needed. Artist Steven Dohanos designs feature a lighthouse beacon urging support in the fight on tuberculosis.
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Steven Dohanos
Knudsen Calls Strikes Foolish in National Emergency
William S. Knudsen, co-director of the Office of Production Management, told thousands at the Waldorf Astoria that strikes are foolish during a declared unlimited national emergency. He noted labor disputes disrupt production amid a broader push for organizational gains and warned against stoppages in key industries while wages and conditions remain solid.
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New York
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Waldorf- Astoria
OPM
Deaths and Notices From Rayville and Hong Kong Warning
Deaths: Rosa E. Christian 62 of Rayville dies after long illness. Funeral at Rayville Baptist Church with burial in Masonic Cemetery. Survivors include widower T W Christian two sons in Beaumont and New Orleans a daughter in Rayville five brothers and a sister. Women advised to leave Hong Kong amid safety concerns for nonessential Americans. Lieutenant Colonel Oliver H. Stout assigned to command the 67th observation group at Camp Beauregard after serving at Key Field.
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Rayville
Rosa E. Christian
Rayville Baptist Church
Hooks
Masonic Cemetery
First National Funeral Home
Charles Moore
Foster Johnston
Doc. Murphy
Leon Pee
Arnold Johnson
Herbie Moore
T. W. Christian
James W. Jordan
Clarence
Beaumont
Tex. William
New Orleans
E. Best
Tallulah
J. A. Best
Delhi
Walker E. Best
Bruce
Miss. Sidney
Paul Best
P. McBroon
Hong Kong
United States
Hongkong
Beauregard
Meridian
Miss
Oliver H. Stout
Key Field
Camp Beaureward
Community club and church group activities noted
Oak Grove and nearby towns report multiple social events. Mrs. C. H. Neely and co hostesses preside over the Woman's Department meeting electing a new vice president, with talks on Community Clearing House and Town Health by Mrs. Charles Hope. Other clubs meet with programs and dinners as members visit relatives in Mississippi and Natchez.
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C. H. Neely
William McG. Dollerhide
Woman's Department Club
Neely
J. J. Joyce, Jr
H. M. Thomas
Donald B. Fiske
Fiske
River Stages Theft Report From Leola Williams Home
Leola Williams reports clothing theft from her 107 Tenth Street residence after entry gained via a mailbox key. A towel and vanity stool also reported stolen. Chester A. Arthur noted as a U.S. president and school teacher.
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Leola Williams
Tenth Street
Cotton futures rise in New Orleans market on war news
Cotton futures edged higher by over a dollar a bale in New Orleans as December notices cleared, market steady with gains of 26 to 27 points. Spot cotton closed 27 points higher with steady demand. Memphis cottonseed meat futures also closed steady in Chicago area trade.
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New Orleans
Cotton Prices Jump on Mill Demand and Speculation
Active mill and speculative buying pushed cotton values up by more than a dollar per bale. Higher futures closed about 1.35 to 1.65 dollars stronger as demand was driven by expectations of freer selling of cotton cloth should ceiling prices advance. December 16.38, March 16.70, July 16.90.
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New York
South
Livestock Prices Move Higher on Strong Market Activity
Chicago dec 3 livestock report shows salable hogs 13 000 to 22 000 with weights 240 pounds down and prices up 10 to 15 dollars on heavier hogs and sows steady to 10 higher. Cattle and calves firm with fed steers yearlings and heifers up, Colorado yearlings above 13.50, best yearlings around 12.75 to 13.15, prime 1200 pound cattle noted, weighty sausage offerings to 9.35, dealers 25 to 50 higher at 11.50 to 12.00, top 12.50.
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Chicago
USDA
Colorado
Poultry prices steady in Chicago market report
Chicago December 3 poultry prices show live poultry and dressed market unchanged. Hen and Leghorn figures vary by weight as broilers, turkeys, ducks, geese and capons are listed with distinct price points and market segments.
Markets Mixed As Stocks Rise And Grain Demand Grows
NEW YORK reports mixed stocks with industrials in demand while bonds vary and rails rise. Cotton stays firm amid active trade, sugar shows scattered buying. CHICAGO notes wheat higher with stronger cash demand and flour, corn firm with solid shipping. Hogs up 10 to 15 cents, top price $10.15. rivals under estimates. Cattle strengthen up to 25 cents with prime offerings.
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New York
Chicago
New York Stocks Faced Profit Taking After Tue Upturn
The New York market attempted further recovery but only partial gains emerged as steels and rails faltered under profit selling. Openings showed fair buying and some fractional advances, with mixed quotes at the close and about 1,100,000 shares traded. Bonds were uneven and commodities gained grain.
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New York
Wheat gains push Chicago futures above 1 18 a bushel
Wheat prices rose today with gains up to nearly two cents lifting December futures above 1.18 a bushel for the first time since October. December closed 7 8 to 11 2 higher, with May at 1 23 1 8, while corn futures climbed 1 8 to 3 cents, December 76 and May 87 8 to 8 2.
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Chicago
World sugar futures steady as Cuban purchases loom
Scattered buying kept world sugar futures steady as traders awaited official word on next year Cuban purchases. Late afternoon quotes rose about 0.615 cent, with March at 26.9 cents, May 26.8 1/2, July 26.8 cents. No domestic trade. Raw sugar bid 3.50, refined 5.25.
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New York
Cottonseed Oil closes steady in New Orleans market
In New Orleans on December 3 the cottonseed oil market closed steady with bid and nominal quotes noted. Bleachable prime summer yellow offered at 13.5, prime crude 11.50 to 11.75, December 12.68, January 12.70, March 12.77, May 12.80, July 12.79 bid. The note also mentions a Hawatian alphabet with 12 letters.
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New Orleans
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