Twin City Loop Meets Tonight
Basketball enthusiasts from Mon, West Monroe and Swartz gather at City Hall at 7 30 for a meeting to organize the Twin City loop. Rules, schedule and team entries will be discussed. seven clubs are in, with an eighth sought.
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Mon
West Monroe
Swartz
Bill Ross
New Circuit
Leo Hartman
Hudnall Buck Brown
Carll Royce
Royce
Art
Carbon Blackers
Adler's
Central Circle S
Pan-Am
Sports Mirror January reminiscences mark top athletes
Today’s sports snippet recalls Joe Louis as 1935 top athlete a year ago, Lawson Little in second, Jesse Owens third. It notes Frank Shields leading the nation’s tennis first ten for 1933 and mentions a hoax claim five years ago about a secret committee paying Columbia football players.
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Joe Louis
Lawson Little
Jesse Owens
Frank Shields
Columbia
Joe Carr Tops in Sports Promoter Nationwide
Profile of Joseph Francis Carr a dynamic Columbus native who built the National Professional Football League in 1921 and expanded minor league baseball to 26 leagues while aiming for 50 by 1937. The promoter known for his vast network and horse sense also pioneered the first baseball school and organized the American Pro Basket Ball league.
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Joseph Francis Carr
Columbus
Joe
Jim Farley
Pullman
Branch Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
Sam Jones
Alabama declines post season football game
Alabama athletic director Hank Crisp stated the Crimson Tide will not play any post season contest. Reports tied Alabama to a January 2 Los Angeles game with St Marys of San Francisco and an Orange Bowl possibility, but the 1937 schedule released today shows no west coast opponent. The team remained undefeated but was tied by Tennessee.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Dee
University of Alabama
Crimson Tide
Los Angeles
St. Mary's
San Francisco
Hank Crisp
Alabama
Tide
Miami
Edward P. “Slip” Madigan
Far West
University of Washington
Tennessee
LSU Grid Team Names All Opponent Eleven
Louisiana State University selects its toughest opponents from last season to form an all opponent eleven. Notable picks include ends Joe Eaves of Auburn and Jim Benton of Arkansas, and quarterback Jack Robbins of Arkansas.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Joe] Eaves
Auburn
Jim Benton
Arkansas
Buford Ray
Vanderbilt
Frank Kinard
Mississippi
Frank Gantt
Irby Monk
Mississippi State
Carl Hinkle
Jack Robbins
Bill Flowers
Tulane
Wilton Kilgore
Hugh Wolfe
Texas
Hayes Named 1937 Tennessee Football Captain
Joe Black Hayes a 185 pound guard from Murfreesboro Tenn was elected captain of the 1937 Tennessee Volunteers football team at the annual banquet He succeeds DeWitt Weaver of Jacksonville Fla Hayes has played tackle and guard under coach Bob Neyland The Volunteers will lose seven players to graduation next spring.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Joe Black Hayes
Murfreesboro
University of Tennessee
DeWitt Weaver
Jacksonville
Fla
Hayes
Bob Neyland
Volunteers
Boxing results from last night hit by Associated Press
Charley Gomez won on points over Johnny Pena in New York. Allen Matthews outpointed Johnny Sikes in Seattle. Bob Nestell stopped Pepe Del Rio in Los Angeles. Dick Demaray knocked out Buddy McCrea in Bismarck. Joe Goeders beat Bert Paxton in Winona. Mickey Makar edged Eldred Davenport in Jersey City. Steve Carr outpointed Carl Knowles in West Palm Beach. Govan Rhodes defeated Johnny Dean in Augusta.
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Associated Press
New York
Charley Gomez
Baltimore
Johnny Pena
Puerto Rico
Seattle
Allen Matthews
St. Louis
Johnny Sikes
Bismarck
N. C
Los Angeles
Bob Nestell
Pepe del Rio
Mexico City
N. D
Dick Demaray
Buddy McCrea
Omaha
Winona
Minn
Joe Goeders
Albert Lea
Bert Paxton
Detroit
Jersey City
N. J
Mickey Ma»kar
Bayonne
Eldred Davenport
South Carolina
West Palm Beach
Fla
Steve Carr
Meriden
Conn
Carl Knowles
Rome
Govan Rhodes
Augusta
Johnny Dean
Kannapolis
N.C
LSU Scout Praises Broncos After Sugar Bowl Prep
LSU Scout J B Whitworth lauds Santa Clara for strong blocking and notes their loss to TCU 9 to 0 as Sammy Baugh dominated with aerials. He cites Santa Clara’s penalties and technical calls, praises Broncos players Bassi Falaski McGee and Dougherty, and predicts LSU power will prevail in the Sugar Bowl.
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New Orleans
Whitworth
Bassi
Falaski
McGee
Dougherty
Santa Clara
Sammy Baugh
Virginia Lifts Bars On Assistance To Athletes
University of Virginia eases alumni recruitment and outside support limits for athletes who meet scholastic standards. Athletic director Norton Pritchett says the school will not favor players solely for athletics, and funds under university control will not be used for athletic-only entrants.
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Lynchburg
University of Virginia
Norton Pritchett
The
State University
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
Pritchett
Santa Clara Football Team Resumes Sugar Bowl Prep
Santa Clara Broncos return to practice after the Texas Christian upset for the January 1 Sugar Bowl with LSU in New Orleans. Coach Buck Shaw plans heavy blocking work and will start his regular lineup, noting Sammy Baugh's kicking as key to LSU challenges.
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Santa Clara
Calif
Santa Clara Broncos
Texas Christian
Louisiana State
New Orleans
Lawrence
Buck” Shaw
Broncos
Shaw
Pasadena
Sammy Baugh
Leroy Monsky Chosen Alabama Football Captain
Leroy Monsky a 195 pound guard from Montgomery was elected captain of the 1937 Alabama Crimson Tide. Halfback Joe Kilgrow was named alternate captain. The team selected leaders before a banquet honoring Dr. George H. Denny and Richard Foster as Denny retires.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Leroy Monsky
Crimson Tide
University of Alabama
Joe Kilgrow
Montgomery
Tide
George H. Denny
Richard Foster
Sellout Reported For L. S. A. Santa Clara Sugar Bowl
New Orleans officials announced a complete sellout for the New Year’s Day Sugar Bowl between Louisiana State and Santa Clara. About 40 000 spectators expected and LSU reportedly nearly sold out its ticket allotment. Santa Clara had about 2 500 tickets available.
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New Orleans
Louisiana State
Santa Clara
Son Reunited With Mother After Three Decades
A woman, Mrs. Warner, who spent years searching for her missing son, received a letter from Richard Douglas Foster, now grown, asking if he is her son. She had remarried and been divorced, living in poverty, and dreams of a reunion now hinge on finances and travel to Scotts Bluff, Nebraska.
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Scotts Bluff
Ned
Alabama’s 1937 grid schedule announced
Alabama’s Crimson Tide, after an undefeated 1936 season, will face six SEC foes and one intersectional foe in 1937. Newcomers Sewanee South Carolina and George Washington University replace Mississippi State Loyola and Clemson. Kentucky is homecoming at Denny Stadium with games against Howard College Sewanee South Carolina Tennessee George Washington Tulane Georgia Tech Vanderbilt with locations in Tuscaloosa Birmingham Knoxville Washington Nashville.
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Ala
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Sewanee
South Carolina
George Washington University
Mississippi State
Loyola
Clemson
Kentucky
Denny Stadium
Howard College
Birmingham
Tennessee
Knoxville
George Washington U
Washington, D. C
Tulane
New Orleans
Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt
Nashville
Christmas Fund Drives Help Local Needy in Monroe
Good Fellows appeal urges support for Christmas baskets as funds and gifts flow in. Jack Angell hosts a Dec 22 charity event at Three Mile Inn with proceeds aiding the Good Fellows Fund. Neville and Ouachita bands stage a December 20 concert, free will offering to help the needy. Donations include 200 pounds of Stuart pecans from S. K. Heninger and 20 toy cars from the Easterling family.
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Three Mile Inn
DeSiard Road
Jack Angell
Good Fellows Fund
Neville High School
W. C. Minniear
Ouachita Parish
Charles Gaushell
J. C. Gay
Teflis Grotto Band
Good Fellows
Stuart Pecans
S. K. Heninger
Heninger
L. L. Lieber Company
South Grand Street
Literary Guild
Robert Easterling
O. A. Easterling
News-Star and the World
South Second Street
Monroe
Ouachita Citizen Christmas Display Contest Details
The Ouachita Citizen invites entries for a Christmas lighting contest with three classifications exterior home decoration outdoor Christmas trees and commercial displays. A grand prize of 100 dollars awaits the most outstanding display across two groups city of Monroe and the wider area including West Monroe.
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Ouachita Citizen
Monroe
West Monroe
Meat Industry’s Simmering Boom Surges Past 1935
Chicago reports the meat packing industry, the nation's largest by output, shows its best dollar sales since 1930 with 1935 turnover near 2.75 billion dollars. Production volume rises, employment hits a two year high, and cash paid producers increases as farmers sell more livestock.
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Chicago
Union group claims they gave services at show
C. C. Blanchard president of the motion picture operators and stage mechanics union said the group did not receive credit for services at the minstrel show of the women's auxiliary of the Missouri Pacific Booster club last week. No charge was made for their services which were a contribution to the Good Fellows Fund which received a large percentage of the proceeds.
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C. C. Blanchard
Motion Picture Operators’ and Stage Mechanics’ Union
Missouri Pacific Booster Club
Blanchard
Good Fellows Fund
Plane Missing After Los Angeles Departure Sparks Utah Search
A missing plane bound for Utah triggers a Sierra Wasatch search after an 11:15 p.m. departure from Los Angeles. Passengers include Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe of Chicago and H. W. Edwards of Minneapolis. Stewardess Gladys Witt is among the missing. Rescue efforts focus on Alpine and western Wasatch slopes as reports surface of other air incidents in the region.
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Milford
Alpine
Here
Wasaten Rmountains
Los Angeles
Gladys Witt
Samson
William Bogen
John Wolfe
Chicago
H. W. Edwards
Minneapolis
C. Christopher
Dwight
B. G. Mitchell
Las Vegas
Nev
Miss Witt
Erick K. Balzer
California
James A. Roe
Transcontinental
Western Air
Kansas City
Fred Haag
Western Air Express
Wolfe
San Diego
Hazel Stryker
Seattle
United Airlines
Boeing
Wasatch Mountains
Salt Lake City
Oil Company
Great Salt Lake
Howard Stark
Department of Commerce Flier
Ten Inter American Proposals Move Toward Peace Conference
Delegates presented ten actions to bolster peace in the Americas including an inter-American court plan delayed to 1938, a non intervention protocol, open adherence to treaties, and a continental law digest. A neutrality convention was also slated for approval next plenary session barring rapid committee action.
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Americas
Peace Organization Committee
Hull
Montevideo
Lima
Pan-American Union
inter-American Academy of International Law
The
Hague
Netherlands
Shutdown Threatens Libbey-Owens-Ford Plant in Shreveport
At Shreveport Louisiana the Libbey-Owens-Ford glass plant with 450 workers faces a complete indefinite shutdown after about 350 workers in the hot end department walked out at midnight Tuesday. Only 100 glass cutters remain at work and risk idleness unless strikers return. The walkout followed an ultimatum from Glenn W. McCabe head of the Federation of Flat Glass Workers demanding new contract terms by 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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Shreveport
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass
Glenn W. McCabe
The
Federation of Flat Glass Workers
McCabe
John W. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Booths for Sale of Christmas Seals Planned in Monroe
The Ouachita Parish Tuberculosis and Public Health Association will place Christmas seal booths at key downtown sites in Monroe. Mrs. W. D. H. Rodriguez to chair with Junior Charity League overseeing booths at the post office and city hall. Presbyterian and medical society auxiliaries manage other locations, aided by National Youth Administration girls.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Booth
Postoffice
City Hall
Ouachita National Bank
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Paramount Theater
Palace Store
Junior Charity League
Post Office
Presbyterian
Parish Medical Society
Central Bank and Trust Company
Palace
National Youth Administration
Complex 1936 Washington Menu And Social Notes
A vivid menu section lists marrow bone with row meat and crepes provencale with mushrooms, new peas, and Idaho potatoes O’Brien au gratin. Desserts include lemon sherbet with creme de menthe and a pistachio meringue eggnog with cherry sherbet. The writer notes government-graded US prime beef, a sign claiming 200 percent profit in spaghetti, and statistics on US waitresses and marriages to proprietors.
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Idaho
U. S
United States
NEA Service, Inc
Postmaster Urges Public Mail Early
Postmaster J. R. Wooten appeals to Christmas shoppers to mail packages as early as possible to avoid a last minute rush. Outgoing parcels started late may fail to reach destinations on time, causing disappointment.
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J. R. Wooten
Fire damages Fox Court apartment early Wednesday
A bedroom in T. M. Peterson’s Fox Court apartment in the 300 block of North Fourth street was badly damaged by a fire of undetermined origin early Wednesday. Firemen put out the flames with a hose line. An adjacent unit occupied by E. J. Hyde sustained light smoke damage.
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T. M. Peterson
Fox Court
North Fourth Street
E. J. Hyde
Roosevelt Returns From Buenos Aires with Hints of New Public Welfare Post
President Roosevelt returns as reports surface of a possible cabinet post secretary of public welfare to align social security, the children's bureau, and education. Hopkins preferred, though retirement discussions surface. LaGuardia criticizes a 33 000 personnel cut in New York City.
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Buenos Aires
Americas
Mr. Roosevelt
Children’s Bureau
Office of Education
Hopkins
F. H. LaGuardia
New York City
Roosevelt
James
White House
James Roosevelt
Garner
Morgenthau
Ickes
Moore
Cummings
Gennerich
South America
Indianapolis
Pope's health worsens as officials limit access
The pope faced intensified heart distress with restricted contact, enduring breathing trouble and leg pain from varicose condition. Vatican sources noted temporary rally after a heart stimulant but fatigue and low spirits returned, while he spent hours in an armchair receiving visitors and managing affairs.
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Vatican
Milani
Traveling in Air Now Commonplace With Local Doctor
Dr F P Rizzo Monroe physician and aviation enthusiast travels by air for business and medical work. He flew to Shreveport to testify in a civil bodily injury case and expected to return by afternoon, then planned to resume patients at home and the St Francis Sanitarium. He says air travel is less hazardous than ground travel and tonight will lecture on aviation.
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F. P. Rizzo
Monroe
Shreveport
Rizzo
St. Francis Sanitarium
Move Made Signals Hope for Chiang's Fate in China
Move reported that officials regard further negotiation as hopeless amid chaos. General Ho Ying Chin named commander in chief of the punitive force replacing Chiang. Chiang’s fate sows unrest. government imposes military control and reassures banks and business leaders of stability while awaiting Chiang’s verified status.
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Ho Ying-Chin
Military Affairs Commission
Tokyo
Chiang
W. H. Donald
Checks Mailed for Louisiana Agricultural Payments
J W Bateman state extension director said checks totaling 3942.34 were mailed to farm agents for distribution to 108 farmers. He expected a grand total between 7 and 8 million dollars to be distributed this year.
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Baton Rouge
J. W. Bateman
Louisiana Agricultural Program
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