Farm population in Louisiana falls during wartime
Louisiana State extension director H C Sanders says the farm population dropped about 15 to 20 percent from 1940 to 1943 due to wartime industry labor draw. He notes milk output aims for 1945 rise by 10 million pounds, while income from crops and livestock shows gains in 1944. Four Lafayette 4 H girls aid crippled children lunch program with donations from local merchants and Red Cross transport.
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James J. Corbett
Baton Rouge
H. C. Sanders
Louisiana State
Louisiana
Sanders
Mt. Carmel Club
Business and Professional Women's Club
Red Crores Motor Corps
E. W. Neasham
Extension Dairyman
Markets show renewed gains as steels lead recovery
New York stock markets rise with steels driving gains while bonds hold steady. Cotton advances amid mill and commission house buying. Chicago wheat soft with selling by commission houses. corn weak. Rye steady to strong. distiller demand supports cash grain. Hog prices active and steady. cattle slow but steady with tops cited.
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New York
Commission House
Chicago
Cotton Futures Rise On Year End Cover
Ten futures advanced as price fixing and year end cover supported gains. May, July, and Oct contracts closed higher with mixed intraday ranges. Spot cotton also rose with middling at 22.39 cents per pound.
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New Orleans
iJuly
Naminal
Beau Jack Named Boxers Year 1944 Fighter Of The Year
Ring magazine editor Nat Fleischer selects Pvt. Sidney Walker Beau Jack of Augusta Georgia as the boxer of the year after 1944 activity. The article notes his six Madison Square Garden bouts drawing 106433 fans and 924122 average, and highlights other top fighters and notable events of 1944. Sapphires rubies and cat's eyes are mined in Ceylon.
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New York
Nat Fleischer
Ring Magazine
Sidney Walker
Augusta
Beau Jack
King
Madison Square Garden
Bob Montgomery
Garden
Beau
Fleischer
Montgomery
Juan Zurita
Joe Louis
Jerry McGee
al Davis
Lou Nova
Henry Jeffra
Philadelphia
Billy Fox
Tami Mauriello
Kayo
Lee Oma
Jack London
Freddie Mills
Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland
Lloyd Marshall
Sacramento
Calif
Holman Williams
Detroit
Mich
Blue Gray Tilt Brings Warrington and Tavener in Classic
Montgomery expects 20000 fans as Cal Warrington of Auburn and John Tavener of Indiana lead the centers in the sixth annual Blue-Gray game. North and South coaches debate strategy while Trippi and Tittle pace the Gray backs and Hoernschmeyer and Churkr an steer the North.
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Montgomery
Ala
Caleb van
Tex) Warrington
Auburn
John Tavener
Indiana
Warrington
Tavener
A. N
Bo) McMillan
Carl Voyles
Rebels
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Third Aire Force
Trippi
Y. A. Tittle
Louisiana State
Grays
Bob Hoernschmeyer
John Churkran
Penn State
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Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Carl Snavely
Cornell
Voyles
Wally Butts
Georgia
Claude
Little Monk) Simons
Tulane
Montgomery Kiwanis Club
T Formations On Tap In East West Contest
The 1945 East-West game will feature T formation play for the first time in 20 years. Western stars practice the formation as Homer Norton notes the team is absorbing the tactic. The charity post season game benefits crippled children's hospitals operated by Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
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San Francisco
Homer Norton
Western Stars
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Royals, Dodgers plan spring training at Bear Mountain
Montreal Royals of the International League and the Brooklyn Dodgers said they will report for spring training on March 15 at Bear Mountain New York. The joint session marks the start of the year’s preseason activities and sets up early team interactions.
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Steele to Tame Garza Lozano in Non Title Brawl
World light heavyweight champion Jack Steele of Sioux City Iowa arrives to face Garza Lozano the Argentine in a two fall non title match at Walnut street arena promoter Gus Kaiko expects a big crowd The undercard features Ca coma of Guatemala versus George Curtis brother of Jack Curtis Both Lozano and Cacoma are billed as villainous grapplers and referee baiters with action starting at 8 30 pm
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Sioux City
Iowa
Argentina
Garza Lozano
Buenos Aires
Cacoma
Guatemala
George Curtis
Young Curtis
Lozano
Thoroughbred Racing Association backs war time suspension
The Thoroughbred Racing Associations pledged full compliance with James Byrnes war mobilization’s request to suspend all racing after January 3 1945. The group called a January 12 meeting to aid horsemen and workers facing hardship during the suspension while signaling readiness to cooperate with government needs.
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New York
Thoroughbred Racing Associations
United States
James F. Byrnes
Henry A. Parr III
Baltimore
Thoroughbred Racing Associations of
Byrnes
Parr
Pimlico
James E. Dooley
Narragansett
Alexandria Army Air Base Tops Selman Cyclones 35 32
The Alexandria Army Air Base Bombers defeated the Selman Field Cyclones 35 to 32 on the Selman floor. Roy Jones led the Bombers with 18 points, while Jack Dawn and Mal McCarty starred for Alexandria and Selman respectively. The Cobblers beat the Engine Change 24 to 16 in a preliminary game.
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Selman Field Cyclones
Selman
Alexandria Army Air Base
Cyclones
Tall Jack Dawn
Loyola
Frank Soscia
Roy Jones
Jones
Mal McCarty
Don Martin
Cyclone
McCarty
Martin
Sascia
Bombers
Alexandria
Dawn
Starkey
Bomber
Cornccbblers
Engine Change
Cobblers
Tech installed as 7 5 favorite in Miami matchup
In Miami on Wednesday night bettors favored both Orange Bowl teams by seven to five as they faced off, with on scene action suggesting one side held the edge.
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Miami
Fla
Orange Bow
Tulsa Coach Voices Heat Concern Ahead of Orange Bowl
Miami report describes Tulsa University coach Henry Frnka noting 74 degree warmth could hinder workouts before the New Year’s game with Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl. He plans confined drills if heat persists. Georgia Tech staff also traveling. Tech coach W A Alexander and navy unit head J W Babcock with assistants on a late-arriving train.
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Miami
Fla
Henry Froka
Tulsa University
Golden Hurricane
Georgia Tech
Frnka
Bobby Dodd
J. W. Babcock
Navy
Georgia Tech Favored Over Tulsa In Key Tilt
Georgia Tech appears favorite as odds range 7-to-5 to even money. Tulsa backers could take 6 5 1/2 or 2 points depending on the book. Tulsa's recent form impressed in Miami where they defeated the U. of Miami 48 to 2 and used their first team briefly. Coach Henry Frnka spoke of odds against Tulsa, noting past Sugar Bowl losses but remaining confident. Tulsa's 21-man squad arrived and practiced on the Miami field with passing work and calisthenics. Both teams schedule one-a-day workouts starting Thursday.
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Georgia Tech
Tulsa
Tech
New York
University of Miami
Henry Frnka
Tennessee
Buddy Brothers
Tomer
Texas Frogs Lose End for Cotton Bowl Battle
Fort Worth Texas December 28 Coach Dutch Meyer of Texas Christian University announced the loss of end Zeke Chronister for the Cotton Bowl against Oklahoma A and M. Harry Mullins will start in Chronister’s place as Meyer weighs a heavier team for the game and notes the forecast suggests good weather after rain in Dallas all week.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Dutch Meyer
Texas
Chrisian
Zeke Chronister
Oklahoma A and M
Meyer
Chronister
Chicago
Dallas
Dutch
Harry Mullins
Aggies
Sooners
Florida Governor Sees Loss of Bulky Revenue
Florida leaders warn the horse racing ban will cut revenue by about 4.9 million dollars, funds that Florida law diverts to counties schools and old age assistance. Governor Spessard Holland and Governor-Elect Millard Caldwell with Senator Pepper question wartime benefits and note the timing after the season begins.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Spessard Holland
Holland
Millard Caldwell
Pepper
Three Bicycles Reported Stolen From Local Theaters
Police investigated three thefts of bicycles from theaters between 7 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Three owners are named Jim Cook of 812 Oak Street Percy Fant of 4 Austin Avenue and W. D. Smith of 105 Renwick Street. The stolen bikes include a Southern make black with a white trim and welded pedal a maroon Western Flyer with rear carrier and a red gray front model with a broken left handlebar grip.
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Jim Cook
Oak Street
Capital Theater
Percy Fant
Austin Avenue
Fant
Paramount
Luncheon Guests at Y's Men's Club Meet
Lt Col C P Gray Jr back on short leave from the Pacific coast attended the Y's Men's Club luncheon at Hotel Frances with Lt Warren Geiger and his wife joining the group. The event was a holiday informal gathering. Police report a 19 percent black Ford coupe stolen from Economy Auto Supply between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. with Louisiana plate 193-131 and a wooden pickup body.
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C. P. Gray Jr
Pacific Coast
Y's Men's Club
Hotel Frances
Warren Geiger
Selman Field
Jeff Caldwell
West Monroe
Monroe
Economy Auto Supply Company
Louisiana
Bondurant Named Tensas Parish Assessor
Ferriday Louisiana December 28 Special Albert G Bondurant will become assessor of Tensas parish at midnight December 31 after receiving a commission from Gov Jimmy H Davis The document was mailed to John C V Ratcliff at Newellton and delivered to Bondurant on Christmas Day as a Christmas present
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Ferriday
Albert G. Bondurant
Tensas Parish
Albert Bondurant
Jimmy H. Davis
Een. C
Chicken theft reported to Monroe police
R. J. Embry of 1900 DeSiard street reported 22 chickens stolen over two nights December 25 and 26 from his chicken house. Police were informed by Embry. Major Samuel Nicholas, first leader of the U S Marines, was born in Philadelphia in 174.
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Monroe
R. J. Embry
DeSiard Street
Samuel Nicholas
U. S. Marines
Philadelphia
Stocks Stage Comeback Led by Steels in Narrow Market
New York stocks advanced on a steadier demand with steels and other major industrials leading the gains. Trading remained active though down slightly from the previous day, with about 1.2 million shares changing hands as bonds lagged equities. Cotton and wheat fluctuated while several large American firms and utilities posted modest climbs amid a mixed close.
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New York
Chicago
National income at all time high in 1944
Commerce Department experts estimate 1944 national income at 159.9 billion dollars with record levels in personal income payments 155 billion, consumer spending 96.6 billion, government non war spending 13 billion, and war purchases 85 billion while 1945 may see less activity. The text also notes English holiday greens traditions with ivy holly and hay.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Columbus Builds Dominican Public Highway Four Years Ago
Columbus completed construction of a public highway in the Dominican Republic four years ago. The project involved local officials and city planning authorities. No further details are provided.
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Columbus
Special Notices From December 11 22 CA BM Morrone Dates
Special notices listing December 22 26 28 1944 items includes Morrone and related dates. Limited readable details mention Danaaty 1 2 and business notes.
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Danaaty
2 & Tees
Morrone la
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