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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1934
Page
1
The readable text shows disjointed lines about discomfort and care, mentioning nights, pain, and a small bed. It reads like a fragmented personal narrative with missing context and unclear speaker relationships.
Fragmentary text lists names such as Ellington and Anne Baker with odd phrases and a price of $2.50, mentioning an operator and shop. The garbled OCR yields unclear context and missing event details.
The article notes Babe Ruth faces slim chances of landing a managerial role in the American League after 1935. Clubs consider him a risky hire, with doubt over discipline and patience to run a second-division team, while October reports mention Boston and Brooklyn as speculative targets and Hutson’s interest as a potential buyer.
Olla Louisiana October 31 Special The Olla Standard Tigers prepare for a clash with Winnsboro Wildcats this weekend after losing seven players last season. Coach Sims rebuilt the line and faces a forward wall built mainly from first year men. Specks Brooks and John Blake lead the attack as the Tigers seek to trouble the Winnsboro defense.
Baton Rouge Louisiana October 31 Announcement that 10000 additional seats would be constructed in Tiger Stadium due to strong demand for Tulane Louisiana State football tickets. The new capacity will reach 38000 making Baton Rouge the largest football crowd town.
Richmond Virginia October 31 The Southeastern conference leads Southern teams 6 to 5 with further clashes ahead as North Carolina's Southern group faces Georgia Tech in Atlanta and Duke meets Auburn in Birmingham. Georgia Tech split with Southern members as Duke routed Tech and Duke also beat Clemson.
Neville high school will not play Natchez at Natchez on Friday due to a contract issue with Natchez. Instead Neville may host the B team against Columbia at Forsythe Park Saturday night, as Coach Percy Brown announced.
Winnsboro, La. hopes to turn strong aerial attack and improving line play into a big win when the Wildcats meet Olla next Friday afternoon. Coach Boggs has built a near working machine as Bradley and Cain shine on ends and tackles. A large crowd is anticipated for the longstanding rivalry.
Billy Jeffries defeated Scotty McNaught two falls to one in a best of three at Fort Smith Arkansas.
Northeast Center Indians host Barksdale Field Flying Squadron at 2 30 Friday as the Birdmen led by Dutch Heard and Laddie Hall bring a seasoned lineup from Shreveport. Charlie Coleman anchors the Flyers on defense while Northeast prepares at full strength for a tough battle in the sixth game of the season.
A compiled list shows pairings such as Alabama Kentucky Army Minors and Duke Auburn California Santa Clara with Yale Fordham Tennessee Vanderbilt. The note ends with the name GEO. LOFTON and references multiple universities and conferences.
The third Guess-Em football contest opens today in northeast Louisiana with four prizes. A new ladies prize is a pair of hose from Cinderella Slipper shop, 145 Desiard street. Other prizes include a carton of cigarettes from Harry Prophit, five Paramount theater passes from Harry Rice, and a three month World subscription. The entry blank appears on the sports page.
Undefeated Army and Illinois meet in Champaign as the top clash on the schedule. Army rode a 20-12 win over Yale while Illinois edged Ohio State and Michigan by one point. Navy visits Washington and Lee, Fordham faces Tennessee, and Pittsburgh plays Notre Dame in notable intersectionals.
Ann Arbor Mich Oct 31 The University of Michigan will play two eastern schools in 1935 forming home and home series with Columbia and Penn The schedule change reduces the Big Ten slate to five games for 1935 and 1936 while Michigan State remains the fixed opener Chicago exits the card for at least two years Fielding H Yost notes no broad shift to cross country style intersectional play
California attracts top tennis players with film offers. Fred Perry heads to Australia after weighing movie contracts in California, while Francis X Shields, a Davis Cup alumnus, mulls a Hollywood deal that would keep his amateur status intact and may include a Pacific Coast insurance post.
Former Maryland star Louis (Bozey) Berger breaks out in the Southern Association with New Orleans Pelicans. He hit .313 with 11 homers 10 triples and 44 doubles while forming a strong double play with Roy Hughes, drawing major league attention from Cleveland.
Col Tillinghast L. Huston former Yankees partner says he would bid to buy the Brooklyn Dodgers and would install Babe Ruth as manager if price is right. He notes Ruth remains baseball’s top asset and was prompted by Ruth seeking a managerial role. No contact with Dodgers confirmed.
New Orleans, Oct. 31 Captain Joe Loftin Tulane fullback re injured the leg he fractured last summer and will likely miss the Ole Miss game. End Dick Hardy, out since Georgia with a broken hand, practiced but is unlikely to play until the Colgate game on Nov 10.
Ouachita Parish High School gears up to upset undefeated Haynesville Golden Tornado in Class A action. Coach Rush updates lineup with Earl Cobb out due to injury, while Monroe Trimble and Wheeler Mitchell ready to trouble the Tornado defense at Brownfield Stadium. The Friday night clash at 7:45 p.m. features strengthened linemen and a fit backfield as Ouachita aims for a major upset.
Haynesville notes that Hugh Maddox remains out for the season after a fractured cheekbone suffered early in Friday's Neville game. The Tornado prepare for Ouachita parish Lions in Monroe, hoping for a stronger effort despite Maddox's absence and a late scoring drive by Wroten. About four hundred Haynesville fans are expected to attend.
Pittsburgh reports pie Traynor signed to manage the Pirates in 1935 with a salary boost and renewed contract. He had been playing manager since June replacing George Gibson and remains a fan favorite despite last season's poor showing.
In Houston Ralph Sikes of San Antonio defeated Chico Parris of Oklahoma City on a foul. In Columbus Pete Leno of Cincinnati outpointed Es die Cooperen of Muncie. In Los Angeles Ceferino Garcia outpointed Bep Van Klaveren of Holland over ten rounds.
Tonight at Roosevelt stadium promoters promote a wrestling card with free admission for ladies and football players. Main event features Bill Middlekauff, ex Florida University star, vs Jack McCarthy the Texan. Semi final pairs Bill Sledge and Hans Snyder with two hour main event limit.
In Baton Rouge on October 31, Louisiana State drills feature Charlie Armstrong in practice as Mississippi State fights to upset Vanderbilt. Armstrong has faced injuries but is slated to help LSU in the clash, with expectations high for this key SEC contest.
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