Thirteen Teams End Season With Perfect Football Records
Thirteen college teams closed the 1947 season with undefeated records including Notre Dame Michigan and Missouri Valley Vikings. The field may shrink in bowls such as the Cigar Bowl where Missouri Valley battles West Chester Teachers. Other perfect squads include Michigan and Denison along with Loras of Iowa.
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York
West
Chester
Missouri Valley Vikings
Midwest
Missouri Valley
West Chester
Notre Dame Michigan
Southern California
Denison Loras
Towa
Weekend Prep Cage Roundup Highlights Region Games
St Johns girls fall to Winthrop 34 22 while St Johns boys lose 45 28 at Winthrop. Hazleton boys win 37 17 and girls 44 26 at Fairbank. Maynard tops Randalia 41 16 with Suhr 12 Buenneke 12. Waverly downs Decorah 54 36 with Reinhardt 15 and Strottman 13. Clermont girls 41 39 over Waueouma. Hawkeye teams at Stanley 56 34. Postville beats Summer 38 20. 93 people linked to paper.
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St. John's Girls
Independence
Winthrop
Moroney
Joslin
St. John’s
Hazleton High School
Fairbank
Hazleton
Steggal
Moore
Sitka
Egeton
Muynard
Randalia
Maynard
Suhr
Buenneke
Odekirk
Waverly
Beroiah
Reinhardt
Strottman
Decorah
Lickvold
Lamont
Reardyn
Cresco
Osage
Qosave
Hungerford
Dvorak
Cresco Seconds
Clermont Boys
Waueouma
Clermont
Clermont Gids
Waucouma
Clermont Girls
Hawkeye
Stanley
Hawkeye Boys
Stanley Girls
Hawkeye Girls
Browns Yanks Set for All American Title Clash Sunday
Eastern champion New York Yankees and western champion Cleveland Browns wrap up the regular season and prepare for the league title game in New York next Sunday. Last year the Browns won 14 to 9. Cleveland is favored to repeat.
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United Press
New York Yankees
Cleveland Browns
New York
Sunda
Yanks
Browns
Cleveland
Gistern
Serrel
Hampshire
Chester
Guernsey
Ayrshire
Pioneer
John Deere
Hayes
Massey-Haris
McCormick-Deering
J. Deere
Wetmore
Gluton & Homer
Monarch
Florence
Coronado
Briges & Stratton
West Union Forms Volleyball League
A new volleyball league forms in West Union with six teams from clubs and business houses practicing at West Union High School. Games are held Thursday evenings with every third week a test. Teams include American Legion, Amvets, Lions, Oddfellows, Rotary, and Pratt Electric. The first game is Thursday Dec 11 between Legion and Pratt Electric. Oddfellows versus Lions. The next week Rotary vs Amvets and Oddfellows vs Legion.
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West Union
American Legion
Amyrets
Lions
Oddfellows
Rotary
Pratt Electric
Legion
Amvets
Sunday Pro Grid Results Review
National League results include Los Angeles 17 over Chicago Bears 4 and Green Bay 35 over Detroit 14. Chicago Cardinals 45 over Philadelphia 21 and Pittsburgh 17 over Boston 7. New York 35 over Washington 10. All-American Conference shows Cleveland 42 over Baltimore 6 and New York 20 over Brooklyn 17. Los Angeles 34 over Chicago 14 and San Francisco 21 tied Buffalo 21.
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Green Bay
Detroit
Chicago Cardinals
Philadelhia
Pittsburgh
Boston
New York
Washington
Cleveland
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Los Angeles
Chicago
San Francisco
Buffalo
Wrestling on the rise at Oelwein gym
Vic Gallo reports Cy Bellock, Oelwein Huskies coach, urges locals to try wrestling as a live scoring scoreboard boosts fan interest. He notes Jackie Willet’s weight issue and a planned 145 lb target, while promising an engaging home meet on January 11 and inviting fellow fans to attend.
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Cy Bellock
Oelwein Huskies
Fang
Vic
Missouri
Jackie Willet
Jackie
Oelwein
Pickles Ohl
Ise
Thomases
Vernon Looms For Venon Looms For Vernon Looms For Venon Looms
New York reports a heated bid war for Washington Senator first baseman Mickey Vernon between the Yankees and Red Sox as Joe McCarthy and George Weiss maneuver for control and Dixie Walker eyeing a move to Pittsburgh amid 1940s trade chatter. Dodgers seek shortstop Eddie Cox as Walker considers routes through Brooklyn and Pittsburgh.
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New York
Yankees
Red Sox
Washington
Mickey Vernon
Joe McCarthy
Fomer
Bosox
George Weiss
Dixie Walker
Pittsburgh
Pegpul
Cheree
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Eily Cox
Walker
Lowan Breaks Rifle Record at Des Moines Tournament
Des Moines host Don Smith of Cenderville set a national mark during the Des Moines rifle and revolver club’s second annual small bore event. Smith tied a world record with 446 consecutive bullseyes last March and scored 400 in the 50 yard any sight matches, hitting 37 centers. Kyle Snodhill of Quincy, Ill., won the overall with 1,598 points, missing a 1,600 by two outer hits.
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Des Moines
Don 5
Smith
Cenderville
St. Louis
Kyle Snodhill
Quincy
New Owners Coach For Chicago Rockets
The Chicago Rockets will undergo a complete reorganization with Jim Crowley leaving as coach and general manager. Cronter and two associates will transfer their majority to a Chicago syndicate estimated at 33 million dollars. The team will stay in Chicago for the 1946 season despite rumors.
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Chicago
Jim Crowley
Chicago Rockets
United Press
Rockets
New York
Cleveland
Cronter
Willams. Toohey
John S. Brogan
Wat Would Abandon Completion With Beary and Careinals
An OCR fragment notes a plan involving Wat Would stepping back from completion amid entrenched figures in Chicago Beary and Chicago Care cinals of the MNatwaul boothall Teague. The text is garbled but centers on internal moves within Chicago factions and a notable withdrawal.
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AQ Wat
Chicago Beary
Chicago Care
Mnatwaul Boothall Teague
Hot Lunches Begin At Aurora School
Aurora special report: Supt. E L Gundacker announces a hot dish program starting at noon Monday with hot meals served daily for the entire school year. Mondays and Fridays feature cocoa prepared by high school girls. Tuesday meat dish. Wednesday vegetables. Thursday dessert.
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Aurora
E. L. Gundacker
Gundackes
Loren Court
Arlo Craig
Glen Jenks
New Cars Registered In Buchanan County
November car and truck registrations totaled thirty one at the County Treasurer Victo r White office. The list names Independence and Fairbank dealers and buyers such as E and 30phie Kukuk, Chissleir, Niles Jack, Ian Melchir, Florence Weston, Edvar Sigselko, Harold Hamuton, J. E. Gill, Verne Mueller, Joe Busynski, George L. Parker and others, with brands including Chevy Chevrolet Ford Oldsmobile Nash and Pontiac.
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Victoi White
Phie Kukuk
Independense
Oldsmobile
Joe Danking
Independence
Chissleir
Dodge
Wolle
Sheets
Niles Jack
Studebaker
Ian Melchir
Lamont
Mercury
Oliver M. Greenley
Ford
Ho L. Luers
Spartan Manor House
Harald Hamuton
Chrysler
Edvar Sigselko
Fairbank
Chevrolet
Reo
Jorgenson
Harleton
Mark
Joe Busynski
Nash
R A Wharram
Stanlox
George L. Parker
Pontiac
They Changed Their Minds In Boston City Clerks Records
Boston officials report Regis trar Michael J Manning repos e her of the approximately 11,000 Marriage licences he issued during Ye past year, 300 Were returned, Wn used.
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Boston Flor
Michael J Manning
TarzanGrant Notice Involving City Official and Competition
An unclear notice mentions City Countrier Riss E. Green and a contest against ZY Bubcat in a club heading match. The fragment references a wrestling or club event, with shifts in tone suggesting a public dispute or scheduling note but lacks concrete dates or places.
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E. Green
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June Haver
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George Montgomery
the Snipe
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Signe Hasso
RAAD
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Linda Darnell
Cornel Wilde
Richard Greene
Eorge Sanders
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Richard Haydn
Jessica Tandy
Anne Asie
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Otto Preminger
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