City League Bowling Opens New Schedule With Winners
Palace Cleaners and Lannom's Gulf Oilers split the latest league slate as Palace Cleaners won two of three games. Individual totals show Lee of the Oilers with 508 pins and a high game of 184, while Palace teammates posted solid scores across the lineup in a busy night of bowling action.
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Gulf Oilers
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Oilers
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Lair
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Federal Prison Inmates Read More Books Says Bennett
Washington January 3 James V Bennett director of the prisons bureau told Congress that federal inmates read five to ten times as many books as typical citizens. He noted Alcatraz prisoners submitted 16 of 173 manuscripts in a short story contest and won two prizes reflecting inmate literary activity.
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Washington
James V. Bennett
Prisons Bureau
Congress
Alcatraz
Bennett
January Events Over New Mexico and West San Francisco
January calendar from the San Francisco office lists Indian ceremonials and dances in New Mexico towns like Taos and San Ildefonso, with New Year celebrations on January 1 and dances on January 6. Other January events include the Gallinas Canyon Ice Carnival near Las Vegas and a Ski Meet in Las Vegas, plus the Dance of the Sword-Swallowers at Zuni Pueblo.
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Calif
United States Travel Bureau
Department of the Interior
Mississippi
Bureau
New Mexico
Taos
San Ildefonso Satan Pueblo
San Tidefonso Pueblo
Gallinas Canyon
Las Vegas
Lake Arthur Hosts Dexter in Friday Basketball Clash
Lake Arthur High Panthers aim for a third win this season as they host Dexter Friday night. The Panthers previously beat Dexter 35 to 27 in their season opener on November 25, and have also defeated other teams while dropping games to Hag and Captain.
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Capitan
Gone With the Wind unbeaten as Tennessee and Tulane knockoffs fall
The report notes that Gone With the Wind remains undefeated while Tennessee and Tulane were defeated. It highlights early season college results, with the storied horse winning and rival teams suffering losses in a regional matchup.
Strange Goings On Sign Pirate Pitcher Mace Brown
A trimmed weird note reports Mace Brown signs his Pirate contract and yells I am satisfied. Walter St Denis, drum beater for Mike Jators, passed through Xmas and New Year holidays without a single injury.
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Mace Brown
Walter St. Denis
Mike Jators
Too Many Prize Fights Are Fixed Exposed in Look Magazine
New York dated January 3 reports Look magazine declares too many prizefights are fixed. The piece cites fighters and managers risking ostracism or injury to expose schemes, notingGalento Thomas and the Carnera tank tour and recounting disputed decisions by referees and promoters amid a climate of suspicion.
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New York
Look Magazine
Harry Thomas
Tony Galento
Look
Galento
Philadelphia
Otis Thomas
St. Louis
Tony
Walter Heisner
Thomas
Bill Duffy
Primo Carnera
Carnera
Schmeling
Abe Feldman
Feldman
Fiermonte
Kennedy
Jack Sharkey
Oregon Texas football series set for 1941 and 1943
Anse Cornell, University of Oregon graduate manager, disclosed a home and home football schedule with Texas. Oregon would visit Austin for a game on December 6, 1941, and Texas would come to Portland for a contest on September 25, 1943.
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Anse Cornell
University of Oregon
University of Texas
Austin
Texas
Portland
Finland ski instruction at Fryeberg Academy shocks Maine
Finland's Fryeberg Academy imposes compulsory ski instruction linking to a Maine education shift. Warren Wright aims to ship part of Calumet farms string to Havana for Oriental Park season. Edmonton grads boast a 147 game streak dating to 1922, Rochester Filarets hold 85 modern marks in a girls basketball longest-winning-streak contest.
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Fryeberg Academy
Maine
Warren Wright
Calumet Farms
Havana
Oriental Park
Edmonton Grads
Rochester
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Sports Briefs From New York and Connections Across The Nation
A roundup of quick notes: football coaches buy editions to track Chicago freshmen and potential free agent status. Atlanta Touchdown Club to screen Big Four bowl games January 19. Jack Dempsey weighs opening a Chicago loop spot. Art Rooney invites fan nicknames for next season. Giants train in Winter Haven auto tar feature. Tom Meany reflects on 1940 beginnings in New York World Telegram. Reds and White Sox anecdotes from 1919 and 1939, Issy Kline to introduce heavyweight Bob Sikes. Nibs Price hails Jackie Robinson as top coast player. Danforth vacationing in Florida after Atlanta Georgian fold. Carl Reynolds may become Cubs LA coach.
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Barney Ross
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Bowl Bid Recipe and Gridder’s Job Hunt
Poet's Corner notes The San Diego Tribune features a gridder whose popularity thrills fans yet struggles to secure employment. It hints that securing bowl appearances hinges on beating Alabama. It recalls last season's results with Tennessee at Pasadena, Georgia Tech at Miami, and Tulane at New Orleans.
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Tide
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Pasadena
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Tulane
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Fights Last Night Boxing Roundup AP Report
In New York Aurel Toma defeated Pablo Dano in a 8 round bout with Toma listed at 120 3/4 pounds and Dano at 122 pounds. In Toronto Canadian featherweight champion Dave Castilloux outpointed Lee Rodak. In White Plains Yoshi Nakamura outpointed Lee Harper. In New York Larry Kellan knocked out Enzo Tranozzi.
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Rumania
Pablo Dano
Philippine Islands
Arew
Toronto
Dave Castilloux
Montreal
Lee Rodak
Chicago
White Plains
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Yoshio Nakamura
Honolulu
Lee Harper
Jamaica
Larry Kellan
Bozeman
Mont
Enzo Tranozzi
Italy
Sun Bowl Coaches Clash Ends In Tie In El Paso
In El Paso Texas on January 3, coaches Dixie Howell of Tempe and Dutch Burgman of Catholic University offered rival assessments after the Sun Bowl drew 0-0. Howell said his team had the better showing while Burgman claimed his squad could beat Tempe six days a week. The tied teams left for Tempe and Washington.
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Arizona Sweeps Hardin-Simmons With 50 28 Victory
Arizona University basketball Team defeated Hardin-Simmons in Abilene, Texas, by a 50 to 28 score, completing a two game series sweep on the road.
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Hardin-Simmons
Abilene, Tex
Arizona University
State health officials plan Albuquerque penumenia campaign
Santa Fe New Mexico January 2 Dr C H Douthitt of the state health department will travel to Albuquerque later today to confer with Dr J O Long district health officer on plans for Albuquerque penumenia control campaign.
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N. M
C. H. Douthitt
State Health Department
Albuquerque
J. O. Long
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