Pep Stops Riley in Five Rounds
In St Louis, featherweight champion Pep stops Charlie Riley in the fifth round at one minute fifty five seconds. Pep dominates the first four rounds with jabs and swift counters, then lands a right uppercut combination that knocks Riley cold, ending his bid for the title. Pep from Hartford, Connecticut weighed 123 1/4 pounds for the bout, earning his forty first knockout and his forty fifth bout win.
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Louis
Wille Pep
Charlie Riley
St. Louis
Pep
Riley
Rin
Whio
Hartford
Conn
Charley Riley
Willie Pep
Boxing crowd sets record with $36,905 gate
Hindst Street boxing event drew a record gross of $36,905, with $115,000 in receipts reported. After taxes, half of the net proceeds went to Pep and ten percent to Riley.
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St. Louis
Pep
Riley
Fight Results From a Historic Boxing Card in Fischa
The report lists multiple boxers and results across cities such as Brooklyn Chicago and Mexico. Notable names include Frankie Abrams De Hoch yobled and Ted Lowry while Lino Garcia and Charley William appear in Chicago bouts. The piece reads like a raid of scattered bout results with locations including Milan and Portland and training notes from various venues.
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Acam
Miami
Frankie Abrams
de Hoch
Chuck “Agine
Oatbort
Brooklyn
Walter Taines
Johnny Marina
Holyoke
Milan
Italy
Tennie ‘Freeman
Portland
New Waven
Tiecr
Ted Lowry
New Maven
Brrale Reyne Woids
Pairfield
Conn
Washincto
Jimmy Cooper
Hegehington
Lino” Garcia
Hack Newari
E'Reidie Dawsin
Chicago
Charley Willian
Pucson
Jackie Tuyner
Vane Sgures
Evridae Moraley
Mexico
Tohn' Labial
Gary
Ina
Nathoiated
Danhy Wontior
Chigago
Gonzales Cruises to Easy Victory Over Kramer
In Ventura California Richard Pancho Gonzales defeated Jack Kramer 63 63 in a world professional tennis match. Gonzales dominating serves and speed carried him to the win before about 1150 spectators. the series now stands Gonzales 46 Kramer 10 with Gonzales up in the overall count.
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Ventura
Calif
San
Richard “Pancho” Gonzales
Jacki Kramer
Los Angeles
Kramer
Gonzales
Mut Gonzales
St Peter Claver To Play Beaumont Basketball Night
St Peter Claver hosts Beaumont negro high school boys basketball in Claver gym Tuesday night. Claver leads with 345 points this season as Leon Turban tops scorers.
Art Shires Trial Set for February Eighth
Dallas January 17 Art Shires former big league baseball player remains charged with aggravated assault for allegedly striking Woo Erwin former Texas league umpire on October 8 1948 Erwin died nine weeks later. Judge Joe Brown approved a continuance due to witness absence.
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Dallas
Big Eagle
Art Shires
Shires
Woo Erwin
Erwin
Joe 5
Brown
Warhorses at South San in district SLA clash
South San Antonio High hosts the second of four SLA district games against Devine Warhorses at the gym starting 8 pm. Hot Wells Bite Devils, defending champs, trail with no wins but beat Devine in 1949 and edged San Antonio 26-24 last Friday. Hot Wells meets Pleasanton in district action Tuesday.
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South San Antonio
Bohtas
Devine Warhorses
Tosday
Hot Wells
Bite Devils
Rage
Devine
San San Antonio
Pleasanton
Eagles
Bob Hope shows blend of film and basketball at Brooklyn theater
A humorous note describes a Brooklyn Paramount double feature mixing a movie with a live basketball game. It cites audience reactions and Breen office cuts to baskets while predicting a future of sport infused cinema with plans to air Hope on WOAT Tuesdays.
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Brooklyn
Paramount ‘Theater
Holting
Breen
Mngie
Yankees
Cuge Winny
Bob Hope
Cattleman's Widow Dies in San Antonio Area
Mrs Ed A Carroll Jr widow of a Goliad county cattleman died at a focal hospital Monday. Private funeral services will be held at 10 a m Wednesday at the Porter Loring chapel. Survivors include daughters Mrs Sam Worf ord and Mrs Gertrude Graham and son Ed A Carroll Jr all of San Antonio and brother Sam Barkley of Houston.
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Ed A. Carroll Jr
Goliad County
Focal Hospital
Porter, Loring Chapel
Sam Woolford
Gertrude Graham
San Antonio
Wrother
Sam Barkley
Houston
Retired Produce Dealer Dead at 61
Simon Wiedermann aged 61 died Tuesday at his home 629 W Elimiast born in Romania resided in San Antonio 40 years Survived by his widow Celia sons Morris George Marcel daughters Mary Sophie Felice and sister Mrs J Levenson Services set for 4 pm Wednesday at Porter Loring Mortuary burial in Agudas Jewish Cemetery
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Simon Wiedermann
W. Elimiast
Romania
San Antonia
Celia Wiedermann
Morris
George
Marcel Wiedermann
Mary
Sophie
Felice Wiedermann
J. Levenson
Porter Loringbane
Agudas Jaching
Israeli report to be given at San Antonio meeting
Dr Sonia Kaminelsky and three prominent Zionists will address the San Antonio chapter of the Pioneer Women of America at a Gunter hotel function. She recently returned from Israel and will report on conditions. She also will speak at 8 p m Friday from Agudas Achim synagogue. The Pioneer Women of America supports children's heroes day nurseries reception centers for immigrant women and trade schools in Israel.
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Sonia Kaminelsky
San Antonio
Fioneer Women of America
Funceon
Gunter Hotel
Israel
Kaminelsky
Agudas Achin
Pioneer Women of America
Bexar County to Open Six Downtown Service Stations
A total of 1541 persons will receive best A ravy Monday at the Bexar county Mask Burgey. Six downtown service stations will operate this week including Sears Roebuck Plaza Casa de Mexico and Bexar County Courthouse with hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
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Bexar County
Sears Rachuck & Ey
Inane Plaza
Casa de Mexico
Oaviston St
Trade Zone Aims to Expand British Trade in Southwest
British commercial counselor Janes Currie discusses San Antonio foreign trade zone as a key step for Britain to widen exports to the southwest. He envisions direct shipments bypassing New York bottlenecks, listing early goods like fine china leatherware Scottish woolens and liquors. Currie notes expected price advantages for British goods and growth of import centers, with San Antonio becoming a regional hub.
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San Antonio
Janes Currie
Washingtonte
Geneet J. Thyne
Henderson
Conta Fesite Dutton
Ton
Curtie
Great Britain
Houston
New York
U.S
Currie
Britain
George Beinhardt
Chamber of Commerce Foreign Trade Department
Walter E. Grisham
Scobey Fireprask Co
England
Armament King Gustav Krupp Dies at 79 in Salzburg
Gustav Krupp von Bohren and Halbach, 79, once the armaments magnate behind the Bertha guns in World War I and later weapons for Hitler, died at his Salzburg estate. Allied doctors cited brain softening and senility. he avoided Nazi war crimes trial due to illness.
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Salzburg
San
Gustav Krupp
Bertha
Hitler
Gustav Krapp-van
Bohren
Halbach
Krapp
Berths
Inon
Paris
Hig
Quick Bonds Sale Expected In San Antonio City Hall
City hall observers expect a rapid sale of 3.83 million dollars in bonds approved last December 8 to fund right of way for the freeway between Herff and Nogalitos streets. Lipscomb cites an estimated 2.25 percent rate, noting bond market shifts and a precedent 2.79 percent for a 1945 sewer issue. State highway authorities want to begin work once the city secures the right of way.
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Louis W. Lips Jcomb
James W. Knight
Lipscomb
Isoon
Herff and
Nogalitos Sts
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America
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the Great Magazine
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Claver
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James
Currie Commercial Aid
M Sensational
Broadway
Grayson
Arma King- aticcumYps
Pol Tax Aid
Mexican-Christian Institute
Colima St
Veterans Organization of the
Ted ‘Casares
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Neisner
Stowers
Bendix
Baal
Togo
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