Dutch Mill Project Finally Moves Toward Start at Jimuiden
The Dutch steel mill project, halted by war, was dismantled and moved across Europe before returning to Jimuiden. SKF officials note the plant’s long path through Braunschweig and Hermann Goering works, Allied seizure in 1945, and now renewed Dutch production prospects at last.
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Ijmulden
Holyland
Europe
Royal Netherlands Blast Furnaces and Steel Works
SKF Industries
Holland
Germany
SKF
Jimuiden
Netherlands
Braunschweig
Hermann Goering
Jmuiden
Aid Tops Truman In Clothes Derby
NEW YORK March 9 IN S President Truman ranks second to Dean Acheson in the annual Ten Best Dressed Men in America contest. The Custom Tailors Guild of America praised Acheson for colorful attire and value for money in government, while noting Gable Stassen and others as notable figures in various fields.
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Aid
Truman
New York
INS
Dean Acheson
Ameri Derby
Custom Tailors Guild of America
Acheson
Gumbinner
Achesusi
Gable
Stassen
Illinois Mentor Coach of the Year
Chicago, March 7. Coach Harry Combes of Illinois, whose team leads the Big Nine, was named Coach of the Year by the Basketball Writers Association. Ray Meyer of DePaul and Ozzie Cowles of Minnesota were runners up in the voting.
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Chicago
Harry Combes
Ilinois
Michigan
Local man makes odd sense tale of Pal Hollow Ground
San Antonio reports on George Doakes who for seventeen years shaved daily with various blades. He tries Pal Hollow Ground after a Pullman passenger recommended it and claims happiness with the shave. Ads push Pal Hollow Ground double and single edge blades offering 4 for 10 cents, 10 for 25 cents, 21 for 49 cents, and 44 for 98 cents, urging readers to join the millions who swear by it.
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San Antonio
George Doakes
Pullman
Pal Hollow
National intercollegiate billiards tourney results list standings
The 1949 national intercollegiate billiards tourney shows Eastern Kentucky State Teachers and Ohio State tied at 674, St Marys University San Antonio placed tenth with 524, and St Marys College down at 353. Texas finished third in its group and twentieth nationwide with 469. Indiana State Teachers 616, Notre Dame 606, Colorado State, Kentucky, Colorado A&M, Cornell 534, Virginia Poly 323, Baylor tied high scorers. Kinman Western Kentucky led with 149, Edgeman Ohio State 139, Sartre 139, Sapanato Suffolk 133, Rowley Utah 128. Alfred Smith of St Marys was top scorer among those listed with 62. The top teams advance to the National Invitational Intercollegiate Tournament at Columbia University in April.
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Chinplesshin
Will
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College
Ohio State University
Neek
University of Waco
St Mary 'S Univrsity of
San Antonio
St.Mary
Cornell
Virginis Poly
Baylor
Kinman
Western Kentucky
Edgeman
Ohio State
Sartre & Well
Sapanato
Suffolk
Columbia Uiversity
Kew Fer
On The Line By Bob Considine From New York March
A column reflecting on press culture at the Overseas Press Club dinner discusses reluctance of leaders like Acheson Marshall Baruch Lodge Lovett Wedemeyer to speak. It notes Western confusion over Soviet moves and quotes Fritz Kreisler on resisting media, framing a bleak war nerves context.
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Bob Considine
New York
Overseas Press Club
Dean Acheson
George C. Marshall
Bernard M. Baruch
Henry Cabot
Lodge
Robert Lovett
al Wedemeyer
Clay
Former White Sox infielder Bill Cissell in serious condition
CHICAGO March 8 17 CHALMERS BIN Cissell 45 former Chicago White Sox shortstop reported in serious condition today at Mercy Hospital confined since mid January suffering from a heart condition. He had an inflammation of nerves in his legs and could barely walk. He played with the Sox from 1928 to 1931.
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Chalmers
Bin
Cisselt
Chicago White Sox
Mercy Hospital
Cissell
Hosé
Luke Appling
Cisself
Sox
Charles Comiskey
Frank Lane
White Sox
Gary
John Gunther
Roy
King George VI to undergo leg operation next week
London reports that King George VI will be operated on within a week to improve blood flow to his endangered right foot. Six Buckingham Palace doctors announced the operation, likely at the palace, as a right lumbar sympathectomy to relax arteries and restore circulation after prior treatments saved the left leg from gangrene.
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London
George VI
Buckingham Palace
Australia
New Zealand
Houston Teams in Negro Tournament Enter Playoffs
The Playboys' Sports shop and the Trojans, champions and runners-up in Houston city Negro basketball league, entered the state Negro TA F tournament. Randolph AFB's Brown Ramblers entered as District representatives. Central Playground and Lackland AFB represent San Antonio at Central Playground Friday and Saturday. Erick Kuykendall and Hot Wells Moore from Wheatley High School are noted players.
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Playboys
Trojans
Randolph Afb
Brown Ramblers
Central Playground
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Satur Ays
Erick Kuykendall
Hot Wells” Moore
Wheatley
Lost Pet Finder Ad Lines for Light Want Ads
Logical method to reach finders of lost pets or valuables via light want ads. Instruct readers to place a lost story in the Light Want Ads and call Dial F121 for contact.
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Comic Weekly
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