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aemtntne^oucliCjives £)etroit}\lnh ejCooliBy JOE FALLSAP NcttrsfeefyresDETROIT - Marguerite Ann Norris, xhe ‘'Petticoat President” of the Detroit Red Wings, has given that womanly touch to Olympia Stadium, scene of many hockey brawls.Miss Norris, a blueeyed brunette standing 5 feel II. has been president of the Red Wings for a little over a year. A s ‘'boss woman,” her presence has been reflected in the improved appearance of Olympia Stadium, home ice of the Red Wings.The arena is visibly cleaner, more attractive.The inside has been coated with fresh paint—mostly a flaming red. The ushers nave been outfitted with new uniforms—a flashy red and white.The rest rooms have been spruced up and, as a protection, a wire screen has been erected at rinkside to prevent flying pucks from sailing into front-row viewers.Succeeded Father .....These have been Margurite’s changes since she became the first woman hockey president in history in December of 19ii? She replaced her father. Jim Norris Sr., who died Dec. 4. 1952.“I'm still adapting myself to the business end.” says the .26-ear-old Miss Norris, a graduate of Smith College. “1 never would attempt to run the hockey team m the sense that Jack Adams does if I were here for 50 years.” Adams, a ruddv-faced Irishman, is General Manager o? the Red Wings. He's been with the team, as general manager and coach, for more than 25 years.In addition to being the firstfenders to rattle off four club tricks and then take the rest of their hearts. They therefore took eight tricks, setting the contract two tricks.There would have been a different story to teil if East had wooden !y continued the hearts by taking the kins of hearts at the second trick and then leading another heart to his - partner's ace.West would be able to take a fourth heart trick, but would then have to shift. Nothing would stop South from taking five diamonds and two spades, enough tricks for his contract.woman president in the NationalHockey League, Miss Norris also is a fan. She frequently travels with the team.In fact, when she was a youngster, she used to play the fame herself near her family estate in Lake Forest, 1U.Family Goalie “I used to play in the family games,’* she reeails, “I wSs the youngest, so they made me the goaltender. I was the target.”y- ■ n.v‘-rsirwvr*MARGUERITE ANN NORRIS Makes Some ChangejMarguerite played with her two brothers, Jim and Bruce, and her sister, Eleanor. Jim is president of the International Boxing Club.The Norris estate won’t be cleared up legally until next sum mcr. It has been rumored thr hockey holdings in Detroit would be sold.’1 heard those rumors but I can tell you honestly that not one bid ever has come to our attention, Marguerite explains.“I have come to like the business and want to stay in it either with the rest of my family or by mvself.”m'HOT WATER REMEDIESOld - fashioned coid remedies that are still in use make extensive use of hot water. Staple remedy for nipping a coid at the start for generations has been a hot bath at bedtime, followed b tea with lemon—sometimes spiked” with brandy. For wet 4eet in the wintertime—immediate soaking in water as hot as you can stand. Anri for a cold in the head nr ernupy cough, doctors still recommend steam inhalations.
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Morning Herald
Hagerstown, Maryland, US
Fri, Jan 15, 1954
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