NFL Clears Decks on Possible Action Against New Leagues
National Football League officials announced post postseason measures to curb player movement to new pro grid leagues. Commissioner Layden warned a five year ban for any contracted NFL player who joins or plays for any other league or independent club. Lakers Landen? ignore. Angelo Bertelli and Bill Daley joined All-America rosters postwar. Arch of All America Conference said they do not plan to raid NFL rosters and seek no confrontations.
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New York
National Football League
Commodore
Elmer Larden
NFL
George Strickler
Layden
Strickler
Angelo Bertelli
Notre Dame
Bill Daley
Minnesota
Los Angeles
Chicago
Arch
Major Bong Bags His 40th Airplane
At a Leyte Philippines airbase on December 19 Major Richard J. Bong, America’s top ace, increased his confirmed Japanese aircraft tally to 40 by shooting down a fighter over Mindoro. The Medal of Honor recipient previously earned his second victory in a week, using a favorable weather break to engage and down the intruder after closing in on its tail.
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Leyte
Philippines
Richard J. Bong
Popular
Wise
America
Mindoro J
Boug
Boys Return Purse Found by Honest Youths
Two boys Samuel Fortunato and France Niese found a purse containing seventy one dollars and turned it in to police headquarters. The owner recovered the money and the incident highlighted honesty among youths. A separate note on vision explains that signals from the eye travel to the brain by optical nerve at over two hundred feet per second.
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Samuel Fortunato
Washington Street
France Niese
Summer Street
Television line wars heat up in postwar debate
CBS argues for 1900-line picture and higher frequencies before reintroducing TV, while NBC favours current 525-line service. Ed Murrow cites 1000-line France tests. NBC's John McVane cites France not ready for 450-line TV. CBS Paris engineer Rene Barthelemy says 1900-line tech exists but not ready for public use. Hollywood says Frank Sinatra signs with a new sponsor to join CBS after Christmas, moving to Wednesday nights against Heatter Cantor on NBC.
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New York
CBS
NBC
CBS London
Ed Murrow
France
John Royal
John McVane
Charles Collingwood
CBS At
Paris
Rene Barthelemy
Com
Bagnie Francaise de Television
Barthelemy
Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
Headie Cantor
Evening TV and radio lineup features politics and entertainment
Tonight's schedule includes MBS at 9 30 Forum on House voice in treaties and CBS at 10 30 with Senator E V Robertson on war and leadership. NBC-8 airs Ginny Simms Mystery Theater Fibber McGee Bob Hops and Bing Crosby Hildegarde. CBS-8 Big Town Victor Jory BLU-7 Side Show Alan Young Gracie Fields Milt Berle Metropolitan Opera. MBS-7 45 Music and Lyrics Roy Rogers Real Life drama fill out the night.
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MBS
American Forum
CBS
E. V. Robertson
NBC
Ginny Simms
Mystery Theater
Bob Hops
Bing Crosby
Hildegarde
Victor Jory
Alan Young
Gracie Fields
Milt Berle
Metropolitan Opera U
National Football League Sets Draft Revisions for 1945
The NFL post playoff meeting outlined draft changes to restrict extra picks to clubs with four losses, and set draft first pick by coin toss among Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, and the Chicago Cardinals. The Pittsburgh Cardinals combine is dissolved, with clubs keeping draft rights. Sixth pick to be decided by flip for Detroit, Washington, and Chicago Bears. Elmer Layden noted no rival league talks beyond improving the league. MLB ballpark policy not revisited.
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New York
National Football League
Frorea
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cardinals
Pittsburgh Cardinals
Detroit
Washington
Chicago Bears
Elmer Layden
Layden
News of Our Page: Mend Women Ly in Uniform
Soldiers and civilians from Hagerstown area are highlighted as they train and return from overseas. Cadets at San Antonio and aircrew candidates at Van Nuys are profiled, along with local service members at Fort Meade Fort Dix and ports in England.
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Bernard F. Wolf
West Howard Street
San Antonio, Tel
Army Air Forces
Hagerstown
Washington County
Army
Robert W. Martin
Air Corps
Central Pacific Theater of Operations
Fort Meade
Samuel PF. Martin
North Locust Street
Pvt Harold J Shank Listed As In Italy On War Calls
Mrs Mildred L Shank of Big Pool reports her son Pvt Harold J Shank 33890091 is somewhere in Italy according to letters received by his mother. The notice confirms his location during the war period and provides a personal family update.
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Fifteenth Air Force Service Command
Italy
David A. Miller
Mildred Miller
Ridge Avenue
Hagerstown
Miller
Army
Hagerstown Wood Products Company
William H. Markell
U. S. Navy
Pacific
W. H. Markell
Mt. Elma Road
Harold J. Shank
Mildred L. Shank
Big Pool
Sons in the service report from home folks
Pvt. Shank from Big Pool completed 17 weeks basic training at Fort McClellan Alabama and is now in the Infantry Replace ment Training Center. Pvt. David Lawrence at Fort Bliss Texas visits his mother Anna Bohn. Willard R. Higgins Fl/c aboard a Pacific carrier sends greetings, cautioning about talking at work.
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G. BE. Shank
Big Pool
Pvt. Shank
Infantry Replacement Training Center
Fort McClellan
Ala
Army
Fairchild
Pvt
David Lawrence
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Texas
Anna Bohn
Potomac Avenue
Harry Higgins
Clearspring
Route 2
Willard R. Higgins
Fl/c
Pacific
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R. & G. Dept
Harry S. Myers
North Potomac Street
ARROW
Musey & Evans
Bank
Sears, Roebuck & Co
North Potomac &T
THE
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Baltimore City
Lawrence C. Card
Summit Avenue
Hagerstow
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van Nuys Field
Cal
Roland S. Stottlemyer
Ft. Meade
Ira S. Stottlemyer
West Church Street
James D. Johnston
Fort Dix
N. J
Agnes Lee Johnston
South Potomac Street
Pic
Joseph J. McElwee
Guilford Avenue
Transportation Corps Port Marine
England
Daily Mail
Port Marine Maintenance Group
Leroy W. Elgin
R.F.D. No
ED Skeleton
Annie B. Reel
South Locust Street
South Pacific
Troy Laundry
South Potomac Junior High
Montgomery Ward
Washington St
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
John D. Myers & Co
Cushwa
Timak
Caristian
Prior
Valley Forge Distributing Co
Virginia
Fai
Livestock Market
Four States Livestock Sales, Inc
1St Street
B. & O.R.R. Hagerstown
America Fighting Sons
BEC
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