Notre Dame Faces Rebuilding After Undefeated Run
Notre Dame ends four-year run as an undefeated power under Frank Leahy with 36 wins and two ties. He warns the 1950 squad cannot match the 1949 team which he calls the greatest he ever coached. Key players Leon Hart Jin Martin Emil Sitko depart along with nine and a half starters, including guards Bob Lally and Fred Wallner.
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Notre Dame
Frank Leahy
Southern Methodist
Leahy
Bob Lally
Fred Wallner
Lally
Wallner
Leon Hart
Jin Martin
Emil Sitko
Bowling duel ends with GAA win and strong leagues
GAA won the final three games 521 to 499 led by Ruby Boyd 182 and Kate Slonaker 121 as Chapman Motor swept Jr. Women of Berryville. Valley Airways and Star Office each posted notable scores while GAA dominated the Brakeblok league with multiple 100s and high sets amid steady team play.
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Bell
Ruby Boyd
Kate Slonaker
Polly Chapman
Connie Lineburg
Chapman Motor
Jr. Women
Berryville
Dot Rice
Katherine Maloney
Polly Anderson
Hilma Lillis
Mrs. Lillis
Nancy Thomas
Virginia Branner
Star Office
Jewel Box
Jean Steele
Va. Fruit Co
Valley Airways
Bell Clothes
Capper’s
Ind
Hilda Lillis
Gordon Teeple
Team
Joe Luttrer
Dick Gannon
Red Bailey
Lawrence Brill
Ernie Burch
Johnny Greene
Alfred Bly
Riley Loy
Mead Greene
College Basketball Results Summary
College games reported with multiple teams and scores from Siena to Vanderbilt to Wake Forest. Notable outcomes include Yale over Rutgers and Kentucky over Indiana Central with close margins. The item also includes a Q and A about an insect surviving after decapitation.
San Francisco Dons Edge San Jose in Season Opener
Kentucky dominates Indiana Central 84 61 as top teams begin 1948 49 campaigns. Siena upset Manhattan 48 33 at Madison Square Garden while Oklahoma A M and Illinois among others win openers. Ohio State falls to De Paul 70 68 as Notre Dame NC AA and CCS guard strong showings.
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Jim Line
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N. Y
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Associated Press
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Loyola of Chicago
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Illinois
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Yale
Utah
Villanova
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Strong de Paul
Oregon
Mie
Southern California
Little Canisius
Oregon State
Buffalo
Vanderbilt
New York University
Charles Town Opens Final 15-Day Meet
Charles Town W Va December 5 Charles Towns three quarter mile track opened its final 15 day meeting for the year with top jockeys on hand Willie Downs who won 34 races in 18 days here last December ready to start along with Carson Kirk Jimmy Baird and Buddy Root Root holds the track's all time record winning 73 races in a single meeting The Charles Town Jockey Club raised the minimum claiming price to 1500 for the meeting to attract better horses Several strings have arrived from Bowle.
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W. Va
Willie Downs
Carson Kirk
Jimmy Baird
Buddy Root
Root
Video becoming accepted short term for television
More and more video is becoming the accepted short term for television as radio evolved from wireless. This reflects shifting jargon as media terms adapt to new technologies and audience habits.
Non-recognition of Chinese Reds Avails Little to U. S.
Washington reports the United States wields a small stick by withholding recognition of the Chinese communists. Secretary Acheson says recognition is not approval, but preserves channels of diplomacy and upholds international obligations. Congressional debate mirrors a long-standing view that recognition acknowledges facts, not endorsement.
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Clarke Beach
Washington
United States
U. S
Angus Ward
State Acheson
Thomas Jefferson
U.S
Acheson
Democratic Institut
Whisky Goes Begging in Court Challenge
The trial record shows testimony about a bottle of evidence used to test the defendant's recognition of whisky. A defense challenge questioned Best's ability to identify bourbon versus rye after taking a drink. Judge Nadine Gallagher remarked she does not want anyone drinking in her court.
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Washington
Nadine Gallagher
Original Little Egypt: Fahreda Mahzar of Syrian origin
Fahreda Mahzar, a Syrian girl nicknamed Little Egypt, rose to fame at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 with burlesque dancing. She died about 1937 at Cook County Hospital in Chicago at age 65.
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Fahreda Mahzar
Cook County Hospital
Chicago
Roundup of College Sports and Miscellany
Delaware born Danny Zawadinski arrived as a displaced person in Watertown D D and joined a high school basketball program. Coach Cletus Clinker struggles to teach him due to language barriers yet believes the German youth could become a player. Adolph Rupp notes Kentucky’s NCAA champion team earned 182000 dollars last season. Oklahoma beat Missouri 27 to 7 as Bud Wilkinson faced coaching rumors from a Mexican club president backing Minnesota.
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New York
Danny Zawadinski
Germany
Watertown
D. D
Cletus Clinker
Clinker
Danny
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Missouri
Mexico
Sooner
Bud Wilkinson
Wilkinson
University of Minnesota
Girl Wears Overcoat Backward In Fashion Spark
In London on December 5 the Tailor and Cutter mocked a backwards overcoat trend sparked by model Barbara Goalen. The magazine noted risks of pockets near the kidneys but praised extra chest protection and a striking wrap over back silhouette, calling the look devastating yet stylish.
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London
Bruce Pee Eer
al Sprea
the Tailor and Cutter
Barbara & Model
Cock and Bull Yarn, Says Sherwood on Atom Secrets Story
Former Army captain G Racey Jordan alleged 1944 shipments of uranium and bomb powder to Russia in planes via Great Falls Montana with Hopkins and State Department links. Sherwood called the tale an amazing cock and bull story while Air Force checks proceed and congressional probes continue.
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Sherwood
Washington
State Department
Russia
Racey Jordan
Jordan
Harry Hopkins
Great Falls
Mont
U. S
Junius W. Jones
Sacramento
Calif
Air Force
McMahon
D-Conn
Senate House Atomic Committee
New York
Robert E. Sherwood
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Unclear excerpt links Hopkins illness to White House absence
The fragment notes Hopkins was away from the White House and described as a very sick man while Jordan operated from Great Falls, indicating a connection between health and his movements at that time.
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Hopkins
White House
Jordan
Great Falls
Soap Opera History in Radio Broadcasting Trade
The term soap opera originated in the radio trade as daytime dramatic serials funded by soap sponsors and later retained for ongoing serialized dramas. This labeling reflects marketing origins and evolving industry usage across the radio era.
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