Round Up Of Dirt Track And Gridiron Notes From Ohio
Columbus in late December 1939 rounds up honors for Chester Red Roush who played every minute of 34 games for Alfred Holbrook College. Elmer Layden and Carl Snavely headline guest speakers at Northeast Ohio football banquets. Fred Tomlin nears trapshooting perfection while Dr. Hugh Parshall dominates trotting and pacing with 57 wins and 150 heats earning over $87,000 in 1939. Peter Astra collected $47,000 for Parshall in nine wins.
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Columbus
Chester
Happy Hunting Grounds
Notre Dame
Elmer Layden
Carl Snavely
Navy
Larsen
Purdue
Mallard
Indiana
Bo McMillin
Ohio
Snavely
Canton
Don Scott
Ohio State
Hugh Parshall
Urbana
Peter Astra
Hambletonian
Parshall
Hanover Bertha
Spotlight on Local Sports Santa Letters Reveal Gridiron and Baseball Dreams
A whimsical page features boyish letters to Santa from famous sports figures and fans. Entries reference P K Wrigley, Billy Jurges, Dizzy Dean, Lynn Waldorf, Fritz Crisler, Elmer Layden, and Kenesaw Mountain Landis, with playful wishes for players, teams, and championship glory.
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Santa Claus
Santa
P. K. Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Billy Jurges
Gabby Hartnett
California
Jimmy Dykes
Dizzy Dean
Frankine
Northwestern
Lynn Waldorf
Michigan
Fritz Crisler
Iowa
Notre Dame
Southern California
Elmer Layden
MR. Claus
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Volunteers Embark For West Coast Rose Bowl Trip
Tennessee fans brace for Rose Bowl with star halfback George Cafego nursing a knee injury. Coach Neyland remains confident Cafego will be ready, while Buist Warren and Johnny Butler prepare as backups. The 35 man party travels by train to Los Angeles with stops at Greenville and El Paso for workouts.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
California
George
Cafego
Southern California
Pasadena
Bob Neyland
Citadel
Buist Warren
Johnny Butler
Flash
West Coast
Los Angeles
Greenville
el Paso
Tex
Volunteers
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
Auburn
Vols
Alabama
LSU
Market Quotations From Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Markets
Baltimore prices show steady poultry and eggs with turkeys at 17 cents for young toms and hens at 24-25 cents per pound. Cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep in Baltimore higher for steers and hogs while Chicago receipts push prices down with hogs and some cattle weakening and best lambs at 9.10 to 9.15.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Livestock
U. S. Dept. Agri
Tate
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Expec
Philadelphia Markets Report on Eggs and Live Poultry
Philadelphia markets show eggs unchanged with 3,212 cases. Live poultry prices list various fowl categories and weights, including Plymouth Rocks and Leghorns, with mixed, fancy, and old roosters noted. Turkeys and dressed poultry prices for Southwestern and young hens are included.
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Philadelphia
Plymouth
Tomis
Stock Market Mixed as Tax Selling Pressures Gains
New York traders faced persistent tax selling with selective gains and many issues at a standstill. Steels led a late morning recovery extension while a range of specialties showed strength, though most failed to sustain gains and concerns about income statements kept rallying modest. Brokers noted reinvestment activity despite the cautious tone.
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New York
Rail line ends Capon river gap with first freighter
Winchester and Western Railroad completes between Intermont and Capon river bridge. President Cornwell leads the inaugural freight car with dignitaries aboard including D. H. Senciadiver and John S. Sloat. Notable feature is a Ford car on rails with special flanged wheels.
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Winchester and Western Railroad
Capon River
Capon Valley
West Virginia
Intermont
W. Va
Capon River Bridge
President Cornwell
D. H. Senciadiver
John S. Sloat
A. C. Slonaker
Stock and commodity quotes mixed on broad market session
Selected stock quotations show mixed results with big names like American Telephone and Telegraph and U S Steel trading. Grain and livestock prices appear steady with wheat corn and soybeans reported at varying nationally quoted or cash prices in Chicago and Baltimore markets.
Futures And Cash Wheat And Other Grain Quotes
Chicago December market shows a mid December rally of 2 to 3 cents amid profit taking and short covering. Traders expect the government winter wheat acreage and condition report to show crop damage, especially in the southwest, due to the drought. Prices shown include Wheat December 1.09 1 8 to 1.08 3 4, Corn December 55 1 2 to 3 8, Oats December 42 1 8 to 42.
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Chicago
Local Markets Update Despite Typographical Gaps
Local markets are updated daily. The Star notes it does not assume liability for possible typographical errors in listings.
Local Wholesale Market Flour Prices Listed
The list shows Patent Brand and Local Wholesale Market flour by bag weights 12 24 48 and 98 pounds with per barrel prices. Also listed are mixed feed corn meal 5 pound sacks and horse feed with screening and other grain items and supplies for young chickens and rocks.
Unclear Commodity Weights and Bags Listed
Fragmentary OCR shows various bag counts and weights for corn meal and other items. Nonsensical spacings and repeated phrases obscure full meaning. No clear event, date, or named entities to confirm a specific news item.
The Science of Law and Notable Names List
A page notes items numbered from 2 to 10 including James B. Upham, Lock and take type, George H. Dern, University of Iowa, Ak-sent ed, eleven a m, Gulf of Mexico, Joey Archibald, and James Madison.
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Lest Oe
Science of Law
James B. Upham
George H. Dern
University of Iowa
Gulf of Mexico
Joey Archibald
James Madison
McLaglen Fought Jack Johnson in Vancouver 1909
According to Jack Johnson’s book, Victor McLaglen and Johnson met in Vancouver on March 10, 1909. Johnson won the bout in six rounds.
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Jack Johnson
Victor McLaglen
Vancouver
Johnson
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Buckeye Capital
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Fred Tomlin
Glassboro
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Leesburg, VA
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Stock Report Report
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Winchester
Potomac By-Products Co
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Piacini Stet
Fruit Meeting
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Frederick County Fruit Growers ‘Association
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Andrew Arnold
Jefferson County
Peyton J. Marshall
First
Virginia National Guard
R. T. Barton
Big City
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Jee T. Barton
Winchesmarshall
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Western Union
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Chicago Cash Grains Chicago
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