Sports Roundup highlights from Dec 30 including Cochrane Jacobs defense salute
A collage of sports notes across football and basketball. Freddie Cochrane seeks a February defense for Mike Jacobs with Navy furlough. pro football players urged to take defense jobs. fans urged to buy defense stamps for cheap tickets. Other items mention Gus Schwartz, Everette Shelton, Steve Owen, and various college and service teams.
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New York
Cwideg World
Norfolk
Ocean View Golf Association
Jake Weber
Fordham
Tropical Park
Wyoming
Garden
Steve Owen
Football Giants
Everett Shelton
Hampton Road
Orchids Given to Reporters for Churchill Coverage
President Roosevelt sent an orchid to the press and radio via Secretary Stephen Early as thanks for cooperation in safeguarding Churchill’s visit. The gesture praised timely withholding of news until Churchill’s actual arrival and noted Ottawa timing discussions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Radio Today
Stephen Early
Churchill
Ottawa
Tomorrow Will Come wins Atlantic Monthly prize story
Edith M. Almedingen’s Tomorrow Will Come, a largely Russian born author’s non fiction tale of life in wartime St. Petersburg, wins the Atlantic Monthly prize of $5,000. The library says the work speaks for civilians under stress and urges fortitude, hope, and daily endurance. The Handley Library offers the book for borrowing.
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Edith M. Almedingen
Atlantic Mon- Son
Russia
St. Petersburg
Atlantic Monthly
Handley Library
Hands Off Policy From Coaches On Games Code
Detroit, Dec 30. Football coaches adopt a hands off policy on playing code and pass only minor offense oriented suggestions to the NCAA rules committee. Lou Little notes fewer changes proposed than in a decade with four main items including goal choice after scores and penalties for late substitutes.
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Detroit
Lou Little
Columbia
American Football Coaches Association Rules Committee
Phvenix
Ariz
National College Late Athletic Association
Little
National All Star Roster Mostly in Camp Ahead of Games
Don Hutson and Marshall Goldberg are absent or late from camp with Hutson possibly arriving in time for workouts and Goldberg delayed by war work missing Sunday’s Bears clash. Segura and Schroeder reach Sugar Bowl finals in a tennis upset laden day with earlier wins by Bartlet and Mulloy. Atlanta editor notes a Georgia Tech tribute at the Orange Bowl week and a lingering band scene at the station reception for TCU.
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Garden City
N. Y
Don Hutson
Green Bay
Marshall Goldberg
Chicago Cardinal
Hutson
Goldberg
Chicago
Chicago Bears
New Orleans
Francisco Segura
Ecuador
Ted Schroeder
Glendale
Calif
Segura
Wayne Sabin
Portland
Ore
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Ireland
Earl Bartlett
Schroeder Defeatardnar Mulloy
Are Gables
Fla
Atlanta
Jack Troy
The
Atlanta Constitution
Miami
Georgia Tech
Georgia
Texas Christian University
Winter Driving Hazards and Safety Remedies in War Time
The National Safety Council reports winter driving hazards hindering the war effort. It lists nine problem areas from snow and ice delays to fewer new vehicles and safer maintenance, and offers eight practical recommendations for authorities and drivers to offset risks.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Roosevelt
Germany struggles to seed winter grains for 1942 crop
Washington report from December 30 says the Agriculture Department notes Germany faces seed shortages for bread grains due to unfavorable autumn weather and farm labor shortages. Winter wheat and rye sowings lag, risking a third straight European wheat shortfall. Italy Romania and France face labor and weather issues impacting plantings and supplies.
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Washington
Germany
Agriculture Department
Europe
Soviet Russia
Italy
Danub Basin
Romania
France
Fights Last Night Roundup From Multiple Cities
Boxing results list bouts in Chicago Baltimore Pittsburgh Newark and Wilmington with winners and weights. Notable decisions include Teaney outpointing Lander in Chicago and Tunero edging Proc tor in Baltimore. Other cards feature Carrabantes, Kenny, Stevens, Tribuani, Zan nelli and several knockouts and points across New Jersey Delaware and Massachusetts.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harry Teaney
Cleveland
Eddie Lander
Baltimore
Kid Tunero
New York
Irvin Proctor
Deacon Johnny Brown
Frankie Williams
Washington
Drew
Pittsburgh
Paul Carrabantes
Chile
Otto Blackwall
Homestead
N. Y
Newark
Jack Kenny
Livingston
Berryville Social Events Continued Report
Berryville society notes mention Mrs. Burks planning to return to the Rackley home after holidays and wintering with Judge and Mrs. Loring Rackley. Mr and Mrs Leonidas Carlisle and Master Granville Carlisle of Waynesboro visited Berryville with Mrs Carlisle’s mother.
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Will Moores
Leonidas Carlisle
Granville Carlisle
Waynesboro
Berryville
Carlisle
Local social notes span Berryville and nearby cities
Mrs. Tom Shepherd hosts visitors as Miss Ruth Berlin visits Washington with Miss Reva Berlin. Mr. Gilbert Longerbean of Richmond spends holidays with family in Berryville, joined by Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robertson and Miss Veo igaaa ae of Washington. Lewis N. Glover postmaster at Bergville and Mr. George Skelton travel to Norfolk on business.
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Gilbert Longerbean
Richmond
Berryville
Longerbeams
Norman Robertson
Miss Veoigaaa Ae
Washington
Lewis N. Glover
Bergville
George Skelton
Norfolk
Berryville Family Holiday Visits Reported
Mr and Mrs Malvin Longer beam hosted visitors including Mrs Longerbeam s brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Herbert Miller and Frances and Billie Miller of Washington DC The Leonard Langbeins and their two daughters Alice and Ann returned to Berryville from Lynchburg where they visited relatives over the holidays Mrs Ava Hensley returned to Berryville on Sunday from Harrisonburg where she had been visiting relatives since Wednesday
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Malvin Longerbeam
Leonard Langbeins
Alice
Ann
Berryville
Lynchburg
Ava Hensley
Harrisonburg
Italians Report British Air Raids On Greece
Italian high command reported a British air raid near Athens with high explosive bombs, claimed as without success. It also said German and Italian planes attacked a naval convoy off northern Cirenaica, scoring hits on a destroyer and another ship.
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Rome
High Command
Athens
Cirenaica
Firestone Plans to Stretch Rubber Supply in War Era
The Firestone organization outlines wartime steps to conserve rubber including a national retread plant network operating 24/7, synthetic rubber tire production, reclaiming scrap rubber, and a new Victory Tire. It notes government rationing beginning December 11 with A-3 priority and future lifting based on war progress, urging car owners to maximize tire life.
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United States
Far East
Pearl Harbor
Firestone
Liberia
Firestone Organization
Victory
Victory Tire
Car Owners of America
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Joe Gallagher
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Cammer Tire CO
Handley School
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Potomac By-Products Co
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Pine Motor CO
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Ruth Berlin
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