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The Birmingham News from Birmingham, Alabama • 16

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Birmingham, Alabama
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THANKSGIVING day FKIDAY, NQVEMBIR 1949 Th U. S. has I.OOO mllM of improved roads. Fourth Grid Titles 1,100 Aubgrn-Clemson Tickets Donated fly Grid-Minded St. Nick MOBILE.

Nov. 18 () A football-minded Santa Claus bas brought early cheer to 1.100 persons in this area. Someone distributed that many tickets, worth $3.80 each, to the Auburn-Clemson football game here Nov. 26. The donor did not reveal his name.

Recipients were orphan home residents in Mobile over 12, high school football players and coaches in Mobile and Baldwin Counties and members of high school bands. Straight Tomorrow i WRESTLING Monday Night, 8:30 I AUDITORIUM I Tag Team Jack McDonald and Bob Corby vt. Nick Carter and Jack Wentworth Opener Tom Bradley v. Nick Kapetano Howard Favored To Trim Millsaps Tic kata an iota at Flanhaim Sh Stora, 207 Nerth 20th Straat. Sa.ntor.4 bv Gorao Mt I.

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JOE GUNTHER, Promoter WANTS VICTORY Earl Gartman ECONOMY AUTO STORES Gartman Was Star On Howard Team Earl Gartman- who is sending his Howard Bulldogs against the Mill-saps Majors Saturday, wants to win the game for old time's sake. The reason is that he played on the last Howard team to meet Mill-saps back in 1940. He recalls that he made a couple of the four touchdowns Howard racked up in defeating the Majors. 28-14. OTHER MEMBERS of the 1940 HAS THE rca Victor '45 Pay just $1 now the reef $1 weekly I LIGHT Legion Field NOW! Th system of Nm future NOW! Completely automatic world's fastest record changed The world of musk says "yes" to RCA Victors omazing 45 rpm system.

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while, Deaton Truck was getting bounced, I 3-1, by Mayfield Cleaners. Other results saw Epps takings second place with a 4-0 win over Tru-Ade and Alamat getting four! wins from Mrs. Lewis Pies. Marian Bryan and Olene Brodie tied for high series with 529. Louise Lahan holds high for the season with 534.

The standings: Team W. L. Pet. Kirksey Motors 29 11 .725 Epps Jewelry 27 13 .675 Deaton Trucks 2R 14 .650 Dr. Pepper 19 21 Mrs.

Lewis Pies 17 23 .425 Tru-Arie 17 23 .425 Mayfield Cleaners 14 26 .350 I Alamat 13 27 .325 BIG EIC.HT Olene Brodie. 164. Louise Lahao. 164; Margie Lantz, 161; Marian Bryan. 156; Ruth Lea.

156; Jean Bullock. 154; Mabel Seiler. 153; Janice Waldron. 152. Double Value! Botany Masland Double Dufy Hunting Coot LAST TUSCALOOSA GAME Playing his last game in Denny Stadium Saturday against Mississippi Southern will be Ed White (above), big Alabama end.

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Come in and see it today. Mail and phone orders promptly filled. Canadian Fighter Takes On Bratton CHICAGO. Nov. 19 (SP) Gaby fFrenchy) Ferland, 21-year-old Frnech-Canadian and the dominions No.

1 welterweight, will oppose Chicago's Johnny Bratton in the 10-round main event at the Chicago Stadium tonight. The Montreal battler, who dropped a split decision to Bernard Docusen of New Orleans last month, will be after his 77th victory in 91 bouts over a five-year period. Bratton has won 32 of his 45 pro--fessional fights, 13 by knockouts. He has fought two draws. In one of the supporting 10-round bouts.

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YOUR Certificate TODAY OPEN TILL 9:00 FRIDAY NIGHT OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT Felton To Battle Ross Virgo Nov. 25 DETROIT, Nov. 18 () 1 Welterweight Lester Felton, known as well for post-fight arguments as for his action in the ring, tries it again Nov. 25. HIGH SCHOOL Ramiay vt.

Phillips at Legio 7:30 p.m. Tarrant at Jones Valley. Dora at West Jefferson. Pell City at Leeds. Mortimer Jordan at Warrior.

Talladega at Fairfield. COLLEGE Miami vs. Florida at Miami. SATURDAY GAME COLLEGE South Alabama vs. Mississippi Southern at Tuscaloosa.

2 p.m. Duke vs. North Carolina at Durham, Furman vs. Clemson at Greenville. Georgia Tech vs.

South Carolina at Atlanta. Georgia vs. Duquesne at Athens. Kentucky vs. Tennessee at Lexington.

L. S. U. vs. Southeastern Louisiana at Baton Rouge.

Vanderbilt vs. Marshall at Nashville. Virginia vs. Tulane at Charlottesville. East Georgetown vs.

George Washington at Washington. Holy Cross vs. Temple at Worchester. N. Y.

U. vs. C. C. N.

Y. at New York. Pittsburgh vs. Penn State at Pittsburgh. Pr.nceton vs.

Dartmouth at Princeton. Rutgers vs. Fordham at New Brunswick. Syracuse vs. Colgate at Syracuse.

Villanova vs. North Carolina State at Philadelphia. Yale vs. Harvard at New Haven. Brown vs.

Columbia at New York. Midwest Illinois vs. Northwestern at Champaign. Indiana vs. Purdue at Bloomington.

Kansas vs. Missouri at Lawrence. Michigan vs. Ohio State at Ann Arbor. Minnesota vs.

Wisconsin at Minneapolis. Nebraska vs. Colorado at Lincoln. Notre Dame vs. Iowa at South Bend.

Oklahoma vs. Santa Ciara at Norman. Tulsa vs. Kansas State at Tulsa. Southwest Arkansas vs.

William and Mary at Little Rock. S. M. U. vt.

Baylor at Dallas. T. C. U. vs.

Rice at Fort Worth. Rocky Mountain Arizona v. Michigan State at Tucaon, night. New Mexico vs. Texas Tech at Albur-querque.

night. Far West Oregon vs. Oregon State at Eugene. San Jose vs. St.

Mary's at San Jose. Stanford vs. California at Palo Alto. U. C.L.

A. vs. Southern California at Los Angeles. Washington vs. Washington State at Seattle.

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