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{{Short description|American football player (1906–1949)}}
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{{Infobox NFL player
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Elmer Schwartz
| name = Elmer Schwartz
| image = Elmer Schwartz.png
| image = Elmer Schwartz.png
| caption = Schwartz from "The Chinook" (1931)
| caption = Schwartz from "The Chinook" (1931)
| position = [[Fullback (American football)|Fullback]], [[Guard (American football)|Guard]]
| position = [[Fullback (American football)|Fullback]], [[Guard (American football)|Guard]]
| number =
| number = 22, 18, 39
| birth_date = {{birth date|1906|7|29}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1906|7|29}}
| birth_place = Washington
| birth_place = [[Chehalis, Washington]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1949|3|21|1906|7|29}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1949|3|21|1906|7|29}}
| death_place = [[Butte County, California]]
| death_place = [[Butte County, California]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 212
| weight_lbs = 212
| college = [[Washington State University|Washington St.]]
| college = [[Washington State University|Washington St.]]
| pastteams =
| pastteams =
*[[Portsmouth Spartans]] ({{NFL Year|1931}})
* [[Portsmouth Spartans]] ({{NFL Year|1931}})
*[[Chicago Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|1932}})
* [[Chicago Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|1932}})
*[[Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] ({{NFL Year|1933}})
* [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] ({{NFL Year|1933}})
| highlights =
| highlights =
* Third-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1930 College Football All-America Team|1930]])
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| statlabel1 = Rushing Yards
* 2× First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-PCC]] ([[1929 All-Pacific Coast football team|1929]], [[1930 All-Pacific Coast football team|1930]])
| statvalue1 = 103
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| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
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| statlabel2 = Games
| statvalue2 = 25
| statvalue1 = 103
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| statlabel2 = Games
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| statlabel3 = [[Touchdowns]]
| statvalue3 = 2
| statvalue2 = 25
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| statlabel3 = [[Touchdowns]]
| nfl =
| HOF =
| statvalue3 = 2
| CollegeHOF =
| HOF =
| CollegeHOF =
| pfr = SchwEl20
}}
}}
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'''Elmer George Schwartz''' (July 29, 1906&nbsp;– March 21, 1949), sometimes listed as '''George Elmer Schwartz''', and nicknamed '''Elmer the Great''',<ref name=SDC>{{cite news|title='Elmer the Great' Lauded|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|date=March 26, 1949|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1dtXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YfYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5293,4989659&dq=schwartz+metcalf+oroville&hl=en}}</ref> was an [[American football]] player. He played [[college football]] at [[Washington State University|Washington State College]]. He was the captain of the 1930 [[Washington State Cougars football]] team that won the Pacific conference championship and lost to [[1930 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] in the [[1931 Rose Bowl]]. He was selected as a third-team All-American by the [[Associated Press]] at the end of the 1930 season.


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'''Elmer George Schwartz''' (July 29, 1906&nbsp;– March 21, 1949), sometimes listed as '''George Elmer Schwartz''', and nicknamed "'''Elmer the Great'''",<ref name=SDC>{{cite news|title='Elmer the Great' Lauded|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|date=March 26, 1949|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1dtXAAAAIBAJ&pg=5293,4989659&dq=schwartz+metcalf+oroville&hl=en}}</ref> was an [[American football]] player. He played [[college football]] at [[Washington State University|Washington State College]]. He was the captain of the 1930 [[Washington State Cougars football]] team that won the Pacific conference championship and lost to [[1930 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] in the [[1931 Rose Bowl]]. He was selected as a third-team All-American by the [[Associated Press]] at the end of the 1930 season.
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Schwartz also played professional football in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Portsmouth Spartans]] (1931), [[Chicago Cardinals]] (1932), and [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] (1933).

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Schwartz also played professional football in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Portsmouth Spartans]] (1931), [[Chicago Cardinals]] (1932), and [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] (1933).


==Youth and Washington State==
==Youth and Washington State==
Schwartz was born in 1906 and grew up in [[Chehalis, Washington]].<ref name=Chehalis>{{cite news|title=Former Chehalis Boy A Fine Football Prospect|newspaper=The Chehalis Bee-Nugget|date=April 19, 1929|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vL89AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ITcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3353,5138975&dq=elmer-schwartz+football&hl=en}}</ref> He enrolled at [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State College]], where he played college football from 1928 to 1930. During the 1928 season, he played at the [[Guard (American football)|guard]] position and was named to several all-coast teams.<ref name=Chehalis/> In 1929, Washington State coach [[Babe Hollingbery]] moved Schwartz to the [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] position.<ref name=Chehalis/> Schwartz excelled in his first year at the fullback position, scoring 13 touchdowns in the first eight games of the season. According to the Associated Press, his total of 78 points in the first eight game ranked him as the third highest scorer in college football behind Alton Marsters of Dartmouth and [[Gene McEver]] of Tennessee.<ref>{{cite news|title=Marsters Out For 2 Weeks, Leads Scoring|newspaper=The Miami News|date=November 18, 1929|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nLcuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6tcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5120,3150893&dq=elmer-schwartz+football&hl=en}}</ref>
Schwartz was born in 1906 and grew up in [[Chehalis, Washington]].<ref name=Chehalis>{{cite news|title=Former Chehalis Boy A Fine Football Prospect|newspaper=The Chehalis Bee-Nugget|date=April 19, 1929|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vL89AAAAIBAJ&pg=3353,5138975&dq=elmer-schwartz+football&hl=en}}</ref> He enrolled at [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State College]], where he played college football from 1928 to 1930. During the 1928 season, he played at the [[Guard (American football)|guard]] position and was named to several all-coast teams.<ref name=Chehalis/> In 1929, Washington State coach [[Babe Hollingbery]] moved Schwartz to the [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] position.<ref name=Chehalis/> Schwartz excelled in his first year at the fullback position, scoring 13 touchdowns in the first eight games of the season. According to the Associated Press, his total of 78 points in the first eight-game ranked him as the third highest scorer in college football behind Alton Marsters of Dartmouth and [[Gene McEver]] of Tennessee.<ref>{{cite news|title=Marsters Out For 2 Weeks, Leads Scoring|newspaper=The Miami News|date=November 18, 1929|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nLcuAAAAIBAJ&pg=5120,3150893&dq=elmer-schwartz+football&hl=en}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


During the 1930 season, Schwartz was the captain of the Washington State football team that won a Pacific conference championship and a berth in the [[1931 Rose Bowl]].<ref name=Ber/> He was described by George Kirksey of the [[United Press]] as "a star at crashing the line on offense and backing up the line on defense."<ref name=Ber>{{cite news|title=Cougars' 'Play To Win' Spirit May Upset Tide|author=George Kirksey|newspaper=Berkeley Daily Gazette|date=January 1, 1931|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-ksxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=keQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1382,96033&dq=elmer-schwartz+football&hl=en}}</ref> The Cougars lost to Alabama in the Rose Bowl by a score of 24 to 0.<ref>{{cite news|title=Crimson Tide Crushes Cougars of Washington State by 24 to 0 in Rose Bowl|author=Paul Zimmerman|newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune (AP story)|date=January 2, 1931|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gR0hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NGQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2373,646620&dq=elmer-schwartz+football&hl=en}}</ref>
During the 1930 season, Schwartz was the captain of the Washington State football team that won a Pacific conference championship and a berth in the [[1931 Rose Bowl]].<ref name=Ber/> He was described by George Kirksey of the [[United Press]] as "a star at crashing the line on offense and backing up the line on defense."<ref name=Ber>{{cite news|title=Cougars' 'Play To Win' Spirit May Upset Tide|author=George Kirksey|newspaper=Berkeley Daily Gazette|date=January 1, 1931|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-ksxAAAAIBAJ&pg=1382,96033&dq=elmer-schwartz+football&hl=en}}</ref> The Cougars lost to Alabama in the Rose Bowl by a score of 24 to 0.<ref>{{cite news|title=Crimson Tide Crushes Cougars of Washington State by 24 to 0 in Rose Bowl|author=Paul Zimmerman|newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune (AP story)|date=January 2, 1931|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gR0hAAAAIBAJ&pg=2373,646620&dq=elmer-schwartz+football&hl=en}}</ref>


At the end of the 1930 season, Schwartz was selected as the third-team fullback on the Associated Press' All-American team.<ref>{{cite news|author=Alan Gould|title=MIDDLE WEST HOLDS EDGE IN SELECTION OF 1930 ALL-AMERICAN GRID TEAMS: POLL BY ASSOCIATED PRESS SELECTS STARS FOR MYTHICAL ELEVEN|publisher=Evening Independent|date=December 6, 1930}}</ref> He graduated from Washington State in June 1931.<ref name=Pro/> After his death in 1949, former coach Hollingbery said, "Elmer was one of the all-time football greats at Washington State."<ref name=SDC/>
At the end of the 1930 season, Schwartz was selected as the third-team fullback on the Associated Press' All-American team.<ref>{{cite news|author=Alan Gould|title=MIDDLE WEST HOLDS EDGE IN SELECTION OF 1930 ALL-AMERICAN GRID TEAMS: POLL BY ASSOCIATED PRESS SELECTS STARS FOR MYTHICAL ELEVEN|publisher=Evening Independent|date=December 6, 1930}}</ref> He graduated from Washington State in June 1931.<ref name=Pro/> After his death in 1949, former coach Hollingbery said, "Elmer was one of the all-time football greats at Washington State."<ref name=SDC/>


==Professional football==
==Professional football==
In August 1931, Schwartz announced that he had agreed to play professional football for the [[Portsmouth Spartans]] of the [[National Football League]].<ref name=Pro>{{cite news|title=Schwartz To Turn Pro: W.S.C. Football Star to Join Ohio Team|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|date=August 18, 1931|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HO8UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F-MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1564,712264&dq=elmer-schwartz+football&hl=en}}</ref> Schwartz appeared in 12 games and scored two touchdowns for the 1931 Spartans team that finished second in the NFL with an 11–3 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=1931 Portsmouth Spartans|publisher=pro-football-reference.com|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1931.htm}}</ref>
In August 1931, Schwartz announced that he had agreed to play professional football for the [[Portsmouth Spartans]] of the [[National Football League]].<ref name=Pro>{{cite news|title=Schwartz To Turn Pro: W.S.C. Football Star to Join Ohio Team|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|date=August 18, 1931|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HO8UAAAAIBAJ&pg=1564,712264&dq=elmer-schwartz+football&hl=en}}</ref> Schwartz appeared in 12 games and scored two touchdowns for the 1931 Spartans team that finished second in the NFL with an 11–3 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=1931 Portsmouth Spartans|publisher=pro-football-reference.com|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1931.htm}}</ref>


In 1932, Schwartz joined the [[Chicago Cardinals]].<ref name=PFR>{{cite web|title=Elmer Schwartz|publisher=pro-football-reference.com|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SchwEl20.htm}}</ref> Schwartz was injured in the third game of the [[1932 NFL season|1932 season]] against the [[Chicago Bears]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Grange and Schwartz Hurt in Pro Contest|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=October 10, 1932|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GPkaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YEsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1357,732392&dq=elmer-schwartz+cardinals&hl=en}}</ref> Schwartz appeared in only three games for the Cardinals.<ref name=PFR/>
In 1932, Schwartz joined the [[Chicago Cardinals]].<ref name=PFR>{{cite web|title=Elmer Schwartz|publisher=pro-football-reference.com|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SchwEl20.htm}}</ref> Schwartz was injured in the third game of the [[1932 NFL season|1932 season]] against the [[Chicago Bears]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Grange and Schwartz Hurt in Pro Contest|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=October 10, 1932|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GPkaAAAAIBAJ&pg=1357,732392&dq=elmer-schwartz+cardinals&hl=en}}</ref> Schwartz appeared in only three games for the Cardinals.<ref name=PFR/>


In July 1933, [[Jap Douds]], the head coach of the [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] (later renamed the Steelers), announced that Schwartz had been signed to play fullback for the 1933 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Local Football Pros Add 2 New Players|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=July 19, 1933|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6XAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cksEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4163,2337250&dq=elmer-schwartz+football&hl=en}}</ref> Schwartz appeared in 10 games for the Pirates, gaining 94 yards on 38 carries.<ref name=PFR/>
In July 1933, [[Jap Douds]], the head coach of the [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] (later renamed the Steelers), announced that Schwartz had been signed to play fullback for the 1933 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Local Football Pros Add 2 New Players|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=July 19, 1933|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6XAbAAAAIBAJ&pg=4163,2337250&dq=elmer-schwartz+football&hl=en}}</ref> Schwartz appeared in 10 games for the Pirates, gaining 94 yards on 38 carries.<ref name=PFR/>


==Later years and death==
==Later years and death==
Schwartz died in March 1949 from a [[cerebral hemorrhage]] after being struck by a construction company security guard. The guard told police he struck Schwartz after Schwartz "refused to leave the property where [he] was guard."<ref>{{cite news|title=Elmer Schwartz Dead in California; Man Being Held|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|date=March 25, 1949|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1NtXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YfYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6275,4605626&dq=elmer-schwartz&hl=en}}</ref> After a preliminary hearing, the guard was ordered to stand trial for murder. Witnesses testified that the guard "beat Schwartz to the ground twice in three separate attacks after ordering Schwartz from the grounds of the T. E. Connelly company construction camp near [[Pulga, California|Pulga]]."<ref>{{cite news|title=Man to Stand Trial in Shwartz Death Case|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle (AP story)|date=April 6, 1949|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0GtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yPUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1658,1389161&dq=elmer-schwartz+football&hl=en}}</ref>
Schwartz died in March 1949 from a [[cerebral hemorrhage]] after being struck by a construction company security guard. The guard told police he struck Schwartz after Schwartz "refused to leave the property where [he] was guard."<ref>{{cite news|title=Elmer Schwartz Dead in California; Man Being Held|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|date=March 25, 1949|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1NtXAAAAIBAJ&pg=6275,4605626&dq=elmer-schwartz&hl=en}}</ref> After a preliminary hearing, the guard was ordered to stand trial for murder. Witnesses testified that the guard "beat Schwartz to the ground twice in three separate attacks after ordering Schwartz from the grounds of the T. E. Connelly company construction camp near [[Pulga, California|Pulga]]."<ref>{{cite news|title=Man to Stand Trial in Shwartz Death Case|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle (AP story)|date=April 6, 1949|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0GtWAAAAIBAJ&pg=1658,1389161&dq=elmer-schwartz+football&hl=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:01, 15 August 2024

Elmer Schwartz
refer to caption
Schwartz from "The Chinook" (1931)
No. 22, 18, 39
Position:Fullback, Guard
Personal information
Born:(1906-07-29)July 29, 1906
Chehalis, Washington, U.S.
Died:March 21, 1949(1949-03-21) (aged 42)
Butte County, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
College:Washington St.
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:103
Games:25
Touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Elmer George Schwartz (July 29, 1906 – March 21, 1949), sometimes listed as George Elmer Schwartz, and nicknamed "Elmer the Great",[1] was an American football player. He played college football at Washington State College. He was the captain of the 1930 Washington State Cougars football team that won the Pacific conference championship and lost to Alabama in the 1931 Rose Bowl. He was selected as a third-team All-American by the Associated Press at the end of the 1930 season.

Schwartz also played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Portsmouth Spartans (1931), Chicago Cardinals (1932), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1933).

Youth and Washington State

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Schwartz was born in 1906 and grew up in Chehalis, Washington.[2] He enrolled at Washington State College, where he played college football from 1928 to 1930. During the 1928 season, he played at the guard position and was named to several all-coast teams.[2] In 1929, Washington State coach Babe Hollingbery moved Schwartz to the fullback position.[2] Schwartz excelled in his first year at the fullback position, scoring 13 touchdowns in the first eight games of the season. According to the Associated Press, his total of 78 points in the first eight-game ranked him as the third highest scorer in college football behind Alton Marsters of Dartmouth and Gene McEver of Tennessee.[3]

During the 1930 season, Schwartz was the captain of the Washington State football team that won a Pacific conference championship and a berth in the 1931 Rose Bowl.[4] He was described by George Kirksey of the United Press as "a star at crashing the line on offense and backing up the line on defense."[4] The Cougars lost to Alabama in the Rose Bowl by a score of 24 to 0.[5]

At the end of the 1930 season, Schwartz was selected as the third-team fullback on the Associated Press' All-American team.[6] He graduated from Washington State in June 1931.[7] After his death in 1949, former coach Hollingbery said, "Elmer was one of the all-time football greats at Washington State."[1]

Professional football

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In August 1931, Schwartz announced that he had agreed to play professional football for the Portsmouth Spartans of the National Football League.[7] Schwartz appeared in 12 games and scored two touchdowns for the 1931 Spartans team that finished second in the NFL with an 11–3 record.[8]

In 1932, Schwartz joined the Chicago Cardinals.[9] Schwartz was injured in the third game of the 1932 season against the Chicago Bears.[10] Schwartz appeared in only three games for the Cardinals.[9]

In July 1933, Jap Douds, the head coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates (later renamed the Steelers), announced that Schwartz had been signed to play fullback for the 1933 season.[11] Schwartz appeared in 10 games for the Pirates, gaining 94 yards on 38 carries.[9]

Later years and death

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Schwartz died in March 1949 from a cerebral hemorrhage after being struck by a construction company security guard. The guard told police he struck Schwartz after Schwartz "refused to leave the property where [he] was guard."[12] After a preliminary hearing, the guard was ordered to stand trial for murder. Witnesses testified that the guard "beat Schwartz to the ground twice in three separate attacks after ordering Schwartz from the grounds of the T. E. Connelly company construction camp near Pulga."[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "'Elmer the Great' Lauded". Spokane Daily Chronicle. March 26, 1949.
  2. ^ a b c "Former Chehalis Boy A Fine Football Prospect". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. April 19, 1929.
  3. ^ "Marsters Out For 2 Weeks, Leads Scoring". The Miami News. November 18, 1929.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b George Kirksey (January 1, 1931). "Cougars' 'Play To Win' Spirit May Upset Tide". Berkeley Daily Gazette.
  5. ^ Paul Zimmerman (January 2, 1931). "Crimson Tide Crushes Cougars of Washington State by 24 to 0 in Rose Bowl". Sarasota Herald-Tribune (AP story).
  6. ^ Alan Gould (December 6, 1930). "MIDDLE WEST HOLDS EDGE IN SELECTION OF 1930 ALL-AMERICAN GRID TEAMS: POLL BY ASSOCIATED PRESS SELECTS STARS FOR MYTHICAL ELEVEN". Evening Independent.
  7. ^ a b "Schwartz To Turn Pro: W.S.C. Football Star to Join Ohio Team". The Spokesman-Review. August 18, 1931.
  8. ^ "1931 Portsmouth Spartans". pro-football-reference.com.
  9. ^ a b c "Elmer Schwartz". pro-football-reference.com.
  10. ^ "Grange and Schwartz Hurt in Pro Contest". The Pittsburgh Press. October 10, 1932.
  11. ^ "Local Football Pros Add 2 New Players". The Pittsburgh Press. July 19, 1933.
  12. ^ "Elmer Schwartz Dead in California; Man Being Held". Spokane Daily Chronicle. March 25, 1949.
  13. ^ "Man to Stand Trial in Shwartz Death Case". Spokane Daily Chronicle (AP story). April 6, 1949.
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