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SOUTH BEND, Ind., Oct. 25 -- Notre Dame's football machine, sputtering for three periods before Illinois' inspired play, came to life today with a terrific explosion of fourth-period power which produced four touchdowns and a 49to-14 victory before 45,000 roaring spectators.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 25 -- Princeton's first football venture in the Southland ended disastrously today, as Vanderbilt's star collection of backs romped up and down Dudley Field to a 46-to-7 victory before 16,000 persons, including 1,500 Tiger alumni.
The stock market acted yesterday in the familiar pattern for a short session. It shuttled about without reaching any definite point and closed irregularly easier than on Friday. Trading was at about the usual rate for a Saturday, with transfers on the Stock Exchange reading 269,140 shares, against 296,130 in the previous week-end session.
shortage scare and Ickes activities revd
ITHACA, N.Y., Oct. 25 -- Forty seconds after the teams went into action, Cornell had a touchdown advantage over the Colgate team in their clash on Schoellkopf Field today. This stunning, sudden blow was just a little too much for the erstwhile Red Raiders to absorb with indifference, and before they were able to recover their aplomb they yielded the local athletes two more touchdowns.
1941Steven Kellogg, American author and illustrator[†]
Steven Castle Kellogg is an American author and illustrator who has created more than 90 children's books.
1941Charlie Landsborough, English singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Charles Alexander Landsborough is a British country and folk musician and singer-songwriter. He started singing professionally in the 1970s, although his major success did not come until 1994 with his song "What Colour is the Wind". He is one of the UK's top country acts and is also popular in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
1941Arkady Gaidar, Russian journalist and author (born 1904)[†]
Arkady Petrovich Gaidar was a Russian Soviet writer, whose stories were very popular among Soviet children, and a Red Army commander.