Boys Build Speedboats For Nationwide Skippers Cup
Boys' Clubs of America and Eveready sponsor a nationwide contest where youths collect junk to craft speedboats costing under one dollar. Finalists race in Washington on April 10 under judges including Douglas Rolle, Guy Lombardo, Bill Stern, with Hoover as honorary chair.
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David W. Armstrong
Boys’ Clubs of America
United States
Eveready Battery Company
Douglas Rolle
U.S
Bill Stern
Hoover
Woman Lighthouse Keeper Quits Post As Feet Are Tired
In Turkey Point Maryland Mrs Fannie Salter the last woman lighthouse keeper on Chesapeake Bay resigns after 23 years at the Turkey Point tower citing tired feet and health issues. Appointed by Calvin Coolidge on February 11 1925 she succeeded her late husband and has been on sick leave since last September. She plans to rest near the water and visit relatives while staying near shore.
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Turkey Point
Fannie Salter
Chesapeake Hay
Salter
Calvin Coolidge
Iight Tender
Community Dinner Recipes for Fifty at Social Get-Together
How to plan and prepare a church or club dinner serving 50. Includes leadership, budgeting, tableware, and a tested menu with baked ham glaze options, green beans, candied sweet potatoes, cole slaw, relishes, beverages, and a pineapple chiffon cheese cake recipe with detailed quantities and steps.
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Suiper
War Vets Step Up Blood Drive At Lawson Hospital
Twenty four veterans with Purple Hearts gathered at Lawson Veterans Hospital in Atlanta to donate blood. They recalled how plasma saved lives in battles from Luzon to St Lo as they joined a city wide appeal for blood donors.
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Luzon
St. Lo
Lawson Veterans’ Hospital
Fox
Proud Son Sees Widowed Mother In Cap and Gown
In Ithaca New York Jonathan Hartwell Harwood III age 4 watches his mother Virginia Oake Harwood graduate from Cornell. His father died in the Normandy invasion and his mother finished college after delaying to raise him. She moved from Lockport to pursue a degree in home economics while ensuring Jonny’s schooling.
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Dad
Fort Bragg
England
D-Day
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Tomfork
Camel
Coursery
Sale of Loafing Space To Restore Old Plaza
Albuquerque Historical Society raised funds to restore the old town plaza by selling loafing privileges. Donors could buy options from eight dollars fifty five cents per square foot to fifty dollars for a personal footprint, with higher tiers offering more elaborate loafing privileges.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Albuquerque Historical Society
Old Town Plaza
He Gets Stung Daily But It’s His Living
Harold J. Franklin, a Baltimore laboratory technician, thrusts his arm into a cage of 3,000 mosquitoes to count bites for sales tests. He repeats the process until about 80 bites are recorded, then repeats in another cage if needed. He uses insecticide to invite bites during testing of mosquito repellents.
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Baltimore
Harold J. Franklin
Franklin
Ransquito Repellanta
Lynn Says Food Tips for Serving Fish and Leftovers
Food tips advise pairing whitefish or hali with cranberry sauce or jelly for tartness and color. A rice or noodle ring can make a nice platter when filled with leftover ham or chicken creamed with peas and pimiento. For vegetable loaf, suggest a sauce of tomato soup and grated cheese.
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Lynn
Vintage kitchen notes on desserts and fish serving ideas
A collection of era style cooking tips describing tapioca with crushed pineapple and soft boiled custard, serving fish on watercress, and ways to prepare liver with egg bread crumbs chili sauce and seasonings, formed into patties and wrapped in bacon then baked with tomato.
Which Sport Pays The Most In Pro Careers
A 1937 survey compares earnings across sports noting baseball and football lead pay, with stars like Joe DiMaggio and Bob Feller earning tens of thousands yearly while boxing and wrestling offer large payouts per event. Golf signals high potential for a few, but most players earn modestly. jockeys hold about a million in total, and salaries hinge on leagues, seasons, and tax cuts.
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Jon DiMaggio
Bob Feller
Johnny Lujack
Charley Trippi
Ted Williams
Joe DaMaggio
Hogan
Nelson
Demaret
Locke
Sammy Baugh
Sid Luckman
Bulldog Turner
Mel Hein
Joe Louis
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Sam
Jimmy Londos
Londos
Ruths
Fellers
Greenbergs
DiMaggios
Williams
Eddie Arcnco
Johnny Longden
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