Yankees Manager Dickey Optimistic On Rebound Hitting
Bill Dickey discusses the Yankees season with the press. He predicts improved hitting as DiMaggio and other sluggers heat up while noting potential pitching concerns. He cites Joe Cronin’s Red Sox as strong challengers and praises Washington and Detroit as rising threats.
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Auto phone era ends the car as a retreat
A. T. T. launches auto telephone service with first subscriber in St. Louis, linking cars to 27 million outlets. For $15 a month drivers gain a number and book, but face new distractions and crowded prompts as phones follow them on the road.
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St. Louis
Benny Goodman Returns To NBC Air On July First
Jazz fans cheer as Benny Goodman fans back on air on NBC from July 1 with a 9 30 to 10 program Mondays. The Goodman sextet backs the clarinet star with two featured singers, including Art Lund, who wowed the bobby sox era at the Paramount.
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Benny Goodman
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Bobby Soxety
Goodman Band
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Sewing Tips for Dress Length and Buttonholes
Use one fourth inch colored braid to lengthen a hemless dress by sewing in overlapping rows along the narrow bottom seam. Machine stitch button holes twice before finishing by hand for durability and easier self use by children in underwear and nightclothes. A lump of glossy starch rubbed on wallpaper grease absorbs the stain.
Sit at work to improve efficiency and comfort
Advice urges sitting when possible to ease tired backs and feet, speed tasks, and use best tools. Suggests sitting while paring vegetables and keeping supplies within reach. Recommends salt water soak to remove fishy dish odors and turning up shirt collars before laundering to keep them neater.
Controversy Over Radio Programs Sparks Public Critique
Damon Runyon receives praise for exposing vulgarity in radio shows aimed at children. Critics commend his stance against performers who resort to crude jokes, arguing that entertaining minds should avoid offensive material.
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Damon Runyon
Orson Welles Recalls Worst Night In New Haven Tryout
The article recounts Orson Welles enduring a disastrous tryout of his play in New Haven. The introductory movies failed to focus, screens went white, and confusion followed five minutes in. Welles kept poise and humor, delivering the curtain speech attributing the trouble to unknown causes with a quip about his mother.
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Mr. Welles
New Haven
Orson
Swop Shoppe Classifieds Look for Shirts and Shoes
An ad requests white shirts size 17 or 318 and a swap for tan Oxford shoes size 744 in exchange for a stuffed owl. The gag line asks what one would wear on the other foot, reflecting playful classified humor in Yankee Magazine.
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Yankee Magazine
Umpire Takes Grandstand Seat In Local Baseball
A Northern fan visiting the South watched a local game and found the umpire sitting in the grandstand. A native explained spectators once mobbed his calls, so he moved up high to oversee from the seating area.
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