Play Ball and a Look at Baseball’s Early Roots
The article contrasts President Truman opening a new baseball season with a history of the sport. It traces how baseball evolved from early town ball to the modern game, noting key milestones such as Abner Doubleday’s diagram, uniforms, paid players after the Civil War, and the formation of the National and American leagues, leading to the World Series in 1905. It then shifts to delinquency prevention and Iowa’s Eldora training school, urging coordinated effort by parents and communities to reduce confinement and invest in preventive programs and vocational training.
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Truman
Abner Doubleday
Ashington
Army
Navy
United States
U.S.A
Washington
Congress
Prevention Is Best By Hull House Leader Ballard
ASSELL BALLARD of Hull House Chicago urged Des Moines listeners to focus on preventing delinquency among juvenile boys. He argued that addressing root causes and funding prevention would spare youths from entering state institutions and noted his prior work at the St Charles School for Boys in Illinois and the Iowa Training Schools for Boys.
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Assell Ballard
Hull House
Chicago
Des Moines
Ballard
St. Charles School
Ilinois
Iowa
Father Son Balance: Two Ways to Guide a Sensitive Teen
In a small town or city, a brilliant introspective 15 year old boy can be a challenge for well meaning fathers. The key is affection and equal, casual conversation that treats the boy as an intelligent human being and coaches him through life.
Out of the Past Reflections on Leadership and Society
The text critiques leadership and prudence noting Pauley’s unknowns and a harsh view of sensitive children. It mocks consumerism and the waste of saving junk, contrasting Americanism with material overreach and the burden of storing possessions. It suggests a distrust of purely saving motives.
Bugs Baer Reminisces on Love and Soldiers in Paris and London
The piece mocks European flirtations and soldierly presence with humor. It notes Englishmen, Frenchmen, and Americans reacting differently to love in Paris and London, contrasting refined manners with loud expressions of admiration. It uses satire to comment on cultural stereotypes.
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Paris
London
G.I
Truman May Face Congress in Navy Army Unification Clash
Paul Mallon argues for immediate passage of the army navy unification bill amid strong Navy lobbying led by H Struve Hensel. He warns delays hinder defense efficiency and urges Truman to press Congress to avoid protracted negotiations and seniority fears.
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Ashington
Truman
Congress
Navy
H. Struve Hensel
Navy League
Army
Intelligence cuts threaten postwar defense plans
Drew Pearson argues that Congress slashed intelligence funding and kept peacetime conscription, risking delayed warnings before future wars. He notes Truman vows to veto any minimum wage rider like Pace and cites committee maneuvers shaping the 75 cent hourly goal amid infighting.
John L Lewis Plays For A Big Coal Strike Headline
Marquis Childs argues John L. Lewis aims for coal strike headlines by delaying formal page one coverage. He notes Lewis’ staged defiance, potential illegal funding proposals, and the evolving steel industry shutdown as a barometer, predicting deeper production cuts and an extended national confrontation.
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Ashington
John L. Lewis
Mahatma
John L
Lewis
Arteriosclerosis theories and skin care advice from Dr Brady column
The piece argues arteriosclerosis stems from calcium and vitamin D deficiency rather than toxins or infections, critiques medical authority, and shares anecdotal notes on barbiturate use for sleep and epilepsy. It also offers practical skin care tips for xerosis with topical treatments and vitamin A supplementation.
Weak draft bill changes loom in Capitol Hill talks
Capitol Hill maneuvering signals a likely extension of the selective service system but the pending bill remains weaker than what the President and the War Department want. House members favored extension yet voted on a weakened measure that compromises interim military strength during the transition to normalcy.
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Ashington
Capitol Hill
House
War Department
Congress wrestles with draft age and volunteer system
The piece analyzes Congress debate over 18 to 20 year olds and the volunteer draft linkage. It notes House action exempting under 20 and Senate chances, Eisenhower's pressure, political risks, and the likelihood of a conference committee producing a compromise to meet military manpower needs before July 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Navy
Military Services
Eisenhower
Congress
Capitol Hill
Weather Just Right Sparks Spring Fever Observed
The Minneapolis Messenger notes Ralph Hemingway discusses spring fever as outdoor work weather shifts to mild and sunny days, also inviting people to fish as the season begins.
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Kansas City Times
Ralph Hemingway
Minneapolis
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Eldora
Overnor Blue
Robert Quillen
Quillen
Landor
Pauley
Bugs” Baer
Massachusetts
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Amour
George Clark
Paul Mallon
Mallon
Guam
Thomas Subcommittee
Common Defense
Air
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Drew Pearson
House Appropriations Committee
State Department
Military Affairs Committee
George Outland
California
Frank Hook
Michigan
Andy Biemiller
Wisconsin
White House
Dave Niles
Outland
Hook and Biemiller
U.S Employment Service
Hook
Missouri
Roger C. Slaughter
Kansas City
Aeson
Marquis Childs
Roosevelt
Phil Murray
Carnegie- Illinois Corporation
Pittsburgh
Wm. Brady
Personal Health
Jack
Jane
T.S.L
By David Lawrence
Lawrence
Senate
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