Umpires as Backbone of Baseball Amid Endless Scorn
Grantland Rice lauds baseball umpires as the sport’s backbone and condemns the era’s widespread abuse. He lists legendary umpires, praising their integrity while noting abuses by players and managers who used officials as alibis for losses.
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Grantland Rice
Tim Hurst
Silk O'Loughlin
Tommy Connelly
Billy Evans
Bill Klein
Cy Wrigler
Hank O'Day
Bill Dineen
Lord Byron
Arlie Latham
Charlie Moran
Honest Umpire View From a Timeless Perspective
The article reflects on umpiring across decades, praising umpires as honest fearless and tough while noting managers players and crowds often attack them. It contrasts umpire judgment with player strike accuracy citing Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth And ponders why great managers rarely protest calls and let umpires run the game.
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Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Tim Hurst
Walter Johnson
Joe McCarthy
Billy Southworth
McGraw era Umpire Controversy and Modern Abuse in Baseball
The speaker recalls John McGraw as a tough era manager who faced two opponents the opposing team and the umpire. Today too many managers and players imitate McGraw and attack umpires who are blamed for mistakes. About 95 percent of abuse comes from crowds players and managers, yet umpires are chosen from top players and courage.
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John McGraw
McGraw
Mac
Middleweight Deliberations Highlight Top Boxers
The article lists five leading middleweights: Zale, Graziano, LaMotta, Cerdan, and Abrams. It notes the division dominates others in quality and quantity and that Cerdan or Abrams faced elimination, with the Cerdan Abrams outcome described as decisive.
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Zale
Graziano
LaMotta
Cerdan
Abrams
Cerdan-Abrams
Belchin Hare Rabbits Spark Humorous Exchange
A light exchange shows a seller and boss quipping about rabbits with hiccoughs. The seller replies that the rabbits are Belchin' hares, turning a simple purchase into a playful moment.
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Tony
Boss
Useless Study Teacher And Why Give Up French
A brief student exchange questions the value of studying French, with Willie arguing the language is wasted because the French excel at it. The teacher prompts questions about motivation and purpose in learning.
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Willie
Grandfather and Grandson Dialogue on Courtship
A quip about changing manners contrasts grandpa’s nostalgia with his grandson’s modern flirtations. The exchange hints at evolving etiquette and gender norms across generations.
Driving progress in Ox Jackson home discussion
Ox Jackson jokes about his wife learning to drive. He says she is not bad and the road is beginning to turn now when she does.
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Jackson
Jixson
Tightly The Kind Gentleman Stopped A Boy On His Way Home
An old gentleman stops a boy walking home from school and asks how he likes it. The boy replies with sharp wit, saying he likes it closed, sir.
Dynamo nickname and charged wardrobe spark a playful exchange
In a light exchange, Jane teases about her husband calling her Dynamo, while Joan quips that her clothes feel charged, highlighting a humorous clash of personalities.
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Jane
Joan
Man Who Built a Better Mousetrap on Quiz Program Prizes
A dialogue with the Man Who Built a Better Mousetrap reveals that in full production for quiz programs the prize items flow to radio audiences rather than directly to American homes. He notes manufacturers push products into radio contests while real consumers rely on later access.
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France
Washington
Television in 1948 Campaign Sparks Facial Politics
A provocative overview foresees television changing presidential campaigns with visual impact on voters. It quips that faces may sway minds, warns campaigns could be televised risks, and notes comments from Jim Farley about party renewal amid a tense public mood.
The Corpse Came C. O. D. and Other Notes
A quirky collection of quotes and lines about finances and communication. Ima Dodo remarks on advancing money to cover debts while mentioning rising telegram and postage costs. The text critiques phone etiquette and local costs, with playful wordplay about titles and callers.
Rise Stevens Singers Featured Tone for Jimmy Carroll Rise Stevens
Jimmy Carroll rises from radio ranks to CBS Family Hour star through a rapid sequence of chorus work and substitutes for vocal greats. He scuttled a prior life selling women’s sportswear in 1939 to pursue singing and now eyes a major solo program. Ida Lupino contemplates a Hawaii voyage aboard a 42 foot yawl after Warner Bros Deep Valley, signaling decisive studio confidence and bold plans.
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Jimmy Carroll
Rise Stevens
Jimmy
Ben Yost
Star Theater
Ida Lupino
Warner Bros
Deep Valley
Hawaii
Entertainer Headlines From London and Hollywood Gossip
Ray Milland writes four impressions of London during the Royal Command Film Festival and recalls his Royal Horse Guards past before Hollywood. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby linked with Road to Rio and Pale Face projects while Alan Ladd appears in Saigon scenes. Veronica Lake injures knee, Miriam-Irlum clue on Pauline Byrnes, Lurene Tuttle debuts in Heaven Only Knows, Joe McDoakes six short subjects planned at Warners, Kenny Baker wears shocking shirt on air then confrontation.
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Ray Milland
London
The
City
Royal Horse Guards
America
Hollywood
Alan Ladd
Veronica Lake
Ladd
Jane Greer Shines in Sindbad The Sailor Role
Jane Greer spent six years studying dress design at the National Arts School in Washington DC. She now plays a featured supporting role in Sindbad the Sailor starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr Maureen O Hara and Walter Slezak.
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Jane Greer
National Arts School
Washington, D. C
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Maureen O’hara
Walter Slezak
Break the Bank duo almost skipped CBS broadcast
Mr and Mrs Chuck Rogers won $5,790 on Break the Bank but nearly skipped the show due to fatigue. Walter O Keefe Little Show on CBS will ban studio audiences and allocate applause time to added entertainment. Actress Lurene Tuttle, famous on Suspense and Hollywood Players, is being marketed for her first screen role in Heaven Only...
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Chuck Rogers
Pattern No 1577 Dies in Sizes and Spring Fashion Issue
Pattern No 1577 offered in sizes 32 through 46 with a 34 inch short sleeve option and fabric yardage for 35 or 39 inch plus extra inch rac. The SPRING issue of FASHION presents smart practical styles for home sewists with specially designed patterns charts directions and a free hat pattern printed inside the book. Price 25 cents and orders sent to:
Lemon and water as a morning health drink
A period ad touts lemon juice in water as a natural laxative and health booster. It claims improved digestion and elimination, vitamin C benefits, and a refreshing wake-up effect using California Sunkist Lemons.
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Sunkist
California Sunkist
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