Government limits on sports leadership in wartime
The article argues Washington should not direct sport further, praising existing administrators like Landis Frick Layden and Bushnell while noting flaws. It contrasts war effort demands with managing sport and highlights the Phillies 1943 season as a bright sign with growing crowds and a rising team under Bucky Harris.
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Judge Landis
Ford Frick
William Harridge
Herbert Bayard Swope
Major Griffiths
Asa Bushnell
George Blossom
USGA
Elmer Layden
AAU
Beau Jack Loses To Montgomery In Madison Square Garden Upset
The lightweight title bout ended with Bob Montgomery defeating Beau Jack by decision in 15 rounds before a capacity crowd. Montgomery showed greater stamina while Jack faded late, though both fighters displayed courage and drawing power in a notable upset that year.
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Beau Jack
Bob Montgomery
Philadelphia Negro
Madison Square Garden
Kingdom
Barney Ross
Tony Canzoneri
Henry Armstrong
Lou Ambers
Marts
Arthur Donovan
Montgomery
One Press Association
Jack
Beau
Fritzie Zivic
Jack Montgomery
Georgia
Man Among Long-Lived Creatures Fourth in Age List
A table lists the oldest living creatures by observed records. Carp shows around 300 years, followed by tortoise at 250 and elephant at 170, with human age given as 157 for Zara Agha. Other long lived species include cockatoo, vulture, parrot, and eagle, while many whale and toad age tales lack authentication.
Barbara Bell Pattern Details and War Delay Notice
Barbara Bell pattern numbers 1806 and 1628 described with sizes and yardage for 27 to 33 inch busts. War conditions cause longer fills for popular patterns including size 10 with 3 yards 39 inch material and 4% yard contrast. Orders go to Grand Wardrobe for Youngsters. smock and overalls details listed for 1628 with sizes 1 to 5 years.
First Call and Camel Rank with Army Men
The note states the first bugle call is First Call rather than Reveille and claims Camel cigarettes are the favorite across all services including Navy Marines Coast Guard and Army based on sales records. It mentions postal restrictions on overseas shipments but allows sending Camels to soldiers in the U. S. and to all services wherever they are.
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Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Post Office
U. S
Adv
General Knowledge Quiz Questions from Loo Se Ask Me Another
This item lists ten general knowledge questions covering topics from government and history to geography and economics. It asks about eminent domain, a flower’s alternate name, a lion motto, Wilson’s 14 points first item, Jones’s postwar service, bilge water location, a stockholding company, colonial taxation, prisoner types, and world latitude zones.
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Wilson
John Paul Jones
Open covenants arrive at.
The text lists answers across subjects including Russia, naval boats, holding companies, and notes on the British Commonwealth. It states a POW is released at war end while a prisoner of state faces postwar trial and classifies climate zones into five regions from north frigid to south frigid.
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Russia
England
British Commonwealth of Nations
WeED and Courage: A Parable of Modesty and Merit
A reflective piece contrasts brave action with timid virtue, arguing that true effort earns recognition over time. It contends that conceit is preferable to chronic modesty and notes the tension between doing right and feared disapproval from friends and enemies.
Judge Own Voice In Recital Using Concealed Microphone
A concert singer struggles to gauge volume during recitals as the voice does not reverberate like a room. Some vocalists now use a hidden microphone and a directional amplifier from the wings to measure their own performance.
Refashioned Secondhand Furnishings Inspire Home Charm
Readers explore transforming thrift store furniture into stylish pieces by trimming legs and tilting backs for comfort, with chintz covers and fringe details. The article promotes BOOKS 9 and 10 offering over thirty quick home projects using odds and ends, each booklet 15 cents, requests to be sent directly.
Wartime household tips from a distant past
A fragmented excerpt offers practical domestic suggestions such as using an orange wood stick to clean corners, lengthening a broom by stitching, avoiding dirt on clothes from clothespins, soaking tub pins in soap, and preserving hosiery with paraffin. It also mentions wartime care and using a potato ricer for hot compresses.
Practical Household Tips From An Old Almanac
Grafting fruit trees in spring use pork rind to prevent grafting wax sticking to hands. Wash onion odors with vinegar. Make sterilized bandages by tearing sheets, rolling strips, and heating jars in boiling water. Ivory knife handles whiten with turpentine. Store milk beside freezer. Fix loose furniture casters with melted paraffin. Pewter stains lift with hot soapy water.
The Answers Eminent domain
A concise quiz item presents three clues: Eminent domain, Sword lily, and Mussolini. The list suggests a wordplay puzzle where each clue points to a related concept or answer. The format resembles a trivia prompt with minimal explanatory context.
Widows of Presidents Active in War Stamp Drive
Six surviving presidents' widows participate in the war effort by selling war stamps and bonds. The eldest is Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, aged 84, followed by five others including Mrs. Hoover, Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Roosevelt, and Mrs. Coolidge.
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Benjamin Harrison
Herbert Hoover
Thomas Preston
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Spectacles Chosen By Quick-Witted Professor
After an eye test the optician asks which lenses the professor wants. The professor requests three pairs, explaining one for home one for his office and a third to look for the other two. The exchange blends humor with a clever workaround.
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Bucky Harris
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Lew Jenkins
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
C.B.C
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United States War Savings Bonds
Dominions
Phil Ne
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
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New York
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Standard Brands, Inc
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Mary
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