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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1943
Page
7
RMY officers criticize the decision as driven by a small group and note the army as a whole dislikes the ruling. Grantland Rice remarks on football taken over by colleges under navy control. He argues West Point and Annapolis with 16 hour schedules can find time for intercollegiate competition, so colleges should too.
Colleges race to start summer practice but an army order bars future soldiers from intercollegiate play. Schools with army students may lose football or rely on few remaining players. Navy stands stronger in the dispute, a point some push to sway.
A radio gag fades as Don Bingo, Bing Crosby’s Argentine horse, wins and speeds clear at Belmont Park. The piece notes racing fever, record betting, and Belmont summer momentum while recalling Crosby’s call for Bob Hope during the victory.
The piece weighs Armstrong versus Sam Angott, noting Armstrong may win by pressure while Angott relies on grinding wrestling holds. It suggests Angott must prove himself to fans, and implies Armstrong could reclaim the lightweight crown ahead of rivals Montgomery and Beau Jack.
Ed Barrow led two minor leagues and seven clubs before joining the Yankees in 1921. Joe McCarthy praises Washington left-hander Ewald Pyle as the AL's top pitching recruit this season. Bill McGowan, in his 19th major league season, is the oldest umpire by service. Connie Mack caught his last game for Pittsburgh in 1896, ending a 664 game career with 42 assists.
Phillies president Bill Cox moves Dan ny Litwhiler and Earl Naylor to St. Louis for Coaker Triplett Buster Adams and Dain Clay. Fans question timing but Harris's leadership and the new speed oriented lineup aim to keep Phils competitive amid mixed reviews.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1741-B for sizes 14 through 44 includes a patchwork border apron design. Size 16 requires 21 1 2 yards of 35 inch material and 7 yards bias fold with scraps usable for the bottom. Orders may take longer due to high demand and wartime conditions.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1724-B offers a flat tering top and young skirt in sizes 12 to 20. Bust measurements 30 to 38, with a size 14 bodice requiring 1 1/4 yards 39 inch fabric for the top and 2 3/6 yards for the skirt plus 6 yards ribbon trimming.
Britain sustains a rare industry of hair shirt making in remote convents where nuns craft modern versions for penance. Monks and devout individuals wear uncomfortable shirts with woven horse or human hair belts. The practice dates to saints but remains rare outside religious circles.
A sewing circle pattern request form from 530 South Wells Street Chicago asks readers to enclose 20 cents for each pattern desired. It lists Pattern No Name Size and an address field for responses.
This item lists ten questions covering topics from military terms and constitutional rights to naval etiquette and dam projects. It asks about the khamsin flag protocol anchor ice Kaiser dams vice president voting in the Senate and general definitions such as an atoll and whistle rules aboard ships.
The excerpt notes the Philippines as the only nation flying its flag inverted during wartime. It references production and supply bearing 75 percent of weight versus 25 percent on battle, and mentions dams Grand Coulee Boulder Bonneville as context. It includes a line about the boatswains pipe and naval etiquette.
The inaugural airmail run occurred during a September 1911 air meet on Long Island, carrying mail over a 10 mile course between defined points.
In a playful exchange, a grandparent asks Alfred which subject he favors. The boy responds with pride that his strongest work is a plan for postwar reconstruction, humorously eclipsing reading writing and arithmetic.
A humorous dialogue notes women rest chins to think while a counter says it hushes voices. A quip on pessimism pays and a joke about dentists looking down in the mouth. The line about the heart through the stomach hints at appetite and trust.
A collection of practical tips covers rug cushions, curtain care, electrical safety, cleaning methods, and gentle cleaning for gilt frames. Suggestions include damp cloths for many items, avoiding water on electrical appliances, and using hot soapy water with torn blotting paper to rinse water bottles.
A light exchange shows a wife noting women earning men's wages and a husband questioning if this has always been the case. The brief dialogue captures changing social norms in a domestic vignette.
Mrs Spears has produced three actual size American letter boxes with patterns and complete directions. The design dates back to a wide variety of letter boxes and can be repurposed as ration book holders, grocery pad, or key and glove holder near the door. Request patent number 261 with 15 cents.
The world's largest relief map of the United States is stalled in its Babson Park building at the Babson Institute in Massachusetts. Completed on December 31, 1940 after fifteen years of work it rests on a four miles to the inch horizontal scale and is viewed from cat walks as if seen from space seven hundred miles above the earth.
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