Hoppe’s Storied Billiards Career Extends into Army Camps
Willie Hoppe, now 55, tours army camps with a flood of exhibitions after a career starting in 1896. He won the 18.1 balkline title in 1906 and later claimed multiple titles including 18.2 and three-cushion. He notes camps boost his spirits and the game’s future.
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Willie Hoppe
Joe Louis
Eddie Plank
DeWolf Hopper
Broadway
New York
Hoppe
Boy Wonder
Maurice Vignaux
Paris
Balkline
Jake Schaefer
Jake
Vignaux
Willie
France
America
George Slosson
George B. Sutton
Madison Square Garden
Young Jake
Welker Cochran
Cochran
Ora Morningstar
Carom
Schaefer
Art Ribin
Chicago
UNH Girls Train in War Fitness Program for WAVES WAACS SPARS
At the University of New Hampshire in Durham hundreds of female students engage in a war readiness fitness program. They exercise to music, march, and perform calisthenics to prepare for WAVES WAACS or SPARS enlistment while boosting general health for any future career.
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United States
University of New Hampshire
Durham
N. H
Tor Peak
Thei
Indoor golf drills for postwar players urge steady practice
The article presents Ed Dudley of the PGA promoting indoor golf training to maintain and improve skill after the war. It covers developing a comfortable stance, relaxed motion, and focused practice to build habit, plus hand and finger strength using a ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Dudley
Bobby Jones
Lefty Grove
Charlie Keller
Adorable Baby Set Pattern for Romper and Dress
Brighten the domestic scene with a cheerful cotton baby set featuring a romper and dress. Pattern No. 8333 offers sizes 1 to 4 years. materials list includes 24 yards for size 2 dress and romper and 1 54 yards for slip and panties. Pattern No. 8320 listed for older girls with ric rac accents. Send your order now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marhas
Dragons and the Komodo Dragon in folklore and myth
A short piece notes that real dragons exist in story and in fact such as the Komodo dragon in the Dutch East Indies. It describes the dragon as a fearsome ten foot lizard that does not breathe fire yet is dangerous when provoked. It also mentions extinct lizards contributing to dragon legends worldwide.
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Dutch East Indies
Sewing Circle Pattern Order Form
A sewing circle offers pattern No. with complete instruction. Enclose 20 cents in coins for each pattern desired and send to 530 South Wells Street Chicago.
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South Wells
Chicago
Trivia Qs From A Cryptic Page Of Questions
A garbled list asks ten questions on flags chemistry rivers and geography. It queries fanion plural indices which country in the Americas ranks second in population after the U S whether steam is visible the second longest river and brick composition clay content red bricks which U S state touches only one neighbor the army radio device walkie talkie the coastal region of a country and the difference between Mosaic and mosaic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Quiz Answers Reveal Steam Transfer and Geography Facts
The list includes steam condensing on contact with cold air, Nile, iron, Maine, and a 28-pound short range radio set mounted on a single user. It defines Littoral and explains mosaic as inlaid glass or stone work related to Moses.
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Nile
Maine
Moses
Banner Seeks Market Clues in Brazil Indices
A small banner highlights indices tied to Brazil as observers seek signals from economic data and market movements across the region. Local observers weigh how these indicators may affect investment sentiment and currency trends.
All-Welded Ships Shown Superior to Riveted Vessel
An all-welded ship is stronger as a single piece, travels faster with a smoother hull, and shows up to 13 percent less deadweight tonnage, yielding higher cargo capacity since it does not bear rivets or overlapping plates weight.
Household Tips From a Legacy of Craft and Care
A jumble of old style home hints covers kitchen fixes and craft care. It advises adding coffee to frosting and dusting with silk to remove marks, plus tips on floral arrangements, ironing, coin handling, emergency repairs with tape, and plant watering with oil silk covers.
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Western Newspaper Union
Margaret Mochel
Professional Golfers’ Association
The
PGA
Dudley
Cee
Brazil
Tors
Navy
Army
Marines
Coast Guard
Meredith
GROVE
Feeks
Groves
Leo A Eae Lei
Philli
Nast Cave
E. Phillips Laboratories
Lansing Ave
Dept. A-23
Jacksen, Mich
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