Golden year ahead promises record crowds and vast sums
The writer foresees 1946 surpassing all postwar years in attendance and money across sports. Baseball is expected to draw massive home crowds and gate receipts, with the Yankees aiming for near two million at home and multi‑million dollar bets at New York tracks. Boxing, golf, and other events are foreseen breaking records as fans pack venues, despite no singular standouts from the prewar era.
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Graziano
Servo
Baseball
Yankees
Dodgers
Giants
New York
Yankee Stadium
United States Golf Association
Canterbury
Cleveland
Baltusrol
Louis
Conn
Hidden athletic gifts defy family roots and early interest
The passage ponders instinctive talent in sports. Ty Cobb's father, a Georgia judge, showed little interest in games and Cobb's children avoided baseball. Yet commentator Bill Tilden suggested Cobb could have been a tennis champion. Joe, Dom and Vince DiMaggio followed baseball despite their father’s minimal guidance.
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Ty Cobb
Georgia
Bill Tilden
Man DiMaggio
Joe
Dom
Vince DiMaggio
Just the Wrapping
In his early circuit court days Lincoln often walked for money. A stranger offered to take his overcoat to town and Lincoln agreed, saying he would stay in it, revealing his practical humor.
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Lincoln
Detroit restaurant sign rails at pilfering patrons
A witty Detroit eatery displayed a sign chiding customers who absconded with cutlery. The owners warned that their silverware is not medicine and should not be taken after meals, underscoring their frustration with light-fingered diners.
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Detroit
Long and Short of It Complaint at Grocery
A grocer and clerk joke about a customer who complains about long waits and short weights, illustrating inconsistent gripes from shoppers. The exchange highlights the foibles of customer service and petty grievances in a retail setting.
Contempt warning as famed lawyer Steuer clashes with judge
After a courtroom defeat Max D. Steuer mutters about papers. The judge eyes him over glasses and warns of contempt. Steuer retorts he is concealing it, not displaying contempt.
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Max D. Steuer
Steuer
Three Feet of Manhood and Noel Coward Quip
A popular writer with smooth manners is described as having a shady character. When asked for his view Noel Coward responds that he likes him and that he is every other inch a gentleman. The remark captures Coward’s wry wit about public personas.
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Noel Coward
Now Civilian and Wolf Babe You Mustn't Bill
Dialogue notes a civilian and an officer, with Bill claiming discharge yesterday and asserting his lack of authority. The exchange hints at tension between military duty and civilian status.
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Bill
President Truman to Build White House Horseshoe Court
The article jokes that President Truman plans a horseshoe pitching court on White House grounds to calm nerves and perhaps reduce global tension. It notes many leaders are temperamental and suggests daily horseshoe practice could help civilization.
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Truman
White House
America
Harry
Circus Returns Stir Small Town Youths with Big Show Draw
A reflective column recalls childhood thrill of circus arrivals at Long Wharf and Elm City park, describing the unload trek, tents rising, and parade jobs. It notes changes in UNO to UN, a tax on humor, and snippets about world affairs and public sentiment in a humorous, period voice.
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New York
Long Wharf
Water Street
Circus
Elm City Park
Hubinger
Hollywood Stars Swap Looks For Dramatic Roles
Western Newspaper Union report notes Virginia Vale Erle Oberon seeks homely roles to gain dramatic prestige after stardom as Anne Boleyn. It lists Oberon in Night in Paradise with Turhan Bey, Lucille Ball’s shift from stenography to acting, Warry James courting fame with Maureen O’Hara, and comments from Goldwyn Girls.
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Erle Oberon
Anne Boleyn
Charles Laughton
Henry the VIII
Hollywood
Paradise
Universal
Turhan Bey
Goldwyn
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Betty Grable
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