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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1946
Page
10
Spectator seating crisis grows as demand for major games soars
The piece notes vast unfilled demand for football and baseball events, with examples from Army Michigan Notre Dame and the Red Sox World Series. It cites stadium limits in Boston New York Los Angeles Philadelphia Chicago and others, estimating millions lost from turned away fans and highlighting housing and building-material constraints for future capacity expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Michigan
Notre Dame
Red Sox
Boston
Ann Arbor
New York
Los Angeles
Municipal Stadium
Pasadena
Santa Anita
Hollywood
Philadelphia
Chicago
Sesquicentennial Stadium
Soldier Field
Yankees
Polo Grounds
Briggs Stadium
England
Scotland
Baseball pushing into football season sparks debate
The piece argues that baseball’s schedule now extends deep into football weeks, raises travel concerns across coasts, and notes football has become a major sport. It contrasts baseball’s February start and six month span with football’s roughly two and a half months, questioning logic of cross-sport scheduling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Mississippi
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Football rankings top teams and Michigan’s remaining schedule
The article notes Texas near top, Army and Notre Dame close behind, with Michigan in fourth. It questions Michigan’s remaining games and mentions Army’s outlook tied to Dee Blatchard’s condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas University
Army
Notre Dame
Michigan
Dee Blatchard
Two-Legged Calf Report Sparks Farm Dispute
Farmer Brown reports a freak occurrence on his farm a two-legged calf draws attention. Farmer Jones retorts that the visitor who came to call on his daughter last night is the reason for the comments and tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Brown
Farmer Jones
Rookie from Brooklyn Mistakes Bird for Boid on Hike
A Brooklyn rookie on a hike calls out a bird and asks the sergeant about it. The sergeant corrects him, noting it is a bird, while the rookie insists it “choips” like a boid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Sarge
Close to Home Dull and Bungwit Discuss Island Duty
Dull writes to Bill about his service on Alcatraz in the Pacific. Bungwit asks which island, prompting confirmation that the location is Alcatraz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dull
Bill
Pacific
Island
Dull—Alcatraz
Mildred and Alice Exchange Mock Insults in Quip
In a playful exchange, Mildred teases Alice about being called a bum while Alice retorts that the girl called her a bomb and claimed she did not know her, joking with a science twist referencing Atom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred
Alice
Bomb
Atom
Radio Train Interviews A Humorous Railcar Feature
A light radio segment aboard the Twentieth Century train offers comic vignettes with passengers like Artemus Wiggins and George Squiffell. Comedic exchanges cover last names, careers, and playful banter, ending with an unexpected reveal about N B Furst and the initials N B meaning Napoleon Bonaparte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conk Hollow
Birdseed Hills
Artemus Wiggins
Mr. Wiggins
Wiggins
George Squibsey
Mr. Squiffey
Squiffell
Carl
Nostalgic Snippets From Daily Life Echo a Past Era
A collage of bygone routines hints at daily rituals from a simpler time. Small acts like dining tools, car novelty, a butcher’s service, soap in a bath, and a waiter’s smile color memories of everyday commerce and courtesy.
Purple cow street talk and a theft headline
A playful verse from Vanishing Americanisms notes a purple cow joke and a line about beef. The piece ends with a bold headline about a liquor truck theft carrying $11 000 worth of whiskey and a jokey remark that someone did it for kicks.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ruth Wyeth
Bedford Hills
N. Y
Penetro
U.S
America
Grantland Rice
New York’s
Mopsy
Gladys. Parker
Ftalov
Claoys
By C. Kessler
Crewy
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Wuawesburg
Mr. Squilich
Squintey
Crosby
Hope
Squinkey
N. B. Furst
N. B
Dorothy Dix
Napoleon Bonaparte
Jonah
Ray T
Henry
Fleischmann
He Modern
Thes
Sherwin Wits
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