Material With Plenty To Spare A Coach Named Rockne
A football column praises Notre Dame's 1949 backfield depth led by Williams Sitko Cou tre and Zalejski, noting nine or ten standout backs and the impact on success. It laments referee and substitution rules, advocates earlier kickoff times, and urges reforms for 1950 51 season highlighting start times and rule enforcement. It also comments on regional powers and teams like North Carolina Army California Wisconsin and Southern California in the Midwest West and Far West rankings.
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K. K. Rockne
Carl Snave
New York
Grantland Rice Oy
Charlie Justice
Tennessee
Notre Dame
Nine Horsemen
Williams
Sitko
Bpaulel
Swistowicz
Coutre
Zalerski
Gay
Barrett
North Carolina
Hart
Willams
Tar Heels
Midwest
Southwest
Far West
Army
Michigan
California
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Pneumatic rifles: from Napoleonic times to Lewis and Clark
Eldon G. Wolff of Milwaukee's public museum details the pneumatic rifle’s long history from 1430 records in Nuremberg to 1566 prohibitions, 1747 hunting of a 480 pound stag, and early U.S. use noted in the Lewis and Clark expedition. He notes two main types and technical challenges in valve seat precision.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Napoleon
Austria
Eldon G. Wolff
Wolff
Nuremberg
Germany
Hesse
Louis VIII
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Maker of Boxing Gloves Offers Safer Article
New York boxer glove innovator Benny Golomb, longtime MSG supplier, unveils a three layer glove designed to reduce ring injuries and cuts while preserving knockout scoring. He notes managers may tamper gloves but claims this model resists modification.
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New York
Benny Golomb
Madison Square Garden
Benny
Radio gag proves man keeps silent longer than woman
In Hollywood a 4-year-old housewife and a Los Angeles man endured five days three hours and 23 minutes in a store window as a radio gag to settle the claim that men stay quiet longer. The test broke when the woman spoke to a stranger on the mezzanine, ending the contest.
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Hollywood
Calif
Los Angeles
Atole
Uncle Sam Crop Report Service Reveals Hidden Data
The U S crop reporting system gathers data from 41 offices in Washington and releases monthly crop conditions. Farmers supply information since 1862 with no pay, creating a long running bureau of agricultural economics service guiding field decisions.
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Uncle Sam
Sam
U.S
Washington
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Lincoln
More Trucking Comfort In Store for Farmers
Automotive engineers predict a push toward greater comfort in farm trucks. They say new models focus on reducing jerks and jolts to protect drivers and cargo, with innovations aimed at cushioning both operator and load. W L Aiken of SKF Industries notes industry wide study of truck operation to minimize vibrations and damage.
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W.L. Aiken
SKF Industries, Incorporated
Grave Inscription Says He Called Tom Brown a Lar
A gravestone carries a partial inscription quoting the deceased as saying Tom Brown was a lar. The readable fragment implies an old west setting and suggests oral or written lament with missing context.
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Tom Brown
Bank Clerk Says Clock Is Fast As Man Seeks Cash
A man enters the bank to cash a check and notes the clock seems fast. The teller confirms the clock runs fast, joking that it would fall down if it did not.
Christmas Gift List Easy With Camel and Prince Albert
A holiday ad suggests gifting smokers Camels cigarettes in a 200 count carton or Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco in a pound tin. It touts convenience with ready wrapped packages and space for a personal greeting, aimed at friends who smoke cigarettes or pipes.
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Prince Albert
Adv
New Milk Nutrient Found Essential to Good Health
A newly identified nutrient in milk labeled B12 is deemed essential for normal human health. Commercial chemists have reportedly isolated crystalline B12 and related compounds, suggesting the extract's potential effectiveness.
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Bootes Warcuenes, Inc
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Fisher Dept
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