Navy football report cards hint at a tighter 1941 schedule
AP reports from Annapolis that Navy coach Swede Larson has started early summer prep with a new "report card" system for parents. The article notes a three-year academy plan, accelerated graduations, and a tougher 1941 schedule featuring William and Mary, West Virginia, Lafayette, Cornell, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Notre Dame, Princeton, and Army.
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Dave Nopter
Annapolis
Navy
Swede Larson
Naval Academy
Larson
Eridders
National Defense
aThis
Earson
William’ and Mary
West Virginia
Lafayette
Cornell
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Notre Dame
Princeton
Army
Dorsey breaks tempo rule to break records
Jimmy Dorsey defies advice and shifts tempo on a record. "Am a Pola" sells 485000, surpassing Crosby's top mark. He explains mixing waltz and fox trot into one number with Bob Eberle and Helen O Connell on choruses, likening it to education from melody to algebra. Vatican City comprises 108 acres as the world’s smallest state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Allen
New York
Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy
Bing Crosby
Bob Eberle
Helen O'Connell
London Street Sweepers Feed Refuse to Bigs Trucks
In London, street sweepers use special compartments in their trucks to collect refuse that can be fed to Bigs, highlighting a unique waste handling method and local urban maintenance practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Standings and results from Tuesday and Wednesday sports
Tuesday standings show Chattanooga 8-0, Little Rock 7-5, Atlanta 10, Memphis 6, New Orleans 18-3, Knoxville 2-0, Birmingham 3, Nashville 3. Wednesday matchups list Little Rock at Chattanooga, Knoxville at New Orleans, Memphis at Atlanta, Nashville at Birmingham, with New York 4, Boston 0, Washington 9, Philadelphia 3, Detroit 2-1, Cleveland 0-4, St. Louis 6, Chicago 6. games called on 14th with standings Boston/New York tie. Additional notes: Cleveland at Detroit, St. Louis at Chicago, Washington at Philadelphia. New York 8-2, Brooklyn 5-0, St. Louis. Chicago 7, Philadelphia 2, Boston 1 in 13 innings. Only games scheduled include St. Louis at Cincinnati, Philadelphia at Brooklyn, Chicago at Pittsburgh, New York at Boston.
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Chattanooga
Little Rock
Atlanta
Memphis
New Orleans
Knoxville
Birmingham
Nashville
New York
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Chicago
St Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Southern Association
W. L Pet
Orleans
SOB
AG Knoxville
L Pet
aston __ ow
Ale
Pet
Fittsburgh
Soldier's Fund Continues as Meeting Sets Hempstead Courthouse
Rep Talbot Feild chairs a Thursday night gathering of committee chairmen at the Hempstead courthouse to finalize plans for supporting the Second Army trainees in Hempstead County from August 12 to September 2 1941. Citizens and business firms list contributions to cover entertainment showers writing space and materials for the soldiers during training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbot Feild
Hempstead
City of Hope
Second Army
Hempstead Countty
Fragmentary Civic Reflections and Oddities
A fragmented excerpt discusses talk versus sleep, caution in fire starting, an eastern church fire and congregation, a claim about sap pharin as a sweet thing, and a statement about real Americans standing for the flag. It ends with a geographic remark noting the Italian peninsula width.
English Rest Home Aids RAF Fighter Ace Return to Duty
Jimmy Wright, wounded by shrapnel in sixteen places, recovers at a Rest Home for RAF servicemen near a coastal promontory. The facility, once a hotel, offers golf, tennis, swimming, and organized activities under Dan Maskli to restore strength. Wright, bored but healthy, awaits transfer back to his base outside London after seven weeks.
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Paul Manning
NEA
Raf Rest Home
England
Jimmy Wright
London
Tag
Tag Tang
Mickey Rooney
RAF
Torr
Rest Home
Dan Maskli
Wright
Mehier
O. K
Timmy Wright
Swiss Childs Welcome Belgians for Summer Vacation
Pierre from Brussels, 14, among 700 Belgian and 106 French children hosted by Switzerland to escape war hardships. He describes mountains, seven loaves with five quarts of milk between meals, and a Swiss home on a broad landscape while his mother works at home and his father is interned as a captured soldier.
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Bern
Pierre
Brussels
Switzerland
Swiss aid ships Belgian and French children to safety
Swiss volunteers run sixty canteens feeding hundreds of children in unoccupied France and maintain three homes for 220 children plus a maternity hospital. In Bern, Pierre and colleagues explore Swiss life while awaiting longer blocked wartime food supplies.
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Ghulet
Pierre
Fierre
Bern
France
Switzerland
Allies Debate Response to Vichy French Regime
The plot outlines that Cordell Hull avoided a formal comment while Senators push for breaking relations with Vichy France and recognizing De Gaulle's Free French. The report notes London Daily Express calling Darlan a new Führer and Petain aged 85, comparing him to Hindenburg at 86.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuher
Petain
Hindenburg
Germany
Swiss Milk Stations for French Nursing Children
Switzerland maintains ten milk stations supplying powdered milk to nursing children in France. Restrictions in Switzerland under current inter force may force discontinuance of the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Switzerland
Mili
Nazi foreign office hails Petain speech as important
Fragmentary report notes Nazi regime in Ri judging Petain’s address as pivotal as France contemplates alignment with Hitler’s plan for Europe. Darlan signals forthcoming formal message and Paris press trends show cautious approval amid reconstruction talks.
Fountain and Sandwicia Counter Story Update
A brief item notes new use of a Fountain and Sandwicia counter now in operation at Write Box 98 in Hope, Arkims, detailing its purpose and location with a concise update on the recent change.
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Cali
Hope Pet Hospital
H. D. Linker
J. R. Williams
T.M
Pat. Off
NZA Service
Norway
Russia
America
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Ireland
Ambassador
John G. Winant
A. Britain
Winston Church
New England Services Club
C. A
Soldier’s Fund
B. R. Hamen Nation Wylter Sommerville Produce Co
Bank Citizens
Robert Wilson
Rephan
Ward & Son
Cecil W. Dennis
Hitt's Shoe Store
G B. Morris
the Mutual Agency
Bridewell
States
Gro
Hope Furniture
Cox Drug Canoe
Geo. W. Robison & Co
S. EB. Brianton Oetak
Cresent Drug Store
J.C. Hall
J. C. Penny Co
Checkerd Cafe
McRae How. Co
Hempstead Motor Co
Dewey Buber
Stewart's Jewelry Store
Greening Ins
Agey
Gousnell’s
Steve
Rest
Swank Resorts
Philppines
Manila
Par Ensteau Teisime Center
Pal Avenue
Haltem
Settle Estate
Geo
Allied
Bob Elmore
RADIO
Cobb
Perkison’s Jewelry
Kelly Refrigeration Service
Siu Automotive Supply Co
Hope Star
Commercial Printing Department
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