Welfare Workers Bring Hope to South's Mountain Children
News by J Knoxville reports stark poverty across 205 Appalachian counties. Dr Alva Taylor of Save the Children Fund describes widespread deprivation, with many children barefoot and schooling disrupted. Welfare workers traverse rugged hills to deliver shoes, clothing, medical aid, and cod liver oil, highlighting dire living conditions and the vast need for development.
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South
J. Knoxville
Appalachia
North Carolina
National Emergency Council
Alva Taylor
Nashville
Save the Children Fund
Taylor
SCF
Eyen
Childrery
Mountain
Madelyine Rogers
Tennessee
Kentucky
Tes A Vosek in New York By George Ross
New York gossip notes spotlight Tes A Vosek as a rising toast of the town, usurping a private Shubert street and monopolizing a patrol wagon. The piece covers welfare outreach, fashion, burlesque purges, and social scenes around Park Avenue and the East River bridges.
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Tes A Vosek
New York
George Ross
Zoving
Lee Shubert
Shubert Adley
Ddthe
45Th Street
Shurberts
East River Bridge
Glamour and theater heads in tidtown show notes
A collage of entertainment tidbits highlights chief performers and celebrities. Gloria Swanson and W C Handy are named among acts for Cotton Club shows while Maude Adams plans a December stage return. The piece mentions J Edgar Hoover portraits, Cole Porter, drama columns, and urban nightlife figures.
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Foulard
J. Edgar Hoover
Gloria Swanson
W. C. Handy
St. Louis
Cole Porter
Jolly
Manaus
Byond Way
Ben
Ante Wight
America Funeral Directors
Sally Rand
New York
Risesueself
West 4901
Moss Hirt
George So Kaufman
Kaufman
Smithsonian
Maude Adams
Town Hall
Town
Fabian
Polo Grounds
Rise of the power back changes football fullback role
NEA Service Sports Writer Jerry Bronfield explains a new power back archetype built to punch through stacked five and six man lines. He notes past greats could blast walls, but modern backs combine explosive thrust with speed amid aerial attacks forcing defenses to adapt with new formations and pass emphasis.
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Jerry Bronfield
NEA Service
Yesteryear
Herb Joesting
Bronka Nagurski
Ernie Nevers
Eday
Quarterback Strategy and Fullback Power in 1940s Football
The article discusses how defenses react to a streamlined fullback and varied backfield plays. It notes Alabama Chorley Holm California Dave Anderson Holy Cross Bill Osmanski as examples and explains how tight lines invite quicker builder runs. It highlights the need for breakers and passes to counter shifting defenses and the balance between run and pass.
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Filene
Alabama
Chorley Holm
California
Dave Anderson
Holy Cross
Bill Osmanski
Malaria Chill Tonic Promises Quick Relief
An old advertised remedy promises fast relief from malaria chills and fever. It praises Steve's Tasteless Chill Tonic and Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with quinidine and iron, claiming dual action to quell fever and build up the patient. Availability noted in drugstores with 50 cents and 1 dollar sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve
Grove
Revival of football's formidable five man line
A 1937 season sentiment favored banning the five man line but the rules committee rejected the proposal. Coaches then looked for another tactic, resulting in a revival of brute force line play with well groomed, high gear formations designed to strike swiftly from a tight line.
Education in the United States Faces Public School Strain
A clipped notice notes that about twenty two percent of the population is in or connected to the nation’s schools, highlighting the burden on public education systems and policy implications for funding and resources.
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United States
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