Inside Story of Groucho and Notre Dame Football Wonder Boy
This week’s Post features Groucho’s intimate backstage tale from the Roaring Twenties with Broadway hits and wedding antics. It shifts to football, exposing Frank Leahy’s 25 year old legal appointee as Notre Dame’s new coach and Brennan’s early ascent, pondering tactics and the sport’s shifting place. Out now on newsstands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groucho
Sen
Frank Leahy
Brennan
Notre Dame
Fred Russell
Wonder Boy
Crossing Crash Kills 1 Hurts 28 at Mattoon Crossing
A New York Central Southwestern Limited struck a gravel truck at a Mattoon crossing, derailing nine cars and injuring 28 passengers. One rider, Gary Bryant, 24, of Mattoon, died. The train, speeding after a stop, halted 200 yards beyond the crossing. Rescue crews noted limited panic and fewer injuries due to intact derailed cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Mattoon
Ill
UPI
Nyc
Southwestern Limited
New York
Gary Bryant
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Last Guards Return From Korea to Retire in Three Months
The last of eight National Guard divisions called to Korea will be retired from federal service in three months. The 47th Division’s name and colors will be returned to Minnesota and North Dakota in December. Most guardsmen who joined in 1950 have already returned to civilian life, with regulars and draftees remaining to merge with the 3rd Infantry Division at Ft Benning in November. The 4th Division deactivation reduces Army strength to 17 combat divisions, with a possibility of activating one more regular division to reach 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Guard
Army
Minnnesot
North Dakota
47Th
Imaling
3Rd Infantry
Man Threatens Japanese Chief Amid World Tour Plan
Kyodo reports the arrest of Toshiyuki Maruyama of Kobe, who told Nippon premier Yoshida he would kill him unless he postponed a world tour. A special police unit guarding Yoshida has seized several would-be assassins recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
yoakyYoo
Kuda
Today
Yoshida
Kyodo
Toshiyuki Maruyama
Kobe
South Korean Currency Slumps on Black Market
The won fell to a new low on the black market as commodity prices surged. Official rate was 180 to the dollar, while the black market quoted about 740 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoului
South Korea
Biological Clocks Baffle Woods Hole Scientists
Mysterious inner clocks regulate awakening and color change in fiddler crabs and other organisms. Dr. Frank A. Brown Jr studies tides, sun cycles, and lunar effects, showing crabs follow local tide charts and maintain 24 hour and 12 hour rhythms even in constant conditions. A California stay caused temporary six to seven day shifts, suggesting internal clocks but also environmental influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Laboratory
Alton L. Blaheslee
Associated Press
Woods Hole
Mass
Vps
Marine Biological Laboratory
Frank A.brown Jr
Northwestern University
Brown
Orice
San Francisco
West Coast
California
Also Mentioned on This Page
My Old Man Groucho
Arthur Marx
Terry Brennan
Eta
POST
Curtis Magazine
Korea
Japan
ROK
Tg Eed
Shepard & Koch
Alamitos Ave
Shirnoff
Mads
Pierre Smirnoff
Fis. Inc
Hartford, Conn
Ly Store
Fore Beach
the Friendly Store
Long Beach
McCall's
Walker
Failles
BAYON
G. I
Murphy War Surplus
Obispo Ave
Anaheim
Long Beach Walker's
Crompton Cordurella
Crompton
Pavoroy
Penroy
Pine
Wisterte Aate
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!