Naval Bases Inadequate for U S Pacific War Readiness
Navy authorities say the United States is unprepared to fight a western Pacific war. Pearl Harbor is the sole advanced base with rudimentary facilities and only a dry dock. The Parks McKean survey urges multi-site Pacific upgrades totaling 157 788 850 across Hawaii Bremerton San Francisco San Diego San Pedro the Columbian river Port Angeles and Keyport with Congress responsiveness mixed.
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Ashington
United States
Western Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
Navy Department
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coast
Hawaiian Island
Senate
House
Parks-McKean Board
Pacific
Bremerton
Wash
San Francisco
San Diego
San Pedro
Columbian River
Port Angeles
Keyport
Housing crisis debate: Davis calls for emergency rent curbs
Secretary of Labor Davis weighs the housing shortage and high rents as the nation faces morale and social risks. He urges Congress and states to act under the Supreme Court ruling to curb rent gouging and resume home building, noting 250000 people live in cars and 500000 in Chicago’s poorest housing.
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Labor
Davis
Congress
Supreme ‘Court
Chicago
House Favors Army of 150000 Men Amid Budget Debate
The House with Democrats votes fixed the army at 150000 despite Weeks urging not below 175000. Amendments for 175000 and 156000 failed, reducing next year’s appropriation from 83000000 to 72000000. Debate noted chaotic world conditions yet favored smaller force to ease costs.
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Washington
House
Trith
Weeks
Representative Kahn
Representative Fish
Kahn
Byrnes
South Carolina
Mondell
Congress
Secretary of the Fine Arts Proposal Spurs National Art League
The draft calls for a cabinet post titled Secretary of the Fine Arts and outlines aims to boost American art, embed “fine arts” in the Constitution, support artists, improve art education, create city exchange exhibitions, and secure museum and dealer cooperation across the nation.
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League of Artists
J. Masney Rhino
New York
Harding
United States
City of
Limited Civilian Military Training Camps Open to 10,000
War department announces 10 000 places nationwide for free summer training camps in the civilian corps area. Applicants must be US citizens aged 16 to 35 and physically fit. Government covers uniforms equipment arms and travel costs to and from camps. Five citizenship lessons include service to country health self control discipline and teamwork.
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Jench Corps
War Department J
War Department
United States
Baseball Talk and Players In The News
Baseball notes feature Joe Bush and Ray Schalk as seasoned stars, Dee Schalk and Collins in prospects, and Don Rader moving to the Tigers. Mentions Princeton captain Fisher, Bowery-born players, and a host of major and minor leaguers shaping spring rosters while gambling probes and weather delays loom.
Four Eyed Catchers Highlight Penn State Backstop Duo
Spectacled catchers abound in baseball but Penn State features two. Bob Livingston, a Lansdown substitute wearing glasses under the mask, and freshman Runnette from Peabody High, Pittsburgh, both play as backstops for Bezdek’s squad.
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Penn State
Bob Livingston
Lansdown Boy
Bezdek
Young Runnette
Peabody High
Tittsburgh
Will Strengthen Phillies With Reds Pair
Earl Neale former Cincinnati Reds star outfielder was photographed in a Phillies uniform at the National League Park. Neale and pitcher Jimmy Ring were acquired by the Phillies in a winter trade, boosting Bill Donovan's roster as pennant contenders.
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Earl Neale
Jimmy Ring
Donovan
Cincinnati Reds
Philly
National League Park
Philadelphia
Neale
Jimmy
Rookie as part of the pastime in baseball history
The article reflects on rookies evolving from crude, entertaining figures to educated, well behaved players shaped by minor league standards and college programs. It notes that while the game has progressed in mental caliber and professionalism, the term rookie remains a lasting part of baseball folklore.
New Baseball Wonder McGrew From Galveston Giants Rival
Pitcher McGrew, a 7 foot tall 100 pounder from Galveston, may be the next baseball wonder after Babe Ruth. He held the Giants to two hits in 11 innings as the Pirates drop recruit Lindquist to the Coffeyville team in the Southwestern league.
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McGrew
Galveston
New York Giants
Babe Ruth
Giants
Pirates
George Gibson
Maanager
The
Lindquist
Cofeyville Xan
Biggest Boxing Arena at Braves Field This Summer
Johnny Mooney promoter Loston Announces boxing shows at Braves field this summer calling it the biggest ball park in the major leagues. The event aims to attract large crowds and showcase top fighters in a landmark venue.
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Johnny Mooney
Loston
Braves’ Field
Grave Named Captain of Penn Basketball Team
W Cc Grave of Springfield Massachusetts has been elected captain of the University of Pennsylvania basketball team for the next year.
Navy to Build New Pool at Annapolis Academy
The United States Naval Academy in Annapolis plans a new swimming pool with an estimated cost over $150000. The project will provide upgraded athletics facilities for midshipmen and trainees.
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United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Fontainebleau to Host Able's Championship of Trance
The Fontainebleau Golf Club hosts the Ables championship of Trance on June 14 inviting American women to compete. Bill Donovan leads a Philadelphia fighting ball club despite lacking class.
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Fontainebleau Golf Club
Bill Donovan
Philadelphia
Junior Werfers follows famed father into sprinting spotlight
Bernie Werfers Sr once ruled the track and held a 220 yard world record until Charley Paddock surpassed it. His son Ernie Jr now ranks among the nation’s best sprinters under his father’s tutelage at Fordham. Fans wonder if the junior can reclaim the laurels his father earned. A summer showdown with Paddock looms in the 220 yard dash.
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Bernie Werfers
Ernie, Jr
Bernie, Sr
Yelore
Charley Paddock
Coast Star
Bernie, Jr
Bernie
Can Bernie
Young Wefers
Daddy Wefers
Fordham University
Sporting Squibs of All Kinds
International shooting matches will be held at Lyong France this summer. Plans are under way for a Yale swimming trip to Honolulu and Yale golf matches, with several colleges fielding teams and exhibitions across sports.
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Stens
Dutch Reuther
Uncle Robbie
Lyong
France
Honolulu
Yale
Boy Scout Director Loaned to Aid Devastated France Camps
Lorne W Barclay director of the national council department of Education Boy Scouts of America is loaned for summer to the American committee for devastated France chaired by Miss Anne Morgan. He sails for France in May to direct five scout camps aiding war stricken France and promoting scout ideals to local boys in ruined homes.
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Lorne W. Barclay
National Council
Department of Education
Boy Scouts of America
American Committee
France
Anne Morgan
Barclay
Irrance
United States
Scout's letter from Compiegne praises American aid
A French boy scout writes from Compiegne summer camp praising American Scouts for enabling their work. He vows to work harder at home and to make every village boy a scout, invoking “Vive la France et vive l Amerique” and honoring the flag with the stars and stripes alongside their own.
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Compiegne
Forest Preservation Week Sees Scout Involvement Nationwide
President Harding designates May 22 to 28 as Forest Preservation week and the Boy Scouts of America pledge full support. The national council backs the effort and urges troops to plant and care for trees and to spread forest fire prevention messaging nationwide.
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Harding
Boy Scouts of America
Secretary of Agriculture
The
National Council
Scout Movement
Scouts Conduct Night Signaling Across 50 Mile Range
Two San Jose Boy Scout groups camped at Mount Hamilton and the Santa Cruz mountains and used flash signaling gear built by Troop 4 to relay a message as darkness fell. The stations lay above the clouds and the nearly fifty mile distance was bridged by the signal.
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Boy Scouts
San Jose
California
Mount Hamilton
Santa Cruz Mountains
Troop 4
Forest planting values urged for future generations
A quotation from American Forestry Magazine credits pioneers for planting trees amid virgin forests and warns against doing less now that future generations need them. The excerpt contrasts with a humorous classroom exchange about milk and cans in Boys' Life.
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American Forestry Magazine
Prisoner Escapes as Judge Commands Silence in Courtroom
An angry judge warns the room to speak only in whispers then the prisoner erupts shouting praise as he bolts toward the door. The scene captures tension and a quick exit amid courtroom unease.
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Lita
Juror Gender Dress Code Sparks Trial Comment
In a Birmingham Age Herald excerpt a married man objects to being locked up with woman jurors and is excused. The dialogue notes proprieties and personal safety, asking what chance he would have with eleven female jurors on the panel.
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Birmingham Age- Herald
Gifts and jewelry showered on London crowd from restaurant patrons
During peace celebrations in a West End restaurant, guests at upper windows tossed roses and jewels to cheering crowds below. A woman removed items from her bracelet hair and fingers, while an elderly man discarded spoons forks and an apple. Treasury notes followed before the crowd's cheers.
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London
West End
Treasury
Points Taken in Bulger Speech
A remark notes that Bulger's speech points were well taken and implies many were borrowed from other men. The exchange suggests criticism of originality in the speech.
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Bulger
Tigers Protected in Sumatra Amid Plantation Threats
The Paris Figaro notes Sumatra bans tiger hunting to defend plantations as tigers prey on wild boars and rats, describing the big cats as monstrous but domestic guardians of the fields. The piece dismisses connections to M Clemencesu and emphasizes prosaic, practical motives.
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Sumatra
M. Clemencesu
Kipling
Paris
Figaro
Happy Pupil and the Extra Hour
A Philadelphia boy's private tutoring session ends early as Miss Smith, recently engaged to a wealthy New Yorker, decides to grant the boy an extra hour. The tale reads with light humor about a tutor's personal arrangement and the boy's innocent remark.
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Philadelphia
Miss Smith
New York
Clarence
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