Garda at Lago di Benaco a Northern Italy Garden Spot
A National Geographic style tour of Garda and Desenzano west of Venice. Describes lake views, castles like Sirmione and Malcesine, warm springs at Sirmione, local customs, and legends including Adelaide and Berengarius. Narrates Garda’s culture, patron saints rites at Malcesine, and a historic feat moving Venetian galleys across Alpine passes aided by Niccolo Sorbola.
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Washington
DE. O
Bersice Ake
Garda
Venice
Italy
Desenzano
Lake of Garda
Alps
Sirmioney
Malcesine
Lake of
Neptune
Niccolo Sorbola
Adige
Mori
Torbole
Lide
Messer Niccoly
Machiavelli
Stelvio Pass
Riviera
Salo
Bere
Same Old Four Will Fight for National Flag in 1938
The 1938 National League pennant race centers on the New York Giants Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates likely to hold first division spots while Boston Bees Brooklyn Dodgers Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies compete for lower places. Giants face infield gaps Cubs boast balance and pitching, Cardinals hope Dizzy Dean comeback, Pirates projected strong pitching and attack. Bees Reds Dodgers Phillies have varied prospects.
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Morning Glory
Ty Cobb
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Bees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Phillies
Giants
Yankees
Dizzy Dean
Dizzy
Paul
Frankie Frisch
Gas House
Pirates
Weller Brothers
Bees
Reds
Badgers
Bil McKechnie
Cincinnati
Casey Stengel
Basion Bees
Dodgers
Dolph Catoilli
Larry McPhail
Baer Makes Comeback as Heavyweight Contender
The Baer brothers Max and Bud shift fame as Max surges toward another heavyweight title bid while Buddy falls out of favor. Max defeated Tommy Farr in fifteen rounds, pounding him to the canvas three times, showing resilience after prior losses to Joe Louis.
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Baer
Max
Buddy
Gunnar Barland
New York
Depesters
Tommy Farr
Farr
Joe Louis
Jim Braddock
Tommy
Schmeling
Tinker may return as manager or coach this year
Joe Tinker immortal Cubs shortstop once near death from Bright's disease in Florida. Baseball peers including Joe Stripp of the Brooklyn Dodgers helped him by offering a teaching post in Stripp's baseball school during recovery. He subsequently coached in Stripp's school and managed the Orlando Gulls before traveling to Chicago for a reunion of old-time Cub stars.
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Joe Tinker
Frank Chance
Cubs
Bright
Florida
Joe Stripp
Brooklyn Dodgers
Jigger Statz claims longest continuous baseball career
Arnold Statz known as Jigger says he has the longest run of continuous service in organized baseball at 23 years starting in 1915. He remains center fielder for the Los Angeles club in the Pacific Coast league and is also among baseball’s top golfers.
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Arnold Statz
Jigger
Cubs
Los Angeles Club
Statz
Guffey's New Political Doctrine Stirs Roosevelt Era Debates
The piece critiques a plan to punish Democratic rivals of Franklin D. Roosevelt by party loyalty. It links Guffey of Pennsylvania to Kennedy and Lewis, arguing the move could disrupt state primaries and conventions. It also contrasts board governance in TVA, shipping, and ICC, noting power concentration and resulting inefficiency.
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Joseph F. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Thomas Kennedy
Charles al ‘Yin Jones
Keystone
Guffey
Kennedy
Wat Kennedy
John L. Lewis
Jones
Gulley
Usec Vall
Hoosevelt
Chicago
Kiedy
Roosevelt
Jack Gernoer
Maryland
Albert C. Ritchie
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
California
Wiliam Gibbs McAdoo
Garner
Ohio
Indiana
Chicago” Club
Will H. Hays
White House
A Seamless Knit on Round Needle
All eyes on this knitted twopiecer with a sunburst yoke and lace detail. Uses stock in trade stitches and a round needle to avoid seams, offered in white or pastel hues with matching skirt. Pattern 3601 provides blouse and skirt sizes 16-18 and 38-40, materials, and stitches. send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 259 W. 14th St New York.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
Message to Garcia Andrew Summers Rowan Role in Cuba War
Andrew Summers Rowan carried a message from the United States government to General Garcia soon after the Spanish-American War began in 1898. He landed near Turquino peak in Cuba on April 24, 1898, reached Garcia with insurgent army information, and returned successfully. He was the first army officer to enter Cuba after war declaration.
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Garcia Andrew Summers Rowan
United States
Garcia
Turquino Peak
Cuba
Obscured Truth by Omitted Duty Quote
A fragment quotes John Ruskin stating that every duty we omit obscures the truth we should have known, underscoring a belief in duty as a path to clarity and knowledge.
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John Ruskin
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Sirmione
Donjon
Easile
Verdi
Adelaide
Burgundy
Berengarius
Ivrea
Otto the Great
Germany
Otto
Romeo
Garacse Riviers
George A. Barclay
Lneup
Inield
Mel Otton
Whitehead
Bill Terry
Charlie Grimm
Cub
Joe Marty
Carl Reynolds
Demaree
Galan
Tony Lazzeri
Diz
Charte Grimm
Max Baer
Burleigh Grimes
Cy Young
Walter Johnson
Christy Mathewson
Eddie Plank
Johnny Corriden
Red Corriden
Indiana University
Weatero Newspaper Union
Red Arriden
Marriner Eccles
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
Great Britain
Britain
General Goethals
Panama Canal
Lfe
United States Shipping Board
Canal
Shipping Board
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
ICC
Af Corporation
Bord
Red Syndicate
Pinkeam
Michelangelo
Tia
WNU
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