Phillies rise from cellar to contender in 1946 season
The Phillies under Bob Carpenter Herb Pennock and Ben Chapman turn a long cellar status into a strong National League push. The piece praises three-pitcher durability Rudolph Tyler and James and compares 1946 to the 1914 Braves as a model of steady rotation and firm staff workload.
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Bob Carpenter
Herb Pennock
Ben Chapman
Phillies
Messrs
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Pennock
Chapman
Boston Braves
Braves
George Stallings
Georgia
Stallings
Rabbit Maranville
Johnny Evers
Hank Gowdy
Sarge
Dick Rudolph
George Tyler
Bill James
Rudolph
Tyler
James
Feller
Newhouser
Athletics
Connie Mack
Land prices soar raise fears of future farm profits
The report notes farm land values have surged 71 percent above the 1935 39 average and approach postwar booms. Bankers warn of risks if prices stay high while farmers push to acquire more land. Experts urge soil improvement and higher yields over expanding acreage to maintain profitability.
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California
Maine
Ohio
Michigan
Georgia
Mississippi
Arkansas
Montana
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
State College
American Bankers Association
Polio Epidemic Cycles Warned By Public Health Chief
Dr. Thomas Parran, surgeon general, argues that areas free of infantile paralysis for years may be more vulnerable than recently exposed zones. He urges pre-epidemic planning and inventory of local facilities to handle poliomyelitis with calm, backed by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
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Thomas Parran
U. S. Public Health Service
Hospitals Magaazine
American Hospitals Association
Parran
General Hospital
National Foundation For
Woman Churns 21 000 Pounds Butter by Hand
Mrs Gala O Fletcher of Everton Missouri claims 21 000 pounds of butter churned by hand in a century old brass churn since childhood. She describes old methods, repeated washing and pressing to remove milk, and notes patience and cows’ contentment affect butter quality.
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Everton
Gala O. Fletcher
Water-Resistant Matches From War Use For Civilians
A U S match company announces new water resistant matches that can be submerged for four hours and still ignite. Developed during wartime for amphibious and jungle conditions they received War Department approval in 1943 and shipped to fronts. Civilians will buy eight boxes per package with 40 matches per box and a money back guarantee if they fail after four hour submersion.
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U. S
War Department
National Health Bill Faces Senate Hearings Record
WNU Washington Bureau reports the Wag ner Murray Dingell national health bill faces delay in this session as Senate hearings reveal stark gaps in coverage. Proponents urge passage citing 8 billion lost man days and 15 million lacking hospital access, while critics call it socialistic.
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Senate Committee On Education and Labor
American Medical Association
G.I
Question on Magna Carta Time Reveals Class Joke
A teacher asks when Magna Carta was signed. A student answers 12:15 PM, prompting the class to note the quarter past twelve joke.
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A. D
P. M
After dinner speaker jokes about eating too much
An after dinner speaker quips that after such a meal he could not talk, then a waiter at the far end calls out to “Give him a wich,” adding a light humorous note to the meal.
Right Brown and the Clever Dog Remark Stirs Talk
Robinson notes there are dogs that show more intelligence than their masters. Brown agrees and claims to own such a dog, sparking conversation about canine wit and human pride.
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Brown
Robinson
That Old Proverb Exchange Over Gum Machine Joke
Joan teases Jasper about a gum machine after he coins a penny. Jasper complains no gum appears. Joan retorts with a proverb about penny wise and pound foolish.
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Joan
Jasper
Is It or Is It Not Motifs Amid Odd Parlor Banter
A witty exchange unfolds as a girl questions the speaker about two men he admires. A linesmith quips that a man with a huge bay window should beware. A character boasts tearing up a poem while another praises the act as his best.
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Jasper
Joan
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