Rookies and Legends Shape Baseball's Spring Narrative
A veteran scout reflects on how spring training unveils rookies and tests vets. He notes stars like Cobb Ruth Frisch Greenberg and Alexander as top early movers, plus 1946 standout rookies Del Ennis Furillo Whitman Edward, and weighs who could lead 1947.
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Dodgers
Giants
Cobb
Ruth
Augusta
Atlanta
Wagner
Tigers
McGraw
Fordham Flash
Hank Greenberg
Hartford
Beaumont
Detroit
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Syracuse
Phillies
Alex
Chuck Klein
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Jimmy Foxx
Athletics
del Ennis
Furillo
Whitman
Edward
Frank Frisch
G.I
Joe Louis
Eddie Dyer
Leo Durocher
Bob Feller
Stan Musial
Ted Williams
Armed
Assault
Red Blaik
Frank Leahy
Jack Kramer
Ben Hogan
Eddie Arcaro
Bob Waterfield
Charlie Trippi
Davis
Blanchard
Joe Cronin
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Jack Dempsey
Jim Thorpe
Knute Rockne
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
Glenn Davis
Ieeeeee Cooner
Musial
Rural America Key To Red Cross Campaign
Rural communities and small towns form the backbone of the 1947 Red Cross drive aimed at a 60 million dollar goal. The campaign centers on veterans and their families, military hospitals, overseas service, and community relief, with 2,908 rural chapters contributing over 75 percent of all chapters.
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America
American Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Red Cross
Veterans’ Administration
Red Cross Claims
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
American Junior Red Cross
Farm Leaders Urge Rural Support for Red Cross Campaign
Agriculture Secretary Clinton P. Anderson and farm leaders A. S. Goss and Edward A. O Nea l endorsed the 1947 Red Cross fund drive. They called the Red Cross a good neighbor helping local communities and world relief, noting its indispensable service amid postwar need.
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Red Cross
Clinton P. Anderson
America
Anderson
A. S. Goss
National Grange
Edward A. O’neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Goss
Churches Use Chartered Buses To Boost Attendance
Fifteen Philadelphia churches charter buses to shuttle worshippers from pre arranged corners to services and back. Holmesburg Methodist reports a 30 to 40 percent attendance rise after a year of this program. Old Swedes Gloria Dei also uses buses as neighborhoods shift and transit gaps persist.
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Philadelphia
Holmesburg Methodist Church
Reas
Coldest Spot in Nation: Big Piney Earns Frequent News Mention
Big Piney Wyoming, a 241 resident town in a mountain valley at 6280 feet, is dubbed the nation’s ice box. Weather sources cite cold air drainage from west mountain ranges and an eastern enclosure as causes for near year round frigid blasts. The town’s 61 day growing season contrasts with Cheyenne’s 148 days.
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Big Piney
Wyo
Wyoming Mountains
Weather Bureau
Cheyenne
Street Strays in Santa Fe City Council Action
Santa Fe New Mexico reports Camino de las Vacas known as Street of the Cows has shifted 40 feet south from its original 60 year position. City council orders street committee to corral the straying street.
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Santa Fe, N. M
Camino de Las Vacas
Sawing Proves Easy as Sewing by Mrs Dibble in Michigan
In Jackson Michigan Myrtle Ann Dibble a former dressmaker builds a seven room house largely by herself. She dug the basement mixed cement laid 1000 blocks and has the daughters help. She plans to wire and plumb the home and returned to dressmaking to cover costs.
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Jackson, Mich
Myrtle Ann Dibble
Dibble
Sleep Deprivation Called Harmful Like Excess Drinking
Chicago report quotes J P Fanning of the National Association of Bedding Manufacturers arguing sleeplessness produces symptoms resembling drunkenness. He cites a scientific test with 35 men kept awake four days and claims leaders like Hitler and Napoleon suffered consequences from sleep loss.
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Chicago
J. P. Fanning
National Association of Bedding Manufacturers
Fanning
Sci
Hitler
Napoleon
Inside Soldier Says Occupation Policy Needs Overhaul
An army veteran criticizes the German and Japanese occupations. He argues Japan is well run under MacArthur, while Germany’s effort is a disgrace with widespread looting and a largely underqualified force. He urges drastic cut of occupation troops and a rebuilt plan using Germans and Polish refugees.
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U.S
Germany
Washington
Japan
Marshall
Moscow
MacArthur
Europe
Army of Occupation
Berlin
Russia
Havana Cigars by Mail Promotion from Greene Distributors
Advertisement offering Havana cigars by mail from Greene Distributors located at 1410 Ardmore 8.E. Grand Rapids Michigan. Box 50 Brevas priced at $3.00 and 50 Coronas postpaid.
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Greene
Ardmore 8.E
Grand Rapids
Mich
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McGuire Veterans’ Hospital
Richmond
John W. Johnson
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Santa International Combine
THOS
Kretzschmar Path
Texas
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Montana
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Wyoming
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Taft
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Lehigh
Houston
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Topeka
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P. O
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Joli Fleur
N. State
Leischer
Don Ave
Redonde
Cal
U. S. Savings Bonds
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Wemett
S. San Pedro St
Los Angeles
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