Glenda Davis and all time great athletes debate resurfaces
Glenn Davis returns to football action prompting a long standing argument over the greatest all around athlete. The piece surveys Davis along with peers like Jim Thorpe Elmer Oliphant Barry Wood Jackie Robinson and Harry Fisher across multiple sports and eras. It also previews spring practice and early outlooks for Notre Dame Army Michigan and other programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Davis
Red Blaik
Grantland Rice
Glenn
Blaik
Davis
West Point
Jim Thorpe
Jim
Red Man
Carlisle
Elmer Oliphant
Purdue
Oliphant
Elmer
John McEwan
Barry Wood
Harvard
Wood
Jackie Robinson
Dodger
U.C.L.A
Harry Fisher
Williams
Fisher
Doak Walker
Charlie Justice
Leon Hart
Emil Sitko
Arnold Galiffa
Midwest
Notre Dame
Michigan
Ohio State
Army
Cornell
Princeton
Dartmouth
West
California
Washington
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Pittsburgh
Texas
Frank Leahy
Chiang Loses Half of Nationalist China as Hainan Falls
Editorial analysis notes the fall of Hainan Island to Communist forces, signaling a major setback for Nationalist China. The piece urges editors to engage in a broad truth drive, framing the event within a Western Newspaper Union analysis context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiang
China
Hainan Island
Truth
Fall of Hainan Signals New Communist Reach
Chiang Kai shek evacuates Hainan island as Nationalists lose control of half of China, leaving 125000 troops and 13500 square miles in Communist hands. Western observers note the small invader force and debate Formosa defenses while Truman urges counterpropaganda with truth. Congress approves 279 million for veterans hospitals and 1 million coast guard reserve training as economy pressures wobble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Chiang Kaishek
Hainan Island
China
Formosa
Hainan
Chiang
House of Representatives
House
Washington
Veterans’ Administration
Coast Guard
Secret Witness of U S Air Power Display and McCarthy Backers
The piece notes a U S air power demonstration at Fort Benning for 1 500 spectators including Harry S Truman as the administration seeks to deter the Soviet Union. It lists McCarthy backers such as the Kuomintang lobby and Alfred Kohlberg, detailing funding flows and political influence tied to Chiang Kai-shek. It also covers rent-control debates and former Air Secretary W Stuart Symington criticizing postwar Air Force strength and urging a balanced budget amid global tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Air Force
Harry S. Truman
Fort Benning
Atlantic
U.S
Dean Acheson
Soviet Union
United States
Truman
McCarthy State Department
Wisconsin
Kuomintang
Louis Johnson
Chiang Kai-shek
H. H
T. V. Soong
William J. Goodwin
Coughlinlle
China
Kersten
McCarthy
Congressional Hotel
George Watters
Chicago Tribune Group
Scripps-Howard
Senate
FBI
Alfred Kohlberg
American China Policy Association
Kohlberg
Owen Lattimore
Treasury Department
Air
W. Stuart Symington
Air Force
Sewing Circle Patterns Junior Sundress Jacket Outfit
A sleeveless frock in the sandbox set is paired with a tiny jacket to prevent sunburn. Trim features colorful ric rac and two pockets for playful detail.
Hadacol touted by 74 year old in testimonial
A long testimonial lauds Hadacol for relief from nerve, stomach and appetite issues linked to B vitamin and iron deficiency. Mrs. Belle Wallace of Atlanta reports improved sleep and digestion after using seven bottles, offering money back guarantee and urging others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Wallace
Formwalt St
S. W
Atlanta
Mrs. Wallace
Hadacol
Iran
Also Mentioned on This Page
Crantland
Stanford
Red Black
Pennsylvania
Red and Blue
Western Newspaper Union
Truth Campaign
Campaign of
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Bombs Away
Russia
Baltic
Japan
State Department
U.S.S.R
Congress
William C. Bullit
Claire Chennault
Worth Clark
Idaho
Senator Bridges
New Hampshire
Knowland
Clark
Styles Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bridges
Impartial’ Survey
Tom Corcoran
Eddie Lockett
Time Magazine
U.S. Senate
Lockett
George Marshall
Marshall
U.S.A
Louis F. Budenz
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Institute of Pacific Relations
Mr. Lattimore
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
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