Pop Warner and modern football legends in 1946
A reflective column recalls Pop Warner's innovations, Carlisle stars, and the lasting influence of coaches like Knute Rockne and Tom Hamilton. It notes Warner's direct style, Thorpe's rise, and praises Hamilton for saving college football amid mid-century changes and air football trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Stagg
Midway
Stagg
U. of Chicago
Northwestern
Lonnie
Chicago
College of the Pacific
Pop Warner
Hurry
Yost
Knute Rockne
Percy Haughton
Pop
Palo Alto
Calif
Jim Thorpe
Carlisle
Jim
Carlisle Indians
Army
Notre Dame
Thorpe
Guyon
Calac
Metoxen
Hauser
Bemus Pierce
Little Wolf
Little Bear
Mt. Pleasant
Hudson
Rockne
Knute
Pittsburgh
Stanford
Red Blaik
Tom Hamilton
Navy
Hamilton
Luckman
Baugh
Dobbs
Frontier Kansas and the shaping of a stubborn spirit
Edward Emerine Will recounts how early Kansans endured border wars droughts and dust storms while opening the territory to settlement. The piece notes the 1854 Kansas Nebraska act the influx of anti slavery emigrants and the ensuing violence as Kansans chose their own path on slavery and statehood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Emerine
Kansas
Prairies
Coronado
Buffalo
New England
Virginia
Santa Fe
Leavenworth and Atchison
Eli Thayer
Charles Robinson
Boston
Lawrence
Congress
Kansas the great food producer and pioneer spirit
The article recalls Kansas history from Bleeding Kansas to statehood, highlighting frontier life and plowmen, famous figures like Eisenhower and Buffalo Bill, and the state’s rich resources. It emphasizes agriculture, oil and gas, minerals, trails, and the enduring pioneer sentiment resident in Kansans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
William F. Cody
The
Union
United States
Oregon
California
Colorado
Texas
Ellsworth
Krug Backs Columbia Valley Authority Amid New Pressures
Secretary of the Interior Krug endorses the Columbia Valley authority bill, arguing it would localize power, not enlarge federal control, and would accelerate regional development. He contrasts with Ickes prior resistance and signals potential momentum in Congress for a Missouri Valley option as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
J. A
Cap) Krug
Secretary of the Interior
Columbia Valley Authority
Interior Department
Columbia River Valley
Washington
Harold Ickes
Krug
Bureau of Reclamation
TVA
Ickes
Public Ownership League
Sen
Hugh Mitchell
Missouri River
Tennessee Valley Authority
Columbia River
Missouri
Columbia Valley
Missouri Valley Authority
Murray
Montana
Missouri Valley
Land Office
Great Northwest
Frontier cattle towns and the birth of the cattle trail
Kansas cow towns like Abilene Ellsworth Newton Wichita and Dodge City rose from the Texas cattle trails. Joseph G McCoy created a market depot at Abilene sparking rapid growth with hotels saloons and the jail as wooden sidewalks clattered and boot heels clomped. Dodge City later earned a notorious reputation during a decade of frontier lawlessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Joseph G. McCoy
Texas
Abilene
McCoy
Ellsworth
Newton
Wichita
Dodge City
Wartime Navy Speaker System From Airplane
A 500 pound airborne speaker system allowed a pilot at 10,000 feet to deliver orders to ground personnel. The device could be heard over an eight square mile area beneath the aircraft, showcasing a little known wartime development for coordinating ground actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
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Ace Parker
Filchock
Christman
Gilmer
Layne
Wedemeyer
Halas
McAfee
Gallerneau
Franck
Giants
Greasy Neale
Steve Ther Buren
R — Baugh
Red
Forts Leavenworth
Riley and
Walnut Creek
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Claflin
Barton County
Kansas Corporation Commission
John Brown
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Old West
Wild Bill
Hickock
Buffalo Bill
Carrie Nation
Nation
John J. Ingalls
Ed Howe
Potato Hill
Walt Mason
William Allen White
Emporia Gazette
U.S
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Washington Bureau
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Secretary of Interior
Ln Washington
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Walter Shead
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