Treatment of German prisoners sparks protest in U S and abroad
A Washington based report contrasts German POW meals in U S camps with dire conditions of German prisoners and criticizes American civilian shortages. It notes lavish meals for POWs at MacDill Field and complaints by American families, while detailing army discharge irregularities and internal policy debates.
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U.S
Germany
U. S
Florida
MacDillfield
Red Cross
Sport’s moral crisis after World War I and the Black Sox
Grantland Rice argues that dishonesty in sports mirrors wartime betrayals such as the 1919 Black Sox scandal and 12 000 AWOL soldiers in France. He warns that gambling, crooked leaders, and corrupt players threaten baseball basketball football and boxing, urging strict stewardship to shield sport from deeper erosion.
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Office of War Information
Lester Cowan
Hitler
OWI
France
Belgium
Germany
al Woll
AFL
Matthew Woll
U. S
Chicago
Matt Woll
Roosevelt
White House
Scott Lucas
Jake Arvey
Well
United Automobile Workers
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers
Reuther
Noe
Black Sox
Benedict Arnold
Brooklyn
Judge Landis
Babe Ruth
Sing Sing
Why boxing judges and referees disagree over rounds
The author questions why referees judges writers and the crowd often clash over round by round results in boxing. He notes multiple writers disagree with officials and with each other across many rounds in ten round bouts.
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New Yor
Crochet House Boots Pattern No 5813 Details
Advertisement notes crochet directions for House Boots with soles in heavy black cotton yarn Pattern No 5813 sizes 6 6 4 6 7 74 include in structions 16 cents and pattern number request Heirloom Quilt Mary Gregg McCollum Kearney Nebraska over sixty years old faded pink on white oak leaf block 20 inches assembled in four sections leaf 7 inches
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Nebraska
Mary Gregg McCollum
Kearney
Berea
Kentucky
Hirohito Accumulates Vast War Profits Across Empire
The emperor’s wealth reportedly climbs from about 1.6 billion to six billion dollars through war profits and rising value of personal holdings in key enterprises. The claim notes the disparity with a Japanese average wage of 80 sen a day and cites an informed source via Collier's.
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Hirohito
China
Collier’s
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