Yardley Mystery Reopens as Foreign Broadcasts Under Watch
In Washington whispers claim the government secretly recalls Maj. Herbert Yardley to rekindle the Black Chamber era. Yardley, famed for decoding Japanese chatter, notes a new foreign broadcast monitoring service now labors on a 24 hour shift, processing about 900000 words daily.
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Squirrel Gun to Sperry Chief: Thomas A. Morgan’s Path to Precision
North Carolina farm boy turned naval enlistee rose to lead the Sperry Corporation after mastering gyroscope technology and salesmanship. His career linked to Elmer Sperry and aviation institutes, amid postwar defense orders and solvency efforts.
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Farm roots run through baseball's top pitchers
In a look at American League players, the service bureau lists many ex-farm boys who became pitchers and infielders. Notable names include Ted Lyons, Lefty Gomez, Red Ruffing, and Joe DiMaggio era teammates, with career highlights across the 1920s to 1940s. The piece notes Lyons’s no-hit bid in 1926 and Gomez’s clouded career stats.
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New York Yankees
American League Service Bureau
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Elden Auker
Vern Kennedy
Bob Harris
Muncrief
St. Louis
Thornton Lee
Ted Lyons
Chicago
Bob Feller
Clint Brown
Mel Harder
Bill Zuber
Cleveland
Lefty Gomez
Ernie Bonham
Red Ruffing
Ailey Donald
New York
Ken Chase
Washington
John Vern Kennedy Babich
Philadelphia
Early and Evans
John Peacock
Boston
Rollie Hemsley
Turner
Jimmy Foxx
Hal Trosky
Davis
Harland Clift
Charlie Keller
Yankees
Lou Finney
Taft Wright
Beau Bell
Buddie Lewis
Sam West
del Baker
Sherwood
Ore
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Service Bureau
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Quiz on History and Geography Facts
A set of ten trivia questions covering twin birth frequency in the United States the meaning of Quo Vadis the location of Plimsoll lines the House Ways and Means Committee revenue bills which animal is not a ruminant identifying the gammadion symbol the king of France during the revolution the number of American women in Britain's Commons who would study artifacts comparing interests of a magician an archaeologist or a machinist and the country of the Battle of Borodino.
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Carnegie Hero Medal Awards Numbers Reach 39,500 Applications
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission reports since 1904 it has received 39,500 applications with 3,200 awards granted. Of these, 2,627 are bronze medals, 554 silver medals, and 19 gold medals. The only gold in 25 years went to the family of Charles Coe of Burkburnett, Texas, for rescuing a child and dying attempting to save another in a 1923 fire.
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Charles Coe
Burkburnett
Texas
Whither Goest Thou and Other Quiz Items
A list of quiz prompts and historical references including The Answers One in 87 births and Kanting themes. Items mention load line marks on ships, Ways and Means Committee, a kangaroo ruminant note, the Nazis, Louis XVI and Lady Astor with Mrs. Rathbone acting in 1941, an archaeologist tied to Aboriginal art, and Napoleon’s 1812 campaign against Russia under Kutuzov.
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