Debate Over The World’s Best Golfer In 1940s Era
The piece weighs Nelson Hogan Snead and Wood as leading contenders, noting Nelson’s all around shot making and longer endurance versus Hogan’s control and tougher workload. It compares putting, long iron play, and stamina across repeated PGA era terms, with Navy Sam Snead praised for style but criticized for focus under pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Nelson
Ben Hagen
Sammy Snead
Craig Wood
Navy
Sam
Hogan
Nelson
Jerry Travers
Walter Travis
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
Freddie MacLeod
Tommy MacNamara
Heston Smith
Paul Runyan
Warry Vardon
Vardon
U. S
Norta
Twilight baseball sparks Northern league dispute over night games
The piece reviews a wartime debate on starting times for major league games, focusing on Washington Senator Clark Griffith who seeks weekday night games to stay solvent. It notes league rules require daylight games to finish in daylight, reports twilight doubleheaders, and cites reactions from Horace Stoneham and Larry MacPhail amid fans’ dissatisfaction. It also mentions 1942 season home run leaders and Mackinac races with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Griffith
Fox
Washington Senators
Washington
Griffith
Senators
Harridge
Giants
Horace Stoneham
Washington Club
Larry MacPhail
Brooklyn
Buight
Ruth
Foxx
Gehrig
Ott
Simmons
Hornsby
Klein
Greenberg
Averill
Phil Cavaretta
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Mackinac
Memories of marriage and motherhood in Kathleen Norris prose
Kathleen Norris recalls the rich, evolving arc of married life from childhood dreams to becoming a mother. She details courtship, wedding day anxieties, first baby joys and trials, career ups and downs, and the steadfast support of John amid illness, job loss, and family upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Norris
John
Mother
Dad
Hollywood
Louise /Chase
Mary
Louise
Geraldine
Women Who Shaped WWII Leaders And War Bonds
A blend of profile sketches and war notes highlights influential women from Helen of Troy to Louise Brooks and the impact on General MacArthur. The column then shifts to Delbert Hudson's Washington trip for war bonds, followed by analysis of the Solomon Islands attack and wartime sentiment abroad and at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen of Troy
Duchess of Windsor
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Australia
Washington
Delbert Hudson
Reno
Nev
Newsboy
Kiwanis Club
Delbert
Riley
Wallace
U. S
Treasury
Sen
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Mohandas Gandhi and the Little Red Riding Hood Reimagined
A satirical piece reworks Mohandas Gandhi as a fairy tale figure visiting his grandmother. He confronts a wolf posing as Grandma, asserts his freedom, and disappears into the wolf's gullet as flames threaten the cottage. The column shifts to wartime verse and a social note about train sleeping car reservations and wartime limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohandas Gandhi
Red Riding Hood
Grandma
Mohandas
Gandhi
Movohandas
Toast His Shins Wife Breakfast Joke
A breakfast conversation shows a puzzled wife seeking toast and a distracted husband muttering. The exchange ends with a quip about public opinion and fools.
Joy of Sharing in a Happy Marriage
Kathleen Norris says the greatest joy of marriage is sharing every happiness with a spouse and children. She notes planning picnics building a home and dreaming of the future are richer when shared and that shared worries lessen fear of the future for fortunate women with supportive marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Norris
Two More to Go Fishermen Laugh at Empty Catch
Two fishermen discuss delaying homeward by letting two more large fish escape. The exchange captures their humor as frustration with an empty net turns to a plan to extend the fishing run.
Man who gives advice is like lending lawn mower
A simile compares a man who dispenses advice to someone who would rather lend out his lawn mower than cut his own grass. The quip highlights the irony of offering help while avoiding personal effort.
Thelma and Virginia Clash Over Names
Dialogue shows Thelma and Virginia disputing brains and a name with Jimmy insisting his name is Jimmy while Elsie idly notes Wednesday night. The exchange hints at a social scene or comic setup from a period page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Charlie
Elsie
What Causes Your Constipation
An advertisement explains that modern refined foods lack bulk and cause constipation. It promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a daily remedy, along with ample water, and suggests seeing a doctor if relief is not achieved. All-Bran is produced by Kellogg's in Battle Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Dicky
Mary
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
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Nelson and
Ft. Worth
Los Angeles
Augusta
Ben Hogan
Western Newspaper Union
Twilight Ball
National League
Army Relief Fund
Dodgers
Clare Griffith
Bel Syndicate
Jack
Bridge
London
Paris
Rome
Miss Foster
Pearl
Billy Black
Betty Black
Wn Shores
Washington, D. C
Solomon
Solomon Islands
Pacific
Gilbert and Marshall Islands
Coral Sea
Midway
United States
Europe
Britain
Waldorf
Canada
Africa
SPCA
Guadeloupe
French West Indies
Brazil
Phillips
Merrill
Chilcote
Pullman Company
Thelma
Virginia
San Francisco
Union
Sourge
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