Fortitude and Mental Fiber in Sports and War
A collection of veteran coaches and trainers emphasize not only diet and physical fitness but also mental fortitude. They argue true champions must sacrifice comforts, endure punishment, and maintain focus under pressure to win, drawing parallels from 1918 wartime courage and athletes like Bobby Jones and Gene Sarazen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan McGugin
Michigan
Vanderbilt
France
Bobby Jones
Bobby
Chance
Gene Sarazen
Gene
Hoylake
Scioto
Winged Foot
Nation at the Bat in War Time Rhetoric and Rationing Jokes
A wartime column touts realism and national resolve with rhymes on anti-appeasement, calls for firm action, and a shift from rhetoric to facts. It mocks pacifism, recalls air raid drills, and notes rationing news from gowns to golf balls and bathing caps as the country braces for wartime demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ima
Dodo
FBI Seeks Personnel As War Demands Grow
The FBI announces hiring for many positions from clerks to women and young high school graduates may apply as clerks earning 1440 dollars annually. For full details write to E. P. Foxworth in New York or J. Edgar Hoover in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
E. P. Foxworth
FBI
U.S. Court House
New York City
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington, D.C
Eleanor Roosevelt Reflects on Family and War Efforts
In a personal column Eleanor Roosevelt notes Elliott's active duty, recalls recent family travels, and discusses wartime charity drives. She highlights Colin Kelly's heroism, infantile paralysis fundraisers, and seeds sent to England, urging continued support for defense bonds and international aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
Iceland
Greenland
Newfoundland
Washington
Kermit Roosevelt
New York
America
England
Colin Kelly
United States
West Point
Kelly
National Foundation For
Kieth Morgan
Donald Neville- Willing
East 70Th Street
New York City
A. W. Smith
Home Demonstration
Wool Pigtail Cap Sets Warm Winter Style
Crochet cap with wool pigtails as main lure for winter sports. Includes a matching scarf to complete the set and provide decorative yet practical warmth.
General Quiz Questions About History and Geography
A quiz prompts: mile high city in the United States, why pens falter at altitude, Mizraim in the Bible, Spain war commander-in-chief, core Earth's composition, definition of perique, Franklin's first airmail letter date, and a poem line about a warship name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mizraim
Spain
Benjamin Franklin
Fragmented trivia from The Answers list
The items reference The Answers publication with an assortment of topics: Denver location, ink expansion in a partially full pen, Egypt, William McKinley, nickel and iron, a strong flavored tobacco, 1785 in France with a balloon from England, and the Constitution nicknamed Old Ironsides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Egypt
William McKinley
France
England
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Tom Keene
Syracuse
Grantland Bice
Philips
Debbi
Cassin
Downes
Shaw
Oklahoma
Utah
FLEET
F.P.A
Kimmel
Martin
Short
Tinker
Jacobs
Pye
Anne Linn
Elmer Twitchell
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
Yale
Mts ‘Ith
Harvard
Inceton
Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin
Eleanor
E. BR
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Minna St
San Francisco, Calif
Tern No
Philip D. Armour
Aap
Joseph Joubert
Bellang
Verbeck Aie Sc
Montana Cereal CO
Billings, Montana
Great Mormon Temple
Sale Lakes
Kewest
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