Arlie Latham: Longtime Baseball Figure and Umpire Remembered
The piece recalls Arlie Latham born around 1860s who played for the St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds, later became a Southern League umpire in 1903 famed for sharp wit. It notes his role with Hall of Famers like Bid McPhee and Tony Mullane, and recounts Brett’s tragic end to a no hit bid as a defining memory.
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Col
Matt
Ed Bradley
Arlie Latham
Arlie
New York
St. Louis Browns
Chris von der Ahe
Chris
Arlis Latham
Browns
Xépartee
Latham
Cincinnati
Reds
Long John Riley
Bid McPhee
Tommy Corcoran
Tip O'Neil
Elton Chamberlain
Tony Mullane
Jim Keenan
Jim Duryea
Billy Earl
Billy Rhines
Germany Smith
Atlanta
GussVeyhing
Theodore Breitenstein
Red Ehret
Amos Rosse
King Bailey
Brett
Arle
Henry Peltz
Connie Mack Era Bat-Tipping Recalled By Veteran
A veteran recalls Connie Mack as a youth, noting he tipped bats to disrupt pitches and win games. He compares Mack to greats like Ty Cobb and mentions Larry Lajoie and Ed Delehanty, while highlighting Annie Latham now 84 reflecting on 68 years of baseball history.
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Connie Mack
Connie
Arlie
Bill Dickey
Dickey
Arlia Baid
Larry Lajoie
Phillies
Ed Delehanty
Lajoie
Delehanty
Annie Latham
Connld Mack
Matt Winn
Lonnie Stagg
Ty—Cobb
Bate
The Fuehrer and American Movies Comic Dialogue
A satirical dialogue features Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering mockingly discussing confiscated American films at Berchtesgaden. They joke about titles like Bambi, Coney Island, Crash Dive, and Cairo while lightening on wartime news and entertainment. The piece also notes a Variety radio program and a weather forecaster appointment in New York with brief asides on other film chatter.
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Ari Hitter
Berchtesgaden
Drottningholm
Scotland
Fuehrer
Betty Grable
Coney Island
Cairo
Goering
Lassie
Adolf
Rommel
Kesselring
Baseball to get livelier ball next season
A fragmented reminiscence piece evokes a brighter world with changes to baseball, references to Teheran Cilro conferees, and a satirical jab at historical political missteps and Christmas cards. It contrasts past ease in transactions with modern shortages and nostalgia for simpler times.
4 H pledge and wartime achievements top 22nd congress report
The 4 H clubs with 1.5 million members pledged heads hearts hands and health to victory. At the 22nd congress in Chicago they reported $14 million in war bonds and stamps sold 300 million pounds of scrap collected and 5 million bushels of victory garden produce grown, while noting the democratic power of discussion groups and educational programs.
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Chicago
Staged Screenradio Reviews and Film Star Notes
New York film critics named Paul Lukas the best actor of 1943 for Watch on the Rhine and Kodak Lukas signed a Warner Bros contract soon after. Ida Lupino named best actress for The Hard Way. Katina Paxinou runner up for For Whom the Bell Tolls.
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New York
Paul Lukas
Warner Bros
Lukas
Norma Asna
George Sklar
Katina Paxinou
Odds and Ends Vox Pop and Show Events
Vox Pop solicits listener opinions on featured interviews and personalities heard on the show. Arnold paid 27 pounds before Standing Room Only due to shin injury infection. Betty Grable rose to eighth among 1942 top Ox-office stars. Wa Brown works sequences for Dinah Shore on radio and in the RKO film Seven Days Ashore. Walter Pidgeon first of 600 in Los Angeles court to become an American citizen.
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Vox Pop
Arnold
Betty Grable
Wa Brown
Dinah Shore
RKO
Walter Pidgeon
Los Angeles
Fashion and figures flicker in headlines and recalls
A collage of items ranges from Brenda Frasier and Wm Vanderbilt in Florida where a $25,000 sapphire ring sank in a swift aqua and was unrecoverable for days, to Chicago’s claim as fashion center and New York’s fashion status debate. Comments on Ziggy Rose and Martin Beck, a Richmond Legion note, Washington’s sword edge at Long Island, fascism defined, and Eisenhower’s blunt Italy strategy wrap a broad culture and politics snapshot.
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Brenda Frasier Kelly
Wm. K. Vanderbilt
Florida
Aciver
Burg
American Legion of
Richmond
Dep Gomdr
John J. Wicker Jr
Long Island
George Washington
Congress Best Dressed Gal Luce Praised by Columnist
The columnist lauds Congresswoman Luce as America's best dressed, urges colleagues to imitate her style, and proposes a fair time bargain with a legislator who seeks radio time to respond to statements about him. He offers to yield 11 minutes if the congressman yields a full hour and immunity on the floor.
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Luce
America
Congress
Fair Play
The Ox Bow Incident Tops The National Board Reviews
The National Board of Review named The Ox Bow Incident the best film of the year. The choice marked a strong stand against lynching, praising the drama for portraying it as senseless criminality.
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National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
Ox Bow
Household Tips From Home Economists
If soup looks greasy, toss a lettuce leaf in the pot to absorb fat and remove it once done. Wind your tape measure on a spool before placing it into the sea basket to keep the basket orderly. Hot water or soapsuds remove chocolate from upholstery. Lightly dust rubber-coated fabrics before storage to prevent sticking. Grease glass baking dishes before cooking for easier cleaning. Fluff pillows daily to keep feathers airy without vigorous beating.
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Dick Powell
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Bette Davis
Mr. Skeffington
Sol Lesser
Jack Warner
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