Football Remains Strong Through Campus and Service Teams
Thousands of college players and 148 National League stars are in active service, yet football is expected to endure. Minnesota, Georgia, and Texas A M loom as top college bets while service squads mix with pro rosters, promising a crowded season with strong competition and heightened national interest.
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Army
Navy
Marines
Minnesota
George Barton
Gopher
Fitch
Ringer
Odson
Levy
Pukema
Crow’s Nest
Georgia
Texas A
Texas
Steve Owen
Giants
Chicago Bears
Big Steve
Halas
Babé Ruth
Bambino
Babe Ruth remembered as the greatest all around baseball star
Western Newspaper Union notes Babe Ruth’s dual prowess as pitcher and outfielder. It recalls 1915 16 pennants with the Red Sox, 1916 pitching streaks against Dodgers Cubs and his later Yankee slugging era including 1921 59 homers and 1926 team ledgers. It mentions his 100000 sale price and lasting impact on the game.
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Babe
Boston Red Sox
Sox
Ruth
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers
Cubs
Mathewson
Cy Young
Alexander
Ed Walsh
Walter Johnson
Red Sox
Ed Barrow
Harry Frazee
Yankees
Barrow
Col
Jacob Ruppert
Yanks
Miller Huggins
Hugh S. Fullerton
Postal Censorship Ferrets Out Messages From Enemy Agents
New York City experts in the censorship office inspect foreign mail to prevent messages aiding the enemy. A worker uses a mirror to peer inside an envelope as part of careful scrutiny of incoming and outgoing mail.
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Office of Censorship
New York City
Office of Postal Censorship
Harry O. Compton
New York
Price control basics and education notes in Washington
A Roosevelt column explains OPA price ceilings set since May and July 1 service ceilings, urges wage stabilization and wider rationing to curb inflation. It also discusses education aims, unemployment among older workers, and workforce shifts amid wartime production.
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Washington
OPA
Mrs Miniver and War Film Stars Highlight 1942 Scene
Virginia Vale notes Mrs Miniver will be a top war film, Wyler directs, Greer Garson shines, a rose named for the film honors American women in war. Buddy Clark joins Sweet or Hot with Mature and Lind Hayes. Alan Ladd’s New York visit signals a rising star, Joan Crawford comments on her daughter, Gary Cooper and Ronald Colman’s wartime plans, plus Eric Blore and Warren Hull career notes.
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Virginia Vale
Union
ETRO
Mrs. Miniver
William Wyler
Greer Garson
Navy men prefer Camels for service members
A prose advertisement notes sailors disdain being called a god but will respond to Camel cigarettes. It claims Camels are the favorite choice among Navy Army Marines Coast Guard personnel based on service store sales. Local dealers offer cartons to send to any service member, urging immediate shipment.
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Navy
Army
Marines
Coast Guard
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Bill Daley
Dick Wildung
Daley
Wildung
Bernie Bierman
Western Newspaper Union
Yankee Stadium
U. S. Golf Association
Don Busimire
Grand Rapids
Minn
Northwestern University
Ray. Lamanno
Cincinnati
Muskogee
Babe Ruth
Eleanor Roosevel
Congress
AIM OF Education
William Allen Neilson
Detroit
Ruth Bryan Rohde
Robert Armstrong Junior
Rohde
West Virginia
Buddy Clark
RKO
Lucille Ball
Victor Mature
Peter Lind Hayes
Arnold Stang
Buddy Mature
Alan Ladd
Paramount
Joan Crawford
Christina
Russell Hoyt
North Carolina
Hollywood
Gary Cooper
San Francisco Seals
Lefty O’doul
Ronald Colman
Ypres
Messines
Mons
Eric Blore
Mary Martin
Dick Powell
Warren Hull
Parks Johnson
Green Hornet
Alexandria
Phil Baker
Edward G Robinson
Beverly Hills
Tim Holt
Ian Summers
Hopper
Treasury Department
Marsha Hunt
Hedy Lamarr
Helmut Danune
J. Fuller
By Jerry Link
Ekellogg
Bellans
Pinkham
L. C. Ball
Lanny
Rome
Doan
Doans
WNU
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