Zale Gravois Gleams in Thrilling 1946 Middleweight Title Fight
Zale, after four-year layoff, shockingly stops Graziano in a stormy battle. NBA denies Graziano title ban as Zale gains confidence and readiness for 1947. Contenders LaMotta Cerdan Abrams Burley loom in tough middleweight division with Jersey Jones backing Burley.
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NY Zale
Rocky Graziano
Zale
Graziano
Jake LaMotta
Marcel Cerdan
Georgie Abrams
Charley Burley
New York
National Boxing Association
NBA
Rocky
Grasiano
Two West Coast Stars In 1946 Baseball Note
The article highlights Joe DiMaggio of San Francisco and Ted Williams of San Diego as key California players. DiMaggio, aging from injuries, posted his worst big league season after wartime service, while Williams, from early dominance to late decline, still carried a batting average above .340 and an all time mark over .350.
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West Coast
Joe DiMaggio
San Francisco
Ted Williams
San Diego
California
DiMaggio
Joe
Williams
DiMaggio Struggles With Spring Training Blues
The passage notes Joe DiMaggio’s decline as spring training begins due to stomach ulcers. It mentions Dom DiMaggio as a partial remedy and highlights Bobby Doerr and Johnny Pesky as notable West Coast players from earlier seasons. Joe DiMaggio’s health issues contribute to his uneven start.
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Joe
Ted
Dom DiMaggio
California
Bobby Doerr
Johnny Pesky
Joe DiMaggio
Pineapple crochet patterns and embroideries offered
An advertisement describes Lacy Pineapple Runner kok patterns and pillowcase transfers. It promotes pineapple motifs and hearts and flowers designs with pattern numbers 5885 and 5318. Orders require coins, name, address, and pattern numbers, noting longer wait times due to high demand.
Household How-To Tips From Old Almanac Style
Practical vintage housekeeping guidance covers painting weathered shingles, repairing worn shirt collars, removing rubber heel marks with turpentine, safely handling broken glass, repurposing towels as table mats, rust removal with steel wool and kerosene, saving paper usage by noting roll counts, and washing nylons before wear to protect fibers.
Century-Old English Library Sale Stretches Into Decades
The library of rare books and manuscripts left by Sir Thomas Phillips of England upon his 1872 death has been sold for 60 years and auctioneers estimate 40 more years will be needed to finish selling the remaining contents.
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Thomas Phillips
England
Wake up with lemon and water to aid digestion
A reader is advised to drink juice of one Sunkist lemon in water each morning to stimulate bowel action without harsh laxatives. The note praises lemons for vitamin C and other benefits, claiming improved energy, digestion, and appetite. Try this for ten mornings with California Sunkist Lemons.
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Sunkist
California
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