Greenberg plans return to baseball after army life
Retired slugger Hank Greenberg, nearly 31, discusses an early army release and return to the Tigers next spring. He dismisses trade talk with Boston and Chicago, recalls his 1940 peak season, and notes Detroit and Boston as fine clubs. The Red Sox and Yankees headlines mix with winter golf training tips for players building strength with left-hand drills.
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Ank Greenberg
Hank
Florida
Greenberg
Red Sox
Detroit
Boston
Walter Briggs
Tom Yawkey
Tiger
Gunner
Tigers
Lank Hank
Tom Eee
Explaining the price rises in everyday goods
A satirical dialogue mocks inflation with customers demanding receipts for price hikes. Retailers justify higher costs with comical explanations while referencing defense programs, shortages, and European demand amid winter scarcity.
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Kirstein
American Retail Federation
Florida Trek Opens with Golf Stars to Florida Tour
The 10,000 mile golf campaign starts in Miami with a $10,000 money finishers prize. Ben Hogan aims for another long, in the money parade after recent wins. He rests from tournaments but keeps practicing hard. Craig Wood and Sammy Snead set a grueling pace behind him as the season unfolds through California and back via Arizona, Texas, and Louisiana.
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Florida
Miami
California
Arizona
Texas
Louisiana
Ben Hogan
Ben
Craig Wood
Sammy Snead
Steeds for Manhattan Mounties
The New York Police Department buys about 28 horses annually to replace retirees from a four hundred strong mounted unit. The remount depot photos show the training stages for these young police horses, aged 4 to 8, geldings weighing 1000 to 1250 pounds and standing 15.3 to 16.2 hands, all bay in color.
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New York Police Department
Cop
Remount
Civilian Defense pledge and cost of living notes
Eleanor Roosevelt reports on a pledge for wartime civilian defense, urging household cooperation and leftovers for a local co operative farm. She notes rising food prices, especially for milk, sugar, flour, lard, and cheese, and discusses a forthcoming nutrition correspondence course. The piece covers travels to New York, Hyde Park, and a meeting with Mr Mackenzie King and Princess Juliana, plus a Vassar visit and formal talks at the end.
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White House
Office of Civilian Defense
Miss Thompson
New York City
Mackenzie King
Juliana
Netherlands
Poughkeepsie Station
Sara
Kate Roosevelt
Rhinebeck
Morgenthau
Vassar
Treasury
Make Your Own Draperies With Rayon Damask Swags
Praised for stylish room decor, the 82 page booklet offers exact diagrams and step by step directions to craft draperies curtains swags valances and glass curtains using rayon damask, rayon satin, and brown fringe. Order details provided.
Union of Friendship Sets High Moral Bond
The piece emphasizes friendship as the supreme tie stronger than blood. It cites Jonathan and David as a model of steadfast loyalty, even against a father. It argues that true friendship unites hearts and should outweigh personal circumstance or gain.
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Jonathan
David
Camel Cigarette Gift Package Sells As Holiday Treat
A local dealer promotes a Christmas gift package for Camel Cigarettes shaped like a house with snow on the roof. The display contains four flat fifties of Camel cigarettes, 200 cigarettes total, and includes a gift card printed on the package. Also offered are regular ten-pack cartons of 200 cigarettes.
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America
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RTM
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Sermo
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