Forecast of record crowds in 1942 college and pro football
The piece argues 1942 will bring unprecedented football crowds across college and pro teams. It highlights George Preston Marshall hoping Washington Redskins outdraw rivals, Notre Dame under Frank Leahy drawing capacity crowds, and strong schedules for Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio State. It notes major cities expect big attendances, transportation will strain, and overall public interest remains high despite service member transfers.
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Joe Louis Conn Title bout may end prize fighting for war
Western Newspaper Union analyzes the Joe Louis Billy Conn bout at Yankee Stadium on October 12. With both in the Army, postwar heavyweight争 may be unsettled. profits go to Army Emergency Relief while timing and conditioning determine if this becomes Louis final appearance in uniform.
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Buffalo set for key October football clash lone season shift
Buffalo will host an early intersectional clash on October 17 after the Duke Colgate game moved from Hamilton to Buffalo. The brief notes Ghormley’s wartime link and other sports trivia mark a compact round of notes from the era.
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Hamilton
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Girl Scouts and War Effort in World War II
Girl Scouts of America train 654000 members for the war effort. Forty-four thousand seniors aged 15 to 18 prepare for defense needs through Senior Service Scout training modeled on England's Guides. Candidates must be physically fit pass first aid tests, know their community, pack an overnight kit, and set up emergency shelters and sanitation.
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World Premieres and Stars Highlight Hollywood Listings
Virginia Vale surveys new film openings and industry notes. RKO screens Here We Go Again with Edgar Bergen and Ginny Simms while War Bond seating sets a unique pricing pattern. Dekker, Gehrig biopic Pride of the Yankees, Welles declining Jane Eyre role, and Disney projects spark buzz alongside Corwin's An American in England.
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Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Ginny Simms
Great Gildersleeve
Tea towel set features Rags army motif transfer
Transfer No. 29489 offers eight Rags the tea towel motifs including Doughboy Potato Bug Jack of all Trades News Hound Yankee Bugler and a panholder salute design. Priced at 15 cents this reusable hot iron transfer can be ordered for household use.
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Necessary Evil and the Value of Suffering
A philosophical reflection on evil as essential to meaning and moral growth. It argues that without peril and pain, courage, devotion, and sacrifice lose their purpose, and happiness would lose its value, asserting evil as a paradoxical condition for life to matter.
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Anatole
France
Measuring Man By the Fireside Wisdom
A concise quotation attributed to W. C. Brann emphasizes that true measure of a person lies at home by personal fireside rather than in dark corners or cornfields, highlighting inward character over outward setting.
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