Football's greatest players of all time imagined by fans
A nostalgic survey names Cal Hubbard as top lineman and Jim Thorpe and Bronko Nagurski as leading backs. Sam Baugh Sid Luckman duel as top passers while Hutson tops receivers amid debate on value and team balance in pro football history.
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Tes
Cal Hubbard
Centenary
Geneva
Fat Henry
Germany Schultz
Bulldog Turner
Mel Hein
Pudge Heffelfinger
Cal
Jim Thorpe
Bronko Nagurski
Thorpe
Nagurski
Bronko
Strong
Ralph Kercheval
Kentucky
Sammy Baugh
Gus Dorais
Benny Friedman
Arnold Herber
Ace Parker
Sid Luckman
Luckman
Baugh
Hutson
Green Bay
Truman’s New Habit: Early Rising and Quiet Study Deepen Image
The article portrays President Truman as a solitary, disciplined leader who values early rising and study. It notes his self calculated salary as president with tax cuts and his habit of reading poetry and biographies. He aspires to write the history of his own administration after leaving office.
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Truman
Ruth
White House
Better Care Feeding Increases Hog Profits and Health
Joseph O Bry an of Huntville Kansas a nationally known hog breeder raises about 3000 hogs a year and reports that extra care for the sow and litter with cleaner pens and better feeding has boosted profits. His fall 1947 program on his farms led to more pork from 100 litters than he previously produced from 150, with sows given a high oats co starved ration and special feed before farrowing. The piglets received creep feed early and disinfected feeding gear as well as a shifting ration as they grew resulting in stronger births faster cheaper gains and lower mortality.
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Joseph O'Bryan
Huntville
Kas
Hampshires
O'Bryan
O’bryan
Presidential Peeve Over Ferguson's Handling of War Investigating Panel
President Truman criticized Senator Ferguson of Michigan for reforming the wartime investigating committee. He said, I built that committee into one of the finest on the bill, but since Ferguson took over he made it into a garbage company.
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Truman
Ferguson
Michigan
Backstage schemes and political jostling in postwar era rumors
The report recounts George Allen using backstage influence to block the Cleveland furnace sale to Henry Kaiser while serving Republic Steel. It notes Joe Jacobs named ambassador to Czechoslovakia and Fred McLaughlin hired for border-state polling. Also mentioned are CIO splits, Omar Bradley aiding a sergeant in moving, and Truman hinting at cabinet turnover if re elected.
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George Allen
White House
Cleveland
Henry Kaiser
George
Republic Steel
Truman
Eisenhower
Joe Jacobs
U. S
Czechoslovakia
Republican National Committee
Fred McLaughlin
Boston
CIO
Organic matter helps soil fight crop diseases
An Ohio agricultural expert notes 50 million bacteria reside in one ounce of soil. Some bacteria harm crops while others are beneficial. Adding organic matter boosts the good bacteria, reduces disease-causing strains, and makes soil healthier for plant nutrients.
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R. C. Thomas
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Stinking Smut Remains Major Wheat Disease
Plant scientists warn stinking smut remains a major wheat disease despite known controls. They urge resistant varieties and seed treatment with a reliable fungicide, and advise avoiding planting when soil temperatures favor smut development.
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Jollar
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Alsop Brothers
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Stassen
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
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Jesse Wotman
Chicago
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J. Parnell Thomas
N. J
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Nabbins" Hoffman
Cheyenne, Wyo
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Miss North Western
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Senor
Kiltartan
Fanny
Ireland
Peru
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Peruvian International Airways
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Marcel Cerdan
Tony Zale
Hampshire
Merry
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Royail
Siem, Pring
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