World Series memories and sports legends remembered
Grantland Rice recalls Joe McCarthy and the Yankees six wins in seven World Series and praises Connie Mack Arlie Latham Amos Alonzo Stagg Lonnie Stagg Whirlaway and Exterminator while noting Tony the 40 year old Tom Mix horse and racing resilience across eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankees
Joe McCarthy
John McGraw
Giants
Frank Chance
Cubs
Connie Mack
Athletics
Connie
Arlie Latham
Yankee Stadium
Arlie
Chris von der Ahe
St. Louis Browns
Pittsburgh
Bill Dickey
Dickey
Tony
Tom Mix
Q and A on meat rationing during wartime
A humorous column presents questions about meat rations and dining out. It notes the difficulty of weighing restaurant portions, excludes hosts' servings from home quotas, and touches on rationed items, eggs ceilings, and non rationed items. It references Elmer Twitchell and wartime humor.
Marines March Back to Bataan Landing Scenes
U S marines have landed on hostile shores for 167 years and today serve aboard ships and in the Pacific. The sequence shows Marines at Guadalcanal and on a landing barge with Major General Vandergrift leading the way in the Solomon Islands eight months after Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Alonzo Stagg
College of the Pacific
Lonnie Stagg
Walter Camp
Lonnie
California
Whirlaway
Ben Jones
U.S
U. S
U. S. Marine Corps
Pacific
West Indies
Caribbean
Alaska
S. W. Pacific
Bataan
Guadalcanal Island
Solomon Group
Pearl Harbor
Vandergrift
Philosophy in Wartime from Eleanor Roosevelt
In a wartime letter, Eleanor Roosevelt praises the debt of citizens to young servicemen and argues that fighting for democracy expands freedom globally. She recalls prewar disillusion and the machine age, urging support for a humane use of modern technology to secure emancipation from selfishness and cynicism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampstead Heath
England
New Service Center Opens in Washington for Veterans
A newly remodeled service men center in Washington opened after 28 days of rapid work. Donor Walter S. Mack Jr. funded and guided the project with labor cooperation and availability of nonessential materials. The War Hospitality committee runs the center with a wash and shave area, message desk, lounge, canteen, magazines, and storage. A crowded first evening foreshadows strong support similar to New York centers.
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Washington
Service Men
Walter S. Mack Jr
War Hospitality Committee
New York City
Little motifs for guest towel embroideries pattern 29464
Pattern 29464 offers many small motifs for guest towel embroidery. Includes His and Hers, a crane and a swan, three floral designs, and a bluebird. Priced at 15 cents, ideal for gifts or fall weddings. order instructions follow.
Strange Household Hacks from Yesteryear
The article offers odd home tips such as using a small fan to distribute heat, rubbing paraffin on hosiery toes to extend wear, and buying extra wide sheets and blankets. It suggests a receiving shelf near stairs to cut steps and prevent accidents, reflecting daily life advice from a past era.
Gift Camel or Prince Albert Tobacco as Christmas gifts
Advertises Camel cigarettes and Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco as ideal Christmas gifts for servicemen. Highlights three gift options with festive wrapping and space for a Merry Christmas message, including Camel Christmas Carton, Holiday House four-box set, and 200 cigarettes, plus Prince Albert in a ready wrapped pound canister.
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Prince Albert
Adv
Vergil’s Parallel Comparisons Of Great And Small
The remark notes Vergil’s habit of likening grand things to smaller ones. It reflects a literary device where large concepts are framed against modest comparisons to sharpen understanding.
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Grantland Rice
Navy
Arcehale
Elmer Twitchell
Willkie
Curtis Street
Bloomfield
Newark News
New Guinea
New York
Pier
Merrill Chilcote
Cleveland
And
Alexander A.vandergrift
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Eleanor Roosevelt
Lfe
Kansas City
Jerusalem
Begoodrich
Wiz
HOTEL
Ben Lomond
Ogden, Utah
Rotary
Kiwanis—Executives Exchange
Chamber of Commerce and Ad
Ben Lomond Ogden
Utah
Hubert E. Visick
Mgr
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