Grantland Rice on U S physical fitness and youth training
Grantland Rice argues US lead in sport declines due to neglect of mass fitness. He cites Lieut Col Storck and Navy efforts, urges more trainers and programs for 10 to 18 year olds, highlights Texas and Oklahoma as models, and laments urban neglect and apathy toward youth conditioning.
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United States
Donald G. Storck
Army Air Corps
West Point
Army Air Forces
Navy
Army
Hamilton, Wickhorst
Gene Tunney
Australia
New Zealand
Texas
Southwest
Sports on the Home Front and War Fund Promises
Promoters tout sporting activity in England and Scotland while most proceeds reportedly flow to Red Cross and war funds. The editor questions profiteering and star earners, calling out a lack of true sporting gains amid wartime charity.
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England
Scotland
Red Cross
Pattern No 8642 fabric requirements listed
Pattern No 8642 is offered in sizes 12 14 16 11 2h 40 and 43. Site 14 calls for 374 yards of 29 inch material and 315 yards machine made ruffling trim.
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Sue J
Site 14
High Melting Point Metal and Historic Phrases
The metal with the highest melting point is tungsten. An arm persand appears to be a misspelling. likely arm or sarnd not a standard term. "Ike's Snow balls" seems to refer to a slang or misheard phrase. no clear, recognized meaning in English. An armadillo is a mammal, not a marsupial. A dragon wagon on a battlefield refers to a heavily armed transport or armored vehicle. The small flag from a ship’s masthead is called a pennant.
Answers to five questions from a trivia list
The set lists tungsten as the answer to question one and identifies the ampersand as the second. It notes the provost marshal’s white helmeted MIPs as London searchers for AWOLs, a mammal as item four, a tank transport used to haul disabled tanks to a repair depot as item five, and mentions banderole as item six.
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London Iseking
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