Boxing in 1940 Faces Ring Turmoil and Reform
The new year brings concern for boxing as the sport struggles post 1939 turmoil. Tony Galento leads heavyweights with Bob Pastor Lou Nova Tommy Farr and Max Baer close behind amid weak new challengers. Officials face criticism for unresolved scandals and poor matchups while promoters, managers, and fighters must unite to restore public confidence and quality к.
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World Peace
St. Louis Browns
Tony Galento
Barkeep
Joe Louis
Bob Pastor
Lou Nova
Tommy Farr
Maxie Baer
Harry Thomas
Spotlight on Football Payoff and Proselyting Dilemma
Grantland Rice surveys football power brokers across the nation on whether pay for players and recruiting from distant regions corrupt the sport. He cites conference patterns, billion-dollar bowls, and the role of college administrations, urging rules limiting distant players and stressing scholastic funding as the real solution.
Seven Years of Nazi Tactics Cement Hitler’s Grip on Reich
An anniversary overview tracks Hitler’s rise from chancellor in 1933 to the Nazi consolidation of power. It notes the Reichstag fire, suppression of freedoms, the 1934 purge, boycotts and camps, foreign advances, and the 1939 invasion of Poland leading to World War II, asking where Hitlerism goes next.
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Hitler
Marinus van der Lubbe
Tlis
Ernest Roekm
League of Nations
Saar
Poland
Russia
France
Britain
Rhineland
Italy
Benito Mussolini
der Fuehrer
Japan
Austria
Star Dust He Plans Mystery Picture First Globe Productions
The president's son will release a mystery picture from one of the era's top plays The Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood It was filmed in 1926 as The Bat and again as The Bat Whispers in 1931 Norman Foster will direct the new version Jane Bryan announced engagement to Justin W Dart while Deanna Durbin and Mickey Rooney dominate billing in Britain and Ireland Peter Huston Dudley Digges and Lupino are praised for strong performances Gene Autry heads a new western series Will Rogers discovered him Del Courtney previews his next programs using mini musical previews New York Film Critics pick Weathering Heights as 1943 best picture The Squaw Man was filmed in Hollywood 26 years earlier.
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Globe Productions
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Avery Hopwood
Mary Pickford
Norman Foster
Gene Autry
Columbia
Gene
Will Rogers
Rogers
Oklahoma
del Courtney
NBC
New York
Our Old-Time Couch Made Streamline Hidebound
Home crafting feature by AUTIL WYETH SPEARS MAS describes converting an old family sofa into a streamline piece. Steps include repainting the frame, padding, bright fabric, end table boxes, a partition with shelves, and matching tables, with final cushions in upholstery. promotion for Mrs. Spears Book No. 9 and Book 3 with a 10 cent request, Bedford Hills NY.
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Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Odd Facts From The Week In History And Folklore
A collage of curious notes notes on mine fire alarms scented by butyl mercaptan, royal travel etiquette in Iran with precleared routes and whitewashed houses, the marriage patterns of dwarfs, and a French monastery custom where only the head walks center stage while others hug the walls to show humility.
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Iran
Ea Trapre
Aiguebele
France
Collier’s
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