Spealing on Sports Show Oldtimers Kings of Swat
A historical view compares old time batting records with modern averages and explains how the lively ball and the rabbit ball affected home run totals. It notes Babe Baker’s 12 homers in 1913 and Hank Greenberg’s 58 in a season, then discusses ball construction, player impact, and potential future rule changes. It cites Geor ges Sisler and Ty Cobb in debates over ball types and hitting eras, and comments on fan interest and attendance in the context of long-range sluggers.
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Rether
Baker
Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia
New York
Hank Greenberg
Rey- Ing
Detroit
Yanks
Chicago
Avery Bell
St. Louis
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Ruth
Ami
Club
Treasuries
Lone Contender for Louis Is Pastor Says Tunney
Gene Tunney names Bob Pastor, “Six Day” Pastor, as the only heavyweight with a fighting chance to dethrone Louis. Tunney praises Pastor as smartest, fastest thinker and a strong puncher, but notes Pastor’s weakness in strategy when pressured. The piece cites boxers’ rankings, past bouts with Louis, and broader boxing chatter from Detroit banquets and Various sports notes.
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Gene ‘Tunney
Focayata
Joe Tallis
Bob Pastor
Pastor
Detroit
Hich
Clamp
Latety
Vacain Pastor
Tunney
Tunpey
Gene
Louis
Avlian
Comfortahly
Quile
National Boxing Association
McKinsney
Hult
Hult With Reservations. In Recent Salings
Gelenlo
Lou Noys
Nova
Tadder
Weekly defense spending climbs as US taps new year funds
The piece traces rising defense costs from 1936 to a peacetime peak for the coming year. It notes Army and Navy plans for hundreds of aircraft and anti-aircraft gear, plus Navy budget shifts into materials and labor. It also mentions housing policy debates and Turkey's shifting alliances amid mounting global tension.
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JOSEPH_T. LaBiNe
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Arros
Louis Johnson
Army and Navy
Rnal
Adm
Hay Spear
U.S
America
Turkey
Saydam
France
Eritain
Iraq
Iran
Benita Muszollai
Adolf Hitler
Mediterranean
Maly
Albania
Balkan Entente
Bularia
Yugoslavia
Rumania
Greece
Bulgaria
Britain
Malaya
Syrian
Alexandretia
Dardanelles
Bosporus
Black Sea
Hurmania
Russia
Afghanistan
Egypt
Balkan
Nile
Portugal
Spain
Political crosswinds threaten Farley not yet clear
In a long discussion of 1940 Democratic strategy, Jim Farley faces a pivotal choice about backing FDR for a third term and potential vice presidential plans, with the party’s platform and unity at stake. Pennsylvania notes a historic rail dream evolving into a toll highway project using Vanderbilts’ tunnels, costing about 63 million dollars.
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U.S
James Aloysius Perley
Franklin Roosevelt
White House
Miust
Roosevelt
Jim Farley
Nerty
Hiaveel
Joan Nance Gather
Pennsylvania
Harristong
Pittsburgh
Andrew Carnegie
William HH
Vanderblit
New York Central
Hudson
Transfusion history and future in medicine and industry
Pictorialized transfusion progress from 1492 to today notes pope Innocent VIII and three donors died in crude early attempts. It highlights need to improve childbirth transfusion to reduce 10 percent maternity deaths from hemorrhage. A September gathering in Cleveland will push obstetric transfusion awareness among doctors nurses and educators. The piece also covers U S army recruiting goals and the silver price boost for miners, predicting jobs for up to fifty thousand workers if silver rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Innocent VIII
Cleveland
U. S. Congress On Obstetrics and Gynecology
Star Design Crocheting Pattern Featured in Daily Star
A fragmented advertisement promotes a crochet design pattern claiming to add beauty and versatility to home crafts. It outlines material needs and stitch instructions, inviting readers to send details and pattern number to The Sewing Circle in Newark, requesting a plain dress size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sousse
Newark
Responsibility Of Citizens Gloomy View On Policy Demands
A fragmentary note argues that citizen responsibility and public support are needed to drive policy changes. It warns that without clear public demand expenditures will not be reduced and that government action hinges on civic engagement and trust.
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Jedctars
Coton
Thiv Scumey
Pearl of Contentment and Price in Purchases
Fragmentary notes discuss desire to purchase something described as a pearl of great value and the tensions between contentment and spending. The text sparsely mentions price and buyer intent without clear names or places.
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Oldtimers
Kings of Swat
Robert McShane
Miane Greenberg
Georges Sisler
Shay Gonder
Michigan City
Ind
Abner Doubleday
Theosophical Society
Ted Lyons
White Sox
Connie Mack
Eddie Collins
al Schaeht
Baron
von Cramm
Germany
Paul Derringer
Cincinnati
United States
Correcquel
Washington
Vernescuera
Olt Gelder Estalella
Cuba
Geoffrey Heath
George Selkirk
Canada
Amdt Jorgens
Yankees
Norway
Dodgers
Wichita
Kan
Western Nowapipet Ttt
Gene Tanney
Hammond
Federal Housing Administration
Harmmond
Frank
William
Jozeph
John Heese
Nebraska
George
Wan
Sts
FHA
PWA
Frank Hoess
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Gary
Noess
Mamiond
Aeh
Johnson
Sit
Eapanston
Air Corps
Star Design Daiig
Ine
N.Y
Howe
Kitad
Selva
Us & A
Engle Corus
Jen
Ariek Bimiar
Joniper
Everra
Mar
Judy
Sit Davis
oUarras
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