Jock Sutherland Returns to Pro Football with Dodgers
Jock Sutherland reflects on a new pro coaching challenge with the Brooklyn Dodgers after leaving college and Pitt. He praises passer Ace Parker, weighs speed over bulk, and notes modern crowds demand open, spectacular play. He cites Dave OBrien’s success at 150 pounds and highlights top college programs this season.
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Jock
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Ace Parker
Panther
Jack
Cal Hubbard
Big Ten football promise of thrilling 1940 season
Robert McShane weighs Big Ten race potential for 1940 gridiron wars. Indiana and Ohio State boast strong lines and star players like Don Scott. Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Iowa, Illinois, Purdue, and Wisconsin field rugged schedules. Towns and other key players highlighted, with Lincoln-style prognostications on conference balance and tough common opponents.
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Eddie Anderson
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Harvest Home Party Menu And Old Fashioned Dishes
A guide to a harvest home party with traditional games and a menu featuring cornucopias, fruit pies, doughnuts, spiced cider, and classic desserts. Includes recipes for cherry pie filling, rich doughnuts, jelly roll, date nut cake, chocolate nut gingerbread, macaroons, and hot spiced cider with step by step baking times and temperatures.
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Baller
Unina
Boulder Man Guilty After Horse Rider Charge Incident
A Boulder man faced a reckless driving charge after riding a horse with minimal power. He allegedly struck two girls walking on the road, causing injuries. The article notes the rider’s English descent and references the president era in a clipped local report style.
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Wrong Training Colleges Train for Jobs That Vanish
Chester G. Moors, chairman of the Central Motor Freight association, told a University of Illinois conference that many trucking industry roles such as sales manager, accountants, office managers, traffic managers, and rate experts are going begging as jobs disappear. The piece notes 1,400,000 airline passengers in 1939 without injury, with new money involved.
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Chester G. Moors
Central Motor Freight Association
University of Illinois
United States
Lake 160 Miles Long Near Canada Border Formed Behind Coulee Dam
A new lake about 160 miles long is expected to form behind Coulee dam as river waters back up toward the Canadian border, creating a sizable water body in the region. Local officials anticipate impacts on land use and transportation near the dam site.
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New Lake
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Canada
Coulee Dam
Netherlands lowest death rate before German invasion
The census bureau notes Netherlands had the world's lowest death rate at 9.7 per 1000 population before the German invasion, compared with 115 per 1000 in the United States in 1526.
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Census Bureau
Netherlands
United States
Masons Gift Crowns Slum Block With Irish Lottery Winnings
Benjamin Mason, a Philadelphia relief recipient known as the Poor Benjamin Mason, claimed a $150,000 Irish sweepstakes prize. He invested the winnings into a housing project for seven families, replacing a slum block as the Housing Authority funded the remaining balance. The report notes African storkmen as two of the world’s tallest people, averaging six feet.
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Benjamin Mason
Philadelphia
Housing Authority
Africa
Maelstroms and safe passage myths challenged
In clear terms, Baelstrom explains the maelstrom is not a whirlpool that sinks ships. It is a moderate eddy, with safe weather crossings possible when wind and sea conditions are favorable.
Interchangeable Era and Maps Chronicle Early Global Trade
The article notes the emergence of an era with 22 interchangeable items and 600 accessories from the Multiples Comers Ope company, touching on ports and maps engraved in year 1100. It cites manuscript tax duties and Brazil’s government employee tax laws affecting income taxes.
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Ope Company
Era
Rae Ports Collier's
Live Wireworms Offered Half Cent Per Head by ICI
Imperial Chemical Industries of London, the world’s largest concern in the field, offers half a cent per wireworm head. Researchers seek large area numbers to cheaply control pests, a method that could save sausage farmers thousands of dollars yearly in Europe.
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Imperial Chemical Industries
London
Eropa
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