Crowd-pleasing contests drive postwar sports boom
War reshapes American sport with a crowd craving for top rivalries. Stars like Dickey and DiMaggio left for service, yet pennant races drew big crowds as the army navy program promises a larger pool of players. Hank Greenberg eyes a return at 35 after four years away, with others like Joe Louis and Billy Conn cited as examples.
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Cooper
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Tex Hughson
Bob Feller
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Carl Hubbell
Dave Ferriss
al Benton
Hubbell
Greasy Neale
Steve Owen
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Joe Louis
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Helicopter Rescues 11 Marooned Fliers
In Manchester N H a helicopter rescued 11 Canadian airmen stranded in Labrador. Ground conditions halted two planes, forcing a forced landing on April 19 during a routine flight. The soldiers were brought to safety individually by the helicopter.
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Manchester
N. H
Labrador
Bequest For Kiss From 1899 Surprises Highland Park Woman
Clara Mohr Carey 66 of Highland Park will inherit 500 from Arthur J. Machek, the Milwaukee fiancé who died May 7 leaving a 40 000 estate. The pair kept company at age 21 in 1899 and split due to religious differences. Carey married Frank Carey and has a son Lawrence. The will was filed in Milwaukee probate court and the donor never loved anyone else.
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Chicago
Clara Mohr Carey
Highland Park
Milwaukee
Carey
Machek
Arthur
Dog Tracks His Master Across Pacific Ocean Story
Joker, a black cocker spaniel owned by Capt. Stanley C. Raye, left Pittsburg California to find his master. After thirteen days in town the dog boarded a transport and crossed 6000 miles to a remote island post, guided by an uncanny canine sense. The reunion photo showed both men happy.
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Calif
Joker
Stanely C. Raye
U.S.A
Raye
Bombs Felt by Reich Total 2,453,595 Tons
Allied air forces have dropped 2,453,595 tons of bombs on Germany since the war began. Losses include 27,715 Allied airmen killed or missing and 16,552 bombers lost. German losses reach 20,574 planes in combat and 12,337 damaged on the ground.
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Reich
London
England
Germany
Britain
Medal of Honor Tag Granted to Slain Hero’s Father
Pvt. Elmer E. Fryar, who killed 27 Japanese with a rifle on Leyte and died saving his platoon leader, will have the Congressional Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to his father George Fryar, the War Department announced. Fryar was 21 at the time of his death on December 8.
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Pvt
Elmer E. Fryar
The
War Department
George Fryar
Fryar
Leyte
Pack of Cigarettes Lost Plus 200 Pounds of Meat
Chicago truck driver Floyd Miers reported his vehicle vanished containing 200 pounds of sausage ham and frank furters and a pack of cigarettes. He described the loss as regrettable and told police the theft was the worst blow.
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Chicago
Floyd Miers
Bretton Woods Plan Aids World Trade and Farm Markets
Column extols the Bretton Woods agreement as a path to global distribution, credits it with creating a multilateral credit fund to stabilize exchange rates, aid famine relief, and expand American farm markets. It lauds Wilson’s influence, notes San Francisco pact links to Dumbarton Oaks, and critiques European moves toward state control of trade and utilities.
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Bretton Woods
San Francisco
China
Woodrow Wilson
Dumbarton Oaks
United States
Senate
Henry Cabot Lodge
Wilson
This Man Proves That Loss of Arm Is No Handicap
Milwaukee man Orville Starke, Holeproof Hosiery purchasing agent, lost his right arm yet built a successful life in business sports and social circles. He inspires amputees at Atlantic City hospital and Milwaukee veterans to pursue a normal, active life, sharing his story and self-made biography to urge perseverance and confidence.
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Orville
Starke
Thomas M. England
Atlantic City
N. J
Holeproof Hosiery Company
The
Milwaukee Journal
Broad
Marquette University
Wisconsin Athletic Club
Northwestern University
Air Corps
Glenn
Dog That Killed Little Mistress Is Killed
In Los Angeles a five year old bull terrier known as Woof, who fatally attacked 21 month old Marguerite Derden, was asphyxiated after years of legal fights. The baby's parents Sgt. and Mrs. Charles Derdenger had sought the dog's execution, a decision supported by Attorney Joseph Scott. The court had previously barred disposal of the animal. Marguerite was killed February 13 at the base of the skull when Woof attacked the child.
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Los Angeles
Woof
Joseph Scott
Charles Derdenger
Derdengers
Emmet H. Wilson
Marguerite
ASK ME ANOTHER A General Quiz
The questions cover soap making history submarine warfare boxing title history Boxer Rebellion and mythic figures plus planetary terms and a football origins query. Answers identify ancient soap origins first warship sunk by submarine the 1820s bare knuckle era contenders and the goddess Circe among other facts.
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Pompeii Soap Factory Record Revealed
A 2000 year old Pompeii record notes at least one soap factory in operation. The fragment references a Housatonic federal vessel in 1864 during the Civil War era and mentions John L Sullivan and Jake Kilrain in 1889. The ad touts PYRO SANA for mouth comfort after extractions and cleanings, noting 27 years of professional service.
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Pompeii
John L. Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
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