Dizzy Dean’s armless gem tops DiMaggio’s pitching praise
Joe DiMaggio ranks Dizzy Dean’s 1938 World Series performance as the best pitched game he ever saw, noting Dean’s lack of arm yet strong head and heart. The discussion covers curve balls, pitching speed, and the challenge of low curves, with echoes on hand strength and training for athletes across sports.
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Joe DiMaggio
Bob Feller
Bob Grove
Tex Hughson
Joe
DiMaggio
Dizzy Dean
Yankees
Walter Johnson
Lefty Grove
Dizzy
Diz
Hornsby
Bill Dickey
Babe Ruth
Grant
Johnson
Unique irrigation idea for Missouri River water in North Dakota
A North Dakota farmer proposed damming the Missouri near the Montana border to flood depressions into a chain of fresh water lakes. He argued such a project could irrigate and water North Dakota, make Red River navigable, and boost farming, but interstate water rights and cost make it impractical.
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Missouri
Missouri River
North Dakota
Red River
North Valley
Winnipeg
Montana
Jim Hill
Fargo
Congress
Atomic bomb show in the Pacific urged by Uncle Joe
A speculative note suggests Stalin and his commissars attend a Pacific atomic test. If the weapon proves devastating, it could push Russian leaders to heed America's whistle and halt before further conflict.
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Joe Stalin
Pacific
America
Rescue 18 Nuns From Indo China Island
French forces freed 17 French nuns, one Annamite nun, and a French girl from a Mekong River island after being held over a month. The liberation was announced by Gen. Jacques Leclerc's Indo China headquarters.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Mekong River
Jacques Leclerc
Vet Kills Wife Daughter Self in Hyattsville Tragedy
In Hyattsville the 34 year old veteran John H. Fitzgerald shot his wife Mary Adel 24 and daughter Mary Ann 2 then killed himself with a 12 gauge shotgun. A fourth family member Carol Ann 4 was spared by her grandmother.
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Washington
John H. Fitzgerald
Philippines
Mary Adel
Mary Ann
Fitzgerald
Carol Ann
George W. Chapman
Chapan
Hyattsville
Chapman
War’s Casualties Range From Auks to Whales
The interior department reports thousands of auks murres puffins seabirds and ducks perished from ocean oil while whales were killed in submarine warfare. The annual wildlife tally notes hunting cuts during war and loss of nesting grounds on Pacific islands with species such as the laysan island rail and lay san island finch possibly extinct.
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Washington
Interior Department
Harold L. Ickes
Pacific Islands
Laysan Island
Fish and Wildlife Service
Murders of 462 Babies on German Farms
British investigators announce completion of a Nazi crime inquiry into the murder by wilful neglect of 462 infants on two baby farms near Brunswick. Sixteen defendants face trial for actions tied to illegitimate births of slave laborers and the babies’ harsh confinement at Velpke and Ruehen, where most died.
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Brunswick
Germany
Velpke
Ruehen
Blood Tests Proposed to Classify Workers Aptitudes
In Paris a paper by Mme. Leone Bourdel before the Academy of Sciences proposes reorganizing workers by blood analysis. She says races and individuals could be sorted by blood nature, yielding insight into physical and mental capacities.
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Paris
Academy of Sciences
Mme
Leone Bourdel
Rasputin Legend Returns on Kodiak Island
Alaskan rumor links Russian monk Rasputin to a Kodiak Island grave site and a guard named Gerasim Schmalz who allegedly resembles the mad monk. A 1919 painting by Eustace Ziegler and local speculation fuel belief that Rasputin could still be alive at 73, despite his reported death in 1917.
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Byrd
Virginia
Senate
Anchorage
Alaska
Rasputin
United Press
Kodiak
Gregory Rasputin
Leningrad
Nicholas II
Czarina
Gerasim Schmalz
Schmalz
Eustace Ziegler
Schmaz
Ziegler
Yussopoff
Neva
Delinquency Among Girls Stirring Experts
New York sociologists and juvenile welfare officials note a rise in crimes involving girls in early teens. Experts attribute the trend to early sex awareness, with cases of 16 year olds involved in murder and assault cited as examples of intensified romantic activity. Psychiatrists blame overinterest in sex for the troubling behavior.
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New York
Driver Survives 4800-Volt Detroit Crash
William Molesworth, 25, remained trapped in his car for three hours after skidding on ice and colliding with a utility pole in North Detroit. A transformer fell onto the roof, sending 4800 volts through the vehicle. Police urged him to stay still and avoid metal as repair crews freed him. he sustained a fractured jaw and head injury but survived the ordeal.
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Detroit
William Molesworth
Molesworth
Austria Exports Radios to Buy Food as Shortage Bites
Vienna reports Austria will produce about 100000 radio sets this year but exports the majority to earn foreign exchange for food and essential materials. The move stems from widespread poverty and a government plan to prioritize scarce resources for necessities over domestic listening.
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Austria
Vienna
Patch or replace worn roofs and kitchen shelf tips
Immediate patching may extend a roof’s life if overall condition is good but is often uneconomical on heavily worn roofs. Keep a cookie sheet of spices on the shelf for easy baking choices. Dry stuffing ingredients thoroughly to avoid soggy stuffing. Use an old tennis racket as a carpet beater. Grease baking dishes before use for easier cleaning. Wrap delicate evening bags in soft cloth to prevent tarnish. Bathe phonograph records with warm water and mild soap for sweeter music.
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Louis
Conn
Greenberg
Dickey
Ted Williams
Hans Wagner
Jack Dempsey
Tommy Armour
Wagner
Dempsey
Armour
Wright A. Ry Patterson
Europe
Pentagon
Indo-China Island
Monk
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph St
Chicago
Baxbeci S
Cohan
OARE
Schiffmann
ASTH
Scott
Toni
Praay
McKesson & Robbins
Doug
Prom Bea
Leston
Fleischmann
Fleis
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