Navy 1944 Football Squad Aces Speed and Power Despite Doubts
Navy coach Oscar Hagberg asserts a strong 1944 squad with 12 fast backs led by Bob Jenkins and Ralph Ellsworth and a powerful line headed by Don Whitmire. He cites top backs, two standout 9.6 100-yard sprinters, and mentions Army Notre Dame Pre-Flight and other stiff rivals as capable teams. Rip Miller notes Navy’s depth and cautions that no team is unbeatable, projecting a competitive season ahead.
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Navy
Oscar Hagberg
Notre Dame
Bob Jenkins
Alabama
Ralph Ellsworth
Texas
Hal Hamberg
Don Whitmire
Decatur
Ellsworth
Jim Pettit
Barron
Vanderbilt
Earley
Ambrogi
Penn
Duden
Fines
Barksdale
Sullivan
Whitmire
Jack Martin
Rip Miller
Rip
Hagberg
Pacific
Whelchel
Slade Cutter
Dorning
Hamberg
Glen Davis
Douglas Kenna
Sensanbaugher
Ohio State
Red Blaik
N. C
Army
Duke
Tech
Purdue
Ed McKeever
Frank Leahy
Humphries
Rancher 65 Fends Off Mad Mother Bear In Fatal Fight
Bernie Cole, 65, a ranch caretaker, battled a 700 pound mother bear near a Jackson Wyoming ranch. After the bear knocked him down and bit him, Cole used a water soaked aspen and a club to kill the animal and then rode 10 miles for medical aid. Authorities note the bear attacked to protect her cubs and Cole sustained injuries but survived.
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Jackson
Wyo
Bernie Cole
Cole
Eleanor M. Patterson
Washington Times- Herald
Homer Richards
Bill Wallace
Teton County
Richards
Seabees Grow Victory Garden on New Caledonia
Washington reports Seabees on New Caledonia tend a Victory garden alongside road and airfield work. They harvested 2,862 pounds of green beans, 3,740 ears of corn, 370 pounds of cucumbers, 2,926 pounds of radishes, with lettuce and onions growing badly. Their prize crop is over an acre of watermelons not yet ripe.
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Washington
New Caledonia
Navy
Scouts to receive 17500 from God Bless America fund
New York reports the Boy Scouts of America will get 10000 and the Girl Scout council of Greater New York 7500 from the God Bless America song fund for Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt who died in France. The fund created by Irving Berlin in 1940 has distributed 121000 to date.
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New York
God Bless America
Theodore Roosevelt
France
National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scout Council of
Greater New York
Irving Berlin
FHSI Fashion Note Describes Winter Velvet Party Dress
A children's fashion note praises a little girl's party frock in winter velvet with a nipped waist and flared skirt. It highlights a dress she will love to wear at future parties.
Matching Cornice And Radiator Shelf
A detailed description of a radiator shelf and cornice design. It explains building a high shelf with a metal heat reflector, curved scalloped edges, and a cornice that fits over the window frame to accommodate draperies. It notes patterns and the chair design pattern No. 265 and scallop No. 207 with pricing.
Korean Siren Is Saved For Use in Air Raids
New York report says Japanese authorities in Korea have halted the siren used to summon people for twice daily compulsory worship of Hirohito. Trumpet calls and the song On to the Sea are now broadcast at 7 am and noon as substitutes for the siren.
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Wakefield
Tigers
York
Charley Hughes
Detroit Athletic Club
New York
United States
Korea
Hirohito
Keijo Radio
Office of War Information
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Detroit
Grantland Rice
Mad Mother Bear
Savage Beast
Joan OF Arc
Maid OF
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LTS
Anon
U.S
Bfgoodrich
WM AZ
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Bedford Hills
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Mutual
King’ S Heralds
Graille
Ceemam
KWOS
WCFL
WHBF
WCBS
WTAD
WHB Kits
WSIX
WBOW
Teler Ete
Eee
St. Joseph
Manhattan
Eae Aaa Ler . Co
ST. Louis, MO
Mlliggs
Vela
Tean
Yale
Ap Ae Pai
Tae
Moy
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