Yankees Lose Dickey Induction era ends with Navy service
The New York Yankees bid farewell to catcher Bill Dickey as he heads to Navy service. Dickey, a 16 season Yankee, played in nine World Series and shared in seven pennants. Manager Joe McCarthy praised him as a great catcher and man, noting his impact on a dynasty that included Ruth and Gehrig.
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Bill Johnson
Charlie Keller
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Yankee
Joe Glenn
Kansas City
Bob Collins
Mike Garbark
Rollie Hemsley
Hollywood Notes on Actors and Radio Stars in War Era
Amy Kaye notes Sam Goldwyn debut in Up in Arms and Sylvia Fine songs. Jane Powell secret protege of Charlie McCarthy. Ronald Colman swamped by fan mail from NBC show. Dickey leaves Yankee camp. Larned, a Pleasantville councilman, not trying out. Jack Benny signs with Warner Bros. Archie Andrews radio gains. Edith Herlick joins The Goldbergs. Major league spring games total 168 in 1944.
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Meat Balls in Vegetable Sauce and Asparagus and Spaghetti
Wartime meal tips encourage lighter, seasonal cooking. The recipe lists Veal Pork Beef mix with vegetables to form meat balls, then bakes 25 minutes. Another dish combines spaghetti with asparagus in a milk and butter crumb sauce, spiced with tabasco.
Lynn Says Mottoes for Victory Home Front Duties
Advice urging households to produce and conserve during wartime. Recommends saving cans, waste paper, and scrap for shipment to forces overseas, starting Victory Gardens early, storing leftovers, shopping early, accepting no goods without stamps, and substituting scarce foods to save time for essential war work.
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Victory Garden
Easy Spring Casseroles Spur Thrifty Sunday Meals
Time Story features thrifty casseroles combining noodles vegetables and chicken or ham with white sauce and cheese. A Billy Possum tale follows with Unc Billy hungry and grumpy until a beetle snack lifts his mood in a spring scene.
Pattern cutting notes for Applique Lingerie Set 5697
Instructions cover completing cutting pattern for slip panties and applique in pattern number 5697. Sizes small and medium addressed with steps for finishing and assembling the set.
Dover Strait watch ends after 140 years
The Rye cliff watch for Napoleon's crossing ended after Chummy Barton died. Barton, paid $20 yearly by Rye, scanned the Dover Strait for France to invade England, a post held for 140 years and now deemed dispensable by authorities.
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Napoleon
Dover Strait
France
England
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Rye
Chummy
Lemon and Water Wake-Up Drink for Bowel Health
A reader suggests a lemon and water morning routine to ease constipation without harsh laxatives. The tip promotes Sunkist lemons from California as a vitamin C rich booster that aids digestion and boosts energy, claiming it improves daily bowel action.
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Sunkist
California Sunkistons
True to Life Empty Title Exchange
A father explains to his son that calling him head of the house is an empty title. A mendicant at the door prompts Mother to tell him they have nothing to mend. The scene portrays a light family moment with a pun on a daffynition.
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