Connie Mack Reflects On Cardinals And Baseball Greats
Veteran analyst Connie Mack recalls the 1930s Cardinals and classic pitchers like White, Pollet, and Lanier. He highlights Bill Dickey’s consistent defense and hitting, Dizzy Dean’s unchanged persona, and memorable moments from games and broadcasts.
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Connie Mack
Cardinals
Connie
Mort
Cooper
Ernie
White
Pollet
Beazley
Max Lanier
Cub
Spud Chandler
Bill Dickey
Bill
Yankees
German Tactics Shift as Hitler Seeks Winter Line
The article details German plans to reinforce the eastern front with a stronger winter defense. It notes strategic timing and observed shifts in tactics as winter approaches and artillery and infantry deployments increase.
Movement to Position in Russian Front Signals Stalemate
Military experts describe the fighting as an in between period as Hitler’s forces contend with time and weather turning toward a war of position. Stalingrad endures heavy street fighting while Moscow and the Caucasus shift strategic weight. Soviet advances southeast of Novorossisk and near Grozny accompany price reforms by the Office of Price Administration raising select food prices by a few cents. Optional use of the new ceiling applies to most items. compulsory for lard and dried fruits.
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Adolf Hitler
Stalingrad
Volga River
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Caucasus
Novorossisk
Grozny
Baltic Sea
Volga
Office of Price Administration
Chilean Ambassador Protests Welles Claim on Axis Agents
Rodolfo Michels the Chilean ambassador filed a formal protest to Sumner Welles undersecretary of state over a statement that Axis agents were operating in Chile and Argentina. Michels and Welles later met as Chilean President Juan Rios was expected to arrive in Washington for a state visit.
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United States
Rodolfo Michels
Sumner Welles
Chile
Argentina
Michels
Welles
Juan Rios
Washington
Senate approves record tax bill in five days
Senate passes the largest U S tax bill in history with a 77 to Ca 26 billion dollar revenue measure for 1942 incomes. Revenue rise estimated at 6.291 billion to 17 billion. Major provisions include a Victory levy on individuals, higher normal income tax, and steeper surtaxes.
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Senate
Treasury Department
House
Tires for All and ExTerritorial Rights Endorsement
Government plan to stockpile idle tires aims to ration tires and gasoline, inspect tires, and curb misuse. Britain and the United States move to abolish extra territorial rights in China, with details relayed to the Chinese ambassador. A wartime building order L-41 caps farm and home construction costs, enforced by county war boards and agricultural agents.
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China
Great Britain
United States
Wei Tao-Ming
State Department
U. S
Building Substitutes Found Satisfactory
Building construction is limited by government order to conserve materials for the armed forces. Agricultural construction can use native materials like concrete blocks field stones brick and tile. Unskilled labor can do a fair job and many structures such as poultry houses granaries and dairy buildings can be built with these materials.
Maple Syrup Industry Linked To Tobacco Use In U S
A Florence C. Weed piece notes nearly one third of annual maple syrup yield is used for tobacco flavoring. Vermont leads in maple products though much syrup is shipped in from elsewhere under Vermont labels. Eastern states dominate commercial maple production with old groves paying taxes for generations. Modern equipment replaces old kettle methods and pipelines move sap by gravity in favorable camps.
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United States
Maine
Minnesota
Maryland
Arkansas
Vermont
Food Tips for Fresh Potatoes Celery and Spices
Keep sweet potatoes spread out so they will not touch if you don't want them to become soft and rotted. Cook celery slowly, it toughens when cooked too quickly. A small quantity of nutmeg or mace gives a pleasing variation when added to scalloped fish or oysters.
Well-Doing Quote Cites Patience Over Action
A historical quote attributed to J G Holland extols patient action and warns that no true well doing exists without patience, implying moral restraint and deliberate effort. The saying frames virtue as measured perseverance rather than hurried deeds.
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J. G. Holland
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OPA
Leon Henderson
County Agricultural War Board
Harper Carroll Farm
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Florence C. Weed
Maple Products
Aone Surer
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Rful
Doans
Southwest Hotels
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OG. N. Grady
Kansas City
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