See Here Private Hargrove and the Army Jest
An embedded narrative from Fort Bragg recounts Private Marion Hargrove’s induction and KP duties. The piece blends soldierly humor with misadventures including guard duties, latrine work, boiler mishaps, rifle prep chaos, and the ascent of Corporal Joseph Gantt, highlighting Army boot camp pranks, slang, and morale as recruits adjust to service life.
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Percentage talk at the horse tracks and baseball musings
OL. ED BRADLEY laments gambling odds at horse tracks while noting a 5 percent edge for players and 11 percent crowd optimism. He predicts big state and federal take from betting, then pivots to baseball great outfields, Mexican baseballs potential, and mutuel betting machines changing the game.
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ED Bradley
Bradley
What does chicanery mean and other quiz facts
Trickery or sharp practice especially in legal proceedings. McAdam road design named after Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam. Abraham Lincoln tallest at six feet four inches. James Madison shortest at five feet four. Fourteen states meet at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi. US citizens born in the country are citizens. Illinois Kentucky Missouri meet where the Ohio and Mississippi rivers merge. Derby hat name from Earl of Derby’s race track. Jean Lafitte was an American buccaneer. Navy sailors view being called a god as insult. Camels popular with service members. mail restrictions noted for overseas shipments.
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