Postwar marriage guidance from Kathleen Norris on Bill’s homecoming
Kathleen Norris counsels a returning soldier to save his marriage by staying near home and supporting his wife and mother while he finishes a forestry course. She argues work will transform the home, reduce tensions, and restore normal patterns, urging Bill to face postwar challenges with patience and effort rather than fleeing.
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America
Bill
Hold On A Little While Hold On A Little While
A returning soldier finds his wife transformed after war and a lost child. She is now social and independent, living with his mother and working part time at a foundry. He questions their future as both adapt, while an expert advises time and fundamental harmony can restore happiness.
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William Martin
Dorothy
France
Excent
Andio
William
Miss Norris
Value of Victory Garden for home food and health
A good home garden provides fresh seasonal foods and surplus for canning. It supports health and family morale, offers recreation and education for all ages, builds teamwork, and helps youngsters appreciate the land and its products.
Mighty Fleet Paved Way For Okinawa Invasion
Ernie Pyle describes the Okinawa landing from a control ship, detailing a vast fleet of around 1,500 ships and thousands of landing craft. He explains the multiwave invasion method, the intense naval bombardment, aircraft strikes, and the tense anticipation before H Hour as waves 1 and 2 hit and the rest follow in 10 minute intervals. The piece notes the personal burden of awaiting possible death and the discipline of coordinated assaults on Yellow One and Yellow Two beaches.
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D-Day
Normandy
Europe
Okinawa
Marines Secure Key Defensive Position On Hillside
A Marine company in the First Marine Division occupies a long hilltop position, with mortars set at the base ready to fire. The commander praises the line as the most perfect defensive position encountered, capable of holding off a much larger force for days.
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Okinawa
Marine Regiment
First Marine Division
Tennis surpasses golf as dominant international sport
Grantland Rice argues tennis leads globally in reach and prestige. He cites the Davis Cup’s 59 nations in 1939, the wide governing bodies across continents, and the sport’s enduring international appeal linked to Dwight Davis and George Herbert Walker of St. Louis.
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Europe
South Pacific
International Lawn Tennis Association
Lst
U. S&s
Kenya
China
Dwight Davis
St. Louis
George Herbert Walker
Bert Walker
Tennis and golf balance in sports culture debate
A tennis expert argues tennis offers widespread participation with millions of players worldwide and far less space than golf. He contrasts spectator emphasis in football, baseball, and boxing, noting tennis as an international sport with global rules and substantial growth potential postwar.
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U. S
New York
U.S.S.T
Moore
United States
The Best Golf Swing Reignites Craig Wood Debate
Craig Wood sparked an argument by praising a squared-face back swing and its effect on control. He argues the technique reduces pivot and body turn, emphasizing keeping the club head squarely away from the ball to return square to impact.
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Craig Wood
Strawberry basket shaped potholder pattern 5861
Crocheted potholders in a white basket with red strawberries on top. pattern No. 5861 offers crochet instructions. Send 16 cents, plus name, address, and pattern number, to obtain complete directions.
Real or fictitious Beau Brummel and other trivia
Real Beau Brummel by name linked to George Bryan Brummell. The tactile sense is touch. In Noah’s Ark four women aboard: Noah’s wife Shem’s wife Japheth’s wife and Ham’s wife. The Washington family coat of arms inspired stars and stripes. Hope remained in Pandora’s box. Biblical figures Elijah and Enoch went to heaven without dying. Modern soldiers taller than WWI soldiers. two thirds of an inch taller on average. When it is six p.m. in London it is noon in Chicago.
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Beau Brummel
Arkow
Heaven
London
Chicago
George Bryan
Brummel
Noah
Shem
Japheth
Ham
Washington
Hope
Elijah
Enoch
China Law For Wives Of Soldiers Sparks Outcry
Collier's reports the Chinese government passed a law to curb wives of soldiers faced with desperate circumstances or long periods without news. Penalties include six months' imprisonment or a $1000 fine for fake betrothals, three years or $5000 for adultery, and seven years for bigamous marriages.
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China
Collier's
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