Popularity of College Athletics in 1933
Major John L. Gritfitn discusses college sports in 1933 noting sustaining football profits despite attendance drops, with nonproductive sports trimmed. He cites rule changes, future schedules, and growing interest in basketball and amateur baseball, predicting athletics will persist with student support.
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John L. Gritfitn
Chicago
A . An
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Hce
Itates
Tax Burden Highlighted by American Weekly Article
The American Weekly magazine distributed with next Sunday's Washington Herald discusses a crushing tax burden. It notes one third of workers' lives are consumed by paying for unseen or unheard expenses. The piece urges readers to examine what they pay for beyond visible costs.
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American Weekly
Washington Herald
Flashes of Life From Across Cities
Brief regional items include Shakopee firemen cutting wood for winter warmth and a Kansas City sheriff plan to feed prisoners three meals daily. Chicago to use police stations as job brokers. Seattle resident Amy Von Duhn considers death by irritations, and New York sees adoption legalities and a raised writing check accepted by Bank of Manhattan.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
Thomas Bush
New York
Bank of Manhattan Company
Augustine J. Smith
Funeral Rites Planned for Ex President Coolidge
A state funeral for Calvin Coolidge proceeds with a service at Ed wards Congregational Church in Northampton and a procession from Washington. Honorary pallbearers include longtime associates. six Northampton police will bear the coffin. A special train carries President Hoover and others to Massachusetts. Congress suspends sessions as mourning is observed nationwide.
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Edwards Congregational Church
Coolidge
Frank Stearns
Boston
Northampton
Washington
Hoover
National Capital
Calvin Coolidge
Mass
Senate
Garner
House
ZeBarney T. Phillips
Swanson
Glass
Virginia
Davis
Reed
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Army
Navy
von Hindenburg
Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
New York
Stock Exchange
East Side
President Coolidge
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Milton A. Reckord
Maryland
Oval Academy
Washington, Jr
Ninaaia
White House
Congress
Representative Rainey
Illinois
Snell
Curtis
Associated Press
Mr. Coolidge
Senator Watson
Watson
Robinson
Arkansas
Eulogy Praises Lifetime Devotion to Country
A solemn session heard a brief eulogy praising a man’s single devotion to the nation. Members approved a Snell-authored resolution calling for a committee to attend the funeral and then adjourned.
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Snell
Garland Quarles Addresses Rotary Club on Civilization
Garland Quarles superintendent of Handley Schools spoke to a large Rotary Club audience. He argued civilization’s advances limit vigor and that reliance on comforts harms physical mental and spiritual development. Three new members were welcomed: Frank Boucher Joseph W Morrow and Russell E Keegan.
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Garland Quarles
Handley Schools
Quarles
Emerson
Coffman
Frank Boucher
Capitol Theatre
Joseph W. Morrow
Railway Express Company
Russell E Keegan
Southern Wholesalers, Inc
Corn Heating Value Compared With Coal
The bureau of mines states shelled corn has about 6000 Btu per pound, versus 13000 Btu per pound for coal. At that rate, 60 to 65 bushels of corn equal one ton of coal.
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Bureau of Mines
Blackjack Fish If They Won’t Bite
Chicago report recounts a method called blackjacking used to stun fish by dropping a heavy stone on rocks where they hide. Karl P. Schmidt of the field museum notes the technique learned from an Indian girl from Salvador during South American expeditions.
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Chicago
Karl P. Schmidt
Field Museum Zoological
Salvador
South America
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Warner Bros. Theatres
Jenny Wren
Win
Zicardo Cortez
Karen Morley
Charlie Chase
Lowell Thomas
Capitol News
Spencer Tracy
Joan Bennett
Jones To
Tom Tyler
Vitaphone
Cora
Orange
N. Loudoun Street
Colonial Theatre
Winchester
Certified Public Accountants
TAX Counsellors
Soscawen Street
Richmond, VA
Central Nat
Dia
Levard
Farmers & Merchants National Bank & Trust Company
BANK
Beere
Svs
London
Shakopee
Minn
Anto J. Cermak
Seattle
Ruby von Duhn
Hugo O’conner
Big Joe
UID
J. W. Arthur
General Insurance
Rouss Ave
Local Claim Service
W. F. Shryock
No Steps
Ae, Betty Compson
Cleodig Dell
Tom Howard
Wina Booth Duncan Renaldo
Tia Juana
Greta Nissen
Cody Daky
Brian Skeets Gallagher
Hedda Hopper
Comic Page Circus
Dizzy
Daffy
Greenwood Farm Cooperative Dairy, Inc
Greenwood Farm Co-Op. Dairy, Inc
LEE Baking Company
the Bell Clothes Shop
Gray & Sheetz
Main St
Hansbrough & Carter
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