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...Hank Greenberg rubbed a lucky piece of bone on his bat, strode thoughtfully to the plate, and slammed a grand-slam homer into the left field bleachers. That did it: Hank's 13th home run (in 78 games since his Army discharge) finally clinched the American League pennant for the Detroit Tigers, on the last day of the season. The 6-to-3 win over the St. Louis Browns was No. 25 for Lefty Hal Newhouser, who had relieved fast-bailer Virgil ("Fire") Trucks, fresh out of Navy blues...
Home Is Where ... In Cedar Rapids., Iowa, James F. Williams, 61, got his 13th divorce, promptly asked the court for permission to remarry, promptly got it, promptly took a 14th wife...
Recipe. In Agra, India, Mohammed Mian Ali, III, father of 19 sons, prepared to marry for the 13th time, gave his recipe for happiness: "Read Omar Khayyam...
...13th Century, Kublai Khan, Emperor of China, conqueror of Burma and grandson of Genghis Khan, organized an invasion of Japan, lost most of his fleet and his army in the attempt...
...again medieval windows are on their way in again. The precious pieces of stained glass were painstakingly removed during World War I, buried out of harm's way. (No 20th-century glassworkers could duplicate the Canterbury windows, thought to have come from the studios of Chartres during the 13th Century.) Putting them back was a time-consuming task, and the last priceless piece was leaded into place just in time to be taken out again for World War II. Last week the replacement process began, again, as skilled workers fixed the first piece in its proper setting. Said...