Washington in Verse A Photo Tour of the Capital
A mosaic description of Washington the city and power. It paints the Lincoln Memorial and Library of Congress, war agencies, embassies, the Capitol, courts, and bustling public life through poetic imagery. It notes reporters, lobbyists, reporters, workers, soldiers and families, amid politics, culture, and nightly hush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Capitol
Library of Congress
Abandoned church bid spurs killer mystery aboard
Judy Jason unloads an anonymous letter with 890 dollars to bid on a church. In an old chest lies Roddy Lane’s body, which vanishes hours later. A shed fire claims an elderly man, Brown, and Lily Kendall is found dead with Magh Norcross’s scarf. Albion Potter shows a church image. Bessie Norcross writes a confession. Judy’s continuing tale unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Jason
Roddy Lane
Brown
Lily Kendall
Albion Potter
Lady
Bessie Norcroes
Hugh
big sister
Judy
Mystery at the Head ends with a painting clue
On Rockville head, tensions rise as a sailboat returns and suspects argue. Judy puzzles over a missing pipe, hidden money, and a hidden portrait by Albion Potter tied to Lily Kendall’s niece. Police arrival looms as more secrets surface.
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Kendall fell
Victor
Mr. Quincy
Lily
Judy
Potter
Rockville
Quade
De Witt
New York
Lane
Roddy
Hades
Eleanor
Hugh
Gloria Lovelace
Lily Kendall
A. P
Albion Potter
Miss Kendall
Deanna Durbin grows up with Shadow of a Doubt radio role
Hollywood and public embrace Deanna Durbin’s grown up image as she stars in the Screen Guild Players radio adaptation of Shadow of a Doubt on CBS. The piece notes industry moving parts including Holden name changes, casting tidbits, and radio crossovers for stars like Pola Negri, Shirley Temple, and Jack Carson, plus brief industry chatter on war pictures and defense entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EANNA DURBIN
Hollywood
Teresa Wright
Screen Guild
New York
Civilian Defense Entertainment committee
China
Harry James
Jack Carson
Warner Bros
Glass Lifeboats on Way Will Float Indefinitely
Glass lifeboats become feasible with foam glass, a new cork like material made from ordinary glass plus carbon. The closed cell structure prevents water absorption, enabling indefinite buoyancy. Produced by heating to a precise temperature, foam glass yields rigid, uniformly cellular slabs suitable as an alternative to cork, balsa, and kapok.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington
Supreme Court
Hoover
Broadway
House
Senate
Faith
White House
Rin- Yin-Tin
AACRD
PIRATES
ISABEL
Auntie
Victor Quade
Thaddeus Quincy
Quincy
Norcross
Uncle Wylie
Nella
Mr. Norcross
Bassle
Hughie
Hugh Norcross
Bessie
thorities
Baden-Baden
Reno
Lane Bank
St. Norcross
West
Poe
lucky Lane
Tane
VIRGINIA VALE
Western Newspaper
Deanna
William Helden
Wiliam Franklin Beedle
Holden
Brenda Marshall
Ardis Anderson Holden
Diddle Diddle
Marek Windheim
Metropolitan Opera
Pola Negri
Miss Negri
Richard Hageman
Shirley Temple
David O. Selznick
Rebecca
allstar
Bill Terry
Private Smith
Lieutenant Smith
Sol Lesser
merchant marine
Jimmy Dorsey
Gibraltar
Afoat
Maria Eleme
CrLSO
Ellery Queen
Ernest Chappell
Chappell
Claudia Morgan
Ralph
Frank
Nora Charles
Kate Smith
Jerry Wayne
Rosalind Russell
Carl Lance Brisson
Metro
alésule cuit
Hataan
Spencer Tracy
DEANNA DURBIN
Barbara Sell Patter
South Wells
Soothe itah
slosple
rashoa
Maxey
Mezroam
Ralieve Gaper reah
heat rank
Lions City
Fos
coet
Saat
Malaya
Netherlands Indies
BEGoodrich
LSS
Navy
Army
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Sherman Brothers
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