Island captivity and a daring prison break hinted
Allan Steele, Kay Sargent, and Pierre de Fontanelle on a Pacific island jail plan to rescue Kay’s father Dr. John Sargent. Japan's Watanabe holds them with guards, a chasm of mystery, and Asia's intrigues as a key. Allan spots a critical flaw the escape hinges on.
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Allan
Watanabe
Gulf
Senor
San Diego
Kay Sargent
Allan Steele
Miss Sargent
Harry Bishop
Kay
States
Steele
Allen
Father
Pierre de Fontanelle
Pierre
Asia
de Fontanelle
General de Gaulle
Vichy
John Sargent
Sun Su
M'Sieur
Tiens
Mon Ami
Damon Runyon the best dressed writer on Broadway
A Look magazine profile details Damon Runyon as the best dressed and highest paid short story writer, noting his four to five acre Broadway area claim, midnight work, $200 suits and $15 cravats. It highlights his million dollars in ore—his people on Broadway—plus his films, daily column, and his status as a trusted newspaper man.
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Damon Runyon
50Th Street
Broadway
New York City
Runyon
Harry
Horse
Sam
Gonoph
Izzy Cheesecake
Charley
Edmund
Boogie Bob
Liverlips
Big Nig
Regret
Hot Horse Herbie
Miss Marker
Arthur Brisbane
Phonus Balonus
John Roscoe
Betsy
Lucius Beebe
Hype Igoe
Igoe
Mahatma Gandhi
England
Alfred Lee Runyan
Damon
Runyan
Colorado
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Philippines
New York
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
Hollywood Cowboy Tex Ritter Skips Personal Appearances
Hollywood star Tex Ritter says one night personal appearances are out until the war ends. He traveled 18 000 miles on a three month tour booking before the war and faced 26 tire flats and four accidents, including a Kentucky blowout that spared Browder KY crowds from a deadly tornado.
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Ernest Foster
United Press
Hollywood
U.P
Tex Ritter
Columbia
Ritter
van Nuys
Kentucky
Browder
Labor shortages loom as McNutt faces 1944 path
The piece analyzes Paul McNutt’s rising role in mobilizing manpower for the war effort and the labor shortages expected this fall. It notes shortages in tool designers and machinists, labor piracy risks, and wage policy debates among White House advisers, AFL, and CIO factions. It also comments on Japan bombing narratives and the anticipated large offensive next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul McNutt
Indiana
Pittsburgh
AFL
William Green
CIO
Philip Murray
McNutt
Roosevelt
Baltimore
Bridgeport
Conn
Norfolk
Wichita
Sidney Hillman
William Knudsen
Donald Nelson
Hillman
Mr. Nelson
Harry Hopkins
Labor
War Labor Board
Messrs. Green and
Murray
Reuters
Japan
Marshall
Wake
Marcus
New Guinea
Manners Quiz Answers and Parenting Guidance
A vintage etiquette piece lists five questions on dress, polish, hairstyles, baby rings, and interrupting. It answers with strict social norms and provides a mail gift rule, noting either recipient is acceptable for baby gifts and endorsing teaching good manners.
Proverbial Sayings Mixed With Scriptural Reflections
A collection of biblical and classical maxims includes Leviticus and Numbers verses warning of punishment for wrongdoing, Horace Mann on preventing evil, Seneca on judging others’ sins, and cautions about sinfulness and accountability.
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Horace Mann
Military vehicle type question and Abdication query
The text asks about a military vehicle type, then notes former court circles urging King Leopold III to abdicate and asks for his country. It also asks about Hu Shih’s role, proposing options such as commander of a Chinese division, ambassador, or cabinet member.
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Leopold III
Hu Shih
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Gene Howf
John McCarty
CCC
Cleveland
Red Cross
Lister
Hill
Alabama
Alf M. Landon
Kazunari Sagoya
Mr. Steele
Mexico
California
War Department
D. Henry
Henry McLemore
Look
General Electric Company
Niagara
International General Electric Company
Nelson Jones
Wellington
New Zealand
Jones
America
Auckland
N. Z
Vancouver
Canada
John Johnson
Melbourne
William Beebe
Johnson
National Electrical & Engineering Co., Ltd
Royal Australian Navy
Claymore
Egypt
Brest
Ireland
Paul Mallon
Mallon
Seneca
WAR Quiz
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