Room 618 247 Park Avenue a Haven of Beauty
Henry McLemore laments war's impact on future generations and extols Room 618 at 247 Park Avenue as a hub of beauty, where Robert Powers provides models for photography. The piece blends social critique with a travelogue style and humorous observations from McLemore and assistant Bob Fertig.
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New Paradise
Earth
Park Avenue
Thos
Cook and Son
Room 618
Victoria Falls
St. Moritz
Yellowstone Park
Lake Como
Rio de Janeiro
Robert Powers
Newport News
Mr. Powers
Bob Fertig
Changing Empire Changing Empire
A Britain dominated world war prompts massive industrialization across the empire. India now produces about 90 percent of its war materiel while Canada Australia and South Africa expand industry. The note discusses Croatian politics under the Duke of Spoleto and Alfred Rosenberg's projected rise in captured Russian regions. Belgian refugees recount hunger and hardship.
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British Empire
Canada
Australia
South Africa
India
Britain
Alfred Rosenberg
Whispers Synopsis Parke Gerritt and a Barriston romance in a midlife bout
Parke Gerritt visits Barriston to manage his Founders Band interests and win Katherine Mowrer's regard while Sue Lawson pursues Parke despite her engagement to Del Brackett. An accident is sparked by a city safety drive as Miss Treva Ganford watches neighbors. Benny Reibacker and Parke face a runabout crash, a dog saves a life, and social intrigue deepens around the safety campaign and a snitching committee.
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Parke Gerritt
Barriston
Founders
Katherine Mowrer
Katherine
Parke
Sue Lawson
del Brackett
Treva Ganford
Miss Treva
Benny Reibacker
Benny
Toon Parke
Active Committee
Sue
Fran Torreyo
Lawson
Mr. Reibacker
Ronnie
Harrold
Torrey
Hollywood
Lana Turner
Winky Woo
Idaho
Clark Gable
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer
California
North Carolina
Army
Navy
Miss Turner
Ann Rutherford
Mickey Rooney
Andy Hardy
182Nd Infantry
Camp Edwards
Mass
Rosalind Russell
Bombay
192Nd Infantry
Camp Blanding
Fla
Russell
Wani Jane
Virginia Weidler
Long Beach
Miss Weidler
Courtroom misadventure on the level of street justice
Sue Lawson tears up a released claim against her after a collision and faces a summons. Parke, torn between loyalty and truth, attends court but avoids testifying as Sue defends herself. The judge fines Sue, and the pair clash outside, revealing tension over responsibility and justice.
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Penman
Parke
Benny
Boosh
Sue
I Spy Messes Up in Latin Spy Game
A brisk South American spy scene shows amateurs without official ties working privately. Spies include diplomats and reporters from German Italian and Spanish factions with many framed by personal curiosity. A love triangle and courtship add drama as Sue Lawson and Parke navigate betrayal and danger.
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John Lear
Buenos Aires
South America
United States leadership and a new international party for freedom
The piece argues that democracies must lead a revolution against Hitler by forging a new international party grounded in individual liberty and economic opportunity. It calls for an Area of Freedom, binding shared rights, and science driven policy to outpace totalitarian nationalism. It notes the role of scientists in national defense research and outlines the broad aims of a future free world.
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Hitler
Wilson
America
England
Franklin D. Roosevelt
International Party
National Defense Research Committee
United States
National Academy of Sciences
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Columbia Broadcasting System
Sweeties
Charles R. Moore
U.P
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Umpteenth Infantry
Gor Desert Islands
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