Panama Canal Locks Redesign Boosts U S Security
The article urges rapid construction of the third set of locks for the Panama Canal, arguing the canal’s defense value in any future war. It notes plans for a military road, air fields, and troop redeployments, and highlights a Nicaraguan survey for a shallow draft canal and parallel highway as a longer term option.
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Roosevelt
White House
Plastic safety glass and 1940s auto innovations ahead
Automotive and fuel advances are forecast including transparent plastic bodies and safety glass. Cars may adopt rear‑engine layouts by 1945 with 110 octane fuel engines and 35 mpg. Sealed G. E. headlamps promise interchangeable units across makes.
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Oil Company
France's Greenhorns caps signaled bankruptcy fate
The curious world notes that in France the first "Greenhorns" wore green horn shaped caps to indicate bankruptcy. The piece links this to class symbolism and contrasts with the zodiac's Libra as the seventh sign, balancing scales and living-image representations.
Thoughts on divine love and faith in sacred texts
The passage cites lines on divine love as a sacred flower from Hervey, faith as a mental image from Jeremy Taylor, God dwelling in heaven and in a meek heart from Walton, a Biblically noted kindness amid rain in Acts 28 2, and Barrow’s view that sin continually advances if not resisted.
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Izaac Walton
Barrow
How long will you live according to averages
Aware readers are told that life expectancy varies by race and era, with averages from actuaries. The piece notes white males, Hindus, and U S infants, arguing averages change over time and that death times are not at midnight but six in the morning or seven in the evening.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Globe
Globe
News-Globe
Old Earth
India
United States
Arthur Reddall
The
Equitable Life Assurance
Stalin
Joe Guffey
New York
Western University
Keeping Fit Halitosis a Bodily Disorder
Unpleasant breath signals bodily disorder. Treat by professional checkups with dentist and physician. Address dental decay, gum disease, sinus and digestive issues, and bowel health. Improve habits, hydration, diet, air, and exercise. seek medical advice if bad breath persists. Copyright 1939 McNaught Syndicate.
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The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Hitler Propaganda Booklets Circulate, Sparks U S Discourse
Washington reports a Nazi propaganda flyer with anti Roosevelt content mailed in the United States. It bears the German consulate general address and includes Roosevelt telegram, Hitler reply, and Woodrow Wilson points. Officials call it spiteful but not actionable.
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United States
German Library of Information
New York
Mr. Roosevelt
Hitler
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