Dutch government budget under wartime pressure in exile
The Globe News reprints Holland’s 1940 budget plan from Queen Wilhelmina’s government in England. It allocates 96 million guilders for midyear needs, funds the fleet, and supports legions in Britain and Canada. A voluntary income tax and partial gold stock use are proposed to close any gap. The piece closes with remarks from Mrs. Bella Reiner and quotes from Selective Service Director Dykstra and Governor Lehman.
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Hitler
Holland
Rotterdam
Dutch East Indies
Wilhelmina
England
Great Britain
Dutch East and West Indies
Dutch Guiana
Canada
The J C Penney story of a butcher shop setback
A longmont tale of J C Penney missing a bribery bribe and losing $300 in a failed butcher shop venture. He then earned a job at a local dry goods store and rose to build a coast to coast chain. The moral: perceived catastrophe can become a catalyst for later success.
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Longmont
Colorado
J. C. Penney
Penney
Young Penney
Evanston
Wyoming
Kemmerer
Santa and the Giant Killer chapter 3 babies left in new homes
A fairy tale scene shows a prince and mermaid turned into babies for Christmas gifts. Santa assigns the boy to Saul the fisherman, gifting him a sea shell and the girl to a longing gray queen, as the tale moves to Christmas deliveries.
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Santa
Saul
Neptune
Inga
Santa Delivers Unusual Gifts in Kingdom Tale
Sigrid Arne's story follows Santa delivering surprises to a queen's children, including a baby with a pearl that foretells the future. He travels through the night to gift dolls, toys, and a gold watch, planning yearly visits with Mrs. Santa as three giants threaten the prince and the mermaid.
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Santa
Prince
Mermaid
MATA HARI DAUGHTER leads England spy trial in fiction
In a wartime thriller Sir John Sanderson weighs danger from a Nazi fifth column and a hidden family secret. Brinda Duncan confronts links between her mother and a notorious spy as medical and political pressures collide in a tale of loyalty and intrigue.
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England
Ajax
Mara
Hugh Kenley
John Sanderson
John
Brinda Duncan
Brinda
Kenley
Richard Malden
Intelligence Office
Gladys
Lord
Lady Mountwyn
Sir John
Prince Vaslav
Dr. MacDonald
Watford
London
Alec
Duncan
Sanderson
Andy Duncan
Mac
Public support for Dies probe rises in national survey
A public opinion study by the American Institute of Public Opinion shows more voters want the Dies Committee investigations to continue. Majorities favor a $1,000,000 congressional appropriation for another year, with Roosevelt and Willkie supporters split on continued funding.
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Princeton
N. J
Dies Committee
Institute
Dies
Roosevelt
Martin Dies
Tne
Willkie
Congress
Manners Quiz on Movie Etiquette and Afterword
Question set on politeness in theater scenes with official answers. Highlights include standing for late arrivals, saying sorry when passing, delaying exit until after suspenseful moments, courtesy to officials, and storing gloves to avoid dropping them.
Today’s Puzzler Horizontal and Vertical Clues
A readable crossword clue list covering Russian tsar era figures and general terms. Includes entries such as court favorite, Greek letter, and various puzzle prompts with an answer to a prior puzzle.
American Fascist networks and air travel vision aired
The piece catalogs American Fascist groups tied to Italy with key figures and offices, then shifts to a speech on aviation progress. It praises safety, comfort, speed, and national defense use of air travel, noting DC-4 acquisitions and plans for larger planes as mass transport advances.
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Santa Monica
Harris Hanshue
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
America
Not Enough Menace
A talk of the town piece argues for a US approach to menace using showmanship and symbolic symbols like Brenner Pass and Death Valley. It satirically contrasts Allied and Axis rhetoric and suggests bold gestures by Roosevelt and other leaders to project strength. The piece notes Japan’s expertise in menace and references wartime anxieties.
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United States
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Brenner Pass
Death Valley
Roosevelt
Mackenzie King
Knudsen
Stettinius
Axis
America
Japan
Menace
Quotes from Sloan and Dykstra on America’s position and democracy
General Motors chairman A P Sloan states confidence in placing America in an impregnable position. Draft director Dr Clarence A Dykstra adds that democracy is a way of life as well as a kingdom of rights.
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United States of America
Uncle Sam
Flash Gordon
Lake Placid
America
A. P. Sloan
General Motors
Clarence A. Dykstra
Test of Synonyms for Five Key Words
Contemn matches scorn. Gratuitous matches voluntary. A coquette matches flirt. Augur matches portend. Quixotic matches visionary.
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Amarillo
Texas
Gene Howe
John McCarty
News and Business Department
Circulation
Nm the Globe
Bella Reiner
New York
Selective Service
Dykstra
Lehman
Dale Carnegie
Santa and the Giant Killer
Saul and
By Sigrid Arne
The
Three Giants
Mata Hari's Daughter—- — — By
Maurice Dekobra and
Leyla Georgie
MacDonald
Tosh
Andrew Duncan
India
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Ocean
Spain
Father
God
South America
U. 8
Girolamo Valenti
Look
Il Duce
National United Italian Associations, Inc
Italian Confederation of America
Vincenzo Rossini
Highland Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Dante Aligheri
Commendatore Gaetano Vecchiotti
Palazzio Italia
Radio City
Vecchiotti
Pietro Papino Carbonelli
King OF the
AIR
Hollis Thompson
Kiwanis Magazine
Talk of the Town
New Yorker
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