Globe News The Defense Message Aid To War Effort
A 1940s editorial digest echoes wartime mobilization, economy shifts, and centralized controls. It notes the need to expand production, longer work hours, and rising prices while promising national unity. It also reports Berlin wartime morale and civilian life under rationing and shortages.
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Essere
Eno
the Globe
United States
National Guard
Selective Service
Sloan
General Motors
Robertson
Westinghouse
Toss A Way Diaper Pioneered By Tulsa Woman
Dorothy Lesueur a Tulsa nurse conceived a throwaway diaper after caring for twins. She funded development costing about 75000 with a Wisconsin plant building a $37000 machine and 17 patent claims. The Toss-A-Way diaper is ready for market and she urges action on ideas.
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Dorothy Lesueur
South
Cedar Street
Tulsa
Oklo
Dorothy
Journal of American Medical Association
Wisconsin
Sheboygan Falls
Patent Office
Washington, D. C
Santa and the Giant Killer
Eric the fisherman's son uses a magic locket and a winged horse to confront the sun‑believing giant in a fairy tale kingdom. He travels from Santa to a queen who claims the sun with a vast retinue, seeking aid against the bewitched realm.
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Eric
Santa
Eric Completes Night Run Behind Sun Giant
Sigrid Arne narrates Eric riding a winged horse with Sigrid guiding him through a 24 day night trek. They encounter a refreshed giant and bewitched silent townsfolk as they roam toward an end at 31 days as Eric plans to defeat the first giant tomorrow.
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Eric
Parlor intrigue and dance under watchful eyes in London
Brinda and Dick face tension as Gladys and Vaslav circle them at a nightclub. Vaslav press joins a ballet offer for Brinda while Dick warns caution. Brinda plans a possible stay in London to aid evacuees as Vaslav courts her with a luxurious touch.
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Brinda
Gladys
Vaslav
India
Sir John
England
Britain
Intelligence Service
Prinda
Dirk
Slay
Vaslavy
Malden
Lord Mountwyn
Lady Gladys
Evacutees
Duncan
London
Dick Malden
Prince Vaslav
Mountayn
Horizontal puzzle clues blend Indian sage and wordplay
A crowded set of crossword style clues lists numbered horizontal and vertical items. Entries include deified Indian teacher, sun god and ancient terms, plus letter, body part, and color hints. Answers cross with Sanskrit and Greek references, forming a themed puzzle.
The Chicle Tale From Yucatan Jungle Labor
The article outlines how chicle is sourced from Sapodilla trees in Yucatan. Chicleros endure eight months in the jungle, facing rains mosquitoes and dangerous wildlife to harvest latex for chewing gum. Productivity declines amid overexploitation as Quinana, Guatemala and British Guiana push for production.
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United States
Yucatan
Merida
Chiclero
Morever
Quintana
Guatemala
British Guiana
Radio Bedside Manner in Radio Broadcasts
A profile of Raymord Gram Swing, veteran European correspondent turned radio commentator. From obscurity in 1934 to sudden popularity after Poland’s invasion in 1939, Swing’s bland, didactic style gave listeners reassurance. His fee rose from 100 to 1000 then 1500 dollars weekly as sponsorship grew.
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Raymord Gram Swing
Swing
Europe
New York
Germany
Russia
Poland
America
Cigarette Butts Reveal Sex Differences in Smoke Habits
A Scribner's study reports men discard about eight of twenty cigarettes per package while women throw away ten. Women show greater variation in butt length, with some as long as 2.25 inches and others as short as 0.625 inch. King size filters shorten butts for both sexes.
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Mutu Broadcasting System
WRUL
Boston
South America
Australis
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Commonwealth
England
British Broadcasting Corporation
British Isles
America
London
Prgram
Swing
King
Quee
New York
Voices On Democracy And Peace From Public Figures
A compilation of quotes from Norman Thomas Rev John Haynes Holmes Dr Robert J Kerner Dan Will C A Dykstra and Cordell Hull reflecting views on democracy liberty and foreign policy. The remarks span civil liberties leadership wartime strategy and the risks of militarism.
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John Haynes Holmes
Civil Liberties Union
Robert J. Kerner
University of California
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Amarillo
Texas
Globe-News Publishing Co
Sixth
Fillmore
Gene Howe
John McCarty
Prederick C. Ofchsner
Berlin
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Tate
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Belgium
France
Carmerstrasse
Dorotheenstrasse
Lehrter Station
Hamburg
Munich
Rhineland
Gemais
Norway
Holland
Dale Carnegie
Santa and the Giant Killer
Sire
By Sigrid Arne
Mata Hari's Daughter — — — By
Maurice Dekobra and
Leyla Georgie
Vaslay
Maurice Dekobra
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Siddhartha
OF the
Chicleros
Diario de la Marina
Havana
New England
Composers’ Forum
Jack Alexander
Frank I. Odell
Saturday Evening Post
Scribner's Commentator
Soviet Russia
Norman Thomas
Dan Will
Iowa
C. A. Dykstra
National Municipal League
Cordell Hull
Leon Tre
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