Year of Wonders and War Reflections 1940 Christmas Tale
A wartime reminiscence from Christmas 1940 recounts a villa gathering of American and European friends in Austria. Personal letters reveal fear of Hitler, displaced Poles, and two German friends, one interned, one powerful in Germany. The piece closes with a hopeful seasonal message and farewell.
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Potpouri
Germany
Hungary
England
Europe
America
Bob
Orphan to agency king Walter Thornton’s bold leap
Walter Thornton, an Ohio orphan who drove a butcher wagon, moved to New York, worked in film logistics, then posed for artists. He founded a model employment agency after ten years, building the world’s largest agency by interviewing about thirty hopeful models daily and supplying top magazine and ad imagery.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Walter Thornton
New York
Arthur Wiliam Brown
Mr. Thornton
Roving Reporter Rides in Luxury to London Town
Ernie Pyle recounts a train journey to London amid looming war. He describes green countryside, the first bombs, winded shelters in suburban backyards, blackout compartments, and the palpable shift from tranquil travel to wartime reality as London nears.
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London Town
Ernie Pyle
England
London
George Lait
Brinda and Vaslav In a Tangled Dance of Love and Threat
Brinda and Vaslav confront passion and danger after a near stabbing. Vaslav swears love as Brinda confronts his secrets and the looming threat around them. In London the charity ball looms as Europe teeters toward war, and Vaslav maneuvers amid a tense social backdrop.
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Vaslav
Brinda
TODAYS PUZZLER CROSSWORD CLUES LISTED FOR SOLVER
A mixed list of across and down clues from a newspaper puzzle page. Entries include political term s a verb forms and various objects with hints like Vice president elect of the U S A 12 Shoe bottom and Bear constellation 16 Changed position 17 and other definitions spanning animals plants and common nouns.
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U.S. A
Marineland Oceanarium Shows Colorful World Beneath Waves
Frederick W. Clemens describes Marineland in Florida as the world’s largest oceanarium where 30,000 to 50,000 fish mingle in two giant tanks fed by five million gallons of seawater daily. The exhibit blends sharks with jack fish and rainbow-colored species under blue lighting, while divers like Bill Zieler and B F Ponce Jr perform underwater duties. A new sleep-inducing method aims to gently transport freshwater game fish, reducing transit injuries.
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Oceanarium
Marine Studios
Marineland
Florida
St. Augustine
Finney
Tropics
No Man's Land
King Neptune
Atlantic
Izaak Walton
Tia Tolstoy
Bill Zieler
B. F. Ponce, Jr
Bill
Tenton
Manners Quiz on Christmas Card Etiquette and Gifts
A short etiquette quiz asks whether couples sign as Sue and Don Brown, if red ink is acceptable on envelopes, whether a married woman should add her husband’s name, if name printing is better than handwriting, and how to respond to gifts. The best solution for a gift scenario is to act pleased with the gift and offer no apology.
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Mary
Countess B
Turkestan
Germany
Russian
Poland
Mountwyn
Brinda
Vaslav
Vaslay
Don Brown
Sue
Quotes on regulation and world peace from 1919 sources
President Martin of New York Stock Exchange urges turning regulation into a constructive force after elections. Dr Paul Super of YMCA World Service Committee foresees Europe turning toward East or West. Clarence E. Pickett, a Quaker relief worker, argues starvation and disease do not favor peace or borders.
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Martin
New York Stock Exchange
Europe
Russia
United States
Paul Super
Y. M. C. A. World Service Committee
Clarence E. Pickett
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