Goin Places Pearl Harbor Newsreels and Glenn Miller Bio
Newsreel footage of the Pearl Harbor attack released by the Navy will screen at the State and open at Paramount and Capitol. A profile traces Glenn Miller from a farm boy to a renowned band leader, highlighting his swing era influence and landmark recordings.
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Pearl Harbor
Movietone
al Brick
United States Navy
State
Paramount
Capitol
Glenn Miller
University of Colorado
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Ben Pollack
E” Dorseys
Red Nichols
Gene
Miller
Glenn
War Sparks Mixed Feelings On Japanese Language Schools In California
Henry McLemore reflects from Los Angeles on Pearl Harbor's aftermath criticizing wartime attitudes toward Japanese language schools. He argues Americans should uphold civil liberties and questions harsh measures, noting 19,000 students while condemning reopens of the schools as patriotic. He mocks nationalist paranoia and laments perceived discrimination amid war.
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Los Angeles
Calif
California
Sons of
Washington
Biddle
America
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
United States
William Fleet Palmer
Hashimura Togos
Hirohito
Japan
Mount Vernon
Valley Forge
Belleau Wood
Dewey
Manila
Sons of Heaven
rick@ shaw
Manners Quiz on Social Etiquette Answers
Questions test correct social usage with authoritative answers: do not drop in unannounced. share rides if near. take turns supplying cars. entertain simply if you cannot afford lavishly. Answers: 1 No. 2 Yes. 3 No. 4 No. Entertain more simply.
Marriage Linked to Longer Life for Men and Widowers
A Metropolitan Life Insurance bulletin reports New York 40 year death rates: married men 6.08 per 1000, bachelors 12.84, widowers 13.16. women show smaller differences. Tuberculosis, alcoholism, accidents, and pneumonia deaths are higher among single individuals. widowers also show higher suicide rates. Researchers suggest marriage gives motivation and cautious behavior that extend life.
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Howard v. Blakeslee
New York
Statistical Bulletin
New York State
Axis propaganda broadcasts mock American morale abroad
A Mitch of Axis radio spoofs from Tokyo Rome and Berlin mock U S morale. The piece skewers claims about Columbus Jewish lines of descent and a tiny US airship while noting Berlin jokes about Knox Kimmel and Short. It argues Americans should listen to axis broadcasts to sharpen resolve.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
Tokyo
Rome
Berlin
U. S
Katangas Bay
U.S
Japan
Italy
Fiorello LaGuardia
Johore
Singapore
America
United States
Stavanger
Norway
Japanese Times and Advertiser
Admiral Kimmel
General Short
Pearl Harbor
Kimmel
Short
Cleveland man vows to avenge misused honors abroad
Glenn Skogman of Cleveland returns medals awarded for disaster relief in Japan and declares he will spend as much time as possible seeking justice for the barbarous treatment his peace-loving nation faced.
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Glenn Skogman
Cleveland
Japan
British break relations with Romania and war news ripple
A year ago United Press reports Britain severed diplomatic ties with Romania while German planes strafed British targets in Iceland. The article notes the death of Gen Krivitsky in a Washington hotel and Gen Franco departing to meet Mussolini.
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United Press
Romania
Iceland
Krivitsky
Washington
Franco
Mussolini
Todays Puzzle Clues Across and Down
Word puzzle with horizontal and vertical clues ranging from diplomats and anatomy to chemistry and geography. Answers touch on exclamations, occupations, animals, elements, and common prefixes and suffixes, forming a classic cross number style fill-in.
On the Record views of enemy aliens and political warfare
Dorothy Thompson argues that treating enemy aliens by citizenship alone misses the broader threat from Fascist and Nazi ideological networks. She warns that Western war uses counter revolutions and international political warfare, urging modern methods and vigilant defense beyond 1917 concepts. She cites groups like Father Coughlin and the Ku Klux Klan as examples and stresses focusing on ideological allegiance over nationality.
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West
Europe
Italy
Germany
Third Reich
Father Coughlin
Silver Shirts
Knights of the White Camellia
Ku Klux Klan
Bund
France
Hitler
United States
New Times
Rambles on Ski Conditioning at Timberline Lodge
Ernie Pyle details his grueling ski training at Timberline Lodge Oregon. He notes high altitude, aching muscles, and growing strength while sharing humorous observations about outfits, gear, sun exposure, and two aloof St Bernard dogs Bruhl and Lady.
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Ernie Pyle
Timberline Lodge
Ore
St. Bernard
European Free French stamps reach America amid surcharges
Stamps issued in London by Free France feature a 1 franc and 2 franc pair with a new English surcharge for De Gaulle movement funds and an unannounced fund. The design shows a coastal scene and explorer Savorgnan de Brasses. Paraguay plans a 1937 series commemorating Irala City founding and Domingo Martinez de Irala governor era.
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Europe
Free French Africa
London
Charles de Gaulle
England
de Gaullet
Free France
France
America
Francois Savorgnan de Braces
Paraguay
Irala
Asuncion
Juan de Salazar de Espinosa
Domingo Martinez de Irala
Banishing Fear Through Persistence and Faith
Dale Carnegie recalls Lily Pons conquering superstition about the number thirteen after proposed marriage and citizenship dates. The piece links fear to action with anecdotes from Lily Pons, Andre Kostelanetz, Shelley, Martin Johnson, and Emerson urging facing fear to dissolve it.
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Lily Pons
France
America
Dekan
Andre Kostelanetz
Silvermine
Conn
Connecticut
Silvermine Road
Florida Everglades
Shelley
Martin Johnson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tough but Nice by Jack Stinnett II
A 1941 income tax primer explains that the Treasury enforces payment, not how you pay. It notes quarterly installments, the role of district collectors, and encourages early contact with your collector before the March 15 rush to find workable payment solutions.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Simon
Congress
Henry A. Morgenthau, Jr
You
Washington
Internal Revenue
Return to the Future by Scrid Undset review sparks global questions
A harsh assessment of Germany and the Nazi regime colors Undset’s Return to the Future, as the Nobel laureate traces Norway’s peace to a broader quest for rebuilding free nations. The critic notes her revolutionary proposal for Germany’s future, while doubts its acceptance amid Nazi crimes.
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Scrid Undset
Norway
America
Germans
Germany
Hitler
Madame Undset
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