Joy and Jealousy Stir as Constance Chooses Between Men
Dr. Rush Conrad, a popular surgeon, competes with pilot Dick Laird for Connie Pendleton, hospital librarian. After a tense sequence of gifts and proposals, Connie agrees to marry Conrad but is drawn to Laird as a snowstorm season brings moments of doubt and a fateful choice unfolds at the Toddle House and hospital.
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Santa Barbara
Pickets End Six Year Standoff at Edgewater Hotel
The Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago ends a six year picketing era as a dispute over union recognition and the electricians strike of 1934 is settled. Picket lines vanish, unions claim costs around 300000, while observers question what was actually gained from the endurance protest.
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Peace Prize Funds Debate Draws Mixed Reactions
A November note from the Ni Kommittee curtly blocks the 1939 Ban, while Sven Hed proposes using 1939 and 1940 peace funds totaling $90,000 to aid Finland in its war with Russia. The idea sparks satire on world leaders and prominent figures including Pope Pius XII, President Roosevelt, and Finnish minister Kapalene Procope, amid calls for true champions of peace.
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Sven Hed
Russia
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Moscow
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Great Emancipator Answer to Previous Puzzle
A cryptic horizontal and vertical puzzle list clues about Abraham Lincoln and related terms. Entries range from portrait hints to wordplay on speeches, dates, and biographical details, with answers touching on Lincoln’s era, traits, and associated objects and places.
The Teacher Who Gave Him Confidence Still Guides His Life
A Kansas boy once ridiculed for poor drawing grew up to be a Texas contractor after a mentor in Iola kissed him on the forehead and urged belief in himself. The tale, tied to Dale Carnegie’s message, urges readers to foster others’ talents and self belief through sincere encouragement.
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Lola
Kansas
Julia McClure
Charles
Lake Caddo
Marshall
Texas
University of Kansas
Iola
Cranium Crackers Fiction Characters Test
The quiz asks to identify book titles and authors for five famous characters. Include William Darnay from Dickens, Tom Jones from Fielding, Becky Sharpe from Thackeray, Jim Hawthorn from Hardy, and Gulliver from Swift.
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Tom Jones
Henry Fielding
John Milton
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Keeping Fit by Artie McGovern Diet Plan
A 1940 diet guide outlines a reducing menu with specific meals for breakfast lunch and dinner. It warns dieters to avoid gravies fats and desserts while noting indulgences for family members seeking weight gain. Six glasses of water daily accompany the plan.
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Senate’s lingering echoes of Borah era orators fade
Washington readers glimpse a portrait of the Senate’s aging voices as veterans like Carter Glass Henry Ashurst Tom Connally and others defend wit and power in a changing chamber. The piece recalls memories of Borah and highlights ongoing flair among Ashurst Connally Reynolds and Downey.
Nocturnal Kiss Sparks Wives to Consider Legal Action
A witty quote exchange describes a husband’s greeting and the likelihood a wife would rush to a lawyer. The remarks reference Errol Flynn style kisses and suspicion of infidelity, with a Hollywood director and a nobleman’s quip about adopting an American identity.
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Michael Curtiz
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