Harmonica Rascal Borrah Minevitch Heads Camp Nuts
Ann Sheridan lists possible blackout companions while the Harmonica Rascals led by Borrah Minevitch star in Camp Nuts at Columbia. The piece highlights Minevitch’s rise from Boston newsboy to harmonica innovator and his mission to provide affordable musical expression for boys in or out of service.
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San Francisco Prepares Calmly for War Despite Rumors
A San Francisco writer reports residents continue normal routines amid war nerves. The city safeguards include air raid shelters, disaster-relief stations, evacuation plans, and gas masks for all. Despite alarms and Japanese threat chatter, locals stay practical and confident.
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Far East outlook: Japan’s moves threaten Burma Road supply
The Capital notes caution about a widening Japanese advance after Singapore and the Burma Road. It argues Australia’s large, underutilized forces offer the best hope, while Britain’s resolve and U S energy must intensify to sustain China and Allied efforts.
Today's Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Word Grid
A crossword style puzzle listing clues for horizontal and vertical entries with numbers and brief hints across topics like presidents symbols days and musical notes. The page presents a full grid style challenge with clues ranging from 12 Dines to 51 Size of shot.
France Line Normandie Fire Seen as Axis Sabotage
Dorothy Thompson argues the Normandie fire signals a larger Axis conspiracy in the United States. She cites sabotage risks, German Italian groups and unions as front lines, urges FBI counterespionage, and warns of a critical year for U S power as threats loom at home and abroad.
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Operai Italo-Americani
Italian War Veterans
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Art Project in Oregon WPA Furnishes Naval Base
Ernie Pyle notes the Oregon WPA Art Project's work at Tongue Point Naval Air Station. It provides furniture drapes murals and pottery, saving cost and boosting morale for servicemen. The program has revitalized crafts and expanded into libraries schools and government buildings while defense demand tightens its labor pool.
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Tongue Point Naval Air Station
Naval Air Station
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Bend County
Fresh air may taste bitter when compressed says British study
British scientists report in Nature that compressed air tastes metallic and indefinable when 8 to 10 times denser than normal. The flavor, attributed to nitrogen, contrasts with that of oxygen which also acquires a taste at 6 to 7 times density. Both gases were once assumed tasteless.
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Book review of People Under Hitler by Wallace R. Deuel
The review lauds Deuel for a panoramic, clear-eyed view of life under Nazism drawn from his Chicago Daily News correspondence. It highlights the book’s direct, unalarmist prose, its broad survey of Nazi society from philosophy to private life, and the vivid lampoon of German fruit lore.
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Why Be Shy Try Dale Carnegie Social Contact Guide
Advice from Dr Louis E Bisch on making friends using action not conceit. Encourages meeting people, giving rather than taking, and trying a 19 point checklist to improve social outreach and cultivate lasting relationships.
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Samson Raphaelson A Playwright Who Chooses His Hours
United Press profile outlines Samson Raphaelson's working style and career. He writes by dictating in a chair to a secretary, created hits like The Jazz Singer and Skylark, spent youth in Chicago, then excelled in magazines and advertising before shaping stage works, including Jason in its 12th draft. He is a top film writer who favors the theater.
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