Year of Reconciliation in an unsettled 1939
The piece reflects on 1938 as a bitter year and posits 1939 could become a year of reconciliation. It notes the Spanish Civil War settlements, TVA and utilities talks including TVA's purchase of the Tennessee Electric Power Co. for about 80 million dollars, and possible settlements with Mexico over oil expropriation, while acknowledging uncertain outcomes in the Chinese war.
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United States
TVA
Tennessee Electric Power Co
Mexico
Petrel's perilous Cairo romance with Tony Lance deepens
In Cairo Petronella weighs love with Tony Lance while Peter Mallone, a journalist, watches. Tony asserts duty and danger cloud their future as Petrel questions loyalty and home life. The group of journalists at the Continental table shifts from war talk to Egypt’s fate as romance grows.
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Peter Mallone
Petronella
Tony Lance
Petrel
Peter
Tony
Aunt Maisie
Petre
Mr. Lance
Jank
Antony Lance
China
Cairo
England
James
Addis Abbaba
Alexandria
Abyssinia
Manchuria
Arabia
Perones
Jony
Port Saki
Tialy
Amie
Hix
Egypt
Sleuth From Fiction Puzzle Clue Crawl
A compact listing of crossword style clues from a fiction sleuth themed page. The hints span detectives, poetry, mythology and common terms with varying lengths and wordplay, inviting solution for each numbered entry.
Globe News 1939 Issue Highlights War News and Fiction Fragments
The Amarillo Globe announces its Friday February 17 1939 edition with front page items on elections and editorial policy. It also includes serialized fiction involving Frederick Gregory Helen and Tarzan in a submerged chase across a lake setting with silent pursuers.
Model tips for girls seeking NYC work in 1939 column
Miss Victoria Gray lays out five modeling paths in New York and shares insider advice for aspiring models. She notes 2 506 local professionals, offers income, housing, schooling, showroom tips, dress code, agency use, and height weight guidelines for wholesale modeling.
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Victoria Gray
New York
East Twelfth Street
Canada Dry
Jansen
New York City
Miss Gray
Model Service
Children Should Dine at Separate Tables Says McGovern
In a 1938 nutrition note, Artie McGovern urges separate dining for children to encourage proper eating, noting kids imitate adults and may skip vegetables while sweets should come last. The piece cites a U S college enrollment total of 1,259,973 and mentions elm disease in England with no known cure.
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Mary
United States
England
Flight purchase muddle clouds policy actions in 1939
The French plan to buy 1000 aircraft for delivery by July faced secrecy and tug of war among Ambassador Bullitt, President Roosevelt, Morgenthau, and a treasury navy army procurement group. The war department disputed responsibility while French contracts for 600 plus planes emerged, risking a moral obligation to American manufacturers. Budget fights over farm subsidies and new taxes loom as Roosevelt circles a tax proposal around April.
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Bill Bullitt
Paris
Treasury
Morgenthau
Navy
Collins
Kraus
Lyons
War Department
Arnold
Army
Bullitt
Treasury Navy-Army
John
Ambassador Bullitt
Roosevelt
Congress
Agriculture
Wallace
Garner
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