Foreign trade outlook for 1940 in American economy
The Globe News discusses the 1940 foreign trade, noting exports rise 25 percent to over 4 billion while dominated by war materials. It warns of dependence on arms export, shrinking nonwar goods, and a declining overall trade volume. It urges policies to expand imports from friendly nations to balance trade and preserve industrial health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
South America
British Empire
Mystery of Rene Vandenborre Who Invented Circle Gammon
The profile follows Rene Vandenborre a Frenchman who in 1914 earned notoriety as a prisoner and creator of competitive games. He later moved to the United States where he refined backgammon playing methods and invented circle gammon while a building superintendent. He leverages his game expertise to become financially successful.
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Fifth Avenue
Jackson Heights
Long Island
New York
Rene Vandenborre
France
Providence
Rhode Island
Rumford
Knickerbocker
Cleopatra
Mark Antony
Kitty and Wyn Tour Through New York and Philly Romance
Kitty returns from Manitou with Molly to Chicago then Philadelphia to care for her ailing father Pop. In New York Wyn plans social evenings at Rosey Rittenhouse’s and Giono’s while Kitty savors city sights, inner feelings, and the prospect of a life beyond Philadelphia. The trip deepens their bond as Wyn’s world and Kitty’s loyalties collide with family duty and longing.
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Kitty
Molly
Manitou
Wyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pop
Rittenhouse Square
Darby Mill
Myrtle
Jet
Mr. Strafford
Mr. Kennett
Strafford
Rosey Rittenhouse
Rosey
Staceylea Bala
Stacey
Kennett
Philly
Swarthmore
Rose Valley Way
Maine
New York
Pocono
Delphine
Giono
Ritz
Mutual Mattress
The
Bronx
Auntie
Jersey
Oregon
West Side
Central Park
Broadway
the Battery
L” Club
United States
Britain
Park Winslow
Spokane
Wash
Denver
Colo
New Jersey
Todays Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Clues
A dense list style puzzle with many cross references across horizontal and vertical clues. It features hints for poets, animals, actions, measurements, and common nouns, mixed with abbreviations and archaic terms.
Frank Buck of Quiz Prom in Sat Evening Post
Article by John Chamberlain profiles Clifton Fadiman once a Brooklyn youth known as the absent minded professor. It traces his passage from a boy who read books to a noted radio figure Information Please and a prolific commentator.
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Kip
Fadiman
Dan Golenpaul
Franklin P. Adams
Adams
Frank Buck
Gilbert
Sullivan
Levant
John Kieran
Joe DiMaggio
Oscar
Mr. Adams
John Gunther
Persia
Shah
Gunther
Sultaniy
Kiegrm
Sinclair Lewis
Jack Benny
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Golenpaul
Galenpaul
Canada Dry
Variety
John Chamberlain
Saturday Evening Post
Clifton Fadiman
Brooklyn
Quotations and Mottoes from Public Figures
A collection of quotes from labor leader Julius Hochman, Dorothy Fiuldheim, Rev. James Shera Montgomery, Samuel Grafton, Antoinette Behrs, President Roosevelt, and Senator Vandenberg. The items touch on work, timing, defending liberty, leading in Congress, canine fashion, volunteerism, peace, and fears of mutual destruction.
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James Shera Montgomery
House
Congress
Stalin
Vandenberg
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Amarillo
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Globe-News Publishing Co
Sixth
Fillmore
Sal Gene Howe
John McCarty
Cceee Ee Eee Eens
Dale Carnegie
Lumbia University
Subway
Sata T
Pattyshells
Denny
Hattie
Germantown
Y. W
Accrster
Ladies OF the “L” Club
Sophia Steinbach
Christian Science Monitor
Lexington Avenue
Thirtyfourth Street
Kitty Foyle
Pictu
IG. RE
Lava
U. A
QUIZ
Julius Hochman
Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Dorothy Fiuldheim
America
Samuel Grafton
New Republic
Antoinette Behrs
Canine Couturiere
Roosevelt
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