Civil defense plans urged for wartime U S cities
The Globe-News urges local civilian defense work citing the American Society of Civil Engineers and War Department committees. It outlines quick questions for city study on air raid shelters, timber for docks, emergency power and water, bridge protection, and rapid civilian evacuation to keep war from reaching the United States. It cautions against hysteria while stressing readiness.
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United States
American Society of Civil Engineers
War Department
Technological Civil Protection Committee
Europe
New York
Miracle Child Defies Death Becomes Leader Of Spastic Drive
Thadine Hedges of Wichita Kansas survived a doctor's grim prognosis after being deemed feeble minded from spastic paralysis. She walked talked and studied to graduate from Municipal University of Wichita, then led the Institute of Logopedics and started The Spastic Review to aid others with the condition urging society to help those with active minds but paralyzed bodies.
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Thadine Hedges
Hillside Avenue
Wichita
Kansas
Thadine
Municipal University of Wichita
United States
Massachusetts
Institute of Logopedics
University of Wichita
Mystery at the country house murder of Aunt Maggie
In a tense dinner party at a lonely Atlanta area home, Aunt Maggie is murdered after hinting at a secret room. As night deepens, Alice reports seeing a ghost on the stairs while fear and suspicion rise among Sally Bill Eve Bob Kirk and Claire. The narrator weighs a possible clue motive and plans a midnight investigation through a dark house to uncover who killed Aunt Maggie.
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Sally
Bill
Atlanta
Maggie
Eve
Bob
Alice
Claire
Kirk
Darling
Plutarch
Secret Room Clue Deepens in Aunt Maggie Death
In a tense stakeout the narrator moves through a transformed house to the back parlor searching for a hidden room linked to Aunt Maggie’s death. A sheet draped body, disordered clothing, and a missing candle heighten risk as she deduces servants may know more, hinting at a grapevine of secrets.
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Aunt Maggie
Kirk
Maggie
Andrew
Bessie
Whoever the President Is He Is THE PRESIDENT
Dorothy Thompson reflects on the President’s office as a unifying, impersonal symbol from Washington through successive administrations. She emphasizes the presidency’s enduring power and responsibility, the constitutional limits, and the hope that the word President will remain a beacon of liberty and leadership worldwide.
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Dorothy Thompson
United States
Duce
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Grant
Cleveland
McKinley
Teddy
Wilson
TODAY'S PUZZLER HORIZONTAL
Answer key fragment puzzle shows clues for horizontal and vertical words with multiple definitions and partial phrases. The page lists numbered hints across categories, including skull nerve, shield, statue, sun god, and several cryptic-style entries.
What Would You Do in Grocery Etiquette
A reader quiz on polite shopping habits asks if ordering by size and brand helps, if suggesting new products is appropriate, and if sampling or pinching produce is proper. It concludes with advice: report poor meat with courtesy to the grocer and choose the best action.
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England
Bahamas
Palestine
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Ernie Pyle
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Food Ministry
Dale Carnegie
Medora Field
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