Miss Dorcas Seeks Truth In Harbor Head Tale
In Harbor Head Miss Dorcas Prentiss confronts Rod Elliott about Lavinia Prentiss and his sudden departure. He explains Dunkirk injuries and a renewed hope after meeting Lavinia, and reveals a factory defense job offer and a plan to propose, hoping for Lavinia’s forgiveness.
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Miss Dorcas
Harbor Head
Professor Phinkett
Lavinia
Roderick Elliott
Cliffside Inn
Miss Prentiss
Margot Linden
Margot
Lavinia Prentiss
Roderick
Rod
Portland
Boston
Aunt Dorcas
Miss Perkins Warns Labor Must Balance Power and Responsibility
In her annual report to Congress Miss Perkins argues organized labor is an established American institution now must examine other powerful entities that damaged national welfare by abusing power. She says power and responsibility are inseparable, and attempts to use one without the other invite public-backed regulation.
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Germany
Russia
Libya
Tripoli
Japan
Margot
Lavinia
Roderick Elliott
Miss Dorcas
Mr. Elliott
Connecticut
Miss Perkins
Labor
Wil- Power
Liam
Americans Still Homeowners Despite Housing Pressures
Data from the 1940 census shows ownership steady though slightly down from 1930. About 56.2 percent of owner occupied homes in 19 states were mortgage free, reflecting a durable American home owning tradition amid rising tenancy and debt pressures. Dr. Malcolm S. MacLean of Hampton Institute urges using this as a welfare target to curb prejudice.
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U.S. Savings and Loan League of Chicago
The Japanese Islands and Pearl Harbor Threats
Milton Bronner argues that in 1919 postwar mandates granted Japan Pacific islands near the equator. Allied navies fear these islands harbor a fortified Japanese fleet and potentially supplied aircraft for the Pearl Harbor attack. He details island groups, sizes, and strategic positions as bases for future aggression.
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Milton Bronner
Paris
Pacific Islands
Equator
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Hawai
United States
Britain
France
Italy
Pacific
Guam
Wake Island
Midway Island
Hull
Hawaii
The
League
Carolines
Marshalls
Martinna
Marianas
U. S
Saipan
Cabble-Junction
Yap
Jaliut
Marshall Group
Far East
Manila
Narrow-Gauge Railways Fade From American Tracks
The piece reviews the rise and near disappearance of narrow gauge lines in the West once thriving with 10,000 miles of track. It credits the Denver and Rio Grande Western as the remaining main carrier, notes Palmer and Mears as key builders, and recalls famous incidents on lines like the Chili Line.
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United States
Rockies
Denver and
Rio Grande
Fize
New York
San Francisco
Horn
William J. Palmer
Santa Fe
Laramie
Palmer
Mexico City
America
Raton Pass
Royal Gorge
Clover Leaf
St. Louis
Southwestern
Denver
South Park
Crooked Clear Creek Canon
Idaho Springs
Central City
Georgetown
Golden
State Highway Department
Otto Mears
San Juans
Colorado
Ouray
Silverton
Durango
Rio Grande Southern
D. and
R. G
Alamosa
Antonito
WPA Writers’ Guide
New Mexico
Embudo Hill
Albee
Colo
F. D. Casan
Chicago
Historian who shaped Texas history translated by UT
University of Texas historian Dr. C. W. Hackett released the translation of Father Don Jose Antonio Pichardo’s three thousand page study on early Texas exploration and Spanish rule. The volume argues De Soto reached Texas and critiques Mississippi River crossings, influencing perceptions of Texas borders and Spanish claims.
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Don Jose Antonio Pichardo
Texas
United States
Sabine
Rio Grande
Hackett
Charmion Clair Shelby
University
Bureau of Research In
Social Sciences
Pichardo
de Soto
Nacogdoches
Mississippi
Arkansas River
Louisiana
Los Als
San Augustine
Tex
Vitangue
Little River
Guachoya
Baton Rouge
Arkansas City
Ark
Quotations on sacrifice and fate from pastors and statesmen
The text presents a biblical verse about a shepherd giving life for sheep and a political remark by David Lloyd George about facing fate to discern nation's lasting values. It frames sacrifice and national purpose as guiding forces beyond immediate hardship.
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David Lloyd George
Meanings of Girls Names Quiz From Then and Now
A playful quiz matches girls names to meanings such as Susana with Peace lover and Barbara with Princess. Readers are asked to pair Susana Winifred Alice Gertrude Dolorese Barbara Anita Maud with meanings like True Heroine Sorrow Lily Gracious Strange on the next page.
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Patricia
Shirley
Hortense
Susana
Winifred B. True
Alice c. Heroine
Gertrude d. Sorrow
Dolorese
Lily
Barbara
Princess
Anita G. Strange
Maud H
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Amarillo Globe
NO Time For Love
Amarillo
Amarillo Daily News
Globe-News Publishing Co
Gixth and
Fillmore
Gene Mows
John McCarty
Rdfe
GLOBE
Man
von Reichenau
Mussolini
1912
Philippines
MacArthur
Malaya
Dutch Indies
Australia
By Watkins E. Wright
Rod Margot
Long
Malcolm S. MacLean
Hampton Institute
Shanghai
Menado
Celebes
Marshall Islands
Dutch East Indies
New Guinea
Samoan Islands
Fiji Islands
Philippine
Manik
Borneo
Marianas IS
Caroline
Zaapan
Marshall
Dawalian
Roscoe Fleming
Christian Science Monitor
University of Texas News Service
John
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