Disappearance of Lavinia Sparks City Search
Aunt Dorcas and Rod race from Harbor Head to Manhattan after Lavinia vanishes. They trace her to Zoe Raymond in search of clues, fearing a possible elopement or danger, as anxiety and rumors swirl around a missing young woman.
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Miss Dorcas
Randman
Rod
Rod Saw One Coming, and Signaled It. Miss Dorcas
Zoe Raymond
Lavinia
Zoe
Raymond
Aunt Dorcas
Harbor Head
Mr. Elliott
Mercy
Lavinia Prentiss’s Hull Trip Sparks Family Scramble
In Connecticut Lavinia Prentiss faces a melodramatic wait as aunt Miss Dorcas and Rod Elliott race to Hull to confirm Lavinia’s whereabouts. Telephone calls to Stone and Rand reveal Lavinia is safe at a farmhouse, raising fears of an elopement and a last minute reunion at Grand Central Station.
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Miss Dorcas
Rod
New York
Aunt
Connecticut
Lavinia
Zoe
Hull
Stone
Freddy Rand
Mr. Rand
Ducky
Mr. Stone
Lavinia Prentiss
Miss Dercas
Mga
Grand Central Station
Dorcas
Aunt Dorcas
Rand
Redcap
Roderick Elliott
la Vinta
Harbor Head
Rod Elliott
Arm- Worth’s
Rewarding good drivers to curb violations on the road
Detroit police, echoed by the American Municipal Association, trial reward tickets for courteous driving observed by officers who normally issue traffic tickets. The program aims to grow into windshield stickers recognizing careful behavior, arguing that positive reinforcement can match punishment in improving life.
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Detroit
American Municipal Association
War toll reaches lines as Lombard and Kovacs die in duty
War touches daily life as Carole Lombard dies in a plane crash after promoting war bonds and nine year old Mary Ann Kovacs perishes while collecting waste paper for salvage. Chairman Doughton urges states to aid in relief, roads, and project funding as economy seeks balance.
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Carole Lombard
Mary Ann Kovacs
Mary Ania Kovacs
Cleveland
Doughton
House Ways and Means Committee
Price protection quote from Leon Henderson public domain
The public must be protected from exploitation. Price administrator Leon Henderson asserts the need for safeguards against unfair pricing while outlining policies aimed at consumer protection and market stability.
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Leon Henderson
So You Think Bus Driving Is Easy
A narrative portrait of Amarillo city bus drivers, led by veteran names such as T A Mask and Harold Kreighauser, highlighting patient service, daily routines, and pride in safety. The piece contrasts a bus stoppage rescue with urban driving loads, noting company owners and routes and the drivers’ varied shifts, duties, and family lives.
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Josephine Lawrence
Ofice
Manuny
Amarillo
Eshauet
Superman
New York
Big Bs
Amarillo Bus Company
Nussbaum Brothers
San Jacinto Bus Company
Baker-Lynch-Guannan Estates
John Henderson
Tyler Street
Earl Handly
Morningside
South Fillmore
George Brownell
San Jacinto
Amiarillo
T. A. Mask
Harold Kreghauser
Mask
Kreighauser
Ridgemeer Addition
Washington
Pharmacist Careers Maturing Amid Industry Shifts in 1940s
A detailed portrait follows Luther Burton a 25 year old assistant at Merrick's Apothecary Shop and Doctor Frank's Tippman's in Philadelphia as he builds a career in a profession facing shortages and new professional stores. The piece outlines duties hours salaries and the lure of owning a professional store while noting manufacturing opportunities and shifts in education.
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New York
Areral
Luther Martin Burton
Philadelphi
Burton
Merrick
Merrick’s
Tris
Doctor Frank
Strawinski
Tippman
Missahahickon
Philadelphia
Frank
Doctor
Noctovisor could turn night into day for military use
Radio News reports John L. Baird’s Noctovisor converts infra red images into visible light via a televisor, enabling night or fog visibility. The device, using hidden infra red rays, could let England detect planes and ships at night, altering combat in darkness and smoke.
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John L. Baird
England
British Royal Institution
Free French capture Libyan port a year ago
Morganthau urges Congress to pass administration war aid bill. Japanese Thailand hostilities persist despite peace talks. Admiral Raeder states senior Navy to crush British base blockade and air bombardments.
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Murray
Morganthau
Congress
Raeder
Britain
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John McCarty
News and Business Department
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Oy C—O
the Globe
Napoleon
Hitler
Russia
Moscow
Nieman River
Baltic
Black Sea
Leningrad
Grande Armee
Smolensk
Paris
Freddy
Hudson
By Watkins E. Wright
Richard Thruelsen
Saturday Evening Post
CAT Eyes
Herbert Rosen
Radio News
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