On the Record A rally for reason in wartime Europe
Dorothy Thompson argues the Vatican opposes a Nazi crusade against Russia and calls for a US peace offensive. She predicts the war will reshape ideologies, favoring realism, and urges bold diplomacy alongside armament to secure a durable European order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Thompson
America First Committee
Russia
Winston Churchill
Washington
Soviet Union
St. George
Poland
Vatican
Red Army
Herbin
Ukraine
Skoropadsky
Petlura
Timoshenko
Pacific
Alaska
William Mitchell
Pacific Ocean
Siberian
Hitler
Moscow
Suez
European
Europe
Africa
Asia
Mussolini
Popolo d'Italia
Hoover
United States
Buncombe
Britain
America
Rugged individualism spurred American aviation growth
The article contrasts World War I flight training with modern times, noting early pilots built a new aviation culture through hard work and risk taking. It credits a crusade of practical airmanship and mass air travel, urging unity and focusing on national air power under the U S Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
America
United States Air Force
Hollywood types and party couples noted in Amarillo column
A lively Amarillo gossip column lists young stars and social pairs. Deanna Durbin, Judy Garland, Jackie Cooper, Jane Withers, Freddie Bartholomew, and others are cited with career shifts and romantic entanglements. Local socialites and couples such as Byron Dunbar, Leon Patton, Fern Brannen, and Harold Patton are named alongside birthday mentions and engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster Vaughn
Nell Harris
Fred Kelly
Byron Dunbar
Mona
Fern Kruger
Tom Cole
Sharleen Barker
Harold Patton
Glenn Allen Newbold
Jane Gulerie
Dick Ross
Ava Lee Sullivan
Kathryn Farwell
Billie Williford
Lloyd Ford
Doll Smith
Wilda Dixon
Ralph Short
Sylvester
Munn
Latvia Stamps Mix War Era History and Polls
The article notes a 1938 Latvian stamp view of Lipland amid Soviet and Nazi disruptions, references Latvia Lithuania and Estonia independence, and frames neutrality as short lived after the Nazis divided Poland. It also cites a poll showing 60 percent favoring a 400th anniversary California discovery stamp and a separate poll on a 1776 spirit stamp for the defense program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latvia
Russia
Baltic States
Lipland
Lithuania
Estonia
Poland
Joseph Stalin
California
National Federation of Stamp Clubs
Manners Quiz Answers on Social Dress and Etiquette
The article presents five etiquette questions with authoritative answers: 1 dinner jacket for semi formal wear 2 draperies over drapes 3 avoid sprinkling with foreign phrases 4 women should not wear evening dresses when men wear business suits 5 apologize to a neighbor if your child misbehaves and a hostess should answer guest’s dress question with suit yourself or Yes the men are wearing black ties, best solution is the guest follows expected attire
Answers to Cracker S Questions on Editorial Page 1
The list covers common phrases ending in Jack or Robin and name origins. Notable items include Jack of Spades and one eyed jacks, Jack Be Nimble, Jack in the Box, and Jack of All Trades. Also referenced are June Knight June Bug and June Berry, Joe College Jo Jo Joe Miller Charley Horse Tom Tom John Doe Robin Hood Robin Moor Robin Redbreast and Robin Burns with brief descriptors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Jack of All Trades
June Knight
Lowell
June
Joe College
Jo-Jo
Joe Miller
Charley Horse
Tom-Tom
John Doe
Robin Hood
Robin Moor
U.S
Robin Redbreast
Robin Burns
Earthquake Alarm At The Mine In The Register
In a tense scene Kay, Melody, Jetta, Corinne, and staff react to a distant rumble and siren. People fear an earthquake and rush toward the main shaft as anxiety spreads among the group outside the mine. The cliffhanger ends with The Register and Tribute Syndicate promising continued coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jetta
Corrinne
Kay
Melody
Register and Tribute Syndicate
Schwab’s people skills praised by Carnegie memory tactic
A reminiscence from 1911 describes Charles M. Schwab at Edgar Thompson Works noting his polite tactics with workers. Carnegie credited Schwab with hiring people who could make friends, not just steelmaking skill. He remembered faces and names and showed genuine interest to win others over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Hoyt
Salamanca
N. Y
Baltimore , Ohio
Hoyt
Edgar Thompson Works
Carnegie Steel Corporation
Braddock
Mike
Gus
Charles M. Schwab
Schwab
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Boom Town Music by Hans Kindler and the National Symphony
Portrait of Hans Kindler, immigrant conductor of the National Symphony, revitalizing Washington with outdoor Water Gate concerts. He foresaw boomtown growth, raised substantial funds, and built a free, accessible concert tradition featuring modern and classic works, attracting diverse audiences including dignitaries and locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stinnett
Hans Kindler
National Symphony Orchestra
America
Ameri Ican
Washington
Java
Sumatra
Bali
South Sea
Kindler
National Symphony
Monument
Europe
Water Gate
Lincoln Memorial
Potomac
Jessica Dragonette
Elsie Houston
Lovelies
Lucy Monroe
Virginia Johnson
Beethoven
Brahms
Dvorak
Strauss
Mozart
Roosevelt
White House
Basil Rathbone to Punch a Man in Hollywood Movie
Basil Rathbone for the first time in his film career is allowed to punch a man in the nose in International Lady. He plays an operatives of Scotland Yard chasing foreign agents alongside George Brent while Ilona Massey is an informant. Rathbone jokes he is not Sherlock Holmes this time despite makeup and role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Moore
Hollywood
U.P
Basil Rathbone
Edward Small
Rathbone
George Brent
Ilona Massey
Scotland Yard
Brent
FBI
Miss Massey
Sherlock Holmes
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New England
Ceylon
Hanks
Vishnu
Mountain Pass
Compass Point
Finland
Continental
British Commonwealth Empire
Americas
King Features Syndicate, Inc
House
Rayburn
McCormack
Charles I. Faddis
Faddis
War Department
Stalin
Far East
Red
Siberia
International Communist Organization
China
Persia
England
Mexico
Baltic
Berlin
Major AS Williams
G. G. Mason, Jr
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Bil
Amarillo
Charles Neuhart
H. A. Dyer
The
Nat
Deanna Durbin
Vaughn Paul
Universal
Robert Stack
Miss Durbin
Charles Laughton
Manhattan
Judy Garland
Dorothy
Metro
Mickey Rooney
Judy
Andy Hardy
Davee
Martha Ray B
Cooper
Bonita Graneville
Miss Granville
Jane Withers
Jane
20Th Fox
Freddie Bartholomew
Myllicent
Japan
Miles
India
Tibet
Mongolia
Bay of Bengal
Landon
Soviet
Chungkingg
Thailand
Hh Chongshai
Canto
Anchukuo
Sakhalin
Hong Kong
Hainan
sShanghai Ba Ningpo
Wenchow
East China Sea
Keormosa
South China Sea
Dale Carnegie
Boom Town Music
Holmes
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