Coventry as symbol of resolve to rebuild a better world
The Globe News urges unity among diverse Americans and equal opportunity in defense, echoing Coventry’s recovery spirit after Nazi bombing. It frames minority rights, Jewish and Catholic service, and wartime resilience as core American strength. Coventry Cathedral stands as a symbol of defiance and renewal.
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Felig
the Globe
United States
America
Germany
Coventry
Coventire
Hitler
Barry Flynn Risks Mine Dive to Save Trapped Men
Barry Flynn volunteers to descend the collapsed mine shaft with a power drill to reach Stan Gilbert and Perkins after the shaft caves in. Jetta and Kay plead for caution while foreman Henley warns of deadly danger as Barry forms a rescue plan with Jack Hook.
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Kay
Jetta
Stan
Stan Gilbert
Barry Flynn
Barry
Stan—Stanley
Bill Stanley
Henley
Stanley
Pete
Perkins
Stanley Gilbert
Dick Morrow
Morrow
Jack
Down in the Shaft a Rescue Run Goes On
Henley and Barry descend a mine shaft amid a rock fall and collapse as they struggle to free trapped workers. A radio style command chain binds their risky effort while the drill fights rock and time as danger closes in.
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Barry
Henley
The World Through McLemore Colored Glasses
Henry McLemore recalls a humorous quest to become a spy after 29 foreign agents are jailed near his New York home. He phones the FBI and Army Information Service, learns no real spies exist, laments wasted efforts, and jokes about competing with Mata Haris and his growing beard.
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Henry McLemore
New York
Tafter
Federal Bureau of Investigation
F. B. I. Field Office
Villain McDonald Pays Off 1912 Wager with MacRae
Francis McDonald famed for screen heavies settled a $100 bet from 1912 with Henry MacRae the “serial king” on never regretting heavy roles. MacRae visited Universal where McDonald stars with Richard Arlen and Andy Devine in Men of the Timerland.
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Francis McDonald
Henry MacRae
McDonald
MacRae
Universal
Richard Arlen
Andy Devine
Heas
MacDonald
MacRar
Francis
Your Ideas Editor Letters to Globe-News
A collection of reader opinions proposing community ideas and civic improvements. Suggestions include youth clubs for Mexican communities, pedestrian fines for jaywalking, homeless girls’ ranches, a nationwide one minute peace effort, city mail package boxes, and local industry solutions amid sandstorms and helium bluff.
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Globe-News
Patsy Restine
Polk Street
Amarillo
Mnachinery
W. A. McCarty
Harrison Street
The Post's Bold Enterprise Backfires in Kansas City
A Kansas City publishing stunt by The Post editors to display enterprise ends in disaster when a dynamite spectacle for a President’s signal goes wrong. Bonfils and Tammen face public outrage as windows collapse and mobs form, forcing an abrupt halt to further theatrics.
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Feditor & Publisher
Long
Ders
Hontis
Tammen
Denver
Kansas City
Bonfils
Champa Street
al Birch
Damon and Pythias
Bonfils Sud
Gene Fowler
Enterprise
Hell
Post
New Yorker
Fowler
Tenth
Main
Mr. Bonfils
The Alcazar Siege and a Milwaukee Air Crisis
James Wood Johnson recalls the siege of the Alcazar with a moving account of civilians trapped for 72 days and a chilling moment on a plaque linking Colonel Moscardo to a boy’s threat. The piece shifts to Milwaukee's air pollution, detailing dust, sulphuric acid gas, health impacts, and advice to move to cleaner air and upper floors during busy industrial periods.
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Alcazar
Moscardo
Luis
Labels and science shape clothing choices in label era
A Christian Science Monitor piece discusses how burning tests fail to reveal rayon content and how buyers must rely on labels and expert testing. MIT professor E R Schwartz notes fibers are now identified only in labs, and upcoming wool labeling classifies virgin, reprocessed, and reused wool.
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E. R. Schwartz
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
Black lungs and urban air pollution fears
Dr Thomas Darlington cites autopsies showing New Yorkers lungs black with coal dust and warns of health dangers from polluted air. Milwaukee educator Harold D Blackwell notes urban smoke pollution, describing how breathable air is a dream in cities and citing impact on lungs after years living in Milwaukee.
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Thomas Darlington
New York City
New Yorker
Elizabeth Clark
New York World-Telegram
New York
Milwaukee
Harold D. Blackwell
Chicago
The
Smoke Prevention Association
Operating Enginers’ Union
Eagles Club
Blackwell
German Military Weekly Foretells American Defense Tactics
The Militar-Wochenblatt, a long established German military weekly, predicted American defenses and maneuvers long before the United States faced German blitzkrieg. It published maps, coverage of U S army training, and praise for service schools, underscoring gaps in U S military communication and warning that U S magazines focus on social news rather than arms developments.
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Dracula
Dizzy Dean
Max Baer
Bill Tilden
Wendell Willkie
United States Army Information Service
Militar-Wochenblatt
Germany
France
Norway
Holland
America
Millar-Wochenblatt
New York
U. S
U. S. Military Academy
Chemical Warfare School
Coast Artillery School
U. S. Army
United States
Average Cleburne Woman Described In Humorous List
The Cleburne Times-Review outlines a fictional average woman in a humorous portrait. The piece catalogs routines, costs, and habits such as marriage at 24, frequent quarrels, dishwashing years, moviegoing, beauty expenditures, and attempts to reform a husband, ending with a light nod to domestic prowess.
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Cleburne
A.P
Cleburne Times-Review
Quote cites Lord Marley and Justice Frankfurter on wartime resolve
An archival quote highlights the belief that resistance to Hitler would define future generations. Justice Frankfurter warns the war will prove the quality of our lives and our children's lives. The remark underscores a stark contrast between leadership and public resolve.
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Justice Frankfurter
U. S. Supreme Court
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