Germans deputize spies in new Nazi espionage drive
A wartime dispatch reports Nazis shifting undercover work to non German groups including Ukrainians Hungarians and Slovaks. It cites bombings and sabotage risks across New Jersey Scranton Youngstown Cleveland Gary Chicago and Pittsburgh with Slavic groups urged to spy on spies and assist the FBI.
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Carpatho-Russian Unity
Your Ideas Editor Note to Globe-News Reader
Your Ideas ideas should be limited to 150 words and addressed to Your Ideas Editor Globe News. They must bear the name and address of the idea or. The Globe News reserves the right to edit to 150 words or reject longer ideas. The daily dollar goes to Jerry J Adams 303 B Florida Street for the following idea: My idea is for travelers with room to give men in service uniforms a lift. This helps defense though risks exist. These men may have little money for fares though they are often eligible for reductions. Most are clean and well mannered and can share army life stories. Your Ideas Editor Why not help build better future citizens by aiding under privileged city children. This plan has succeeded in one Texas city with a free camp teaching cleanliness, sportsmanship and patriotism. If workable, this plan could be extended locally.
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Azores
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Care-All Hospital For
Roosevelt Mediation Board
Roosevelt
Herr Thomsen
Mr. Oumansky
Spain
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Italy
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Hjalmar J. Procope
MANNERS Quiz Prompts Letters From Amarillo Readers
A collection of reader opinions on manners and civic topics including signs of politeness, responses to compliments, and public safety measures. Letters discuss signaling drivers, hitchhiking bans, and improving English on radio, with signatures from residents such as Mrs. M. E. Farmer and Mrs. W. Van Landingham.
Jokes and Double Dutch Talk From a Denver Visit
In a reminiscence from Albuquerque to Denver, the writer recalls working with Shirley Mount, a 15 year old fence helper who speaks a playful Double Dutch dialect. He recounts jokes shared by Shirley and their Denver dinner, plus his nephew Davey Jones delivering many quips. The piece laments a new generation’s wit and hints at upcoming attempts to craft fresh juvenile humor.
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Albuquerque
Denver
Davey Jones
Davey
Shirley
Three Marx Brothers Split Up and Celebrity News
Editorial page notes the three Marx brothers splitting up. Priscilla Lane announces engagement to John Barry, editor of a California weekly. Alice Faye stars in The Bowery Nightingale and Gloria Swanson returns in Father Takes a Wife. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello rise to fame in Buck Privates and In the Navy.
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Marx Brothers
Priscilla Lane
John Barry
California
Alice Faye
Quotations on Faith From Scripture and Plutarch
A compact collection of biblical verses and a classical line noting God’s perfection and grace. The phrases highlight reliance on divine protection and the value of integrity over wealth.
TODAY'S PUZZLER HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CLUES
A crossword style puzzle with horizontal and vertical clues listing words for country tin Tit and many other definitions. The grid includes entries like Not fresh, Night bird, To undo a setting, and various abbreviations.
To Govern is to Foresee in Oceanic Defense
Dorothy Thompson argues that governing means foreseeing threats and supports naval reliance on Atlantic outposts like Iceland and the Azores. She urges Congress to approve prolonging selectee service as a key step, warning against adversaries who disregard treaties and stressing the ocean as America’s shield.
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Dorothy Thompson
Iceland
United States
What Mein Kampf Means to America by Hackett
Francis Hackett argues that Hitler’s Mein Kampf, though repugnant, reveals the will and methods behind his domination. He cautions Americans not to ignore the book’s influence and urges careful study to anticipate and counter future threats.
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America
Francis Hackett
Reynal & Hitchcock
Germany’s Army Holds Power Amid War Strains
The article argues Germany’s army remains in control despite public hints of a political break. It notes Hitler and Goering favor Britain, the army prioritizes Russia, civilian morale declines while military morale stays high, and invasion prospects shift with war aims. It also covers U.S. political maneuvering and a stalled labor board dispute.
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Paul Mallon Washington
Eden
Losovsky
Germany
Hitler
Goering
Britain
Russia
Roosevelt
Wheeler
Stamps Show Soviet Industrial Progress Before War
Before the Nazi invasion of Russia the Soviet government issued a pre war stamp featuring automobiles and airplanes symbolizing advances in industry. Reports from war zones gauge Russia’s ability to mobilize and the unclear state of mechanized preparations amid shifting alliances and past American aid to build industrial capacity.
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Russia
Hitler
Soviet Union
The Book of the Month Club founder Harry Sherman
In New York in the 1920s a copy writer named Harry Sherman created the Book-of-the-Month Club selling selected new books by mail. Despite widespread disbelief the idea thrived, selling 1.9 million books and distributing 1.4 million free premiums last year. He earns a 25 000 dollar publisher and author premium. a four person jury selects titles. The piece urges daring, noting famous denouncements of new ideas by Eastman Westinghouse and Pythagoras as examples.
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New York
Harry Sherman
America
Mr. Sherman
George Westinghouse
Pythagoras
Diplomatic Respite and Diplomatic Astigmatism in Washington
Washington society and the State Department cope with a tangled wartime diplomatic scene. Oumansky and Halifax exchange smiles while avoiding direct contact with Thomsen and other envoys, illustrating a dead diplomatic society as nations mix and conflict in the capital.
Benedict Arnold Prank At Hueco Mountains Parade
Parachute dummy labeled Rudolph Hess lands near Hueco Mountains as first cavalry drills reveal a inside mock invasion. At Camp Davis buglers rise to 5 45 each morning to play their own taps, while Fort Benning notes Private Ralph Abernathy reenlisted with a $10 monthly raise after quitting his Inglewood job.
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First Cavalry Division
Hueco Mountains
Here
Rudolph Hess
Fort Benning
Ralph Abernathy
Inglewood
Calif
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