Murdock and Joyce confront a murder case in 1940s tale
In a tense sequence from a detective romance, Joyce and Kent Murdock navigate a murder investigation surrounding Perry Clarke. A secret involving Delia Stewart and Hester Losada emerges as police question suspects and uncover a paper bearing four names and a $100,000 debt tied to Clarke.
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Joyce
Delia
Kent
Perry Clarke
Ward
Kent Murdock
Murdock
Raeburn
Hester
Clarke
Hestor
Delia Stewart
Joyce Murdock
Lieutenant Bacon
Dean Thorndike
Ward Allen
Bacon
Murdocks
Caragua
Mr. Thorndike
Dean
Allen
Thorndike
Campaign Pfft By Paul Mallon In Congress Primaries
Washington report notes limited renomination losses among sitting lawmakers in the early primaries. Only a handful of incumbents fell, largely due to personal disputes or district redistricting, with GOP and Democratic voters generally content. The piece observes low turnout and war-time public quietude shaping elections.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
The
New Republic
Luce Publications
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Maldon
Congress
South
Florida
Alabama
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Luther Patrick
Wilburn Cartwright
Middle West
Iowa
Illinois
Leo Koralkowski
Cook County
George A. Paddock
Ralph Church
Indiana
William T. Schulte
Pennsyyvania
Charles I. Faddis
Guy L. Moser
Robert F. Rich
Twain
Benjamin Jarrett
Oregon
Maine
James Oliver
Oliver
North Dakota
Charles R. Robertson
Faddis
Moser
Schulte
Mass production as wartime decision making
Lipmann argues that Kaiser’s flying boats test mass production freedom but is hindered by a disorganized government. He cites repeated delays in aircraft, ships, and fuel policy due to fragmented agencies, committees, and bureaucratic routines, slowing crucial decisions and war mobilization.
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Walter Lippmann
Henry J. Kaiser
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Mr. Kaiser
Navy
France
Indo-China
Nelson
Jones
Boeta Etashideadeadeadeadeaeaeaaa
Investi
Kaiser
Mars
Glenn L. Martin Company
Baltimore
Henry Ford
Mr. Ford
Admiral Land
Admiral Vickery
America
Ford
Messrs
Henderson
Knox
Morgenthau
Why the Union Jack Marks England Scotland and Ireland
A compact history explains how the Union Jack formed from St George St Andrew and St Patrick jacks, the 1606 addition by James I, and the 1801 birth of the modern flag, with notes on origins, symbolism, and royal proclamations across centuries. The piece also reviews a War Department book A Short Guide to Great Britain, critiquing its tone and cultural portrayals.
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England
St. George
St. Andrew
St. Patrick
St. George's
Richard I
Andrew
Scotland
St. Andrew's
Hungus
Athelstane
Achaius
James VI
Elizabeth
James I
James
Ireland
Queen Anne
Anne
Great Britain
Her Majesty's Royal Navy
George III
United States News
War Department
Badeker
Britain
Hitler
Windsor Castle
Oboy Oboy
Potomac
Virginia
States
Stimson
Suy
Marshall
Warra
United States
Private King and Cuthbertson Lead Imaginary Second Front
Sgt Peter King and Pvt Thomas Cuthbertson, both in the British dental corps, tried to form a real raid by going AWOL on the Cornish coast. They sailed, drifted at sea for 16 days with scant food, and were rescued by an RAF plane and destroyer. They await court martial for going AWOL and improper possession of army weapons.
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Peter King
Thomas Cuthbertson
British Home Army
King
Cuthbertson
Dental Corps
Winston Churchill
Cornish
Cherbourg
Aldershot
Commandos
Future books on the war promise a flood of records
The current war spurs a surge of books by officers and men who keep diaries and letters home. These writings serve as weekly dispatches and as preserved notes for future reference.
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Amarillo
Texas
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Amarillo Daily News
Globe News Publishing Co
Gene Howe
John N McCarty
Jimmy Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Petrillo
Jimmy
Mr. Petrillo
New England
Brooklyn N. Y
Memphis
Tenn
Brooklyn
Chapter
Shock
Ily
Roosevelt
New York
White House
Lippmann
Ures
Arthur R. Ford
Kiwanis Magazine
Newsweek
Future Books
Collier's
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