War Time Editorials and a Detective Scene
A composite page piece blends wartime editorial remarks from The Globe News with a crime narrative excerpt. It quotes foreign coverage on British secrecy and U.S. industrial strain, then switches to a tense interrogation scene featuring Inspector Bacon, Joyce Murdock, Ward Allen, and Perry Clarke amid a deadly intrigue with financial motives and suspect alibis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorndike
Ward
Bacon
Clarke
Mr. Allen
Joyce
Ward Allen
Nason and Hester Face Bacon In San Baria Estate Sale
In a tense confrontation, Lieutenant Bacon questions Nason, Hester, and Ward Allen about Clarke, the Losado estate sale, and possible involvement with bonds. Delia Stewart reacts oddly as a stranger arrives, shadows deepen, and a mystery man enters with hostile intent as the scene ends.
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Joyce
Nason
Clarke
Bacon
Hester
Losado
San Baria
Murdock
Hestor
Ward Allen
Allen
Delia
Delia Stewart
Miss Stewart
Books reviews and current publications preview
Harpers presents Until the Day Break by Louis Bromfield set in Nazi occupied Paris where a small loyalist group resists. Roxie Dawn uses her dancing as a weapon. Gestapo approval is invoked as she seeks vengeance. Sheridan House offers Take Her Down tales of the submarine L-9 in World War I. Thompson highlights sailor wit and sea life aboard a small aging sub. Other new titles include The Yellow Taxi and Mystery for Mary from Crime Club, Open Fire on submarines, No Boundary Line in Alaska, and The Black Baroness on Norway’s fall.
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Harpers
Louis Bromfield
Paris
France
Jean D’abruzzi
Roxana Dawn
Roxie
Nicky
Gestapo
Sheridan House
T. B. Thompson
Thompson
Lnardry
Atlantic
North Sea
Azores
England
Crime Club
Jonathan Stagge
No Boundary Line
Penn
Esther Birdsall Darling
Alaata
Macmillan
Dennis Wheatley
Norway
Low Countries
Naval fliers are step-children of the American armed forces
Navy air crews have fought bravely yet remain politically behind the army in rank and influence. The planned upgrade of Rear Admiral Towers to vice admiral and assistant chief of naval operations was canceled, leaving naval aviation led by rear admirals. In contrast, the army counts several aviator generals in top posts, with air power integrated into overall command, while naval air officers lack equivalent command access and production clout. The article notes disproportionate promotion, limited senior status for naval aviation, and the dominance of non flyers in promotions and assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow Truck Company
Michigan
Hitler
Tirohito
Suez Canal
Caucasus
Alliance
Washington
United States
Army
Naval Air Branch
John H. Towers
Bureau of Aeronautics
Naval Operations
Naval Air
Ernest J. King
Henry H. Arnold
George H. Brett
Southwest Pacific
Frank M. Andrews
Delos Co. Emmons
Wariders
Coral Sea
Midway
Naval aviation parity hinges on higher command action
Naval aviators contend interdepartmental boards marginalize air power as warfare lags behind battleships. They note no naval air representation on key committees and that senior sea officers prefer ships, delaying aviation gains until President or Congress intervenes to force change.
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Tions Board
Naval Air
War Production Board
WPB
Army and Navy
British Purchasing Commission
Naval Aviation
Naval Command
President
Congress
Ministers In White Heal Hearts Through Listening Care
In a feature tracing a 1925 Worcester hospital experiment, a young seminary intern team aids patients by listening rather than prescribing. The practice, led by Rev Anton Boisen, trains lay ministers and theological students in practical psychology attached to medical wards. The piece contrasts wartime Moscow cinema and civilian resilience, highlighting Leningrad’s endurance and citizens’ resolve amid siege.
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Anton T. Boisen
Worcester State Hospital
Massachusetts
William A. Bryan
Mr. Boisen
Doctor Bryan
Boston
Bryan
Boisen
Accessory before the fact in Emporia bank scandal
William Allen White recounts Charlie Cross a bank cashier in Emporia in the 1890s. Son of Col. H. C. Cross who founded the First National Bank, Charlie faced a $60,000 shortage and fake bookkeeping. Federal inspectors traced crimes, and the bank collapsed six months after their visit. Charlie died by self-inflicted means on his farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Cross
First National Bank of Emporia
Col
H. C. Cross
First National Bank
Strutter
Clydesdale
Fair Grounds
Colonel Cross
Charlie
Gazette Office
Kansas
Will
Bank
Jim Lane
Governor Robinson
Chester Thomas
Charley
Sunnyslipe
Funny Little Guy and the Rooneys Marriage Scandal
Newsweek reports Pat Rooney II, 62, to wed former daughter-in-law Janet Reade, 30, who used her maiden name Helen Rulon. The couple obtained a New Jersey license on July 14, amid family ties and past marriages, with Rooney promising not to steal her.
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Pat Rooney
Helen Rulon
New Jersey
Hod
Janet Reade
Rooney
Hir
Marion Ber
Boone
Miss Reade
Pat
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Lord Halifax
U. S
Malloy
Bud
Joyce Murdock
Dean Thorndike
South America
Leutenant
John Nason
Kent
Joan
Misa Stewart
Keogh
Perry Clarke
George Harmon Coxe
Edward
NAVAL
By Jay G. Hayden
Army Associates
Ernest M. Pace
Oliver Eccles
Navy
Paul E. Pihl
Army Air Corps
Corre
SoCal
Parker Morell
The
Saturday Evening Post
Europe
City OF Realists
Moscow
Ralph Parker
New York Times
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Fritzes
Macaronnis
Reichswehrs
Neva
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Newsweek
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