Learning Russian at Linguaphone Institute in Rockefeller Center
A freshman narrator starts Russian studies amid current war talk. He uses Linguaphone records at home, recalls a chaotic family scene triggered by Russian phrases, and vows to master the language to gain social esteem and distinct identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Linguaphone Institute
Rockefeller Center
Benny Goodman
T. Timotheie
B. Timotheieff
B. Timothereft
London to buy itself new postwar city plan proposed
The piece argues that totalitarian propaganda fails to frighten democratic societies and imagines London buying 673 acres of its own center to speed postwar rebuilding. It highlights British resolve to rebuild London anew rather than restore the old streets and ownership patterns.
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Stenor Gayda
Podbets
United States
Wor
Berlin
Roosevelt
Congress
London
Japan Defends Indo China Base Sales Against U S Precedent
The piece argues Japan’s sale of bases in Indo China mirrors U S actions in Atlantic bases, claiming the United States acted after protracted warfare and without seizing bases against local will, labeling critics in Italy and others as late to challenge.
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Japan
Indo-China
United Stat Bas
Italy
Iain
U.S
Aswaa
Founders Bank Turmoil and Bankers Old Grudge in Barriston
Katherine Mowrer leaves Solon Culhane for Founders Bank work on a vacation voyage with Treva Granford and Parke Gerritt. Parke reenters Kathie’s life to discuss stock collateral, Founders Bank loans, and a potential sale as old family debts surface and threaten Kathie’s reputation.
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Katherine Mowrer
Mattis
Ion
Solon Culhane
Pounders Bank
Treva Granford
Solon
Parke Gerritt
Hiddanes
Barriston
Parke
Katherine
Founders
Avalea
Ronnie Lawson
Treva Ganford
Solon Culhone
Azalea
Kathie
Founders Bank
Allen
Our
Culhane
Social intrigue amid Barriston's elite opens doors and doubts
Parke Gerritt arrives in Barriston to join the Founders Bank circle, navigating cautious welcome, cousinly kindness, and mounting rumors. He meets Sue Lawson and Del Brackett at the Allens dinner, while Kathie Mowrer's world reveals class wit and subtle power in a town wary of newcomers.
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Barriston
Sarah
Parke
Blaggard
Miss Treva
Susan
Sue Lawson
Gerritt
Del
Allens
Barriston Society
Anna Emery
Sue
Lawless Lawsons
Dad
Mumsey
Ronnie
Lawson
You
Delavan Brackett
Farher
Parke Garritt
Old Treva
Treva
Solon
Thirty Thousand War Ideas Show Mixed Feelings at Home Front
A muddled quotation from Howard Scott urges support for nuclear deterrence and water power while critiquing public apathy. The speaker argues only a fraction of ideas survive and emphasizes national resilience and wartime readiness.
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Almvi Livia
Paul
Delyonse
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Parkes
Allevy
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Ti Hanks
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Michael Mole Nui
Cie
Mortmain
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Michael Burley
Mr. Burley
Michael Birtley
Barrston
Chapter
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Christian Science Monitor
Dun & Bradstreet
Dun & Brailstreet
Voluminet
Natuon
Mercantile Agency
Lewis Tappan
New
Tappan
Emporia
Abraham Lincoln
Wendell Willkie
Ulysses S. Grant
Grover Cleveland
William B. McKinley
John Calvin Coolidge
Thomas R. Marshall
John Sargeant
Coolidge
Lew Wallace
Lincoln
James Samson
Albany
Buffalo
Leekport
Henry
Charles
Margaret
Dun
United States Department of Commmerce
Mrs. Roosevelt
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New York Times Magazine
Franklin D. Roosevelt
City Hall
Main Street
Fifth Avenue
Washington
Loward Scott
Ace Pocracy, Inc
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