Widow's walks to towers and tides of New York City
Charles B. Driscoll recounts maritime lore from New Bedford to the Empire State Building. He notes widow's walks on old seafaring houses, pilots and tugs guiding ships, and a crowd of sea imagery from Sandy Hook to the Battery. He profiles Captain George Field and Hollywood pirate expert Dwight Franklin, plus observations from Grand Central Terminal and 42nd Street.
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Charles B. Driscoll
New York
New Bedford
Mass
Dwight Franklin
Hollywood
New York Life
Madison Square
Madison Square Garden
Mary C. McCall, Jr
Lindbergh
Deceit as False Road to Happiness Quoted by A Hill
An old quotation notes deceit leads away from happiness and pleasures that resemble fairy banquets vanish when touched, attributed to A Hill. The fragment offers a moral reflection on vice and illusion within a dated text.
Murder at Cape Cod mural crime mystery unfolds
Detective Asey Mayo probes the Marina Lorne murder linked to a post office mural theft and arson. Suspects include Pam Frye Tim Carr Roddy Strutt Peggy Doone and Jennings with a missing $50 000 amber gem. Jenning s returns claiming a hospital escape and plumbing work ties.
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Asey Mayo
Cape Cod
Marina Lorne
Quanomet
Pam Frye
Tim Carr
Marina
Roddy Strutt
Peggy Doone
Jennings
Prue
Asey
Tim
Pam
Jack
Curious World Midway Angers Led to Hospital Scene
A man named Jennings recalls a chaotic sequence of anger and mistaken identity after a night of drinking. He apologizes for assaulting Aaron Frye and explains his plan to repair pipes and pay damages to smooth relations with Lorne and others.
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Lorne
Jennings
Jerry Chase
Aaron Frye
Earl
Asey
Dune Island
Davey Jones
Strutts
Roddy
Tim
Aaron
Pam
Octagon House
Aseya
Jack
Washington scenes mix diplomacy and daily life
Washington chatter notes guests at the Soviet embassy including Chief Justice HughesJustice Black and Senator Wheeler. It mentions Congressman Maverick, Ambassador Troyanovsky, Edith Rogers and Ginger Rogers film, Japanese goods in stores, and swastikas on a historic government building.
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Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Roosevelt Supreme Court
Maury Maverick
Texas
Maverick
Roosevelt
Alsp
Moscow
Mme
Troyanovsky
Troyanovskys
F Street
U. S
Ginger Rogers
Beith
Japan
McLean Mansion
Bull
Federal Housing Administration
Grandmothers organize in Syracuse Kansas
The article notes Forty-four Kansas grandmothers elect Mrs P J Welle as president of a Kansas grandmothers association claiming it to be the only such group in the United States. It also includes a quip about a reservoir and water levels with figures like 2 percent daily rise and a final 174 feet state.
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Amarillo
Peres
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo Daily News
Globe
News-Globe
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Syracuse
Kas U
Kansas
P J Welle
United States
Donald Duck and pursued group navigate ravine
Four pursuers turn back while Doe descends to the ravine floor to recover items at risk. Guim leads his followers and two prisoners as the search tightens, the chase narrowing to a steep side with a small waterfall and slick footing.
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Guim
Swimming Is Good Exercise For All Ages
A 1938 McNaught Syndicate column extols swimming as suitable for all ages. It notes safer learning in supervised pools, calm water, and fewer risks than open beaches. The piece urges readers not to fear age limits and to enjoy healthful summer fun through swimming.
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McNaught Syndicate
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Empire State Building
Tall Tower
Sandy Hook
Statue of Liberty
Fllls Island
George Field
Dwight
Grand Central
Terminal T
42Nd Street
Franklin P Adams
Conning Tower
Volunteer Hospital
Park Row
Caruso
Old Town
Gertrude Ederie
St. Paul
Associated Press
News and Business Department
Ga Fae
the Globe
Eastern College
Walt Whitman
Sidney Smith
The
University of Manitoba
Margaret Sullavan
Australia
White House
Phoebe Atwood Taylor
Strange
Toby
Mr. Jennings
Jet
By William Ferguson
Jimmy Collins
Chicago Cubs
Mayo
Michigan
Ora
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Mars
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Pluto
John Hix
Ooven
Jono Peenove
Dooressels
Is Trou
Donald Duck
Doe
Ter
Frankie Slaughter
Moon Mullins
Plushbottom
Ambrose’ Plushbottom
Lord Plushbottom
Uit
Nesbust
Tarzan
Yvonne
Hastiy
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