Flight officer Kurt woos Stephanie at Officers Club
Stephanie Merrill faces a tense night as Kurt, a pilot, courtly and dangerous, declares she could never fit a flyer’s life. The pair share a moonlit stroll, a near confession, and a future told to hinge on danger and distance. Her cousin Vicky schemes for Kurt’s attention while Stephanie resists.
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Vicky
Peralta
Stephanie
Steve Darling
Officers’ Club
Henri
Dad
Chicken
Daddy
Henri Ce la Pagerie
Guy Merrill
Mr. Merrill
Dadady
Kirt
Kurt
Henrt
Stephanie Merrill
Lady Eagle
Eagle
History repeats? Napoleon and Hitler on war and England
The column compares Napoleon and Hitler, noting parallels in strategy, fears of English power, and winter campaigns. It recalls Napoleon’s warnings about British landings and the Russian front, and mirrors them against Hitler’s speech and the same feared threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Napoleon
Moscow
Warsaw
Russia
de Caulaincourt
Austerlitz
Tilsit
Europe
England
Spain
Belgium
Pas de Calais
Caulaincourt
War Quiz Answers From Editorial Page 1
The item lists three editorial trivia items: the Cavalry uses crossed swords as insignia. “beating the gums” is shipboard gossip. and Russia sold Alaska to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Cavalry
Russia
Alaska
United States
Axis Press Reports Tobruk Defense Penetration
A year ago United Press reports claim Tobruk outer defenses were penetrated. Italy announces captures of Greek islands Santo Maura and Cephalonia. RAF raids hit Berlin Kiel Hamburg and Emden. Goebbels tells envoy Cu Dahy that a German invasion of America would be impractical.
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United Press
Axis
Tobruk
Italy
Santo
Santa Maura
Cephalonia
RAF
Berlin
Kiel
Hamburg
Emden
Goebbels
John Cudahy
America
Across the Lineage of Medals and Slang in Wartime
The item asks three quiz questions about military insignia and slang. It inquires if sword insignia on a uniform denote saber champion status, explains that navy slang “beating the gums” means talking or boasting, and asks which country Alaska belonged to before U S ownership, framing these as an education feature with answers on the next page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephanie
Kurt
Alaska
Japan
Army MP Policy and Australian Wowser Clash
A Chicago Herald American report portrays a military policeman policing soldiers at Union Station and notes MPs escorting troops, sharing duties from confiscating arms to first aid. It covers Australian wowser culture restricting Sunday recreation for soldiers and a Dutch Surabaya ship disguising as a tropical island to escape patrols.
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Union Station
Lieut. C. A. Jansen
Military Police
Chicago
Java
Surabaya
News Behind the News: Price Freezing and Congress
Editor Mallon analyzes Roosevelt price freezing proposals and congressional reaction. He notes farm block resistance, possible excess profits tax, and limited actions on labor, wage stabilization, and price controls. Comparisons with Britain's wage policy and wartime rationing illustrate potential outcomes and uncertainties.
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Senate
Mallon
Congress
Treasury
Congressional
Roosevelt
Henderson
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Amarilla
Texas
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Daffy
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Red Cross
Mimi's
Shin
Francis
San Diego
FBI
Lafayette Field
Garden Guide
Tim
Henri de la Pagerie
Titan
Amarillo Globe
By Dorothy Thompson
Thompson
WAR Quiz
Dusseldorf
Cologne
En Borer
London
Paris
VICHY
Elatey
France
eBern
Germany
Frankfurt
Switzerland
pKassel
Augsburg
Milan
Magdeburg
Berline
Leipzig
United Nations
French
M. P
A. B. Hendry
Chicago Herald-American
Time Magazine
U. S
Australia
campge@né
Sydney Daily Telegraph
Fred W. Brinkerhoff
Pittsburg
Kan
Newsweek Magazine
Paul Mallon
Washington
House
Vinson
Senator Connally
British National Arbitration Tribunal
War Labor Board
Board of Trade
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