Dance calls trend toward modernizing old country moves
In a column by Lewis Nordyke, reflections on square dance evolution show a shift from traditional chants to modern themes. The piece cites Herb Gregerson Jr. and WPA influences while proposing updated calls that parallel contemporary events and humor.
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Travel Strengthens America slogan praised by travel bureau
The U S Travel Bureau endorses the year’s slogan Travel Strengthens America highlighting unity from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego. It argues increased travel raises exchanges and trade and reduces sectionalism through direct contact among peoples of the Americas.
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Tierra del Fuego
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Nazi gold value claim mocked by Berlin vault tour
Donald M. Nelson comments that Germany boasts a new Reichsbank building with a gold vault fire and thief proof, while mocking perceived Nazi claims that gold will be worthless. He notes Berlin’s lavish portrayal and warns against believing such theories.
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Germany
Berlin
Berliner Ilustrierte Zeitung
Reichsbank
Love Power Yesterday Chapter 11 Shadowed Secretary Dilemma
Carolyn endures a tense day at Schoenfeld Laboratory as she types Bob Hale’s dictated note to Leana Sormi. She grapples with love and duty, realizing Hale’s cold view of women and her own conflicted feelings while confessing her passion to her mother. She vows to return to help Hale despite heartbreak.
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Schoenfeld
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Taxes U S Inflation By Morgan M Beatty
Treasury experts propose a 3.5 billion dollar defense tax plan and a saving brake to curb inflation amid wartime spending. They foresee using taxes borrowings and defense bonds to siphon income, while critics warn of uncertain effects on low wage earners and markets.
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Congress
John Maynard Keynes
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The Secretive Westward Move Involving Bob Hale
Carolyn Tyler remains composed as Bob Hale plans a westward evacuation of priceless X-999 with Leana Sormi and her mother. Hale commends Carolyn for arranging the freight car train schedule and packing ideas while Leana questions the plan and asserts control. The trio debates efficiency, danger, and leadership as the move progresses.
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Leana
Carolyn
Meyer Switch
Soap Opera and the Home as American Culture
The piece links soap opera to domestic life and the home, noting radio serialized stories target housewives and reflect persistent values of the home. It contrasts books and newspapers with beauty spending and highlights the daily role of 25 million housewives in the morning to evening hours.
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Pauline
Cuba
Tampa
Eliot
Carmen
Aristote
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No Censor for U. S War Press Rebuttal by Creel
George Creel argues in Collier's that wartime censorship failed and warns secrecy cannot be the answer. He recounts his stake as America's first official censor during World War I and critiques voluntary press control lacking teeth. He notes logistical and constitutional problems from coast to coast.
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Navy
America
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United States
Global shift to artificial fibers reshapes wartime textiles
The piece notes 1940 home silk use rose 10 percent while cotton sales faltered, as Europe faces trade disruption. It highlights cellulose fibers from timber, wheat straw, vines, and bean stalks as substitutes, with Italy and Japan pushing new processes.
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Europe
India
North Sea
Australia
America
Far East
Italy
Esparto
Japan
Famous Kinfolk of Cracker Families
The Beery brothers and sisters in entertainment and aviation, while the Bennett girls rose to prominence in literature and social life, the Wright brothers achieved fame in aviation, the Bronte sisters in literature, and the Shuberts in theater and business.
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Bennett Girls
Wright Brothers
Bronte Sisters
Shuberts
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