Washington Off the Record Observations on Diplomatic Circles
A Washington diarist notes jitters and biases at receptions filled with diplomats and refugees. She describes tense first meetings with Axis and Vichy figures, casual chats with Lord Halifax and Richard Casey, and glimpses of Hull and Chautemps nearby, alongside witty British officials and a sharp American sense of humor.
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Washington
Don Felipe Espil
Camille Chautemps
France
Cordell Hull
Chautemps
Hull
Hulls
Craig McGeachy
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Miss McGeachy
Your Ideas Editor Letter Page on War Tactics and Curfews
A reader column submits multiple wartime proposals and opinions. Ideas favor offensive sea air strategy for Britain, use of German tactics, a possible Palestine front, and US entry timing. Other letters critique a proposed curfew for under eighteens and rail safety lighting costs, offering a light reflector alternative.
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France
Germany
L. D
North Fillmore Street
Hitler
Crete
England
Editorial Page Puzzles Music Makers and Violinists
The page lists figures including Sergei Rachmaninoff and Eddie Chin as piano players and Albert Spalding and Ben Beré as violinists. It contrasts classical music with modern swing and related topics on the editorial page.
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Eddie Chin
Ormer
Odern
Albert Spalding
Ben Beré
Popular American actor and other clues fill a crossword
A crossword puzzle grid lists clues across and down from 1 to 55 with hints on actors, weights, illumination, birds, kilns, drinks, animals, containers, vandalism, hair style, drivers, and more. The puzzle includes vertical and horizontal sections referencing Ireland, CLV, and various domestic and literary terms.
Coal Ad Backlash Against John L Lewis Sparks Debate
Dorothy Thompson argues the Southern coal operators ad claiming John L Lewis would become a dictator misleads the public. She breaks down four cited points, notes the real stakes involve wage differentials and police power clauses, and stresses the ad does not clarify labor industry tensions.
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Southern Coal Operators
John L. Lewis
John IL. Lewis
America
Keynes plans and deferred pay spark New Deal debate
The column discusses Keynesian ideas such as deferred pay a tax on wages to curb spending for defense and the economy. It notes social gatherings between Keynes and New Deal advisers questions payback methods potential caps on capital and the risk of repudiation if funds cannot be raised.
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Washington
John Maynard Keynes
New Deal
Keynes
Harry Hopkins
RFC
California to Florida by road in a humorous travelogue
The narrator travels cross country from Florida to Los Angeles, describing weather woes, dining encounters, truck drivers, and long road stretches. He notes Los Angeles splendor and joblessness in a sprawling city, recounts a call from MGM about filming in Ocala, and his friend’s quip about bringing Florida to Hollywood.
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Los Angeles
Florida
North Pole
California
America
Southwest
Garden of Eden
Minnesota
Albuquerque
San Joaquin Valley
Oregon
Kingman
Aziz
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Hollywood
New York
MGM
Ocala
Fla
Spencer Tracy
Cavanaugh
Mechanical sheep aid insomnia by jump counting device
Dallas Times Herald city editor L B Barham describes a clock like gadget fitted to a bed foot. A lighted fence shows sheep that jump when a sleeper rests. Barham says counting the jumping sheep may help sleep and he has applied for a patent.
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Dallas
L. B. Barham
Dallas Times Herald
Barham
What Would You Do on a First Date Social Guide
Answers reveal dating etiquette from handling curb side positioning to who orders. Key points: avoid awkwardness by not insisting on curb side, the girl should signal the end of the evening, avoid grabbing arms while talking, the woman should give her own order, the man should let her decide the dinner budget and menu, when forgetting a date say I am sorry not Oh that’s all right.
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Thenu
Stamp commemorates 1939 World Fair opening at Algerian port
A 1939 Algerian stamp depicts an American export vessel unloading at an Algerian port to mark the New York World Fair opening. The article notes Mediterranean calm, later naval clashes among Britain Italy Germany and France, Algeria’s 1938 imports from France, and historical Barbary Coast piracy ending after 1815 with US and UK actions.
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Mediterranean
Algeria
France
Barbary
United States
England
Stone crabs spark Mildred Johnson’s airborne spice business
Former secretary Mildred Johnson built All Shopping Inc after supplying stone crabs flown from Florida to New York’s Stork Club. She expanded to exotic foods and flowers, opening a Radio City store plan and offering flight logs with each box. Her success grew from spotting a single order and turning it into a booming enterprise.
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Mildred Johnson
Mildred
Bimini
Florida
Stork Club
New York City
All Shopping, Inc
Radio City
New York
Caribbean
Guatemala
Canada
Olympia
Puget Sound
Pennsylvania
South America
Aire
Senate Laughs Rain Delay and Pigeon Bill Debates
In Austin the Senate teased a rain interruption as West Texas lawmakers watched the downpour. The chamber debated printing a column praising Mrs Coke Stevenson and Bob Baker, with jokes about West Texas praise and an amendment adding 2000 for a county.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
William E. Stone
Galveston
West Texas
Winfield
Fort Stockton
Weaver Moore
Houston
The
Journal
Coke Stevenson
Bob Baker
Bob
Tiny Freyburg Named Allied Commander for Crete
United Press profiles Major General Bernard C. Freyburg V C known as Tiny, newly appointed commander in chief of Allied forces defending Crete. Born in New Zealand he rose from subaltern to brigadier general, earned the Victoria Cross, was wounded 14 times, and earlier led the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Near East. He pursued military training from Mexico to North America before joining Britain’s army and climbing rapidly.
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United Press
Tiny
Bernard C. Freyburg
V. C
Crete
George II
Greece
Athens
California
Freyburg
New Zealand
Near East
France
Dardanelles
Wellington
North America
Villa
Mexico
Coalinga
San Francisco
Barbarian
Census Highlights U S Spending and Resources
The census reports 34,861,625 U S families spending over 140 million daily in 1,770,000 stores. Nine of 14 bauxite mines in Arkansas produce 97 percent of 450000 long tons yearly. Coin wrappers cost 522600 yearly for pennies to quarters. Bottle cap production more than doubled from seven million to over ten million in five years.
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U. S
Arkansas
America
Census Bureau
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Fort Bragg
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Ware
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Calif
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Sandman
Dale Carnegie
Legislature
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Big Bend National Park
A. M. Aiken, Jr
Paris
Senate Finance Committee
R. A. Weinert
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Weinert
Clay Cotten
Allan Shivers
Port Arthur
Ben Ramsey
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