Journal of a Foreign Correspondent excerpt note
By William L. Shirer The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934 1941 outlines reporting life, newsroom roles and communications details in a historical newspaper context. Gene Howe is cited as president and publisher with John McCarty as associate publisher and contact information for departments.
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William L. Shirer
Gene Howe
John McCarty
Tribute to a Great Lady as France Falls in 1940
Irving Mansfield praises France and Liberty on Sainted France a tribute on the Eddie Cantor show. Berlin dispatches chronicle Dunkirk, Flanders, and Paris fall. Shirer reports through a globe of wartime despair with vivid details and dates.
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Charles Boyer
America
Eddie Cantor
Statue of Liberty
The
Globe
France
Rue de la Paix
Trianon
Fontainbleau
Gay Montparnasse
Palace de L’opera
Irving Mansfield
Berlin
Flanders
Artois
Dunkirk
Luftwaffe
Goering
Hitler
Radio Reticence Behind Ocean Flight Radio Silence Debated
Reported cases of radio operators being denied bearings or information by American ships at sea prompt a Justice inquiry. The issue centers on possible subversive operators and a Bland bill allowing suspension of ship radio licenses after investigation, with 150 to 200 potential trouble-makers cited in testimony.
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Berlin
Donald Heath
Wilhelmstrasse
Secret Service
Roosevelt
Manhattan
New York
Washington
Flanders and
Artois
Dunekirk
Hitler
Flanders
BBC
Abbeville
Soissons
Somme- Aisne Canal
Somme
High Command
Weygand
Oise
Department of Justice
Flying Clippers
Pacific
Federal Bureau of Investiation
House of Representatives
Senate
Senate Commerce Committee
House
Schuyler Otis Bland
Virginia
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Federal Communications Commission
Interrat
United States
Bland
Sittes
Rband
Murder at Paradise Lake Prompts Local Intrigue
Mystery surrounds the Cord murder at Paradise Lake as Jeanie Morris faces suspicion amid a crowded resort scene. Reporter Ted Palmer arrives to cover the case with Maudie and Mary O Connor, while Dennis Flynn reappears stirring further tension as inquest details loom.
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Paradise Lake
Jeanie Morris
Herbert Cord
Jeanie
Mary O'Connor
Maudie
Miss Millie
Cord
Paradise
Margie Dixon
Mary
Chris Gordon
Ted Palmer
Lake County Gazette
Papa
Tom
Bill
Ted
Detroit
Dennis Flynn
Darling
Denny
Denny Flynn Faces Crime Plot as Maudie Probes Truth
In a domestic crime scene, reporter Denny Flynn and fledgling crew piece together a murder. Maudie questions suspects, hinting at numbers rackets and Grand Jury ties as TJ and the narrator watch the tense dynamic unfold.
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Maudie
Denny
Liz
Board of Education
Ted Palmer
Ted
Flynn
Young Ted
Seventh Heaven
Powell on Comedy Timing and The Thin Man Stars
Hollywood actor William Powell discusses why funny scenes often fall flat on film and how timing gesture and audience reaction determine humor. He recalls his Nick Charles role with Myrna Loy in The Shadow of the Thin Man and explains their method of preparing weeks before filming to keep characters consistent.
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Maudie
Hollywood
U.P
William Powell
Powell
Nick Charles
Myrna Loy
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Nick
Nora
New York
William Lyon Phelps
Billy
New ABA President Calls for Plain Talk on Self Discipline
Walter P. Armstrong, inaugurated as the American Bar Association president, urges the public to hear blunt truths about the need for self discipline and accountability. He frames discipline as essential to national progress and legal practice alike.
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Walter P. Armstrong
American Bar Association
Bread on the Water A Polite Plea for Kindness and Chance
In a November Rotarian piece, Channing Pollock recalls Bill Jones who praises a grateful office boy who chose loyalty over a higher paying offer. The essay argues kindness returns more than money, recounting letters, generous gestures, and moments of human decency that improve lives and inspire gratitude.
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Bill
Bill Jones
Broadway
Will Rogers
Will
New Jersey
New York
Jones
George
Clyde Fitch
Tyre
Thornton Wilder
Beaumont
Texas
Houston
Honduras stamps new issue overprints public service airmail
Honduras releases an overprint for its first airmail stamp issued in 1939, while New Zealand plans a November issue a 3d blue bearing King George VI to replace the Maori girl design. London notes Polish stamps prepared for use on Polish ships not under German control. Sweden honors St Bridget born 1303 with a new stamp series. Birgitta Birgersdotta cited. In Czechoslovakia the Germans ban Sokol nationalism and emblem use on postal paper.
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Honduras
New Zealand
George VI
London
St. Bridget
Birgitta Girgersdotta
Czechoslovakia
Sokol
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