Decentralizing it and Iceland defense questions
An editorial discusses moving toward decentralization in Washington with regional agency shifts to Philadelphia and New York. It urges faster replacement of British troops in Iceland and praises Francis Biddle for protecting civil liberties amid expanding federal power.
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Forest Service
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Philadelphia
Home Owners Loan Corporation
New York
Securities and Exchange Commission
Francis Biddle
United States
Washington Senate hearing offbeat education in movie probe
Henry McLemoree lampoons a Washington Senate subcommittee session as a free education in everything from film gossip to wartime policy. The chaotic list of topics, shifting witnesses, and aimless debate leaves listeners bewildered and craving a simpler inquiry.
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Henry McLemoree
Washington
Senate
Wendell Willkie
America First
America
John Bunny
East Lansing
The Colorado Conquest and the River's Mighty Saga
A brisk note on David O. Woodbury’s The Colorado Conquest traces the river’s rise from ancient floods to modern dam building. It highlights the Boulder Dam as a pivotal feat within a vast basin of 240 500 square miles and the epic struggle of securing moisture for fertile land.
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David O. Woodbury
Dodd Mead
Colorado
Boulder Dam
The Sign of the Burning Ship Explains Abel Brown’s Confession
Abel Brown, the ship model maker and former fiancé Crispin Dean, grapples with love and a buried secret. Brandon Phare, jailed for gross negligence in the loss of Bede Wallace, returns and loves Crispin, while Crispin plans a Montreal wedding to Piers Warnford.
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Brand Phare
St. Ives
Bay of Fundy
Abel Brown
Crispin Dean
Bede Wallace
Crispin
Montreal
Piers Warnford
Piers
Abel
Brandon Phare
You
Building a Yacht Sparks a Townwide Revival in St Ives
Abel Brown gains investment from Paul McEwen to construct a dream yacht at the Burning Ship yard in St Ives. The project draws the town’s old shipwrights and carpenters back to life, with McEwen eagerly envisioning the vessel leading the fleet and naming it after his fourth wife.
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Abel Brown
Robby
William
St. Ives
Piers Warnford
Love X
Fundy
Crispin Dean
Paul McEwen
Orsina
McEwen
Lee
O. K
St Ives
Portagee William
Brown
Gaye Fontaine
Distinguishing Historical Figures with Similar Surnames
A brief exploration about how to tell apart famous individuals sharing last names. It cites Winston S. Churchill versus Winston Churchill, David Lloyd George versus Walter F. George, Oliver H. Perry versus Matthew C. Perry versus Robert E. Peary, Anthony J. Drexel Biddle versus Francis Biddle, Richard Henry Lee versus Robert E. Lee versus Davey Lee.
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Winston S. Churchill
Winston Churchill
David Lloyd George
Walter F. George
Oliver H. Perry
Matthew C. Perry
Robert E. Peary
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
Francis Biddle
Richard Henry Lee
Robert E. Lee
Davey Lee
Ideas to restore soldiers' jobs and civic duties
A collection of reader submissions urges employers to rehire selectees returning from service and promote patriotism in employment. Other letters advocate removing gate fees at the Tri-State Fair for affordability, plus ideas on defense finance, consolidated utility billing, and Amarillo growth through a chamber of commerce panel to attract new industries.
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National Guard
O. B. Phillips
Box
Tri-State Fair
Miles Norton
Chamber of Commerce
New Industries Committee
Amarillo
Republican Party
South
North
McEwen micro-engraver eyed as spy device in Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town profiles Alfred McEwen 72 president of Ox Fibre Brush Company in Tarrytown. He developed a micro engraving pantograph capable of inscribing the Lord’s Prayer on a pinhead and claims half the Book of Genesis could fit on a pin. He envisions messages on watch crystals and buttons for spies.
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McEwen
United States Bureau of Standards
War Department
Frederick Duquesne
Mr. McEwen
Ox Fibre Brush
Tarrytown
New York
Chicago
Burton Holmes
Burton
Alfred
Decisions That Changed My Life From Editor to Actor
In 1915 I quit my publishing editor job to write for a living and discovered real earnings by reading others. Twenty three years later I joined the stage to be among actors, recalling Woodstock and a five minute performance before retiring to the typewriter.
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Einstein
Woodstock
New York
Marcella Powers
Bridget
China
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