Chattanooga Turtle Derby Slated by Lions Club
Henry McLemore paints a lively scene of Chattanooga Lions Club turtle derby preparations to raise funds for sight conservation. The piece blends comic musings on presiding steward duties with vivid turtle contest imagery and Local color.
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Henry McLemore
Chattanooga
Lions Club
Kentucky
Man
Peace
Maryland
California
Florida
Louisville
Baltimore
City Auditorium
Turtle
Lookout Mountain
The German wedge strategy and US ship defense debate
The piece explains the German werge and kessel wedge tactic evolving from Poland to France and Russia, enlarging thrusts and widening attack areas. It covers House debates on arming merchant ships, administration optimism on gun upgrades, and Japan’s shifting diplomacy with the State Department. It notes Hull’s disclosure on confidential testimony in a secret session and cautions on the neutrality act repeal and war zone measures.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
Russia
Poland
France
House
Admiral Stark
Naval Operations
Senate
House Committee
Hull
Ideas for painless charity and traffic safety urged
Readers submit notes on monthly pledges to the Community Chest and tougher traffic enforcement. Suggestions include painting red pedestrian lines, requiring auto permits, teaching schoolchildren safe crossing, and officers acting within authority, with editor notes noting current Amarillo school safety programs.
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Anna M. Slate
Fairmont Street
Manners Q and A on etiquette for children and neighbors
A column presents five etiquette scenarios with expert answers. 1 Yes dress difference eases social ease. 2 No children should be taught dancing rather than forced to attend. 3 A child should greet guests, not host them. 4 Yes children should not leave toys in neighbors yards. 5 No avoid giving candy to neighbors' children each visit. The piece ends with a quote from Dr Zay Jeffries on production confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne V. Pierce
Gustav V of Sweden Tries Appeasement in War Risks
Europe's oldest king Gustav V faces a dangerous balancing act to keep Sweden out of war. The 83-year-old monarch, born June 1 1858 and crowned December 8 1907, has resisted measures that might offend Germany as Nazi forces use Sweden as a wartime corridor and seizure of food and farms looms. A 1938 stamp commemorates his 80th birthday despite the rising threat.
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Sweden
Europe
Gustav V
Gustav
Russia
Royal
Drottingholm
Puzzler Horizontal and Vertical Clues Featured
A list of cryptic crossword clues appears with horizontal and vertical numbers. Entries include Pictured late screen star 14 Mend 15 Greasers 17 Slant and many others such as 32 South Carolina abbr 33 Electrical unit 48 Sun god and 53 Worm. The page prompts solving across a range of short, compact definitions.
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South Carolina
Use Tax on Automobiles Sparks Political Fire
Washington reports the new $5 annual automobile use tax plus an initial $2.09 due Feb 1, 1942, affects about 32 million owners. Tax collection, rollout logistics, and state cooperation pose political and administrative challenges amid log-rolling origins and opposition from oil and tobacco interests.
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Jay G
Hayden Washington
Treasury
Robert L. Daughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
North Carolina
Congress
Post Office
Louisiana
Huey Long Machine
Touusiana
Crackers Editorial Q&A: Leaders and Titles Listed
Answers list heads and leaders: Vargas president of Brazil Hirohito emperor of Japan de Valera prime minister of Ireland Avila Camacho president of Mexico Faruk king of Egypt Prado president of Peru Khalifa ibn Harub sultan of Zanzibar Batista president of Cuba.
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Getulio Vargas
Brazil
B. Hirohito
Japan
A. Eamon de Valera
Ireland
Bire
M. Manuel Avila Camacho
Mexico
G. Faruk
Egypt
D. Manuel Prado
Peru
T-e. Seyyid Khalifa Ibn Harubd
Zanzibar
Col
Pulgencio Batista
Cuba
Japanese Press Reports New Belligerence and Airline Route
New barrage of anti democracy rhetoric from Japanese press accompanies the establishment of a Japanese airline in the South Pacific. A map illustrates how the route threatens the Netherlands Indies and Australia, signaling strategic tensions in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pacific
Netherlands Indies
Australia
Interviewing College Prospects For Vick Chemical Company
Dale Carnegie recounts Dr William Moseley Brown of Vick Chemical evaluating college applicants. He explains a 25 year forward vision focusing on character intelligence personality creative ability and health and appearance. Five hiring traits are listed with emphasis that character comes first.
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William Moseley Brown
Vick Chemicalpany
Vick Star
Dr. Brown
Chuckles in Camp by Jack Stinnett recounts army maneuvers
A humor essay recalling Washington stories from maneuvers across states. Tales feature imaginary weapons and silly incidents from Louisiana rain to Virginia ambushes, a mobile tailor shop, imaginary beers, and a cafe cashing a thousand-dollar bill with soldiers paying in large bills.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Virginia
Texas
Sabine River
Asheboro
N. C
Mountaineering Chronicle High Conquest Review
A review of James Ramsey Ullman's High Conquest, praising its absorbing, authentic history of mountaineering from early climbs to a modern Golden Age. The piece highlights Ullman’s expertise, the book’s thrilling narrative, 28 photographs, and appendices on peaks, terms, volcanoes, and related works. It also notes new Modern Library titles including Malraux, Brooks, Steinbeck, Bemelmans, and Jowett.
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Mt. Etna
Sicily
Columbus
New World
Antoine de Ville
Alps
Charles VIII
France
Henri Benedict de Saussure
Mont Blanc
Europe
Caucasus
Lippincott
James Ramsey Ultman
Ullman
Mt. McKinley
Alaska
Aconcagua
South America
Himalayas
Karamorams
North America
Mustagh Tower
Uliman
Modern Library
Andre Malraux
New England
van Wyck Brooks
John Steinbeck
The
United States
Liftwig Bemelmans
Benjamin Jowett
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Seabiscuit
Whirlaway
Man O' War
AL Williams
Nature
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
State Department
Tokyo
Dnieper
Red
C. R. Compton
Community Chest
Western Avenue
Ellnor Atwood
B. H. Plemons
North Garfield Street
Polk Street
Owen Meacham
North Taylor
Ps Street
Amarillo
Zay Jeffries
Guido
England
America
Uncle Sam
Sam
Ichina
Shanghai
China Sea
Ogasawara
Pacific Ocean
Marianne IS
TATES
Phaian
Spratley
Hong Kong
Manil
Indies
Philippine Islands
Timor
Dutch East Indies
Australis
Formosa
Arafura Sea
Guamo US
Palau
Dale Carnegie
134Th Medical Corps
Jennings
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