Globe News Editorial and Poll Today on Unity and Willkie Rise
The Globe News prints a 1940 editorial urging national unity behind the chosen leader and cites Alf Landon on the presidency. It also reports Princeton poll data showing Willkie edging Roosevelt in New York and Delaware with Willkie gaining across regions amid wartime tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf Landon
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Wilkie
New York
Willkie
New England
Rocky Mountain
Institute
Dewey-Lehman
Madison Square Garden
Lehman
Delaware
South
Telegraph
New York State
Willkie Ree
Roosevelt Willkie Ry
Roosevelt Aa
Willkie Saeensens
Humble Car Washing Sparked Big Career Opening
A Beloit Wisconsin college graduate faced rejection for a job but chose to wash cars. His meticulous work impressed a factory president who hired him as a purchasing assistant, tying success to willingness to start in a humble job and excel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gray
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Beloit
Wisconsin
Gray
Mr. Gray
Janice van Walter Finds Love Amid Church Backlash
New York debutante Janice van Walter marries Dr. Ter Rence Carlisle after a ruinous week of gossip at his Bridgetown parish. She confronts snubbing, social clash, and rules of church life as she reshapes the parsonage and navigates a fragile peace with her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice van Walter
New York City
Terrence Carlisle
Jan
Terry
Bridgetown
Town
Mippy
Darling
Deacon Lamp
Samp
Dick Lamp
Sophie Swift
Sophie
Walters
New York
Jarvis Lamp
Lamp
Jan Carlisle
Mrs. Jarvis
Jarvis
Jane
Diane Tate
Mr. Lamp
Jan Carlisle Faces Turbulent Summers in Bridgetown Church
Louise Holmes depicts Jan Carlisle navigating a hostile ministry town as Jarvis Lamp schemes to oust pastor Terry Carlisle. Jan endures social scorn while concealing her pregnancy and contends with Lamp’s faction within the church board amid a hot Iowa summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan
Dick Lamp
Terry
Selina Guthrie
Deacon Lamp
Iowa
Bedtime Stories author Burgess Profile and Career
Thornton W. Burgess, author of Bedtime Stories, discusses his life in Springfield, writes six days a week, and notes Peter Rabbit predates his work. His tales, inspired by childhood stories, have sold over five million copies and appear in many papers since 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald-Tribune
Thornton W. Burgess
Herald- Tribune
Mr. Burgess
Peter Rabbit
Roddy Fox
Johnny Chuck
Bill Mink
Sammy Jay
Jerry Muskrat
Peter
Beatrix Potter
Burgess
Cape Cod
Phelps Publishing Company
Springfield
Massachusetts
Good Housekeeping
Phelps
Hearst
Thornton, Jr
Chicago
Little, Brown & Co
New York Globe
Los Angeles
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Whitefoot
Wood Mouse
Chatterer
Red Squirrel
Ohio
Pictured inventor clue puzzle spans ships and shoes
Horizontal clues include a war vessel inventor, shoe, ratite bird, hammer, and more with answers linking to boat names and parts. Vertical clues cover father, deck, measurements, and items from architecture to flora, forming a dense crossword-style puzzle.
Radio Round Table Extends Free Thought Across The Nation
The University of Chicago Round Table remains a leading radio forum with nearly five million listeners. Each Sunday the NBC red network broadcasts from 88 stations featuring experts debating timely topics. The show is funded by a $45,000 Sloan Foundation grant with paid travel for out of town guests and modest stipends for local participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross-Roads
America
Peoples Platform
University of Chicago Round Table
Round Table
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
NBC Red
Duke of Wellington letters on church gift satire
A lady writes that she has named the Duke for a church donation. He replies that he also is interested, counts on her generosity, and puts her down for 200 pounds, then declares no money need pass between them. The exchange illustrates polite financial give and take.
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Terry
Jan
Civic Woman's Club
Dirk
Duke of Wellington
The
Christian Science Monitor
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John McCarty
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the Globe
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cCol
Henry Breckenridge
Frank Knox
James S. Kemper
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Philadelphia
Middle Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Balkans
Willkie A
Teres
Ted
Dale Carnegie
Louise Holmes
Elm Street
Carlisle
Talk of the Town
New Yorker
Pic
Bucharest
Carol Tf
Michael
Julius Reuter
England
Brussels
Aachen
Associated Press
Europe
Berlin
Rome
London
Berne
Madrid
Lisbon
Cairo
Alexandrian
Great Britain
Paris
France
Vichy
Germany
Propaganda Ministry
Africa
National Cracker Barrel
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