Washington Digest: Busy Summer in Washington
Washington shows ongoing activity after Labor Day as House and Senate offices, the White House, and state department stay busy. The piece notes key actions like Yugoslavia ultimatums, Russia Dardanelles talks, war surplus probes, and price controls debates. It also references Herblock’s cartoon and Old Hickory’s imagined stance amid current events. A jest about GPA and a pest control advance conclude.
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WNU
Eye Street
N.W
Washigton
D.C
Washington
Herblock
Washington Post
Herb
Capitol
House and Senate
White House
State Department
Jackson
Lafayette Park
New Orleans
Europe
United States
Andy Jackson
Great Britain
Andy
Congress
William Kinlinger
Lake
Willard Hotel
Pennsylvania Ave
Mth Street
Hill
Labor Day
Paris
Yugoslavia
Russia
Dardanelles
Department of Justice
Mead Committee
OPA
Barbs by Bankhage Isee
A Houston boy deserts a failing life theme about his German prisoner past after earning a C. His sister rescues the manuscript and sells it for 25 dollars to a magazine. A monkey tears up bills but leaves the check. a shop owner calls it cute. A hitchhiking snake in an airplane causes a forced landing.
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Publishers’ Auxiliary
Houston
General Quiz Answers Summary Card
The quiz lists questions and concise answers: anosmia is the loss of smell. Thailand is the Land of the White Elephant. the Dionne quintuplets were 12. Joe Louis defeated James J Braddock in 1937. let the buyer beware. tele prefix means far. Boulder dam lake depth over 500 feet. Dolly Madison hosted for eight years due to Jefferson’s presidency. Gulf of Guinea lacks longitude latitude and altitude at sea level. the poem Barbara Friet chie references Stonewall Jackson.
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White Elephant
Joe Louis
Boulder Dam
Dolly Madison
White House
Gulf of Guinea
Barbara Frietchie
Thailand
James J. Braddock
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Stonewall Jackson
Last Arrow Peak: Only US Rock Climb Yet Unscaled
Collier's notes Last Arrow Peak in Yosemite Valley as the only rock formation in the United States never scaled. The 2 800 foot peak remains unclimbed due to its extreme verticality and smooth final 1 500 feet. A new ascent attempt will have climbers sleeping tied to the face of the pinnacle.
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United States
Yosemite Valley
Collier’s
Frock for Young Girl and Year Round Two-Piecer
A simple pretty school dress for girls aged six to fourteen with striped fabric and bright ric rac. Pattern 1542 offers sizes 6 8 10 12 14 and yardage 23 or 34 inch widths. Also describes a year round two piece tailored for mature figures with notch collar and belted waist.
Handy Household Hints From A bygone Era
Practical tips for preserving greens with a roast and low heat in a moisture proof bag. Make purse hangers from suit wool scraps and fashion bracelet handbags. Restore organza and fine voiles with gelatin and boiling water for crispness. Add vinegar to frosting to prevent cracking. Salt helps dried fruit sweetness. Teach pocket sewing by basting the top first.
Boxing Lesson Ends With Unlikely Resolution
A timid young man seeks revenge on a bully and trains under John L. Sullivan. After a hard first lesson, Sullivan praises him, but the student proposes a safer plan, planning to send the bully away for more lessons with beefsteak applied to a bruised eye.
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John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
John L
Wide Avenue 9 de Julio Under Construction in Buenos Aires
The widest street in the world is Avenue 9 de Julio in Buenos Aires. It will span the city reaching 600 feet in width, about twice as wide as the Champs Elysées in Paris.
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Avenue 9 de Julio
Buenos Aires
Champs Elysees
Paris
25-Pound Glove Worn by Ecuadorians During Game
The Indians of Ecuador play pelota de guante with two six man teams using an eight-pound gold rubber ball. Players swing with a wooden paddle 18 inches across weighing 25 pounds to strike the ball along a 50 yard court, leaving hands purple and swollen after a four hour game.
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Ecuador
Collier's
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