Army Uses War Games for Realistic Training
Gen McNair leads the army's major effort to simulate combat with war games and firing drills, aimed at conditioning nerves and reflexes for 1.4 million men. The plan includes bombers, parachute drops, machine gun gunnery, and other realistic devices to instill battlefield awareness.
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York
Belasco
Lesley James McNair
General Headquarters
Roosevelt
Army Belasco
Field Artillery
France
U. S
Minnesota
West Point
First Aid for Damp Walls in Fireplace Area
Reader asks how to fix damp wallpaper from a new fireplace and concrete foundation. Advice notes the concrete needs drying, firing a fire speeds drying, and oilcloth may help but is not required once drying occurs.
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The
Portland Cement Association
New York
Madison Avenue
Chicago
West Grand Avenue
Camera Tricks Create Convincing Lies in Photos
A photographer uses wide angle lenses mirrors and multiple exposures to make camera lies appear real. Dorothy Edwards named queen of the Pasadena rose parade becomes a fairy queen in a striking trick shot.
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Dorothy Edwards
Pasadena
Calif
Hess Mission and British Pact Amid War Turmoil
The piece traces Adolf Hitler factional conflict driving peace talks with Britain, Hess’s mission from Norway to Hamilton’s estate, and Britain’s refusal leading to RAF raids. It notes Stalin’s shift to leadership, Russia massing 160 divisions, Winant’s return, Churchill’s assurances, and calls for a federal union while Baruch questions U.S. readiness.
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Washington
Hess—Mess
Britain
Soviet
Russia
Hess
Red
Balkan
Germany
Europe
Hitler
Italy
France
Moscow
Darlan
Laval
Roosevelt
Hull
Syria
Japan
Stalin
John Winant
Churchill
A Mixed View of France England and a Call for Revival
A World War I era reminiscence contrasts attitudes toward France and England, citing a shift from affection for France to admiration for Britain after the war. It cites Daniel Schuyler and W. O. Hart advocating a good old fashioned revival to restore national virtue and responsibility to government. The piece touches on peace rumors and per capita state indebtedness across five states, noting wide disparities.
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Westera News
Britain
France
Europe
New York
Anid
America
England
Lafayette
Daniel Schuyler
Chicago
All America
W. O. Hart
Orange
Calif
Daily News
California
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Florida
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Georgia
Indiana
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Russell Varian
Sigurd
Stanford
Pan-American Airways
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Halcyon
David L. Webster
Department of Physics
Bureau of Civil Aeronautics
Sperry Gyroscope Co
Sperry
Garden City
Long Island
Jane Martinson
Bessie Beatty
Betty and
Bil
Nineteenth Street
Adolph Berle
Miss Beatty
New England
Roger B. Whitman
WNU Service
Max Baer
San Francisco
Golden Gate
New York Yankees
North Carolina
Congress
Representative Woodring
Pennsylvania
Defense
Bernard Baruch
War Industries Board
Baruch
Tennessee
OPM
Knudsen
Rawica
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