Dutch Quisling Anton Mussert rises as Nazi ally
A contemporary profile traces Anton Mussert from a troubled youth in Werkendam to a self styled Holland dictator. It notes his formation of a Mussolini style party, early clashes with democracy, and a pivotal alliance with Hitler that helped seed Nazi influence in the Netherlands.
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Anton Adrian Mussert
Netherlands
Quisling
Ross von Tonningen
Goering
Mussert
Werkendan
South Holland
Reus Mussert
Reus
Paul Bunyan
Low Countries
Anton
Horace
University of
Delft
Holland
Belgium
Hitler
New Party
Beech pioneer crafts rapid plywood air freighters for war use
A friend of the writer describes soon to come air freighters built quickly from plywood with low production costs and heavy loads. Walter Beech, a former Curtiss-Wright executive, leads a Wichita plant making wooden and pre-fabricated planes, expanding from Travel Air to Beech Aircraft with a history of bold risk taking and aviation breakthroughs.
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Walter H. Beech
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Wichita
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Beech
Army Air Cver
Swallow Aeroplane Company
Travel Air Manufacturing Company
Frank Hawks
Beech Aircraft Corporation
St. Louis
Miami
Two Fronts of War Rally for Equal Sacrifice
The speaker urges unity on battle and home fronts in World War I era life, calling for shared sacrifice, price limits and proportional burdens across farmers, factory workers, and owners. A line about standardizing wages and rural political power frames the home front stance, followed by a Railroads in War note and a brief McAdoo event anecdote.
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America
Mosquitoes Enter House Through Chimney Flues
Reader asks how mosquitoes access a tightly screened living room at night. Answer: likely through the chimney. keep the throat damper closed or stuff the throat with newspapers when the fire is not burning to prevent entry.
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