The Blueprint Future and Other Witty Snippets
A collage of columns and snippets satire and social commentary. It roasts government planning wartime austerity and public life with quips from Ethel Collins and Elmer Twitchell and notes on black market meat cases and a Place Market Operator poem.
Pattern No 8243 Availability and Navy Time Fact
Pattern No 8243 comes in sizes 12 14 16 18 and 20 with yardage for 39 inch fabric and jackets. War conditions delay some orders but print an address for Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago and require 20 cents per pattern. Also a Navy 24 hour time note and Camel cigarette promotion.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Navy
Army
Marines
Coast Guard
Justice and Force Quote by Pascal
A compact quotation ties justice to force, arguing that force without justice is tyranny and that justice requires power to be effective. The emphasis is on uniting justice and force so what is right becomes mighty and what is mighty becomes just.
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Elmer Twitchell
Italy relies on Alpine tunnels as war lifelines
Switzerland controls the Simplon Lotschberg and Saint Gotthard tunnels as Italy’s lifelines for coal oil ore and food supplies. Eighty percent of Germany’s war shipments to Italy pass through these tunnels. The Swiss threaten to blow them up if Germany invades.
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Switzerland
Simplon
Lotschberg
Saint Gotthard
Italy
Germany
Alps
Howling Envy at the Peak Stirs Noble Circles
A mysterious disturbance near the summit draws attention from local observers. Reports mention intense howling and unusual activity around the highest peak, sparking speculation about a legendary or supernatural occurrence. Local authorities caution restraint while investigations continue.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Congress
Yesteryear
Ethel Collins
New York
Ima Dodo
National Resources Planning Board
St. Joseph
Texas
Bfgoodrich
Wv Vie
Sn Af
Tabasco
Kellogg's
U. S. Steel
United States
American Bridge Company
American Steel & Wire Company
Boyle Manufacturing Company
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Columbia Steel Company
Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock CO. H. C. Frick Coke Company
Michigan Limestone and Chemical CO
National Tube Company
OK Well Supply Company
Oover Iron Mining Company
Pittsburgh Lmestone Corporation
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co, Tubular Alloy Steel Corporation
U. S. Coal & Coke Company
United States Steel Export Company
United States Steel Supply Company
Universal Atlas Cement Company
Virginia Bridge Company