New Yorkers Discuss 1942 Bomber Output and Press Tricks
A clipped, era voice notes 1942 US bomber production plans, a Bund closure in New Jersey linked to Wilentz, plus cultural tidbits on Cronin’s The Keys of the Kingdom and a mix of newspaper lore, jokes, and Hollywood gossip. Key names include Pope, Hauptmann, Wilentz, and Hearst era anecdotes.
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United States
Pope
Axis
Camp Nordland
Bund Sacket
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Wilentz
A. J. Cronin
Military Highway Plan and War Preparations Reflected
The article cites President Roosevelt asking Congress for 20 million dollars to build a military highway from Mexico to the Panama Canal as a defense measure. It recounts travelers attempting a north to Colombia route and recalls Captain Fitzmorris, a Victoria Cross holder, in San Blas, while reflecting on the reach of war and a Newfoundland village now used for a U.S. naval station. It critiques executive orders as de facto law, noting Americans live under government by decree through broad, little-checked orders from Roosevelt and many departments.
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Mexico
Panama
Congress
Panama Canal
Colombia
Nica-ragua
Fitzmorris
England
San Blas
Newfoundland
Placentia
Placentia Bay
United States
Europe
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury
Lesson on Acts 13 to Galatians faith in Christ unites all
This study reviews Paul and companions turning from Jews to Gentiles in Acts 13. It highlights popularity, jealousy, rejection and acceptance, and the unity of believers in Christ beyond national or social distinctions. The text urges faith in Jesus as the essential basis for church unity.
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God
Christ Jesus
Athirst
Paul
Paphos
Cyprus
Antioch
Pisidia
Pauli
Church
Lord Jesus Christ
Wonders of God Move in Mysterious Ways
A pious verse recalling divine intervention in nature with imagery of footsteps in the sea and riding storms, attributed to William Cowper in devotional language.
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William Cowper
New Ideas for Home-makers Book 7 Preview
Ruth Wyeth Spears presents a lamp project using ubber-covered wire and a tin candy box base with spools and a brass nipple. The article promotes Book 7, a 32-page money saving ideas volume in the Home-makers series, aimed at helping readers solve home-making problems.
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Bristol
Hollywood fad paints knees as a new trend
A playful column notes hand-painted knees as a feminine fad in Hollywood and teases future fashion. It mentions a man pleading not to prison after striking his wife, arguing it would ruin their honeymoon, and a quip about Mussolini not faring well as a modern Selzer.
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Hollywood
Mussolini
Sales Promotion Notice for Bedford Hills Booklets
An advertisement urges readers to send orders for booklets to Bedford Hills New York. It instructs enclosing ten seats for each book ordered and provides a name and address for sending requests.
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Bedford Hills
New York
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Tito Guitar
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Fortune
America
Wheeler
Scott Fitzgerald
Esquire
Liberty
Lindbergh
Tommy Tucker
Met Opera House
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Tern
Paper Union
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Western:Newspaper Union
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Tso
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Mauri Rose
Floyd Davis
Indianapolis
Firestone
Speedway
Firestone Convoy Tires
Tia
Richard Crooks
Margaret Speaks
Firestone Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Wallemtelc
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Red Network
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