Aeronautics Secretary Urged to Unite U S Air Defense
The piece argues for a cabinet level aeronautics secretary to coordinate army and navy air units, speed contracts, standardize plant training, and share data. It endorses Willkie’s proposal as essential to a unified air program and a stronger defense posture. South American inspection in October hinges on visible wartime readiness.
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United States
Acme
America
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Army
Navy
Wendell Willkie
Bicker Ng
Air Secretary
Willkie
Women Smoking Policy Debate at Rockwell City Reform School
Iowa lawmakers press for equal rights in smoking for incarcerated women at Rockwell City reformatory arguing tobacco privileges for male inmates should extend to women. They contend smoking is personal choice and would reflect consistency in reform policies. The article also notes the frigate Constellation's recommissioning by the U S Navy and a reference to John Paul Jones.
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Iowa
Rockwell City Reformatory
Rickwell City
Constellation
U. S Navy
John Paul Janes
Secret service warned as model for public education efforts
Treasury department officials praise the United States Secret Service for improving public education on money. A year of anti counterfeiting work reduced losses from 294057 to 145644 dollars. Merchants and the public were reached through the Know Your Money campaign with pamphlets and movies.
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Washington
Treasury Department
United States Secret Service
Secret Service
Elmer L. Srey
Public education program aids enforcement efforts
A treasury agent illustrated program aims and outcomes, praising cooperation among newspapers, radio, and police to curb a public menace. The piece notes potential for expanded education driven by these groups and hints at broader public acceptance of administration and foreign pesos. A new pocket radar is mentioned.
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Dar Rapids
Treasury
Secret Service
Harks
Tennis and News Edict Clash With German Fashion
A fragmented clipping notes a German tennis magazine banning English terms in the ancient game while a tongue tied French team adapts phrases. It also references a court incident and a Yale fellow debunking Methuselah’s age, with quips on old debunking.
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Yale
Methuselah
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Rich bachelor keeps wealth amid family life and envy
A portrait of a wealthy elderly man who valued money above all, despising failures and enjoying respect, while his two nieces and their husbands lived modestly nearby. As the siblings debated life and fortune, old tensions surface and hints of future misfortune loom.
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Billy
Gus
Walter Winchell on War Censorship and Foreign Correspondents
Walter Winchell on Broadway presents a guest column critiquing war time news censorship and the dead end for aspiring correspondents. It notes the constraints of censors, the need for seasoned reporters, and the role of war photographers and vetted channels in covering international conflict.
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America
New York
International News Service
H. R. Knickerbocker
Robert Nixon
Pierre J. Huss
Percy Winner
Charles A. Smith
Merrill Meuller
Jim Brown
W. W. Chaplin
Kenneth Downs
Michael Wilson
Mike Chinigo
Knickerbocker
Huss
Dawns
The Inside World of War News Dispatches
A murky account describes wartime journalism flow from Dover to London to New York. It details how reporters risk life, the cabotage language used, and the fast cable process that crafts concise dispatches for readers. It notes the need for domestic newsroom experience before foreign posting.
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Thas
New York
Rapy
Sav
Dover
INS
London
Fleet Street
a_ cable
Fragmented mind and health notes from Cedar Rapids era debate
A dated 1940 Linn County audit page fragment discusses mental discipline research at West Virginia School of Medicine and the public interest in health, diet, and self-control. It references Adam and Eve, appetite schemes, and general health guidance, with scattered names and local notices including land records and election details.
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Noice Seine
Othe County
Apis Tean
Ioan
Seattle
Florence
LeRoy Scott
Hertha Alor
Cedar
Linn Caunte Audites
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