Portrait of Jennie in a New York Studio Romance
Eben Adams, a struggling artist in a New York boarding house, sketches Jennie Appleton in winter 1938. He paints a portrait of her as she grows from child to young woman, while their secret bond deepens before she mysteriously vanishes, leaving him haunted and contemplative about fate and faith.
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Eben Adams
New York
Jennie
Metropolitan Diagrum of Art
Enca Vent
Eben
Mrs. Jekes
Emily
Mr . Gilbert
Earth
Sky
Therese
Alice
Eben Dear
Spurned lover sentenced for poisoned candy threat
Louis J. Schostak of Platte Center Neb was sentenced to five years in a federal penitentiary after admitting he sent four letters and two boxes of poisoned candy to Evelyn Weeks formerly Evelyn Jasa. The threats followed a failed romance with Weeks who later married and moved to California. He said he was out of his mind.
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Omaha
Neb
Louis J. Schostak
Platte Center
Farmer
James A. Donohoe
Einer Weeks
Huntington Park
Calif
Evelyn Jasa
St Edward
Neb Schostak
Evelyn
California
Valentine
Schostak
Mehl To Succeed Duvel As CEA Leader
Washington AP reports Secretary Wallace announced that Dr Joseph W T Duvel will be replaced as head of the CEA by Mehl. The announcement outlines a transition plan with Duvel stepping down and Mehl assuming leadership duties at once.
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Mehl
Duvel
CEA
Washington
Wallace
Joseph W. T. Duvel
Duvel Named Associate Chief of Agriculture Research
Becomes associate chief of the commodity exchange administration on August 1. Duvel, tied to the agriculture department for 38 years, will focus on research until retirement after succeeding as chief.
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Joseph M Mehl
Commodity Exchange Administration
Duvel
Agriculture Department
Pan American Plans 8008 Mile Pacific Flight Clipper
Pan American Airways launches a 8008 mile flying boat flight from Los Angeles to Auckland, New Zealand aiming to link the United States to the south Pacific with mail runs every two weeks and passenger service after a month pending civil aeronautics board approval. The Boeing Clipper cruises at 160 mph with four 1500 hp engines, making stops at Honolulu Canton Island and Noumea.
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Los Angeles
Auckland
New Zealand
United States
Pan American Airways
South Pacific
San Francisco
Treasure Island
Los Angeles Harbor
Honolulu
Canton Island
Noumea
New Caledonia
U. S. Civil Aeronautics Board
Europe
Australia
India
California
Great Britain
Italians Report Ongoing Air War in Malta Zone
Italian communique says air and naval exchanges with Britain persist in the Mediterranean. Italian planes claim hits on ships, a carrier set ablaze, and several British planes shot down. In North Africa, Italian forces report activity beyond Cyrenaica with armored car and tank losses. The Hood is said to be damaged and awaiting lengthy repairs.
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Rome
Mediterranean
Malta
North Africa
Cyrenaica
Egypt
Stefani
Britain
Hood
Balearic Islands
British Isles
Just No Escape
Edward Bane, a third class petty officer from Minneapolis, lit a firecracker under a can during a post Fourth celebration and broke his leg while fleeing the blast. The incident occurred in Minnesota and was reported by AP.
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Minneapolis
Edward Bane
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