Snowbound bus strands tale of a reporter and child
Connie Dawson a ready reporter and Pat Patterson discover a New York bound bus marooned in a blizzard near Pittsburgh while a California girl Lila Ernst fights illness and worries over her young son Skippy. A Mercy Hospital nurse and a compassionate nun offer quiet aid as the storm tests hope and reunion.
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Teo
Connie Daveco
John's
Newfoundland
New York Press Bureau
Connie
Jerry Marah
Britein
Jerry
New York
Curena
River
Pat
Constance Dawson
Skippy
Pittsburgh
Mercy Hospital
Lila Ernst
California
Pat Patterson
San Fernando Valley
Lila
Connecticut
Beth- Jehem
London
Berlin
Moscow
Japan
Chapel
Serenity
All Sisters
Learn Pitman shorthand at home for office jobs
The article promotes self teaching Pitman shorthand as a path to office employment. It explains writing sounds as symbols, practicing dictation with a partner, and gaining speed up to 100 words per minute. It offers a 40-page booklet "Pittman Shorthand Self-Taught" for 15 cents and instructs readers to send payment and details to The Charleston Gazette Home Institute.
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Pitman
Pittman
Charleston Gazette
Home Institute
West 19Th Street
New York
N. Y
How Can I Get A Loan
An advertisement outlines a quick simple loan plan focusing on character and income over asset value. It claims no endorsers are needed, avoids inquiring about money matters with friends or relatives, and promises rapid service. It promotes Household rate claims and urges direct contact by phone or visit for an obligation free discussion.
Johnson Becomes First Congressman Ordered to Active Duty
Rep Lyndon B Johnson D Tex the first member of Congress ordered to extended active duty in the Navy He will report in Washington then proceed to San Francisco for Pacific area service as a reserve lieutenant commander He had sought the call and held indefinite leave from the House Senate Lodge and Rep Fish also serve as reserve officers in the armed forces
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Washington
Dec
INS
Lyndon Johnson
Tex
Congress
Johnson
Navy
Navy Department
San Francisco
Pacific
House
Army
Sén
Lodge R
Mass
Rep. Fish
N.Y
Varnish from Insects and Hobson’s Choice Clarified
The Gazette clarifies that shellac is the closest resinous secretion from Coccus insects, not insect bodies. It explains Hobson’s Choice traces to Tobias Hobson, a stable keeper, meaning take what is offered or go without. It notes Billy Hill died in 1940, was Boston-born, later in New York and Hollywood, with family left behind. George Sanders was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1906.
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Hobson
Richard Pearson Hobson
Tobias Hobson
Billy Hill
Boston
Wiliam Joseph
Billy
Hill
Mass
New York
Hollywood
de Dette
Lee
South Weymouth
George Sanders
St. Petersburg
Russia
Calling All Dogs by Albert Payson Terhune
Terhune warns against buying dogs from strangers without proof of ownership and pedigree. He recounts a case where a man bought a champion collie for ten dollars, later identified as stolen from Blankblank Kennel, leading to potential charges for handling stolen property and a rightful owner reclaiming the dog. The tale underscores caution in canine purchases.
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Albert Payson
Terhune
Blankblank
Ek Friend
China Declares War on Germany Italy and Japan
Chungking China tonight declared war on Germany Italy and Japan aligning with Britain and the US in the Far Eastern war. The move formalizes a four year struggle and marks China taking the initiative to declare war rather than wait for others.
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Chungking
Dec
China
Germany
Italy
Japan
Britain
Busia
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