Advertising Rates and Defense Industry Pace in 1940
The notice lists advertising rates for Matohn in multiple cities and discusses the slow defense buildup in mid 1940. It notes Packard Motor Car Company negotiations on 9000 air plane engines and National Defense Commission talks, with plant preparations expected to take months. Production is projected to begin next May at a steady engine output, reflecting wartime mobilization and shifting priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packard Motor Car Company
William 5
Denudsen
Navional Defense Commision
Parkaed Aftensih Tive
Siloe
Henry Por
Stewart Says Peace in Europe Would Spell Crash in Washington
Central Press columnist Charles P Stewart argues that a peace in Europe would trigger the worst Washington crisis in history. He notes a flood of job seekers chasing new government posts, many politically connected, with salaries far above ordinary wartime pay. He warns peace terms could rattle defense plans and shape the upcoming November election, foreseeing unpredictable clashes next autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Europe
Washington
Charles P
Stewart Central Press
Phace
Wiope
Egypt Mummy Findings and Sun Spot Telecommunication
A fragment notes Karten Socks found on an Egyptian mummy among northern races with Scots cited. It claims daily sun photographs at Bell Laboratories in New York, marking sun spots on a white globe. It mentions long distance telephone lines affected by sun spots circa 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tle
Kaet
Root
Bell Laboratories
New
French Farce and Royalty Debates Amid 1776 Echoes
A fragmentary historical note contrasts Meir’s 1776 independence with French revolutionary shifts. It mentions Bastille Day, critiques a yet unclear government, and references philanthropic royalties tied to Berlin and American influence. The text reflects an unsettled, multi-voiced debate on liberty, governance, and wartime propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meir
Strille
New World
Bastille
Phunel
Population Strains Across Nations Draw Global Attention
A fragmented discussion notes rising population pressures in the United States and Europe, highlighting migration and its social impact. It references Britain Germany and America, considering how birth rates and emigration shape national character and economic challenges.
Stark as Missouri Governor Stirs National Attention
Chicago July 16 A profile of Will G. Stark Missouri governor and businessman. Stark’s war service includes World War I artillery command and naval service. he built Stark Bros Nursery into a 4500 acre family enterprise with 1000 production staff and 21,000 salesmen. He opposed Boss Prendergast, led anti interstate trade barriers fight, and rose to national roles as chair of the Governors Conference and head of the Council of State Governments. Convention buzz suggests Stark could enter the national stage next year while his Missouri home base is Louisiana Missouri.
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Jack Stinnedt
Chicago
Loyd Grn Suisk
I Senate
State of
Missouri
Dele
Stark Maitle
Stark
Starke
Will
Mantauis
Wil
Clark
Argonne
315Th Field Artillery
Ind
Bay State
Roosevelt
Viggesh Nursery
Waetoria
Luther Burbank
Tom Prendergast
Pendergast
Buster
National Governors’ Conference
Council of State
Morehan
Molly Stark
Missoutri
Louisians
Twenty Years Ago Snapshot From Journal Fragments
Twenty years ago items from journal files recount Pine Grove shenvery directors voting to invest 3200 endowment funds and Fourth Leave government ties. Officials of the Highway Company discuss River Road safety. A hardware store opens basement shop with Perryware. Mrs George S Tapyd and family visit Tarentini Findley Lake and Findley Lake New York. Fency Golbturn injured in tram accident. A tourteen longe captured at Mhaley fak by Dr G S Ri h.
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Pine Grove
George
Tapyd
Bobbie
Bertie
Tarentini
Ella King
Will Sper
Findley Lake
New York
Daily Quiz: Wow Many Can You Answer
Battered OCR text presents a chaotic quiz page asking seven of the listed questions. It mentions a boxing match with Godoy and Louis, a Mr McKinley National Park query, and references to Puerto Rico, American millionaires, voting rights for naturalization papers, and a World War I armistice location. The piece notes Harold J. Howland and a Chautauqua event with a crowd in a large amphitheater, plus scattered garbled phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godoy
Joy Louis
McKinley National
Park
Puerto Rico
Scotland
Wilton
Jed
Vision defects among drivers raise license concerns
The Daily Dozen notes about 2 percent of motorists are totally blind in one eye and 20 to 40 percent of universals have an eye defect that could handicap driving. Only 20 states require vision tests for licenses, yet one-eyed drivers face glare and recovery issues and may turn their heads to compensate, risking attention.
Relics Found in England Spark Outcry Over Cattle Sigil
A garbled report mentions a sigil of cattle and relics found near North York or Norfolk in England, hinting at a controversial ancient artifact. The text references the phrase Mons boyy and junk, suggesting a disputed or mistaken account surrounding historic items and local reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOUAY
Ancient Babylonia priests ruled as doctors says history
A fragmented report suggests ancient Babylonia limited medical roles to male priests. It notes modern U S states impose gendered limits on political education and profession. It references Mars Joby and a lie detector invention with social gender implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Moulton Mars- Joby
Regional Planning Seen As Big Need
A state planning board report argues Pennsylvania must expand regional planning to manage suburban growth near cities. It outlines a framework where a regional planning commission draws a master plan while individual communities keep zoning and administrative control, enhancing cooperation across Dauphin, Cumberland, Lancaster, York, Perry, and Lebanon counties.
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Pennsylvania
State Planning Board
Pennsylvania Department of Commerce
Regional Planning Commission
Regional Planing Commission
Beer Wheni & Splendid
One Capital City
Harrisburg
Dauphin
Cumberland
Lan Wouter
York
Perry
Lebanon
Barrinburg
Yale
Producer Hecht Forecasts End for Hollywood Producers
Hollywood Sights and Sounds reports Hecht predicting a decline in producers in picture business as misfortune grows. He edits his own story Before I Die with Doug Tarbanks Jr as associate producer, noting small studio work and limited sets in a rainy New York City night tale.
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Rubbin
Oene
Hen Hecht
Hecht
Doug Tairbanks, Jr
Tye
Doug
Big Chains
New Yo
Sgale
Hollywood
New York City
Man About Manhattan by George Tucker
A roaming portrait of encounters in New York and Rye, featuring Grover Whalen, Grace McDonald, and Tom Waller. The piece traces memory flashes from a plane to midtown dining, and previews Miss McDonald’s stage work and hopes for a theater career amid the summer stock circuit.
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George Tucker W York
Washington
Grover Whalen
Newark
Whalen
Binlines
Manhattan
Yserray
Tom Waller
Paramount
Grace McDonald
Rys
New Hampshire
Rye
Trip
Marilyn Miller
Hardie Albright
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Real Estate Trust
Phila
Fost
Corry
Mace Enowo
Britain
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Mussolini
John Bull
Uncle Sam
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Berliy
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Engle
America
Andyun
Belin
Hampshire
Stark Bros. Nursery
W. Olders
High
Rive Cruel Road
WA Iyer
Qerry
Pyrey-ware
Fency Golbturn
Heath Mill
Wrouse
Dt G. 5
Rih
Ser Wae
Corry Hospital
Harold J. Howland
Fron
Daily Dozen
the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania
Babylonia
Wisconsin
Jamestown
Pacific Ocean
Mee
Dad
McDonald
Beralise
Nest
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Athenel
Stami
Napoleon
Joh
Shei
Nort
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