Navy Is Ready Says Knox for Two Ocean War
Secretary Knox announces in American Magazine that the U S Navy is prepared for a two ocean war with strength in battleships aircraft carriers cruisers destroyers and Marines The article stresses modern bases bases range and aviation capacity plus the value of scientific support and target practice in maintaining supremacy for the United States Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Knox
United States Navy
American Magazine
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Panama Canal
Knox
Navy
Prac
House Defeats Price Control Bill and Licenses Installment Sales
Washington dispatch reports the House rejected the price control bill amid debate over a federal licensing order for installment sellers. The ruling targets 250 000 to 300 000 businesses and would revoke licenses for violations. The measure, linked to Roosevelt and Regulation W, faces court challenges and Senate scrutiny.
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King
Washington
House
Voice
Asimal Reserve Board
Roosevelt
Congress
Scout Meet Details at Mooresville Farm
December 1 1941 Scout Troop met at Henderson Peebles farm in Mooresville woods. The group gathered wood built a fire then met Waterhouse at his home and left at 6 30 pm. The meeting featured a fireside stunt devotionals games and troop business led by Scoutmaster.
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Henderson Peebles
Mooresville
Waterhouse
Taps
Benediction Lloyd Lively
Comparative Health of City and Farm Dwellers
Dr. Logan Clendening surveys farm versus city living health as per Dr James J Short data. He notes tobacco and alcohol use higher in cities, pulse pressure and tremors more common in urban dwellers, and similar rates for heart disease and blood pressure, with better care access in towns for infections and vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
James J. Short
New York Postgraduate Medical School
Buried Gold and Odd Verse Snippet Findings
A compact excerpt shows a poem by Lyla Myers about burying coins for future gain and a playful miscommunication scene among Sam Ruth and Harry. Farmers note a coat hanger joke about a man’s suit and a hats incident. The tone resembles a miscellany page with light humor and verse.
Keeping Your Balance and Mental Balance Causes
The piece explains why some people become mentally unbalanced. It cites two main causes: excessive worry about tomorrow and loss of faith in God, others, and themselves. The text warns that without proper remedy, mental breakdowns will rise in difficult times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job
Not a Story Teller for Kids Plenty Records Feature
New release catalog offers 11 children's albums with stories songs and fairy tales for various ages. Disney Walt Disney songs and Hans Christian Andersen tales are among popular choices. Records cover music appreciation language patriotism and education with titles for first through high school listeners.
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New York
Walt Disney
Paul Wing
Hans Christian Anderson
Frank Luther
Alabama declares state wide traffic emergency
Governor Frank Dixon announced a traffic toll that is 16 percent higher than last year, prompting a state wide emergency. He ordered Highway Patrol Chief J F Brawner to convene a meeting of law enforcement officials later this month to address the rising deaths.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Frank Dixon
Highway Patrol
J. F. Brawner
Department of Commerce cites 4.5 million motor trucks on highways
The Department of Commerce reports that 4,500,000 motor trucks travel the nation’s highways, underscoring heavy freight traffic and road usage patterns across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Broadway gossip and social notes mix of stars and intrigue
Walter Winchell on Broadway items tease rumors of a secret merger between Dorothy Lamour and Gregory Bautzer and hint at other celebrity moves. The column mentions James Montgomery Flagg, Joe Cook ill, Betty Lundmark’s engagement, Grace Moore's hospital commute, Elaine Barry’s alimony, Lois DeFee’s Missouri farm purchase, and assorted society scenes with sharp wit.
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John
Europe
Gunthers
Chums
Dorothy Lamour
Gregory Bautzer
Happy Chandler
Uncle Sam
Red Cross
James
Montgomery Flagg
Joe Cook
Betty Lundmark
Hollywood Cafe
Alberto Dodiero
Brazil
Grace Moore
Chicago
Chicago Opera
Elaine Barry
John Barrymore
Belmont track faces 70000 short due to counterfeit tickets
Gendarmes close on Past 58th Street for illicit activity while Belmont track is 70000 in the red from fake mutuel tickets. Two wounded at a Long Island front meeting. Versailles show gals fined with fines donated to the Red Cross. Martha Raye to perform in Miami Beach.
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Belmont
Fred McEvoy
Ann Benjamin
James Cherrys
Vivian Vernon
CBS
Allan Meltzers
Long Island
Versailles
Red Cross
Detroit
Louise Maxime
Martha Raye
Miami Beach
Fragmented Society Gossip and Showbiz Chatter
Insiders attribute the Litvinovs missed Teheran flight to late rising not slights from the British. Critics react as a new play flops amid an unsavory theme. Theatre and entertainment news touch on crime rings, casting updates, and shows facing scheduling upheavals in a turbulent winter.
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Litvinovs
Teheran
Kirk Douglas
Phyllis Campbell
Forrest Theater
Odlum
Rockefeller
Rose
Ial
Harry Ritz
Frank Sullivan
Stag Mag
Odd Remedies and Naval Quips Reach Across Headlines
An article excerpt sketches quirky tales and self help notes. It mentions a physician selling a remedy for five thousand dollars that proved effective and includes jokes about a bashful naval officer and a parrot reacting to a Victrola song.
Glass House Dwellers Urged to Buy Shades
A witty editorial notes residents who live in glass houses should consider installing shades to avoid visible flaws. It playfully critiques transparency and invites practical privacy.
Texas racetrack plunger and other media jumbles
A string of sharp humor and social notes touches Texas racing bookies debts critics Louise Stanley reviews Jack Miley magazine piece on a baseball big shot and Ann Corio columns. A quirky line mocks a Col M G Guggenheim meal idea and notes a columnist facing divorce from a syndicate as political figures Fish and Hook are briefly mentioned.
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Texas
Dick Watts
Louise Stanley
Jack Miley
Ann Corio
M. Robert Guggertheim
Rep
Fish
Hook
Receptionist Wadkins Seen as Movie Material in Washington
Column notes Wadkins, a receptionist in Col Donovan's Washington bureau, is deemed good enough for film. It also cites upbeat morale reports from Germany's Ruhr district and mentions various entertainment and political snippets with little cohesion.
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Col. Donovan
Washington
Wadkins
Gov't
Germany
Ruhr
Carmen Miranda
Owen D. Young
Bob Considines
Rss Culbertson
Mme
Radunska
Vivien Stokes
Drs Hosp
Lew Lehr
Mervyn LeRoy
Hollywood
Teddy Hayes named U S Pan Am Exposition Commissioner General
Teddy Hayes is slated to become Commissioner-General of the United States to the Pan American Exposition. The item references RKO fables about Joan Fontaine and notes past firing as a stock girl. It mentions D O Selz who cast Fontaine in Rebecca and hints at other entertainment gossip.
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Cullman
North
Alabama
Oullman
Southeast
Senate
Roosevelt
House
Elmer Thomas
Henderson
Enya Gonzalez
Copacabana
U. S
Frank Murphy
Quezon
Philippines
Peggy Joyce
Vice Press
Natchelly
Diana Barrymo
Lawrence Harper
Billingsley
Teddy Hayes
RKO
Joan Fontaine
D. O. Selz
Seis
Rebecca
Tommy Lyman
England
Lenore Lemmon
Dr. Torrance
Mexico
Torrance
Goebbels
Gestapo
West 57Th Street
P. S
Washington
Line Abandoned on Louisville and Nashville Route
The Interstate Commerce Commission approves abandonment of the Shef field Tuscumbia line of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. The 2.26 mile segment is slated for cessation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Sheffield-Tuscumbia
Interstate’ Commerce Commission
Prices Rise for Poultry Eggs Milk and Peanuts in November
Prices of poultry eggs milk and peanuts increased in November while other farm products generally fell. Montgomery Alabama reports the note on agricultural price movements for the month.
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Montgomery
Ala
Japan Cuts Ship Types From Seven to Two
The Department of Commerce reports Japan has further rationalized its domestic shipbuilding by reducing standard vessel types from seven to two, signaling a streamlined industry standards policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Department of Commerce
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