Conspiracy on Puerto Rico Reveals Hidden Plot
Anne Heywood, daughter of a New York newspaper publisher, travels with Pete Wilcox and U S Army officer Taussig to a Puerto Rican coffee estate. A staged map, a deployed plane, and a fast car hint at a planned interception as they approach a gated estate under wary escort.
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Anne Heywood
Puer Rico
Pete Wil& Reporter
el Valera
United States
Richard Taussig
Ted
Rus- Porter
Sue
Mr. Sig
Anne
Mr. Taussig
Ely
Taussig
Miss Heywood
Diego Gonsaid
Diego Gongaro
Gar Mill
Gongaro
Seita
Hidden plots unfold as a covert mission nears confrontation
Pete and Miguel Valera advance through a guarded estate toward a dangerous plan tied to Miss Heywood. Mr. Taussig outlines a skeleton organization and a dual-purpose plane storing money and ammunition while Anne confronts threats and coded instructions.
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Miguel
Anne
Gibraltar of America
Don Alvaro
Mr. Taussig
Panama Canal
Miss Heywood
Sue
British farming gains insight as Rae arrives in Washington
Robert Rae new agricultural attaché at the British embassy in Washington discusses wartime farming, American aid, and projected needs. He notes England now produces 70 percent of its food, aided by TVA superphosphate and mechanical cultivation, while harvest labor and citrus demand rise with invasion.
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Britain
Robert Rae
Washington
University of Reading
England
James A. Scott Watson
Rae
Scott Watson
Tennessee Valley Authority
Ministry of Agriculture
London Front Life and German Invasion Rumors From Pyle
Ernie Pyle writes from London about wartime life in Britain showing resilience and better conditions, while invasion rumors from Germany cause nerves. He notes strict saluting, uniform dress, and Americans crowding London HQ areas, and recalls Captain Arthur McCollum and his son Ross, lost on a mission, as an emblem of coping with war losses.
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London
Britain
Germany
Africa
America
mid-England
Albuquerque
White House
Mesa
Arthur McCollum
Captain McCollum
Ross McCollum
Ross
Captain Mac
Mac
Early American wall pockets by Ruth Wyeth Spears
Lightweight pine pockets offer multiple uses from ration book holder to grocery list pad. Inner entry pockets serve for notes keys and gloves while letter box function remains. Patterns in actual size with directions are available as Pattern 261 for 15 cents.
Yarns From Old London Town
The American group in London uses many new terms like SHAEF the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force. General Eisenhower heads SHAEF and directs the invasion. Lieut. Gen. Carl Spaatz, head of the American air forces, watched a German raid and exclaimed at poor aim that night.
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London
SHAEF
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
Eisenhower
Carl Spaatz
Short Quiz on Geography and Mythology
Answers: 1 four-letter states are Iowa Utah Ohioada. 2 rodomontadist is a boastful blusterer. 3 Bellerophon tamed Pegasus with Athena’s bridle. 4 American in origin: football and basketball. 5 Tall wooden structures along coasts are for lighthouses and signal towers. 6 Africa spans about 4 700 miles north to south.
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Pegasus
Africa
Answers on a Page: A Quiz of Names and Facts
The list names The Answers 1 Three-Ohio Iowa and Utah 2 An empty braggart 3 Bellerophon 4 Basketball 5 As blimp hangars They are 17 stories and built entirely of wood 6 Five thousand miles
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Ohio
Iowa
Utah
Bellerophon
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Brenda Conrad
Miss Heyod
Fraulein
Gongato
Keted
Pete Wilcox
Cagay
P.J.W
Granada
San Juan
Fort Buchanan
Cordillera
Pete
Mayaguez
Borinquen
Tmir
Abteag Nowy
Miguel Valera
Barrow Lyons Wiu
Washington, D. C
TVA
Barrow Lyons
Ernie Pyle
U.S. Army
North Platte
Neb
Wacs
Sheerawe
M.p.’S
Mediterranean
Casablanca
Casa
Ernie
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Old London Town
Ruti Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Chese
Lydia Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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