Union Now and War Now debated in wartime columns
The piece argues for a federation of English speaking lands or a Union Now plan, then a real federation under a constitutional framework. It warns against entangling alliances and warns that war can be unnecessary while condemning price manipulation in lumber and urging government coordination with industry within anti trust limits.
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League of Nations
International League
Clarence Strait
Union Now
United States
Earth
America
Mr. Streit
Uncle Sam
Hitler
Heaven
Leon Henderson
Southern Pine
Washington
Leon
NRA
Thurman
Arnold
City of London Financial Hub of British Empire
The compact downtown London district known as the City is a key world financial center. It hosts the Bank of England, the Stock Exchange, and Lloyds of London, with Wall Street links via Throgmorton Street. The area, 1 square mile, holds historic walls and landmarks and has long shaped finance journalism, law, and culture.
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City of London Financial
British Empire
Western
Union
Washington
London
The
City
England
Thames
National Geographic Society
Bank of England
Old Lady of
Old Financial House of Rothschild
Child’s Bank
Dickens
Tellson’s Bank
Inns of Court
Fleet Street
Tower of London
London Bridge
Clerkenwell Road
London Wall
Newgate
Aldgate
Cripplegate
Billingsgate Market
William the Conqueror
Temple Bar
Johnson
Thomas More
Charles Lamb
William Penn
Chaucer
Grub Street
Paternoster Row
Gough Square
Dr. Johnson
Middle Temple Hall
Shakespeare
Broadway
Old St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
William Harvey
Boswell
Old Bailey
John Bunyan
William Blake
Daniel Defoe
John Wesley
George Fox
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Red Lion Court
Farm Prosperity Continues Rise
Farm prosperity shows a continued rise as farm income reaches a ten year high. Outlook remains positive with defense spending fueling demand and industry expansion lifting consumer incomes across communities. Heavy retail buying in cities and towns reflects rising purchasing power.
Workers' Income Rises as Expenses Stay at 1936 Level
The Northwestern National Life Insurance study shows average urban workers gained about seven dollars monthly in late 1940 while living costs remained near 1936 levels. Record department store trade and better installment collections reflect higher net buying power, despite minor price shifts.
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Minneapolis
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Army Mechanic Reuses Desert Rescue of Navy Aviator
Technical Sergeant O A Miller, an air corps mechanic at Randolph Field Texas, rescued a Navy training pilot after a forced desert landing near Gila Bend Arizona. Miller used his auto tool kit to troubleshoot the engine smoothing its operation, aided by a passing motorist to stop traffic, allowing the plane to taxi to the road and take off again. The Navy pilot later sent a note of appreciation to Miller.
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Army
Navy
Randolph Field
Texas
O. A. Miller
Air Corps
Arizona Desert
Gila Bend
Miller
Mil. Ien Vaays
Blackout debate sparks New York morale fears
A New York blackout test faces opposition from officials who warn it would hurt more people than an attack. Elmer Twitchell laments safety and morale as New Yorkers fear being unseen at night and missing photographed moments amid scarce lighting.
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Big City
New York
Elmer Twitchell
America
Space Between Built In Closets Adds Luxurious Room Feel
A home project shows how built in closets narrow a room less and how to restore width. A surrounding wallpaper border softens angles while a built in dressing table uses the space between the closets. Directions and ordering details for Mrs Spears home making booklets follow.
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Hugh S. Johnson
WNU
Washington, D. C
Great Commercial Center
L. G. Elliott
LaSalle Extension University
LaSalle
Elsa Maxwell
Billy Rose
Jimmy Walker
Dot Parker
Tom Dewey
Milady
Kathryn Walter
Opportunity
Brooklyn
Neck Road
Down Beat Magazine
Subway
Evelyn Brigh
Tina Dodo
Random House
Mussolini
Victor Emmanuel
By Ruth Wyeth Spears
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
Bacon
E. Pinkham
Pound
Pinkham
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