French Air Shortage Drives Urgent U.S. Plane Talks
Desperate French efforts to obtain fighters and bombers surface as Britain and the United States face delays in massive air production. The War Department restricts exports of surplus planes, while U.S. talks with Brazil seek bases and cooperation to deter Nazi advances in South America. Political chatter and defense shifts color the era’s wartime diplomacy.
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Washington
0. S
Germany
Hitler
Channel
Britain
U. S
War Department
Secretary of War
France
England
United States
Allien
Magia
Gothinieg
Alverta
State Department
South America
Panama Canal
Brazil
U. S. Army Air Corps
Air Corps
Congress
Canary Islands
Spain
Africa
Belgian Congo
United Kingdom
Taxi Radio Revolt Threatens Cab Service Across City
A new revolt emerges over in-cab radios as drivers protest restrictions. The action centers on mandatory radio silence or limited usage, affecting dispatch efficiency and passenger communication. Authorities warn disruption could slow service until terms are negotiated.
Radio in Taxis Sparks Debate Over Noise and Utility
A wartime letter laments cabs crowded with radios and loud programs while arguing taxis should be conveyances not moving entertainment. It ponders passenger needs, calls for quieter streets, and notes drivers claim radio are essential, contrasted with readers craving calmer, safer travel.
Slip Covered Boards Make Handy Screen
Ruth Wyeth Spears offers a simple DIY project for a room divider using four seasoned boards each 1 foot wide and 2 inches thick, hinged with 21 inch butt hinges. Choose a chintz fabric and cover the boards to block drafts or create privacy between rooms.
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Ruth Wyeth Spears
Quilting and toy patterns offered with book order
Follow the sketch to get your screen ready. For fabric toy collections, sewing book numbers contain Rag Baby, Sleepy Time, Bandanna, and Stocking Cat directions. Crocheted rug and lamp shade patterns are in listed books. Send 10 cents per book and four books earn free quilt patterns.
Ask Me Another A General Quiz
The questions mix general knowledge and wordplay about government services meals plant counting and biblical naming. It asks about federal agencies including the secret service and whether jail differs from prison, plus trivia on Negro spirituals and U.S. state borders.
Answers and notes on government and language topics
The text covers Treasury department questions, a claim about insectivorous plant species exceeding 400, and remarks on songs not centering on religious subjects. It also lists states forming Kentucky's regional boundaries and discusses the Hebrew Bible language lacking a certain letter. A jail is defined as detention for those not yet convicted or serving short sentences, while a prison houses those convicted.
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United States
Treasury Department
Kentucky
Illinoia
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Tennessee
Missouri
False Christs Warn Believers Against Deceptive Signs
A religious admonition cites Mark 13 verses warning that false Christs and false prophets will perform signs and wonders to mislead, even the elect. The message urges discernment and cautions against trusting rumors of Christ appearing in surprising places.
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Christ
Falas Christa
Lalse Propheta
Quote on honor and labor by Anon
A short anonymous maxim states that honorable deeds paired with hard labor leave lasting honor once the labor ends, while disreputable pleasures leave lasting disgrace beyond the moment of the act.
Speaking the Truth Beyond Fear in Adversity
A compact reflection on forthright speech over self preservation. The speaker prioritizes honesty, asserting it is better to endure personal hardship than let truth falter due to silence or hesitation.
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United States Marine Band
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God
Miss Turpey
Lincoln
Abraham
Radio Corporation of America
Bison City
R. Roelofs JR
Warneke
Satan
Aii
Micaya
Losa
Marjorie Lederer
Roosevelt
Mayor LaGuardia
New York
Fiorello
Welling
Wallace Cox
Haggai
America
International
Anda Choolesson L
Lundquist
Pawnee Tee
Bile Tobie
Wartern Newspay
Union
Ruth Wyeth
Ledford
Secret Service
Rogers
Sunkist Oranges
Chia
Rogers Plate
Cateyin
Internation Silver Co
Sunkist
California
Meriden
Cona
Sear
Anon
Michigan Avenue
Allerton Hole
Shane Ned
Heacher
Linco
Harding
Bacon
Mike” Wolff
Albert
RA. Crimp
Tim
Prince Alberts
Prince Albert Buread
Ron
Coglec
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