Sol Bloom the Axis Expert on Capitol Hill
Central Press columnist Charles Stewart portrays Sol Bloom as the leading yet unofficial expert on the European Axis. The piece details Bloom’s early informal contacts with Mussolini, his intimate knowledge of Hitler’s mindset, and his nonpartisan stance with no Axis sympathy, while joking about converting his daughter Vera Bloom to a Pan American program.
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Central Press
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House of Representatives
England
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Europe
New York
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Vera Bloom
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Miss Bloom
Gabriele d'Annunzio
Italy
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Adriatic
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Milan
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Miss Vera
d'Annunzio
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Capitol Hill
Fragmented wartime miscellany pieces emerge in 1940s chatter
The clipped text blends wartime banter and odd trivia. It mentions a German circus act, Hitler’s far reaching war vision, Axis conquests, and European maps on tablecloths. The voice ranges from gossip about government forms to odd notes on insects and a Massachusetts beach find.
Kale for Victory Garden Vitamins
Dean Halliday outlines kale as a hardy leafy vegetable for the Victory garden providing vitamins A B C and good B I content. It can be eaten raw or cooked, used as garnish rarely, and does not form a head. Kale varieties include dwarf green Scotch Curled and Siberian, with Siberian noted as hardier for late plantings and winter storage under hay or straw.
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Victory Garden
DAILY ACROSS PUZZLE CLUES AND ANSWER SUMMARY
A compact listing of crosswords style clues with many entries and partial answers across and down. Entries include references to distances Pinochle terms motifs and cryptic hints such as Monastery and Latvian moneta units alongside clues for verbs adjectives and nouns.
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Lata
Exis
Bee
Portend
Crossword clues list European river Shy look and more
A compact set of crossword prompts including European rivers for 6 and 7 across, a shy look, prohibitionists, an excited expression, Indians, the indefinite article, writing implement, a sweet point, poles at the bottom of sails, a missile weapon, and a sword.
No Wonder Hidden USO Tab Troupes Spread Entertainment
The article explains USC-Camp Shows, Inc. created Tabloid Troupes to entertain servicemen at domestic duty posts with limited facilities. Each troupe travels secretly, often without a stage, delivering a two hour show with acts like a magician singer tap dancer ventriloquist and accordionist. Audience participation is emphasized.
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Usc-Camp Shows, Inc
War department tours set clean vaudeville rules
USC-Camp Shows controls performers contracts and conduct. Troupes travel under War and Navy auspices aboard command cars station wagons and auxiliary vessels. Performers make about 75 dollars a week on six month terms with renewal. The main concern is adapting to post war audiences whose applause differs from servicemen apart from civilian crowds.
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Usc-Camp Shows, Inc
War and Navy Department
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