National Whirligig News Behind the News Inaugurated
The piece reports Treasury agents seizing pounds of a drug from a Japanese vessel at a West Coast port while Prince Chichibu is aboard and no publicity is allowed. It also covers William J. Donovan’s Propaganda Bureau broadcasting the story, and ongoing fights over anti trust and standardization efforts impacting wartime production and national defense policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Prince’ Chichibu
Emperor Hirohito
William J. Donovan
Propaganda Bureau
War era marine patrols shield Alaskan waters and Atlantic routes
The piece notes navy protections for salmon fishermen crossing the open sea to reach the Aleutians and patrols near Virginia Capes Long Island and Cape Ann. It mentions coast guard checks on oil and alien smuggling, citizens carrying IDs, and dimmed lights for approaching enemy submarines. It also covers British and Dutch wartime twists, plus fashion shortages and rayon substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert N. Leman
Aleutian Islands
Kodak
Navy
Alaskan
Uncle Sam
Virginia Capes
Long Island
Cape Ann
Portsmouth
New York
Newport
Boston
Grand Banks
Coast Guard
College romance unfolds as Pete disappears and George confessess
On campus Pete Laird misses a date, prompting coaching concern and Anne Humphreys’s worry. George Landers reveals his long held love for Anne during a moonlit walk to the island bench, finally confessing his feelings before she asks for time to think and calls for a ride home. The chapter ends with their unsettled emotions and a cliffhanger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
aHferaln
Hollywood
Kin College Awerikourt
Anne Humphres
Kim
Abe
Larry Winship
Amac
Stephanie
Anne
Chicago
Annne
George Landers
Anne Humphreys
Landers
George
Sonny
Dugan
Pete Laird
Phil
Laird
O. K
Pye
Darling
McKENNEY ON BRIDGE AND EMERGENCY USE OF CLUBS
A bridge column notes permanent club headquarters used for civilian defense and Red Cross morning work, citing the Mayfair in New York run by Ralph H. Schellenberg and Harry Fishbein. It recalls a recent hand from Fishbein and analyzes a cautious spade and club play to nullify West’s potential entry. Also brief crime and weather clippings describe a pistol threat in Ogden and a frigid day in Connecticut with makeshift fire disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Rosemvard
New York City
Thurman Arnold
P. M
Fifth Avenue
England
Egypt
Mayfair
New York
Britain
East Indies
Zalt-Bommel
Amsterdam
Civilian Defense Committee
Red Cross
Mas
Ralph H. Schellenberg
Harry Fishbein
Fishbein
South
East
West
Hearts O Diamonds
Wartime deception artists sign reads Wet Paint
A damaged report recounts German saboteurs and a Luftwaffe plane shot down by Nazi AA guns. Dutch painters were ordered to cover German markings with RBALFL insignia and then reveal the ruse by leaving a clearly marked Wet Paint sign for the British observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luftwafffe
Rbalfl
Radio Program Schedule Highlights January Thirteenth
A dense listing of wartime era radio programs with names like Captain Midnight, The Three Suns, and Amos and Andy. Includes times, serials, variety acts, news briefs, and quizzes. Mentions Stations, hosts, and orchestras, reflecting a busy broadcast day across multiple slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geeworks
Escorts
Relly
W. van Dyne
Scattergood Baines
Ore
Mey Roe
Tariana
Ihsip Allen
Mic Red Siren
Urones
Vetei Meukon
Arter Birte
Taswack
Johany
Oreh
Horace Heidt
Ned Tardan
Elmer Dave
Tayiile
Fiw
TOGO
Red Skelton
Pastor
Franklin
Juan Arvizu
Dbs
Ted Straeter
Rapias
Clah
Miva
Fred Waring
Fragmentary remark on frozen car tires and cold read
A fragmentary quote describes dipping items into water at 20 below zero, leaving the car with solid tires. The speaker remarks the experience was bumpy, comparing it to something she reads. The passage is incomplete and lacks clear context or named individuals.
Air-Conditioned Tanks Aim To Cool Battle Gear
Dallas engineer Thomas W. Carraway unveils a compact 30 pound weather box for army tanks that cools one room by 35 degrees without ice or mechanical refrigeration. Tested in Texas and reportedly reducing fatigue and fumes, the device weighs far less than standard units and draws in outside air. Army barracks may also use the system to curb epidemics via continuous fresh-air circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Uraltil Army
Thomas W. Carraway
Inventors of America
Cranium Crackers Word Worries and Firemen’s Tragedy
A quick word quiz checks meanings caper ordnance and related terms. Firemen in Kansas City battle a car blaze near Independence. investigators note they salvaged most of the vehicle while a Chicago owner’s loss is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Want
Kansas City
C. W. Cramer
Chicago
Independence
Orange Presbytery Meeting Convenes At Local Church
The mid winter Orange Presbytery meets today at First Presbyterian Church with about 60 commissioners expected. Rev Charles Jones of Chapel Hill opened with a devotional and moderator Rev D J Blackwell of Leaksville led the communion at 11. Carter Dalton reads the church history. the presbytery covers Rockingham Caswell Guilford Randolph Orange and Alamance counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Carter Dalton
Pleasant Hunter Dalton
Rockingham
Caswell
Guilford
Randolph
Alamance
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Lessing Rosenwald
O. P. M’s Bureau of Conservation
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
France
British Isles
House
Senate
la Guardia
Landis
FLD. R
Malaya
Singapore
Earth
Jim
Conrad
BY Burton Benjamin
Pat
Sheridan
Lester
Stevens
WEA Service, Inc
McKenney
McKkenney
Ogden
Utah
Edwin Stratford
Rial C. Moore
Ned
Anthony Bernardo
Wails
Aga
By Howard Blakesler
Orange Presbytery
Dean
Doan
Pe Tian
Trus
Nec
Wachovia
Raleigh
Asheville
Charlotte
Winston: Salem
High Point
Salisbury
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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