National Whirliat news behind the news
The article recounts Mark Etheridge’s rise from Richmond editor to White House interaction with FDR and media influence on policy, noting connections to the FCC overhaul chorus and the political shifts around Willkie, Roosevelt, and the S E C. It covers Commonwealth and Southern’s forced divestment orders, Tammany corruption testimonies, and public printing graft cases in Albany.
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Ethridge
Mark
Roosevelt
White House
Richmond
Robert Bingham
Britain
Louisville Courier- Journal
Mark Etheridge
US mobilizes for defense amid postwar economic tension
The United States plans nearly two billion dollars for new factory facilities to aid national defense and Britain. Private firms gain emergency-rate tax advantages on about a billion dollars’ worth of rearmament plants. The British ordered 191 million in new factories. Office of Production Management finds half of prewar capacity unused, highlighting a paradox as expansion slows. The Utility Corporation led by Wendel Willkie absorbs belligerent stance. Justin R. Whiting remains inactive in politics. Commonwealth & Southern resists SEC breakup efforts.
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New York
S. Burton Heath
iIn
Britain
United States
Office of Production Management
Utility Corporation
Wendel
Willkie
Justin R. Whiting
Mr. Willkie
Europe
Commonwealth & Southern
Washington
Lessons in English Words Daily Study
Daily vocabulary note explains common usage missteps with guidance on pronunciation spelling and synonyms. It highlights placid meaning unruffled peaceful and gives an example of a placid expression concealing inner steel.
Tin in Cans and Mines Through Time
Uncle Rays Corner explains can materials and tin’s role from tinplate cans to tin foil. It covers tin sources in Cornwall Asia Bolivia and the Dutch East Indies, production volumes, tinstone ore, smelting, and uses such as solder and bronze. Includes note offering a free leaflet on European War.
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Cornwall
Great Britain
Asia
Dutch East Indies
Bolivia
New World
Horizontal Director of Mint
Puzzle list of clues and answers for a word cross style grid. Entries span across both horizontal and vertical directions with definitions for each numbered clue, including names such as U.S. Mint director and various common nouns and abbreviations. The page presents an interlinked vocabulary challenge.
Lee Hazen Wins 11th Masters Individual Tournament
Lee Hazen of New York led the field to capture the 11th World Championship Masters Individual title. Defending champ Morrie Elis traded early lead with Hazen, who dominated sessions two and three. Final standings saw Elis second, with Becker and Fishbein tied for third as Hazen secured the victory through superior partnership play and strategic card handling.
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Lee Hazen
New York
Hazen
Morrie Elis
Elis
B J. Becker
Harry Fishbein
South
Declarer
North
East
Armageddon Forecast Versus Prophetic Israel Plan
Editor The Enterprise argues the near future is ominous with Allied defeats and demands readers study God’s plan for Israel and the Anglo Saxon Celtic nations to understand events. It cites Mussolini Hitler and Italy, predicts Palestine as the final center of controversy, and notes Britain moves troops to Basra as a sign of the gathering. It closes with a note on three fifths all weather highways and US fuel use in 1940.
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Israel
Greece
Mussolini
Hitler
Daniel
Italy
Romania
Balkans
Palestine
Russia
Great Britain
Basra
Persian Gulf
Zion
Smith
Mortals and Immortals Sermon Across Christian Science Churches
Sunday May 18 lessons titled Mortals and Immortals drew from Job 20 verses 4 5 8 and Science and Health page 250. The study contrasts mortal dream with true being, stating mortal mind and body form a single mortal dream and that man is mortal only within that dream.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Romans Used Easy Chairs Similar to Modern Kind
A historical note indicates that ancient Romans employed comfortable seating pieces resembling today’s easy chairs. The evidence suggests Romans valued relaxed, informal seating, hinting at early upholstered or cushioned lounge furniture within households and public spaces.
Funny Business and Obsolete Cars
The report notes about two million old cars are scrapped annually. It cites a 15 year old etiquette book advising plates be set on the table with the wrong side up during fly time.
Sixth largest river Niger in Africa at 2900 miles
The Niger ranks as the sixth longest river globally and traverses Africa with a length of about 2900 miles, highlighting its global hydrographic prominence.
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Niger
Africa
Americas feminine clothing value in dusiy tops 3.5 billion
A report states that Americas feminine clothing in dusiy is conservatively valued at 3.5 billion dollars, reflecting substantial market scale across the sector. The figure highlights the apparel industry’s economic footprint and consumer demand.
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America
Cranium Crackers European King Row Questions
A puzzle asks four questions about European royalty during Axis invasion. It inquires who first abdicated due to invasion and what two boy kings and two brother kings did against German aggression. It asks which monarch sent troops to aid a king of the same name and which king visited Hitler, plus naming two of the remaining three kings on thrones.
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Europe
Adolf Hitler
Euerope
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Herland
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WM. E. McKenney
America’s Card Authority
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Antonio Tovar Llorente
Ramon Serrano Suner
Berlin
Rome
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