Civilian observers planned to shield U S from air invasions
At Fort Bragg North Carolina a wide civilian observation net is being built to spot invading aircraft and warn defense authorities. In tests observers across 39 counties with 15 telephone links reported 285 aircraft observations in just over two minutes, triggering interceptor flights and anti aircraft fire.
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FT. Bragg
North Carolina
Roanoke Island
Wilmington
Army
Fulton H. Q. Gardner
United States
Ft.Bragg
Defense Headquarters
Lisbon
Cape Lookout
Fred Gilliken
Coast Guard
Point Lookout
Silent era comedian born in Baton Rouge with squinting eye
The famed silent film comedian known for strabismus was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, three years after the Chicago fire. His surname matches the full name of a notorious 18th century English highwayman. In 1875 sea otter furs sold for seven dollars each, now fetching several thousand dollars.
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Pelican State
Anti-Aircraft Units Guard Fort Bragg With Camouflage
Army anti-aircraft regiments positioned around Fort Bragg with 3 inch guns firing 25 shells per minute to 18 000 feet. Guns were heavily camouflaged and one mounted in a log cabin whose roof lifted to fire. Civilians would play a clear role in air defense via a volunteer alarm system.
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Ft. Bragg
Car Gas Mileage Drops in Cold Weather
An automobile burns more gas per mile in cold weather than in warm. The statement notes efficiency decreases as temperatures fall, affecting fuel economy and operating costs.
Lessons in English by W L Gordon Contention or controversy note
Lessons in English by W L Gordon defines common usage errors with examples on words like alright galosh fiance fiancee and urges daily vocabulary growth. It cites La Fontaine to illustrate religious contention as the devil's harvest and explains pronunciation spelling and synonyms.
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Religius
la Fontaine
Look and Learn by A. C. Gordon Q and A
The page presents a quiz by A. C. Gordon with five questions and answers. It asks how long to spend a billion dollars at a dollar a minute and about height, Columbus age, hyperbole, and the largest Mississippi River city. Answers list: nineteen centuries, one in 200, forty one, a figure of speech of evident exaggeration, and St. Louis.
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Columbus
America
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Etiquette Advice on Courting and Weddings
A young man should not honk from the curb to signal arrival. He should go to the door and ring the bell. The bride’s wishes should guide the wedding rehearsal, with her directing it and all suggestions respected. A dinner engagement should only be broken for an unavoidable accident illness or death.
How Can I Make Ink Stencil Wash Out
A Q and A style note explains a wash out stencil ink recipe using soot Prussian wine glycerine and gum arabic mixed into a thin paste. It also offers a simple method to make a bookmark by snapping a rubber band over the read pages.
Murder mystery in swing band case unfolds in digits
In a serialized crime tale, Robert Tait and detective Feeley chase a lead from station records to a vanished musician George K Weeks. Dombey’s finances reveal lavish flowers that point to a hidden romance and a contract tied to the song The Cat’s Meow. Weeks’s lodging-house escape on May 14 hints at deeper deception as they close in on the suspect.
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Myrna Dombey
Robert Tait
Anne Lester
Myrna
Dannie Feeley
Ludden Dombey
Rogers
Tait
Feeley
Dombey
Donnie Feeley
Lud Dombey
Musicians' Union
Jamison
Jamie
George K. Weeks
South End
Donnie
Union
Japan to Muster Jobless for War Industries
Tokyo officials study enforcing from the National General Mobilization Law a scheme to register all laborers, technical experts and skilled workers for work in munitions and other booming sectors by 1939. Welfare and Commerce ministries struggle to place those displaced, while the government contemplates curbing labor disputes and imposing minimum wages.
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Japan
Tokyo
Welfare Ministry
Commerce and Industry Ministry
Gorgas Uses Firefly Light For Spanish War Operation
During the Spanish American War Colonel Gorgas carried out an operation by the light of a bottle containing fireflies. This daring act highlights improvised reconnaissance and colonial era field tactics used under limited daylight conditions.
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Gorgas
Creomulsion Ad Promises Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement urges readers to try Creomulsion for chest colds and bronchial irritation promising quick relief. It notes a refund if not satisfied and includes a druggist authorization.
Penalty doubles and strategic raises in bridge
The article explains when to bid again after a penalty double and discusses a specific play sequence. South wins with the ace of trumps, then uses the heart ace to enter dummy and return a final trump. The outcome depends on East with four trumps and on the three two or four one break.
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West
Joseph M. Rothschild
York
Rothschild
Wert
Ast
South
East
Jack
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William 8. Howland
WEA Service
Defense
Atlantic Ocean
W. L. Gordon
A. C. Gordon
Roberta Lee
Anne Ashley
Nard Jones
NEA Service, Inc
Harris Rogers
Weeks
McKenney
BY William Fe, McKenney
American Contract Bridge League
Double Pass
Rubber—E. & Opener
Liccert & Mrea Topacco Co
Ree Sks
Chesterfield
Paul Whiteman
George Gracie Burns Allen
AUC. B. 8
Eppit Dooley
N. B. Cy
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