Wright Sees Modern City as Frankenstein with Broadacres Dream
In Chicago Frank Lloyd Wright criticizes the congested city calling it a "Frankenstein." He outlines his dream Broadacres community costing about 50000 and argues decentralization is already underway as people move to suburbs to escape urban ills. He warns Europe may rebuild its bombed cities as a tragic mistake.
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Chicago
Frank Lloyd Wright
Wright
Broadacres
T Ae
Taliesin
Wisconsin River
Europe
Soldier awakens on seven story roof near Grand Central
A young soldier awoke on the roof of a seven story building opposite Grand Central Terminal after claiming he took one drink on a train. Police rescued him and he offered no further explanation of how he reached the roof.
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New York
Grand Central Terminal
Himmler Tightens Rule in Germany Demands Complete Subjugation
Heinrich Himmler, now interior minister, tightens control by making any opposition to the government punishmentable. Reports say he has seized Nazi air defenses and troops, with the regime treating dissent as treason and enforcing surveillance across home front zones.
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Bern
Switzerland
Germany
Heinrich Himmler
Schwarze Korps
Himmler
Weltwoche
Interior Ministry
Berlin
Zurich
Neue Zurcher Zeitung
Das ‘Reich
Presbyterian chicken dinner invites by Rev Harris
Tyrrell Texas church plans a chicken dinner with an invitation from the Rev Charles B Harris urging attendees to come for a wing and a prayer. The event signals a community gathering hosted by the local church.
Casual Comment By W A Bivins
A column reflects on local mood and small town life with notes from barbers, shoe dealers, and a druggist. It recounts gracious neighbors gifting vegetables, memories of a dog and a mule, and a tribute to fallen soldiers in New Britain.
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Uncle Sam
Nate
New Britain
Broughton Proclaims Navy Day Observance Statewide
Governor Broughton designates Wednesday October 27 as Navy Day and cites North Carolina origins of five Navy secretaries. He notes large state enlistments and calls on citizens to observe the occasion while praising the U S Navy’s readiness against the Axis and recalling Pearl Harbor.
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Raleigh
Broughton
North Carolina
Pearl Harbor
Old Sea Dog Meet Mr Chips the Attu Mascot Spaniel
The sea-going spaniel known as Mr Chips served aboard a Navy transport as a veteran mascot for the Attu and Kiska campaigns. The dog became a noted symbol of morale and wartime service aboard the ship.
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Mr. Chips
Attu
Kiska
United States Adds 79 Argentine Firms to Trade Black List
The U S government revised its foreign list banning trade with enemies by adding 79 Argentine firms and removing five. Other changes include 44 Swiss firms added and four removed, 28 Portuguese firms added and 17 removed, 22 Spanish firms added and three removed, plus 12 Swedish and seven Turkish firms added.
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Capital
Washington
United States
Judge Luther Way Dies in Norfolk at 64
Judge Luther Way of the U S District Court for Eastern Virginia died in Norfolk at 64 from a heart ailment. Appointed by President Hoover in 1931 after extensive private practice, he presided recently over Seaboard Air Line Railroad reorganization proceedings now nearing completion as the carrier exits receivership.
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Norfolk
Luther Way
U. S. District Court of Eastern Virginia
Hoover
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
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