Pacific Crisis Puts a Rush Ticket on Panama Canal Exits
Washington report by Milton Bonner discusses U S plans for a new third set of locks at the Panama Canal to enable faster naval passages and protect the waterway from air attack and sabotage. It covers lock dimensions, costs, contracts for excavation, protective measures, and projected completion around 1945–46. It notes the shift from optimism in 1904 to urgency amid rising Far East tensions and the need for a one ocean navy.
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Panama Canal
Milton Bonner
Washington
Japan
Far East
Uncle Sam
U. S
Panamia Canal
Hitler
Mussolini
Panama Cartal
U. S. Navy
Omevest
Atlantic
Pacific
America
Army
Navy
Gatun
Pedro Miguel
Miraflores
Hie Bull
Conservation of the Capital River Cities Are Highly Vulnerable to Air Attacks
Washington columnist JACK STINNETT argues that cities on rivers are highly vulnerable to air blitzes, citing Moscow as an example where river geography aids bombing. He notes most severely attacked night bombings occur in river-crossed or harbor-adjacent cities and that lights cannot be masked from the sky. The column shifts to rumor and weathered wartime gossip, describing Japan asset freezes and a bank encounter in which a Japanese traveler jokes about convoy needs, reflecting wartime tensions and risk.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Moscow
Japan
England
London
Tokyo
United States
Army
New Hampshire
WE, THE WOMEN Squabblers Accuse Death of the Party
Ruth Millett surveys married couples with a high squabbling rate and warns that bickering in public ruins social gatherings. The piece lists telltale signs of a squabbling couple and urges self check for spouses.
MacArthur and the Philippines Story Through the Years
The article traces Lt Gen Arthur MacArthur's early Manila defense in 1808, later roles as military governor, and his son Douglas MacArthur's rise. It details the family’s involvement in Philippine and U.S. forces, plus Arthur as army chief of staff and mentor to the Philippine government, with highlights of key postings and milestones.
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Arthur MacArihry
Manila
Aguinaldo
Philippines
MacArthurs
Moosevelt
Arthur MacArthur
U. S
Islands
Douglas MacArthur
Philipine
Yvounger MacArthur
Wiese
America
France
Little Rock
Ark
West Palit
Cheedore Roosevelt
42Nd Train
West Point
Fourth Corps
Atlanta
Third Corps
Baltimore
Military District of
Air Corps
U. S. Army
Glenville Small Town Aerial Mail Service Twice Daily
Glenville West Virginia with about 588 residents lies 12 miles from the nearest railroad and claims to be the smallest town in the nation to receive direct airmail twice daily. An airplane passes overhead to drop incoming mail and uses a rope hooked bag to collect outgoing mail.
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Glenville
Phrase snippets from a curious wartime column
The prose comments on barriers and slang during a tense era. It notes authorities struggling to quantify German motorized equipment captured and jokes about wartime rhetoric. It mentions Grand Rapids police officers bitten during an arrest of women, illustrating risks to law enforcement.
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Russia
Grand Rapids
Mich
Courteous Conduct as Guests Among Friends
In social company, aim for courtesy and gracious behavior toward friends as you do toward strangers. Observing considerate conduct raises how you are perceived as guests and enhances gatherings.
Army maneuvers loom as biggest war games yet
Edson in Washington reports that a vast U S army exercise will run through November costing about 24 million dollars and involving nearly a million men across Beauregard Louisiana the Carolinas and other regions. The drills feature real weapons blanks and dummy gear to test mobilization and reveal equipment shortages.
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Washington
Maneuy
United States
Beauregard
Carolinas
MTP
Mobil Gation
Army
Drum
General Drum
New York State
Hriich Jast
Europe
Asia
Toventor Braille Inventor Louis Braille
Louis Braille, the inventor of the raised printing system for the blind, was himself blind, losing his sight at age three.
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Louis Braille
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Ruth Millett
Trinidad
J. R. Williams
Prainer
Ayla Nen See Sore, Inc
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