Skiing Comes to the Front
Washington columnist Jack Stinnett traces a decade of rising winter sport interest from dwindling CCC to booming ski trains and parks. He notes AAA routings rising from 20 to 40 percent and parks open year round from Maine to Washington. Explanations vary from travel accessibility to Sonja Henie legends. The census will reveal winter gear growth.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
American Automobile Association
Conversaton Corps
National Parks
Ranier
Paradise Inn
Boston
Whistle Junction
Grand Central Station
New York
AAA
Zero Belt
CCC
Maine
Mount Ranier
Shenandoah
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
America
National Park
Sonja Henie
Henre
Census Bureau
Fulton 4-H Club Organizes for 1941 with 34 Members
The Fulton 4-H club reorganized for 1941 with 34 members and officers Inez Harrison president Jim Rowland vice president Jimmy Wilson secretary and Eris Beasley reporter. The meeting was enthusiastic and hopeful for achievements in 1941. Washington organized two 4-H clubs at their reorganization meeting.
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Fulton Fulton 4
Washington
Christmas at Home in the Serial Sequel
Jerry and family gather for Christmas as Waugh Martha Connelly Valerie Parks and Mary Warde arrive. The day turns when Jerry’s plans clash with family tradition and romance as the gymnasts and dates stir conflicts before Christmas dinner.
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Tom Horner
Waugh
Martha Connelly
Valerie Parks
Aftel
Jerry
Mary Warde
Val
Gymna
Cater
Mary Remnins
Christmas Eve Confession Alters Connelly Plans
In a family Christmas scene Jerry reveals he will not return to school, confessing strain and longing for stability as the Connellys cherish rituals, gifts, and memories from past postings while welcoming Mary into their home. The gathering recalls earlier Christmases, from Shanghai to the Canal Zone, and sets up a turning point for the family.
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J . Jerry
Son
Dr. Connelly
Jerry
Mother
Mary
Kathleen
Val
Santa Claus
Cleo
Army Post
Lawdy
Hugh
Martha
Medical Corps
Dad
Shanghai
Canal Zone
Pacific
New York
Bill
Sheila
R. Connelly
Martha Connelly
Connelly
Memo snippets from famous figures amuse readers with quirky notes
A collection of brief anecdotes mentions Orson Welles with an SOS radio drama, Henry A. Wallace proposing a Farm Plan bookkeeping guide, Nick the Greek recounting a Redskins Bears bet, William Marcus Grove hinting at Castle Harbor land plans, and Frank Lloyd Wright noting naval base housing needs at Indian Head Maryland with prefabricated homes tested for a war effort.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Orson Welles
Seaboard
Federal Communications Commission
New England
Brother Hams
Henry A. Wallace
McGuffey
Imperial Hotel
Tokeyo
Indian Head
Naval
Uncle Sam
Community 4-H Club Officers Named for 1941
Junior and senior 4-H clubs report officer elections for 1941 with sets of leaders and reporters. Senior clubs list Herbert Ford Carrol Allen Margaret Schmitt Dora E Webb and David Edwards Olen Moses Ladell Burke Ola Mae Sewell as officers. Junior clubs name Juanita Cannon May Lou Allen Louise Morton and Mary Frances Sewell plus Ramona Jean Sewell Hursel Lee and J T Still.
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Washington
Herbert Ford
Carrol Allen
Margaret Schmitt
Dora E. Webb
Juanita Cannon
May Lou Allen
Louise Morton
Blevins Blevins
David Edwards
Olen Moses
Ladell Burke
Ola Mae Sewell
Mary Frances Sewell
Ramona Jean Sewell
Hursel Lee
J. T. Still
Defense Focus Expands Across Colleges in Defense Studies
Colleges move to include defense education in programs and lectures. Wellesley and NYU offer courses and research on defense related topics. Pratt Institute studies bomb shelters and camouflage. Chicago forms a defense council and links to military and weather services.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Wellesley
New York University
Industraal
National Research Council
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
University of Chicago
Defense Council
Army
Navy
Weather Bureau
Air Corps
Higher education marches into national defense in 1940
Amid wartime pressures colleges across the United States expand curricula with defense and military study. Brown offers naval science and Hispanic America history while Yale and Penn redirect research and administration to support national defense and public health goals. Oregon and Kansas reshaped curricula to include military, political, and social defense themes as colleges anticipate further wartime needs.
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Brown University
University of Pennsylvania
U. S. Office of Education
Yale
Russel Sage College
Allo
Kansas
Tiny
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Tim
Mrs. Connelly
Cofynight
NEA Service
Ing
Stinnett
Nick
Washington Redskins
Chicago Bears
Bears
Southland
William Marcus Grove
Wall Street
United States
Lichtenstein
Bermudez
Castle Harbor
Long Bird Island
English Channel
Indianaplis Speedway
J.C. Penney CO
Oregon
Institutons of
Hope Picture
the Star
Hope Star
Pho
Dick Powell
Hope City Hall
Experiment Station
Focal Girls
Hollywood
Star’s
Bristol
John P. Cox Drug CO
Crescent Drug Store
Scott Stores
Morgan & Lindsey
Jacks Newstand
Hotel Henry
Hope Confectionery
Ward & Son Drug CO
John S. Gibson Drug CO
Diamond Cafe
Job Printing Department
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