New Big City Emerges In U S Capital Area
The Census Bureau reports the Washington metropolitan area now numbers 1.2 million, up one third since 1940 and doubling since 1930. The piece notes Washington grows from government work and WWII needs, contrasting it with Detroit’s auto wealth. It cites tax withholdings and local industries like paper money, bonds, and Navy Yard cannon production.
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United States
Roosevelt
Idetroit
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Navy Yard
Langdon
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Chicago Daily News
Public figures weigh costs and world needs of aid
Senators and industry leaders debate the Marshall Plan. Sen Arthur Capper calls for full sacrifice details and global needs before US support. Frank Johnsten urges bridging East and West distrust to avoid conflict. Charles F. Kettering criticizes secrecy about what is unknown.
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United States
Arthur Capper
Eoasts
Mind quiz results show students' mood ranges
Psychologists N N Springer and Roslow report in a brief study that 133 male students rated their mood from best to worst with ten steps between, finding the average mood tended toward the worst initially and improving later.
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N. N. Springer
Roslow
Getting Along with People and Plain Talk
A 1940s style feature discusses improving communication and social ease. Dr. Flesh notes readers should use established words, adopt practical phrases, and practice formulas for clear writing. Prof. Baker warns against farming as too many pursue it while highlighting urban job balance.
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Rudolph
Flesch
Irving Ores
Milton Wrenk
Dugetet
Aly
Werka
Wikkeva
McKenney on Bridge Squeezes and Perceptive Play
Declarer wins the opening heart lead with the king then runs clubs. On the second club trial East shows out signaling protection in spades and diamonds. South cashes remaining clubs, discarding the nine and five of diamonds to progress the squeeze.
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William‘e. McKenney
Declarer
East
Asgarding
South
Bridge game notes reveal a classic squeeze play trick
The excerpt describes a bridge hand where dummy exposes the eight of diamonds and later the dummy’s king jack of diamonds, with declarer risking entries and squeeze threats. East’s misdefense and the lead of a spade set up tactical deductions about who holds key cards, while the players discuss risks of protecting certain suits and conserving entry cards.
Biophysicist Vocabulary Fragments Puzzle Clues Unearth Mixed Terms
A scrambled list of terms and clues related to biophysicist topics, including moon goddess, war god, runic abbreviations, plural endings, and various objects. The readable fragments resemble a crossword style puzzle or cryptic vocabulary map with scattered numbers and partial definitions.
Fragmentary OCR Puzzle Clue Sequence in Alphabetic List
A scrambled OCR-style list of terms and clues interspersed with numbers and fragments. The readable items include references to currency, months, titles, professions, compass terms, colors, and various short word fragments, forming a puzzle-like word association page.
Answers to Questions Answers to Questions by Haskins
A historical Q andA page lists responses on printing costs for the Congressional Record, sailing times of the Spray voyage, disability veteran parking laws, sprinting limits of a Whippet dog versus a horse, the Olympia’s captain at Manila Bay, and nurse eligibility for Army or Navy service.
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Q. Wow Jong
Joshua Slocum
Boston
Army
Navy
Senator Soaper and the Inflation Shocks Civic Discourse
A scrambled pastiche casts inflation as a global irritant touching health costs and salaries while lampooning disarmament, war contractors, and environmental woes. It mocks media and politics, noting oddities such as fish deaths off Florida and underground factories, ending with a puzzled note on a Monday bombing call-off.
Explanations from Our Man Dwight Griswold in Greece
Dwight Griswold complains about the war soon after arriving in Greece. The criticizes local folkways, arguing American tourists risk a bad reputation abroad. The remark echoes Bill Vaughan in the Kansas City Star about cultural clashes during travel.
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Dwight Griswold
Greece
Bill Vaughan
Kansas City Star
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