Defending America under threat of war and missteps
A critical editorial argues the United States must accelerate rearmament and national defense. It condemns the Roosevelt fireside chat for avoiding hard demands, cites inadequate aviation and military readiness, and warns that delay risks civilization in Europe. It blames leadership and Hopkins for wasteful budgeting and calls for decisive action now.
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Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Europe
Hugland
France
Chamberlain
Dutadier
Roosevelt press seeks wartime embargo and cabinet reshuffle
Roosevelt seeks congressional power to embargo vital materials to Japan amid war supply shifts. The piece notes Japan’s imports of scrap iron and machine tools, U. S. war production expansion, and Pershing’s France relief gown bids. It also discusses Republican criticism of the cabinet and calls for a third-term stance amid European conflict.
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A Pershing
France
Frances Warren Pershing
New York
United States
Japan
U. S
Roosevelt
Congress
How's Sew 4y Ruth Wyeth Spears on Color Plot Miss Fixit
A Weekly feature describes Miss Fixit creating a room color plan from a picture or fabric, showing how color ideas can transform a home with inexpensive materials. The piece promotes Book 4 by Ruth Wyeth Spears, urging readers to send 10 cents for a copy.
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Ruth Wyeth Spears
Miss Fixit
Misa Bixlt
Hayven
Bedford
New Fork
I Do Not Know If They Will Wed
A playful scene shows a young couple at a justice of the peace. The man falters on taking vows while the judge jokes about the union, declaring them married with uncertainty. The tone mimics a lighthearted courthouse moment.
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Justice of the Peace
St. Francis Xavier Missionary Link to Orient Island Burial
The article notes the Orient's First Mission on Sancien Island, where St. Francis Xavier established a mission and was buried after landing in August 1552 near Chang-shuen-shan off Guangdong. It recounts his fever, death, and burial on that island despite barriers to his work.
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Orient
Sancien Island
St. Francis Xavier
Chang-shuen-shan
Cosl
Kwangtung
Xavier
Parcel labeled passenger joins Guernsey to Alderney trip
Major L. Palmer waited six days for a passenger ship from Guernsey to Alderney and, resourceful, called himself a parcel. A postman, tasked with loose handling, delivered him to his intended destination after the so called packaging misstep.
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Guernsey
Alderney
L. Palmer
Undaunted Courage Witnessed at Reno bedside wedding
Pat Hogan of Westwood California and Muriel Dwyer of Santa Cruz went to Reno Nebraska to wed. After Pat suffered a leg fracture in an auto crash he had the leg set at a hospital and a clergyman summoned for a bedside marriage performed on schedule.
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Pat Hogan
Westwood
Calif
Muriel Dwyer
Santa Cruz
Reno, Ney
Pat
Fragmented notes on languages and biology from a damaged page
A jumble of topics appears in a damaged OCR page including mentions of invented languages, jelly fermentation, Eskimo measles, white mammals, photogrpahic stage scenery, ermines, early beauty treatment, Gerardocracy, London timelines, musket requirements, Canada railways, tuberculosis in chickens, the Great Famine of Bengal, dwarf elephants, and Purposluns. The text is garbled with many typos and incomplete phrases.
Hammonds Quote on Flexibility and Virtue
A concise reflection contrasts flexibility with rigidity and moral peril. It suggests preferring excessive adaptability over perverseness, and tempering meekness to avoid vanity and selflove. The source frames virtue through balance in conduct.
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Hammond
French hairdos reflect women’s roles and work
Vocational Coiffures in Paris trend uses short cropped curls for working women inspired by Greek athletes and Amelia Earhart. Leisure styles favor chignons and clip on false hair to suggest length, while Red Cross nurses wear a high side coiffure with a forward bang under the cap.
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Paris
Amelia Earhart
Red Cross
Ponce Recalled as Spanish Stronghold in Puerto Rico
The article notes Ponce as a Spanish stronghold on Puerto Rico's southern coast, highlighting its Latin heritage and the enduring use of Spanish despite English being widely spoken. It mentions 1808 as a formative year when Americans entered Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponce
United States
Puerto Rico
Castille
Florida Fish Catch Details From Conservation Official
Florida authorities report over 300 million pounds of fish caught in state waters with more than one third edible. Ry To Dowling, supervisor of conservation, notes non edible byproducts such as meshaden and abarks go to fertilizer and related products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Atte
Ry To. Dowling
Wear and Tear at University Library Services Moves
J Miltonry reports that most damage to library books at the University of California comes from students concentrating on study. The process emphasizes renewal needs and ongoing maintenance for fragile volumes.
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Vo J. Miltonry
University of California
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