How Fares Our Defense Effort Six Months In
Six months into the preparedness drive the United States shows improving defense strength while acknowledging limits. Construction, training, and morale rise, production accelerates, and labor cooperation supports war material output. Naval expansion continues, though new yards are needed, as leaders urge sustained momentum and self driven policy.
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Hess
United States
Germany
A. W. Robertson
Westinghouse
Naval
Sterling
Age and Illusion of Vigor in the Aging Life
A passage from Dr. Hertzler’s book argues there is one sign of age: a person’s claim of being as good as ever. The tale of a 92 year old man who stood on one foot to light a match exposes the folly of denying aging while noting how breath, joints, and heart endurance betray it.
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Terem
Bob
Hope
Bob Hope
Wallace Beery
Gallup
N. M
Beery
Wally
Contingent liabilities shape new federal loan policy
Federal officials discuss contingent liabilities as the government backs private borrowing. RFC proposes defense loan rates of 1 to 4 percent, squeezing banks out of defense financing. If the government guarantees loans, overall interest costs rise massively, reshaping private capital investment as U S Army expansion looms.
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RFC
Gov
Draft test questions spark army morale debate at Camp Upton
Elmer Twitchell denounces a draft intelligence quiz mocking everyday objects as belittling to draftees. He argues the questions undermine confidence, suggesting soldiers know basic facts like oranges and dozen calculations, while noting broader census shifts in men and women.
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Camp Upton
Elmer Twitchell
Army
Uncle Sam
Elmer
Census Bureau
Associated Newspapers
Our Children By Angelo Patri
Winter drags children indoors slowing play and school work. Regular attendance builds growth, rhythm, and health, while absences break learning and cannot be fully made up. Encourage punctual, consistent schooling and request Patri booklet Obedience via Monroe News-Star. Mussolini says he has not yet begun to fight.
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Angelo Fpath
Angelo Patri
Monroe News-Star
Postoffice
Station O
New York
N. Y
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Mussolini
Water color competition costs spark debate in Washington
Washington readers discuss a 300 painting purchase plan for a government exhibit in Carville La. and the hidden costs of packing shipping and returns estimated near 40 000 dollars. The letter also notes CCC defense training gains with 60 000 truck drivers and 15 000 mechanics yearly and a push toward industrial defense.
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Washington
R. de G
New Orleans
Edward Bruce
Fine Arts
Public Buildings Administration
Tth
D Streets
Southwest
Washington, D. C
Carville
Bruce
Gloom
F. L
Gainesville
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
James J. McEntee
C-boys
National Defense
McEntee
Defense Industries
Army
Navy
United States Maritime Commission
Commission
Christmas Guests and Socials Mark 1925 Kansas City
Fifteen years ago on December 16 1925 David Johnson and two Johnson children visited his parents Mr and Mrs J W Johnson. Olive Gunby hosted a Business and Professional Women's Club program featuring music from the opera Mignon. Mr and Mrs J B E Doughtie entertained at dinner in the Monroe hotel. Mrs William Bendel hosted a bridge club gathering and Mrs Clarence Slagle received her Iowa visitor Mrs McCann. Mrs K Sea of Bogalusa La visited sister Mrs T J Kennedy. Mr and Mrs T Murphy Kennedy Bastrop announce a baby boy born December 9.
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David Johnson
Kansas City
Mr. Johnson
Mrs
J. W. Johnson
Olive Gunby
Mrs. J. BE. Doughtie
Monroe Hotel
Mrs. T. Murphy Kennedy
Bastrop
Wetter Elected Swiss President for 1941
Ernest Wetter, head of the finance department, was elected president of the Swiss Confederation for 1941. The bespectacled former Zurich professor directed economic independence efforts in wartime Switzerland. Also named were Edward de Steiger as defense chief and Karl Kobert as justice police chief, succeeding resignations.
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Bern
Switzerland
Ernest Wetter
Swiss Confederation
Wetter
Zurich Commercial College
Swiss Federal Council
Radical-Democratic
Edward de Steiger
Swiss
Federal Assembly
Department of National Defense
Rudolf Minger
Karl Kobert
Saint Gallen
Department of Justice Police
Johannes Baumann
Equinox Time Gap Between Seasons in North Hemisphere
It notes that the interval from spring equinox to autumnal equinox exceeds the interval from autumnal equinox to spring equinox by about a week, describing the seasonal cycle in the northern hemisphere.
Doctor Removes Car Part From Albion Man
In Albion Indiana a doctor treating Charles Rodman of Skinner Lake after a car crash found a small head laceration. He discovered a skull intrusion from a rear car spring, which he removed. Rodman expected to recover.
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Albion
Ind
Charles Rodman
Skinner Lake
Rodman
Marine sergeant directs traffic in Evansville street scene
Evansville Indiana encounter shows Marine Sergeant Melvin Krider stopping traffic, overcoated and saluting as he raises his arm to wave a motor through, enjoying the role of impromptu traffic officer on the street.
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Evansville
Ind
Melvin Krider
United States Marines
Kansas City Toddler Swallows Coins After Discovery
Mary Josephine Wongetler aged 2 found a cent in a drawer and swallowed a quarter. She then swallowed a dime as her parents entered and later took a nickel. Her father rushed her to a hospital for treatment.
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Kansas City
Mary Josephine Wongetler
Teachers Identify Pupils From East Eureka Grade School
In Hutchinson Kansas a teacher listed the 33 pupils at East Eureka grade school. Twenty one are from the Nissy families and nine from the Yoder families. The three new pupils carry the last names Miller Glenn and White.
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Hutchinson
Kas
East Eureka
Nissy
Yoder
Miller
Glenn
White
Boy recounts kidnap tale echoes in police report
A seven year old boy described being kidnapped by an old man and escaping a car after the suspect went into a store. Police questioned the tale as the boy admitted he sometimes confuses stories with truth while the earwig noted as a harmless insect is explained.
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Minneapolis
Hollywood Gossip Roundup Highlights Bob Hope Fans
Jotted notes on film and radio stars including Bob Hope Martha Raye Kate Smith Henry Wilcoxon Linda Darnell Forrest Tucker and Barbara Stanwyck. Confidences to Eddie Albert Eds notes reference announcements about publicity and celebrity moments from studios and theaters.
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Jackie Cooper
Kate Smith
Henry Wilcoxon
Stone Face
Linda Darnell
Forrest Tucker
Berf
New York Chatter Mixes Wit and Woes of Nightlife
George Tucker recalls New York chatter both friendly and harsh. He describes a Fifty Second Street nightclub where insults amuse patrons and Kay Kyser’s Strand appearance draws crowds. He notes Edmund Lowe’s past antics and current legal troubles over money and jewelry.
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George Tucker
New York
Ruston to Sponsor Clare Tree Major Plays at Tech
Hillcrest and Eastland PTA units sponsor three Clare Tree Major productions at Louisiana Tech's Howard auditorium. Alice in Wonderland opens January 7 with Robin Hood February 11 and Hans Brinker March 18. Tickets priced 1 for children and Tech students and 1.59 for adults.
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Ruston
Hillcrest
Eastland
Clare Tree Major Company
Howard Auditorium
Louisiana Tech
Hans Brinker
Lewis James
Carl Davis
Major
England
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
America
Washington Square Players
Radio Schedule Highlights Evening Programs and Guests
A detailed December 10 radio lineup lists multiple time slots from 6:45 p m to 10:30 p m EST. Programs include Life Can Be Beautiful, Captain Midnight, Dancing Music Orchestra, Li'l Abner sketch, Amos and Andy, Bud Collyer’s Revue, Johnny Presents, Fatue of the Sexes, Wilber McGee Show, Bob Hope’s Variety, Uncle Walt Doghouse, and The Vagabond Trail with various dramas, talks, music, and news segments. The guide notes network adjustments and time zone shifts to CST MT changes.
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MT. iVhanges
W. van Dyne Bong Bhe-Biue
Scattergood Balves Seriab
Nhbe-Blue
Chs-Waba
Mbe-Chais
Edwin C. Hilleebe
Newaenhe-wea Hii
Keene Wicker
Jack Leonard
Rud Barton
Skrich
Paul Sullivan
Waberthur
J. Phelps
Mbe-Chain
Lowell Thomas
Tom Misin
Midwest
Amos and
Andy
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Mba-Chain
Mr. Keen
Berial
Nhe
Lanny Tees
Hushard
Eba
Arthur Hale
Mbs-East
Kaltenborn
Howard Lindsey
Dence Music Orch
Sam Batter
Sots
Mbs
Johnny
Bernie Musical
Whe-Wear Grand Central Station
We, the People
Pramatiommbs-chain
Wilber McGee
Nbe-Weat
Bishop and Gargoyle
Abe Waba
Orton Gould
Wor
Bob Hope
Nbe-Weat Olmstead
Nbe-Wis
Jean Miller
Cha
Cew Nee Music Orchestra
Mbs-Chain
Mbs-Chain Broadcasting War Newa
Cba
Mbs-Wort News & Datco
Nbe-Wear-East
Fee Wee
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