Navy orders mystery boats for mass production
The U S Navy ordered an initial 11 motor boats and 12 motorboat submarine chasers from Electric Boat for 5 000 000 dollars to form a rapid patrol fleet. The project aims to mass produce fast, deceptive small torpedo craft, potentially aiding neutrality patrols, with prototype development in cooperation with American and British designs.
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Washington
United States Navy
Roosevelt
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Caribbean
Charles Edison
Navy
Electric Boat Company
Groton
Scott-Paine
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Edison
Chinese Mystery House Baffles Japanese Army
In Nanking a locked building in the former central political school compound befuddles Japanese troops. No one dares enter and attempts over 10 months have failed. The feared safe may hold explosives or possibly a vast hoard of Chinese gold.
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Nanking
China
Central Political School
Chiang Kai-shek
Mexican Relics Found of Ancient Civilization
Salt Lake City reports Charles E. Dibble of the University of Utah holds relics he believes indicate an archaic culture near Mexico City dating 200 B C to 400 A D. He found clay figures and jars while surveying a Mexican federal highway construction.
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Salt Lake City
Charles E. Dibble
University of Utah
Mexico City
B. C
Dibble
University Archeology
Lake Texcoco
Why Mexicans Call Americans Gringos
Kansas City Missouri report recalls Capt John B Reybold of the Second Cavalry explaining the term gringo arose during the 1846 Mexican War. He said soldiers rode into Mexico singing the Irish song Green Grow the Bushes and locals heard the opening words as gringos.
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Kansas City
John B. Reybold
Second Cavalry
Mexico
Horse Bites Auto in Goshen After Paint Job
Weldon Eyer parked his car downtown Goshen after a fresh paint job when a hungry milk wagon horse gnawed at the finish, leaving teeth marks on the vehicle. The incident occurred in the central business district amid midday foot traffic.
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Auto Goshen
Ind
Weldon Eyer
Farm mortgage debt drops to seven billion in 1939
The farm mortgage debt stands at about 7 billion dollars in 1939, the lowest in 20 years, down from a 1920s peak. Foreclosures and distress transfers fueled early declines, with principal repayments rising later, while regional trends varied across the country.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Donald C.horton
Bureau
West North Central States
Pacific States
West South Central States
South Atlantic
East South Central States
New England
Middle Atlantic
Mountain
Pacific
East South Central
West North Central
North Dakota
Massachusetts
Preventable Silo Accidents Warn Against Careless Filling
Safety guidance outlines common silo dangers and how to avoid them. Falls from ladders or doors can be fatal or cause serious injuries. Crowd feeding near cutters risks limbs. use a forked stick and keep hands away from feed rolls. Regular knife and bolt checks, stop and test if any clicking, and follow manufacturer speeds to save power and prevent injuries.
Australia hosts first soil erosion exhibition in Sydney
Farmers from across Australia attended the first soil erosion exhibition in Sydney. Arranged by the new soil conservation service with the slogan Farm the soil not mine it the display showed how prime grazing districts in New South Wales are turning to desert. Remedies proposed included checkerboard and contour plowing and planting appropriate trees and grasses.
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Australia
Sydney
New Soil Conservation Service
New South Wales
Star Dust 3% Hour Picture premieres in Atlanta crowd
Star Dust 3% Hour Picture headlines Atlanta as Gone With the Wind debuts with producer David O. Selznick deciding to keep the three hour forty five minute length. Ilona Massey gains praise for Balalaika and a possible film with Clark Gable. Cast and crew notes include Stanley Logan as colonel in My Son My Son and Harry Carey’s stage tour with family. Background music by Dave Elman and backstage bustle at CBS rehearsals add to the Hollywood chatter.
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Atlanta
David O. Selznick
Hollywood
California
Tailored two piece suit frock pattern 1875 B
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1875 B designs a collarless jacket blouse with a full circular skirt for sizes 12 through 20 and busts 30 to 38. Materials include tweed velveteen flannel and wool crepe with fitted waist and square shoulders. Send 15 cents plus details to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Answers to Ask Me Another General Quiz
The provided Q by A pair covers supercargo, stellar twinkling, House voting on ties, on the qui vive, command vs commandeer, Sunday oath, New York Region population, cattery, Roosevelt White House quote, and four non feeding horses.
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House of Representatives
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
The
White House
Wilson
New York City
Confetti Popcorn Recipe Steps
Divide popcorn into three equal portions. Make syrup with sugar butter water and coloring then boil until thread forms about fifteen minutes. Add flavoring and coat popped corn until sugar coats and separates. Repeat three times with different colors and flavors to mix batches.
Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin
When constipation brings on acid indigestion and bloating the stomach is loaded with undigested food and bowels slow. Pepsin dissolves protein lumps while Senna laxative wakes lazy nerves and muscles to relieve constipation. A pleasant taste appeals to children. Buy at your druggist today.
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Dr. Caldwell
A Good Mind Purchases More Than Land
A saying attributed to Locke notes that securing a child a good mind yields a greater value than adding to land holdings. This reflects on education and personal development as lasting wealth.
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Locke
Tyrone Power Signs Three Clip with 20th Century Fox
Tyrone Power signs for three more years with 20th Century Fox. His next film will be Dance With the Devil. Clark Gable eyes directing, desires to quit acting, yet public likely won’t let him.
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Tyrone Power
20Th Century-Fox
Clark Gable
Union
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