Anita Loos Became Rich Writing Golddigger Tale Blossoms in the Dust
Anita Loos rose from a Harlem dust story to fame for Blossoms in the Dust earning over $600,000 as the manuscript traveled the globe. The piece notes her shift from shy aspiring writer to a leading Hollywood adapter and screenwriter with a sharp, humorous talent. It also mentions Roger Putnam’s rise as Springfield defense director and his plans tying industry and labor together.
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Anita Loos
Harlem
Miss Loos
Ralph Wheelwright
Lorelei Lee
Hollywood
Bill Nye
Sissons
Calif
New York Morning Telegraph
David Griffith
Roger L. Putnam
Springfield
Mass
Putnam
Wizard of aluminum uses defended in defense effort
Dr. Francis C. Frary, a leader in electrometallurgy since 1918 at Aluminum Company of America Keystone, Pa, explains aluminum pots and pans as aids in defense. His research enabled over 2000 uses and he survived a career from University studies to industrial research since 1915.
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Francis C. Frary
Aluminum Company of America
Keystone
University of Minnesota
University of Berlin
Landing of Naval Forces in Iceland Stirs Defense Base Speculation
Weekly analysis by Edward C Wayne discusses the arrival of U S naval forces in Iceland and its implications for future U S defense bases. The column notes shaded communiques clouding the war outlook and reflects editor's opinion.
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Iceland
U. S
Roosevelt Orders Iceland Occupation By U S Forces
The article analyzes President Roosevelt's decision to occupy Iceland with American naval forces to aid Britain, noting mixed reactions from Allies and Axis powers. It discusses strategic implications, potential future moves, and a evolving view of the Russo-German war along a broad front.
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Iceland
Atlantic
U. S
Britain
Wheeler
White House
Axis sickness and political shifts stir war news
Reports from America reflect Axis fatigue as German and Italian regimes show signs of strain. Walter Alexander, an American with Berlin ties, says 40 percent of Germans oppose Hitler and the war. Count Carlo Sforza predicts Mussolini’s fall with a British victory and notes possible Italian navy mutiny. Churchill confirms armistice talks, noting Allied casualties in France. RAF air supremacy continues with day and night bombing, while German coastal anti aircraft batteries and fighter resistance rise.
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Italy
Walter Alexander
Berlin
Jersey City
Count Carlo Sforza
Mussolini
Ann Arbor
Mich
Hitler
Milan
Venice
Trieste
Rome
Dentz
Vichy
Churchill
France
de Gaulle
Alfred Duff Cooper
Syria
Deniz
Beirut
R.A.F
Wilhelmshaven
Wavell Transfer Reflects Mediter ranean Debate
The dispatches reveal General Wavell opposed Greece and Crete moves and favored retreat from the Mediterranean. U S strategists backed a full withdrawal to a central African line from Port Sudan to Freetown to blunt Nazi pressure, while Churchill opposed the plan and Wavell was reassigned to India.
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Wavell
India
Churchill
Greece
Crete
Solum
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Britain
Near East
Libya
Bulgaria
Rumania
Russia
Syria
Iraq
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United States
Africa
Dakar
Brazil
U.S
Port Sudan
Red Sea
Freetown
Atlantic Ocean
Equatorial Africa
Suez
Indian
Eleanor Roosevelt Reflects on Eastport Shopping and Travel
Eleanor Roosevelt recounts an Eastport Maine shopping trip where scarce goods forced improvised substitutes. She describes a boat trip to Great South Bay, foggy sails, family visits in Franklin Road Maine, and views of Mt. Desert. She notes political reflections on liberty and global unity.
Average Home Rooms Shrink 15 Years Says Mortgage Group
The Mortgage Bankers Association of America reports U S homes have averaged one fewer room over 15 years. Eastern homes average five percent larger than five percent in the South Middle West and West. Family size growth slowed while the number of persons per family fell. Dean R Hill notes more but smaller houses loom.
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Chicago
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
Middle West
Dean R. Hill
Association
Hill
Kerchief Clue Ties Boys to Gas Station Robberies
In Cleveland a soiled handkerchief knotted with six marbles led to a burglary case at the Friendly Gas Service. Attendant Albert Foldauer found the clue after a third break in, and a 10 year old boy confessed that he and five other boys, ages eight to eleven, robbed the station for pop bottles and pennies.
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Cleveland
Friendly
Albert Foldauer
Foldauer
Air Corps Recruit Missed Deadline Then Enlisted
Salt Lake City reports Henry Clair Cutzen of Marysvale Utah narrowly missed the 27 year age limit for cadets by one day. After a frantic check and rapid call to his farm home he rushed to enlisting officers and joined the air corps with only hours to spare before the deadline.
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Marysvale
Utah
Air Corps
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