Trawler Riddled By U-Boat Guns
Captain James L. Abbott reports a German submarine shelled and machine gunned the Boston trawler Lark in the North Atlantic fishing grounds. Most crew abandoned ship. Abbott, a cook, and the ship’s dog Rex remained aboard. The vessel was towed into port after the attack with no casualties.
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Boston
North Atlantic
James L. Abbott
Lark
Abbott
Dan Maloney
Rex
Portland Mayor’s 75 Cent Cab Ride Approved
Mayor Earl Riley after a Britain tour faced six audit letters over paying 75 cents for a 70 cent Washington taxi ride. His expense account was finally approved with a 5 cent adjustment.
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Portland
Ore
Earl Riley
Britain
Washington
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Riley
Silver is the king's stamp, man, God's stamp
Quote noting authority and sovereignty, citing Webster. The line invokes silver as a symbol of royal and divine approval, reflecting historical reverence for precious metal as emblem of legitimacy and power.
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Webster
Sergeant Vita mocks Mussolini from New York balcony
Editorial notes Sgt. Vita of Port Chester becomes a symbol of democratic voice by ridiculing Il Duce in Rome style oratory, signaling a shift where any citizen may speak publicly. The piece links Vita to postwar liberation and urges inventive Americans to contribute ideas to aid the armed forces, listing several problem areas from odorless agents to fog generation.
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Duce
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National Inventors Council
Department of Commerce
Firemen Asked to Help with Spring Cleaning
Salina Kansas dispatch reports firemen responding to an alarm at a house only to be asked by a harried housewife to assist with spring cleaning and to hang awnings in their spare time.
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Salina
Kas
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