Our Town News Bite Highlights Defense Stamps and Tyndall Field
Bay County Defense Council reports US newsboys plan defense stamp drives for paper routes. Jacksonville starts campaign next week as News-Herald carriers sold stamps for weeks. Tyndall Field rises rapidly with barracks and runways near completion. Marianna high school's band earns praise from officials after Bay Hi Marian grid game. Christmas lights vary in Harrison area with spots lit while others stay dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay County Defense Council
United States
Jacksonville
Charlie Powell
News-Herald
Marianna High School
Upper Harrison
Lower Harrison
Wry Snippets and Droll Observations From A Busy Era
A collage of quips on defense, politics, fashion, sport, and daily life. Mentions asparagus ends in defense work, sword swallowers on razor blades, outfits, dances, and general humor about town life. Notes on army camps, fingerprints, weather, and a mumps epidemic at Fort Custer with light, satirical tone throughout.
Appeasers and unity in international affairs satire
Lytle Hull denounces appeasers and urges local unity amid European turmoil. He mocks labels and calls for calm discussion, contrasting harsh names with a vision of cooperation among labor, capital, and political factions. The column critiques current rhetoric and champions reasoned dialogue over demonization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Europe
Hitler
Quisling
Freedom Inc
Defend
America
Dorothy Thompson
America First
Lindberg
Wheeler
Ickes
Knox Et al
Willkie
Westbrook Pegler
United States
Fight For Freedom Inc
Defend America
Benedict
Arnold
FBI
Bis Country
Words of the Wise and Quips From Public Figures
A collage of quotes on birthdays licenses and public life from actors judges bishops and politicians. Notable lines include David Warfield on birthdays Irving Cook on licensing and Phi Beta Kappa, Judge Robert N Wilkin on public peace, and Carlo M Flumiani on vanity publishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Warfield
Phi Beta Kappa
Irving Cook
New York
Hollywood Notes: Studio Office Boys Rise to Stars
Hollywood office boys recall eight months in the Army, meet stars like Bob Hope and Susanna Foster, and record how secretaries like Ella Boros rise to acting roles. The piece links career paths from office boy to director, writer, and producer, urging ambition and initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studio
Paul Harrison
Hollywood
Dorothy Lamour
Bob Hope
Susanna Foster
Susanna
Claudette Colbert
Bing Crosby
Madeleine Carro
Ella Boros
Ella
Mrs. Roosevelt
Jean Parker
Richard Arlen
Ella Desn
Lfe
Alice White
Mervyn le Roy
de Mille
William Wellman
Stanley Rubin
Mind Your Manners Mind Your Manners
A reader quiz on correct Christmas etiquette asks four questions about dating, gift giving, and manners. It explores expectations for both young men and women in social exchanges and invites comparison with authoritative answers.
Colgate Students Observe U S Government In Washington
Ten Colgate junior classmen spend a semester in Washington under Dr. Paul S. Jacobsen studying public administration and political control. They visit agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Civil Service Commission, attend Senate and House sessions, meet leaders, and write reports while enjoying a Roosevelt tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Colgate University
Hamilton
Congress
Paul S. Jacobsen
Dr. Jacobsen
Security and Exchange Commission
Food and Drug Administration
Civ Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Customs Bureau
Treasury Department
Jacobsen
Senate
House
Tlis
Suprem Court
Roosevelt
What Would You Do Solution Tay
Mrs John Robert Smith answers questions with short refusals and a final yes about sharing an address. The dialogue suggests simple social etiquette on not giving favors and the value of notifying a friend of one’s address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Robert Smith
Redskin Recruiters Bring Canadian Ute Veterans Fame
Two Ute Indians, notable in Canadian recruitment efforts, are WWI veterans. Chief Harry Ball lost a leg at Vimy Ridge, and Abel Watetch, known as Chief Watetch, was gassed in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Harry Ball
Vimy Ridge
Chie Abel Watetch
Bedtime Affair of Diana Tucker in Turbulent Romance
Diana Tucker navigates a tangled plot as Diana, Stephen Curt, Evalyn Thorpe, and Adela entangle in a high society romance. Secrets widen when Phil Bruce hints at marriage, Old Mrs Curt probes happiness, and Evalyn’s past links threaten the fragile bargain. Diana contemplates her place beside Stephen amid thrill, guilt, and longing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stenghen Curt
Alana
Diana Tucker
Fred
Richard Thorpe
Ahein
Alx
Stephen
Emilen Curt
Oliva
Stephen Ie
Evalyn Thorpe
Nichard
Dinna
Adela
Slater
Diana
Sbe
Stephen Curt
Hruce
Bil Jackson
Phil
Santa Claus
Richard
Evalyn
Steve
Green Street
Curts
Thorpe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ron 'Bole
Ape
TAR
Enon
Panama City Pilot
Lynn Haven Free Press
Bay County Publishers, Inc
Postoffice
Panama City
Florida
William Pinney
Braden Ball
John HH. Perry
Tont Vreverka
Aurora
Audh
John H. Perry Associates
West 6Th Street
N. Y
Tyndall Field
Ararat Township
Pennsylvania
Cleveland Indians
Fort Custer
Japan
LYTLE
Words OF
Robert N. Wilkin
Cleveland
Dean Chester Emerson
Trinity Cathedral
Carlo M. Flumiani
Austin Hopkinson
Boston
Paul Revere
We Harrison
NEA
Ralph Stack
Retary
Paramount
Ang
I. Cooud
Colgate
Milton Bronner
Redskin
Helen R. Woodward
NEA Srervice
Ellen
Phil Bruce
CHM
Todea
Dabney
Ellen Curt
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