Everglades Rise as Sugar Industry Hub in Florida
A dozen years ago the Everglades were barren yet now they fuel a sugar industry employing over 5,000 and costing more than 1.5 million dollars in 1940 for materials bought from 19 states. United States Sugar Corp operates ten plantations across vast glade lands near Clewiston, Florida, where harvest season photos show industrious workers and a playful scene among the cane.
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Florida Everglades
United States Sugar Corporation
Clewiston
Fla
Lefe
Cat Clue Cat Clue NSpector
Inspector Will Hatch and Detective Jed O'Brien corner Volkoff in a shabby room. A cat’s presence helps confirm Volkoff’s identity while Hatch suspects a decoy roommate. Volkoff resists and a planned ruse to expose the culprit unfolds, ending with a cautious arrest for murder.
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Will Hatch
Jed O’brien
Will
Jed
O'Brien
Hatch
Volkoff
Leon Volkoff
Ultraviolet light helps fight potato ring rot spread
At Montana State College Dr. W I Iverson and Dr. H C Kelly discovered that a 100 watt H 4 ultraviolet lamp makes ring rot in potatoes fluoresce, allowing rapid screening. The method lets seed producers test about a ton daily with minimal training while sanitary precautions remain essential to stop infection.
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Montana State College
Bozeman
Mont
W. E. Iverson
H. C. Kelly
Iverson
Montana
Kelly
Rice Through the Ages and U.S. Rice Production
Rice is one of the oldest foods with roots in India and mentions in 2800 B C Chinese records. China is the largest consumer with no published production data. the United States yields about 60 million bushels yearly, with Louisiana California Arkansas and Texas as major centers. The wild North American swamps host wild rice eaten by ducks.
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India
China
United States
Carolinas
U. S
Louisiana
California
Arkansas
Texas
America
North America
Ten Most Beautiful Words in English Vocab
A Detroit columnist Frank Colby conducted a nation wide poll to pick the ten most beautiful words in English. The list includes Mother memory cellophane bellboy melancholy belladonna flamingo wilderness tambourine lavender.
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Detroit
Frank Colby
Swain
Arch of Time camera crew sails to film Crisis in the Atlantic
Arch of Time reports a camera team traveled from Canada to England aboard a tanker in convoy to document material for Crisis in the Atlantic. The film includes Greenland images, portrays sea lane defense and U S Canadian cooperation from Arctic bases to the South Atlantic, a true film scoop. Brian Donlevy is seen learning a skill useless in private life while starring in The Great Man's Lady as a professional gambler who detests card games including Authors.
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Arch OF Time Camera VY
Atlantic
Canada
England
Greenland
The
Britain
Arctic
South Atlantic
Brian Donlevy
Paramount
Donlevy
Bette Davis Stars in The Little Foxes and More Preview
Bette Davis headlines The Little Foxes as one of cinema’s most unpleasant women in the RKO screen adaptation of the hit play. Anna Neagle performs an underwater dance in Sunny, linking swimming and diving skills with a new on screen stunt. The piece notes Mardi Gras setting in New Orleans with Ray Bolger and John Carroll in the supporting cast. Bob Hope’s 97 year old grandfather helps extinguish village fires while Hope plans The Murder Farm with Paulette Goddard, aiming to outdo prior hits The Cat and the Canary and The Ghost Breakers.
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Bette Davis
Little Foxes
RKO
Miss Davis
Anna Neagle
Sunny
England
New Orleans
Ray Bolger
John Carroll
Miss Neagle
Bob Hope
Bob
Paulette Goddard
Ghost Breakers
Agnes Moorehead and the Citizen Kane Connection
Agnes Moorehead recalls meeting Orson Welles as a child and describes his dramatic hotel lobby tale. She notes the film debut and the cast’s convincing performance. Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor hide a West Indies cruise plans until departure, vacationing as Mr and Mrs A S Brugh to avoid notices.
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Agnes Moorehead
Orson Welles
Welles
Barbara Stanwyck
Robert Taylor
West Indies
Mrs
A. S. Brugh
Hollywood notes and radio stars face production shakeups
Warner Brothers drafted college students to man the guns in Dive Bomber and The Flight Patrol as army drafts created extras shortages. Robin Hood will be a Republic serial with Roy Rogers in the title role. Robert Cummings will be Deanna Durbin's leading man in Almost an Angel. Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy begin their fifth year with the coffee program and Bergen doubted he could script weekly. The Pause That Refreshes has been renewed for another 26 weeks.
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Warner Brothers
Robin Hood
Republic
Roy Rogers
Robert Cummings
Deanna Durbin
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Bergen
Eleanor Roosevelt’s Seattle family day and Boeing visit
Eleanor Roosevelt recalls a happy day in Seattle with family including a birthday picnic at sea. She notes a Boeing Aircraft factory tour, observations on military aircraft production, and the role of women sewers. She discusses NYA, WPA cuts, and a Schwert bill for school physical education and health programs.
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Seattle
Johnny
Miss Thompson
Boeing Aircraft Factory
National Youth Administration
Edison Vocational School
Smith-Hughes
Nya
Pius L. Schwert
Congress
Forty-second
New York State
Personality Linens Make Grand Gifts
Five delightful pairs of motifs are distinctively either His and Hers or Mr. and Mrs. Guest towels and pillow slips even tea towels will benefit from the application of these unusual designs. 7932), 15 cents, is a pattern which gives you intriguing embroideries for personal linens. These would make grand gifts for a bride. Send order to:
Two Escapes From the Nightmares of Time
A compact meditation on time and coping suggests two paths to escape: pleasure that amuses and work that fortifies. The quote presents a stark choice, attributed to Baudelaire, framing human responses to existential pressure.
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Baudelaire
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