Explorer-Writer Constructs Guides On Latin America
Earl Parker Hanson, a German-born American explorer and writer, prepares two volumes of Latin American guides for the Nelson Rockefeller committee. The works, about 800000 words, blend geography with cultural and historical context to illuminate the region for U.S. readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Explorer
Latin-America
York
Europe
Karl Baedeker
Baedeker
Hanson
Mr. Hanson
Berlin
University of Wisconsin
University of Chicago
Iceland
Stefanszon
Auto production cuts disappoint war department chiefs in Washington
The Office of Production Management claims a 26 percent auto production cut will keep output above 1938 and 1939 levels, prompting army officials to push for deeper cuts to free metals for planes tanks and ships. Leon Henderson pressured OPM to slash by 50 percent, a goal only partly met, while tank export plans and shipping limits raise broader war logistics concerns including transport of larger 32 ton tanks and scarce cargo vessels.
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OPM
War Department
OPACS
Leon Henderson
Army
Helms
Henderson
Lord Beaverbrook
Iran
Egypt
Beaverbrook
Chrysler
U. S
Atlantic
England
Africa
Alexandria
20Th Century-Fox
Darry Zanuck
Hollywood
Washington Diplomatic Corps
Warren Pierson
I. Lubin
White House
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Division
The
Treasury
Morgenthau
A Slip in Your Manners Ruins a Nice Impression
A short instructional piece on etiquette notes a man’s awkward moment with a witty exchange. It promises a three page booklet detailing correct replies and manners for dancing, introductions, travel, tipping, and social situations including dating and good night kisses.
Etiquette for Young Moderns Offered by Reader Home
Reader Home at 635 Sixth Avenue New York City offers a copy of Etiquette for Young Moderns for ten cents, inviting readers to enclose coins for mailing.
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National Youth Administration
Sixth Avenue
New York City
Thinking and Feeling on the Road to Wisdom
A reflective piece argues that thinking grows with aging and those who never learned to think become a burden to themselves and others as they progress through life.
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Uncle Sam
Gallup
Aircraft Warning Corps
Red Cross
Capitals
Ps Picture Parade
Stephens College
Columbia
Army Quartermaster Depot
Lemuel F. Parton
Consolidated Features
WIN
Wen D. Youngs
van Hornsville
N. Y
Young
Albany
General Electric Company
Radio Corporation of America
Jefferson
Mr. Young
Boston
St. Lawrence University
Gerald C. Brant
Houston
Texas
Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center
Charlton
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Britain
Marcus Aurelius
Gama
W. E. Lecky
UNION
U.S. A
Raleigh
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp
Louisville, Ky
Hammond
Dté v. AC
Free Now
Big Ben
NBC
Red Network
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