Dinner with Popkov Reveals Russia's Political Ties
The visit features Popkov hosting Eric and others at a grand palace dining hall. He discusses Soviet power, the Cheka, and the siege, while lamenting foreign criticism of Russia and defending free press amid wartime alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leningrad
Eric
Popkov
Stalin
Communist Party
Zdanov
Russia
Saint Peter
CHEKA
Peter
Saint Paul
Paul
Saint Jacob
Jacob
America
Roosevelt
Rustin
Joyce
England
Frontline impressions from a Western journalist in Finland and Russia
A correspondent describes riding toward the Viipuri front with Russian troops, observing Finnish defenses, and noting the red army’s discipline and equipment. He recalls Finnish reliefs, German intrigue, and the plight of Westerners who renounced passports for Soviet citizenship and later vanished in labor camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popkov
Kerensky
Trotsky
Eric Johnston
America
Russia
Leningrad
Viipuri
Finland
Poland
Mannerheim
Hitler
Germany
Narvik
Moscow
Atlantic
Soviet Union
Legation
Red Army
Donovan and Wife Win Separate Maintenance Case
Mrs. Donovan sued for separate maintenance and the court granted $10 a week. The husband replied with a boastful remark about increasing the sum occasionally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donovan
Monorail Way Line in Germany Carries Millions Annually
Collier's notes the monorail line between Vohwinkel Elberfeld and Barmen as the only successful example, carrying about 10,000,000 passengers per year at speeds over 100 mph since its construction 45 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Collier’s
Vohwinkel
Elberfeld
Barmen
Household Tips From Old Almanac on Cleaning and Gardening
Practical advice for home care and gardening includes removing perspiration and scorch marks with a baking soda paste, selecting southern exposure for gardens, measuring dry ingredients by level spoons, delaying plastered walls, treating grass stains with ammonia and peroxide, sowing poppy seeds promptly, staking sweet peas, hammering nails, avoiding lamp cord routing, and warming lemons for more juice.
Man Made Moonlight Illuminates Austin Texas
Austin, Texas claims to be unique with artificial moon light and street lamps. Mercury vapor floods eight square miles from 29 iron towers fourteen stories high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
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W. L. White
Terijoki
Kirilov
Kirilev
Seene Circle Needlecraft Dept
San Francisco 6
Calif
Agadd
Kellogg's
U.S
A. B. Staley Mfg. Co
Decatur
Illinois
Martha
A. E. Staley Mfg. Co. Dept
Decatur, Ill
Cutter Biologicals
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
California
Cutter Vaccines & Serums
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