The Invisible Power of a Mother in
Kathleen Norris reflects on the fairy gift of invisibility as a metaphor for motherhood. She praises unseen mothers who quietly shape family life through care, routine, and self sacrifice, arguing humility, service, and restraint bring interior peace and prevent common nervous ills.
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Kathleen Norris
Grandma
Grandpa
Sally
Mother
Jane
Tom
Mimsy
Annie
Dad
Mollie
Omeone
Baronee and Roosevelt Discuss War Tax and Travel Shifts
The column urges a 25 percent income tax with a 25 percent productive boost funded by war production to spur economic reabsorption after conflict. It laments India’s independence path, supports United China Relief’s $7 million drive, reflects on family memories, and notes air travel’s wartime strain with civilian delays. It also describes a Rosenwald Fund visit to Langley Field and interactions with military aircraft displays.
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Joseph E. Goodbar
Treasury Department
Goodbar
Filling Coffee Cups of America
A half billion pounds of Latin American coffee arrive annually at New Orleans for grinding roasting and blending into the nation’s favorite brew. The drink is a morale booster for military personnel across land sea and air as the photos transport readers to Coffee Town.
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Latin America
New Orleans
America
Coffee Town
Two Managers Spark Hot Bench Rivalry In Baseball Preview
The piece captures Leo Durocher and Billy Southworth as the season’s hottest managers, detailing their intense leadership on the bench and the impact on players like Pete Reiser Terry Moore Arky Vaughan and Camilli. Lou Boudreau discusses Cleveland prospects Feller absent and a tight AL scramble with the Yankees and White Sox cited as key competitors.
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Leo Durocher
Billy Southworth
Brown
Cardinals
Arky Vaughan
Camilli
Reiser
Reese
Southworth
Durocher
Pete Reiser
Terry Moore
Leo
Tris Speaker
Joe DiMaggio
Pete
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
Boudreau
Illinois
Feller
Red Sox
Browns
Tigers
Yankees
White Sox
Joe Cronin
Her Own Choice
A reflective piece urges readers to honor the unseen wife who manages home life with patience and generosity. It notes her quiet labor and asks to remember the wife as a pleasant, welcoming presence in the household.
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Nou Baronee x
Eleanor Roosevelt
India
China
United China Relief
Langley Field
Rosenwald Fund
Hampton, Va
Aes
Lakaslee
New Orléans
Savant
Ted Williams
John
Balzac
Rom
Bursay Asimal Industry
SimehZeputed
Dumler
Salt Lake
Boise
Pocatellg
Doan
Dia Ky Tary
HOTEL
Ben Lomond
Ogden, Utah
R _ Executives
Bethan
Ben Lomond Ogden
Utah
Hubert E. Visick
Niger
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