Visa tale with a Soviet consul and Finland link
The narrator recalls visiting a Soviet vice-consul for a visa, noting the diplomat's wary questions about politics and wartime service. He describes the double doors and the careful handling of his past with Finland's 1939 war, and explains how a mistaken yet corrected answer affected his visa outcome. He also mentions Eric Johnston and the Chamber of Commerce in context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Soviet Union
Eric Johnston
Russia
Joseph Stalin
United States Chamber of Commerce
Johnston
National Chamber
White House
Johnston and O'Hara Journey with a Vision of Russia
Eric Johnston, president of the Chamber of Commerce, travels with Joyce O'Hara to assess postwar Europe and the Soviet Union. The trip includes a strained start, shared hotel rooms, and candid discussions about engaging Russia while seeking cost coverage and alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce O'Hara
Johnston
Chamber of Commerce
Public Relatons
Washington
Joyce
Sitz
Azores
Casablanca
Jean Maas
Journey Through Tehran to Moscow with Soviet Welcome Prologue
The narrator's party reaches Teheran and Moscow, meeting the Russian ambassador in Tehran and Harriman in Teheran, notes stark Soviet suits, describes roads and villages, Stalingrad ruins, new roads in Moscow, and a formal welcome in Moscow with Kirilov of the Foreign Trade Commissariat guiding them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Eric
Joyce
Teheran
Iran
Johnston
Averell Harriman
Soviet Union
Moscow
Russia
Stalingrad
Eric Johnston
Donald Nelson
Kirilov
People’s Commissariat of Foreign Trade
Commissariat
Saving for a shared future in postwar marriage
Kathleen Norris argues that couples struggle over family budgeting with a wife's unpaid labor at home. She urges thrifty habits, shared goals, and long term planning to avoid debt, noting how savings build security and unite partners, contrasted with immediate pleasures.
Saving and spending under pressure in modern households
The article urges prudent budgeting as a path to future security. It notes high wages and overtime, widespread savings, and accumulated bonds and bank accounts, yet warns that lavish living could bring hardship when pinch points appear. It calls for self denial now to ensure comfort later.
Creative Ways to Use Leftover Meat Everyday
Practical ideas for repurposing leftover meat include meat and vegetable pie with various toppings. Dishes like meat shortcake creamed leftovers on biscuits and open faced sandwiches with gravy reuse yesterday's roast or loaf. A French toast style meat sandwich offers a hearty finish.
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Cross Stitch Towels Pattern 7320
Pattern 7320 features six sunbonnet girl motifs for cross stitch towels with a transfer size averaging 6 by 844 inches. High demand extends processing times for popular patterns. mail orders to the provided address.
Okapi Discovery Redefines African Fauna in 1900
Naturalists in the 19th century missed a remarkable creature found in the Belgian Congo in 1900. The okapi combines zebra legs giraffe head and horse neck with an ox like body and a two foot blue tongue. Its skeleton matches a prehistoric Cretean beast from 10 million years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgian Congo
Crete
Mediterranean Sea
Practical Home Fixes From Everyday Tasks
Techniques for safe wire splices and durable joints. Reuse wax covers by melting them into a jelly jar cake. Store spices on a shelf ready for cooking. Patch roofs wisely to extend life. Clean phonograph records with warm soapy water. Grease baking dishes for easy cleaning. Protect valuables from tarnish with dark cloth. Repurpose an old tennis racket as a carpet beater.
Jewelry that won’t discolor skin needs a clear coat
If a favorite piece discolors skin, clean it well and apply a coat of colorless nail polish to the back to prevent tarnish transfer. This simple fix helps keep metals from reacting with skin and maintains wearable comfort.
Seth Brought Pick of the Crop and That Was All
A boy Seth takes a season's wheat to a miller he meets. the miller asks about more of the crop and Seth says there is none left his father has. The miller had nothing more to offer after examining the lone sample Seth presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Deal
John L. Lewis
Johnston
Soviet Union
Russia
America
Eric Johnston
Washington
Hollywood
Seth
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. L. White
Erlo Johnston
W. Averell Harriman
By Kathleen Norris
Tom
Barbara
Mother
Alway
Nancy
Kathleen Norris
Sewing
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
San Francisco
Call
Vicks
Pinkham
Sloan
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