Report on the Russians
A field report quotes Tex and Ed as they describe their role as technical advisers on a wartime project near Omsk. They observe Russian practices in mines, logistics, and prison labor used by the NKVD, noting differences in work ethics, material handling, and centralized planning. The narrative highlights tensions between American and Soviet methods and cites harsh penalties for delays and shortages.
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Omsk
Tex
Russia
NKVD
America
Moscow
Lenin
Stalin
France
Poland
League
Kremlin
Novosibirsk Dacha Visits Navigate Red Army Band and City Life
Kathleen Norris describes a Siberian visit to Novosibirsk with observations of the Ob River dacha estate, a Red Army band, and social contrasts. She notes housing, theaters, a vast shopping district, and a station scene with wounded veterans, Kazakh and Uzbek residents, and local officials amid a broader reflection on foreign suspicion and postwar recovery.
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New York
Hudson
Oythare
Michael Kalugin
Communist Party
Siberia
Novosibirsk
Wichita’s
Moscow
Taken for Granted: New World Gratitude Amid War's Aftermath
A Polish woman recalls prewar luxury life, losing husband brothers and father to famine. She survived by begging and scavenging in a ruined city, with a child born in a sheep barn. Postwar, conditions improve slowly but scarcity remains, highlighting basic comforts many take for granted.
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Europe
Asia
Red Cross
Epidemic Fighters Prepare Poliomyelitis Aid Units
Four emergency aid units are ready to assist public health authorities against poliomyelitis epidemics. Each unit includes a physician an orthopedic nurse and two physical therapists. They will set up facilities assist treatment and train local physicians in current techniques.
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National Foundation For
Hollywood News Packed With Stars On the Move
Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake charm New York guests as Blondie stars and CBS figures headlined social events. Details include Teresa Wright and Virginia Field in The Imperfect Lady with carriage footman George Jenner, plus Ray Milland’s post Lost Weekend path.
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Arthur Lake
New York
Penny
Dagwood
Paramount
Teresa Wright
Virginia Field
George Jenner
Queen Victoria
Buckingham Palace
European carillons carry far wider range than American
Collier's notes that Europe’s historic carillons project melodies over a mile as bells hang from heavy timber. In contrast many U S carillons on steel girders lose 60 to 75 percent of vibrations to the surrounding framework, reducing clarity to a block or two.
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Europe
Collier's
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