200 Mile Tank Trap Is Added To French Line
The French army has dug a 200 mile anti-tank ditch along the Belgian border from Luxemburg to the English Channel as part of an extension of the Maginot line. It was completed ahead of schedule and is backed by gun emplacements barbed wire and anti-tank rails. The system replaces forts smashed in 1914 and aims to slow a German invasion with deep fortified posts and signaling points.
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Manhattan Island Folklore Ties Evil Spirits to Trade
Jim Walton, director of the General Samuel Dale Historical society, claims Indians allegedly named Manhattan Ma-Na-Hatta, a place where wicked spirits suffer after death. He credits fragmentary papers of Gen. Samuel Dale, who died in 1841, for the tale and notes no Indians lived on the island at the time of the sale to the Dutch for 24 dollars.
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General Samuel Dale Historical Society
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Ma-Na-Hatta
Samuel Dale
Buster Bear Loses His Temper In Green Forest
Buster Bear flies into a rage after a tin pail traps him in Old Pasture and Green Forest. He roars, destroys the pail, and the scene draws a chorus of neighbors before Sammy Jay points to the folly of theft. Buster ends his temper with a lesson.
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Portageville Boards Sidewalk Checkerboards for Recreation
Portageville Missouri leaders painted checkerboards on sidewalks in the business district to provide recreation for residents. The effort appeared in an American Magazine feature highlighting local civic activities and community efforts to engage citizens creatively.
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Missouri
Portageville
Introduction Etiquette for Introducing People in Social Situations
A reader asks about proper introductions. The answer advises naming the younger person first or the girl before the boy, and to address older individuals with respect. It notes informal introductions among close friends and that younger people should rise to older persons.
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English Castle Becomes Home for Busy Silkworms
At Lullingstone Castle in Kent 3 500 000 silkworms and 50 workers raise silk for parachutes. They produce about 600 parachutes yearly while 175 tons of mulberry leaves feed the swarm. Each cocoon holds 14 miles of silk. Every two years 100 000 new worms are imported from Marseille.
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England
Lullingstone Castle
War boosts mining output in Washington state
European war fuels a rise in mining activity across Washington with 1939 production expected to surpass 1938's 68 million tons valued at over 5.5 million dollars. Chelan County reports strong silver results. Howe Sound copper mine in Holden pays around 60 thousand dollars monthly in wages while tungsten activity intensifies due to war demand and federal policy.
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Washington
Washington State
Chelan County
Cascade Mountains
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Howe Sound
Holden
Lake Chelan
Oklahoma Governor Red Phillips Aims for State Rights War
Governor Leon C. Phillips of Oklahoma, once football star Red Phillips, leads a confrontation with federal projects like a $20 million Grand River dam. A New Deal detour, he casts social workers as "sorority sisters" and vows to defend state sovereignty, portraying a storied political shift from his earlier Democrat battles.
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Red”’ Phillips
University of Oklahoma
Leon C. Phillips
Oklahoma
Murray
New Deal
War Department
Grant County
Missouri
Praying Mantis Beliefs Amid War Letters Support Warriors
Collier's notes popular belief about the praying mantis and describes U S Good Neighbor Policy with military missions in Argentina Brazil Colombia Guatemala Haiti Nicaragua and Peru. It mentions technical experts sent to nine South American republics and openings of West Point and Annapolis to students from those nations.
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Peru
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Annapolis
Collier’s
Truth About You and My Husband Sparks Page 19 Reveal
A bold confession targets Nina as a betrayed spouse hints at a dramatic plan. The teaser promises the full truth in the May issue of True Story Magazine, urging readers to buy the issue for the payoff.
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True Story Magazine
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Want to Want That Man Happiness Quote
A Johnson quotation notes that happiness is fleeting and relief comes from forgetting oneself. Life is seen as a progression from want to want rather than from enjoyment to enjoyment.
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