Defense Outshines Offense Halting Six Month War Stalemate
The piece argues that six months into the conflict defense dominates offense across major powers. It notes Finland’s strong defense and Poland’s weaknesses, the sea war’s momentum, and the impact of air defenses. It also covers economic fronts, Romania’s oil and grain leverage, and Turkey’s diplomatic role for Allied advantage.
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Germany
Hull
Europe
France
Britain
Red Brethren
Moscow
Rumania
Carol
Poland
Turkey
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Russia
Mediterranean
Italy
Union
Leap Year Brides and Starry Proposals Across Screen
A humorous survey lists Hollywood and radio stars offering leap year proposals and plans to pop the question. Quotes from Elinor Powell Judy Garland Ilona Massey Patricia Morison and others reveal playful styles from dancing down the aisle to dramatic declarations.
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Elinor Powell
Judy Garland
Clark Gable
Ilona Massey
Niagara Falls
Patricia Morison
Olympe Bradna
Judith Barrett
Connie Boswell
Radio News Leader H. V. Kaltenborn Remembered
H. V. Kaltenborn gained fame in radio news during the European crisis last autumn. A Wisconsin native, he spent years at the Brooklyn Eagle before joining radio in 1922 and became a leading CBS analyst. His haystack in Spain broadcast marked the first radio description of actual warfare.
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H. V. Kaltenborn
Columbia
Wisconsin
Brooklyn Eagle
CBS
Spain
New York
Finland's Defense Impresses as War Shifts Focus
The article argues Finland's well organized defense under Mannerheim slows Russian advances while German blitzkrieg faces stronger lines like Maginot. It notes a bigger impact from diplomacy and economics, and discusses German U boat warfare versus Britain's sea defense and ongoing global losses.
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Poland
Finland
Mannerheim
Russia
Germany
Britain
France
Leap Year History and the Gregorian Reform
The article traces calendar evolution from lunar and solar reckonings to the Julian year of 365 days and 6 hours. It explains the drift causing days to shift, the 10 day correction by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, and the rule that century years are leap years only if divisible by 400.
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Onfacius
Confucius
Mary Martin
Daddy
Caesar
Sosigenes
Gregory XIII
Western Newspaper Union
Fashion Designed For Large Women
Fashion designed for large women presents a button front style 1902 B with variations for neckline sleeves and trims. It details sizes 36 through 52 and fabric yardage for different sleeve lengths and trims, with ordering instructions to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept in Chicago.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
Wuacker
Chicago
Irresistible Minds in the Face of Adversity
A reflective note on minds that appear self-made, rising from hardship and overcoming a thousand obstacles through solitary effort, attributed to Washington Irving.
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Washington Irving
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Barbara Jo Allen
Vera Vague
Lana Turner
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