Military highway plan and wartime notes from a column
The piece discusses a proposed 20 million dollar military highway from the Mexico border to the Panama Canal as a defense measure. It recalls travelers crossing Central America, a European fighter with San Blas ties, and reflections on Placentia before shifting to critiques of executive orders and government by decree under Roosevelt.
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Mexico
Panama
Congress
Panama Canal
Colombia
Nicaragua
Canal
Colombian
San Blas
Fitzmorris
England
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury
Fortune
America
Wheeler
Scott Fitzgerald
Esquire
Liberty
Lindbergh
Naval strategy shift aims at Atlantic air convoy network
The article outlines a new form of convoy using airplane patrols with carrier bases and island support to guard the North Atlantic. It discusses shifting the Pacific fleet to the Atlantic, preserving unity, and using long range bombers from Hawaii and the Aleutians to secure Atlantic islands like the Azores Canaries and Cape Verdes. It notes potential Gibraltar withdrawal and stresses the strategic importance of mid Atlantic stepping stones.
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Washington
D. C
Roosevelt
United States
North Atlantic
Ireland
Atlantic
mid-Atlantic
Pacific
Hawaii
Aleutian Islands
mid-Pacific
Aleutians
North Pacific
American
Bismarck
Azores
Canary
Cape Verde Islands
Canaries
Cape Verdes
U. S
Hitler
Brazil
Navy Department
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Americas
Atlantic Islands
Talk Courageously in Wartime Times
Kathleen Norris argues women face shared grief as millions lose homes and basics. She urges resilience, avoiding self pity, and united effort to curb war and hardship while finding courage and hope in daily duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Pennsylvania
Anna
Norway
Pernambuco
Alaska
New York Notes Mix Politics Culture and Wit in 1942 Scan
A sweeping column bundles 1942 bomber plans and Axis rhetoric with light sketches from readers. It notes Pope as an Italian American editor, reports on Camp Nordland closure, and mocks a Bund case in New Jersey. It also hints at Nazi intelligence and book club picks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pope
Camp Nordland
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Wilentz
A. J. Cronin
Zamzam
Tokio Fire & Marine
The
Generale of
Trieste
Germany
U.S
Aisk Me Another A General Quis Quiz Lines
A quiz about pundits and nations with questions on illiteracy city populations and landmarks. It asks about a church building size the fate of Shakespearean characters Elijah Lovejoy and the dominant ruling house over a nation.
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United States
Mac
Beth
King Lear
Elijah Lovejoy
House of Savoy
Abolitionist Editor Killed in Alton Mob 1837
The compiled clues identify key facts: decline to answer, Mexico City, 78 feet, Rome’s St Peter's, King Lear, freedom of the press, and Italy. The central item notes an Abolitionist editor murdered by a mob in Alton, Illinois, in 1837 indicating a historical event tied to press freedom and anti slavery movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Rome
St. Peter's Cathedral
King Lear
Alton
Italy
Time of Life
A quotation attributed to Benjamin Franklin reflects on the value of a good life. It juxtaposes length of life with quality, suggesting virtue and purpose define a life well spent. The line invites contemplation of how meaning persists beyond mere longevity.
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Benjamin Franklin
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Placentia
Placentia Bay
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Homer Cummings
Pinehurst
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Justice Department
Hans Thomsen
Milo Perkins
Kathleen Norris
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Miss Norris
Diantha
Peter
Pam
Yedda
Howard
Daniel Frohman
Stanislawski
Tito Gulzar
Hearst
Old Morning World
Reflipe W. Thenuz
Cuba
W. Theruz
Vic Mature
Belmont
Hedy Lamarr
Tommy Tucker
New York
Met Opera House
Met
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Ana Pahoe
Doan
Dean
Doans
Jove
Homer
Prince Albert
P.A
Ton
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Winston- Salen
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