Who Gets the Planes The Arms Buying Tug of War
Treasury head Henry Morgenthau clashes with Henry Woodring over coordinating allied airplane purchases. Navy and Army leaders defend timely US deliveries while Morgenthau worries about financing. Martin and Lockheed developments boost both Allied and US aircraft.
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Washington
U. S. Army
Navy
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Treasury
Army Air Corps
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Henry Woodring
Capitol Hill
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Morgenthau
Army
Edison
Johnson
U. S
Henry Gibbins
Ray Spear
Allied Purchasing Coordinating Committee
Air Corps
General Arnold
U S
Johnson and
Alls
Glenn Martin Company
Martin
Lockheed
Finland relief debate and Hoover wire tapping clash
Opinion column argues Finland relief would strain U.S. funds and urges funding only if affordable, citing Poland and China, while criticizing a smear campaign against J Edgar Hoover. Attorney General Jackson backs monitoring wire tapping, defending FBI limits amid Norris scrutiny.
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Hoover
Jackson
G-Man Hoover
FBI
Norris
Senate
Hollywood Touring Stars Stir Studio Buzz
Virginia Vale reports on Warner Brothers star travels by sea for film shoots with Errol Flynn Brenda Marshall Ann Sheridan James Cagney and others. The All-American College Queen contest linked to Those Were the Days premieres in Galesburg IL May 21 a Diamond Are Dangerous starlet revival noted Virginia Lee Corbin revisits fame Dinah Shore shifts from radio to NBC then faces a rival network jury experiments and a Barrymore kiss moment with Madeleine Carroll.
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Warner Brothers Studio
Errol Flynn
Brenda Marshall
Ann Sheridan
James Cagney
Honduras
New York
Arturo
States
Atlantic
Pacific
Paramount
Galesburg
Tollywood
Freni Seeks Summer Tour With All American Youth Orchestra
Joseph Freni the 23 year old French horn soloist on the Westinghouse Musical Americana program hopes to spend the summer in South America. He is a candidate for the NYA All American Youth Orchestra touring Central and South America under Leopold Stokowski. Final auditions are pending but listeners praise his performance on Musica Americana as promising.
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Joseph Freni
Westinghouse
Musical Americana
South America
NYA All American Youth Orchestra
Central
Leopold Stokowski
Musica Americana
Pattern for two styles a tennis frock and little suit
The pattern 8597 offers a sleeveless tennis frock with swing skirt and belt plus a pinch-waisted jacket-blouse. It provides two jacket-blouse options and is suitable for summer sports cottons or silk crepe. Sizes 12 14 16 18 20 with yardage listed for size 14. Send order to:
Silent Music at Shinto Festivals and Atlantic Rowers
The article notes Shinto festivals in Japan feature a sacred silent music while rowing across the Atlantic includes nine men since 1876, six in pairs and three solo, with Joseph Lawlor completing a Boston to Spain crossing in 1911. It also cites a $225,000 automobile liability settlement on Long Island after a station wagon wreck, paid without litigation.
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Japan
Atlantic Ocean
Joseph Lawlor
Boston
Spain
Long Island
Collier’s
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Advertises Relief
An old advertisement urges women to use Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription to combat functional periodic pains. It claims long term use builds physical resistance by improving nutritional assimilation.
Manners Not Idle Say Loyal Nature and Noble Mind
A Tennyson quotation frames manners as the fruit of loyalty and noble character rather than idle virtue. It emphasizes disciplined conduct and the moral fiber shaping true courtesy.
Quick Trivia Questions From a Classic Quiz
A set of ten general knowledge prompts ranging from depths of Mark Twain to the timing of senses in sleep. Includes Bible, presidents, historical figures, shellfish idioms, plant life, auto years, and basic fraction terms.
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Mary Ball
United States
Confucius
Answers to a Set of Riddles and Definitions
Twelve feet refers to the length. sense of hearing is the eighth cranial nerve. Millner's and Wisdom 39 Washington appear as proper names. Five centuries before hints at a historical date. The word reverse indicates opposite meaning. Crab shrimp clam list items. The umbrella tree flower is believed to be 15 inches across. The final clue points to the numerator and denominator in a fraction.
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Washington
Zinc Town of Bareira Built Whole in Six Months
City of Zinc Bareira in Portuguese East Africa is the only town worldwide made entirely of zinc. Every dwelling, store, church, hospital and barracks are zinc. The town, with 2,000 residents, was constructed in six months to withstand the hot damp climate.
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Bareira
Portuguese East Africa
Alias line reveals quick entry for traveling salesman
A dialogue fragment shows a young commercial traveler saying he could enter after revealing his identity. The other speaker asks what name he used, highlighting the secrecy and humor of the exchange.
Old Habit Remark Sparks Gossip on Smith Family
A whispered aside claims Smith’s wife has left him for the third time in a year. The remark notes she “used to be a cook,” adding local gossip to the public chatter.
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Poland
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