Ditmars and Turner Highlight Whimsical News Features
Dr Raymond L Ditmars, Bronx Zoo curator, travels to Trinidad to chase parasol ants and dispel myths about sea serpents frogs and fish. Col Roscoe Turner, flying champion, sports flamboyant colors after winning the Thompson trophy with a $22000 prize.
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New York
Raymond L. Ditmars
Bronx Zoo
Trinidad
Ditmars
Museum of Natural History
Zoo
Santa Claus
Lincoln Beachey
Art Smith
Bob Fowler
Si Christofferson
d’Artagnan
Porthos
Athos
Col
Roscoe Turner
Cleveland
Turbulent months as Europe cedes lands to Germany
The article reviews Czechoslovakia's Sudeten crisis with Hitler's demands and a plebiscite, Britain and France diplomacy, and growing nationalist tensions across Prague Warsaw Budapest Treviso and London. It then shifts to a Florida hurricane and northeast storm aftermath, rescue efforts, and property loss. It closes with U.S. political maneuvers around Franklin D. Roosevelt's third-term prospects and state races in Massachusetts Wisconsin.
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England
France
Czechoslovakia
Sudeten
Germany
Europe
Prague
Milan Hodza
Jan Syrovy
Sudetia
Warsaw
Silesian Teschen
Poland
Budapest
Hungary
Treviso
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Edouard Daladier
Paris
Ethiopia
London
Godesberg
Adolf Hitler
der Fuehrer
New England
Florida
Jacksonville
North Carolina
Capes
Weather Bureau
Washington
Atlantic City
Eastport
Long Island
Westhampton
Montauk
Queens
Brooklyn
Long Island Sound
Connecticut
Providence
New Hampshire
Vermont
Montreal
U. S
Franklin Roosevelt
Congress
Iowa
Gillette
South Carolina
Smith
Maryland
Tydings
Georgia
George
Railroads face wage cuts and looming national strike
Railroads report a 180 million dollar shortfall in covering fixed charges for the first half of 1938 and propose a 15 percent wage cut. Labor and management clash over financial mismanagement and overcapitalization as Congress debates aid and a general strike date of October 1. President Roosevelt weighs long term rehab plan with industry experts while labor insists on wage concessions.
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Railroads
Congress
Wisconsin
Robert M. LaFollette
Roosevelt
White House
Union Pacific
Carl Gray
Pennsylvania
M. W. Clement
Southern Pacific
E. C. Norris
B. M. Jewell
Brotherhood
D. B. Robertson
George M. Harrison
Sugar as a quick energy source and its uses
The article extols sugar as a concentrated, rapidly burning fuel that boosts energy for athletes soldiers and civilians. It highlights its historical cost, modern affordability, and the need for moderate use, noting forms from granulated sugar to honey and molasses, and advising balanced diets for children.
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C. Houston Goudiss
WNU
Houston Goudiss
Charming School Dress and Scarce Fashions for Fall
Easy to sew designs highlight fall colors and simple lines. The Charming School Dress features a snug waist and flaring skirt in wool crepe cashmere gingham or jersey with a white collar. Scallop-Trimmed Day Frock offers waist darts and a high neckline for versatile wear. Patterns 1454 and 1576 specify sizes and fabric needs. Fall and Winter Fashion Book with photos is available for 275 cents, patterns 15 cents each, order via The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Ill
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Around the House Tips and Household Shortcuts
A collection of simple home care tips. Remove mildew with peroxide in water, reuse wax paper for cleaning gas ranges, keep cut flowers fresh by soaking, rub polished furniture with damp and dry chamois, dry clean tools with kerosene or grease, and set up a family bulletin board for notices and reminders.
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Weekly News Review
Czech Nation
Joseph W. la Bine
Red Cross
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WPA
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American Labor Party
John O’connor
Massachusetts
James M. Curley
Charles F. Hurley
Leverett Saltonstall
Phillip F. LaFollette
Governor LaFoliette
Robert Henry
Julius P. Heil
F. Ryan’ Duffy
Alexander Wiley
Herman L. Ekern
O'Connor
Alex Brule
Garg Seebauer
Johns Manville
Lewis H. Brown
Westinghouse
A. W. Robertson
Labor
Robert J. Watt
International Labor Office
William Allen White
Emporia
Kan
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Daniel C. Roper
White Capital
India
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Una Merkel
Kenny Baker
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Jimmy Wallington
David Broekman
Texaco Star
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Texaco
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