Civilian Defense Needs Clearer Organization and Action
A critical take on the Office of Civilian Defense urges fewer delays and better leadership. It supports moving OCD under the War Department, appointing James M. Landis as executive, and focusing on effective use of the 100 million dollars to defend homes on the Pacific coast and ensure reliable supplies and shelter. The piece emphasizes urgency, efficiency, and accountability over bureaucratic confusion.
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Congress
OCD
James M. Landis
la- Guardia
War Department
Pacific Coast
Women Army Auxiliary Corps Proposed by Congress
If approved, the United States Army would form a women’s auxiliary corps in khaki to take over the aircraft warning system from civilian volunteers. Rep Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts has a bill before the House military affairs committee, urged by Secretary Stimson, modeled after England’s auxiliary territorial service. Members would be paid $21 a month and serve in non combat roles across army camps, including clerical work, cooks, pharmacists, telephone operators, and hospital lab techs.
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Congress
United States Army
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
House Military Affairs Committee
War Stimson
Auxiliary Territorial Service
England
Prince Mike Romanoff and the Gerguson Mystery Unfold
A US press feature details Mike Romanoff, once famed as Prince Romanoff, revealing he was born in Moscow and not Harry Gerguson of Brooklyn. The piece traces media sparks, arrests, and his Beverly Hills restaurant venture funded by Hollywood figures, noting his odd persona and legal citizenship path.
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Mike Homanoff
Washington
Barmumi
Mike Romanoff
Harry Gerguson
Brooklyn
Romaneoff
Mike
Bary Gerguson
Sreakiup
Moscow
Royal Romanoffs
Imperial House
Harry Getguson
Tulsa
Oklo
St. Louis
Romanoff
Lyo
Llinals
Prince Romanoff
Harry Gergison
Gergison
Tilmots
England
Mark Hellinger
Beverly Hill
Jock, Whitney
Bob Benchley
Bilke
Irke Rilke
Wanderer
Ellisland
Prince Mike
Grief’s Return Is a Test of Life and Duty
The passage explores deep grief, noting the lure of sorrow as a retreat from obligations. It describes the grind of daily life after loss and the slow, reluctant return of life’s demands and responsibilities. It warns against using grief as an excuse to avoid facing social expectations and competition.
Antonin Drugists’ association elects officers
In January 1932 Henry P. Heitigan was elected president of the Antonin Hetedl Druggists’ association, succeeding S. B. Steemman on the executive committee. Choree Keehe named vice president Roy Phillips is secretary and E Bhudter re-elected treasurer. January 13, 1922 recalls petition and election details noted.
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Henry P. Heitigan
Broken Hearted People Should Bear Calamity Quietly
By Elsie Robinson discusses the social duty of mourners, arguing chronic grief is cowardly and harmful. The author warns against seeking pity or escape through grief, alcohol, or gambling, sharing a personal note about how pity can ruin a person.
Odd Facts Braggadocio and Other Town Names
A fragment notes that Braggadocio is a Missouri town and True Moon exists in Kentucky. It mentions a Kentucky hawn Haniel Bie and asserts fourteen towns in the United States named Belli, suggesting a playful list of unusual place names and misheard spellings.
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Braggadocio
Missouri
True Moon
Kentucky
Washington D C rumor mill on defense control shifts
The discourse centers on a sweeping shake up of wartime defense leadership with Lord Beaverbrook possibly uniting control under one head. Roosevelt is linked to appointing a single authority to cut red tape, while Henderson is blamed for price management. Navy and army results are contrasted, noting higher army and marine success over the navy.
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Washington
Churchill
Lord Beaverbrook
Capitol Hill
Ike
F D. R
Congress
Roosevelt
Henderson
Defense Production Department
Army
Navy
Munitlana
Mazzini and His World Stir Italian Liberty Echoes
The article surveys Giuseppe Mazzini as a symbol of liberty and republicanism in the United States and among loyal Thalians. It chronicles his life as a revolutionary, his imprisonments, the Young Italy movement, shifts toward Marxist ideas, and his lasting influence on Italian democracy and identity.
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Tinians
France
England
Switzerland
Savona
Young Italy
Mussolin
Mazaini
Young
Italy
Karl Marx
Mherry
Mazzini
Thomas
Inherited memory and the appeal of reincarnation
Benjamin DeCasseres discusses Dr Needhamts audio examples of inherited memory. He links instinct to memory across species and explores Hindu beliefs Buddha and examples from nature. The piece surveys human nature from a zoological view, tracing protoplasm to war religion and government.
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Guatamia Buddha
Quyeelves
Needham
Diet Deficiency Offensive Urges Better Nutrition Nationwide
An wartime style appeal argues many households waste time and health from poor diets. It urges daily milk, fresh vegetables, whole grain bread, fruit, meat, and an egg, plus planned meals and workplace dining to boost vitamin and mineral intake without reliance on supplements. It notes the need to prevent malnutrition and improve workforce productivity through proper nutrition and food access.
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Vila~ Inis
Vitamins in Diet and Administration for Health
Dr H N Bundesen notes vitamins may be taken orally or injected into muscle. Some people require extra large doses during illness with fever. With proper diet planning most obtain enough vitamins and minerals, but cooking methods must preserve them and avoid discarding vitamins in cooking water.
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King Fean
Bynd
Santa Anna’s forged receipts and Bee’s loans in Washington
A fragmentary account recounts Santa Anna borrowing from Gen. Bernard Bee to fund his Washington wardrobe and forging a commander's name to obtain 200 pesos. It notes Bee’s later largesse and suggests the physician may have profited from Santa Anna’s forged documents, while questioning whether 300 pesos were ever recovered.
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Santa Anna
Bernard Bee
Washington, D. C
Bee
Patton
Hockley
San Antonio
Sante Anna
Arredondo
Ibis
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