Jamestown Experiment Revisited The American’s Cautionary Tale
The essay reviews James Trustow Adams's The American and recalls Jamestown Virginia 1607 as an early communal venture. It notes initial pooling of labor and goods collapsed without personal incentives, then credits Captain John Smith and Sir Thomas Dale with restoring individual ownership and productivity, warning against enduring communist impulses in America.
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America
James Trustow Adams
Adams
North America
Jamestown
Virginia
England
Elizabeth
Thomas Dale
John Rolfe
John Smith
Adais
Walter Winchell Rumors and NY Gossip Gabbed in Brooklyn
Walter Winchell surfaces a tangled tale of a marked comet, a sailor robbery, and a suspect killer case linked to Midtown shudder across Manhattan. The column lampoons Broadway figures and industry chatter, noting real estate scarcity and a candid camera scene around Rockefeller Center.
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Walter Winchell - Cveede
Brooklyn
Muds
Manhattan
Fiftieth and
Seventh
Clothiers
Harlem
Victor Mature
Broadway Mirror recalls racy tales and Miami Beach house sale
A garbled Broadway Mirror column teases gossip from Carmen Antonia to Fely Franquelli and a Florida house sale near Miami Beach. It mentions tabloid drama about an entertainer financing a club man, a Polands camp note from November 18, and a sprawling anecdote about a honeymoon mansion tied to a performer who later fell on hard times.
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Carmen Tantonia
Fely Franquelli
Tabi
Muldres
Paramount
William Harbach
Florida
A.B Corte- Spondent
Larry Allen
Poland
Italy
O. K. Yew
New York
Miami Beach
Miamij Beach
Hin
Deaf Children and Early Hearing Aids Hopeful Advances
The article discusses congenital deafness in children and options to aid communication. It notes some children hear partially, can learn speech with devices, and highlights a new inexpensive hearing aid. Parents seek guidance on how to interact, when sign language is appropriate, and whether hearing can be restored.
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Jas Muohitlay
Kedyinas
Child Hearing vs Mental Subnormality in Early Study
By Dr. H. N. Bundesen a study examines whether apparent subnormality in children stems from hearing loss. It notes many such children seem subnormal but are often normal and highly intelligent. parents worry when speech develops poorly, yet lack of hearing may explain delays.
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Uni
King
Syn
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St Marys college junior association elects new officers
Ten and twenty years ago notes report William Ruhnke as president leading a list of officers including J Githinger Ea Burda Gene Long Joseph Courwhd and George Sinders. A sign at Alamo Plaza was removed by Park Commissioner Ray Lambert amid city noise and public reaction.
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Bul" Ruhnke
St. Marys College Junni Association
J. Githinger
Ea) Burda
Wee
Gene Long
Third
View
George Sinders
Daseph Courwhd
Lene En
Tan Kranpan
Serregary
Alamo Plaza
Ray Lambert
Bull
Public Works Plans Stir Postwar Political Debate
Washington warns that Rayburn and Wallace push for a postwar public works program to spur construction, highways and dams financed by debt. Critics warn inflation risks and burden on taxpayers, urging tax funding and restrained spending in peace.
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Sam Rayburn
Chicago
Wallare
Rayburn
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Wallace
Baruch
Uist
Air Power Advances as Bombers Use 76 mm Cannon
Air power experts note the war department has authorized 76 mm cannons in B 25 Mitchell bombers. This aerial artillery, once a field piece in World War I, now strikes ground targets and ships from 300 miles an hour. Five direct hits sank a Japanese destroyer, signaling a milestone in aerial armament and signaling a shift in fighting technique.
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Avialion
War Department
Ordance Engineering
New Aerial Gunnery Emerges From World War II Era
The piece outlines shifts in air warfare with horizontal bombardment replacing vertical drops, noting rocket bombs by Russia and Germany and U S Mitchells using artillery recoils. It discusses dual-end muzzle cannons and recoil-free guns enabling larger shells, signaling a future of serial aerial artillery.
Advancements in Aerial Ordnance Enable Three‑Dimensional Firepower
Alexander P. de Seversky notes planes can fire missiles from any position or altitude, breaking gravity bombing constraints. He predicts future developments include larger caliber projectiles and torpedoes launched from aircraft, making surface artillery increasingly obsolete. Turbulent aerial warfare will redefine reach, speed, and destruction in three dimensions.
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Tts
McNaught Sys, Inc
United States War Bond Message Urges Buy Now
A patriotic wartime plea extols the United States war bond as a protector of freedom and family. It links bonds to victory and peace, stressing that money buys fighters and sustains the nation, the Constitution, and the press while urging readers to invest today amid wartime need.
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United States Bond
America
United States
Parifie
Thaly
Musing on Russia’s economic pattern and American path
The speaker, Benjamin DeCasseres, reflects on Russia's efforts to reshape America’s economy over 24 years. He warns against a party here seeking to fit the U S economic system to Russia's model and asserts concern about voluntarily entering jail as a personal consequence of national policy.
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Ela
Russia
America
Those Texans By Jama First money issued by the Republic of Texas
The article recounts early Texas missteps and remedies as the Republic issued stay money backed by gold to stabilize finances. It notes Texas President Houston cutting his salary and curbing prior pork barrel spending to restore solvency, leading to a stabilized currency later valued against U.S. money. The piece highlights the state’s press lineage and historic publication details of the San Antonio Light and Gazette.
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Texas
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SAN Antonio Light
San Antonio Gazette
Broadway
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San Antonio
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Republicat
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