Alaska for Statehood Promoted as National Security Move
An editorial argues for immediate Alaska statehood, citing strategic defense needs, vast resources, and growing population. It highlights Alaska as a key frontier for defense against Soviet threats, urges swift congressional action on H.R.331, and commends the move as essential to America’s economy and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
United States
Alaskan
House
Public Lands Committee
National Hard of Hearing Week Focuses Public Aid
Public notice for National Hard of Hearing Week May 8 to 14. San Antonio Hearing Center at 401 Ogilvie Building joins the thirtieth anniversary of the American Society for the Hard of Hearing. About fifteen million in the U S suffer hearing loss. three million public school children are hard of hearing. The center invites consultations to assist local residents with hearing problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Hearing Center
Ogilvie Building
American Society For the
United States
San Antonio
These Days and the Meaning of Victory in War
George Sokolsky argues that true victory in war is elusive and depends on postwar aims. He traces historical examples from the Revolutionary and Civil Wars to World War II and the Cold War, questioning imperial ambitions, peace, and the North Atlantic Pact as a means to lasting meaning. He contrasts Western civilizational freedoms with Soviet imperialism and calls for a peace grounded in civilization.
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Germany
Hitler
Mussolini
Tojo
Quebec
Mosca
Teheran
Cairo
Yalta
Viceory
United Nations
Lester B. Pearson
Soviet Union
Russia
Latvia
Lithuania
Esthenia
Finland
Poland
Ussr
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Soviet Russia
Stalin
United States
Great Britain
East Asia
Talleyrand
Congress of Vierna
Napoleon
Europe
League of Nations
Ot Ceprrisht
King
Odd Facts From Ancient Babylon and Natural World
The text notes Babylon possibly as early as 3000 B C as a market for metals wool and grain. It claims the turkey is the only native American pheasant family member. It states turtles lack teeth but have sharp jaw surfaces. It adds about 630000 people work in the nation s steel mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlett
Alaska
United States
Commonwealth
Babylon
B. C
Scabies Through the Ages and New Treatments
The article explains scabies as a skin parasitic infestation causing intense itching and burrows seen as black lines. It notes family-wide spread, transmission via bedding, and common treatments such as sulfur ointment, with gammexane offering a newer, effective option developed in England during the war.
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England
Treatment cream cited as cure for conditions in 1849 takings
A 1849 study by H R Bundesen describes gammexane in cream form curing some patients after one to three treatments with no activity after a single use in two of three cases. It notes diagnostic ease and questions a 19 year old girl with swollen hands possibly due to allergy or circulatory issue, urging careful physician study to determine exact cause.
Bacring Down On the News By Arthur Baer
In a sharp column Arthur Baer critiques Cold War dynamics and Chinese developments. He argues Russia faces a two-front struggle, mocks reliance on relief funds, and contemplates shifting geopolitical pressures amid chaotic statements and dated references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Russia
Europe
Chine
Secret reports show Berlin-Rametaki axis cracking up
A May 5 1939 dispatch to Washington notes the Berlin Rametaki axis beginning to fracture amid reports of shifts toward peace terms with Germany. The item cites drastic military and economic concerns as Allied envoys press for terms at Versailles.
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Washington
San Antonio
Llied
Germany
Versailles
Notable historical curiosities and industrial facts
A digest of varied claims from history and industry. notes on Selim I and Persia’s captured craftsmen, Mackinaw trout weights, 1948 steel production figures, Labrador iron ore troughs, Phoenician commerce origins, and human color vision limits.
The Prose Box: scattered notes on Russia and culture
A collage of editorial quips and cultural tidbits touching on Soviet Berlin promises, press reaction, and international affairs. It riffs on FDR, U.N. neutrality, and media personalities, with snippets about authors, reviewers, and Hollywood figures. The piece reads like a chaotic opinion column overview.
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Siberian Littoral
America
Billy” Mitchell
George £. Sokolsky
OUR
Nick Kenny
Mick Ker
H.R. Bundesen
Nanjing
SOA
Veramendi
Soledad‘st
AMEAY
Sons of Mexico Society
Puebla
Durango Stile
Plaza
Mister Breger
Selim I
Turkey
Persia
American Steel” Mills
Labrador
Walter Winchell
Berlin
U.N
FDR
Sredie
the Times
Moscow
China
Mme. Kasen
Kina
Boo
Lippincott
Parker
Ktalésh
the. Bookies
American Weekly
Abpodi
Reader's Digest
Caine
Samue
Horswell
Bob Garland
Jason Peebly
Hanwwell
Ira
H Allen
Smith
Taylor
Caldwell Roscoe
Stephen's College
Yorker
Mystery Writers of America
Laurie Jr
Jain
Abdul
Hollywood
Joan’ Pic
Beverly
Hills
Santa Monica
Dobhil
Moon
Alfred Hitchcock
Advan
Texas
Jes Saige
Wre Oer Sr
Renee
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