Beverly Hills Diary Excerpts Mention Amelia Earhart and Durant
In a Beverly Hills diary style entry the writer recalls a sunlit gathering with Amelia Earhart and Will Durant discussing Mexico and philosophy. The note mentions Durant’s Civilization book, Pauline Durant and Fred Stone, Hepburn, and a broad circle of actors, ranchers, and Oklahoma relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Durant
University of Cal At
Los Angeles
Bill
Durant
Beverly Hills
Pauline
Fred Stone
Paula
Miss Hepburn
Fred
Carol
Jimmy Minnetto
Arizona
Chicago
Nove Ft
Oklahoma
Lanes
Tulsa
Tower of Babel
New Deal Mail Postmistress Named in Montana Settlement
Miss Abbie McAlammy serves as the postmistress at New Deal Mont the first settlement near the Peck dam project with mail duties in the town.
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L. J. Hunt
Marine Corps
Matanuska Valley
Alaska
Lieut
L. V. Martin
Navy
Abbie McAlammy
New Deal
Mont
Peck Dam
Knot as Unit of Speed
The knot derives from a log line with strings knotted at equal intervals used to measure ship speed. This device tracked how far the ship traveled over time by counting knots slid along the line.
A Tiny Necklace Inspires Beauty and Kindness
A charming silver lapis necklace and its maker in Paris showcase a philosophy of beauty over wealth. A spring campus walk contrasts a disheartened professor with a hopeful freshman, illustrating how sunlight through a topaz can brighten souls and lives. Slimness and simplicity in a dress pattern follow with instructions and order details.
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NCE
France
Paris
University
Leisure time as life’s richest asset in postwork era
A writer argues that leisure should be earned, budgeted, and invested like money. He contends children must learn to maximize each day, that work remains a privilege, and that true educated life thrives when one can enjoy solitude without paying for amusement. He predicts leisure becoming a daily staple for all Americans.
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America
Driving joke excerpt from Bnai B’rith Magazine
A brief humorous exchange recalls the line How's your wife getting along with her driving Abe She took a turn for the worse last week Moe cited from the Bnai B’rith Magazine reflecting a lighthearted anecdote in a Jewish periodical.
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Abe
Moe
B'nai B'rith Magazine
Had Only One Ab Said the Vicar to Wife
A wry exchange from Stray Stories where the vicar greets a familiar figure and the former curate retorts that the woman with him is his only wife. The playful pun hinges on the phrase Ab and its masculine form.
Forever After quips on car upkeep and initials
The Toronto Globe notes a witty exchange about buying a car. Madam offers to pay for the car with initials engraved. the reply highlights that ongoing upkeep is the real cost.
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Toronto Globe
One Good Point Accepted Swain
Swain concedes a point with humor while noting admiration for the girl despite personal appearances. The exchange suggests a casual, playful moment during a workday.
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California
Betty
Amelia Earhardt
Putnam
Amelia
Mexico
N. Y
Gulf of Mexico
Tampico Mexico
New Orleans
Yale
Ethiopia
Matanuska
NEW Deal Mail
The
Field Museum of Natural History
Argentina
Marshall Field
Cadillac
Detroit
Sieur Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
Maria Leonard
University of
Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Eighteenth Street
New York
Swain
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