Brief Senate Note Courts Brevity Across Capitol
Washington column notes how swift one minute speeches can be in the house and cites a Missouri congressman's exact sixty second speech. It reviews defense labor shortages 661 listed occupations and steps to recruit skilled workers plus rubber production plans in Latin America and a Wickard quip about a defense fireside chat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
William L. Nelson
Missouri
Indiana Standard
Republic Steel
Eastman Kodak
General Motors
Anaconda Copper
United States Steel
Army-Navy Munitions Board
National Youth Administration
Traffic Institute Scholars Train Police Cadets at Northwestern
Each year a nine month course is offered to a selected group of traffic policemen from across the country by Northwestern University Traffic Institute in Evanston Illinois. The school, created in 1936 by a grant from the Automotive Safety Foundation, is run by Lieut. F M Kreml and a trained staff who lead specialized courses in traffic control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern University Traffic Institute
Evanston
Ill
Automotive Safety Foundation
F. M. Kreml
Notes of an Innocent Bystander on Broadway Small Talk
A compact survey of New York City nightlife and media snippits. It riffs on public figures and urban characters from Kaltenborn’s mispronunciations to Brooklyns’ image, with jabs at radio and theater personalities, local shops, and street scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
H. V. Kaltenborn
Society For the
Brooklyn
Manhattan
East 35Th Street
R.A.F
Sec’y
Navy
Frank Knox
Chicago
Private Papers of a Cub Reporter Tackles Labor and War
A columnish piece argues strikes and labor disputes threaten democracy as the nation mobilizes for war. It cites soldiers’ sacrifice, compares pay to danger, and urges workers and management to yield for public duty. It includes notes on George Holland, George MacKinnon, and press freedom debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Hitler
Battle of the Argonne
Do It Yourself Hinged Covered Boxes for Homemakers
New ideas for homemakers describe pink and green chintz covered boxes with hinged fronts on closet shelves. Use cardboard boxes, paste, and fabric to cover, hinge, and finish. includes tips for zipper garment bags and matching door pockets with orders to send for Book 4 and Book 6.
Tips to Gardeners Grow herbs for flavor in wartime
Gardeners can plant a four by six foot plot to supply a family's herb needs. Most popular herbs such as balm basil borages fennel marjoram rosemary thyme sage anise dill and caraway suit fresh use or drying. Anise basil borage dill and savory are annuals while caraway and fennel are biennials and balm marjoram sage rosemary thyme and adds are perennials though balm and marjoram may act as annuals. Most herbs will yield usable growth in the first year if seeds are sown early and climate stays temperate.
Visitor Stamps a Scientist with Sausage Mystery
In a lab scene a distinguished visitor observes experiments while a vessel emits smoke and steam. The scientist teases him with unknown contents until finally admitting the mystery are sausages. The moment blends science with humor as the guest lists micrococci sonococci and spirochetae.
Resolved to Live by Jonathan Edwards Excerpt
A compact quotation attributed to Jonathan Edwards emphasizes living boldly and righteously. The lines assert a vow to seize time, act without malice or revenge, and avoid actions feared in the last hour of life.
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Jonathan Edwards
Dangerous Lure Example and the Wasps’ March
A brief note describes a dangerous lure involving a wasp and a gnat trap. The text hints at peril from the lure’s mechanism and the risks faced by those who encounter it, illustrating a cautionary example in natural history words.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Americas
Congress
Central America
South America
Costa Rica
Brazil
Malaya
Latin America
Claude Wickard
Secretary of Agriculture
Clark Gable
Claude
Indiana
Wickard
Merry
U.S. Navy
George A. Buttrick
Federal Council of Churches
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Hull
A. R. Forster
A. J. Nagel
Hettie Cattell
Charles MacArthur
MacArthur
Gene Tunney
NBC
John B. Kennedy
Mussolini
Niagara Falls
14Th Street
Earl Browder
Gink
42Nd Street
Tenth Avenue Mission House
Roxy
50Th
6Th Ave
9Th Ave
Cub
George Holland
George MacKinnon
Boston
MacKinnon
New York
Medical Arts Hospital
Union College
Miami
Omaha
Arthur Krock
New York Times Columm
Times Pillarist
Hollywood
Betty Grable
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
Van
Cupples Company
ST. Louis
Jack Simmons
Kellogg Company
la Rochefouw
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