Colombia cleanses Nazi flyers from airlines near Canal Zone
Colombia and Avianca, successor to Scrolia, discharge twenty German flyers amid reorganization of German-owned Skadia operations. Panama and Canal Zone officials breathe easier as the group departs for home via Japan, cited as a threat to the Panama Canal and regional markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
Scadia Airlines
Panama
Canal Zone
Japan
Colombia Avianca Company
Scrolia
Pan American Airways
South America
Panama Canal
North America
Europe
Washington
No Worry About Rubber Shortage
The United States depends on imports for 98 percent of its rubber, risking disruption from Far East events. Synthetic options like buna from coal, neoprene by DuPont, and new American tires by Goodrich and Phillips Petroleum promise independence from foreign rubber. Synthetic products drive prices down and stabilize car travel despite distant disruptions. The Coast Guard Academy is located in New London, Connecticut.
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Burma
Borneo
United States
Far East
Germany
DuPont
Goodrich
Phillips Petroleum
America
Better Food For The Army And Left Handedness Notes
In a period piece style, the article praises improved army rations achieved through chemistry and refrigeration, credits Dr. Mary E. Pennington with vitamin preservation, and notes public prejudice against cold storage has faded. It also discusses left handedness in schools, a London gag about Hitler, a Paris fashion note, and various brief items on farming, German textiles, Irish mines, and other curiositles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Mary E. Pennington
New York
Francis P. Garys
American Chemical Society
Detroit
Dr. Pennington
California
Rio, Grande
Germany
Pennington i
United States
Washington Daybook theme on politics and jobs
A Washington Daybook excerpt discusses editors avoiding horror China stories, the defense job surge in DC with 87,000 applicants, and the plausibility of third term politics. It notes Roosevelt and Coolidge hypotheticals, and mentions twin calves and Ohio capitol history.
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Roosevelt
McKinley
White House
Grant
Washington
Coolidge
T. Roosevelt
G.H.M
Birmingham
Ala
Ohio State
Theodore
Problem Parents The Interfering Type by Sara Winslow
Mrs X must curb babying Joan age five as Mary age seven keeps getting blamed. Joan cries and spreads fights to gain mom's aid. The mother should stop interceding and let siblings settle disputes. Separate them during the day and reunite at evening routines to rebuild sisterly ties.
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Joan
Mary
Mrs. N
Sissy
Mrs. X
Mrs.x
Swing era tales trek from Onyx to Broadway club scene
New York report notes the Onyx club shifts from Polynesian motifs to the South Seas theme with steel guitar replacing trumpet and describes encounters with figures like Prince Mike Romanov and East Side stories. It recalls Errol Flynn, George Brent, Edward G Robinson, and Bette Davis as examples of glamorous lives crossing into Hollywood. In Hillsboro Oregon, a family buries their cat Bobbie, greeted by a similar stray on the porch, as they ponder if twins or nine lives explain the pet’s fate.
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Patrick
Orange
New Jersey
New York
Broadway
Oxyx
Onyx
Farley
Riley
Smith
Mike Romanov
Miami
Hollywood
Mike
East Side
Harry
Charlie Chaplin
The
Pierre
Errol Flynn
Dublin University
New Guinea
Flynn
South Seas
George Brent
America
Brent
Michael Collins
Edward G. Robinson
Frank McHugh
Blackstone
Bette Davis
Prospector
Hillsboro
Ore
Bobbie
Orval F. Jones
What Do You Know About POLITICS Quiz Review
A reader quiz asks five political questions about resignations in New York and national roles, a WWII era draft proposal by Senator Wheeler, swing states likely to influence the fall election, the required electoral votes to win, and the meaning of a lame duck senator. Answers appear on page 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State Democratic Committee
National Democratic
Wheeler
Montana
Principles That Never Change In a World Lost to Authority
A Ravenn Newspaper Syndicate column laments fading faith in government and moral sanctions. It argues democracy remains the best form despite widespread cynicism, stressing spiritual principles as universal and unchanging, echoed across nations and eras.
Universe as Thought or Machine Debate Sparks Scientific Talk
A discussion contrasts mechanical and mental views of the universe. Jeans and others suggest mind may be real as the universe becomes described as a mental picture rather than a purely mechanical system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jeans
Leonard Family History and Notable Members
The Leonard surname traces to Teutonic roots meaning lion-brave with James Leonard (1621 91) founding a New England line after leaving England in 1628. He helped build the Plymouth Colony iron foundry, defended his garrison in King Philip's War, and his descendants include Adna W. bishop, Alexander T. surgeon, Walter A. consul, John W. oil producer, and William E. UW English professor among others.
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Leonard
Jean
Lenard
New England
James
England
Maryland
Providence
Rhode Island
Henry
Plymouth Colony
Mary Martin
James Leonard
Leonards
Adna W
Pittsburgh
Alexander T
San Francisco
Cal
Alton W
Seattle
Wash
Clifford M
Chicago
Frederick C
Los Angeles
John W
Washington
Pac
Walter A
Evanston, i
William E
The
University of Wisconsin
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Coasl Guard Academy
New London
Conn
London
Hitler
Paris
Shillal
Llaght
Washington Daybook
K.L.T
Spokane
Chine
China
B.T
Easton
Jack Stinnett
District of Columbia Employment Center
Civil Services and Employment Bureau
National Defense
Fremont
Charles Ickes
Near
Helena
By Sara Winslow
Man About
Manhattan
Sy George Tucker
Skiebe
Earl L Douglass
All Rights Reserveé
Ravenn Newspaper Syndicate
Earth
G. N. Lewis
Irving Langmuir
Lewis-Langmuir
Lewis
Milky Way
Arthur Haas
Haas
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