A Soviet sojourn from Moscow to Ashkhabad and Teheran
The author recounts a Moscow banquet and a tour through Tashkent and Ashkhabad, noting Bolshevik officials, a large open air crowd, Turkoman weaving, and desert horse trading. He observes Soviet life including housing loans, private practice, and statues of Stalin, while reflecting on Russia’s expansion and future challenges. The journey ends with a final Teheran dinner at the Soviet Embassy and remarks on foreign trust.
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Fim
Soviet Union
Old Town
Russia
Finland
Kirilov
Bokhara
Samarkand
Ashkabad
Tashkent
Nona
Ashkhabad
Stalin
Arctic Circle
Moscow
Ony
Marx
England
America
Persia
Nesterov
Kiril Wy
Nick
Teheran
Gacha
Forday
Switzerland
Bank of International Settlements
Reflection on Soviet relations and press freedom
A reflective endnote discusses U S press access in Russia, the need for travel freedom, and the role of correspondents as democracy’s ears. The author urges cautious engagement with the USSR, extended credit only if peaceful aims are clear, and warns against premature troop withdrawal causing a power vacuum. The piece credits the Roosevelt era for handling a difficult situation.
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Joyce
NKVD
Ambassador
White
Moscow
Hotel Metropole
Bool
Eric Johnston
Soviet Union
Russia
England
Europe
New World
Asia
Roosevelt
Infield Dynamos Dominate Early Baseball Talk
Baseball scouts name top double play pairings with Rizzuto Gordon and Pesky Doerr leading infield combinations. Reese Rojek noted as promising, while Marlon and Boudreau receive mixed halo for second-base support. Historical pennant teams cited, and cross-sport mentions of Cochrane and Vines added.
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Rizzuto
Gordon
Yankees
Pesky
Doerr
Red Sox
Reese
Rojck
Dodgers
Boudreau
Mack
Indians
Marion
Verban
Cardinals
Rizzuto- Gordon
Pesky-Doerr
Towsee
Peewee Reese
Stan Rojek
Miller
Rojek
Marlon
Cubs
Tinker
Evers
The
Athletica
Jack Barry
Eddie Colling
Cleveland
Tuck Turner
Larry Lajoie
McGraw
Dave Bancroft
Frank Frisch
Snuffy Stirnweiss
Lou Gehrig
Mathewson
Ray Farnham
Philadelphia
Mickey Cochrane
Ray
Cochrane
Providence Steam Rollers
Eleworth Vines
Meyer
Vines
Ellaworth Gan
Man Made Moonlight Illuminates Austin Texas
Austin claims to be the only city lit by artificial moonlight along with street lamps. For years mercury vapor lights glow blue from 29 iron towers climbing 14 stories, flooding eight square miles with light.
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Austin
Texas
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the Dodger
Sewing Circle Needlecraft
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Chicago
P. Attern
Oie Keane
Parachu
Arapoey
Tenulla
Ant
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Retaeda
Ditawa
Ava
Ottawa
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Acer
Alec
Kellogg's
Martha
Dess
Mrs. Roth
Goturn Snail A
Staley Mig, Co
Decatus
Illinois
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A. E. Staley
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