Scandinavia and Axis Moves Signal Peace Talks
The article reports on Finland's Russo Finnish front, Soviet gains at the Arctic coast, and Finnish defense at Viipuri. It notes potential peace moves involving Per Evind Svinhufvud and Risto Ryti, with Nazi mediation hinted. It also covers Roosevelt farm programs, Senate actions, and Sumner Welles diplomacy as Europe staggers toward possible settlement.
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Kremlin
Germany
Naziland
Russia
Reich
Scandinavia
Sweden
Norway
France
Britain
Finland
Sumner Welles
Europe
Paris
Rome
Berlin
Welles
Albert Lebrun
Edouard Daladier
Poland
Czechoslovakia
London
Viscount Halifax
U. S
Hanover Street
Mr. Welles
Antiplane Mines and Global Turmoil Across Seas
Magnetic mines threaten ships as Germany and allies wage covert warfare. Britain's Queen Elizabeth reportedly bears a girdle of insulated cables possibly countering mines. Mexico nears oil expropriation settlements with Sinclair Oil. Global unrest includes Argentina martial law, Palestine land restrictions, and Sino-Japanese clashes with rising Chinese Communist movements.
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Britain
Queen Elizabeth
New York
Elizabeth
Brit
Spark-Plug Hill Fights Tobacco Stockholder Move
George W. Hill, president of American Tobacco, opposes a stockholder resolution to cut the profit bonus for top executives. In a long defense he touts 14 years of leadership and large dividends, recalling a 1930 sales peak and a 1938 salary of 931000 plus bonus. He champions incentive pay, notes his role in pioneering radio advertising, and describes his dynamic leadership style.
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Lemuel F. Parton
Consolidated Features
EW York
George W. Hill
American Tobacco Company
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Lke
Hill
Daniel Boone
Mr. Hill
Williams College
Percival S. Hill
New Radio Idea Sparks Free Air Possibilities
Maj Edwin Armstrong, Columbia professor and inventor, touts a new frequency modulation system promising space for all voices without government control. He influentially shaped radio since cat’s whisker days and faced a long legal clash with Lee de Forest over super-heterodyne improvements. Actress Adeline Carroll returns from Europe, funds aid for French civilians, and recalls her path from Birmingham to Hollywood via London stage work.
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Edwin F. Armstrong
Columbia
Lee de Forest
Hayloft
Alpine
N. J
Adeleine Carroll
Europe
Hollywood
Miss Carroll
France
University of California At Los Angeles
University of Birmingham
England
London
Ickes Dewey clash highlights on Look magazine
Harold L. Ickes criticizes Tom Dewey calling him a clamorous, photogenic figure while Wang Ching WeI declares China will gain full independence and Japan’s troops limited. Father Divine ordered to repay a follower funds, Dorothy Lamour loses tonsils, Hitler calls for victory, and John D M Hamilton says no 1040 convention book, urging Democrats to contribute.
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Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Look Magazine
Tom Dewey
Ickes
Dewey
Wang Ching-Wei
Japan
China
Father Divine
New York Supreme Court
Dorothy Lamour
Adolf Aitler
Germany
John D. M. Hamilton
Trend Poland Purges Polish Libraries and Small Businesses
Forty thousand German artisans have been sent to conquered Poland to take over small businesses and purge libraries, according to authentic reports. In Washington the War Department plans to release for Anglo French purchase the Curtiss P40 fighting ship, while an Allied purchasing ministry prepared to order a billion dollars worth of U S aircraft. Defence notes remove aluminium wool and optical glass from strategic materials list as substitutes fill supply gaps.
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Poland
Washington
War Department
U. S
U. 8
Passport paradox and ambulance service clash in Europe
The State Department refuses passports for hundreds of American medical students to study in Britain while allowing some to go to France as ambulance drivers, labeling it humanitarian work. The policy echoes through Washington as administrators debate risk, travel, and wartime duty amid a broader political banquet scene.
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Washington
State Department
France
Census Form For A Census Confusingly Recalled
The text blends a crude census questionnaire with jokes and social quips about dancing The Gooney Hawaiian dance and a travelogue note on Stonington Conn noting the closed First National Bank The piece mixes satirical comments about census style questions and public figures with humorous vignettes from society pages and cinema chatter. It references Joe Davies Inington Farley Roosevelt McLean Palm Beach and a bank’s closure due to lack of business.
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Stonington
Connecticut
First National
New England
Swift
Joe Davies
Stan High
Opera Cape
Jim Farley
Chip' Robert
Palm Beach
Farley
Crosby McLean
Little Rock
Ark
Roosevelt
Ask Me Another General Quiz Questions
A set of trivia prompts covering fruit bearing dates water levels sieges cribbing exams earth sciences citizenship battles Tahiti control derby name mercury evaporation details. Each item asks a factual yes or no or identification question suitable for a quick knowledge card.
Oddities in History and Natural Facts Compilation
A dated collection notes a date palm fruiting for two centuries, a bucket of water showing slight surface concavity, Nebuchadnezzar’s 13 year siege of Tyre ending in 572 BC, and early cribbing evidence from Chinese students around 1562. It touches on geography, voting rights limits, the Battle of Bunker Hill, France, Derby’s race track origin, and mercury’s slow atmospheric evaporation without weight loss.
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United States
Island
Tahiti
Tyre
Nebuchadnezzar
Battle of Bunker Hill
France
Derby
Quote on justice and friendship from O S Marden
A brief reflection notes that justice and truth sustain true friendship even when they wound pride. It emphasizes that honesty strengthens bonds, and fairness enhances trust beyond comfort.
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O. S. Marden
In One's Place Observation on Being In His Place
The Salina Watchman notes that constant presence in one’s place can unlock greater personal growth. The remark emphasizes steady commitment and self alignment as paths to expanding potential.
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Salina
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National Democratic Party
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Palestine
Jerusalem
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Sun Yat- Sen
Canton
Chiang Kai- Shek
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Norman Thomas
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Bruce Barton
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