Silk Stockings Trigger Economic War Echoes
A satirical political column argues silk stockings could spark a curfew and disrupt mills, linking hosiery to broader wartime economics. It notes possible auto production cuts, unemployment, and broader shifts as America debates remaining out of the European conflict with passages on Japan, Britain, and Russia shaping the axis outlook.
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America
Japan
Hirohito
Hitler
Russia
Arctic
Berlin
London
China
Britain
United States
Rev M A Robeson reports western trip sights from Grand Junction Colo
Reverend M A Robeson writes from Grand Junction Colorado describing a journey from Washington to the West. He notes corn and crops in Iowa Nebraska and Colorado, a stop at Lincoln Capitol building, early start due to heat, a battery replacement in Stratton, a lunch in Wray, time zone change to mountain, and rain nearby with crops described as the best in six to eight years.
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M. A. Robeson
Grand Junction
Colo
The
Washington Journal
Washington
Winterset
Iowa
Nebraska
Plattsmouth
Lincoln
Capitol
Minden
Stratton
Wray
Colorado
Denver
Idaho Springs
Memo Recall Of Georgetown Loop And Colorado Road Trip
A reminiscence describes a historic narrow gauge railroad named the Georgetown Loop once carrying millions in ore to Georgetown. The author recounts a cool night in a log cabin camp, frost near Loveland Pass, and a trip along a new route to Leadville with scenic canyons, tunnels, and a grand bridge over Glenwood Canyon. The narrative notes fewer tourists, Iowa licenses dominating traffic, and updates from U.S. Route 6 and Red Cliff to Battle Mountain.
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Loveland Pass
Dillon
Leadville
Red Cliff
Battle Mountain
Glenwood Canyon
D. & R.G. Railroad
Glenwood Springs
Iowa Auto Court
Grand Junction
I. F. Lambert
Ray
Iowa
New York Farm Youth Plant Over 1.5 Million Trees
Farm boys and girls in New York state will plant more than a million and a half trees on waste lands this year. This ambitious effort aims to restore degraded areas and provide future timber and ecological benefits across multiple counties.
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New York State
Navy ad campaign recruits Midwest sailors for two ocean fleet
A Des Moines meeting described a new Navy enlistment plan aimed at Midwest youths. The Navy seeks 13 000 recruits monthly, using a test campaign in three states and expanding to three more. Recruits sign for emergency duty with immediate return options once over. The piece likens a battleship to a city with many skilled trades and pension prospects.
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United States
Navy
State of
Iowa
Des Moines
Press Portraits Portraits On Japan China Tensions
A concise World War II era item notes strained Japan China relations and a stance of entanglement. The piece frames the dynamic as unresolved and provocative, reflecting contemporary Asian tensions.
Low income buyers take one third of FHA insured 1940 homes
Federal Administrator Abner H. Ferguson announced that about three in ten new small homes financed with FHA insured mortgages in 1940 were purchased by families earning under $2000 annually. This marks a significant share of affordable home ownership amid postwar housing efforts.
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FHA
Abner H. Ferguson
Death of Stage and Screen Comedians Eddie Leonard and Charley Murray
Noted entertainers Eddie Leonard and Charley Murray died within a day of each other. Leonard, long famed for minstrel and vaudeville numbers, was found dead in a New York hotel. Murray, 69, known for Kelley in The Cohens and the Kelleys, died of pneumonia in Hollywood after a career as Irish character actor.
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Eddie Leonard
New York
Charley Murray
Murray
Kelley
Solons Back Wheeler in War Stance Split
Republican, Progressive and Democratic senators join with Montana senator Burton Wheeler in attacking Secretary Henry L. Stimson who called Wheeler’s actions near treason. Senator Hiram Johnson stands with Wheeler as the controversy centers on Wheeler urging soldiers to write to the president protesting entry into the war.
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Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Henry L. Stimson
Wheeler
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Wheeeler
Girls Replacing Draftees in Australian Trucks
Mickie reports that women are stepping into roles previously held by draftees, driving heavy trucks in Australia. The piece highlights changing gender norms in wartime logistics and the emergence of female truck crews.
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Australia
Henry VIII and the Tudor Renaissance in English design
The Tudor king Henry VIII introduced Renaissance ideas to England, bringing Italian fashions in furniture that blended with and softened the prevailing Gothic forms.
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Henry VIII
England
Interpreter Needed A Garden of Eden Language Tale
Noted philologist cites a whimsical view of Eden where God speaks Swedish to Adam, Adam replies in Danish, and the serpent communicates in French, illustrating playful language theory.
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Garden of Eden
God
Adam
the Serpent
Busiest piano tuner services NBC studios in New York
The article profiles the busiest piano tuner in America who works eight hours daily including Sundays to service 38 pianos in the New York studios of the National Broadcasting Company.
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America
New York
National Broadcasting Company
Onion Ancient Cultivated Plant Among Earliest
The onion is described as one of the earliest cultivated plants. It is noted for its long history and significance in early agriculture.
Soap for Pincushion Use
A home hacks note suggests using a bar of soap as a pincushion to ease pin insertion and prevent rust. The tip emphasizes smoother pin penetration and longer pin life.
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Harding College
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Star-Times
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Jeanette Rankin
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