KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR BRAZIL A WORLD IN ITSELF
This Pan American Union profile portrays Brazil as a vast diverse nation covering large South American territory. It highlights Brazil's climate, exports like coffee cotton and rubber, ports like Rio de Janeiro, political evolution from monarchy to federal republic, and its role in world events and industry.
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Brazil
Rudyard Kipling
South America
United States
Europe
Russia
Amazon
Democracy
Rio de Janeiro
Rio
New World
Alvares Cabral
Marquis of
Pombal
Marquis
Don Pedros
Texas humor and scams flash on San Antonio notes
Cynical Sam quotes charity at home and a high priced cash register at Frenchy’s Black Cat reveals a near million dollar price tag. A skunk coat at Joske’s, toy loan sharks, life insurance quips, and farm check mailing plans from Dallas fill a column of local oddities and warnings.
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Bowen
San Antonio
Frenchy
Black Cat Cafe
Joske's
120 Texans Lose Lives in Fires
Fire in Texas during the first quarter of 1942 cost 120 lives. State Fire Insurance Commissioner Marvin Hall reported 41 deaths in the first 10 days, nine people died on Jan 1 and Feb 18, and 49 of the fatalities were children.
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Austin
Texas
Marvin Hall
Hall
Bette, Hinsdell and Hollywood Studio Scene Sneezes
In a Hollywood studio for All This and Heaven Too Bette Davis and director Hinsdell prepare a scene while the actor laughs hush the take proceeds then a sneeze interrupts. The article notes the Saturday Evening Post will sell for 10c a copy marking a price shift by magazines alongside others reducing issues to bi monthly.
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Bette
Hollywood
Heaven
Mr. Hinsdell
Dallas Little Theatre
Paramount
Saturday Evening Post
Lamps of Europe Fade In Reflections From Travel
The narrator recalls Sir Edward Grey’s warning about Europe’s fate and contrasts it with his travels through the continent. He notes earlier gaiety and now weary faces in European streets as people spend money freely without restraint.
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Edward Thomas Grey
Europe
New Form Found of Sulfanilamide
Boston reports a new sulfanilamide form named sulfapyrazine, a chemical twin of sulfadiazine. Both drugs show similar effectiveness, with one or the other excelling in pneumonia and other diseases, and sulfapyrazine slightly less toxic.
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Boston
Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology
Cream of Mushroom Soup Elevates Escalloped Chicken Dish
A home cook suggests using cream of mushroom soup as a grand sauce for escalloped chicken. Substitute the soup for the regular white sauce to simplify and flavor the casserole.
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Our Neighbor Nations
Pan- American Union
Boyce House
Sam
The
Donna News- Advocate
Self
Steno
Ee Datas
ASS Lillian
Los Angeles
Rockwall
McAdams
Dallas
AAA
Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
Nat'l Bank
A. Y. Creager CO. M. & P. Bank Building
Sherman, Texas
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Paris
Louvre
America
Beirut
Syria
Hailf
Palestine
Edward Dobbins
Pennsylvania
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Bette Davis
the Sun
Joe Smith Dyer
Defense Savings
Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick’s
Gomer May
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