Fortress Line on the Atlantic Coast Defenses
In a report from the Atlantic Coast, the author outlines a Nazi coastal defense system centered on artillery batteries and a 30 mile defense zone. He describes mobile reserve units, air defense, a wide patrol network, and reinforced sections of the Maginot and Siegfried lines, built under Fritz Todt’s direction.
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Atlantic
Hitler
United Nations
Channel
France
Brest
Bordeaux
Norway
Wehrmacht
English
London
Siegfried Line
Atlantic Front
Luftwaffe
Hindenburg Line
Maginot
Albert Chain
Belgium
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Fritz Todt
Todt
Ostend
Calais
Boulogne
le Havre
Dunkirk
Zeebrugge
Knocke-le- Zoute
Jury to Probe Insurance Trust in Sherman Act Case
The U S Justice Department announced a federal grand jury investigation into alleged suppression of competition by about 300 stock fire insurance companies in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The inquiry, expected to begin in Atlanta later this month, has served subpoenas on 13 underwriting and insurance organizations forced to produce records by October 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Atlanta
Man Who Chose Unknown Soldier Dies in Illinois
Edward F. Younger, 44, WWI veteran who selected the Unknown Soldier from four caskets in a French hamlet in 1921, died Friday at Hines Veterans Hospital. He helped identify the casket at Chalons sur Marne and led pallbearers to the Arlington ceremony.
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Chicago
Edward F. Younger
America
Hines Veterans’ Hospital
Younger
Rhine
Chalons-sur-Marne
Harve
Arlington National Cemetery
Health Hints: Regular Walks and Light Exercise Benefit All Ages
The article urges middle-aged and older adults to replace passive leisure with regular moderate activity. Daily walks gardening and light sports improve health when approved by a doctor, stressing regularity over intensity and noting leisure time remains available in modern life.
Mistress Nora and her model husband argued in parlour
The dialogue shows Nora praising her husband as the finest a girl could have while a bemused narrator notes how well he treats her. Nora declares he acts like a friend rather than a husband, hinting at affectionate domestic harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora
Shure
Texas Proposed Amendment H J R No 23 on PSF bonds for Austin office building
A 1942 Texas joint resolution proposes amending Article 3 to allow not more than 2 million dollars in bonds from the Permanent School Fund for construction of a State office building in Austin. It sets terms, repayment, and a voter referendum on November 3 1942 with an eight thousand dollar budget for publication and election expenses.
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State of Texas
City of
Austin
State Board of Education
State of
Texas
General Revenue Fund
Permanent School
Sugar's Rise From Medicine to Common Sweetner in 18th Century
Sugar once scarce and treated as medicine or curiosity becomes more plentiful by 1750. The article traces sugar from India through Arabian routes to the West with the Persian term shakar and notes its uncertain original home. Whitewright merchants offer better values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Earth
Civil Service Seeks Radio and Other Workers Coast to Coast
Civil service advertises urgent openings at Kelly Field San Antonio and across Washington Pearl Harbor and the Panama Canal Zone. Radio operator jobs pay 2600 dollars with two years of commercial experience or licenses. junior stenographers in Washington earn 120 dollars monthly. other crafts positions require urgent staffing with local office information available.
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Kelly Field
San Antonio
Texas
U. S. Civil Service District
Washington, D. C
Pearl Harbor
Panama Canal Zone
Louisiana
10Th U. S. Civil Service District
Customhouse
New Orleans
Resolutions and Wealth Notion Reframed by Time
A dialogue on ambition where a 21 year old vows wealth but later concedes shifting goals. The exchange notes the ease of changing plans rather than sticking to a single purpose. The quip remains a witty reflection on aspiration versus adaptability.
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Pierre J. Huss
U.S
Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
Nat'l Bank
Cainsmed Edwards
Luana Walters
Palace Theatre
Cceahinadhea
Russell
Hayden
Jungle Girl
Hattan
Seeier Om i
Jon Davis
Ji Falberburg
Joan Woodbury
Brenda
Corina
Columbia Picture
Geo. W. Cox
Whitewright
Civil Service
RCAF
Jimmy
Warner Bros
Nen
Michael Curtiz
Alan Hale
George Tobias
Reginald Gardiner
Reginald Denny
Broadway
Tripoli
King’s Row
Old
California
United States
Grable Suey
Rane
Petty Grable
Victor Mature Sack
Oakie
Song of the Islands
Harry Owens and His
20Th Century Fox
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