Chemists Free U S From Camphor Monopoly of Japs
A group of American chemists developed a process to manufacture camphor from pinene, breaking Japan's wartime monopoly. By 1940 synthetic camphor sold 35 to 48 cents a pound, with about half produced by DuPont. Camphor's role spans motion pictures, smokeless powder, disinfectants, drugs, and nitrocellulose plastics.
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America
Japan
Formosa
China
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
Dance mystery sparks a black eye remark
In a playful exchange, Mumhall asks where the black eye came from and Jimmy cryptically replies he was struck by the beauty of the place after attending a dance.
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Mumhall
Jimmy
Fleet Taking War to Enemy says Nimitz
Honolulu, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz stated the United States Pacific Fleet is being used to the fullest to strike at enemy concentrations in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. He stressed all ships planes and personnel are deployed across vast Pacific shores to harass the foe and safeguard America in the Southwest Pacific attack.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
United States Pacific Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Gilbert and Marshall Islands
Pacific Fleet
United States Navy
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Nimitz
Pacific
Marshall
Pacific Ocean
America
Southwest Pacific
Sitting Bull Sat Says Indian Agent Says
Clarence M. Groshell of Salt Lake argues Sitting Bull did not win Custer’s last stand. He calls Gall the decisive figure with Red Cloud and Rain in the Face aiding, while Sitting Bull remained a planner who stayed seated during the gunfire. The note adds a historical aside on tin cans becoming canisters.
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Salt Lake City
Sitting Bull
Little Big Horn
Custer
Clarence M. Groshell
Salt Lake
Groshell
Gall
Red Cloud
How the President Is Protected
An overview of the White House Detail of the Secret Service, its civilian dress guard, and the training and standards for protecting the President during war and peace. Noted are the specialized duties, the train escort, and the strict fitness and qualification requirements for agents.
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United States
Congress
Executive Mansion
Capitol
White House
United States Secret Service
Hitlerian Guard
Secret Service
Swampscott
Mass
Roosevelt
Boston
Back Bay
E. W. Starling
Washington
Union Station
Bar
Secret Service Prepares for President’s Public Arrivals
Psychiatrists advise agents on handling different types of crackpots who contact the President by mail or in person. The Secret Service has advance arrangements in place for any city or town outside Washington, with emphasis on the first word of its name in safeguarding details.
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Secret Service
Washington
Newspaperman Breaks Back to Join Army
John T. Whitaker a Chicago Daily News foreign correspondent has had his back broken to fix an old injury and be fit for service. The 36 year old entered Polyclinic Hospital January 16 and will wear a cast for five months. He was expelled from Rome after his dispatches displeased the Italians and said he wanted to fight with American troops when they prevail.
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New York
John T. Whitaker
Chicago Daily News
United States Army
Polyclinic Hospital
Whitaker
Rome
Married men live longer after 40 say study
New York report notes at age 40 male death rate is 6.08 per 1,000 for married men, vs 12.84 for bachelors and 13.16 for widowers. For women, marriage shows little difference with death rates around 6.3 for married and 6.7 for widows.
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New York
Statistical Bulletin of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
New York State
Home Laundry Expert to Hold Free Clinic
Miss Catherine Nicholson of Easy Washing Machine Corporation will demonstrate modern washing methods for everyday items and hard to wash fabrics at a free clinic in the Community Public Service Company office on Tuesday February 10 at 2 30 pm. Local homemakers are invited to learn sorting temperatures stain removal and time saving tips with Q A and helpful favors for attendees.
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Catherine Nicholson
Easy Washing Machine Corporation
Community Public Service Company
J. H Philley
Power Company
Miss Nicholson
Condor of Peru Noted for Large Flight Weight Claim
A report describes the Andean condor as the largest flying bird and mentions a claimed weight of 26 pounds, though the figure is uncertain and debated among ornithologists.
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Peru
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This Week” Magazine
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