Simple Phonetic Spelling And You'll Know How To Master Philippine Names
Frank Colby explains Philippine geography and names with phonetic renderings. The article lists major islands, key towns, and Manila pronunciations, then traces colonial history from Magellan to Spanish rule and U S conflict culminating in 1898 and the Philippines under American control.
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Frank Colby
Luzon
Mindanao
Leyte
Cebu
Bohol
Bee-Hoel
Masbate
Taiwan
Formosa
Aparri
Legaspi
Cavite
Tuguegaro
San Fernando
IBA
Olongapo
Manila
U. S
Philippines
Europe
Fernando Magellan
Mactan
Spain
Portugal
Emilio Aguinaldo
Ahg-Ee-Nahl- Doe
Hong Kong
United States
Maine
Havana
George Dewey
Manila Bay
Dewey
Santiago
Cuba
el Caney
el Kah-Nay
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Guam
Aguinaldo
Miguel Malvar
Mee Gel Mahl-Vahr
Frederick Funston
War veterans urged unity amid new global conflict
Lynn A. Stambaugh National Commander of the American Legion delivered a Christmas radio address from Station WCCO CBS. He said the current war is driven by a group with crimes greater than those of World War I and that returning veterans will face fewer postwar hardships due to new government benefits and medical care. He compared modern veterans to Argonne era fighters and prior U S campaigns.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Lynn A. Stambaugh
American Legion
Argonne
Valley Forge
Gettysburg
San Juan
Mr. Stambaugh
Wartime Shifts in U.S. Social Security Policy
The six year old Social Security system is being redirected for war needs. The plan includes protecting survivor benefits for families of military personnel and freezing unemployment credits for service members. Washington considers extending coverage, standardizing funding, and new disability and dismissal wage concepts, with Congress to be asked to act.
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Washington
America
Paul V. McNutt
Federal
Congress
Mr. McNutt
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Canada
Roosevelt
England
Social Security
Nervous fatigue linked to neuroses warns doctor
Dr. Edward S. Cowles explains in Good Housekeeping that nervous fatigue drains cellular energy and fuels irritability insomnia indigestion and migraine. He says it can underlie heart trouble and other woes and urges easier living rest, sleep, and new interests to restore energy and reduce stress.
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Edward S. Cowles
Good Housekeeping
Dr. Cowles
Hints for The Housewife Occasional tips on household care
A list of practical home tips includes mailing books without bent corners using stiff envelopes, cleaning brick tiling with vinegar, hanging clothes after wear, using soda crackers on pie crusts to reduce juice spillover, cleaning gilt frames with a alcohol and ammonia mix, polishing glass with wax and polish, washing mirrors with added starch, avoiding excess floor wax, mixing ginger cookies with cold coffee, cleaning chimneys for better furnace service, selecting frame styles to suit pictures, dusting clothes evenly before ironing, keeping fruit cake moist with honey, and catching bread crumbs by tying a bag over the grinder outlet.
Emergency adjustments delay held back reforms
Administration spokesmen view the proposed measures as a way to combine social reform with inflation control, though they will be held back at least until the emergency adjustments are implemented.
Reckless Valor Of Sailors Added To U S Casualties
Navy reports at Ka ponehe Bay and Pearl Harbor praised new recruits and civilians for gallantry during the December 7 attack. Recruits showed reckless courage while working through the bombing, and civilians helped salvage aircraft repair lines and utilities under fire.
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Navy Yard
Pearl Harbor
Naval Report
Adlerika Ad Claims Relief for Gas and Upset Stomach
A consumer testimonial from Oklahoma author E. P. reports stomach upset relief after using Adlerika. The ad urges readers with gas to try Adlerika at their drug store and notes the sender is 64 years old and self-sufficient.
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