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...Manhattan is the 28th passenger vessel to be taken over by Army or Navy in the past 17 months. Some others: U.S. Lines' Washington (sister to the Manhattan}, Munson Line's Southern Cross, Agwiline's Iroquois, U.S. Maritime Commission's George Washington. More than 400,000 tons, or 3% of the entire U.S. merchant marine, are now under Government flag...
...flying battleship began to show the heft of her weight: 80 tons fully loaded (twice the weight of Pan American's big Boeing Clippers). Her left wheel found a soft spot in the macadam, sank 18 inches. She was rolled out, finally tied down not far from 28th Street, where Santa Monicans eyed her with wonder. Over and through her swarmed mechanics, checking her once again. Around and through her walked her pilots, headed by the Army Air Corps's crack, cigar-chewing Major Stanley Umstead. For the B19, six years ago no more than a gleam...
...Alliance opened on January 28th, and has been running three week shows since that time. The current one is of black and white prints all under $10. It includes offerings by eight members, and several guest artists. The members take part in every show, while the guest artists are invited for specific exhibitions. On April 21 the prints will be replaced by a showing of pictures suitable for wedding presents, which is run to the end of the season, when a giant auction is planned. The wedding present show will probably include the work of five or six guest artists...
...true that the public has looked upon the Navy as a movie locale. This of course, does not represent the Navy as it is. Those who would obtain a clear picture of our first line of defense, are referred to the very interesting and illuminating article in Life (Oct. 28th, 1940), which was written by an unbiased observer...
Thousands of visiting Democrats and a few donkeys appeared in Chicago last week. Most of the donkeys (on the hoof and on signs) were soon removed. Exactly why, delegates to the Democratic Party's 28th National Convention had to judge for themselves: unexplained mysteries were the rule in Chicago. On a wall of the Convention's vast (21,000 seats) Chicago Stadium, a huge picture of a donkey was replaced by a spotlighted, grisly sketch of Franklin Roosevelt. Assiduously distributed were 500,000 campaign buttons, adorned not by a donkey but by a bright red cock...