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When the Communist Daily Worker faced suspension, the Times lent it 16 tons of paper. The Worker ran a thank-you note, but some of the Times's readers took it to task. The Times added comfortably: "We think democracy . . . strong enough to withstand any verbal blows ... by the Daily Worker, and we think that proof of this strength can best be provided by permitting [it] to keep on talking...
...future in the business of making babies socially more presentable. She quit nursing in 1936, borrowed $100 from the La Grange State Trust & Savings Bank and set herself up in business with two helpers in a tiny Western Springs store. Shortly after, the bank executive who had lent her the money became the father of twins. The Dri-ettes made such a hit with him that he backed her with other loans...
...Reverend Leonard Feeney, S.J., noted Jesuit author and lecturer, will be guest speaker at a communion breakfast on Sunday morning, the first Sunday in Lent, under the auspices of the combined Harvard and Radcliffe Catholic Clubs...
...House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee turned up a juicy bit. Russia, it found, had refused to return, or pay for, the 95 ships lent to her during the war, despite repeated requests from the State Department. Roaring mad, the committee threatened to subpoena Secretary of State Marshall to explain...
...Bell Boys. Typical of the new contractors were Troy Preston Bell, 23, and his brother Farris Eugene, 31. Troy Bell, just back from service last year as a 6-17 waist gunner, had never before in his life borrowed more than $25. The Trust Co. lent...