Lewis Roosevelt feud mirrors labor war in wartime Washington
Washington Digest reflects on the Lewis Roosevelt feud amid coal strikes and wartime policy disputes. It links the 1930s New Deal labor movements to current tensions, praising leadership changes and the Wagner Act while warning of political crossfire and propaganda.
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WNU Service
Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
Office of War
Slave Labor Society
Constitution Avenue
Potomac
Constitution
Pennsylvania
Washington
White House
Capitol
Harold Ickes
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
Lewis
AFL
CIO
John
Puerto Rico
Labor Party
Jawn
Paris
America
Franklin
Goal
Coalition
Japanese radio advises Thai shopkeepers on manners
Brief note from Baukhage reports Bangkok radio urging private business sellers to be well dressed clean agreeable to customers and honest while avoiding smoke or intoxication. It also notes U S production of fighting equipment in spring 1943 was eight times Japan’s pace and recalls a Dutch bicycle shortage joke about Highlanders.
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Potomac
Pentagon
Army
Capitol
White House
Lewis
Franklinstein
Shelly
Bangkok Radio
Thailand
United States
Japan
Amchitka Navy Base Seen as Stepping Stone to Tokyo
U S forces land on Amchitka an Aleutian island near Kiska as Japanese planes attack. Navy gunners shoot down planes and fighters are now based there after building a strip for American patrols. Weather remains harsh yet flights continue with crews keeping constant watch.
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U. S
Tokyo
Amchitka
Aleutian
Kiska
U.S
Navy
Ten
Patterns Bright Colors Two Piece Dress Patterns
Bright color fashion patterns describe two piece outfits with a flat-tering top and young skirt. Barbara Hell Pattern No 1724 B and No 1741 B list sizes from 14 to 44 with yardage for 39 inch material and trimming, noting high demand and delayed filling for popular numbers.
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Barbera
Barbara Hell
Khamsin and naval topics from wartime quizzes
Answers to a nine item set cover Khamsin a hot dusty wind in Africa. a country using fog procedures during wartime. the share of training planes in modern air forces. production supply and battle as war decisive factors. anchor ice definitions. Kaiser's pre shipyards dam projects. vice president voting in the Senate. First Amendment guarantees. definition of an atoll. reasons whistles are forbidden on navy ships.
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Africa
Henry J. Kaiser
Senate
Atoll
Quiz prompts on science and civics with factual answers
A set of four quizzes covering topics from production and supply to constitutional rights. Includes notes on weathering, major dams, tie breaking, freedom of expression, and a coral island. Also cites a boatswain’s pipe with a human whistle pitch and a ban on whistling aboard ships to avoid confusion.
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Grand Coulee
Boulder
Bonneville
Coral
Fragmented historical excerpt prompts odd claims
A garbled OCR fragment cites a hot African wind and a claim about the Philippines flag, with approximate figures like sixty percent and seventy five percent. The text is incomplete, interjecting dubious statements without clear context or complete facts. Entities and specifics are too fragmentary for definite reporting.
Colorful dye shells aid gunners and aviators
The navy uses shells with colored dyes in their noses. When fired, the dye creates water spouts up to 20 feet high on impact. In formation fighting each ship uses a different color so gunners can adjust fire and aviators can spot ships via the dye splashes.
Gems of Thought Courtesy and Courage in Education
A compact collection of quotable lines on courtesy love and education from Goethe Masefield Adler and Bishop King. The passages link kindness to joyful outcomes for children and exalt the aim of education as building courage and wisdom.
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Goethe
Kingdom Come
Masefield
Alred Adler
Bishop King
Unclear proverbry snippet from a radio sermon
Fragmentary OCR text presents a string of aphorisms about attitude toward trouble, mudslinging, radio sermons, denouncing vices, urban opportunity, and risk versus reward. No coherent event or identifiable names or dates.
Air Raid Over London In June 1917 Causes 162 Deaths
A historic report notes a major air raid over London in June 1917 described as a giant attack by Tsyea ty planes. The event resulted in 162 deaths and significant casualties marked by wartime aerial offensives.
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London
Tsyeaty
Tanks to Good Use In Solomons garb, tanks repurposed
Soldiers in the Solomons convert auxiliary gas tanks from captured Japanese aircraft into improvised bathtubs. The repurposing reflects wartime resourcefulness and daily life behind front lines.
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Solomons
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