Shipping demands and steel strikes threaten wartime shipbuilding
A 1924 editorial warns that the navy may seek 400 to 500 additional ships in the Pacific year, stressing landing craft shortages over freighters and calling for uninterrupted rail and steel production to prevent bottlenecks as President Chiang Kai-shek aims for action against Japan. It emphasizes shipments and landing craft needed to move troops to Pacific beaches and sustain war efforts.
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War Shipping Board
Pacific
Chiang
China
Cairo
Japan
Belgians Advised to Avoid Roads During Operations
A British broadcast to Belgians warns that during military actions in Belgium one should not travel on roads. The message says roads are dangerous and assisting German movements risks ruthless shooting by the enemy.
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Belgium
Bricker asks whether people direct government or government directs people
Governor John W. Bricker of Ohio poses a question about governance. He argues the people should guide government to help individuals find their own path, contrasting direct control with enabling public action.
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America
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Roosevelt tops as Willkie fights for GOP convention momentum
Washington report reviews sentiment surveying Congress after Christmas recess. Roosevelt remains favored to win the nomination amid mixed Midwest opposition to his administration. Willkie shows strength but lacks full party support, with Dewey and Stassen competing in key states and Chicago as the convention site target.
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Paul Mallon Washington
Roosevelt
Midwest
Holdidays
Sena
Tors
Willkie
Republican
Wisconsin
Dewey
Stassen
Wheeler McMillen
Nebraska
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Bricker
Minnesota
Iowa
South Dakota
Republican National Committee
Chicago
New York
Herald-Tribune
Girengi
Henry Luce
Fortune Magazine
Europe
Gallup
MacArthur
Oe Onger
Gideon Planish and the Freshman Attraction at Kinnikinick
English professor Gideon Planish at Kinnikinick College contemplates marriage as he shadows a romance with Peony Jackson. He flirts with socialite Mrs. Bull at the freshman reception while confessing love to Peony and planning secret meetings in a distant park.
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Gideon Planish
Kinnikinick College
Teckla Schaum
Peony Jackson
Peony
Professor Planish
Gid
Then be there in the park at ten for tonight’s trial
In a park scene Professor Planish and Teckla flirt beneath chaperoned eyes. Gideon plans honesty about love and politics while Teckla reveals she may love him and teases future leadership ambitions and a possible political future.
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Teckla
Zion
Gideon
Dr. Planish
Kinnikinick
United States Senate
The Soviet Union and the Polish Frontiers Debate
Dorothy Thompson argues the core issue is not ethnographic borders but Soviet expansion and security. She notes the USSR is a multiethnic federation and urges a lasting security framework with the United States and Britain, warning against any government in Eastern Europe that could threaten Soviet defense.
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Dorothy Thompson
Soviet Union
Baltic Sea
Pacific Ocean
Russia
Thompson
British Empire
Soviet Ukraine
Ukraine
United States
Baltic
Danubian
Germany
Poland
She Oder
Europe
Britain
El Morro Inscription Rock in New Mexico A Storied Monument
In a hard to reach corner of New Mexico stands El Morro, Inscription Rock, the Southwest’s ancient record book. Don Juan de Onate carved a message here in 1605 placing a note about his return from discovering the sea, marking a pivotal moment in early exploration.
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New Mexico
United States
Plymouth Rock
el Morro
Inscription Rock
Southwest
Grants
Gallup
Adams
Don Juan de Onate
Onate
Sea of the South
Pacific Ocean
Colorado River
Gulf of California
Transformer of the Skies Lt Lily Litviak Heroic Red Army Pilot
Lt Lily Litviak, famed Red Air Force fighter, fought at Stalingrad and Rostov. She logged 130 plus flights, shared 66 battles, and claimed seven German planes before being killed near Kharkov at 21. Her letters express resolve amid gender barriers.
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Lily Litviak
Red Air Force
Stalingrad
Rostov
Junkers
Kharkov
Polk Street Professor Sam White Mock Advice On Stockings
Sam White jokes that Texas refinery workers buy stockings in a bottle and paint them on for shortages. He says men face a critical underwear situation and may start painting shorts, washing them off during baths but reapplying afterward. He envisions artful options like polka dots and stripes in summer paints or oil finishes in winter.
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Sam
Texas Refinery
Captain Henry T. Waskow Remembered After Death in Italy
A witness recalls Captain Henry T. Waskow of Belton Texas, a beloved 36th Division company commander, who died in Italy. Soldiers recount the night his body was brought down the mule trail and the quiet, somber vigil by the roadside and in the cowshed as five dead were laid in a line.
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Italy
Henry T. Waskow
Belton
Tex
Waskow
States
Captain Waskow
Thoughtful reflections on love and faith across verses
A compact collection of quoted lines from religious and literary figures. It weaves Bible verses from I John and Corinthians with Disraeli and Webster sentiments on love, peace, reason, and good citizenship.
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Disraeli
Today’s Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Clues
Puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues for a word game with numbered entries ranging from 1 to 53 across two grids. It features definitions such as Pictured screen star and Lampoon along with chemical symbols and abbreviations for elements and titles.
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Poverties
Amarillo
Texas
Amarillo Daily News
Glnbe-News Publishing Co
Bixth
Gene Howe
John McCarty
Wesley Izzard
Telephone
Mallon
Atlantic Seaboard
Eddie
Mrs. Bull
Sinclair Lewis
Miss Jackson
Hitler
Kiev
Neil M. Clark
Saturday Evening Post
la Mar del Sur
Lieutenant Lily
Look Magazine
Polk Street
Jt Cork
FA Service
U.S
The
Coast Guard
John
Reason
Cillins
God
Webster
Screen
Carpenter’s
APPLE
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