Rayburn scrolls and sleep theme in wartime column
A 1944 era column reports Sam Rayburn’s comment about sending army drafted scrolls to Texas graduates, notes Capt Cantrell’s role, and asks for a Sleep Week to protect war workers. It echoes Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek on postwar lessons and unity.
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Sam Rayburn
Texas
William Cantrell
Marine Corps
Rayburn
Kettering Faces Challenge Amid Research Struggles
Charles F. Kettering, GM vice president in charge of research, notes that progress is hampered as research efforts face repeated failures and setbacks. He outlines the need for new strategies and persistent experimentation within the company.
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Charles F. Kettering
General Motors
A Lewis Smoothie
Washington columnist Paul Mallon reviews John L. Lewis seeking readmission to the AFL amid labor conflicts. ROosevelt administration opposition, Dan Tobin influence, wage price policy disputes, and potential reorganization of AFL and CIO factions shape the delicate maneuver.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
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CIO
War Labor Board
Lewis
Friends
Roosevelt
AFL Executive Committee
Daniel J. Tobin
White House
Executive Council
Tobin
Teamsters
Council
Mr. Lewis
AFL Progressive Miners Union
WLB
Mr. Roosevelt
United Auto Workers
New York
UAW
Walter Reuther
Earl Browder
Dark Juncles Chief Welcomes Back to Jungle Work
Barry wakes with fever on the estancia veranda. He accepts nurse Lila’s care as he plans to finish the chicle project after Renaldo departs for a new grove, hoping for swift return to civilization and better doctors.
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Barry
Renaldo
Lila
New Grove
Moncha Suma Journey Sparks Native Mystery
Barry confronts a mysterious Indigenous gathering at a steamy hut while Lila plans to pack. In the hut Allison treats a convulsing infant with hot and cold water, recalling her own childhood nursemaid method as Barry warns of danger.
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Moncha Suma
Lila
Barry
Estancia
Allison
Trial by Fire in a Tainted Mine Plot
John C Fleming and Lois Eby depict Allison and Barry near a hot tub incident with a life risking experiment on an Indian child. The scene shifts to a Quiche chief delivering a note demanding a return to discuss local mines, heightening danger and suspense.
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Allison
Barry
World leaders call for equal opportunity in postwar development
Madame Chiang Kai-shek urges nations to aid weaker countries toward self-government and rejects exploitation. Alf Landon argues for not retreating from supporting small nations. Francis Biddle says war production can become permanent. George Mardikian notes America has opportunity for every ability.
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Madame Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Alf Landon
America
George Mardikian
West Coast
Real De Gaulle Giraud Issue and European Social Forces
Dorothy Thompson argues the Giraud De Gaulle split reflects deeper European class dynamics. Conservatives traditionalists oligarchs radicals clash, shaping alliances and the anti Nazi struggle. American policy risks ignoring ideas and prolonging the war and postwar chaos.
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Real DE Gaulle-Giraud
Giraud
de Gaulle
France
Europe
Comite Des Forges
Haute Bourgeoisie
After Tunisia Campaign Fatigue and Uncertain Plans
Ernie Pyle reflects on the Tunisia campaign’s fatigue effect on soldiers and officers. He describes postbattle restlessness, speculates on future moves from Algeria to Rome, notes German destruction amid surrender, and recalls a windmill with Indiana origins seen among prisoners and Allied troops.
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Kendallville
Ind
Indiana
Puzzler Horizontal and Vertical Clues Card
A mixed word puzzle list with horizontal clues 8 through 69 and vertical clues 1 through 68. Includes themed entries such as warplane references and chemistry symbols, plus archaic poetic terms and general vocabulary.
Raiders Penetrate Burma Frontiers in Daring 1000 Mile Mission
British and Indian troops led by Brig. Gen. Charles Wingate roved 1000 miles into Burma for three months breaking Japanese lines and gathering intelligence. Walter L. Briggs filed from Indian headquarters noting bold actions, booby traps, and praise for RAF supply flights.A Japanese-American sergeant Ozaki in the CBI theater expressed support for bombing Japan, while a Georgia girl gift story and cigarette tax data conclude the dispatch.
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Japan
United Press
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Charles Orde Wingate
Lofoten
Norway
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James C. Bruce
Robert Bruce
Scotland
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Robert Balin
Lofoten Islands
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Royal Air Force
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India
Tokyo
Ozaki
Ser
Eaugallie
China
Burma-India
Oozaki
Oswald Stewart
Hyde Park
Mass
Georgia
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