Draft list policy favors non fathers for deferment
The editorial argues that non fathers should be inducted before any fathers, urging nationwide consideration to preserve homes. It notes draft classifications vary by locality and calls for all available non fathers to be drafted before any father is taken, to minimize impact on homes nationwide.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Langhorne questions Ted as Sally confronts doubt
Sally presses Langhorne for truth after a tense office meeting reveals his shock at seeing Ted in uniform. Langhorne shares Ted’s past engagement with his daughter and doubts Ted's reliability, leaving Sally staggered as the confrontation ends with a cliffhanger.
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Ted
Langhorne
Sally
New York
Thayer
Langhorn
Mr. Langhorne
War Commission
Publicist pushes Carol of Romania as pro democratic option
The article discusses a publicist campaign to present former Romanian king Carol as clean and pro democratic, countering Nazi allegations. The author remains skeptical but open to reasonable facts, noting the war might be won without Carol while urging logical argument over sentiment.
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Carol
Rumania
Memphis Judge Rules Women May Wear Slacks at Home
A Memphis ruling declares women may wear pants but cannot appear publicly in men's trousers, framing household attire as a private matter and asserting male supremacy in public dress codes. The decision addresses war work and gender roles amid social change.
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Solomon
Memphis
Mama
Papa
Notable Quote On Weapon Design By Air Force Lab Chief
Col. Frank C. Wolfe, head of Air Force Materiel Command laboratory, remarks on designing guns and adding wings. The statement highlights aerospace weapon development initiatives and the role of research facilities in military innovation.
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Col
Frank C. Wolfe
Air Force Materiel Command Laboratory
Balkans Remain a Focus as War Moves in Europe
The piece notes the Balkans as a weak point in the German fortress with about twenty divisions in reserve and key islands near Crete and Rhodes. It discusses invasion prospects, Turkey’s possible entry, and Allied observations of fortifications while outlining the broader Allied strategy and Nazi positions in Russia and the Kiev sector.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
Balkans
Crete
Rhodes
Aegean
Hitler
Germany
France
Turkey
Norway
Mediterranean
Romania
Russia
Crimea
Bulgaria
Kiev
Riga
London
Europe
Ernie and His German Infantry Cap
The narrator recalls wearing a captured German infantry cap at Kirtland Field. A bluff with a strict sentry led to a Provost Marshal encounter that ended in laughter and a lesson about provosts. He recounts helmet and loggins rules in Sicily and a comical punishment for noncompliance.
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Ernie
Albuquerque
N. M
Mediterranean
Sicily
Kirtland Field
Army Air Base
Provost Marshal's
Washington
Allen Gullion
Tunisia
Loggins
M. P
John Hurley
Republican Strategy on Home Issues
Walter Lippmann argues the Republican Party lacks a coherent domestic policy in Congress and risks failure if voters urge them to govern. He notes a split between pre New Deal and post New Deal Republicans, urges responsible leadership, and warns that obstruction could backfire after wartime controls end.
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Ted
Sally
Langhorne
Walter Lippmann
Lippman
Congress
Mackinac
Rpublican
Dewey
Saltonstall
Warren
Treasury
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Hoover
Hoover
President Coolidge
The Death of a City by DeWitt MacKenzie
War analyst DeWitt MacKenzie argues that Allied bombing and ground offensives signal Berlin’s fall as a major European capital. He notes air destruction and military campaigns foreshadowing a potential diplomatic reversal in wartime Europe.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Russia
Italy
London
Round Town Births and Hospital News Highlights
Births noted at St. Anthony's and Northwest Texas Hospital with dates for November 26 and 23. Local residents, service members, and families are named, along with hospital visits and medical updates. Includes wartime sale of TEJANA stamps and social visits at The Book Seller.
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St. Anthony's Hospital
William Muller
Jackson Street
Northwest Texas Hospital
Niles Conrad
West Sixth Avenue
Tejana
Berlin bombed and war fate in 1944 year outlook
The piece weighs Berlin as heart of the Reich and the strategic aim of its annihilation, with Air Marshal Harris and Goebbels foreshadowing brutal reprisals. It notes 1944 as pivotal for morale, policy unity, and prospects for lasting peace under President Philip Murray.
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Berlin
George Schroeder
Europa Press
Joe Goebbels
Hitler
Puehrer
Voelkischer Beobachter
Britain
Arthur Harris
Harris
Reich
Robert Ley
Nazi
Labor Front
Goebbels
Today's Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Clues
A mixed cryptic style word puzzle with numerous short clues across horizontal and vertical sections. The grid lists items like winter tool, spear, aureole, and months abbreviations, interspersed with names of body parts, actions, and objects.
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