Stinking mess blamed on prewar defense failures and coverups
A controversial railing accuses German and Japanese espionage and prewar laxity of duty for Pearl Harbor. It argues FDR and Congress hid the truth, linking alcohol fueled morale issues and secret agents to national disgrace, urging accountability after the election.
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Pearl Harbor
British Isles
France
Poland
Chamberlain
Hitler
Pearl Harbor Monument
Navy
FDR
Germany
KEEP DOOR OPEN Aw industries grow larger and opportunity
The article argues private industry must balance opportunity with customer and worker interest to survive. It cites coal mining as an example where government dominance persists yet private effort remains essential. Training, advancement, and lifelong learning are encouraged to retain merit and growth.
Fathers Day War Bond Push Urges Extra Gift
The National Fathers Day Committee urges families to remember Dad with a War Bond and to encourage him to buy an extra one. The message likens Father’s Day gifts to the items mothers and children typically buy and supports the idea as prudent.
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Pop
Dad
House split 216 Democrats 212 Republicans shapes future votes
The piece argues the House remains nearly evenly divided between 216 Democrats and 212 Republicans. It critiques Republican strategy of avoiding clear positions while praising Democratic stance on major war programs and warning that a true coalition government could emerge under parliamentary rules.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Congress
Montgomery Ward
House
Canada
Britain
Australia
Dewey
New York
Party
Old Southern colonels rally to foil Roosevelt in party stalemate
Peter Edson notes a wave of Democratic gestures against FDR from southern leaders. Pro Roosevelt electors face ballot fights in Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, with anti New Deal blocs forming in Shreveport. Byrd and Reynolds explore isolationist and anti Roosevel t options while C I O opposition draws southern ire.
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Democratic Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Texas Supreme Court
Texas
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Florida
Roosevelt
Shreveport
E. B. Germany
Martin S. Conner
Henry Wallace
John A. Barr
New Orleans
Harry F. Byrd
North Carolina
Robert R. Reynolds
America First
Political Action Committee
John H. Bankhead
OPA
Josiah W. Bailey
Tennessee
Kenneth McKellar
TVA
Kentucky
Alben W. Barkley
Public Forum letters critique on New Deal debt
J. M. Pullins argues that FDR used the New Deal to win the 1932 election by courting labor and alcohol interests, then borrowed heavily to fund projects. He warns the public debt has ballooned by 1940 and fears the cost will be borne by future generations.
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Congress
F.D.R
Ocean
Rio Grande
Hoover
J. M. Pullins
Heavenly Bend Junction Aftermath and Pinky’s Burden
Pinky faces a grim mood as war memories linger at Heavenly Bend Junction. Emily, a war correspondent, and Mrs. Johnson discuss religion and a world where messengers cannot reach earth. Pinky hides on the porch grappling with Martha and a distant baby as plans fade for Big Valley.
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Heavenly Bend Junction
Pinky
God
Emily
Allah
de Land
Earth
Big Valley
Mrs. Johnson
Ada Bronson
Martha
Ada
Gaulle Appears On Cherbourg Front Aims For French Leadership
War dispatch notes Allied forces clashing with Nazis on the Cherbourg peninsula as the invasion's first stage begins. General Charles De Gaulle appears with Allied forces, signaling French leadership prospects amidst ongoing air and sea superiority and risky alliance dynamics.
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Cherbourg
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
French Committee of National Liberation
America
England
Broadwell News Notes and Local Social Roundup
Broadwell society items cover Christian Endeavor members at Roadside Park near Coolville and a picnic at Rev. Guy White’s home. Week end visitors include Edward White and others from Columbus, plus residents visiting relatives in Amesville and Morgantown. A crow famed for a 1500 mile journey from Fort Collins to Alberta is noted.
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Evaline Brill
Keith
William Young
George Smith
Carolyn
Loyd Miller
Cutler
Ohio
Straitsville Personal Notices Highlight Local Moves
Local notices list Lena Vernon severely injured by a fall with a fractured hip and confined to bed at home. Several residents travel to Columbus and Logan for visits and family matters. The body of Joseph L. West is brought from Columbus for burial. Amputation for Ethel Slatzer follows diabetes complications. Billie Jean Ross visits from Dayton.
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New
Straitsville
Lena Vernon
Sue Strain
Columbus
Thelma Eberts
Etta Hoy
Logan
Sam Hartman
Ethel Slatzer
Personal notes from New Plymouth week end visits
Logan visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Elza Huntley and daughter Jean Ann. Akron's Frank Schmidt and family stayed over with Frances remaining with sister Evelyn Turner. Funeral attendance by Mrs. Margaret Haas for her brother in law Ellis of Asbury. Irene Gibbons visiting relatives in Gallipolis sought treatment then returned home. Various locals hosted and visited including the Mowrys, Fullers, and Cherry families. The Daily Vacation Bible School began at the school.
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New Plymouth
Elza Huntley
Jean Ann
Logan
Frank Schmidt
Akron
Frances
Evelyn Turner
Margaret Haas
Ellis
Asbury
Joshua Jarvis
Wellston
John Mowry
Helen
Frances Ann Fuller
Columbus
Charles Fuller
Fred Mowrey
Ethel
S. G. Wharf
Earle Frantz
County
Luther Bardain
Earle Heinlein
Clarence H. Jones
H. M. Boocks
Miller
Ralph Cherry
Charlene
Christine Bering
Mary Cremean
Ternestine Peters
Lake Hope
Herman Sniff
Carol
Bucyrus
Lucy Sniff
Sniff
Elizabeth Frantz
Edward Clewell
Zaleski
Misses Hawk
Emily Haas
Athens
Logan Council Weighs Abandoned Water Works Plan
Logan council asked Mayor Fitzgerald to inform WPA in Washington that the proposed water works project had been abandoned. Florence Bort was reelected president of the Logan BPW Club. Rev. Babylon led the memorial service for Odd Fellows of Hocking Valley Lodge at the First Presbyterian Church. Merrill H. Chase of Albany convalesced after tonsil surgery. Betsy Ross Sewing Club held a picnic for families at Nice’s grounds on the Pomeroy Road.
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Logan Council
Kenneth R. Fitzgerald
WPA
Washington
R. C. Babylon
Odd Fellows of
Hocking Valley Lodge
First Presbyterian Church
Logan
Betsy Ross Sewing Club
Nice
Pomeroy Road
Athens County club maps annual road plan and travels
Athens County Automobile Club officers discussed an all year road project to free Carbondale from mud. Attendees included Dr. C. E. Welch, C. H. Bryson, M. P. Ohlinger, and County Surveyor J. R. Sands. Mrs. Charles G. Matthews sails June 21 from Montreal for a European summer study in Germany. William R. Cable leaves for Denver to attend the International Kiwanis convention and visit his brother Dr. G. L. Cable.
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Athens County Automobile Club
Carbondale
C. E. Welch
C. H. Bryson
M. P. Ohlinger
J. R. Sands
Charles G. Matthews
Ohio University
Montreal
Europe
England
France
Switzerland
Germany
William R. Cable
Denver
Colo
G. L. Cable
Reverend Mil ler Preaches as Rural Life Sunday Noted
Rock Springs notes include Pastor Mil ler succeeding James Taylor at the church and Rural Life Sunday observed by the Grange on June 11. Local residents visit relatives, marriages occur in Chilli cothe, and families travel from Detroit and Michigan to visit Pom eroy area ties.
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Rock Springs
Miller
James Taylor
John Hartung
Lincoln Rison
Detroit
Richard Hartung
Marietta
Elmer Bailey
Henry Bailey
Will Bailey
Jerrold Hartung
Waco
Texas
Ruby Tracy
Chillicothe
James H. Long
Nell Tracy
Povtroy
Point Pleasant
Hartung
Air Corps
Farm Bureau
Pomeroy High School
W. G. Kesterson
Mary Donna
Dolores
Helen
Michigan
Shellac Origin Tied to Indian Insect Laccifer Lacea
One pound of shellac represents six months work for 150000 in sects. The insect laccifer lacea is native to India and secretes a substance from which all true shellac is made.
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India
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Broadwell News
Fort Collins
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Irene Gibbons
Arthur
Gallipolis
Jerez
Spain
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Merrill H. Chase
Albany
Walter Carman
Edna
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Ruth Hilt
C. F. Hilt
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