Tin-Doggling and the Jones Faction in Tin Policy
Washington column analyzes the tin shortage and Japan's advance on tin supplies, criticizing Jesse Jones's control over the $2,000,000 tin smelter project and the red tape delaying defense efforts. Includes betting tips from The Republican and notes on the Liberty League, Shouse, and Gov. Stassen's role in Willkie campaign.
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Notes of Bystander The Front Pages
A reflective montage of wartime press quips and diary notes on British morale. It surveys editorial tones in London and New York, jokes about Lindbergh, and nightlife captions from rival columns, all illustrating media sentiment during the war era.
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Jolson’s Philly Run Grosses 33000 With 12600 Profit
Man About Town notes Jolson’s second Philadelphia week earned 33000 with 12600 profit. A prankster pasted a Willkie sign on Mrs. FDR’s windshield at Rhinebeck fair while a chauffeur slept. Quentin Reynolds escaped injury when his London flat was bombed. Franchot Jone’s Johns Hopkins visit ended with a nurse’s unexplainable rash dubbed Romance Rash.
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Japan and Axis Sign Pact Backed by Britain in Dakar Attack
Edward C. Wayne analyzes Axis power pact as Britain supports Free French in the Dakar operation. He notes 77 English refugee children drown in West Africa amid ongoing conflict.
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Axis Pact and World War Headlines
The Berlin Rome Tokyo pact forms a new order in Europe and Asia amid Allied aid to Britain. France’s Dakar expedition and Petain’s forces clash as British and French ships contend for control. Bombing rocks London as Germany’s U boats and raids continue. Willkie campaigns while Roosevelt receives a degree at Penn.
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Names in the News From World War II Warsaw
On the Warsaw defense, Mayor Stefan Starzynski directed radio defenses before being arrested and reportedly executed in Berlin on the anniversary of his arrest. In New York Yorkville, Joseph McWilliams ran for Congress as an American Fuehrer candidate but won only 674 votes. Christian Mobilizers leader Jonna Nazi faced a hospital sanity test the next day.
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New Leader Elected for Democratic Floor in House
Rep. John F. Meccormack of Boston becomes Democratic floor leader of the House after Sam Rayburn rises to speaker following the death of William B. Bankhead. The ardent New Dealer succeeds the longtime leader.
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Census gains slow as population grows seven percent
The 131 409 880 population count as of April 1 shows a ten year gain of only seven percent, the smallest on record. Declining birth rates and reduced immigration are blamed, with some predicting 150 million by 1970 before a possible later decline. FCC announces major radio frequency realignment affecting most U S stations and requiring receivers to adjust.
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Plans for after the war and revolved labor reform in Germany
A roundup of wartime and postwar notes: German leader Dr. Robert Ley outlines a postwar plan with wage divisions into free and tied portions, tax on labor, and government control of homes and autos, plus a guaranteed weekly vacation. John Henry Walthall of the TVA reports a new alumina extraction method, boosting U S independence from foreign sources.
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World Fair Site Proposed for Military Training Camp
A piece references a historic plan linking the World Fair site with a proposed military training camp. It touches on marching, national symbols, and the idea of staging a defense demonstration at the exposition grounds.
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Unclear OCR fragment hints at wartime entertainment scene
A fragmented verse describes crowds at a pleasure event with Uncle Sam drill scenes and Gypsy Lee. It mentions Streets of Pais and entertainers at a midway, with soldier grub and baked beans. The piece references living pictures and models in a stylized wartime entertainment setting.
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Soldier Boy at Aquacade Training Camp
A poetical reminiscence places a recruit at a military post near an Aquacade training site. The speaker recalls guarding duties in all weathers and daily drills, with references to officers cryouts and a siege atmosphere. The verses contrast dull camps with a wish for a glamorous World’s Fair style training ground.
BOARDER-LINE CASES AND MILITIA WAR GAMES HINT STRIFE
Fragmented poems and satirical lines describe a militia drill with improvised tanks using wagons and coal cars. A letter from a boy at camp mentions trapped tanks and a sign asking for ice. Solidarity notes report Bathrobe workers winning a pay raise while others threaten walkouts in sympathy.
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