Strike and Crisis Highlight Washington Toughest Problems
Editor notes the strike situation and Japanese crisis testing Washington while winter tightens on the eastern front as Russia reports a new offensive. Opinion reflects the columnist, not the paper.
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Russia
Kurusu Last Try and World War II News Wrap
The report covers U S political battles over the Neutrality act and labor disputes in mines and railroads, Soviet successes against German forces, Vichy Axis moves with Huntziger’s death, Kurusu's Washington talks, and Britain losing Ark Royal. It notes Turkish Axis interest, Serbia hostages executions, and global war tensions.
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Congress
White House
John L. Lewis
U.M.W
Vichy
Hitler
Darlan
Laval
Petain
Huntziger
Axis
Africa
Weygand
Serbia
Jugoslav
Simovie
Restive British Debate Focuses on New Front
In Westminster critics urge action on a second front as Churchill praises Stalin and pledges munitions support to the USSR while Britain backs the United States against Japan. Berlin reports Russian offensives continue despite German defenses as Italy dismisses air power setbacks and reshuffles its air command.
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Moscow
Hitler
Kuibyshev
Murmansk
Crimean
Donets Basin
Leningrad
Red Headquarters
Turkey
Thrace
Germany
Berlin
Bern
Channel
House
Churchill
England
North Africa
United States
Libya
Stalin
Britain
Japan
Italy
Piccolo
Fougiere
Price Control Debates Signal Inflation Risks in Washington
A trio of Washington groups argue for different price control paths, sparking fear of unchecked inflation. The piece compares British and Canadian policies, notes farm bloc influence, and explains how lobbying shapes Congress while detailing a Navy mail clerk example.
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H Street
Washington
D. C
Bernard Baruch
Leon Henderson
Congress
Canada
France
Italy
Mussolini
Petain
United States
Grange
Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers Union
United States Chamber of Commerce
Congress of Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
Mixed World Notes From London Cologne New York and Philadelphia
Miscellaneous items report Arthur Greenwood asserting United States neutrality act revision favors a British American victory in the Atlantic. Dutch independence postwar promises under German rule. Germany plans a north south canal link from Ostend to the Black Sea via major rivers. an Irish priest claims religious icons replaced in German churches. a Tehran bound plane makes a forced Levant landing. New York experiences a dramatic mock air raid with sirens and flares.
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Arthur Greenwood
United States
Cologne
Germany
Netherlands
Europe
New York
Ostend
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Union Square
G Women Attendant Classifies G String Murder Title
Library of Congress staff catalogued The G String Murder by Gypsy Rose Lee under Music. WPA work over six years includes 30 000 new public buildings and 600 000 miles of roads and improvements. War department chapel plans allow use by Protestant Catholic and Jew. FCC application lists 100 barrels of whisky as an asset for a new broadcast station.
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Gypsy Rose Lee
Library of Congress
WPA
War Department
Army
FCC
Wisdom and Warnings on Frugality and Opportunity
A compact yarn reflects on thrift as family fortune, valuing each person. It notes that chance favors the prepared, and warns that dreamers are often sleepers. The piece pairs quips about ordinary acts with cautionary insights on time and home.
LaGuardia and the Salvation Army Laughs and Coins
Fiorello LaGuardia spoke to Salvation Army workers and failed to find any coins when passing the plate. The Army commissioner quipped that the Salvation Army is the right place to go when a man has no nickel.
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Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
Salvation Army
Sens
Free cookbook offer from Standard Brands ad
Readers could obtain a grand cook-book free by sending a postcard to Standard Brands Inc Dept W 691 Washington Street New York City. The ad promotes Apple Cake Coffee Cake Herb Bread Orange Bread and dozens more recipes.
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Washington Street
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