Weekly News Analysis: Price Fixing and Neutrality Act
Edward C. Wayne assesses Congress focusing on a price fixing measure and repeal of the U S Neutrality Act as top issues. He notes the Soviet situation as grave, with British reactions highlighted.
Two Versions on Kiev and War in the Mediterranean Front
The piece contrasts conflicting reports on Kiev with German advances and Russian defenses, notes British pessimism, and outlines broader Axis aims toward Turkey and Rostov. It highlights Harriman urging rapid U.S. aid to Russia while Japan confronts the United States and Thailand faces Vichy peace demands in the Pacific.
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Britain
Boris
Bulgaria
Balkan
Hitler
Turkey
Rostov
United States
Persian Gulf
W. Averell Harriman
Russia
Nippon
Japan
Pacific
U. S
Thailand
Vichy
America
Indo- China
Orient
Prices and policy clash in wartime Senate debate
Bernard Baruch challenged wage and rental costs as essential to any price fixing plan, influencing committee members toward authorizing wage ceilings. The discussion brewed calls for a board over an individual in price control, while foreign policy shifts grew bipartisan support for White House goals amid war pressures. In Europe, anti Nazi actions rose as Holland reports surge in sabotage and crime, with Utrecht reinforcing police by guards. In Paris, 12 French hostages were executed by Germans under Stuelpnagel, including seven Communists and others accused of weapon possession, following an officer’s death.
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Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Qurint
Congress
Baruch
House
Banking and Currency Committee
Representative Gore
Tennessee
Paul Brown
Georgia
Brent Spence
Kentucky
Clyde Williams
Missouri
Henry B. Steagall
Alabama
Bernard Baruch
Leon Henderson
Price Control Administration
Russia
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
LaFollette
Taft
Wendell Willkie
Holland
London
Rotterdam
Law and Order
Utrecht
Paris
Stuelpnagel
Questions from a General Quiz
A list of trivia prompts includes origins of chile con carne, the former Kings College in the US, defining a burgee, the Panama Canal steamship passage year, an unexercised presidential power, northernmost South American countries, a US navy vessel nicknamed a cheese box, the Cape of Good Hope’s continent, and the poet of a graveyard verse.
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Chile
King’s College
United States
Panama Canal
South America
Power to adjourn congress raised in 1914 row
A fragment mentions The Answers Mexico, Columbia, a swallow tailed flag, and a note about power to adjourn congress between Colombia and Venezuela with reference to The Monitor and Africa and author Robert Louis Stevenson.
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Mexico
Columbia
Congress
Colombia
Venezuela
The
Monitor
Africa
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pull the Trigger on Lazy Bowels with Ease for Stomach
An old ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin as a stomach friendly remedy for constipation. It claims quick action waking lazy bowels and easing digestion with a pleasant taste for children and adults alike.
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Dr. Caldwell
Proof of Belief by Shenstone
A reflective quotation notes that zealous men display their belief’s strength while judicious men show the grounds for it. The sentiment contrasts ardent confidence with reasoned justification.
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Shenstone
Literary Freedom Quotation Echoes Global Parole
A brief quotation from Johnson notes that literary freedom serves as the parole of writers worldwide, reflecting a timeless advocacy for artistic liberty across cultures and nations.
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Johnson
PATT FERN S Sewing Circle Pattern No 8005 for Girls
Pattern No. 8005 offers a hand tied top and full skirt with low waistline for girls ages 8 to 16. Size 10 middy top uses 1 1/4 yards of 35 inch fabric. skirt cuffs and tie require 2 yards. Send your order to the PATT FERN SEWING CIRCLE.
Afraid you're going to have insom nia What are the symptoms
A fragmented dialogue mixes quips about insomnia and weather with a family anecdote. A speaker recalls a clockmaker grandfather who left two hundred clocks to his father, sparking a wry observation about winding up the estate.
Doll Theater Remains A Japan Amusement For Centuries
A Col lier's report notes the Doll theater endures in Japan for over 300 years, with nearly life size dolls operated by unseen handlers in black, performing more tricks than typical puppets as they entertain audiences behind a black curtain. Camel cigarettes are praised as the Army and Navy’s preferred brand for over two decades, with local tobacconists promoting Send a Carton of Camels as gifts to service members.
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Japan
Collier’s
Uncle Sam
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Adv
Doan
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Metzner Stove Repair CO
Kansas City
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Fleischmann’s
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MhEbe
Prince Albert
Ki J. Reynolds Tovecco
Winston-Salem, N.C
Albert
P. F. Read