Private Papers Reveal War Correspondents Amid North Africa Controversy
Reports recount medals awarded to AP and others for coverage of North Africa politics amid Army and State Department pressure to curb reporting. Narratives include censorship attempts, ex-Columbia pressuring figures, and editors facing safety and ethical questions during war.
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Cub
Drew Middleton
Wm. H
Stoneman
John MacVane
Chas Collingwood
North Africa
State Department
Columbia Broadcasting
Collingwood
Harry Butcher
Eisenhower
History Will Write Details Of Lewis Roosevelt Feud
A wartime column reflects on the Lewis Roosevelt feud amid the 1930s labor rise and New Deal politics. It contrasts John Lewis and Franklin D Roosevelt, notes CIO formation, Wagner Act impact, and a strained coal mine dispute amid national war effort.
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Roosevelt
Lewis
AFL
CIO
John
Franklin
Labor
New Deal
Puerto Rico
Labor Party
Jawn
the Ieader
Paris
America
White House
Vox Populi
V. P
Manners urged for Thai private business people by Bangkok radio
The Bangkok radio under Japanese control urged Thai private businessfolk to improve dress, cleanliness, customer friendliness, honesty, and refrain from smoking or intoxication. In spring 1943 the United States was producing fighting equipment eight times faster than Japan. A Dutch bicycle joke notes high theft of men’s bikes and wonders what happens to women’s cycles kept for Highlanders.
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Patton
Tunisia
Eliot Elisofon
Hisenhower
Washington
N. Africa
Bangkok Radio
Thailand
United States
Japan
Holland
Barbara Bell Pattern Notes and Apron Fashion Trend
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1724 B aligned for sizes 14 16 18 and 20 with busts 30 32 34 36 38. Favorite Apron with patchwork border praised as fashion’s pet. Pattern No 1741 5 for sizes 14 18 18 20 40 42 44 requires specific yardage and material. Wartime demand causes delays in fulfilling orders.
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Barbara
ASK ME ANOTHER I A General Quiz DEE Ce CE
A general quiz with seven questions about khamsin flag signaling air force training strength anchor ice Kaiser dams and vice presidential voting rules. The questions cover khamsin Africa flag etiquette in wartime training plane share, Kaiser dam leadership before ship construction, and Senate voting after Vice President tiebreaks.
Quizzer’s witty lines about war facts emerge
The text lists six points: a hot African wind filling air with sand, the Philippines allegedly flying its flag upside down while at war, an estimate of 60 percent, a breakdown of 75 percent on production and supply and 25 percent on battle, ice forming at the bottom of water, and three dams Grand Coulee, Boulder and Bonneville. It also notes a tie scenario.
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Commonwealth of the Philippines
Grand Coulee
Boulder
Bonneville
African Sergeant Major II Permitted Four Wives
Among troops who helped drive the Italians from Ethiopia in 1940 are native soldiers from the African Gold Coast. They practice marriage customs unique to their group. In barracks they are rationed by rank, one wife for a private, two for a sergeant, four for a sergeant major. The Gold Coast soldier is average height, schooled briefly under British tutors, and serves under British officers in clean barracks with polished boots.
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Ethiopia
Gold Coast
Leatherneck Camel Cigarettes Story For Servicemen
The term Leatherneck refers to Marines due to the old leather collar on uniforms. Camel is identified as the favorite cigarette among service members across Army Navy Coast Guard and Marines. The note mentions postal limits on overseas Army packages but Camels can still be sent to soldiers in the U S and abroad.
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Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Post Office
Colored dye shells aid gunners and spotters at sea
The American navy uses shells with colored dyes in their noses. When fired into water, dye spouts rise up to 20 feet. On hitting ships, dye splatters mark the target. In formation fighting, each ship fires a different color to assist aiming. Aviators also use the colored splashes to locate enemy vessels.
To Great Rivers Little Brooks In Time Make Great Rivers
A compact reflection on steady effort transforming small streams into mighty rivers. It emphasizes patience, persistence, and natural growth, suggesting incremental progress leads to large outcomes over time.
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Germany
Waacs
Algiers
Nogstes
Meknes
Rabat
Nogues
Harvard
Port Lyautey
Kasbah
Elmer Davis
Franco
Madrid
Wm. H. Castle
Ed Herlihy
NBC
Horn and Hardart
Cid
Baukhage
WNU Service
Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
Office of War Information
The
Slave Labor Society
Constitution Avenue
Potomac
Constitution” Avenue
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Harold Ickes
War Labor Board
Pentagon
Franklinstein
Shelly
John Lewis
Franklin Roosevelt
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Africa
Henry J. Kaiser
Senate
St. Joseph
Cui Ane
U.S. Navy
Drees Blues
Bremer
Iowa
CTY
Mexico
Begoodrich
Wile
Prince Albert
Maé
Nan
Hale En
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