Facts and Opinion By Henry McLemore on Irish hotels
McLemore roving correspondent humorously describes life in a typical Irish hotel in Northern Ireland. He mocks language barriers and unusual services, jokes about fire hazards from clothing, free baths and stairs, eccentric elevator timings, and a quirky trunk line linking calls to a pub. He notes generous but odd guest amenities and a garbled but lively hotel lobby routine.
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Congress
North Pole
Himalayas
Amazon River
Alexander Graham Bell
Don Ameche
Garcia
Criticism of wartime leaders and national effort
Robert Quillen argues that citizens must demand better leadership and total-war mobilization. He laments indifference and red tape hindering victory, notes selective sacrifice, production focus, and the need for a stronger national resolve to overwhelm the enemy.
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Wickard
England
Russia
Leide
Washington
Roosevelt
Glasses of Truth and the Vision of Life
An old tale in which a sculptor, rich with friends and a loving wife, purchases gray glasses that reveal truth. Granted by a wandering peddler, the glasses expose infidelity and deceit among his circle, showing truth cannot be escaped though it may be harsh. Jesus is cited as seeing life beyond gray truth toward a larger, lasting life.
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Peddier
Jesus
Nathan Hale
Oscar Wilde
Mr. Culbertson
Quotations on postwar trade and war progress
The remarks cite Whidden on world trade scarcity after the war, Roosevelt on near unity in UN conferences, and Churchill praising progress in Tunisia by allied forces and their commanders. The quotes reflect concerns about global economy, Allied cohesion, and military advances within 1943 contexts.
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Howard P. Whidden
The
Foreign Policy Association
Tunisia
Churchill
Republicans Missed Chance on Ruml Pay-as-You-Go Plan
Jay Hayden argues three errors doomed the Ruml pay-as-you-go proposal in 1942 tax debates. Morgenthau blocked the Ruml plan, Doughton resisted, and Republicans failed to rally to pass a committee bill. The result was a deadlocked program likely to miss July 1 effect and push effects to 1944.
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Roosevelt
House
Senate
Morgenthau
Senate Committee On Finance
Treasury
Robert I
Muley) Doughton
Ways and Means
Smith
Eccles
Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Senate Finance Committee
Repu
Flowers On Captain's Desk Sparks Navy Banter
Ensign comments on flowers placed on the captain's desk by the lieutenant provoking light naval banter about appearance and authority aboard the Miami Naval Air Station.
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Miami Naval Air Station
Industrial Management criticizes stockholder apathy
Merryle S. Rukeyser argues that stockholders must understand how social, political and wartime forces shape American life and corporate policy. He cites management as responsible for awakening shareholders and explains how wartime controls narrow management discretion while unions push for clearer accounting of costs and negotiations.
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United States
John A. Ritchie
Fifth Avenue Coach Company
Ritchie
Keynes and Bancor Concept in Postwar Monetary Reform
The essay discusses John Maynard Keynes’s push for monetary stability through an international clearing bank and a new global currency unit the Bancor. It argues that elites balk at devaluation and that nations should maintain gold parity and curb domestic credit expansion to preserve stability without international accords.
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John Maynard
Lord Keynes
England
Bancor
John Kieran on Culbertson System Baffles Bridge Buffs
Bridge thinker John Kieran remains perplexed by Ely Culbertson and his World Federation Plan booklet. The 64 page pamphlet argues for a lasting postwar peace while critiquing four so called fallacies and urging a new international order.
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Santa
Culbertson
Ely Culbertson
Dorothy Thompson
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
League of Nations
Mr. Culbertson
Clarence Streit
Union
Clarence
World Federation
Streit
Nutrition and calcium in dental health and overall wellbeing
Dr Brady cites Weston Price's Nutrition and Physical Degeneration noting calcium rich foods milk eggs greens and whole grains support teeth bones and nerves. He warns calcium and vitamin D daily intake aids health, urges sun exposure for D, and stresses decayed teeth signal poorer overall health.
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NYONE
Hoeber, Inc
Harper and Bros
Weston A. Price
M. S
Price
America
China Crumbs Debate Reflects Global Aid Limits
A fragmented text critiques Western aid to China, likening efforts to shaking a tablecloth from a window. It notes restraint from England and America, suggesting limited impact amid broader political tension. The passage uses ironic slang and rhetorical flourishes to question foreign intervention effectiveness.
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Berlin
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United Nations
George Clark
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Jay Hayden
Sam Rayburn
Harold D. Smith
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Mouse Was
By Merryle S. Rukeyser
War Labor Board
Rukeyser
New York Times
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Arthur
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China
Madame
Ray
Winnie
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