Derby talk by a Kentucky flyer in Edinburgh
Henry McLemore recounts meeting James Jackson Henderson from Henderson, Kentucky, serving with the Polish air force in England. Henderson, a Wellington bomber gunner, explains fluent Polish is not needed, as his gun speaks when action heats up. He contrasts Derby bets with wartime life and mulls Count Fleet before being persuaded otherwise.
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Count Fleet
Grantland Rice
Joe Williams
Bill Corum
Bill O'Keefe
Edinburgh
James Jackson Henderson
Henderson
Kentucky
Pearl Harbor
England
James Jackson
Jerry
James Henderson
By Robert Quillen Stick to Facts About Russia and Freedom
The piece warns that youth favoring new systems and Russia risk disaster if guided by false ideas. It argues two facts: humans build when united, and collective effort yields wonders, with examples from pioneers, Mormons, and Stalin era. It contrasts freedom with obedience and cautions against total control.
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Louise
Russia
Willkie
China
Babylon
America
Stalin
Dad
Moving to a new house and finding home in faith
In a talk at St Martin's Birmingham Joseph Fort Newton reflects on preacher Newtes moving to a smaller house, framing it as a parable of life. He urges destruction of junk yet preservation of cherished memories, and notes adapting after war to new conditions as we seek a final home beyond this world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Rogers
St. Martin's Church
Birmingham
England
New York
Babe Ruth
Heaven
World War II era quotes on prices and praise
President Roosevelt warns against price hikes while urging necessary wage adjustments to fix sub standard living conditions. Eisenhower congratulates Gen. Sir Harold Alexander as the democratic world applauds. Prentiss Brown notes a 160 percent cost rise could mean 10 Axis divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Domand
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sir Harold Alexander
Prentiss M. Brown
Planners' Plans Fail to Match War Production Demands
The piece argues the war effort shows private industry excels in munition output while government planning lags, noting meat and butter shortages at home despite aims to boost farm output. It criticizes administration controls, distribution failures, and manpower policies as the root of supply gaps after 27 months of war.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Lend-Lease Administration
America
The
Food Administration
OPA
OES
Beenecet
War Manpower Commission
Sailor in Rowboat Sunk by Imperial Fleet
The report states an American sailor in a rowboat was sunk by the imperial fleet. The officer notes the sailor carried a pistol, and the commander confirms the gun presence. Tokio gunboat destroyed by the fleet is announced.
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Iowa
N. O
Willkie's Russia Report Finds Limited Economic Merit
Willkie's one world report on Soviet incentives notes Stakhanovite piecework and rising pay for the fastest workers. It points to state ownership and elite pay gaps, arguing Sovietism offers little for individual workers and questions Marxist efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Willkie
Communist Party
Rockefeller Foundation reports war time science support
The Rockefeller Foundation outlines how war redirects science yet preserves long term research. It notes 1942 funding of 8,227,867 dollars, a reduction from 1941, and highlights continued work in malaria, agriculture, libraries, and social sciences to sustain cultural progress and aid military needs.
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Rockefeller Foundation
South America
Africa
China
Duodecimal Debates Stir the Math World Across Letters
John Kieran outlines a fan debate on decimal versus duodecimal numbers. The piece notes Prof William Lyon Phelps’s math aversion and sketches arguments for a twelve-based system including new symbols dec ell do and the Duodecimal Society of America led by Ralph H Beard.
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Duodecimal Society of America
Ralph H. Beard
Carlton Place
Dongan Hills
Staten Island
N. Y
Billy Phelps
Benito Mussolini Faces Harsh Warnings On Real Estate
The column mocks Mussolini by saying he lacks savvy in property values and may seek new ground immediately. It jokes that he could be challenged by Mayor La Guardia, who speaks Italian well and at length, hinting at political pressure in New York.
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Benito
la Guardia
Soda as an antacid and its limits in stomach care
Dr Brady explains that stomach acid aids protein digestion and that excess acid is rare. He warns against indiscriminate use of baking soda as a remedy, noting it may relieve gas temporarily but can cause acid-base and mineral issues. He outlines soda's limited benefits and potential harms for metabolism and kidney stones.
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Henry McLemore
Dark Horse
Dinburgh
Scotland
Louisville
Princess Street
RAF
States
Churchill Downs
Matt Wing
Robert Quillen
Thackeray
Joseph Fort Newton
Dr Newtes
George Clark
Ofte Media
New York Sun
Ncocey
Lend
By Merryle S. Rukeyser
Moscow
Mr. Willkie
Norman Thomas
Fair
Tretyakov
United States
New York Times
John Kieran
Man
William Lyon Phelps
Bill
Chauvenet
Billy
Phelps
Arthur “Bugs” Boer
Mussolini
Louis the
Musso
Wm. Brady
Laleratus
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