American football in England sparks fog and awe at White City
Henry McLemore reports on the first and possibly last American football game in England, held May 8 at White City. London reporters debate defense, passing distances, cheerleaders, and insurance while the British Red Cross backs the event amid bewilderment and big crowds.
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Complacent Talk Sparks Quiet Debate on Race and Effort
A Robert Quillen column argues intelligence varies by group, praising effort over race. It cites Japanese Americans and Jews in education, notes broad social benefits from hard work, and critiques reliance on inherited privilege, while linking postwar policy, labor, and leadership to national endurance.
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Seattle
University of Washington
Peery
Washington
The Past Insight on Mind and Body Unity
A quotation from Humboldt states true enjoyment comes from mental activity and bodily exercise, which are inseparably connected. It emphasizes the harmony between thinking and physical effort as a source of satisfaction.
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Humboldt
Saint Francis Uses Play to Heal a Divided Town
In a tense town split by a rift between the mayor and bishop, Saint Francis acts as a poet-artist to bridge the conflict. He stages a musical drama that exposes the truth with humor, leading both leaders to reconciliation. The piece urges a wiser strategy for doing good through artistic insight and gentleness.
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Francis
Order of Poets
Hamlet
St. Paul
Quotes on Age and War Leaders Speak Bold Demands
A collection of remarks reflects tension over aging leadership and calls for renewal. George Bernard Shaw dismisses veterans as out of touch while Winston Churchill pledges joint effort by air forces, signaling war aims and interwar party reform debates.
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George Bernard Shaw
Labor Party
Taxing policy and incentives in wartime economy
Eminent industrialist cites Carl Shoup analysis on how high taxes dampen effort by corporations and workers. Shoup favors cost lowering, marginal tax credits, and a mix of sales and income taxes to balance incentives, while urging candid public explanation of wartime sacrifices.
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Columbia University
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Treasury
Shoup
American Economic Review
Germany
Muley boxed. Rayburn threatens tax subject shift in recess
The piece reports Speaker Rayburn's move against Ways and Means Chairman Doughton during a 10 day Easter recess to revive pay-as-you-go tax plans. It notes possible substitution of Rayburn for Wallace on the fourth term ticket and concerns over devaluation powers and court behavior amid New Deal politics.
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Rayburn
House
Ashington
Ways and Means
Doughton
Treasury
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Roosevelt
South
Morgenthau
Congress
Views in Exchange Behind the Russian Curtain
A Western overview of Soviet secrecy and industrial prowess notes Russia has built a vast armament machine while leaking selective medical advances. It cites frozen liquid plasma preservation, corpse nerve grafts, peritoneal membranes from animals, dysentery drug, vitamin production, thrombin manufacture, and other perfected wound and fracture treatments. The piece suggests war may spur unique medical progress under dictatorship.
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Nazi Germany
Russia
Freshmen Miss History—A Fun Trip Through United States Tales
A New York Times test shows many freshmen miss core American history, prompting praise for exploration of early tales. The piece highlights explorers, wars, pioneers, and figures like Washington Irving and Benjamin Franklin, urging library visits to catch up on the dramatic national saga.
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Washington
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Captain Bonneville
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Northwest
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Bernard DeVoto
William H. Baumer
United States Military Academy
West Point
Edgar Allen Poe
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Baer Anxious For Newsmen At Hot Springs Food Conference
The columnist jokes about government secrecy and food conferences, mocking press access and the rumor mill. He quips about steak at a Roosevelt event and recalls knowing wartime details, framing the piece as a lighthearted, self referential monologue.
Backache and health questions from a young mother
A 26 year old mother asks about back pain fatigue and varicose veins and whether thyroid issues or iodine deficiency play a role. The column discusses possible repaired childbirth laceration, hypothyroidism, iodine supplementation, and housework as exercise. It also touches on blood donation and vitamin D therapy with references to the Little Lesson series.
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Mary Joan
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