Airpower reshapes naval strategy into area base concept
The piece argues that Pearl Harbor era bases are obsolete as naval planning shifts to wide area bases spanning multiple islands and harbors. It notes Japan’s long sense of area bases, US island hopping, and the need for linked airfields across the Pacific, including the Marianas, Caroline, and Gilberts.
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Vase Ston
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Japan
Caroline Islands
Marianas Islands
Gilbert and Marshall Islands
Rooseveltts
Seattle
Hawaii
South America
United States
Aleutian
Kurtles
Line Islands
Marianas
Guam
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Island Hopping
Western Pacific
Noble acts of service and sacrifice in wartime reflections
A Quillen column reflects on YVREN LAWRENCE in Arabia aiding Arabs against Turks, and Yugoslav Partisans aiding Americans, noting selfless devotion transcends nations. It weighs humanity's flaws, praises consecrated causes, and notes war's power to ennoble and mature hearts through unselfish striving.
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Yvren Lawrence
Arabia
Yugoslavia
Partizans
Justice Holmes
The Mind’s Everlasting Wants Drive Human Spirit
George Matthew Adams argues that the body's needs are few while the mind endlessly desires knowledge beauty and adventure. He notes wants spur literature science and art and travel the imagination can cross borders may not need physical touch, and even form lasting nourishment. Consrinht 1944.
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Spain
Arcady
Consrinht
Out of the Past Work as Blessing After Evil
Quotation notes that work serves as a blessing after evil entered the world, an antidote rather than punishment, attributed to A. S. Hardy.
Education crisis quote from Norton about wartime school funding
Dr. John K. Norton of Columbia University notes that when the U S entered World War II over a million children attended classrooms with annual funds under 500 dollars. A German soldier tells a Frenchman the fight is hopeless as Allied reinforcements arrive. Mrs. Thomas E Dewey recalls a childhood fascination with elephants and its later consequences.
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John K. Norton
Columbia U
Brittany
Internal Strife Rumors Sweep Japanese Military Clique
Drew Pearson reports unrest inside Japan as young fascist officers threaten the regime and question the Emperor’s bounds. He warns the fleet could face a split fate, while outlining Nazi setbacks in France and U.S. wartime social debates on women and postwar labor policy.
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Wiashington
Japan
Hitler
Germany
Italy
China
Tokyo
Asia
No Newspapermen in Prison at San Quentin
San Quentin newsroom vacancies reveal a scarcity of newspapermen in the prison. Since 1851, few inmates admitted have been newspaper men, while other trades are well represented, suggesting a unique factor in the institution’s culture and potential crime solutions.
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San Quentin
Calif
Roosevelt Fourth Term Indispensable Man Doctrine Examined
The piece argues against a fourth Roosevelt term, arguing Washington’s warning against extended office, and attacks the Indispensable Man doctrine. It contends Roosevelt expanded federal power, undermined states, altered courts, and risked peace and reconstruction by seeking another term.
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Baltimore
Mr. Roosevelt
No Place for Etiquette in This Campaign
Political commentator Arthur Baer mocks wartime etiquette and candidate cooperation warning readers to speed up production and cut endorsements. He notes Willkie’s pauses and critiques opponent actions while lampooning the urge to celebrate rivals.
Women and glamour vs morality in modern society
Dr. Wiggam discusses Fannie Hurst views on femininity and glamour, praising inner morale over flashy fashion. He notes Hurst urges a moral glamor rather than costly displays and cites Burgess research that public knowledge of a couple’s happiness often leaks through social circles despite concealment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Hurst
Ernest Burgess
Th University of Chicago
Fighters Not Morons in Reading Choice Debate
Marquis W. Childs argues against restricting reading for servicemen and praises broadened army standards. He notes Taft and Green seek to modify the soldier vote law and criticizes past bans on British newspapers and titles like Charles Beard's The Republic as overreach. He contends soldiers value their rights and deserve access to diverse ideas, citing claims about MacArthur coverage and North Dakota primary voting parity.
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Rhode Island
Sen
Taft
Ohio
War Department
Charles Beard
Council
North Dakota
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Thomas E. Dewey
Pat
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Berlin
Paris
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South Dakota
Chan Gurney
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Clark Gable
Coast Guard
Rudy Vallee
Gable
Vallee
Vallée
Republic
George Washington
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Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Mr Roosevelt
General Marshall
Admiral King
By Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Willkie
Jay
A. E. Wiggam
Marquis W. Childs
Childa
England
Sen. Vandenberg
American Library Association
Gen. MacArthur
MacArthur
Beard
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