Wilson warns of right wing reaction in wartime election year
Charles E. Wilson former GE president and War Production Board chief warns business leaders to avoid partisan divisions and a right wing shift that could threaten American democracy. He urges temperate judgment, compromise, and defense of enduring values against disunity and falsehoods.
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PV Ashington
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
Wilson
General Electric Company
Washington
America
General Electric
WPB
National Association of Manufacturers
Searing Fire and the Moral Fog of War
Robert Quillen discusses weapons policy and wartime ethics, arguing smoke and white phosphorus create blinding and burning effects. He contrasts perceived bans on poison gas with brutal incendiary weapons used in Pacific combat, then shifts to postwar social questions about bonds and pay, citing Lloyd Smith’s pay changes and civil life costs.
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Solomons
Wisdom From The Past On Our Follies And Faults
A quotation reflecting on leader Tillotson’s view that true wisdom lies in recognizing and correcting our own follies and faults. It urges self awareness as a path to improvement.
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Tillotson
Cure for Worry by Faith and Relaxation
Reader asks how to end chronic worry. Dr. Newton cites William James on religious faith as the cure but stresses practice. The method: unload the heart, cast burdens on the Lord, and let go of self will to find inner peace and renewed strength.
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William James
God
Navy to spend quarter of shipbuilding on landing craft
Rear Admiral Edward L. Cochrane notes one fourth of upcoming shipbuilding funds will go to landing craft, signaling program scale. Maj. Gen. Ralph C. Smith recalls artillery success on Makin, noting stronger fortifications would have required heavier combat.
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Navy
Edward L. Cochrane
Bureau of Ships
Ralph C. Smith
Makin
Guffey Attacks Southern Democrats Over Soldier Vote Bill
Senator Joe Guffey launches sharp rebuke of Byrd and southern Democrats as White House New Deal faction faces a setback in pushing the soldier vote bill. The plan shifting ballots to state control under non New Deal leadership worsens the political sting for the White House.
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New Deal
Guffey
Wvashington
Joe Guffey
Democratic Party
Senator Byrd
White House
Congress
Senate Civil War Promises New Battle Lines
The Senate faces a poll tax bill an anti lynching bill and a White primary ruling in Texas soon. Guffey and allies push a renewed Democratic civil war while southern Democrats vow to block action. Townsend du Pont Pew links cited as banter with no solid evidence.
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Senate
Supreme Court
Texas
Democratic Party
Guffey
Byrd
Townsend
du Pont
Pew
Rene du Pont
Pierre
CIO
Mr. Guffey
Details sought on Tarawa casualties and command decisions
The piece questions the Tarawa losses, noting nearly 4 000 Marines were casualties and 1 026 killed in a short action. It cites official explanations about wind shifts and offshore landing barges and asks how officers let troops enter such perilous situations amid Japanese defenses.
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Tarawa
War department film shown to rally unity against domestic poison
Raymond Clapper reports a new War Department propaganda film for war plant workers. The piece portrays Nazis and Japanese as vicious enemies, notes possible German collapse earlier than Japan, and urges industrial leaders to restrain divisive early postwar actions. Wilson criticizes industrialists pushing self interest over national war needs.
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War Department
Jashington
Washington
Charles E. Wilson
WPB
Mussolini
Hitler
Berlin
Goering
Germany
Japan
Turkey’s Role in Teheran Talks and Allied Strategy
The Tehran decision to smash Germany from the East and Turkey’s possible active alliance are examined. Inonu’s cabinet report, Turkish reluctance and risks, Soviet demands to keep Dardanelles open, and air base access tied to Ploesti bombers are weighed as Roosevelt and Churchill seek a united outcome.
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Roosevelt
Churchill
Ismet Inonu
Turkey
Teheran
Germany
Inonu
Cairo
Ankara
Casablanca
Adana
Anthony Eden
Kremlin
Oday
Great Britain
Russia
Red Army
Stalin
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Soviet Union
Turkish
Ploesti
Iran
Persian Gulf
Brady Baby Book Advice On Weaning And Nutrition
Personal Health snapshot from Dr William Brady discusses a year old patient, weight estimates, and strategies for weaning from the bottle. It endorses early cup feeding, gradual solid foods, and guidance for parents, noting reader letters and Dr Brady's personal stance on controversial health questions.
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Grandma’s
Problem parents and the Golden Rule in child rearing
J P McEvoy argues many adults are the real problem when children misbehave. He defines problem parents as those seeking personal liberty at a child’s expense and urges applying the Golden Rule to model self control and politeness. He shares his home teaching method and the impact of example on children.
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Pacific
Japan
Stimson
Pat
Peggy
You
Baer Year Predicted in 1944 Political Outlook
Arthur Boer urges focus on ahead moving into 1944 campaigns. He warns exposing past conventions may alert powerful figures and prefers reform only if cheaper, arguing to look forward and select viable candidates rather than dwell on evaporated races.
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Baer
Exploring Minds and Manners in Public Life
Dr. Albert E Wiggam discusses marriage markets and psychology. He notes regional imbalances, with women outnumbered in the East and men outnumbered in the Northwest. A Willoughby study finds no clear gender gap in emotional traits except among bachelors, who show higher extreme emotion. Car speed rises when alone versus with passengers, as passengers divert the driver.
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National Press Club
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Seventh Army
Nam
Rayburn
Justice Byrnes
War Mobilization
Clapper
Pertinax
Wm. Brady
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Bugs" Boer
Philly
Emerson
Albert E. Wiggam
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Raymond R. Willoughby
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