Will to Fight: German Spirit Tested by Bombing
David Lawrence questions how air raids affect German resolve as Berlin’s destruction rises and Allied aims shift to supply lines. He notes Nazi morale strengthened by propaganda, fear of invasion, and cautious Allied posture, while warning against expecting a 1944 end to the war.
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Ashington
Germany
Sweden
Switzerland
Spain
Berlin
London
Wilson
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France
Holland
Denmark
Norway
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
No Equality While One Obeys Others Do as They Please
Opinion by Robert Quillen criticizing unequal sacrifice in wartime. The piece argues universal national service is a fair gesture of decency and justice, noting rich and powerful evade costs while workers and soldiers bear burdens. It calls for honest, shared sacrifice and equal treatment.
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Congress
Out of the Past Quote on Acquisition and Destruction
A historical quotation reflects on unjust acquisition as a barbed arrow that must be drawn backward with anguish to avoid destruction. Attributed to Jeremy Taylor, it frames moral peril in a compact moral metaphor.
Who Are We To Judge Others Says Adams Talks
George Matthew Adams urges readers to avoid judging others and to speak kindly at all times. He recalls Sir W. Robertson Nicoll and publisher George H. Doran illustrating the harm of snap judgments and the value of encouragement for unknown writers and strangers alike.
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Sir W. Robertson Nicoll
Nicoll
George H. Doran
Chronicles of
Barabbas
Mary Webb
London
Roosevelt marks Race Relations Day with call for brotherhood
In a message commemorating Race Relations Day next Sunday, President Roosevelt condemns violence and prejudice. He says some citizens betray the nation's ideals and fail to grasp the brotherhood of man through divine teaching and democratic living.
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America
Brotherhood of Man
Roosevelt
Russian Moves Violating Teheran Spirit Warned by U S
Paul Mallon reports U S diplomats say Moscow undermines Teheran by pushing postwar empire aims and division of Russia into republics. The piece links Vatican action and British policy to Soviet pressure tactics and warns Moscow to change course or face Western pushback.
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Pope
Moscow
Izvestia
Lord Halifax
Toronto
British
Britain
United States
Russia
China
Supreme Soviet
Willkie
Vatican
Teheran
Washington
London
Guadalcanal then and now a war shrine in the Pacific
Raymond Clapper recalls Guadalcanal as a shrine to American war effort. He notes brutal wet conditions, the constant rain, waterlogged foxholes, and the logistics of large-scale supply and repair. He mentions Maj. Gen. Murray, Rear Adm. Wilkinson, and the shift from rest camp to front-line pace and MacArthur's 18 month rotation for veterans.
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Raymond Clapper
Clapper
Gen. Murray
Guadalcanal
Theodore Wilkinson
Munda
Pacific
Tieme
Dick Tregaskis
Gen. MacArthur
South Pacific
Don’t Move for Rheumatism Calcium Vitamin D Link
Dr Wm Brady argues against the idea that cold dampness causes rheumatism. He cites a Johns Hopkins study showing calcium and vitamin D deficiency linked to rickets in children and notes many diets are calcium deficient. He urges dietary supplementation and questions sedative use and hair care advice.
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Follis, Jackson, Elliott and Park
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fathers Draft Complaints on Wasted Manpower at Lakehurst
A confidential survey at Lakehurst New Jersey highlights excess civilian labor and idle enlisted personnel. It notes 100 to 115 sailors for blimp handling versus 15 civilians by Goodyear, long shore standby time, overstaffed commissaries, multiple guard layers, and boot training delays.
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Bape
Cana
U.S.A
Naval Dirigible
Lakehurst
N. J
Navy
Goodyear
Taft Battles to Beat Federal Soldier Ballot
Senator Taft faces stiff odds as Roosevelt pushes a federal ballot for soldiers. Taft argues states can and will provide voting by mail with federal transport aid, while rallying support in Congress and on radio. The outcome hinges on a key Senate vote and Taft's steadfast opposition.
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Taft
Ashington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Congress
Senator Taft
Mr. Tat
Ball
Wartime wordplay shards amid jokes on Germany Japan Russia
A satirical monologue mocks wartime figures and events as it riffs on alliances and betrayals. It references Stalin Ukraine Brest-Litovsk Versailles Wilson and World War II enemies in a pointed, ironic tone.
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Josef
Woodrow Wilson
Versailles
Russia
Ukraine
Brest-Litovsk
Joe
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