Offensive action as the path to victory in war
The piece argues that democracies rely on defense until war begins, but to shorten conflict and reduce suffering they must shift to an offensive, swift and large in scale, rather than wait for Axis aggression to dictate the tempo. It highlights Britain and the United States’ defensive posture and warns against protracted trench warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Britain
United States
Libya
Near East
Pacific
Japan
Luck Magazine
Raymond Gram Swing
Raymond Clapper
Elmer Davis
H. V. Kaltenborn
Major Eliot
Italy
Germany
Hirohito
Russia
Clapper
China
U. S
Asia for Asiatics challenge and Western views in Manila
The piece denounces the Asia for Asiatics doctrine as barbarous and dangerous, comparing Japanese brutality in Manila to Nazi and Fascist rhetoric. It warns the creed could spread across Asia and urges relentless democratic propaganda alongside military victory as antidote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Asia
Hitler
Mussolini
Dutch East Indies
Malaya
Burma
India
China
Otis Skinner Remembered as Theatrical Master of Stage
Otis Skinner, famed American actor, died leaving a legacy of about 325 roles over more than 60 years. Critics recall his dignified stage craft and enduring influence on both romantic and serious characterizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Skinner
Otis _Skinner
Otis
Skinner
Ventureous eighty year old Sister Annie survives London bombings
In a London blackout Sister Annie, an 80 plus Wesley church teacher for 50 years, is aided by a man at City Road church and later survives multiple bombings. She endures being buried under debris and moved between hospitals, then rescued again and again with no complaint, only gratitude and humor. An officer urges telling her tale to America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aisne
London
City Road Church
Annie
Wesley Church
America
Robert Quillen on prophecies and war courage
A column criticizes Luck magazine for false wartime prophecies by radio commentators while urging vigilance and resolve. It warns against arrogance, urges decisive action, and notes the dangers of complacency as the nation fights for survival.
Unified command in Far East urged led by Brett and Wavell
Col. Frederick Palmer endorses a unified Allied air command under Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell with Gen. George Brett as deputy to counter Japanese advances in the southwest Pacific. He warns of Singapore and Dutch East Indies loss if air power and coordination falter, noting Russia and Churchill’s broader war roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Brett
Army Air Corps
Southwest Pacific
Archibald P. Wavell
Immitea
Japan
Malaya
British Borneo
Singapore
Dutch East Indies
Philippines
Brazil
East Indies
Hideki Tojo
Wavell
Far East
Russia
Libya
George C. Marshall
Greece
Winston Churchill
Brett
Hey, Rube! Circuits rally under a national battle cry
The William Morris agency promotes the call Hey Rube as a show business battle cry. The ad in trade papers describes Hey Rube as a call to action and says The Big Show has been attacked, urging performers to take their places and come out fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rube
William Morris Agency
Navy Keeps Quiet On Its Submarine Victories
In wartime coverage the article notes the U S Navy has scored notable submarine successes in both the Pacific and Atlantic but is withholding news. Censorship aims to keep Axis forces unsure of American capabilities as broadcasts speculate about Stalin visiting Washington amid Axis rumor mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Stalin
Everal
U. S
Pacific
Atlantic
Berlin
Tokio
Washington
Budapest
Stockholm
Lord Beaverbrook
Beaverbrook
Averill Harriman
FDR
Red
Moscow
Russia
London
Iend-leasing
Harriman
Opinion from Elsewhere Recriminations on the Radio From The Daily Oklahoman
A reader critique targets radio commentators and New York columnists for blaming the Middle West and failing to face preparedness. It questions predictions and defense urges from 1920 to 1940, noting figures like Gen Homer Lea and Gen Pershing. The piece ends with a call for self-examination over recriminations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Johnson rails at scapegoat hunt in war production clash
Gen Hugh S. Johnson denounces a behind the scenes struggle over control of war production. He argues industry is not to blame for lag, faulting government planning instead, and warns against injecting economists and purging industrialists from the procurement effort. The war is an army navy shipping and industrial effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPM
Knudsen
Hillman
Army and Navy and Maritime Commission
Wm Brady M D Personal Health and Chemotherapy
Wm Brady MD discusses the sulfanilamide group drugs and the rise of chemotherapy in medical treatment. He recalls Ehrlich and salvarsan as an early attempt to cure syphilis, noting its limited single dose success and eventual broader use over multiple doses.
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Ehrlich
Medical note on influenza treatment and quinine prophylaxis
A medical column reviews risks of sulfanilamide drugs and confirms quinine as a time tested prophylactic and remedy for influenza and grip. It notes lack of vaccine availability, exploratory electron microscope work, and the potential of blood from convalescent patients as protective. It also answers reader questions on myopia heredity and bursitis treatments.
Bugs Baer’s Old Buggy Response to Tire Shortage
A humorous anecdote recounts Baer inspecting tires with about a thousand miles left and planning to use an old Conestoga wagon, hoping to outpace shortages by reverting to premodern transport. He jokes about enduring luxuries, tires, and non-essentials, and imagines Sitting Bull chasing him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bugs
Baer
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Dr. Joseph Fort Newton
Dr. Newton
Robert Quillen
George Clark
Col
Frederick Palmer
Unified Command
Allied Air Arm
Col. Palmer
Jap Production
Marshall
France
Tran
Adm
Thomas C. Hart
Hart
Manila Bay
Chiang Kai-Sheck
Douglas MacArthur
Paul Mallon
Stalin Flight
Perkins
William H. Davis
New War Labor Board
Mr . Davis
James Landis
Harvard Law School
Lloyd Garrison
University of Wisconsin
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Tom Connally
Knox
Wheeler
Ickes
Daily
Oklahoman
Middle West
Mississippi Valley
Homer Lea
Pershing
Mitchell
Hugh S. Johnson
Gea, Johnson
Wm. Brady, M.D
University of Pennsylvania
M.A.W
A.L.G
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