Rio conference aims to unite 21 republics on wartime policy
The Rio de Janeiro meeting seeks a workable plan for economic collaboration among the 21 American republics. The United States should avoid bulldozing and instead foster mutual understanding to gain access to tin, rubber and other wartime materials while aiding neighboring nations. Support for the war across Central and South America has grown, with many severing ties to the Axis.
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United States
Central
South America
Europe
Rio de Janeiro
Sumner Wellies
Rio
Store Delivery Cuts Likely Amid Tire Rationing
The article notes reduced tire supplies will curb retail deliveries with only select products like fuel and ice fully stocked. Stores shift to limited home deliveries or pooling, while dairies and grocers plan fewer routes. Households may adapt by cash and carry and scheduled shopping to save rubber.
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Chicago
Dairies
Linn County Food
Cedar Rapids
Gum and parachute rations in army field supplies
Army field rations now include chewing gum for parachute troops to boost saliva flow and blood sugar for energy. An added use is as patching material with adhesive qualities observed on restaurant tables. The note ends with unclear text about a voyage.
Weighing War Struggles and Public Resolve
Robert Quillen reflects on global war chaos and American resolve. He notes Japan’s rapid gains, material shortages, and the need for shared sacrifice. He argues for prudence, heavier taxes, and unwavering effort to prevent Hitler’s victory.
Divine scale of values in life adressed by visiting bishop
Dr Joseph Fort Newteon recalls a visit to Chester and Liverpool where a Burma bishop counsels a divine life scale. He argues love of God and neighbor precedes all, with money serving service to God and man, lamenting greed over need and urging a reordered value system.
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Chester
T& S
Liverpool
America
Dean
Rangoon
Burma
Baron von Hugel
Rufus Jones
Jesus
God
Knudsen on Auto Plant Conversion and War Production Difficulties
Peter Edson recalls Knudsen testimony on Germany’s wartime factory shifts. A truck plant ran nonstop, while a passenger car factory with 22 000 workers was repurposed, with 4 000 moved to airplane parts and 2 000 women employed there. He warns against fragmentation in subcontracts and the risk of misassembled weapons, amid broader efforts to curb Axis-linked firms.
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General Motors
Germany
Brandenburg
Weisbad
Brusselsheim
Tote
Knudsen
Tolan
Washington
Blacklist Beating Ties to Mexico Factory Scheme
The text details a scheme where a company evaded restrictions by shipping proprietary pills and medicines to German agents via air in small packages under ten dollars. Concentrates were diluted and routed through Mexico to distributors in Washington, with lawyer Tommy Corcoran linked to attempts to remove agents from blacklist lists.
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Rio Grande
Mexico
Washington
Tommy
Slick politicking on farm price runup in Senate Bank Committee
The piece alleges farm bloc plotters on the Senate Banking Committee shaped a price fixing push led by Leon Henderson and Wickard to pressure Roosevelt. It notes Bankhead’s defection, Henderson’s clash with officials, and a partyline split among southern senators as policy moved toward a conference compromise. The war frame expands to Libyan operations and Allied plans, with Rommel and Nip forces noted.
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TSA
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Roosevelt
Leon Henderson
Wickard
Henderson
Sesson
Senator Bankhead
Bankhead
Mr. Henderson
Mr. Roosevelt
Retreading capacity strained as tires pile up
The article notes about 4,500 retread shops with 10,000 machines, operating 24 hours to resurface six tires per machine daily. Even with full operation, capacity reaches about 20 million tires a year versus 48 million produced, and metal for molds is scarce due to steel priorities, limiting new equipment.
Hitler is Done The World Will Do Without Liberty
A Milwaukee Journal editorial argues that Hitler’s failures and rising opposition doom his regime. The piece asserts Germans endured years for promised change and warns against renewed promises as nations unite to defend liberty, predicting no honorable end for Hitler.
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Milwaukee Journal
Hitler
Germany
St. Helena
The Case for Daylight Saving Time in War Effort
An opinion contrasts a House daylight saving bill with a rejected Senate plan. It argues advancing clocks by one hour year round aids energy use for war production, despite farm, household, and comfort objections, and ends that wartime sacrifice justifies the change.
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House
Senate
Taft
Former soldiers urged to aid civilian defense programs
Gen Hugh S Johnson calls for veteran input in civilian defense. He argues trained officers and noncoms are scarce in new forces and suggests veterans serve in training, administration, and home defense roles rather than face inactive deployment. He warns against rendering experienced manpower useless in wartime.
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I We
Siren
Enriched flour and morale in national nutrition
Dr. Wm Brady discusses the link between diet and morale, urging enriched flour and bread to improve nutrition for national defense. He cites evidence from the National Research Council and critics enriched flour as superior to white flour, though not a full substitute for whole wheat.
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Committee On Food and Nutrition
National Research Council
America
Questions on Pemphigus and Nursing Care
Pemphigus is a skin disease of unknown cause marked by constant bleb formation. It is not always fatal. Expert nursing care greatly increases comfort and improves chances of recovery. Intravenous iron and subcutaneous therapy are noted as part of treatment.
Bugs Seer Comments on Jap Intrigue and Geneva Echoes
A fragment reflecting on a Geneva peace conference from 1932. The speaker notes Japan’s diplomatic moves and asserts a prophetic stance about war and peace, referencing Chinese envoys and a balcony defense scene as era details fade into commentary.
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Seer
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