Tax Laws Penalize Smaller Businesses
David Lawrence argues that New Deal tax policy favors large corporations over small businesses, threatening postwar job creation and capital formation. He cites flat 5 percent rates and lack of graduated relief, noting small firms pay nearly identical rates to big firms and face reduced incentives to invest or expand.
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Ashington
Roosevelt
Congress
New Deal
House
Senate
Treasury Department
Treasury
Club voices for neighborly good in miniature league of nations
Robert Quillen defends Rotary Kiwanis and similar clubs as neighborhood assets. He argues they foster better understanding and usefulness beyond mere meals, citing eyeglasses for schoolchildren and social cohesion, while criticizing anti club ridicule and parochial motives.
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Saturday Evening Post
Jack Alexander
Rotary
Kiwanis
Time
Post
Chamber of Commerce
Lions
Mind Politics and War Era Jokes
A humorous exchange weighs college professors and absent minded genius contributions to science and war effort. It credits theoretical scholars with key discoveries and’esprit de corps while poking fun at gender stereotypes in camp life and two faced behavior across genders.
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A.—Thales
Irwin Edman
Wiggam Aims at Healthier Parent Child Relations
Dr. Albert E. Wiggam asks if children would be happier with less parental worry. He argues oppressive monitoring harms both sides and urges a healthy give and take between parents and kids, treating them as fellow humans. The Golden Rule is the solution.
Quote on integrity from Caleb C Colton
A sharp reflection states that integrity stands out most clearly against deceitful trickery, noting that honesty exposes duplicity even when one is filled with cunning. The line emphasizes the tension between straightforward virtue and hidden deceit.
War Leaders Speak On Pacific Campaign And War Production
Admirals Nimitz and Arnold emphasize strategic aims in the Pacific and bombing effectiveness. They argue aircraft losses are acceptable if missions threaten German capacity and that wartime production should not shift to less essential goods during looming battles.
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Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Force
WPB
Donald M. Neilson
Pacific Coast
Western
Europe
United States
Balkans
Public apt to be misled by civil draft bill opinion
Paul Mallon argues the civilian draft bill would mislead the public and harm democracy. He critiques President Roosevelt and Congress for pursuing national service as totalitarian, warning it could entrench state control, draft civilians, and erode individual rights. He cites partisan reactions and questions exemptions and voting rights.
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Tashington
Roosevelt
Barkley
House
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Marines Hold Hill 660 Amid Mud and Fire on New Britain
Reporter Raymond Clapper describes Marines at Cape Gloucester fighting on Hill 660 in New Britain. Soldiers endure mud, rain, fatigue, and constant danger, with scouts in exposed positions and shelling near the command post. Young radio and front-line Marines display grit and humor while awaiting relief after days in continuous combat.
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Hill 660
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Teheran Talks Highlight Polish Frontiers and Soviet Demands
The piece analyzes Teheran discussions on Poland eastern frontiers and the Curzon line as a basis for settlement while Moscow chi efly questions Eden and Washington notes. It notes Soviet suspicions over British mediation and outlines Moscow's preference for governments aligned with its security framework and anti fascist ties. The narrative shifts to frontline Marine reporting from Hill 660 and Hill 150, detailing hardship, battlefield conditions, and personal stories of Marines including Harvey Payne and Sam Stavisky.
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Esr
London
Cairo
Pravda
Poland
Teheran
Curzon Line
Marshal Stalin
Mikolajczyk
Anthony Eden
Eden
Moscow
Russia
Germany
Soviet Union
Frank Mason
Knox
Guadalcanal
Corp
Harvey Payne
Philadelphia Inquirer
Payne
Sam Stavisky
Pacific
Washington Post
Sam
Why did you marry a man twice as old as you
A humorous Capper's Farmer quip about a young widow replying to a bachelor. She says the older husband was too kind to impose work and too slow to catch her if he lost his temper, reflecting a light domestic joke.
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Capper
Generous Papa? Atlanta Two Bells
Dialogue snippet shows a father praising a generous bride as he approves his daughter’s marriage suitor. The suitor affirms he values her big heart and hopes she learned generosity from her father.
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Atlanta
Inter-American System as Model for World Peace
The author argues for regional systems under a UN executive council to prevent war. The inter American framework rests on non intervention and mutual defense while avoiding force outside regional realms. Regional bases and joint actions are proposed to preserve peace with safeguards under a world organization.
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United Nations Executive Council
New World Organization
League of Nations
The
Americas
United States
Amer
International Organization
World Organization
Woodrow Wilson
Executive Council
United Nations
New York Tribune Inc
Political quip about Democrats and government offices
The speaker mockingly asserts Democrats have held office so long they are “cooking in the post offices.” He uses a tight, humorous jab about unity and leadership, implying a need for a decisive figure to guide the party.
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Albert E. Wiggam
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George Clark
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Mallon
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H. R. Taylor
Cleveland, O
Allen Armstrong
Beloit
Wil
Frank Knoll
Chicago
Melbourne
Wilford Sanderson
Ridgefield
Wash
Sanderson
Pertina
Pertinax
Guadalcanal Easy
Stavisky
Washington Times-Herald
Rochester Journal
Boston American
Hill
E. J. Buckley
Bethlehem
Cites Americas
Welles
Ican
Western Hemisphere
Frank
New World
Sumner Weiles
Arthur “Bugs ™ Baer
Moses
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