Conflict Frays Over Roosevelt Era RFC Powers
Political columnist outlines a clash between left and right wings within the Roosevelt administration over control of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The piece links Jesse Jones's leadership, Henry Wallace’s rival aims, and potential new laws separating lending from commerce duties, noting historic party tensions.
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Roosevelt
Wallace- Jones
Jesse Jones
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Henry Wallace
Congress
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Religion and Wealth Tangle in Beecher Critique
Robert Quillen surveys Beecher's stance on religion and slavery, wealth and power, and church complicity with riches. He argues the church allies with the powerful, risks losing the common people, and that leadership may shift to the people or to Russia. The piece ends with multiple pointed corrections and social questions about taxes, pride, and labor.
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Enry Ward Beecher
Jesus
God
Europe
Church
Russia
Getting Out of a Hole Through Courage and Action
In this Talk style piece by George Matthew Adams, the author urges readers to act boldly when trapped in a life situation. He cites Valley Forge and Civil War leadership, stresses not giving in to despair, and shares a tale of a 70 year old railroad worker who climbed out by writing three books in a year, proving determination and faith can lift one from adversity.
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Valley Forge
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G. I. Joes
Winston Churchill
Punjab
Nile
South Africa
Scobie
Athens
Out of the Past Colton Quotation on Youth's Debt
A reflective snippet quotes Colton on how youthful excesses become debts in old age, likening them to interest payable decades later. The line notes a span of about thirty years, underscoring the long reach of past actions.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Marshal Stalin
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Stalin
Yugoslavia
Poland
Uncertain travel musings from Bugs Baer column
The writer jokes about shifting travel priorities between Ohio and Kentucky and recalls a harrowing Alps winter tale with St Bernards indoors. He mentions a massiff with an A rating and recalls a humorous bear misperception involving Aunt Ella's bustle. The tone is casual and wry.
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Alps
St. Bernards
Ella
Plain Speaking Between Britain and U S Grows Rosy
Washington notes a trend toward frank talk between the United States and Great Britain as the Allied Big Three conference nears. Churchill attacks perceived U S criticism while Stalin resists postwar commitments, with De Gaulle's possible admission looming as a first postwar issue.
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Great Britain
Churchill
Stalin
Charles de Gaulle
Roosevelt
Iowa Public School Reform Aims and Financing Debate
Iowa faces uneven school quality with many rural one room schools and underqualified teachers. The school code commission urges consolidation, better transportation, and broader finance, proposing raising state funding from 1.4 to 25 percent to lessen local tax dependence.
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Iowa
Towa
Air Age Changes World as War Generations Fly On
Marquis W. Childs profiles Johnny Wagner a navigator with Pan American and air transport command. Wagner immersed in global routes from Pearl Harbor to Java Australia Siberia China and Greenland reflects rapid air age progress. The piece notes advancing navigation tech may automate postwar work and Wagner plans a continued air force career.
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Europe
Johnny Wagner
Pearl Harbor
Johnny
Pacific
Java
Australia
Netherlands Indies
Wendell Willkie
Col. Kite
Willkie
Kite
Wagner
Henry Wallace
Siberia
China
Greenland
James C. Hayes
American Airlines
New York Stock Exchange
Air Force
Johnny Wagners
The Purpose of Footwear for Babies and Children
Dr. Wm Brady argues footwear should protect feet from injury not mold or strengthen them. He advises no shoes for babies under walking age, then soft flexible shoes for young children with wide toe boxes, ample length, and no rigid heels to support normal foot development and comfort.
Salad first and foot care in winter advice column
Reader questions cover iodine with ulcers, salad timing for nutrition, frostbite and chilblains care, and a bold claim about heart weakness. Expert answers advise physician guidance for iodine, salad should precede main courses, proper warming and gentle kneading for frostbite, calcium for chilblains, and a vitamin B complex syrup suggestion for weak heart muscle.
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GI Joes at peace table urged by Drew Pearson
Drew Pearson argues 11 million GI veterans deserve a seat at the postwar peace talks. He cites Churchill and calls for youthful input while praising wounded servicemen at Walter Reed for their resolve and questions about Greece and U S diplomacy after the war.
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Walter Reed Hospital
Greece
State Department
New ultra fast camera sparks satire on marital ties
A Post-Dispatch note humorously touts a device that captures images at a millionth of a second. The piece imagines the technology could even reveal Thomas Manville’s wives as they change, joking about altering relationships.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Thomas Manville
Thomas Minylile
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