Iwo Jima Okinawa justified as Pacific hinges in 1945
David Lawrence argues the Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns proved vital in 1945. He notes Iwo Jima’s strategic timing protected Marianas flanks, enabled B 29 strikes on Japan, and freed carriers for closer operations to Japan. Okinawa secures air access to China and potential invasions of Japan, while offering crucial combat experience for U S troops and shaping future force requirements.
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Okinawa
Iwo Jima
Iwo
Japan
U. S. Navy
Philippines
Marine Corps
Pacific
Europe
Marshalls
Saipan
Guam
South Pacific
China
Russia
U. S. Army
Power of making others feel important in daily life
In a column by Robert Quillen, the piece argues popularity comes from making others feel valued. It contrasts loud self-assertion with genuine courtesy and selflessness, noting true leadership and good breeding stem from serving others and keeping focus on their needs.
Transplanting as a Life Philosophy in Adams Today's Talk
George Matthew Adams extols transplanting from trees to people praising foreign born contributions to America and wartime heroes. He recalls his Nova Scotia island camp and urges readers to transplant themselves regularly to new surroundings for growth and renewal.
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America
Nova Scotia
Out of the Past Dinner Table Adage
A concise quotation attributed to Whately warns that arguing at the dinner table spoils the meal as the least hungry party may win the dispute. The saying emphasizes restraint and harmony during shared meals.
Roberts Resigns Elevating Stormy Supreme Court Era
Marquis W. Childs surveys Justice Owen J. Roberts resigning to end a turbulent era in the Supreme Court. The piece contrasts Roberts with conservatives, notes his pivotal swing voting and famous opinions on agricultural adjustment acts, and highlights Stone’s dissent and the looming New Deal battles shaping the court’s legacy. It portrays Roberts as urbane, aided by Brandeis, and seeks context for the court’s rancor and eventual retreat to quieter times.
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Eee
Owen J. Roberts
Supreme Court
Justice Roberts
Old Court
Justice McReynolds
Justice van Devanter
Roberts
Harlan F. Stone
Roosevelt
Stone
New Deal
Hugo Black
Black
Eeld
Louis D. Brandeis
Brandeis
Hunger as a weapon against Japan in wartime food crisis
The piece argues the Allied sea and air blockade threatens Japan with severe hunger. It notes ration cuts, dependence on rice and imported food, and disrupted supply lines to Indonesia and China. The article suggests famine could pressure Nippon toward surrender, a morale issue fascists cannot counter.
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Little Island
Nippon
Great Lakes
Japan
Indonesia
China
Recognition at last by Bugs Baer remarks on war truth
By Arthur Bugs Baer, Marsha Montgomery offers a pointed line about warnings ignored before US entry in WWI. The piece wields sharp satire on Clemencian Churchill and Fech, noting their failure to endorse truth in 1918 and linking it to mixed wartime credit.
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Germany
Marsha Montgomery
America
Clemencian
Churchill
Fech
Byrnes Revises Pro Franco Policy Aims at Latin America
Drew Pearson reports Byrnes plans to reassess U S ties with Franco amid pressure from Latin American governments. The piece notes state department backing for oil and sugar shipments to Spain and secrecy around actions to shield Franco, with calls for faster policy revisions before further showdowns arise.
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Latin America
Byrnes
Ashington
Jimmy Byrnes
State Department
Stalin
Berlin
Franco
Spain
Jimmy Dunn
San Francisco
U. S
Hostages saved by SS defiance of Hitler’s orders in Munich and Dachau
Curt Riess reports that prominent hostages and leaders were spared execution by hesitant SS officers amid Nazi control. Interventions by Capt. Best and Col. von Bonin helped protect detainees in Niederdorf, with many imprisoned figures later moved to Dachau. Germans questioned Niemöller and Schacht, while Thyssen and Stauffenberg family members feature in the narrative.
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UNICH
Hitler
Marquardt
Schenk von Stauffenberg
Stauffenberg
Gestapo
Munich
Himmler
SS Obergruppenfuehrer
Stiller
Niederdorf
Innbruck
Oxen Delivery Tales From Styrian Camp Memoir
In 1918 a brother and I were sent to a Styrian children's camp where food was scarce until a bureaucratic telegram promised two oxen. More oxen followed causing mixed elation and dismay. In 1932 the memory lingered as two oxen arrived each Thursday aiding the local community.
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Peter F. Drucker
Harper's
Styria
Vienna
Non surgical drainage of the gall bladder described
Dr. Knight promotes a non surgical gall bladder drainage using a duo denal tube to place a saline peptone solution directly into the duodenum and stimulate gall bladder emptying. The regimen includes fasting, specific dosing of an elixir of lactated pepsin with glycerin and Ep som salts, followed by toast or eggs.
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Lyon
Knight
Questionable Heartbeat and Genetic Heredity Inquiry
A series of reader questions on nervous conditions, quinine treatment, and heredity. A physician cautions that only a knowledgeable doctor can assess hereditary risk from a father's insanity. A second note praises a weight loss regimen claiming heart and vitality benefits with no harm if ineffective.
Explore Your Mind Q A moral view on consumer buying and happiness
Dr. Wiggam discusses women as primary family buyers under fair labor conditions, notes humorists’ mood generally melancholic, and argues a son should restore embezzled fortune as an ordinary duty guided by intelligence and religious feeling. He cites Mark Twain friends and Artemi Ward as examples.
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