Navy Air Arm's Big Job In War
David Lawrence notes the Navy Air Arm's crucial role as Gates releases a comprehensive report on naval aviation. Carrier-based planes strike from Pacific bases near Japan, complementing B 29s, with naval aviation now surpassing prewar Army Navy totals and proving essential to victory.
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Navy
Japan
Artemus L. Gates
Army
Marine Corps
Okinawa
Army Air Forces
Gen. MacArthur
England
Germany
Pacific
U. S. Navy
Empire
Sea of Japan
Korea
Marianas
Naval Air Service
Mr. Gates
Secretary of the Navy
Philippines
Atlantic
Naval Aviation
Lord Keyes
United States Navy
Gates
Loyalty to Friends Pays Off in McKinley Tale
A fragment recounts McKinley signing $130000 in notes for friend Walker, the limit he feared but later repaid. When donors rallied, over 5000 friends funded the debts, enabling his withdrawal from politics and eventual rise to the presidency. The piece ends reflecting on friendship and civic duty amid public life.
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McKinley
Damon
Pythias
Walker
New York
Above All Justice in Woodrow Wilson’s Teachings
The piece praises Woodrow Wilson for justice toward all people and cites his career as teacher, governor, and president. It notes Arthur Tourtelot’s book of Wilson selections, calls Wilson a model of justice, and argues that universal justice could improve society and end many conflicts. It urges applying justice as a daily rule.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
Wilson
Arthur B. Tourtellet
Berlin
Wendell Phillips
Out of the Past Quote Echoes Bacon on Reading
A Bacon attributed line about books being tasted swallowed chewed and digested appears in a narrative fragment. The excerpt surveys how different works are received and absorbed by readers across time.
Eisenhower's 1948 bid and the ticker tape risk
Arthur Baer muses on Eisenhower as a potential 1948 president finding fame in Paris London and New York but warned that if elected he must face opponents who will dig up secrets. He notes Ike won the war and earned his laundry back but warns about White House challenges and public reception.
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Eisenhower
Paris
London
New York
Washington
Truman
Truman Committee
Europe
White House
U. S
Jefferson Caffrey
Alexander
Hitler May Be Living Today as His Double Says Reporter
The piece surveys theories that Hitler survived, hid as a double with Eva and aides, and planned an obscured life after orchestrating a staged death. It discusses claims of disguises, potential locations, and motives while noting official denials and varying expert opinions.
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Hitler
Eva
Potatoes for Belgium Spoiled by Inadequate Refrigeration
Norfolk Virginia suffered a major food waste when three old British ships with insufficient refrigeration delivered potatoes intended for Belgium. Loading was slow and the refrigeration failed, forcing the entire cargo to be dumped and partly sold to civilians. only about half reached the market.
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Ashington
Norfolk
Belgium
War Shipping Administration
Sauerbruch says Hitler insane and Nazi doctors criminal
In an exclusive interview Dr Ferdinand Sauerbruch, famed German physician, declares Hitler pathologically insane and critical of Nazi leaders like Goebbels. He warns of Nazi medical crimes and predicts hangings for war criminals while noting his own reluctance to join the party. He details Berlin’s postwar medical shortages and epidemic threats amid battle ruins and critiques Allied diplomacy as he reflects on wartime losses and ongoing uncertainty.
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Hitler
High Command
Ebert
Marshal von Hindenburg
Erlin
Ferdinand Sauerbruch
Goebbels
Dr. Sauerbruch
Marshal Zhukov
Berlin
Germany
Fuehrer
Sauerbruch
Debates on Acute Appendicitis and Diet in Dr Brady Letter
Dr Brady argues acute appendicitis demands immediate surgery and links infection to bacteria like Streptococcus and Staphylococcus spreading from throat or tooth sources. He discusses medical cautions, infection pathways, and notes a Q&A on ground bone as calcium source and bow legs treatment.
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D.H.M
G. R
Big Three Must Sharpen Pacific Strategy Now
Marquis W. Childs argues for a clarified Pacific war plan before Truman returns. He urges defining Britain's role, potential mop up operations, and British Dutch French colonial possessions, with a revised Allied command and clear objectives for the Pacific theater.
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Truman
Far
Pacific
Britain
Japan
By Dr. Wiggam Do Good Readers Show Better Personalities
In a study of 200 good readers and 300 poor readers from grades two to six, teachers rated personalities from excellent to sub-average. More good readers were seen as having good personalities while more poor readers were rated sub-average.
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