Honest appraisal needed as Winant visits Washington
The piece argues that Ambassador Winant’s trip may press President Roosevelt to define what the U S can actually do for Britain now. It notes Britain’s battered morale and Hess’s peace plan as possible factors shaping policy and warns that the United States is not prepared for full participation. An accurate Washington assessment is urged.
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Winant
Washington
Alsop and Kintner
Roosevelt
America
Britain
Rudolph Hess
England
Churchill
White House
United States
London
War and Navy Departments
Mediterranean
Atlantic Patrol
Whats
Rick
Looking at Home After Shocking Abroad
Iowa observes Memorial day weekend with 16 violent deaths, eight from auto crashes and four from drowning. Auto fatalities total 206 year to date, 11 more than 1940, while drownings rise to 31 versus eight in early 1940. Emphasizes caution and safety to save lives at home.
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Iowa
Jeanie and Foster Honor Highlight Hall of Fame Choice
Stephen Foster is celebrated as the Hall of Fame's first composer despite ASCAP battles. His enduring tunes Old Black Joe My Old Kentucky Home and Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair define an era and reflect a timeless musical legacy.
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Stephen Foster
Jeanie
ASCAP
Hall of Fame
Joe
Kentucky
America
Foster
Siamese King Prajadhipok Dies After Long Rule
Former King Prajadhipok of Siam dies as a democratic but absolutist ruler who resisted fascism. The lightly darkest monarch, first of his line to embrace western ideas, visited the United States in 1931 and faced Siam’s shift toward Japanese influence after renouncing the throne six years ago. He had opposed totalitarianism and may have opposed Japan if he had kept power.
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Prajadhipok
Siam
Thailand
Japan
Haile Selassie Faces Treasury Jam Over Haircut Feasibility
A playful remark questions whether Haile Selassie can manage a haircut amid a tense treasury shortfall. It hints at financial strain contrasting imperial prestige. The note blends humor with concern over economic constraints.
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Haile Selassie
The Cynics and the Cambridge Don’s Essay on Cynicism
Dr Joseph Fort Newton reviews a Cambridge essay on Cynicism titled A History of Cynicism. The piece traces Diogenes seeking an honest man and argues cynicism reduces life to a minimum good while praising Jesus and those who sacrifice for others.
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Cambridge
Yale
Diogenes
Athens
Satan
Job
God
Jesus
Roosevelt as America and the four pillars of world fate
Robert Quillen argues Roosevelt bears the weight of civilization alongside four trusted lieutenants. He urges appointing capable, experienced leaders to translate policy into action, warns against aging advisers, and calls for civil defense efforts like scrap metal drives.
Winant urges urgent US action to aid Britain
Alsop and Kintner report Ambassador Winant presses the President to act now or risk losing the window for meaningful aid to Britain. They cite British resolve, growing German advantage, and the need for a decisive American partnership before the Mediterranean and Atlantic fronts worsen.
Hughes Career Surges Beyond Ironing Board Metaphor
A playful retrospective notes Justice Hughes lasting influence and contrasts him with Wilson era campaign slogans. It whimsically imagines a brief presidential moment and jokes about the changing Supreme Court, suggesting a world where public figures face evolving scrutiny and authority.
Sweat and weight loss myths from a medical column
Dr. Wm. Brady dismisses weight loss by sweating as ineffective, noting seven hours in 104 degree heat shed seven pounds but was quickly regained. He argues skin is not a excretory organ, does not absorb substances, and warns against extreme dieting. He urges steady, moderate dieting over rigid plans for obesity management.
U S Buys Canadian Hogs For Britain While Sending to England
The article explains how the United States buys pork from Canada at high prices for lend lease to Britain while Canada ships hogs to the U S for transfer to the British. It notes Canada’s licensing push and small direct export to Britain, with Britain using the pork proceeds for general purposes. It also mentions Hitler’s invasion timing speculation and channel fogs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Britain
Canada
United States
London
Canadian Bacon Board
United States Federal Marketing Administration
How Many Letdown in Crete Bombing Attacks
Britain questions Hitler's air strength as the 12 day bombardment of Crete ends with a pause. The unexplained cessation suggests fuel, pilots, or ships are insufficient to sustain a two front fight.
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Britain
Crete
Hitler
Liver extract and B complex in anemia treatment
Liver provides B complex vitamins and intrinsic factor. combining liver extract with B complex and possibly a gluconate may aid hemoglobin formation. A cautionary note describes a 29 year old woman misusing salts, losing weight and experiencing fatigue, warning that aggressive purgation worsens health.
Ten to Thirty Years Ago Highlights Cedar Rapids Local Life
Cedar Rapids residents were admitted to the Iowa bar after exams in Des Moines. Lions club elected Cosy E. Collins president. Rev Cornelius Berning ordained in Cincinnati. High school coach Leo Novak named team captains. Tau Kappa Epsilon at Coe College bought the Hedges home for 14500 dollars. William Clarke opened a rescue mission in Creston. Ina Hibbard and mother prep for summer at LaPorte Indiana. Dr J Rudis Jicinsky appointed as tuberculosis convention delegate. Thomas and Frank Kramer died in a Big Creek drowning.
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Glencon J. Hamele
Edward J. McPartland
Charles J. Zajicek
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Des Moines
Cosy E. Collins
Lions Club
Cornelius Berning
Ben J. Berning
St. Peter’s In Chains
Cincinnati
Leo Novak
Don Hines
Elmer Barta
Fred Crawford
Paul Mitchell
Hines
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Coe College
George T. Hedges
Third Avenue SE
William Clarke
Creston
Clarke
F. H. Ward
Sunshine Mission
Ina Hibbard
LaPorte
Ind
B. F. Carroll
J. Rudis Jicinsky
National Association For the Study and Prevention
Beecher Responds To Anonymous Letter With Wit
While at Plymouth church Henry Ward Beecher received an anonymous note that simply read Fool. He criticized it at a congregation meeting noting it was the first time someone signed their name yet forgot to write the letter.
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R. Edgar
Chicago Daily News
Plymouth Church
Henry Ward Beecher
If We Copy Hitler
Citizens who call for sending opponents of policy to concentration camps should recall that Hitlerism abroad cannot be fought by adopting it at home. Those who would deny free speech to dissenters must remember that the very thing they advocate makes Hitlerism more objectionable. If a war against Hitler hitches to Hitlerism at home, the fight loses purpose.
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Stalin
Russia
Hitler
Germany
Churchill
England
Roosevelt
America
Britain
Hull
Stimson
Hopkins
Daily Oklahoman
If US enters war how would it affect Europe and Britain
Boahe Carter questions how a shooting war with Germany would change the war effort in Europe, the Mediterranean and the Orient. He asks where American air power could be based to blunt Nazi air attacks on Britain and Egypt, and whether naval guns alone would shift the balance without a large, sustained air force.
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Egypt
Vichy Regime
State Department
Germany
Wavell
Mediterranean
United States
Atlantic
Britain
Congress
Europe
Orient
Arnol
London
British Isles
RAF
Ceremany
United States Navy
Royal Navy
Oceans
Hiteler
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Civil Defense Commission
George Clark
Alsop and
Kintner
OY Ashington
John G. Winant
Mandane
Joseph Alsop
Robert Kintner
Winston Churchill
Western Mediterranean
Eastern Mediterranean
Iberigh Peninsula
French Africa
Dakar
Casa Blanca
Cape Verdes
Azores
Lisbon
Ambassador Winant
Hughes
Justice Hughes
Weodrow Wilson
Supreme Court
Wm. Brady, M. D
U.S
Paul Mallen
Gibraltar
Ickes
America First Committee
Oklahoma
Texas
Benito
Adolf
Cyprus
Syria
Mosul
Vichy
Eastern
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