Eyes on China and Russia in World War II Outlook
David Lawrence argues Americans misjudge the Pacific war and forecast a long, costly struggle. He urges stronger Allied support for Russia and China, warns of Japan’s potential push on Russia, and critiques British delays in Burma supply lines and Mediterranean focus. He stresses the war will demand sustained air, sea, and land power.
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Japan
China
Burma
General Wavell
Rangoon
Bay of Bengal
Mediterranean
North Sea
von Tirpitz
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Russia
Hitler
Hirohito
Unwritten History With Foresight It Might Have Been
A Quillen column sketches a fictional crisis era where advisers propose fake jobs and farm culls to spur demand, while others warn against reducing wealth. It foresees war, supports boosting planting and processing, and argues against cannibalizing production to ride out hard times. The piece mocks short sighted policy and ends with a satirical collapse.
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Hitler
Germany
Paz
Letting Others Live Their Own Lives Our Daily Lesson
In this reflection, Joseph Fort Newton argues that people overstep by meddling in others affairs. He cites Bernard Shaw and Robert Louis Stevenson to show how parental and social pressures distort individuality. The piece urges readers to respect personal liberty, mind their own business, and stop being busybodies in family and community life.
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Gove
Bernard Shaw
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis
Antidotes to Snobbery and Vengeance Quotes
The piece cites James A. Farley on mothers countering social snobbery and Major General Edward R. Brooks urging action over mourning. It presents two quotes urging proactive virtue and loyalty in public life.
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James A. Farley
Edward R. Brooks
Trade Agreements Act eyed as tariff cutting device
Merryle S. Rukeyser critiques how the Trade Agreements Act is used to cut tariffs under the banner of forgiveness and reciprocity. He notes discretionary powers shifted to the state department, expanding cuts beyond intended, with the act extended two years amid political pressure and fears of Axis propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
State Department
House
Senate
Hull
Axis
Wagner-Dingell security bill targets eight billion loss
Washington analysis critiques the Wagner-Dingell social security proposal backed by AFL economists. It estimates annual worker and employer contributions totaling 8 billion dollars, critiques broad benefits, and argues the plan would drain business channels while inflation erodes later gains. The piece questions liberal marketing and urges focus on real security through jobs, wage protection, and price stability, promising continuation tomorrow.
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Wagner-Dingell
Washington
American Federation of Labor
England
U.S. A
Talks with Stalin on war and peace strategy and second fronts
Article by Edgar Ansel Mowrer argues for direct top level talks between Franklin and Stalin to align war and postwar plans. It explores Pacific diplomacy, a Balkan second front via Turkey, and wary handling of Poland and postwar Germany. It urges US leadership to secure Soviet commitments while preserving Polish government in exile and avoiding Soviet overreach.
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United Nations Council
Joe Davies
Joseph Stalin
White House
Franklin
Kremlin
Joe
Japan
Stalin
Siberia
Pacific
Balkans
Germany
Peloponnesus
Turkey
Bulgaria
Buledka
Vardar Valey
United Nations
Thrace
Russia
Istanbul
Straits
Hitler
Britain
U.S.A
Peter the Great
Catherine
the Alexanders
Vozhd
Winston
Poland
Berlin
Sikorsky
Peach Prices Shock Georgia Reporter In London Store
By Henry McLemore, roving correspondent, the piece recalls Fort Valley peach abundance and poverty amid fortunes seen at Fortnum and Mason in Piccadilly. The narrator recalls buying a dozen peaches for a fortune, noting prices around 175 dollars per peach and nine dollar twenty five cent melons, and spotting a mystery rich woman paying cash. He longs for Georgia and youth, contrasting it with London wealth.
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ONDON
Fort Valley
Fortnum and Mason Ltd
Piccadilly Circus
Fortnum and Mason’s
Georgia
London
Fortnum and Mason's
Clark
Barbara Hutton
Doris Duke
Bugs Baer Humor on Gasoline Substitutes and Motion
Arthur Baer delivers a quip filled vignette about unconventional fuel ideas. A farmer, asparagus in the dark, a wasp sting, and a man on a bicycle with a wasp in his pocket are framed as humorous motive power. Baer blends rural wit with slapstick imagery to joke about energy and movement.
Iodine and nutrition claims on youth and aging
A doctor argues youth is a state of mind and links premature aging to iodine and other nutrient deficiencies. He cites teens especially girls, notes anhedonia and low spirits as signs, and says correcting iodine, calcium, phosphorus, B vitamins, and vitamin D can preserve youth. He cites sea foods as iodine sources and offers simple canker sore care tips.
A Strange Year Delays Thaw in John Lewis
The Detroit News notes an odd year with June arriving and no thaw seen for John Lewis. Weather patterns defy expectations as residents watch for signs of spring warmth amid lingering cold.
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The
Detroit News
John Lewis
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Joseph Fort Newton
Dr. Newton
Joseph Addison
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By Merryle S. Rukeyser
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Paul Mallon
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