Roosevelt Churchill must find way to fix Libya setback
Col Frederick Palmer argues for immediate action to hold Egypt and reinforce Middle East oil fields. He credits Rommel's skill and warns that more concentrated Allied air and naval power could have deterred Axis advances, urging swift, strategic air power and material support to Russia.
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Roosevelt
Churchill
Egypt
Australia
mid-Pacific
Japan
Midway
Europe
Germany
Middle East
Turkey
Russia
Elmer Davis Named Frontline Chief Of Psychological War
The piece praises Elmer Davis as director of the Office of War Information and notes the debate over his jurisdiction and powers. It discusses political warfare, censorship, and U S propaganda strategy, naming figures like Nelson Rockefeller Byron Price Marshall and King while weighing Latin American limits and unified command.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Davis
Nelson Rockefeller
Byron Price
FCC
Mr. Rockefeller
Latin America
Rockefeller
South America
Axis
Mr. Davis
James B. Reston
General Marshall
Admiral King
Price
New Rules and Old War Echoes on Propaganda
New regulations limit purchases to affordable goods. A Detroit caption mocks air photos of Cologne and mentions reconnaissance remains. Japanese propaganda speaks in Tokyo and Spanish, claiming Japan’s strength for all-out operations and misquoting General Wainwright to denigrate the United States in World War II.
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Pacific
United Nations
Western
European
United States
China
Cairo
R.A.F
Detroit
Cologne
Essen
Tokio
Europe
North America
Hawaiian Islands
Japan
Latin America
Wainwright
Cedar Rapids Cirque Rivalry and Local News Highlights
War of words between Wallace and Ringling Brothers circuses grows in Cedar Rapids as ads clash. Five cadets from Cedar Rapids and Vinton compete for West Point admission under examiners Tobin and Abbott. Rock Island hires boost Cedar Rapids railway staff. St Luke’s hospital benefit concert nets hundreds with local bands. City weighs commodities sold by hucksters while Mayor Huston expands the market staff in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Wallace
Ringling Brothers
United States Military Academy
West Point
Henry O'Hara
Guy Smelser
Jesse L. Helm
Grant B. Munger
Frank Reed
Vinton
T. F. Tobin
Tilford Academy
Abbie 5. Abbott
Cedar Rapids High School
Rock Island Railroad
B. C. R. and
Northern District
Robert Williams
F. Walters
T. H. Simmons
G. B. Albright
St. Luke's Hospital
Bohemian Societies of
Jacob Schmidt
Kubicek
Jansa
Citizen
W. B. Mokreish
Huston
J. T. Gough
J. S. Doud
T. M. Sinclair Company
J. W. Barry
Hawkeye Lumber and Coal Company
H. Otterbein
Hamilton
Washington War Machinery Runs Smoothly Despite Critics
Facts from Washington report a wartime machine still running smoothly with minor wrinkles being ironed out. The writer notes a bright blackout test, Blair House visitors, Molotov incognito in town, and a wary public mood about national defense and morale.
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Washington
Sam
Virginia
Maryland
America
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol Hill
Frank
Capitol
Milk for the world sparks forthright Wallace talk
Carl Sandburg notes Vice President Wallace once urged a quart of milk daily for every person and faced snipers who feared the speech’s explosive potential. Others compare the idea to past calls for universal plenty and warn against misinterpretation or forced consumption.
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Wallace
Willy Nilly
Globe
Europe
Asia
Russia
Mr. Wallace
Engineer Littlepage
Siberia
Herbert Hoover
Madame Litvinoff
Artemus Ward
Father’s Day Echoes of a Soldier’s Silent Room
A fragment speaks of a father who bought a necktie as a gift for dear old dad and laughed, then went to war and did not return. The speaker notes a silent room at dawn, recalling a distant laughter and an ache that marks Father’s Day once more.
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Peter
Yugoslavia
Washington
Kalinin
Russia
Watergate
Tom Connally
Texas
Committee On Foreign Relations
Constitution Avenue
Washington Monument
Roosevelt
Dad
How to Help the FBI War Effort, From Hoover
Fred B. Barton reports Hoover urging American Legion members to aid the FBI by honest community service, resisting gossip, and reporting suspected espionage. The piece outlines FBI preventive work, fingerprint files, and growing agent strength from 1939 to 1941, crediting citizen tips and cooperation for wartime security.
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FBI
Fred B. Barton
American Legion
Mussolini Just an Ornament Says Baer
Arthur Baer comments that Mussolini is merely a figurehead and compares fascist regimes to double entry bookkeeping. He argues dictators must sugarcoat truths for their citizens while presenting a harsh, controlled public image.
Postal Forms and Deadline Information Note
Public notice text describes subscription rates and edition timings for multiple states and territories. It references wire reports from Associated Press and United Press, with pricing for yearly and half year periods and local publication terms.
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U.S. Territories
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