Queueing Up as Britain’s New National Sport in Wartime London
Henry McLemore reports Londoners have embraced queueing up as the nation’s most popular pastime, queuing for meals, transport, and goods amid wartime scarcities. He mocks bus, taxi hunts, and medal-sized bravado while noting the city’s shift to rationed routines and oddball endurance.
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Ondon
England
Wimbledon
San Quentin
Leavenworth
States
London
Piccadilly
Grosvenor Square
Kate Smith
Right Hands and Errors of Youth in a Cautionary Tale
In a small town a father gives a loaded 410 to his 10 year old, the gun misfires injuring a 12 year old. The column argues education is the powerful weapon, urging skilled teachers and wise leadership, warning about the dangers of weaponry and poor governance.
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Germany
The Great Hours That Shape Our Lives
In exploring life’s pivotal moments, Joseph Fort Newton argues that certain hours define us. From Wordsworth to Wesley and Browning, these moments reveal truth, fire the spirit, and set a lasting direction even through gloom and death.
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Carlyle
Browning
Matthew Arnold
Out of The Past Wise Words From Hazlitt
A compact quotation feature reflects on knowledge and wisdom, noting judgment depends on inner understanding and feeling. William Hazlitt is cited regarding the balance of intellect and emotion in true discernment.
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William Hazlitt
War Voices Rally Unity For Free French Victory
Former President Herbert Hoover calls for home front effort as crucial to victory. Secretary Cordell Hull praises united opposition to Axis rule and French liberation with other allies supporting a postwar peace agency. Senator Tom Connally supports U.N. action to prevent aggression.
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Herbert Hoover
Giraud
Cordell Hull
United Nations
Tom Connally
Texas
Eden to discuss colonial policy with American hosts
The British foreign secretary Mr Eden will discuss colonial policy with American hosts in Washington. He aims to balance reform with preservation of the empire, rejecting wholesale liquidation of the British Commonwealth while endorsing some form of international supervision for colonial development.
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Uerington
Anthons
Eden
Asia
Attica
Olivwer Stanley
Edens
Washington
India
An Astonishing Question from New York Suns
The OPA answers a housewife question on rationing exchanges. A surplus of canned corned beef and canned tomatoes may be exchanged for foods of equal point value with a grocer or neighbors if willing. The piece condemns reliance on directives from government servants as troubling to constitutional rights.
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New York Suns
OPA
Washington
United States
Dewey May Enter 44 Race If Kept From Willkie
Dewey could jump into the 1944 presidential picture only if Willkie threatens to win delegates in New York. New York’s 96 votes are pivotal, and Dewey might stay out unless a deadlock at the convention pushes the field toward him. The piece also notes Roosevelt’s fourth term prospects and intra party opposition.
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Dewey
Willkie
Swashireton
New York State
Ohio
Bricker
Wendell Willkie
New York
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
South
Jim Farley
Farley
Massachusetts
Connecticut
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Rocky Mountain Area
Pennsylvania
Guffey
New Jersey
Wayne
Kelly
James Cox
Palm Springs
Calif
Copycat Solutions Should Not Drive American Policy
The piece warns against adopting foreign plans just because they originate abroad or from England Russia or Europe. It argues moderate openness to improvements while preserving core American freedoms and the republics distinct character. It stresses prudence before swapping blood bought heritage for alien ideologies.
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Russia
America
England
Map making and history blend in National Geographic series
John Kieran notes a National Geographic map series on the Indian Ocean region blends geography with history. The map prints historical notes near locations such as Christmas Island Madagascar and Calicut, highlighting explorers, voyages, legends, and Kipling references for readers to explore.
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John Kieran
Darawas
National Geographic Secrets
Indian Ocean
Australia
New Zealand
Malaysia
Christmas Island
Java
James Cook
Christmas
Moluccas
Edgar Allan Poel
Mauritius
National Audubon Society
Madagascar
Diogo
We Took Em for a Cleaning By Bugs Baer
Cartoon commentary praises U S naval victories at sea with sharp humor. The author jokes about the Bismarck and Coral Sea battles, noting the enemy suffered heavy losses while the Allies counted the success and looked toward more victories.
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Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Personal Health Spray and the Fear of Consequences
Dr. Brady discusses weather and illness myths, the spread of respiratory infections, and the concept of conversational spray. He argues for health education, notes reader letters about postage issues, and defines phobias including ochlophobia.
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Henry McLemore
Chinehill
Downing Street
Robert Quillen
Congress
Joseph Fort Newton
Wordsworth
Andrew
Jesus
Peter
Aldergate Chapel
Wesley
Dr. Newton
George Clark
Pertinax
Ceslon
Mandates Commission
Geneva
Circle Limited
Geneva Mandate Commission
Europe
Pertinas
Paul Mallon
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
George
Virginia
Byrd
Maryland
Bennett Clark
Missouri
Wheeler
Montana
McNutt
Indiana
Mallon
The
Daily Oklahoman
Neva
Thames
Kieran
Vasco da Gama
Maldive Islands
Ceylon
Ibn Batuta
Laccadive Islands
Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Iself
Bismarck
Coral Seas
Wm. Brady
Brady
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