Australia faces empire quarrels and U S restraint
The piece argues the United States should avoid entanglement in British empire disputes, urging a broad, coordinated war effort. It notes Australia’s dissatisfaction with London decisions and its demand for attention as a key southwest Pacific ally, while warning against family squabbles dragging the U.S. into conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
London
United States
Richard Casey
Southwest Pacific
America
Washington
Russia
Mediterranean
Near East
Libya
India
Burma
China
British Isles
Wastefulness Seen as War Exile and National Lesson
The piece argues Americans have been wasteful, with junk from paper to tires piling up. It notes scrap material sales to Japan reemerging as shells and bombs, urges scrap drives, and praises Britain and Europe for saving habits while highlighting toothpaste and fats salvaging. It concludes war could foster a new attitude toward resource use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Europe
France
Axis
Distorted maps mislead about world geography
The article argues that many school and home maps rely on Mercator projection, distorting size and distance. It notes Greenland overstates area and routes are misrepresented, urging better spherical understanding of the globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercator
Equator
Greenland
United States
Chicago
Moscow
North Pole
Atlantic
Ita
Bout. Ua
Lincoln and Cartwright dispute over Lincoln’s religion revealed
New light on Abraham Lincoln’s beliefs comes from letters and a handbill published in 1846 showing Lincoln denying charges of atheism. He explains his view of religion, cites a rumor to the editor, and recalls Cartwright’s street meet sermon where Lincoln answered by saying he was going to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Illinois Gazette
Lacon
Ill
Harry E. Pratt
Abraham Lincoln Association
Springfield
Paul M. Angle
Peter Cartwright
Sangamon County
Jacksonville
Cartwright
Woodward
Hell
Heaven
Mr. Lincoln
Brother Cartwright
Congress
Washington
Burma
Australia
Col Palmer explains new U.S. Britain command under joint chiefs
Col Frederick Palmer outlines the unified wartime command structure formed seven weeks ago by the United States and Britain. He notes the Combined Chiefs of Staff operate in strict secrecy, with members admitted only on business, contrasting with the democracies’ committee approach and the Axis’ coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S.-Britain
Combined Chiefs of Staff
Daa
Deg
Axis
Chiefs of Staff
United Nations
Citadel
World War II Allied Command Structure Compared
An analysis of code names and roles in the Allied command system. President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill coordinate with field leaders like Marshall King and Dill while plans push toward centralized supreme command. The piece notes language unity and regional commands guiding vaste operations including Russia and the Pacific theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Combined Chiefs of Staffs
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Supreme War Council
John Dill
Imperial Staff
George C. Marshall
Army
Ernest J. King
President Roosevelt
London
Churchill
Bataan
Australia
India
China
Syria
Middle East
Atlantic
Pacific
Josef Stan
The Master’s Triumphal Day Recalled in Palm Procession
The passage recalls the crowd strewing palms and singing as Jesus rode by, a holy moment of peace and brotherhood that stirs hearts. It ponders whether the Master will return to mend troubled hearts amid rising bitterness and hatred.
National Patriotism and Individual Strength in War Effort
Gazette correspondent argues Americans must boost national strength by personal effort. He urges better daily conduct, thrift, cooperation with neighbors, and self improvement to support the war and deter Japan, warning indifference risks defeat. Strong emphasis on individual duties linking to national fate.
Bugs Baer Urges Congress to Drive Profiteers From Sight
In a sharp column Bugs Baer derides profiteers as vermin needing chase back into the woodwork. He notes profiteering as racketeering by sealed bids and recalls wartime figures while urging congressional action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Cedar Rapids Club Elects Metcalf. Park Board Named
Scott Metcalf was reelected president of the Cedar Rapids Baseball Club at a directors meeting on March 27. Otto Willner, A. C. Blake, and George B. Lady were reelected to vice president secretary and treasurer respectively. Season tickets go on sale for 20 dollars. A memorial window honoring Mrs. C. V. R. Hodge, who perished in the Boxer uprising, was installed at First Presbyterian Church by Mrs. T. M. Sinclair. The city council named three park commissioners, W. G. Haskell, W. Krebs, and John M. Redmond. The T. G. White Cereal Co. bought the Douglas oil mill on Milwaukee tracks near the slough and will move machinery from Marton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Metcalf
Cedar Rapids
First Presbyterian Church
T. M. Sinclair
C. V. R. Hodge
China
W. G. Haskell
W. Krebs
John M. Redmond
T. G. White Cereal Company
Douglas Oil
Milwaukee Tracks
Slough
Cereal Company
Marton
Sweden Faces German Pressure and Wartime Dilemma
The article surveys Sweden's neutral stance under Nazi threats and Allied moves, detailing Sweden's massive 600000-man army, 500 aircraft, and naval strength as it resists transit of troops, suppresses unfriendly press, and weighs siding with the Allies or staying neutral amid fears of Russia and Germany. It notes Sweden's dependence on German trade, efforts to bolster defense, and the broader stakes of a potential Norway invasion and Baltic operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Russia
Stockholm
Ankara
Sweden
Norway
Turkey
Bulgaria
Greece
Jamtland
Berlin
Germany
Finland
Murmansk
Archangel
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Tirpitz
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IOWA
Sandburg
Carl Sendburz
Col
Frederick Palmer
Constitution Avenue
Craft Janaean
Nir
Col. Palmer
Austria
Mussolini
Rommel
Franz von Papen
von Tirpitz
Bismarck
Vichy
George Stimpson
Gazette
Navy
Red Cross
You
George Slimpson
Bugs" Baer
Profiteers
Chase
By James J. Hruska
Northern
the Foreign Policy Bulletin
Vera Micheles Dean
Gustaf Andersson
Communications
Quisling
Berggrav
Oslo
Lund University
Seip
Oslo University
Welgoland
Stockhol
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