Gunner Navigator Pollock Seeks Fighter Cadet Path
Lieutenant Eugene Pollock of New Orleans, a gunner-navigator with the Flying Fortress, desires to become a fighter pilot. He has flown 25+ combat missions over Saint Nazaire and the Ruhr, earned the air medal and Distinguished Flying Cross, and wants the initiative of leading a pursuit ship. He cherishes his son and asks his wife to tell him the baby is adorable.
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SACON
Ragendt
Dane Tetey
Eugene Pollock
New Orleans
Pollock
Flak
Messers
Focke- Wulfs
Saint Nazaire
Brest
Lorient
Wilhelmshaven
Bremen
Ruhr
Pacific
Florists Deserve War Morale Role Not Unessential
Washington authorities label florists as unnecessary in war time yet florists provide morale and beauty critical to healing and hope. Flowers speak when words fail and uplift the spirit amid shortages and stress.
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Washington
Florists
How to Deal with Fear in Everyday Living
Dr. Newton argues fear is a natural protective force but a fear complex can paralyze life. Face hidden self fear with honesty and faith, use prayer and meditation to build courage, and let love cast out fear by surrendering to something greater than ourselves.
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Emerson
President Veto Sparks Debate On Wage Policy And Relocation Costs
President comments on his veto of a bill arguing that wage increases should not be tied to cost of living if Congress departs from the policy to stabilize wages and prices. He warns relocation centers in western states may threaten national stability and wartime wage guidelines.
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WLB
Congress
Stalin seeks sympathetic neighbors as postwar ties studied
Jay Hayden notes Stalin aims to show there is no inherent clash between Roosevelt era capitalism and Soviet communism and to prove the United States is not Britain’s stooge. Davies visits Moscow to push peace plans while Litvinoff cooperates, Standley cools on Russia credit. The cordon sanitaire and Poland's role loom large as Davies and Roosevelt weigh postwar assurances and Atlantic Charter guarantees.
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Davies
Moscow
Stalin
United States
Maxim Litvinoff
William D. Standley
Poland
Russia
Versailles
Finland
Baltic States
Czechoslovakia
Steaks Hidden Under Parsley Spices Menu Report
In a chef’s note from Omaha, a playful cue invites readers to search beneath parsley for overlooked steak offerings. The feature teases a kitchen detail that promises richer flavor and a new dining perspective for patrons.
Pacifism and Youth Service in the Postwar Debate
The piece discusses Roosevelt and James on injecting pacifism into youth after the war. It notes New Deal views on nonmilitary training, cites a 1941 Camp William James experiment in Vermont, mentions Rosenstock-Huessy and political controversy, and questions whether postwar youth service would deter or invite conflict depending on other nations’ actions.
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Harvard
William James
Gov
Rosenstock-Huessy
Camp William James
Sharon
Thompson
New Hampshire
Vermont
Roosevelt
James
Mr. Roosevelt
Directi Io Etre Miteky
Stalin
Chiang Kai-shek
Churchill
Sub warfare shifts as U boats and Japanese subs loom
Allied leaders foresee U boats becoming the hunted as air cover over Atlantic convoys expands from North America to Europe. MacArthur reports Japanese submarine packs attacking Pacific supply lanes while Allied air patrols close a 500 mile mid Atlantic gap, aiming to curtail Nazi raiding and preserve victory prospects.
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Atlantic
MacArthur
Pacific
North America
Europe
mid-Atlantic
Hitler
Tojo
Australia
Carrots and Night Vision in RAF Lore Debunked
John Kieran explains night bomber pilots are not required to eat carrots to see at night. He notes carotene and Vitamin A affect vision but argues there are richer sources of these nutrients. The piece discusses retina rods and cones and how pilots prepare for night missions through tests and conditioning.
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Royal Air Force
C. O
New York
Berlin
Essen
Genoa
Longfellow
Pei
Personal Health Notes From Dr Brady On Language Of Medicine
A reader-letter style column recalls Dr Woods Hutchinson and a lesson in medical terminology. The piece discusses hypertrichosis and paresthesia, weighs terms like critevi te and neurasthenia, and reflects the columnist's effort to define unfamiliar words for readers while acknowledging erudite speech and readers’ reactions.
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Woods Hutchinson
Baby feeding ideas clash with old Brady book claims
An amateur mother argues that a fat healthy baby contradicts the Brady baby book diet. She urges updating old fashioned guidance and cites a nurse or physician criticizing a "treatment" for weak feet as quackery still used in hospitals.
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Bugs Boer Continues Talking in Lively Fragments
An fragmentary speaking style recalls Arthur Bugs Boer discussing energy choices and political sentiments. He references switching from coal to oil during scarcity and hints at concerns over the bill of rights. The piece blends personal memory with broad political tones.
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Robert Quillen
Garrick
Joseph Fort Newton
Dr. Newton
George Clark
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Jay Hayden
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Vladivostok
Wilson
Labor Party
Winston Churchill
Qeceninaes
Wendell Willkie
Omaha World-Herald
Paul Mallon
Eee Roosevelt
Seeenes
Engel
James Su
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Arthur
Bugs" Boer
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