Army Lost Officers in Tragic Iceland Flight
Henry McLemore writes from London about the death of General Frank Andrews and Colonel Morrow Krum, Brigadier Charles Barth, and other officers in the European theater. The piece honors their service, personal warmth, and daily work, recalling interviews, social moments, and the impact on correspondents in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Andrews
Morrow Krum
Krum
Hyde Park
Hal Chase
Charles Barth
Andrews
Barth
Army
We Must Crush the Japs Now Not Wait Years
The piece argues wartime strategy to defeat Germany first but urges immediate intensified effort against Japan. It contrasts keeping pressure, mobilizing unseen capacities, and leveraging time to overwhelm Japanese defenses before they consolidate gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axis
Lonely Hill
Iceland
America
Germany
Japan
Northwest Pacific
Broad Ocean
Out of The Past Application as Price of Mental Acquisition
Bailey states that progress requires deliberate effort and sacrifice. The line suggests that future gains depend on current actions and preparation rather than luck.
Grand Strategy for the World We Must Embrace
Dr. Newton recounts a visit by the Bishop of Rangoon who, despite disaster, shared a plan for global renewal. He urges daily spiritual discipline, a universal vision of the kingdom of heaven, and a unified grand strategy to deploy moral and spiritual forces for world conquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Texas
Judson
Jesus
Jay
Quotes on War Aims and Economic Policy
A collection of wartime quotes from figures like Frank Knox Robert Doughton Emil Rieve and Elmer Thomas and President Roosevelt. The remarks touch on building a peaceful future navy avoiding isolation trade barriers supporting reciprocal agreements coal production during emergencies and a pay as you go tax stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Knox
Secretary of the Navy
Hitler
Hirohito
Mussolini
Robert Doughton
North Carolina
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Budget clash prompts postwar thrift and accounting push
In a critique led by Winthrop W. Aldrich of Chase National Bank, the piece argues the United States must adopt a true budget and modern accounting to clarify receipts and expenditures. It notes Britain’s wartime approach, U S loan-financing, and warns against inflated postwar spending and inflation. It stresses thrift and clearer Treasury accounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Chase National Bank
Aldrich
Narlia
United States
United States Treasury
Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
National Association of Mutual Savings Banks
Henry J. Kaiser
Mr. Aldrich
Concord Minute Man Air Raid Jest Sparks Laughs
In the Concord Minute Man piece, residents react to an air raid warning with humor as crowds joke about what might be dropped, including a quip about sandwiches and a line about false teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Logic Calls for Multi Front Invasion of Europe
Paul Mallon argues in Nation that a Norway Sicilian and Thrace invasion pincer would stretch Hitler on two or more fronts. A sea and air assault system, plus Turkey, Sardinia, and Corsica routes, could force German production strains as Britain, the Reds, and Persians aid Russia. Political fights over Ruml tax relief complicate wartime planning and possible presidential veto looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Norway
Mid-Mediterranean
Paul Mallon
Vashington
Hitler
Russia
Italy
Persia
Views in Exchange Amchitka Half Way to Japan
The piece argues Amchitka island near Kiska enables a shift from defense to offense in the Pacific. It notes the January 12 seizure and airstrip completion, boosting reach toward Tokyo and enabling continued raids across routes toward Truk, Hainan, and the China coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiska
Pacific
Ellice Islands
Truk
Russell Islands
Guadalcanal
Hainan Island
China
Tokyo
Aleutians
Amchitka
Japan
Paramushiru
Scotland
Narvik
Attu
The Colonel who slept on a feather mattress
John the Bartender rises to brigadier general only to lose his feather mattress in a northern France raid. A sergeant and corporal pursue a railhead delivery amid bombing as the hotel and station crumble, exposing the fate of the famed mattress and the adjutant’s looming blame. The tale recalls a Tunisian-sounding twist anchored in northern France events from 25 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
P.S
Tunisia
France
Benito’s Relapse Darkens Mussolini Balcony Remarks
Bugs Baer notes Mussolini’s last balcony words show a dwindling grip as he shifts from I to we and proclaims an African illness. The column hints at looming collapse and a relapse in his regime, echoing past quips about Italy and Ethiopia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Nashville
Vanderbilt
Mussolini
Rome
Benito
Medical notes on goiter types and treatments
Dr Brady discusses two goiter types exophthalmic and simple thyroid enlargement. He notes symptoms such as eye bulging tremor tachycardia nervousness and debates iodine use. He endorses vitamin A therapy and warns against habitual ammonia use suggesting milk and vitamins as steadier aids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan
Saunders
America
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Henry McLemore
Ondon
England
Frank Andrews
Robert Quillen
Esso
Agra
Ned
Joseph Fort Newton
Dr. Newton
Emil Rieve
CIO Textile Workers of America
Roosevelt
George Clark
Luk
Ofte Crenett
Joe
By Merryle S. Rukeyser
U.S
Ruhevser
Randolph Paul
Paul
Washington
Brenner Or
Simplon Passes
Sicily
Austria
Isonza
Africa
Sardinia
Corsica
Thrace
Turkey
Britain
North Sea
Holland
Belgium
Rayburn
McCormack
Ramspeck
Joe Martin
House
Senate
New York Times
Amchitka Island
Aleutian
Rat Islands
John Kieran
Man
Feat
Kieran
By Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Emannuel
Ethiopia
William Brady, M
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