Pork barrel plan to fund rivers and harbors raises concerns
The administration pushes a near billion dollar rivers and harbors bill featuring the St. Lawrence Seaway and Florida Canal as defense and pork rewards. Critics warn the Seaway could miss 1947 completion while debt grows, arguing new armament costs already burden Americans and raw pork spending erodes public trust.
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Congress
St. Lawrence Seaway
Florida Ship Canal
Florida Canal
Bagatelle
America
A Fair Proposal to Ease Defense Strike Conflicts
Senator Herring proposes a fair three rule plan to limit defense strikes. It calls for cooling-off periods before strikes in defense industries. It also requires a secret vote by affected employees and allows defense workers to abstain from union membership.
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Senator Herring
Congress
Herring
Dachshund Defense Against Nazi Symbol Backlash
From St Louis comes fear that the dachshund face reputational harm as Hitler imagery appears in car toons. The St Louis Dachshund club urges fair treatment, arguing the breed is American and should not be defamed by a symbol linked to extremism.
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Dachshund Club
Hitler
Adolf
Syphilis cases drop in Iowa by a third
The Iowa Department of Public Health reports a 33 percent decrease in new syphilis cases, comparing 1941 with 1937 when the statewide campaign began. Public health gains stem from open discussion, clinic expansion, and widespread information as venereal disease remains a health threat.
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Iowa
State Department of Public Health
London the City of Liberty in War Devastation and Hope
Dr Joseph Fort Newton reflects on London during the First World War describing a scarred yet enduring city. He recalls blackout nights, alien tongues, and the fear of crime, while praising London as a liberty loving center of culture that endures as a shrine and fortress.
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Jerusalem
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Rome
Senator's Fearful Mask Behind Radio Speech
A humorous portrait of a U.S. senator who appears strong but hides cowardice. He frets over Nazi expansion, radio rhetoric, and a fragile political system while balancing public duty with private anxieties and lofty ideals.
Blunders Abroad Highlighted By Palmer Air Coordination
Col Frederick Palmer notes the danger of friendly fire in wartime operations and urges better air ground integration. He cites German pilots and anti aircraft fire misjudgments, Russian and British wartime errors, and stresses that a unified air force alone cannot solve the problem.
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Col
Frederick Palmer
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Russia
World War I Infantry Yell At Fault Guns And Shellfire
The text recalls doughboys cursing when guns lagged leaving them exposed as shellfire misdirected by planes with orders to drop shells on the enemy. It notes radio communication from air units to artillery and mentions methods like white patches on soldiers to signal allies and warn of enemy planes.
Historical Coincidence from the War's Start to End
The article notes a curious tie to Wilmer McLean whose Bull Run farm housed a Confederate general at the war’s start and whose new Southwestern Virginia home became the meeting place for Lee and Grant as the conflict ended. Two farms mark the war’s bookends on the same man.
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Your Life Magazine
Lee
Grant
Wilmer McLean
McLean
Bull Run
Virginia
White House Pressure in Neutrality Vote Breaks Records
In an opinion by Paul Malion, the piece argues White House pressure influenced the neutrality vote, noting record levels of lobbying and cross party maneuvering. It claims Republicans aided FDR, shaping public perception and reaction to the policy move.
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White House
Roosevelt’s War Policy Faces House Vote and Pressures
The article details political maneuvering around the repeal of neutrality constraints. It notes Roosevelt’s effort to rally support, with several Democrats switching to yes, and Republican leadership neutral or opposed. It mentions a White House visit by Casey, potential judge promises, and pressure from Rayburn and others to secure votes for the administration’s war policy.
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House
Rep. Smith
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Wheat Demand Shifts as Surplus Eases Cotton Waxes
Agriculture department boosts soil conservation payments to wheat farmers to 10.5 cents per bushel as cotton shows tentative improvement in exports. Wheat production for 1941 42 is estimated at 953 million bushels with a carryover of 387 million, creating a total supply of about 1.34 billion and a potential end year surplus near 640 million bushels if demand holds.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Brazil
India
Johnson urges total war and U.S. army to defeat Hitler
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson argues Nazi defeat requires all-out war. He calls for mobilizing an American army, aerial bombing, economic pressure, and internal disruption of German power, while warning of logistical limits and the need to act decisively.
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Buck Severe
Superman
Bugs Baer Riddle Confusion Names War and Peace
A fragmentary verse style item ponders if a nation is at war as Bugs Baer muses on words and a riddle about cats in ovens and biscuits. It references Father Divine and a chaotic slogan about peace and priority termites.
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Father Divine
Misleading Bellyache Myths and Appendix Insight
Dr. Wm Brady recounts readers' fears of pneumonia nervous collapse or indigestion from weather and shares a personal episode of supposed indigestion that revealed a gangrenous appendix. He warns against laxatives for acute bellyache and emphasizes seeking medical evaluation, noting early appendicitis often begins above the navel.
Questioning neurasthenia and medical authority
A reader letter notes that many eminent authorities recognize neurasthenia as a definite condition while others ridicule it. The exchange questions present day authority and the ability to pin down a cure, highlighting views on neurology and past writings.
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