Handling of Telephone Strike Urged By Roosevelt Plan
In Washington, David Lawrence argues Roosevelt should push Congress to place communications and utility workers under the National Mediation Board, as with railroads, to prevent service interruptions critical to war and public safety. The piece notes the Railway Labor Act’s success and warns of subversive influences and the WLB’s weakened authority.
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Washington
Ohio
Roosevelt
Congress
National Mediation Board
War Labor Board
Office of Economic Mobilization
America
Federation of Telephone Workers
WLB
Judge Who Punishes Habitual Criminals Must Protect Society
Robert Quillen weighs how to judge enemies after war, arguing Americans must balance punishment and protection. He contrasts brutality of Japs and Germans with US values, urging decisive action to prevent future conflicts while noting racial differences and the dangers of appeasement.
Out of the Past Quote on Modesty and Crime
A concise aphorism contrasts true modesty with false modesty, noting that genuine modesty avoids crime while insincere restraint shuns what is unfashionable.
Throwing Off Waste for Health and Mind
George Matthew Adams argues in Today's Talk that the body and mind are like machines that expel waste. He praises skin for daily cleansing and urges eliminating mental waste such as worries, anger, and idle thoughts to foster health, happiness, and productive service to others.
Labor Unity Surprises as Roosevelt Guides Postwar Pay
Paul Mallon analyzes the unexpected labor leadership stance amid Roosevelt’s push for restrained wage policy. He notes Vinson’s wage stance, Murray and Green’s olive branch to industry, AFL CIO unity appeals, and concerns over inflation, strikes, and postwar production. The piece weighs economic factors, wage timing, and the path of cooperation versus conflict.
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Doserts E Ee Rorees
CIO
Phil Murray
AFL
Labor
Roosevelt
Messrs. Murray, Green
Boost for the Drys In Prohibition Rationale
A byline attributed to Arthur Bugs Baer argues bootleggers aid the prohibition cause and criticizes optimistic war outcomes. The piece recalls a 1920 quip about drys and capital nourishment, cites an estimated one million quarts bootlegged monthly, and urges confronting these facts directly.
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Way
Wilson Calls for High Wages and Low Prices After War
Drew Pearson reports General Electric head Charles E. Wilson advocating higher take home pay on a 40 hour week and lower prices after the war. Industry, especially automakers, reacts with anger while labor must boost output to sustain the system. Wilson notes postwar labor cooperation as essential and labor must be able to buy. He cites GE aims to $800 million postwar sales with wage gains and price control. Baruch and Hopkins influence Byrnes to stay as war mobilizer to finish the war.
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Wilson
Ashington
General Electric
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
Charlie Wilson
Atlanta
OPA
General Electric Distributors
Henry Wallace
Barney Baruch
Jimmy Byrnes
Byrnes
Baruch
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Wallstreeter
Harry
F.D.R
White House
Bernie
Germany
Electoral College Is All Right By J. F. Ball
J F Ball, former Cedar Rapids mayor, argues the electoral college is sound. He cites Iowa and South figures to show representation based on population and constitutional protections rather than votes cast, warns against direct popular voting, and praises the Founding Fathers for a balance that curbs ballot stuffing and party machines.
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J. F. Ball
Cedar Rapids
Frank Nye
United States
Iowa
Solid South
Roosevelt
South
U. S
Kansas City
Vitamin needs debated in nutrition article and editorial
A New Republic editorial on Medicine Men of the Air discusses determined vitamin and mineral requirements for optimum health. It notes that a balanced diet usually provides adequate vitamins, questions enrichment policies, and argues vitamin D prevents rickets and related foot issues in children.
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Men of the Air
New Republic
Tham
Popular
Medical
Food and Nutrition Committee
National Research Council
Question on anemia and blood donation rules
A reader asks how to correct being refused as a Red Cross donor due to low hemoglobin. The reply emphasizes a thorough health exam to find anemia’s cause, explains hemoglobin’s role in red blood cells, and notes that deficiency reduces oxygen delivery and lowers vitality and function until treated.
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Red Cross Blood Bank
E. H.F
Senate on oil pact stalls as industry pushes back
Marquis W. Childs notes the Senate has not acted on a Great Britain oil agreement, blocked by US petroleum interests. He argues a failure to ratify risks undermining international cooperation and echoes tensions from the recent election, highlighting opposition from Sun Oil’s J Howard Pew and others.
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Ashington
Chicago
Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Senate
United States Petroleum Industry
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. Howard Pew
Sun Oil Company
Pennsylvania
State Department
Joseph N. Pew
Len
Ed Moore
Oklahoma
Texas
Reading Love Stories Makes Women Critical, Says Wiggam
Dr. Albert E. Wiggam answers readers questions on mind matters and crime factors. He cites psychologist Henry Link on love stories making women hypercritical of men and women, while noting war reduces personal crises and insanity rates. He also discusses heredity versus environment in crime, stressing environment often dominates in criminal behavior.
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Henry Link
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Arthur Bugs
Eliza
Drew Pearson
Patterson
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Land of the Free
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