Secrecy harms when it hides errors in defense policy
British officials press for stricter censorship in the United States, fearing disclosure of production figures and aid routes to Russia could aid Nazi forces. The piece argues secrecy masks mismanagement and defense shortcomings, urging openness and frankness instead of evasive secrecy.
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England
Russia
Boston
Archangel
Vledivostok
Iran
U. S
Hitler
Britain
Should college entrance requirements change with student potential
The article argues that high school records alone should not bar students from college. It notes regional differences with Eastern schools valuing records, state and federal universities being less strict, and highlights the need to consider other factors beyond scholastic standing. It emphasizes selecting some students while expanding access to capable individuals from broader backgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liege
Food shortages in Europe affect children and schools
The article highlights starvation in Europe with Vichy ties, noting squeezed diets in France. Physical training in French schools is cut back, athletic contests are canceled, classes start later, and children are urged to sleep longer as rationed food fails to nourish growing bodies.
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Vichy
Europe
America
Abuse of Power and German Influence Warns Reader
Robert Quillen argues that Germany's leaders have pursued conquest and domination, while Germans in America deserve loyalty. He cites Kaiser Wilhelm and Hitler, warns that the German nation seeks control and power over others, and urges vigilance against complacency.
God as Master and Driver in Joseph Fort Newton's Essay
The essay argues that individuals are not sovereign masters from cradle to grave. It claims a deeper self, aligned with God’s will, guides life beyond surface desires. Misfortune can become blessing and the Psalm offers comfort as God leads through paths of righteousness.
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Tven
God
Pertinax Predicts Peace Offensive Shape Of Japan In War
The piece argues that Japan will seek to consolidate gains and avoid a direct clash with Britain and the United States. It predicts Tokyo will press to end the Chinese incident, cancel the Soviet Japanese nonaggression pact, and pursue appeasement diplomacy in Washington and London while leveraging German strength from Russia’s collapse.
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Moscow
Red Army
Great Britain
United States
Hitler
Russia
Tokio
Hidek
Tojo
Italy
Mussolini
France
Japan
Germany
Chungking
Washington
London
Lewis Aims to Control Steel Coal and Autos
Paul Mallon notes Lewis seeks to dominate steel coal and autos by forcing closed shops in a few coal mines, gaining power over Big Steel and the United Mine Workers. The piece also touches on Roosevelt Lewis tensions, neutrality act debates, and price boosts tied to Ickes gas scare.
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Lewis
Roosevelt
John Lewis
Mr. Roosevelt
Big Steel
CIO
United Mine Workers
FDR
AFL
Senate
Naval War
Sceming of Japanese statesmanship and Pacific talks
The piece argues that Japan’s moves, including a planned meeting with President Roosevelt last August, were aimed at diverting U S attention from China reconstructions. It asserts Tokyo demanded rights to keep garrisons in China while the United States made no concessions that would threaten regional balance.
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Prince Konoye
Roosevelt
Pacific
Russia
Japan
China
Tokio
United States
Pheased of disposed of lines on Chinese freedom debate
The text notes a Japanese calculation that phe has been disposed of and that neither Ninghe nor Washington could afford to cling to the rigid line of the past and treat Chinese freedom as an immutable point.
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Ninghe
Washington
Dutch Press Faces Nazi Threat Over Dog Picture Cartoons
Reuters dispatch reports Nazi leaders warned Dutch newspapers to stop printing dog pictures featuring Hitler and Mussolini or Horthy. The exact basis of the complaint is unclear but criticism suggests Germans view the cartoons as an insult linking them to dogs, provoking strong censorship claims.
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Indiana
Germany
America
Willkie
Reuters
Hitler
Mussolini
Horthy
Europe
Peace versus appeasement in the fight against Hitlerism
The article argues that genuine peace cannot arise from appeasement and questions the value of mediating with Hitler. It cites past German alliances and warns that any peace would likely be a truce to disarm opponents, urging a firm stance and continued aid to Britain.
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Mr. Cudahy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hitler
Fuehrer
Europe
Austria
Sudetenland
Marshal Petain
Britain
America
United States
Predicting a new American Expeditionary Force is unlikely
General Hugh S. Johnson argues there will be no new AEF in Europe now or for at least a year. He cites lack of equipping, training, ammunition, and transport, plus precarious supply routes via the White Sea, Persian Gulf, and Vladivostok, making a fresh expeditionary force impractical. Clear shifts could occur later, but immediate deployment is off the table.
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Europe
Britain
Rus
Vladivostok
Japan
Persian Gulf
A.E.P
Forecasts and Limits on A.E.F. In 1917 1918 War Plans
The writer argues that military forecasts are uncertain but clear in this case. There will be no A.E.F. overseas venture in the next year due to inherent limits. The piece stresses that future operations cannot replicate past efforts and that prospects are constrained by the current situation.
Midwives Attended Most US Births in 1939
A 1941 statistical bulletin reports that midwives attended 208 843 births in 1939, 9.2 percent of total US births. Urban areas show 1 in 50 births by midwives, rural 1 in 6. The author recalls low fees and criticizes hospital confinement for childbirth while advocating home births with anesthesia.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Statistical Bulletin
United States
Overcome fear of insanity and self care advice
Readers ask about fear of insanity from a class discussion and seek coping tips. Advice suggests writing their story, sharing with the helper, and trusting personal effort while cautioning vitamin A use. Additional inquiries cover internal douches with baking soda and skin care guidance.
Fragmentary rant on foreign propaganda and distrust
The readable text shows a speaker decrying alien agents and foreign propaganda. References to dissension, money spent by unseen actors, and a chaotic stream of phrases suggest a fragmented wartime or postwar discourse with unclear speakers and unrelated interjections.
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Alien
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Uae
Dr. Joseph Fort Newton
George Clark
Pertinax
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Manchuria
Siberia
Indo-China
Paul Mallon
Taft
Nye
Mr. Ickes
Chicago Daily News
Rossini
la Scala
Opera
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Savannah
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Scranton
Portland
Atlanta
Henderson
New York Sun
The
Christian Science Monitor
Seys
Hugh S. Johnson
A.E.F
Itain
North Africa
Middle East
White Sea
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Johnsen
Wm. Brady, M.D
C.R.A
F.R
M Ron
S. J
Bugs" Baer
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