Private Papers of a Cubt Congressman
The column parodies U S policy chatter during a campaign year. It lampoons Undersecretary Ed Stettinius, Downing Street's stance, Clare Luce and others, noting tensions between Roosevelt, Churchill, and congressional figures. It wryly cites Neibuhr on Germany, MackArthur, Nimitz, and Buckeye political operatives amid wartime diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Stettinius
London
Stettinius
Foreign Office
Hull
Downing Street
Roosevelt
Verdun a Fitting Victory on War's Fifth Anniversary
War analyst Dewitt Mackenzie lauds Verdun recapture as a fitting memento to Hitler on the fifth anniversary of the war. He recalls the Somme campaign, Amiens and the 1940 collapse, praising Churchill and Allied resolve while noting renewed UN unity and Hull's assurances of unconditional surrender.
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Verdun
Hitler
France
Somme
Itler
Amiens
Abbevile
Reich
Germany
United Nations
Hull
Ensign Shea and Other Service Updates From War Front
John J. Shea, 21, U.S.N.R., son of Mr and Mrs. J. Shea of Eighth Avenue SW, commissioned Aug 16 at Harvard, transferred to Puget Sound and spent 10 days with parents en route. Several others listed include Chester Roloff in Harlingen training, George Ludlow returning from Lincoln base, Boyant Lenocker visiting family while teaching at Fort Knox, Robert Waples earning second lieutenant at Yale command and stationed in Boca Raton for training, Clifford Lyon arriving in Italy, William Cook killed in France, Virgil Greenwood back at Camp Pickett, Howard Beatty in La for overseas duty, Carlton Smith arriving in England, Robert Gatewood Jr transferred to Gulfport, Robert Wild honor man at Great Lakes, Jim Doty on leave, Richard Reynolds promoted to major in Washington, Pvt Stanley Davis overseas with brother Lloyd in training, Lt John Ashby on leave from Camp Pickett, George Evens moving Camp transfer, Charles Holman promoted to captain at Camp Crowder, and various other service movements and family visits. This roundup notes deaths, promotions, transfers, and leave for multiple service members and families across the country.
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John J. Shea
U.S.N.R
Eighth Avenue
Harvard University
Puget Sound
Wash
Ensign Shea
Loras College
University of
Owa
Davis
Third Street NW
Pvt
Fort Benning
Lloyd F. Davis
Field Artillery
Cam Roberts
Calif
Harold W. Davis
Fourth Street
John D. Ashby
Army Medical Corps
Delbert R. Ashby
Country Club Parkway
Ashby
Camp Pickett
George T. Evens
Camp McCoy
Wis
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Walker
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Walter Winchell
Clare Booth Luce
Clare Luce
Quebec
Associated Press
Su-Press Gang
Reinhold Neibuhr
Pullman
Joe
Daily News
Patterson
Roy
World Telly
Howard
Imperial Domain
Tillie the Toiler
Rooseveltt
Congress
G. O
PAC
Bridgeport
Sidney Hillman
F.D.R
Chicago
Bob Hannegan
Sidney
South
Senate
Wallace
China
Henry Wallace
Chungking
State Department
Don Nelson
Gissimo
Japan
Chiang Kai-shek
Bill Bullitt
Rome
Bullitt
New Deal
Moscow
Washington
Russia
Stalin
Arold Ickes
Hap Arnold
IM Farley
Nimitz
Hawaii
Air Force
MacArthur
Doug
Wolf's
ST SE
Advertised
Harper's Bazaar
Vogue
Mademoiselle
Second Street
Dewitt MacKenzie
Dr. Smith
Amsion
Chester Roloff
Army Air Forces
Harry Roloff
Seventh Avenue SW
Ypsilanti, Mich
Harlingen
Texas
George R. Ludlow
Lincoln
Neb., Army Air Base
J. W. Ludlow
Thirty-fourth Street
Boyant C. Lenocker
Cpl. Lenocker
Grace Lenocker
C Avenue
W. R. Michael
A Avenue
Lenocker
Fort Knox, Ky
Robert S. Waples
Frank C. Waples
Forest Drive
Army Air Forces Training Command School
Yale University
Boca Raton
Fla
Washington High School
University of Iowa
Clifford C. Lyon
Italy
A. W. Lyon
Burch Avenue
William S. Cook
B. W. Cook
Sixth Street
Cook
Cpl
Virgil D. Greenwood
D Avenue
George E. Greenwood
Vinton
Greenwood
Army
Howard Beatty
de Ridder
James C. Beatty
Atkins
Sgt. Beatty
Greensboro
N. C
Carlton Smith
Cedar Rapids
England
Mrs. Smith
Dorothy
Joyce
Sgt
Harold L. Smith
Robert C. Gatewood
Gulfport
Miss
J Street
Robert L. Wild
Great Lakes
Inl
First Avenue SE
Charles Wild
Mt. Vernon Avenue SE
Seaman Wild
The
Navy
Wild
Collins Radio Company
Jim Doty
J. C. Doty
Eleventh Street
Richard D. Reynolds
E. E. Reynolds
First Avenue NE
Mas. Reynolds
Washington, D. C
Maj
Mai. Reynolds
Law Week
Stanley W. Davis
Charles H. Holman
Gertrude Holman
Camp Crowder
Holman
Gary
Michael
Carthage
Tech
Howard Holman
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Jack Holman
Fort Belvoir
Swift
Ute
Seaman
Bobbie Gale Smith
Bruce
Hillside Drive
Carl Smith
Bud Booth
Raymond Wickham
Pacific City
Langguth
Fort George Meade, Md
J Street Road
Lauren Langguth
Palo
TIN Gans
J. B. Crossley, Optician
Tru-Site Optical Company
Iowa Theater
3Rd St. SE
Tru-Site
Mackinaws
First Avenue
Huntsman
Arrow
Saturday Evening Post
Dobbs
Syndicate