OWI and Churchill predictions stir wartime politics
A wartime column analyzes how the OWI and Churchill forecasts about Europe and Japan impact American politics. It notes Democrats may gain ammunition for Roosevelt while Dewey campaigned on peace, and questions OWI’s impartiality amid political aims and personnel changes.
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White House
House of Commons
United States
America
Mr. Churchill
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Gov. Dewey
Brotherhood Farce and Poverty's Drag on Equality
Robert Quillen argues that poverty enforces social hierarchies more cruelly than race prejudice. He links class disdain to ignorance, crime, and war, urging genuine equality through ending poverty and elevating the underprivileged rather than preaching lofty ideals.
Home Sweet Home and the Value of Home
By George Matthew Adams Today's Talk extols the emotional pull and civic importance of home. The speaker reflects on returning home from travel and war’s impact on households, praising shared duty, mutual care, and the sacredness of home as a civilizational citadel.
Quotable Reflection on Peers and Behavior
A concise philosophical remark by Zona Gale about the world being filled with peers who resemble each other in thought and action, critiquing conformity and social sameness. It presents a sharp observation on human behavior and identity.
Heavy Date for Two in World War II Parody Fragment
A fragmentary memento humorously contrasts Roosevelt and Churchill during 1944 with lines about travel modes and symbolic outfits. The quip imagines Franklin Roosevelt wearing a battleship and Winston Churchill driving zebras while noting the President’s travel restrictions.
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Roosevelt
Churchill
Winston
Crushing Germany's Industry Will Increase Allied Burdens
Paul Mallon surveys congressional sentiment on postwar Germany plans and Morgenthau proposals. He notes fears of dismemberment, a need for self sufficiency, and the possibility of demilitarization with inspections. Opinions vary on maintaining coherence or rebuilding economically.
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Germany
Ashington
Morgenthau
Congress
Ark man builds cellar boat sinks through door
A Arkansas man spent winter building a boat in his cellar. In spring he could not move the vessel out the cellar door. Neighbors laughed until floods swept away the house and carried the boat with the builder his family and several small animals aboard.
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Arkansas
Rats on sinking Nazi ship summarize their position
A brief postwar sentiment notes the crew on the sinking Nazi ship are "washed up" with no place to go. The line captures a stark, bleak outlook as the regime collapses and choices dwindle for remaining operatives.
Dulles Linked to Utility Bond Scandals and North American Ties
Investigative accounts tie John Foster Dulles to major utility firm dealings with Harrison Williams led holdings. Dulles served as director and later resigned after SEC probes into Union Electric and North American, while James V. Forrestal's Dillon Read firm handled bond issues. Boehm’s conviction spurred a civil suit alleging slush-fund involvement.
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Wall Street
Securities and Exchange Commission
Sullivan and Cromwell
John Foster Dulles
Roosevelt
James V. Forrestal
Navy
Dulles
Bruce Campbell
Ilinois
Bernard Francis Dickmann
St. Louis
Roscoe Patterson
Missouri
Ed Winter
Puerto Rico
Midwest
Harrison Williams
America
John Dulles
North American
Union Electric of
Union Electric
Illinois
Boehm
Clarence Dillon
Mr. Dulles
Overcaution in Congress on World League Ends in Leash on Delegates
Marquis W. Childs argues that wartime caution among lawmakers threatens a strong U S role in a future world league. He cites Sen Burton and Sen Vandenberg delaying decisive action and warns that strict congressional control could neuter a genuine world organization. He urges courageous, not timid, leadership to avoid a sham league.
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Sen. Burton
Executive Council
General International Organization
United States
Congress
Sen. Vandenberg
World Organization
Senate
World Federation
Dumbarton Oaks
Capitol
Casper Milquetoast
Preventing Scourge of Scury and Tuberculosis in Home Health
Dr Brady stresses openness with doctors about tuberculosis cancer syphilis scurvy and other conditions. He warns scurvy remains common in America due to poor diet and canned foods. Daily fresh fruit or tomato juice and pasteurized milk lack vitamin C. infants need supplementation or juice. Pure vitamin C tablets offer an alternative when fresh produce is unavailable.
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America
Courage magazine and the wooden leg fraternity note
Readers recall the March 1944 Courage official magazine from the Fraternity of the Wooden Leg in East St. Louis. The writer warns against medical quacks using office girls to administer injections and vitamins, urging safe practices and proper nurses.
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Courage
Fraternity of the Wooden Leg
Audubon Avenue
East St. Louis
Dewey Campaign Tour Wins Backing From Roosevelt Speech
Governor Thomas E. Dewey drew national momentum on his first presidential campaign trip aided by Franklin D. Roosevelt's attacks. The Roosevelt speech energized coverage and helped set up a stronger closing rally as Dewey prepared replies with Elliott Bell and Paul Lockwood. Dewey balanced sharp criticism with a constructive postwar policy outline, tailoring messages to regional reception and avoiding overreach during wartime.
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Ndianapolis
Thomas E. Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dewey
Portland
Oklahoma City
Roosevelt
Albany
Paul Lockwood
Mr. Bell
Ney
Philadelphia
Louisville
West
Los Angeles
Explore Your Mind Q And A on hate voice averages and travel
Dr. Wiggam discusses whether wronging someone breeds hate and the mind’s defenses. He notes the value of listening to one’s own recorded voice and explains the law of averages as a population concept, illustrated by his travels and a train wreck anecdote.
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By David Lawrence
OWI
Japan
Europe
Lawrence
F.D.R
Pacific
Office of War Information
Robert Quillen
Nce
Harlem Friendship House News
Good Samaritan
Morocco
Willkie
Bermuda
Washington
George Matthew Adams
John Howard Payne
Nova Scotia Island
By Arthur
Bugs" Baereeee
Franklin
P.S
George Clark
Paul Mallon
Russia
Hitler
Ruhr Valley
Ruhr
Malion
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Drew Pearson
Forrestal
Hull
Frank J. Boehm
Central States
Williams
SEC
Babcock and Wilcox Boiler Company
North American Company
Babcock and Wilcox
Pearson
Marquis W. Childs
Ohio
League
Mark Twain
Friends of
World Security
Dr. Wm. _ Brady
Mr.é
By Jay Hayden
Mojave Desert
Elliott Bell
New York
Mr. Roosevelt
Albert E. Wiggam
Canada
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