War reshapes small towns as war pulls youth away
The Appleton Minnesota era described by E H Taylor notes war losses of young people hit small towns hardest. Enlistments, defense jobs, and relocation drain labor, while communities respond with bonds drives, rationing, Red Cross, and local grit. Farmers gain nearby trade and towns rekindle old routines despite emptier streets.
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Appleton (Minn.) Press
America
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Pierce County Tribune
Rugby
N. C
Joe
Pete
Oscar
American Legion
Red Cross
Kansas
A Voice Is Needed To Save The Nation
By Robert Quillen, the piece argues that in wartime fear and complacency threaten the country. It contrasts Franklin Roosevelt's calming influence with current public cynicism and calls for unified leadership and citizen resolve to endure and support the war effort.
Out of The Past Reflects On Reward And Recognition
A reflective aphorism from Moliere on how public praise and honest acknowledgement serve as the finest recompense for deeds done. It asserts that seeing one’s actions recognized elevates virtue and offers enduring satisfaction.
Head and Heart in Balance Guide Everyday Living
In The Everyday Living column Joseph Fort Newton argues that in life and religion the heart often leads better than mere intellect. He notes couples balance head and heart, and says true understanding comes when both are engaged in seeking what makes life worthwhile.
Imagination urged to speed war effort and independence
Frank Murphy calls labor and management to cooperate to win the war and protect independence. Brehon Somervell warns complacency has cost the nation, urging action. Byron Price describes censorship duty as essential to prevent aiding the enemy.
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Frank Murphy
The
Supreme Court
Dieut
Brehon B. Somervell
Service of Supplies
Byron Price
Laval's Tenuous Ties with Nazi Backers Shake Paris Accord
Pertinax notes wavering confidence between Laval and German rulers as he hedges on Hitlers aims. Laval questions German manpower limits and hints at plans to include Edouard Herriot in the Vichy cabinet while countering Doriot’s rise. His maneuvering shows a cautious bid to survive a shifting Nazi-dominated order. The piece flags potential ministerial purges tied to Worms banker links and the Doriot faction while outlining looming consequences for France.
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Germany
Europe
Laval
Hitler
Fuchrer
Paris
Edouard Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
Vichy
Farm Bloc Yields to President on Inflation Debate
Washington analysts say the White House trimmed farm bloc power over the price wage stabilization bill by reframing it as a wage and price issue. The fight highlighted reelection pressures and fears of losing prestige amid inflation fears.
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White House
Paul Mallon
Ashington
Mr. Roosevelt
Farm Bloc
Views on a dictatorship in wartime America
The Daily Oklahoman attacks a Memphis labor spokes man who urges a Washington dictatorship tied to total war. It warns dictatorship would erode democracy, risking a 30 years war that leaves a generation ignorant of democratic ideals and under dictatorial rule.
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Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
NHIS
Memphis
Washington
Roosevelt
Coordinator of speeches urged to unite War talks
A roving columnist argues for a government coordinator to review all public war speeches before delivery. He cites conflicting statements from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Bard and Vice President Wallace and warns that without synthesis the nation cannot know whether it is winning or losing the war. He envisions expert edits to produce a clear, unified message.
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Bard
Wallace
Joseph Davies
Bobree
Carolinas
Dakotas
Virginias
Mr. Bard
Navy
Mr. Wallace
White House
Mr. A
Mr. B
Jones
Dubuque
Edwards
Jacksonville
United Nations
Photts
Los Angeles
Japan
Snopes
Atlanta
Sons of the Boll Weevil
Pacific
Gregor
Dogs For Defense
Scrap Iron Prompts Laughing Town Drive Through
Arthur Baer notes fans paid ten pounds of scrap iron to see the PRasAE and now seek refunds. Tomorrow you can enter the movies for five pounds of scrap metal or old rubber. Local jailers discuss replacing iron cell bars with wood while advising not to remove too much iron from foundations.
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Li— Starling
Syphilis treatment and long term precautions
A doctor counsels that syphilis requires lifelong vigilance with periodic treatment, noting possible nervous involvement and non transmission after early stages. The piece also dismisses the danger of a dead tooth as a health menace, advocating practical dental care and steady, informed medical guidance.
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E. H. Taylor
Christian Science Monitor
Robert Quillen
Per
Aimee
Army and Navy
Imen
Ampericans
Moliere
Joseph Fort Newton
Morgan
Dr. Newton
George Clark
Pertinax
Pierre Laval
Herriot Approached
Herriot
France
United States
Petain
Favor Doriot
Jacques Doriot
Dorijot
Reich
Gestapo
Doriot
Worms
Jacques Leroy Ladurie
Ministry of Agriculture
Jacques Guerard
Portugal
Jacques Benoist- Michin
Manpowerer McNutt
General Hershey
Harry Hopkins
McNutt
Altmeyer
Social Security Board
Hershey
McNutt- Hershey
Daily Oklahoman
Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Southern Confederacy
Sue
Henry McLemore
New York
Melamere
Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Calaboose
Iron Cell
P.S
Dr. Wm, Brady
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