Churchill Impatient on World Security League Plan
David Lawrence argues Churchill’s speech pushes postponing a global security league beyond wartime and warns the plan hinges on a postwar Accord among Russia Britain and the United States. He contrasts Hull Dewey Wilson and current policy with a feared delay of small nations’ rights and a transition period before any final world organization.
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Gov. Dewey
International Security League
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Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Paris
Wilson
Public Servants and Citizens Duty in Free Government
Robert Quillen reflects on democracy and constitutional limits on presidential power. He argues the president is commander-in-chief only of the military, not civilians, and asserts officials are public servants funded by the people. The piece urges citizens to act with duty, independence, and vigilance to preserve freedom.
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Louise
Free Land
Roosevelt
Marshall
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Navy
Stanton
America
Germany
Wissel
Imaginative images brood from desire says Eliot
A brief reflective note quotes George Eliot on imagination and desire, suggesting that human creativity arises from inner longings and images.
Count Your Blessings in Hard Times
George Matthew Adams urges readers to thank for daily blessings amid war times. He contrasts comfort at home with soldiers abroad, praising freedom, friendship, nature, and opportunity. He stresses gratitude to preserve spirit and wealth of mind, noting overlooked joys emerge through hardship.
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South Seas
Adams
Average Northeast Summer Ends With Hurricane After Dry Spell
By Arthur Bugs Baer notes a record dry northeast summer with 30 days over 90, sixteen weeks of heat and frequent watering. Farmers prayed for rain and received an eight inch hurricane in September, making the year average despite drought.
Neither Candidate Can Predict Future Realistically
Raymond Moley argues that Dewey and Roosevelt share a fundamental need to accept economic premises beyond political choice. Both favor full employment and government intervention, with the New Deal criticized for extending intervention and lacking belief in limiting it. The piece contends the distinction lies in attitudes, not merely legislative actions.
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Dewey
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Roosevelt
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Landon and
Willkie
New Deal Administration
Hull cracks down on Argentina over Donald Duck film satire
Newsman Drew Pearson reports Cordell Hull stepped toward a full embargo after Argentine films mocked him as an evil old man with Donald Duck. The piece notes Cabinet splits on Argentina policy, regional sympathy for Buenos Aires, and stalled efforts to cut economic ties or secure bases in Latin America. Also covered are congressional nepotism revelations involving Rep. Beverly Vincent and Tom Rhea, plus De Gaulle Free French concerns over Bullitt’s wartime stance.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
U. S
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Donald Duck
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Hull
Beverly Vincent
Tom Rica
Kentucky
Vincent
de Gaulle
Russia
William C. Bullitt
Bullitt
Roosevelt
France
Life Magazine
Life
Two Sides to Social Security Reprinted from The New York Times
The British government advances a social security plan mirroring Beveridge with unemployment and health provisions, pensions and allowances but with tighter limits and lower payments. Debate centers on balancing individual protection with maintaining incentives and overall production, noting tax impacts and the two sided nature of security against misfortune and economic progress.
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New York Times
Sir William Beveridge
Brady Health Column Receives Generational Praise
Dr. Brady recounts a reader letter from Mrs G A E praising his health guidance. The note extols his long running advice, mentions family readers across generations, and requests materials Preparing for Maternity and The Brady Baby Book. The author notes disappointment over the writer signing with initials.
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Brady
Grandma
Question on chalk craving and calcium guidance
A reader explains long standing chalk craving stopped after advice on calcium and vitamin D. The advisor notes chalk is calcium carbonate but impure, suggests calcium preparations and vitamin D help absorption. Claims many people suffer from calcium shortage.
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K. A
Abuse of Long Tenure Best G.O.P. Argument
Marquis W. Childs argues that long tenure by local power brokers fuels voter anger and supports reform. He notes Democratic local rings, a Maryland county example, and praises charter and manager forms of government as remedies, citing Cincinnati under Taft as a success and warning that bosses alienate independents even as troops and voters shift nationally.
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Marquis W. Childs
G.O.P
G. O.P
Maryland
Cincinnati
Charles P. Taft
August 14th Ensign Drunk Turns to August 15th Sober
A Navy sub chaser tale shows a lieutenant and an ensign courting the same girl. The ensign finds the log entry "August 14th, ensign drunk" and counters with "August 15th, lieutenant sober" in his log book.
Two's Enough in Detroit News Headlines
A concise editorial note from the Detroit News remarks on distinguishing Parisians from Partisans in headlines, urging clarity and a focus on Persians to avoid confusion. The piece critiques sensational phrasing and stresses precise attribution in reporting.
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Detroit News
Mind Tricks and Marriage Leadership Examined
Dr. Albert E. Wiggam surveys everyday psychology with Q and A on night visibility in traffic and the impact of parental favoritism on honesty. A study cited shows a college educated married woman more likely to be a community leader after ten years than an unmarried peer due to time and leisure differences.
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Isabel K. Wallace
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