Good Neighbor Policy Proved Effective Says Column
A wartime column reflects on how the United States shifted from isolation to a proactive good neighbor policy with Central and South American nations. It credits long-term groundwork, new bases anticipated in the south, and rapid solidarity against Axis influence, arguing the policy now bears fruit and questions who mocks it.
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Washington
Japan
Argentine
Brazil
Pelicy
Aster
Congress recalls wartime unity in swift war-powers passage
Unity era praised as Congress acted with calm efficiency to pass war resolutions against Germany and Italy in under thirty minutes. Senators chose silent decisiveness over debate, signaling a civil wartime truce and a resolve to empower the President to deploy American troops where needed.
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Ashingtign
Congress
Legislative
Germany
Italy
Senate
Sete
Republicans Back War Unity and Open Debate
Senate Republicans pledge full support for prosecuting the war and aim to end bickering that hindered administration policy. The discussion touches on Pearl Harbor disclosures, Tobey’s stance, and the balance between national security and informed public judgment, praising measured scrutiny over opposition.
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Senate
Sen. Lodge
Massachusetts
Salvation Army opens soldiers central in Charleston
The Salvation Army converts the Gallagher home at Kanawha Parkway and Broad Street into a central city hub for soldiers marines and sailors in need. Cots linen reading material and games are provided around the clock with Salvation Army personnel on site. Veterans praise the Army for support from France through concentration camps and front line service. The Army requests help to out fit the facility immediately.
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Salvation Army
Charleston
Gallagher
Kanawha Parkway
Broad Street
United Feelies Company
France
Orient map sparks dreams of distant Asia and war’s fade
A travelogue like map of Eastern Asia and the South Seas stirs imagination with Formosa Hongkong Burma Rangoon Mandalay Malaya Singapore Borneo Celebes Though crude for military use the artwork blends East and West creating escape fantasy The fragrant paper and tropical imagery evoke China Java tea coffee ivory rubber and lush landscape while nostalgia for India grows as the reader wanders beyond conflict back home.
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Orient
Asia
South Seas
Philippines
Formosa
Hongkong
Burma
Rangoon
Mandalay
Malaya
Singapore
Borneo
Celebes
China
Java
India
America
Europe
Mahan and naval power in the era of blitzkrieg
Samuel Grafton discusses Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan and his influence on naval policy, noting how Mahan’s ideas shaped Japanese and German thinking ahead of Pearl Harbor. The essay links aggressive strategy to modern warfare, referencing Mahan’s "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History" and its reception in 1907.
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Alfred Thayer Malin
Mahan
Aaa
Kaiser
Mahan Antholo
Little Brown
Pearl, Harbor
Aay
Brighter Side sketch of Los Angeles Little Tokyo trade
Damon Runyon surveys Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, noting its Chamber of Commerce driven commerce, Japanese community as auto owners and skilled truck farmers, and contrasts with earlier failures of funds freezing. He recalls Ide Col Tillings Hum and Yankee ties in Georgia while touching on Chinese restaurant markets in New York.
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OS Angeles
Cal
Little Teka
Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce
Little Tokyo
Ide Col Tillinghs V'Hommedieu Huston
York Yankees
Altamaha River
Brunswick
New York
Japanese and Nisei in California coastal regions
The account notes Japanese presence in California terminals and Fish Harbor near San Pedro. It mentions about 6,000 Japanese on Terminal Island and a split of the local 40,000 Japanese population into Nisei and Jisei. Federal scrutiny followed anti American activity by some fishermen and FBI actions. immigration has been restricted for years.
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Ssouth
Cal
Huston
Suns
California
Terminal Island
Fish Harbor
San Pedro Harbor
Pacific Feet
FBI
Los Angeles
U. S
American Immigrants Create Self Reliant LA Community
The piece notes that despite limited integration into Los Angeles society, a distinct immigrant community has formed. It suggests they avoid full public life due to anticipated unwelcome reception and has built routines within their own circles, with a pointer to continue on another page.
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Los Angeles
Tokyo
Washington in panic as Japanese spy fears rise
Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round recounts wartime tensions with heavy security at the White House and State Department. Reports describe police patrols and extra guards on Waterside Drive near the Japanese embassy, shifts in civilian life, and a raft of alleged Fifth Column concerns tied to Japanese and German activities.
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Wimeron
Washington
Watk
White House
State Department
Salen
Etunstis
Sense
la Guardia
Department of Pearson Commerce
America
Watersice Drive
Falla
Scottie
Intercepted Message from December 34 141
A fragmented intercepted note to Juli shows archaic spelling and garbled lines. The message references a sign in a grost office and contains obscured phrases about a ye and a bel might—likely a historical or cryptic epistolary fragment in need of interpretation.
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Juli
Grost
The Postmaster of Charleston West Virginia
J OW Singleton appears in a brief notice from The Postmaster column in Charleston West Virginia, listing a local appointment or update associated with J OW Singleton and the city. The fragment suggests a postal event or posting but lacks complete details.
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The
Daily Gazette Company
West Virginia
J OW. Singleton
Charleston
W, Va
Readers' Forum Letters on Roosevelt and War Warnings
Readers argue over President Roosevelt, defense warnings, and wartime duties. Letters criticize and defend Roosevelt, note workers' long hours, rations, and taxes, with references to Wheeler Lindbergh and national policy during wartime.
Moral lessons and navy call in older Kentucky Sorghum tale
A John Merrifield farm column recalls Calloway county boys selling sorghum in Detroit, showcasing perseverance and cooperative branding that built a regional market. The Roanoke Times notes the Navy faces recruitment pressure amid modern warfare demands, considering selective service and revived advertising to fill ranks.
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Kentucky
Calloway County
John Merrifield
Detroit
State Department of Agriculture
Callaway County
Stowa
Louisville Courier-Journal
United States
Knox
United States Navy
Navy
Subs
Kearny
Krox
The
Sas
Roanoke Times
Unions urged to give defense fees to treasury as windfall
Westbrook Pegler argues unions collected initiation fees from war workers at many projects and should donate 18 to 300 dollars per man to the treasury as a gift to fund planes. He cites hod carriers and carpenters as examples and proposes discounts for administration costs, aiming to raise up to 10 million dollars.
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York
Ray Clapper
Defense
Vincent F. Callahan
Defense Savings
Pegler
Treasury
Federa~tion of Labor
Union Treasuries
Roosevelt
Low Countries
National Treasury
Big Business and War Profits Debate in Tax Context
A column argues that war profits by large industrialists are taxed, limiting gains and lowering incentives to inflate profits. It suggests union income escapes taxation and promotes a practical, reasonable reform stance, urging readers to consider the idea without partisan blame.
Baering Down On The News By Arthur Baer
A fragmentary column by Arthur Baer reflects on national unity amid looming war pressure and political tension. The piece contrasts public displays like a parade with the fragility of national resolve, noting how peace era disagreements fade when crisis arrives.
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Baering
Arthur " Baer
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