Foresight on West Virginia highways and labor resilience
An editorial urges road commissioners to plan for future traffic needs with offset construction on U.S. 60 between Lewis and Coal Mountain. It praises Ernest L. Bailey and warns past projects lacked foresight, contrasting American made goods with inferior foreign products and calling for sacrifice for national defense after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Ernest L. Bailey
Road Commission
Lewis
Coal Mountain
Ohio
Indiana
New York
Auto makers defy price controls stirring war production debate
The piece argues that GM and other automakers raise prices against Price Administrator Henderson triggering potential steel shortages and production curtailment. It notes defense chiefs want bigger auto industry cuts, proposes steel priorities favoring defense, and cites Navy interest in reallocating ships and assets amid wartime shortages.
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Ashtington
General Motors
Leon Henderson
Britain
OPM
Ani Pearson
Defense
Winant
Roosevelt
Henderson
Vincent Astor
Wyoming
Woman's National Emergency Committee
LaGuardia
Paul McNutt
Thomas Parran
California Labor Law Highlights Free Government Stance
Westbrook Pegler argues the California legislature overrode Gov. Olson to ban hot cargo and secondary picketing, signaling strong support for free government. He criticizes Olson for antiunion distrust and links the San Francisco Oakland Newspaper Guild to Communist leadership and press intimidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
California
Sacramento
Olson
Senate
Supreme Court
Frankfurter
CIO
Kremlin
San Francisco- Oakland
Newspaper Guild
Guild
United Press
United Press News
San Francisco-Oakland
Menunida News
Competition Averts Doom in Trade Says Baruch and Crow
Economists and industrialists warn of dire trade prospects amid a European war but Bernard Baruch defends US undercutting of totalitarian nations. Carl Crow cites a South American survey claiming Japan and Germany cannot match American goods, arguing slave labor cannot equal free labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Germany
Bernard M. Baruch
United States
Carl Crow
Crow
South America
Japan
Readers Letters Signatures Urge Bold Reforms
A Readers Forum letter from Victor argues for sweeping reforms including universal political rights for born Americans, end of party contributions, immediate impeachment for broken pledges, and large scale federal housing and welfare programs. He urges removal of political bosses, speedy trials, and work rights while opposing foreign entanglements and wartime propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Foreign
Invasion of Nazism Beyond Militants in the Americas
The Observer argues that Nazi threat in the Americas comes through diplomatic and economic pressure, not direct invasion. It cites Berlin protests to Argentina, Britain's press censorship demands, and warns appeasement invites quiet conquest. The piece urges militant, uncompromising stance over appeasement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Western Hemisphere
Europe
Germany
Americas
Berlin
Buenos Aires
Lord Halifax
Sir Neville Henderson
Hiter
Hitler
Austria
Hungary
Bulgaria
Rumania
Minneapolis Star-Journal
Chamberlain
United States
Joe Stalin
Samuel
Charlotte
N. G
Strike Differences by Raymond Clapper
Raymond Clapper argues two forces drive defense strikes the legitimate wage push and a pro Axis subversive effort. He urges targeted mediation backed by labor leaders and government while warning against allowing dishonest strikes to undermine national defense and democracy. He proposes using the FBI to root out Communist influenced leaders and insists on firm action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tashington
William M. Leiserson
the Nations Labor Relations Board
Australia
Canada
Roosevelt
National Defense
Gen
Jackson
Defense Mediation Board
Pittsburgh
Earl Browder
FBI
Florida Ready for War as Bases Spread Across the Coast
In a calm, wartime tone the piece notes Florida coastal towns from Key West to Miami and Pensacola hosting air fields and training camps. It describes submarine bases revived at Key West, new naval air facilities, and large aviator training programs at Pensacola Jacksonville Opa Locka and Camp Blanding. The piece stresses readiness and local composure amid looming conflict.
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Hibiscus Island
Dade County
Florida
Biscayne Bay
Key West
Georgia
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Anyon
U. S
Guantana
Inn
Cuba
Caribbean
Naval Air Field
Biscayne Boulevard
Miami
Crazy Zangara
Roosevelt
Chicago
Tony Cermak
Wade County
West Indies
Deep South
Big Peninsula
Army
Navy
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Oga Locks
Opa Locks
Glenn H. Curtiss
James H. Bright
Hialesh
Miami Springs
Mayport
St John's River
Banana River
Cocoa
Amy
McDill Field
Tampa
Tallahassee
Arcadia
Orlands
West Palm Beach
Valparise
Gulf Coast
Lezson
Dor
Baering Down On The News Or Bugs Baer Yiinet 1941
Column quotes Bugs Baer Yiinet discussing wartime diplomacy and colonial control. He argues about home ownership tied to doorstep sovereignty and warns of France owing a debt that could trigger future conflicts. He emphasizes strategic stakes and panicked allies as dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baering
Baer Yiinet
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U. S. JE
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Gen. Weygand
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Maritime Commission
American
Col. Bit Donovan
Weyland
Syria
Marshal Petain
Coprright
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Jguods
Editor Gazette
Hinton
Stine
George President Roosevelt
Washington, D
Raymond Clapper
William Green
Rosevelt
John ZL. Lewis
Washington
Mr. Roosevelt
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Baer
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Martinique
Trinidad
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Rance
Martinigge
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