Japan's War News and Home Front Tuggings in Late War Session
A column reviews wartime events from Britain to the United States, noting Japan's early success in the Pacific, American anxiety over defense funding like Douglas Dam, cotton quotas, and Congress debates on war with Japan. It cites intelligence on Japanese timing for Pearl Harbor, naval maneuvers, and the need for civil defense.
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Britain
United States
Japan
Congress
Great Britain
United Wes
Hawaii
Pacific
Roosevelt
War warnings and expectations after Pearl Harbor shock
A Washington analysis notes war will last three to four years, with victory not expected before 1945. It criticizes secrecy, questions preparedness, and urges immediate corrective action to deploy capable leadership and fighting imagination, citing Pearl Harbor as a turning point.
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Berlin
Tokyo
Russia
Hitler
Germany
Japan
Debated Defense Lapses Theories On Pacific Outposts
The Daily argues informants offer logical deductions on possible events near Pacific outposts as Congress debates may reveal a clearer picture of what could have occurred and the implications for national defense.
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Congress
Red Cross Builds Blood Banks for Emergencies
The Red Cross promotes blood banks using serum to speed transfusions in emergencies. Blood typing in advance helps match donors, while prisoners donate blood under sterile, supervised conditions to aid soldiers. Tests ensure safe mixing and quick classification into four groups for life saving use.
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Red Cross
United Sta Army
Tman
Press Criticism and Censorship During Wartime Debate
A commentator argues that censorship harms morale while honest criticism aids national health. Citizens should voice opinions to push for fixes, despite officials fearing controversy. The piece calls for timely public discourse as a wartime duty to improve government policy.
Industry urged to set production pace under war strain
Birmingham December 10 Frank P. Samford president of the Associated Industries of Alabama urged industry to set up a production schedule bound only by the limits of human endurance saying private industry faces its severest test but this is a challenge we should welcome during the present war.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frank FP. Samford
Associated Industries of Alabama
Alabama
TB Risk From Old Letters Questioned
The answer states the risk is very remote as TB spreads only by human contact. While bacilli may survive on such papers, the chances of infection are negligible.
Maté praised as suitable drink for middle aged
Mrs L W M asks about maté for middle aged people. Answer notes maté is an excellent drink for middle aged people, more stimulating than tea or coffee and causes little or no harm.
Dr Clendening pamphlets offered by mail
The editor notes Dr Logan Clendening has seven pamphlets available for ten cents each. To receive a pamphlet, send a dime and a self-addressed stamped envelope to Dr. Clendening care of the paper, listing titles such as Indigestion and Constipation and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
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Clendening
Logan Clendening
Office Cat and Dream of Dollars in a Rail Tale
A column riffing on dreams and thrift contrasts travelers and a Pullman porter. A traveler asks about average tips. the porter responds with a single dollar, folding the bill with an affectionate “Yaasuh” as the scene shifts to reflections on life’s highway and old-age planning.
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Yaasuh
Distorted dialogue on citizenship and civic obligation
Fragmentary passage discusses distress aid, attire indifference, and wishing for more, then shifts to a citizen’s sense of belonging and political duties. The text is garbled but centers on American citizenship and civic obligations.
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United States
Karl Decker remembered for daring Broadway reporting
Walter Winchell On Broadway recounts Karl Decker a fearless NY journalist famed for spectacular grabs like freeing Evangelina Costo y neros from a Spanish prison and rewriting wire copy at Madison Square Garden. He covered Leopold Loeb and wrote sharp editorials, later turning to horse racing sheets and lively slang filled columns.
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Karl Decker
Evangelina Costo Yneros
N York
N. Y
Decker
Chicago
Madison Square Garden
Telly
E. Phocion Howard
New York Press
Howard
Louvre
Paris
Magician Russell Swann Turns Down MCA Offer
Russell Swann, once a magician, declined a booking department offer from the Music Corporation of America. He said the salary was too small and cheekily added he was not ashamed to work for such a small commission.
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Russell Swann
Music Corporation of America
Swann
Broadway actor seeks guidance to aid service men in Iceland
A Broadway actor asked the government how he could help soldiers. Officials replied they want him to go to Iceland to tell jokes to the troops. He wondered aloud about the remoteness and ice bound assignment.
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Iceland
Citizenship and civic duty in the body politic
The text discusses citizenship as participation in the body politic and fulfilling duties to city, state, and nation. It emphasizes taking on responsibilities as required and belonging to the national community through active engagement and obligation.
Horse speaks at track window in Fibber McGee tale
In a Fibber McGee quip a horse at the race track requests two dollars on itself. The teller faints and the horse taunts him about winning while denying belief in the prediction.
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Fibber McGee
Refugee mocks flag colors with peppermint image
A refugee notes the American flag at the Waldorf and quips that the red and white stripes resemble a peppermint stick. A cab driver adds a snappy line about peppermint practice making people sick who try to lick it.
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Waldorf
Qed
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