Nazi Voices Turn Against War and Nazism
Erich Vermehren, a former Nazi, quits the party in Cairo and pledges support for the Allied camp. He denounces national socialism as a curse, liberalizing harsh critiques of Hitler’s regime, its moral decay, anti Christian moves, embezzlement, and suppression of freedoms, urging Germany to confront its past. The piece frames a broader German reckoning as war nears its end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAZI
Erich Vermehren
Nazi Germany
Nazi Party
Germany
Cairo
Hitler
Why Germans keep bombing may decide war duration
The text links German bombing persistence to predicting how long World War II in Europe will last. It notes Italy’s fleet being handed to the Russians and suggests Russians’ combat on ships improves records, implying shifting naval strength and morale without detailing specific events or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Burma
Europe
Italy
Mrs Roosevelt Defends Travel Amid Paper Shortage
In the New York Daily News piece, Mrs Roosevelt answers critics of travel during paper shortages. She quotes that people want her to roll bandages and travel, arguing the public’s demand outweighs admonitions from transportation firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Daily News
Berlin Frightened After American Bomber Raid
Berlin press dispatches from neutral countries report rising alarm following a daylight American bomber raid on Monday. The raids demonstrated the fliers' ability to strike any German point despite anti aircraft guns and fighters. Germans call it a bloody Monday and view the Army air force success as a catastrophe from the Nazi perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Countries
Germany
Roosevelt Lefts and Wolves on Wall Street Debate
Washington dispatch argues that critics from Wallace to liberal spokesmen attack Wall Street and “domestic Fascists” as misdirection. It contends the New Deal and Treasury actions, including Morgenthau loans, shape policy, while fascism label misuses terms and blurs real threats.
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Washington
Trut
Wallace
West
Wall Street
Mr. Roosevelt
Kely
Securities Exchange Commission
Treasury
Morgenthau
Office Cat 208 Mass Be By Junius Income Tan Time Draws Near
The piece mocks a government questionnaire with spoof questions about birth, income, beer caps, sandals and sugar under beds. It lampoons bureaucrats and collective control amid wartime rationing and social satire, listing humorous prompts and imagined responses.
Speech Patterns Of Average Child Learn to Talk Early
This column notes that speech begins around age two with rapid gains through age four, then slows. It explains hearing and vision development, imitation as key, and parental roles to foster clear speech. It also includes brief Q&A on bromide risks and a light domestic Q&A sequence.
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F. P. Adame
Lenten Menu Plans With Simple Diet Guidelines
A historical menu lists a Lenten reducing diet including grapefruit with no sweetening, rusk without butter, black coffee, mixed vegetable salad with vinegar or lemon dressing, toast or soda crackers, skimmed milk, broiled veal cutlet, carrots, and a brown betty made with shredded wheat.
Fragmented Inquiry About Personal Habits and Items
An OCR fragment asks vague personal questions about housing status marriage political affiliation and dental items. It inquires about living situation whether spouse is present if wife entertains the season and whether teeth are owned. It also lists unrelated item categories including ship stateroom, spares and banana consumption.
Cave Springs Baptist to Hold Friday Evening Services
The Cave Springs Baptist church will conduct a prayer, praise and song service each Friday at 8:00 PM. Special singing will be by Mr and Mrs Lawrence Pruitt with the Gospel Messengers from Central Baptist church. Pastor Rev J M Pickens invites all who love good singing.
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Cave Springs Baptist Church
Lawrence Pruitt
Central Baptist Church
J. M. Pickens
Walter Winchell On 1 Broadway Gossip and Scandal
Walter Winchell notes from 1 Broadway churn with rumors about Mrs. John Hays Hammond possibly running for Massachusetts governor, wedding chatter about Phil Baker, Eddie Albert aiding Helen Morgan’s daughter, and other celebrity pairings. You also hear about legal cases, tax changes, prison notes, and sensational headlines echoing through society pages.
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Man About Town
John Hays Hammond
Mass
Phil Baker
Arthur Murray Rhumba
Eddie Albert
Marines
Screens
Helen Morgan
Rena
Washington
Drew Pearson
Star Witness
John Monroe
Red House
Billy DeWolfe
Sammy Kaye
Don Conrad
Wieder
New York
Adelaide Norris
Cholly McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
G-Men
Florida
Winchell
Satirical society notes from a 1940s page
Lt William Crawford Jr decorated eleven times marries childhood sweetheart Margaret Rogers the bride stars in his upcoming book Gore and Glory. Harry James remains undecided by the Army. A boy is born to the Mare Platts. Oklahoma dancer Pop. Mairzy Doats authors sue the Hit Parade over chart rankings. Edgar Bergen at Academy Awards balcony quip. Virginia Bruce and Paul Hesse booing. Egyptian born Mrs Jacques Davis noted as Renotable.
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William Crawford, Jr
Margaret Rogers
Harry James
Tooter
Mare Platts
Pop
Mairzy Doats
International Teamsters Union
Edgar Bergen
Virginia Bruce
Paul Hesse
Cafe Soociety
Jacques Davis
Wild Hollywood Parlor Gossip and Political Rumors
A collage of late 1940s gossip touches on Lonergan and Jean Murphy Jaburg romance, L Weitzenkorn’s widow, Martin Gabel and Jane Cowl in Doughgirls, The Easy Aces return, Alexis Smith and Craig Stevens in Warner Bros, draft boards probing maritime workers, Knopf urged on Goodbye Mr Chippendale, Canada ally talk, Hoover as FDR running mate chatter, Jersey dice joints, a racetrack ownership shakeup, taxes curbing gay nightlife, Senator Lundeen’s widow and America First ties, John D. Rocomora’s illness, and Washington’s name origins per Library of Congress notes.
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Jean Murphy Jaburg
Lonergan
Florida
L. Weitzenkorn
Martin Gabel
Jane Cowl
Alexis Smith
Craig Stevens
Warners
Knopf
Chippendale
Colyum
Canada
Dominion
Hoover
Fdr
Lundeen
American First Committee
Gerald Smith
America Firsters
John D. Rocomora
Post-Graduate Hospital
George Washington
Library of Congress
Washington
Notable NYC figures clash over wild remarks at Murray Hill hotel
An array of public and entertainment names surface in a report of tumultuous remarks by a prominent Murray Hill doctor drawing strong reactions from a Time editor and an AP correspondent. The item touches on libel threats, travel by private plane, and various celebrity anecdotes across politics and show business.
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Murray Hill
Associated Press
Cugats
N. Y. Paramount
Florida
Leigh Whites
Tokyo Payne
Dick ‘Ther
Walter Huston May
Congress
Will Rogers, Jr
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Ala
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
W. R. Shelton
Alabama
Michelangelo
Poland
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Anzio
Lee County Bulletin
Eleanor
Columbus Commercial Dispatch
Mrs. Roosevelt
PauLinate
World
King Feature Syndicate
Stettinius
Patterson
Willkie
Roosevelt
Junius
MR. Anthony
Clendening
Denver
Georgia
Sur
Massachusetts
Daddy
Pettey
Bos Termina
Second Avenue
Cave Springs TO Have Services
Walter Winchell
Broadway
Daily Mirres
Harry Oakes
Wayne Lonergan
William Marshalls
Michele Morgan
Frank Guinns
The
Mirror
U. S
H. M. Kennedy
Eklyn
Chaplin
Peggy Fears
Washington Troika
Hooch
Gentlemen of
N. Y. Cotton Exchange
Page Boys
Marcus B. Campbell
Union Pacific
Jeffers
Stork
Leon Henderson
Leon
Quentin Reynolds
Quent
Russia
Falla
Murray
Fallahill
Charles Bedaux
East
Helen Charleston
L. A
Bob Hope
Jack Pepper
Loyd’s Drug Store
Morgan County
Morgan County National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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