Progressives Back Air-Driven War Strategy From Pacific
President Roosevelt and General MacArthur endorse progressive destruction as the fastest way to defeat Japan, favoring aerial strikes on critical targets and continued shipping attrition. Officers note island-hopping complicates base capture and airfield development, warning a long preparation period before Tokyo devastation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
MacArthur
Japan
Frederick S. Wildman
Wildman
Tojo
Reichland
Pacific
William G. Hipps
General Staff Corps
Tokyo
Visualizing U S War Armament Output Next Year
Charles E. Wilson of the WIPE argues the United States must produce about 0 billion dollars in armament next year, versus an estimated 5 billion this year. He visualizes the total as more than four New York cities, including land and buildings, to convey the scale of wartime production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Wilson
WIPE
United States
New York
Hearts of champions drive for Third War Loan bonds
A Washington poster quotes WPB Chairman Donald M Nelson urging workers and managers to prove they have the hearts of champions by buying extra war bonds. He says the loan is as personal as a soldier facing Nazi or Japanese bullets, highlighting the war effort at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Japanese policy shifts amid war news and puppet regime moves
Washington reports Japan expands soft power in China and reshuffles occupation politics. British and French concessions in Chinese cities are handed to Chinese authorities, with puppet Nanking increasingly promoted to foreign audiences. Analysts warn of industrial relocation to the Chinese mainland and a strategic shift to bolster Chinese backing for a future fight against Japan, while debates linger on air power and broader war strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
T. V. Soong
Japan
Chungking
Chandler
Senate
Manchukuo
Nanking
Fraf
William C. Johnstone
Institute of Pacific Relations
Tientsin
Canton
Shanghai
Ching
Chiang
England
Germany
Pacific
Russia
We The Women Letter A Day Pledge Of Soldier Kin
Ruth Millett notes a family pledge where every day a member writes to a son in foreign service. The plan ensures daily mail, keeps home life details flowing, and shares different family perspectives. It aims to keep the soldier connected and prevent gaps in news from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
Foreign Service
Turbulent skies linger over Emden dive
An aged World War II narration recalls a Yank Thunderbolt pilot ending a mission with a brief prayer. The account notes Lieut. Robert H Knapp finishing a record 840 m power dive over Emden, Germany, as the nose aimed skyward and a companion thanked the Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy
Vyank Thunderbolt
Robert H Knapp
Emden
Germany
Fame and Dangers in Ernie Pyle's Quick Rise
A guest editorial reflects on Ernie Pyle as the world’s quickest, most complete wash of fame from Indiana to Albuquerque. It contrasts adulation with the warning voices of Dante and Byron and notes how managers and officials swarm him while his friend Lee Miller bears the strain.
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Ernie Pyle
Dante
Ernie
Brodie
Brooklyn ‘Bridge
Blondin
Niagara
Statesman
Feneral
Admiral
Indiana
Lee Miller
Vntas
Albuquerque
Droni
Ernie Pyle’s Good Neighbor Policy Deepens Beyond Friendship
In 1937 column from Dana Indiana Ernie Pyle frames the Good Neighbor policy as lived practice. He recalls how rural neighbors rallied when his mother suffered paralysis, with help ranging from lifting beds to baking pies and delivering meals. The piece honors farmers like the Potters and local families who gave time and goods, illustrating a generation raised to aid neighbors in need and insisting kindness remains a core rural value.
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Dana
Ind
Indiana
Mary
Nellie Potts
Newport
Lou Webster
Bird Malone
Bird
Potters
Kentucky Hills
Dan’ Fotter
Mother
Bertha
Iva Jordan
Jennie Hooker
Bill
Beatrice Bales
Rema Myers
Rema
John Taylor
Claude Lockeridge
Earl White
Rmers
Letter to the editor attacks draft dodgers and wartime resolve
A reader denounces draft dodgers in a forceful letter, urging men to fight for the nation and criticizing those who pretend to be unfit. The writer vows to circulate the message in copies of the Evening Huronite and expresses pride in American resolve.
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Slacker
America
Tve
Hollywood's Gossipy Tide Swirls With Stars and Rumors
A crowded Hollywood society round-up notes Ed Judson chasing Maxine Barratt, Clark Gable slated for Christmas, Veronica Lake in lauded stays, and Gloria Vanderbilt DiCicca rumors. It also mentions Brian Donlevy in Chicago, Ernest Hemingway visiting Gotham, Lena Horne secrets, Tallulah Bankhead co-producing with Arch Selwyn, and Rita Hayworth’s weight gain post marriage.
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Ed Judson
Rita Hayworth
Maxine Barratt
Georgie Jessel
Veronica Lake
Hollywood
el Morocco
Swank
Gloria Vanderbilt DiCicca
Wacs
Clark Gable
Brian Donlevy
Chicago
Phil Baker
Toni Kelly
Cops
Naked Genius
Joan Blondels
Darryl Zanuck
Ann Sheridan
Steve Hannagan
Yankees
al Jolson
Lawrence Tibbett
Metropolitan Opera
Victor Mature
New York
Jerri Lowe
Mickey Rooney
Ava
Ernest. Hemingway
Gotham
Kay Kyser
Lena Horne
Mitzi Green
Milton Berle
Michael Meyberg
Lanny Ross
South Pacific
George Gershwin
Bing
Gershwin
Sassi
Tallulah Ban
Eve
Arch Selwyn
Judy Gari
Leonard Seus
Lady Cavendish
Adele Asiain
Don Lopez
Charlie Chaplin
Oona
Dan Rose
Phyllis Dobson
Bing Crosby
Ann Corio
Hartford
Jes
Hildegard
Lana Turner
Rado
Letters From Fort Oglethorpe Show Army Life Charms
Private Charlotte Lenzner writes home about Salvation Army recreation rooms in basements full of coffee, cookies, sewing machines, radios, and a piano. She describes bugle calls scheduling daily life, makes light of tests by Service Command officers, and notes a planned company performance to lift spirits.
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Pfc
Charlotte Lenz
Ner
Agg. Co
Ft Oglethorpe
Rudolph Lenzner
Montana Ave
Nue
Salvation Army
Georgia
L. A
Tibby
Charly
Fourth In Family Faces Draft Charges Pleads Not Guilty
The fourth member of a Powers Lake farm family, Aliph Peter Anderson, pleaded not guilty before Judge Charles J. Vogel at Fargo federal court to failing to report for induction on April 8. He is free on a $2,500 bond. His brothers Eiler Hans Anderson and Lynn Wilson Anderson were sentenced to four years each. Roy Gordon Anderson faces sentencing Thursday. Oswald J. Welum of Minot asked to continue his sentencing and will plead October 20 in Bismarck. Court terms shift. Fargo to hear Thursday, Bismarck next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minot
Powers Lake Farm
Selective Service
Charles J. Vogel
Fargo
Federal District Court
Aliph Peter Anderson
Liberty
Eiler Hans Anderson
Lynn Wilson Anderson
Roy Gordon Anderson
Oswald J. Welum
Bissmarck Federal Court
Bismarck
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Third Street
S.E
Robert D. Lusk
Huon
3. D
Huron
Carier
South Dakota
Associated Press
By Galbraith
WYNEA
USS
My Raymond
Clapp
Washington
Burma
Philippines
U. S. Treasury Department
Editere
Salen
Huronita Iiteary
Bseath Trakota
The
Washington Daily News
Saxton
Emneral
Barber
Huron Clinic
Sprague Hospital
J.C. Shirley
W. H. Saxton
HL. Saylor
M.D
Hans Jacoby, MD
Barthy Boekelpeide
Li, Crowle
Migr
B. T. Lens
Amimican’College of Surgeons
I Connection
Dorothy Kilgallen
Eepeendensie
Broadway Bulletin Board
Sam
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