National Whirligig News Behind the News Continuation
The column discusses FDR's wartime policy shifts and the role of the brain trust led by Hopkins Berle Tugwell and Ickes as the president maneuvers postwar reforms. It notes criticisms of Roosevelt's selections and the political pressure from patronage bosses while outlining loyalty concerns of Japanese Americans in Hawaii and the broader political climate.
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Joe Stalin
Washington
Hopkins
Moscow
United States
F. D.R
Roosevelt
Stalin
White House
State Department
Sumner Welles
Harry
Brain Trust
Albany
Brain
Harry Hopkins
Adolph Berle
Rex Tugwell
Dean Acheson
Harold L. Ickes
Fiorello LaGuardia
Henry Wallace
Marriner S. Eccles
Felix Frankfurter
M. L.L. Wilson
Hawaii Loyal Japanese Americans Support Draft Despite Racial Prejudice
The Hawaiian commandant and delegates defend Japanese American loyalty to the United States noting their pride in serving Uncle Sam. A cited draft lottery winner born in Hawaii exemplifies citizenship. Leaders like Secretary Knox and Dr. Shunzo Sakamaki commend Hawaii’s unity ahead of national defense. The Hawaii Hochi urges Americans to reject racial divisions and affirm Americanism across all communities. Hawaii shows early defense progress with no strikes or walkouts.
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New York
Aly Richard Waldo
Japan
Cordell Hull
Hawaii
Congress
Samuel Wilderling
Chiefs of
U. S. Navy
King
Charles D. Herron
Hawaiian Department
U.S. Army
Sam
Iawaii
Honolulus
McKinley High School
Shunzo Sakamaki
United States
U. S. Army
America
Hawaii Hochi
Honolulu
Republic
Kites Forbidden by German Occupation in Holland
The traditional sport of kite flying has been banned in Holland by the German occupiers who fear kites could be used to direct British airmen.
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Holland
Onion Peeler Feats of For Peter Tyler in London
A veteran onion peeler based in London, England, served for over fifty years. The skilled worker could peel as much as three quarters of a ton of onions in a single day, demonstrating remarkable efficiency and endurance in the trade.
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Peter Tyler
London
England
Restrictions on Chinese women's dress and rites spark debate
A dispatch describes new edicts restricting women's dress including bare legs, stockings, lipstick and low neck gowns in parts of China. It cites local bans and moral codes, noting a Wayside temple near Nanking offering “milk” from a well said to be over 500 years old.
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Nanking
China
Yie
Good Fire Mark for Lexington
Lexington firemen report a flawless July with no city fires and only one alarm, a car blaze on Linwood road outside the city. Police chief Owen says the record, likely unmatched in ten years, reflects fire awareness and luck in Lexington.
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Lexington
Lington
Linwood
Chie T. S. Owen
Cranium Crackers Puzzle With Triples Missing Middleman
Humorous puzzle item lists three word triples with the middle word missing. Clues include Tom and Harry, Shad Rach Abednego, May echo and me, Violin Rome and cella and Tokio. A note about copyright law in Tar eealiee mentions a king ordering copies destroyed.
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Tom
Harry
Shad Rach
Abednego
Echo
Rome
Cella
Tokio
Diary of a Bundler For Britain En Route
A wartime diary recounts a New York stop and a theater visit, noting a British War Relief aluminum drive in a hotel lobby and a pile of salvaged foil. The author visits Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts and observes aluminum contributions, swelling towns, and patriotic reflections on Nazi Germany.
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Britain
New York
Rhine
Acre Times Square
Lillian Nellman
Germany
Lucile Watson
Paul Lukas
Sam
Teena
South Hadley
Mass
Mary Lyon
Mount Holyoke College
Springfield
Town Hall
Coal production by Canadian provinces in early 1940
In the first four months of 1940 Canada produced 3,801,500 short tons of coal with Nova Scotia supplying 2,516,200 tons, Alberta 2,067,100 tons, British Columbia 629,900 tons, Saskatchewan 416,900 tons, and New Brunswick 73,600 tons.
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Canada
Nova Scotia
Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Jones resigns as Lexington employment office manager
Dan L. Jones resigns as manager of the Lexington office of the North Carolina Employment Service effective at week’s end. He will move to Charlotte to join the Carnation milk company, taking a position near the Charlotte territory. Jones came from Reidsville to replace Joe Beach, who was promoted to Raleigh. A successor is expected to arrive during the week.
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Lexington
Dan L. T Jones
North Carolina Employment Service
Charlotte
Mir. Jones
Carnation Milk
Charlotte Territory
Mrr. Jones
Reidsville
Joe Beach
State Service
Raleigh
Mr. Jones
Ancient ox horns foreshadow modern band and orchestra horns
Ancient ox horns used as war trumpets laid the groundwork for all later horn instruments in bands and orchestras, tracing a lineage from battlefield signaling to concert haloes of sound.
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Knudsen
Mer. Flynn
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Portland Cement Association
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Richmond, Va
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Camp
Kingdom of
Tareealiee
Uncle Sam
Harold J. Ickes
Geemp Pouerramia
South Madles
College
Hister City
New
Canadian Coal
Dan L. Jones
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