OT 91 final contends with costly war efforts and policy shifts
The piece critiques wartime spending through agencies like O C D and F F R G, noting Hollywood figures and stars being enlisted to boost Uncle Sam's image. It details Donald Nelson’s political maneuvering around the Soo Canal project and broader efforts to push St. Lawrence Seaway and Florida Ship Canal funds, plus Hull Wallace policy shifts toward economic self containment and signaling political tensions over Civilian Defense management and Treasury missteps involving Henry Morgenthau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald M. Nelson
Congress
Washington
Capitol Hill
Rivers and Harbors
Mansfield
Sault Ste. Marie
WPB
FL D. R
St. Lawrence Seaway
Florida Ship Canal
Mrs. Roosevelt
Melvyn Douglas
Maynus Chaney
Donald Duck
Messrs
Rayburn
MacCormack
Boland
War News Reaches Far From Malaya To Bulgaria
An analysis piece surveys Malaya’s fall to Japan stressing weak defense measures and ineffective colonial governance. It notes security ill winds from Singapore, potential impacts on vital sea routes, and the broader implications for British and American policy in Asia and the Mediterranean region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albert N. Lema Siheake
Singapore
Japan
Legislative Council
Indian Ocean
China
Burma
Russia
Iran
Malaya
Wool hoards and wartime shortages cast global reach
The article notes wartime stockpiling prior to entry into World War I, highlighting 358 million pounds of supplies on hand, Britain’s vast wool purchases from Australia and other lands, and estimates of U S warehouses holding over 900,000 pounds of wool. It warns that Japanese control of Australia or Inner Mongolia could shift material to Hitler’s forces, while a Q&A on avoiding foreign terms ends with advice on moderation in speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Australia
U. S
Churchil
Antipodes
Nippon
Inner Mongolia
Modern Etiquette By ROBERTALES
Q and A on gentlemanly conduct cover tipping hats and handling broken engagements. A man should lift the hat slightly from the head while inclining the head modestly. When an engagement ends, all presents and letters should be returned.
Two Italian Immigrants Buy Bond in Texas Stir
Umberto Ferapello and Johnny Zenola, arrived from Italy twenty years ago, joined to purchase a fence bond in Dallas. Ferapello declares the act as a political statement against Mussolini. The piece recalls the Edenton patriotic matrons who once gave up tea over British tax and the Boston Tea Party reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Umberto Frpello
Johnny Zenola
Texas
Italy
Erpello
Mussolini
Edenton
N.C
Boston
Nightly effort of cold body under thin covers
A body in a cold room without adequate bedding expends energy comparable to walking about two miles per hour all night, as it struggles to maintain a stable internal temperature.
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Treasury
Army-Navy
Henry Morgenthau
Uncle Sam
Far East
Cordell Hull
United States
Roosevelt - Hull- Wallace
Oceania
Jesse H. Jones
Anderson-Downey
Guayule
Rio de Janeiro
Jones
Wayne Chatfield-Taylor
Harold L. Ickes
North American
Frank Knox
Secretary of the Treasury
Navy
Morganthau
Wilson & Co
LEN - Sane
Wilson's
Your. Valentine
Wilson
G. RB
Ose
Ageus- Sehte
NEA
Paw Tun
Robert Dorman-Smith
Rangoon
Burma Road
Lars
U. S. Maritime Commission
America
Great Britain
AEF
Canal Zone
Caribbean Sea
Isthmus
Dutch Guiana
West Indian
Repubics
State Department
Revolv
Berlin
Bulgaria
Germany
Balkan
Varna
Burgas
Black Sea
Danube
Turkey
Hiler
Europe
Kremlin
Sofia
Yugoslavia
Mihailovich
Sid
Comet
Susan
Comet Rice Mills
Beaumont
Orly
Hitler
Robertales
White House
Ari Shusee el Coffee
Little Star
Pender's Best
Triangle Creamery
South Main St
Postoffice
Big Star
Gov
Ern Steers
Ke’s
Briarfield
Bac
Nucoa l
Crisco
Prince Albert
Southern Manor
Liptons
coRsim
Pental Ser Rs LP
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