Back Door Dark War Speculation And Allied Plans
A wartime column discusses censorship and the press in wartime, exploring whether a new front will open in Europe and how Anglo American plans might shift during 1942. It ponders invasion routes, possible channels into Russia, and the roles of North Ireland and Moscow’s reactions to Allied strategy.
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Hether
Ross
English Channel
Murmansky
Ste
Amerins
Rance
Ireland
Russia
Hitler
Moscow
The Courage to Live Simply in Hard Times
A reflective essay argues that the simple life is feasible in tough times, warns against the idle rich, and urges all to endure inconveniences for greater purposes. It recalls postwar resilience, notes leaders like Zebulon B. Vance, and calls for courageous living through duty, sacrifice, and hopeful investment in the future.
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North Carolina
Zebulon B. Vance
Sparta and Judy's Service Station Outlaw Sunday Sales
Sparta aldermen banned beer and wine on Sundays in Alleghany County. The town has at present one licensed outlet Judy's Service Station selling wine and beer. The report notes Spartan courage in enforcing a strict moral Sabbath and hints at potential gasless and wineless Sundays for Judy.
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Sparta
Alleghany County
North Carolina
Winston- Salem Journal
Judy's Service Station
Judy
Mercy and Kindness from Everlasting God Sermon
A sermon reflects on Isaiah's message of mercy than wrath, arguing God destroys evil not the innocent. It contrasts Israel's captivity with lessons learned, notes sin's effects on the soul, and urges steadfast faith and daily fellowship with Christ for enduring mercy.
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Israel
Promised Land
America
God
Macbeth
Cardinal Wolsey
Isaiah
Mount Zion
Jesus
Christ
Baal
Walter Winehell on Broadway
A collage of Broadway theater chatter and wartime rumors touching on Walter Winehell and a wave of eight saboteurs, with mentions of FBI actions, Hollywood gossip, and satirical asides about the sugar shortage and naval issues.
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Walter Winehell
Broadway
Watts
Irving Bertin
Washington
Navy Relief
The Old Plank Road Predicts War End Date
This essay argues on horticultural grounds about when World War II might end. It weighs conditions for a rapid Nazi defeat, including a successful Western Front, Russian relief, and Middle East oil, with cautions that optimism risks error. The author suggests a two year horizon to mid 1944, noting factors that could hasten or delay final victory.
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United Nations
Nostradamus
Mother Shipton
Life
Hitler
Germany
Japan
Caucasus
Middle East
Europe
Cologne
Essen
fHitter
Russia
Egypt
Suez
United States
Britain
China
After Thoughts by W A Bivins in Wartime Reflections
W A Bivins recalls 1918 Greensboro road office work with trains, Red Cross, and a cafe for soldiers. He contrasts then and 1942, noting calmer public mood, ongoing drafts, and the need to sustain freedom as a new war unfolds. He honors soldiers, faith, sacrifice, and steadfast patriotism.
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Plymouth
Mass
Otto Kruger
Reader's Digest
Times
Engine Squadron
Savoteur
Dasch
Road-Minster
Greensboro
Deep South
France
Red Cross
Huffine
Stull
Blue Ridge
Virginia
Washington
Boston
San Francisco
America
Charlie Hatton
Charlie
Fairyland
Books and Authors Prompting Wartime Insight
Oxford presses a late fall list highlighting a Italy book by Reynolds and Eleanor Packard about their wartime Rome and Siena postings. Also featured are War aviation narratives by Warren Bruno and Stephen Vincent Benet selections, plus The Just and the Unjust by James Gould Cozzens and Lilian Mowbrer's Rip Tide of Aggression, with October publication by Morrow.
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Oxford University Press
Italy
Reynolds
Eleanor Packard
Mr. Packard
United Press Bureau
Rome
Mrs. Packard
Star
United States
Packard
Perugia
Siena
Drottningholm
Packards
Luafy
Shirer
Deuel
Flannery
Germany
William Morrow and Company
Lilian T. Mowrers
Japan
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of Congress
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Men of the Cloth
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Lincoln
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Robert M. McBride and Company
Mr. Bruno
Stephen Vincent Benet
Farrar & Rinehart
Benet
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the Devil
Daniel Webster
John Brown
Harcourt. Brace and Company
Jamesx Gould Cozzens
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