Readings on a War Loss That Shook a Nation
The piece, attributed to John Hoag and first appearing in the Louisville J Journal, mourns a World War II death. It laments the lonely death of a young soldier far from home, urging readers to sacrifice for victory and to value duty over comfort.
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Regis
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John T. Cahills
Grace Pickens
Ika Chase
Medical Center
Pat Kennedy
Ben Bernie
Connie Callahan
Pittsburgh
Benny Goodman
Win
Jim Farley a Model of Principled Leadership
The piece lauds Jim Farley for courage and integrity in opposing a fourth presidential term. It notes his resignation as New York State Democratic chairman after conflicts with the White House and suggests he refused to trade loyalty to his principles for political gain.
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Jim Farley
Farley
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Franklin Roosevelt
White House
New York
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New Deal
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Jim Farleys
Local leaders praised for Sunday closings and pool rate relief
A letter from Rev H P Williams lauds the mayor city manager and council for an ordinance closing all restaurants and entertainment venues at midnight Saturday and supporting reduced pool rates for servicemen. EB Dobbs notes calm in High Point after news of the invasion.
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the Gospel Tabernacle
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Press Association
Voices on wartime projects and community effort
Citations praise overhead bridges at Willow Brook and Perry Streets. Local leaders and organizations discuss vegetable centers and price control measures, urging women’s participation and continued support for wartime programs.
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Chester Bowles
OPA
From soft youth to valor in the skies
A nostalgic reflection on a once doubted boy who grew from a soda fountain idle to a fighter pilot ace with nine and a half planes. The writer recalls worrying about him and many others like him as juvenile delinquency fears rise. pride in wartime service follows.
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France
England
Graduation Reflections on War and Hope for Seventeeners
A speaker recalls high school days and a son's college graduation amid looming war. Teens face uncertain futures as some enlist or train while others await the draft. a classmate Clinton G. Heiner, then 17, shared a hopeful poem to trust in God.
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Faith in youth and nation amid war and doubt
By George Sokolsky reflects on boys graduating into war and choosing morality over cynicism. He contrasts adult pessimism with the youths who seek faith in God and country, hoping their hopeful vision can guide a frightened nation through turmoil.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Mr. Roosevelt
Verbal cartoon on Japanese strategy in India stirs debate
A San Francisco written cartoon critiques Japanese tactics in India with a sequence of coercive acts toward Hindu captives and propaganda. The piece, cited from the San Francisco Chronicle, frames a brutal “co prosperity” narrative, reflecting wartime anti Japanese sentiment.
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India
Helen Gahagan for Congress Aims to Make History
The California Democrat Helen Gahagan, wife of actor Melvyn Douglas, seeks the 14th district seat and would become California’s first woman representative. She would also be the first person elected from outside her district to serve in Congress. A national Democratic committee woman since 1940, she is White House connected and linked to social reform advocacy appealing to white collar and war workers.
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Winchell On Broadway
Jack Benny Elsa Maxwell Edmund Goulding Hedy Lamarr and war leaders notes at Jack Warner mansion. Virginia Bruce at Romanoff's. Bob Hope new book I Never Left Home due soon. Gregory Ratoff Irish Eyes Are Smiling and more gossip from Movietown and nightlife.
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