Swapping Rumors of Tokyo Chungking Trade Stir Frontline Policy
The article notes top officials fret over a border region barter between Tokyo and Chungking as a precursor to a broader Far East understanding. It describes smuggling, supply flows, tungsten and tung oil, and how governments formalize odd trades while BEW and State Department weigh implications for peacetime trade, airfields, and bases amid Allied strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Tucker
Tokyo
Chungking
Asia
Board of Economic Warfare
Washington
Chiang Kai
Shek
Burma Road
Hirohito
State Department
Henry A. Wallace
Cordell Hull
Spangler Says Roosevelt Should Bow Out For Fourth Term
Alaska publican argues in a late speech to Ohio GOP women that Roosevelt should quit active life to become a more effective president. He says saying No frees Roosevelt from party taint, avoids incu sus, and lets him act without fear or favor.
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G.O.P
Ohio
F.D.R
Georgetown
Spangler
Roosevelt
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
I Am a Murderer Chapter XXIII Reveals Obsessive Hunt
A first person narrator recalls a lifelong plan to kill Norman Tinker publicly while avoiding punishment. He details early cravings, the forging of wealth, and a meticulous search for Tinker through mining journals, directories, and direct inquiries, building dossiers to locate the man who changed his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Tinker
California
Tinker
Seattle
America
Directory of Directors
Presidential Timber and World War II Frontline Views
A collection of opinion notes and dispatches discuss religious welfare for six million troops, Axis resistance and Allied advantage, and the rise of public and political pressures abroad. Analysts note potential fourth-term risk, budding clerical support for General Marshall, and reflections on political dark horses amid wartime leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Marhall
Ecclesiastics
United States
Guadalcanal
North Africa
GHQ
Marshall
Mystery of the Missing Platinum
A covert note highlights a pending State Department move involving El Caudillo and the Argentine president. The piece, titled the Mystery of the Missing Platinum, notes wartime Tunisia victory and hints at sensitive intelligence handling by U.S. agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Leman
Tunisia
France
North Africa
State Department
el Caudillo
Argentina
WAAC Makes A Sale in Norfolk Watch Deal
In Norfolk a trio of French sailors sought to buy a watch but spoke no English while the clerk spoke no French. WAAC Auxiliary Simone Campanardi from North Adams listened and helped complete the sale. Campanardi, born in France, fluent in French, assisted the transaction. Coffee imports of the United States exceed 1.74 billion pounds annually in normal times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
United States
Majority Of Donors Suffer No Ill Effects From Giving Blood
An Idaho Falls column discusses extensive blood collection by the Red Cross and hospitals, noting most donors experience no ill effects. It explains donation volumes, recovery timelines, post donation diet, iron needs, and fainting risks, with guidance on safe intervals and routine precautions. It also mentions a separate Idaho Falls vignette about Jack Fifield, a ranch hand with distinctive facial hair.
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American Red Cross
Radio Program Schedule and War Time Adjustments
Radio lineup lists Eastern War Time programs with one hour subtractions for CWT. Airings include Jack Armstrong serials, Captain Midnight repeats, War News, and musical acts from Chicago and New York. Notable items: Front Page Farrell, World News and Commentary, Fred Waring, Captain Midnight repeats, Walter Carrell Singers, and Dancing Music Orchestra.
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Chavagea
Bill
Jack Armstrong
Chicago
Cbs Basic Highway Patrol
Farrel
Captain Midnight
Cbs
Nbe
Bea
Duncegn
Mary Small
Che Diste
Harry Wismer
Walter Carsell
Bill Stern
Lowell Thomason
Midnight
Cbs 7
Fred Waring
Nbe-Basiic
Victor Borge
Blu
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Harry James
The
Johnson Family
Nbe Tone Ranger
Cbbs
Basic Dancing Music Orchestra
cbs-Dixie Melodies
California
Mbs
Kaltenborn
Nbc
Keen
Cba
Mrs. North
Godwin
Sammy Kaye
Red Barber
Tinney
Sam
Abner
Tommy Dorsey
Manhattan
Jim Ameche
bin Jeanne
Christian
Eddie Cantor
Dinah
John Freedom
Biu
Lionel Barrymore
Cbe
Gabriel Heatter
Dancing Music Orchestra
Milton Berle
Dhs
Soldiers With Wings
Dale Carnegie
Kavages Musical College
Raymond G. Swing
John B. Hughes
Gracie Fields
Blu Dance Orchestra
Morton Gould
Dbs
Alec Thompson
Radio Forum
Paul Schubert
What's in a Name In Texas Deficit Report
The state treasurer reported the general revenue fund deficit at 20,993,281 dollars, the lowest in over two years. The treasurer is named Jesse James.
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Austin
Texas
Jesse James
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White House
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Women's Army
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Alice Faye
John Payne
Jack Oakie
Lynn Bari
Broadhurst
Laurel and Hardy
Edgar Kennedy
Paramount
Henry Fonda
Maureen O'Hara
Rialto
Wallace Beery
Marjorie Main
Jackass
I. In
Pta
Frankenstein
Rockies
State Theatre
Greer Garson
Ronald Coleman
TTL
Lee
Cwtcr
BY Morris Markey
WEA Service. Ing
San Francisco
San Pedro
San Bernardino Valley
Los Angeles
WEA Service, Inc
Elmer
Brazi
Cleveland
Fef Otaiers
Germany
Pyrenees
Buenos Aires
River Plate
Madrid
South America
New York
der Fuehrer
United Nations
Europe
Castillo
la Presna
la Nacion
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Anager
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Mediterranean
Hitler
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Sweden
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Ebbe
Sen
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Holstein
Brussels
Gesta
Knudsen Groevik
Berlin
Ullevaal Hospital
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Boston State House
Albany
Ed Old Rieads
Thomas D. Masters
NEA
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Jack Fifield
Aline
Valie & Walgreen Soren
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