Change in Johnson act to make loans to Allies expected
Bruce Catton reports a likely six month window for lifting the wartime loan ban to the Allies, with movement in Congress leaning toward loans to boost farm and allied support. Squalus disaster prompted few Navy changes beyond an induction valve fix, while ideas for anti aircraft cruisers grow. Book notes cover Wodehouse humor, Boys' detective stories, Grandmother Kyo insights. Entitled works and author names highlighted.
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Bruce Catton
Sesson
Congress
Portsmouth
N. H
U. S. Navy
Sailfish
U.S. Navy
Universal Military Training Debate Shapes Public Policy
The article weighs who should bear arms and sacrifice as a vastly expanded defense program looms. It questions universal service, distribution of burdens by ability, and who should be drafted, noting rising support for universal military training and contrasting it with American traditions against a large standing army. It warns any plan must reflect the will of the American people and hints at possible moves toward Europe’s militarization system.
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CCC
Army and Navy Journal
Today of Other Years June 7 recalls war and local events
This column recalls events from 22 years ago on June 7 including U S Marines gains and a Red Cross rally raising 89 dollars. It notes local registrations of aliens, a Grove Chapel rally, and a county registration drive for women. Also mentions Lt Ward Klingensmith visit and upcoming wartime experiences.
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U. S
Ward Klingensmith
U.S
Indiana
Tightening Best in Mexican Oil Expropriation Lesson
A historical reflection on Mexico’s oil industry after expropriation. Workers expected abundant pay and ownership but two years later faced tax payments, job cuts, wage reductions, and curbed overtime. The piece argues the industry must be profitably managed to satisfy workers.
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Mexico
Rio Grande
Z & Operated
Trade doors closing as war shifts world commerce
The piece argues that government actions curbing imports and foreign currency are pushing trade toward barter, threatening normal international commerce. It notes Norway Belgium Holland and others under German control hindering free trade, while calls to boost ties with free nations and adapt to barter systems postwar. It also mentions rains of fish reported in authentic records and the possibility of a postwar trade shakeout.
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Thaly
Norway
United States
Belgium
Netherlands
Italy
Blegium
Holland
Poland
Czechoslovakia
B. AB
Sofar
South America
World's Smatleat Donkey Sets Tiny World Record
A Bristol England breeder claims the donkey is the smallest in the world standing two feet six inches tall and weighing about 20 pounds. The animal reportedly attracts interest from locals and visitors curious about this remarkable miniature creature.
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Bristol
England
Roosevelts third term stir in Democratic vice ticket race
Washington punditry traces how Democratic hopefuls shift focus from president to potential vice president while Roosevelt's renomination looms. Jim Farley opposes a third term ticket. others, including Garner Wheeler deNutt and Stark, weigh geography, state loyalties, and party unity amid court and cabinet hints and Lindbergh isolationist ties.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jim Farley
Jim
New York
Jack Garner
Burt Wheeler
Maontina
Wheeler
Paul deNatt
Shonny Berses
Horner Mloar
Sam Rayburn
Jackson
Stark
Midwest
Douglas
Washington State
Douglaglas
Connecticut
Yale
Supreme Court
Alf Landon
Leonardo da Vinci and mirror writing in vision history
Daily Dozen notes that Leonardo da Vinci suffered from strephusymolia or Stephosymbolia a vision disorder causing reversed images and mirror writing. It explains the condition as a brain disorder sometimes present at birth or after injury and warns against correcting left handedness. Da Vinci is described as a painter sculptor and engineering genius.
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Leonardo
Gue
da Vinci
Mind Your Manners: Social Etiquette Quiz Answers
A vintage etiquette quiz questions about visiting cards dress codes dates and gifts. It discusses engraving Miss Alice Smitty or Alice Smith whether a floor length organdy dress suits an afternoon garden party if groups of girls attend a school banquet without dates and whether friends should give a gift or congratulate the graduate.
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Alice Smitty
Alice Smith
What Would You Do After Graduation Notes Practice
A fragment discusses post graduation etiquette and gratitude. It cites Miss Alice Smith and a fanfare about thanking gift givers. It mentions Babe Conaughton, a 280 pound Georgetown guard from 1926, as an example of a heavy college football regular.
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Alice Smith
Babe” Conaughton
Georgetown
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