Who Speaks for France in the Liberation Era
As France nears liberation the question arises who can speak for France to the Allied powers. General de Gaulle is seen as the logical choice, yet Anglo American leaders resist recognizing him beyond head of French troops. The piece notes de Gaulle's past struggles, growing French support, and asserts patriots deserve consideration as France seeks its own leadership after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
de Gaulle
Dee Gaulle
Churchill
French Committee of National Liberation
French Republic
General de Gaulle
North Africa
General Giraud
America
Britain
Spider in the Paper Sparks Twain’s Wise Retail Note
A Missouri paper editor Mark Twain replied to a superstitious subscriber who found a spider in the issue. Twain quipped that the spider was not luck but scouting for non advertising merchants to spin a web over their doors, ensuring their peaceful decline.
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Mark Twain
Missouri
Reading list and a tidbit from a general's desk
A visitor to General Eisenhower's office notes his desk holds only two books, The Soldiers' and Sailors' Prayer Book and Hitler's Generals, signaling a focused mindset. The piece also cites Oliver Cromwell's trust in God and keeping powder dry and adds trivia about torpedoes, and China's ancient soybean knowledge.
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Eisenhower
Hitler
Oliver Cromwell
Weighing Wartime Wage Policy and Its Aims
The text defends a 1942 wage policy aimed at preventing inflation by tying wages to prices as of September 16, 1942. It explains why wages cannot rise much in wartime, cites goals to ensure decent living standards and address pay inequality, and notes that real earnings rise from productivity, longer hours, and promotions rather than higher base rates. It emphasizes unit labor costs and production efficiency as key measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Building Boom or Myth Shaping Postwar Housing
Peter Edson surveys postwar housing prospects. Industry leaders forecast 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 homes yearly, but a National Association survey predicts only about 800,000 annual starts for the first decade. Shortages persist, inflation pressures grow, and unknown incomes plus wartime material limits threaten a smooth boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
John B. Blandford, Jr
National Housing Agency
Henry J. Kaiser
Irving W. Clark
Westinghouse
National Association of Real Estate Boards
John H. Fahey
Federal Home Loan Bank Administration
Second Front Debates Through Teheran to Quebec
An overview of Allied plans and tensions over a cross channel invasion from 1942 to 1943. It covers Stalin pressure, Churchill opposition to early Europe invasion, the Casablanca and Tehran discussions, and Italy as a compromise, with later Quebec uncertainty and shifting plans among Roosevelt Churchill and Marshall.
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Ny Datays
Canada
Sion
Churchill
Pacific
France
Dnly
Germany
Russia
Teheran
Balkans
Hitler
Stalin
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Washington
U. S
Stalingrad
Pearl Harbor
Molotoff
London
Poland
Baltic States
Thesia
England
Roosevelt
Marshall
Channel
Europe
North Africa
Mediterranean
Casablanca
Britain
Flanders Fields
U. S.A
Atlantic
Italy
Sicily
Moscow
Quebec
United States
North
Barrier to Fifth War Loan Invasion Calls on Citizens
A wartime appeal urges every reader to support the Fifth War Loan drive. Officials frame it as a duty to contribute funds from personal wallets to sustain the war effort.
Bombs and Lend-Lease Questions From The Leatherneck
The q and a style piece cites Vila soil disruption by bombs used in a victory garden analogy. It claims 175000 planes produced under lend-lease up to April 3, 1844 and dates the act to March 11. It mentions janitors as slaves conscripts and Mohammedanized Christians of pre modern Turkic army. It notes Vichy subsidies of 6 billion francs yearly to curb bread prices and pins 1915 Ku Klux Klan formation in Georgia to William J. Simmons.
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Vila
Kolommangare
Leatherneck
osmMc
So They Say Wholesale War Words From Leaders
Quotes from Nelson Johnson U S minister to Australia and Charles E. Wilson WPB executive vice chairman warn of political and production realities. Captain William Thomas of the Naval Academy chaplain stresses personal duty while Sir Samuel Hoare notes Europe’s enduring differences amid the war. A sense of ongoing debate and concern pervades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Charles E. Wilson
WPB
William WN. Thomas
A. S. Naval Academy
Europe
Sir Samuel Hoare
Spain
War demands shift child roles to frontline care
Marjorie Craig of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. School Health Bureau warns that in wartime households take on adult burdens. With living demands rising, children face responsibilities beyond their years as supervision wanes and parental guidance recedes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Craig
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Health Bureau
Thought for the Day on faith and honor in Galatians
The piece reflects on Galatians 6 1 urging faith as life for honor and character. It notes that loss of faith equates to a moral death in the community figure Whittler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honor
Whittler
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Dwimht Flay
Bngh M. Nan
Indiana County
Asi
Subacr
Associated Pass
HellasHr, Inc
44Th Street
New York
China
National War Labor Board
Stockholm
I. Cohen
Clymer
Porto-Pedic
ASH Shoe CO
Ku Klux Klan
Ain
Georgia
Wiliam J. Simmonds
They
Say
Tam
South‘west Pacific
Anzio
Nelson T. Johnson
Australia
Bee Brand Spices
Libby
Better Stores Inc
Pennsylvania- Electric Company
R. A. Shumakee
District
Monager
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