Weekly news analysis on wartime politics and air battles findings
Roger Shaw outlines Roosevelt Willkie rivalries and party shifts while detailing air warfare between Britain and Germany. He notes Willkie’s stance limits and Democratic defections to the Republicans, plus German air campaigns against London and other ports, and Hamburg bombings.
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Musico brothers freed from bail in fraud case and other war notes
The Musico brothers were discharged from bail after sentences in a federal jail in Lewisburg Pa for alleged larceny and forgery involving four million dollars. The article also notes Lindsay Warren's appointment as comptroller general, a Puerto Rico flu epidemic death toll, and various World War II era air and military topics including German and British air campaigns and parachute demonstrations at Fort Benning.
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John Oliphant
Rockefeller Institute
United States Health Service
Witty Commons and War Time Nonsense From Westminster
A gossiping sketch mixes Parliament humor with wartime curiosities. J J Davidson mocks Italian subs and Carthaginian generals while references to Wimbledon, aluminum limbs, armor, and a Bristol gorilla mix global whimsy with looming conflict.
Congress Guards Capitol as security tightens after 1915 bombing
The Capitol is shielded by an expanded police presence with 250 officers, restricted public access, and strict checks to prevent a repeat of the 1915 bombing. The measures accompany talks on Willkie’s tough campaign issues including power policy and foreign affairs.
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Willkie Birthday Parade and Home Visit Documented
A detailed mock celebration in Elwood for Wendell Willkie features a house tour, exhibits from his life, a mayoral address, and a campus parade. Activities include a shoe repair shop stop, barber, band concert, athletic events, a satirical parade, and a mock nominating moment.
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Pauline Revere Ride Aims At White House On War Bill
Miss Elane Summers 19 a University of Wisconsin beauty queen pictured near Chicago City Hall mounted on a white horse en route to Washington D C to present an anti conscription bill to President Roosevelt. Sponsored by the Committee to Defend America by Keeping It From War the item notes the bill as one side of the conscription argument with proponents urging universal military training.
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Elane Summers
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Roosevelt
Committee To Defend
America
Harsh Words Outlive Physical Wounds in Mahabharata
Quote from Mahabharata contrasts healing of wounds and wood with the lasting harm of harsh words. It says arrows may be removed, but a word-dart is lodged in the heart and cannot be drawn out. The lesson highlights the enduring impact of speech over physical injury.
Tide in human affairs follows shifting currents
An excerpted reflection notes that tides in human affairs move with time and circumstance, never a fixed, unending current. It suggests changeable forces govern fortunes and events, echoing a cautious view of history’s momentum.
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