New President Urges Armament Drive Aid to Democracies
President Roosevelt to Congress calls for swift armament production and expanded aid to nations at war, including Britain and China. He frames the push as necessary to keep aggressors at bay and keep war from spreading to the hemisphere. The address signals broader U S support for democracies through munitions and supplies.
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Ireland on War's Brink as Axis Plans Stir Conflict
Wartime dispatches describe renewed bombing of neutral Ireland with German made bombs and Shaw warning of Ireland's role in Axis or Allied schemes. Congress opens with debates on anti inflation, defense aid, and labor reform as Gallup polls show strong support for rapid national defense and aid to Britain.
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Appeals ‘Court For Labor
Paine and Stamper monitor radio copyright safeguards
John G. Paine of ASCAP and composer Dave Stamper pose beside broadcast recording machines. ASCAP fights radio broadcasters over royalties and uses these devices to detect infringements of ASCAP copyrights on air.
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British report captures of German infantrymen reach England
London reports more than a dozen German infantrymen from eight units have been captured on British soil since October 15 and termed the invasion army's first men to reach England alive. Rome predicts the Axis will knock England out of the war before U S aid can arrive for Britain.
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Poster urges silence on war secrets nationwide
Washington dispatch notes a new War Department poster appearing across the United States. The poster echoes the English "Don't tell war secrets" line with cartoons and the slogan "Button up your lip" to promote secrecy during wartime.
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Fall of Bardia signals British siege and breakthrough
The fall of Bardia in Libya ends a days long Italian siege as British forces under Wavell surge through to capture the town and surrounding areas. Meanwhile Roosevelt names Harry Hopkins as personal representative to Britain amid rumors over ambassadorial delays and defense program strains spark reports of aluminum shortages hindering aircraft output.
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Notes of a New Yorker: quirky bits from January Reader's Digest
A collage of media and public figures from 1930s culture and politics. Highlights include Alaska tales, a popular Japanese laundryman buried in a naval uniform, Chaplin critics’ praise for a performance, debates over appeasement and debt, Chesterton quips, and anecdotes about editors, broadcasters, and fathers.
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C. R. Hunter
Things I Knew All Along But Which You Never Knew
A quirky compilation of trivia and observations. It covers historical quotes about liberty slaves, cultural phrases, song rhythms, and a dental-like tip about mosquito bites. It notes courtship customs in Mexico, golf tips from a doctor, German rulers dying in specific years, and a blackout headlight trick.
Cereal Cookies Offer Flavorful Low-Cost Change
A cheese of ancient Rome is invoked to praise cereal cookies as a tasty low-cost alternative to traditional snacks. The piece highlights recipes using corn flakes and bran, including Bran Butterscotch Cookies and New Zealand Corn Flake Kisses, with step-by-step directions and yields.
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