Miltonist Censorship Debate Echoes in Wartime Press
In a wartime stance on censorship, Frederick C Crawford urges realistic limits to reporting while citing Milton and Areopagitica. He argues American press should balance truth with national security and value reporters' judgment on what to disclose to the home front.
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John Mill
House of Commons
United States
France
Fredrick C. Crawford
Verican Association of Manufacturers
John Milton
Crawford
Byron Ke
Associated Press
U. S
Home Pont
Coun
Breach Of Promise By Rupert Hughes
A dinner with Sue Len and their guests unfolds amid war memories and romance as Tom Hilyard elopes with Jennifer. Margaret objects, while Violet and Walt tease and support, a tense clash over appearances and propriety. The scene ends with plans for golf and a hint of ongoing drama.
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Sue
Tom
Jennifer
Walt
Margaret
South Seas
Len
Peter
Maragaret
Leno
Navy ships bear names of Texas counties
Thirty seven transports and cargo vessels of the Navy now bear the names of Texas counties. The list joins 310 county named ships nationwide, with many already launched or in service. Counties named include Bandera Bosque Bowie Briscoe Burleson Clay Eastland Collingsworth Cottle Crockett Dawson Dickens Duval Fayette Freestone Grimes Hansford Haskell Hidalgo Karnes Knox Lamar Lavaca Leon Lubbock Menard Midland Montague Navarro Presidio Randall Rockwall San Saba Shelby Starr Tarrant and Uvalde.
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Dallas
Texas
United States
Eighth Naval District
Navy
Bandera
Bosque
Bowie
Briscoe
Burleson
Clay
Eastland
Collingsworth
Cottle, Crockett
Dawson
Dickens
Duval
Fayette
Freestone
Grimes
Hansford
Haskell
Hidalgo
Karnes
Knox
Lamar
Lavaca
Leon
Lubbock
Menard
Midland
Montague
Navarro
Presidio
Randall
Rockwall
San Saba
Shelby
Starr, Tarrant
Uvalde
Accident Kills One in Dallas Concrete Collapse
Ryles Lomax of Dallas was killed instantly and his brother Hiram Lomax was seriously injured when a heavy concrete slab they were working under caved in. The slab dropped eighteen feet and fell on them while they helped raze an abandoned ice house.
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Dallas
Jan
Ryles Lomax
Hiram Lomax
A Prophetic Look at a 16th Child Born in Obregon
A Mexican woman in Ciudad Obregon has given birth to her sixteenth child at age 86. The piece ponders poverty, destiny, and the future of the prolific family amid questions of what these children might become. It shifts to a Connecticut scene observing rural life and dairy pickups at a Four Corner platform.
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Ciudad Obregon
Mexico
Connecticut
Iowa
South Dakota
Montana
Rural Work and a City Dream Among Farm Families
A narrator recalls meeting farm youths and a farmer's daughter while describing daily chores milking cows and chores. A 17 year old boy unloads eight cans, earns little, and longs for city work. The farmer’s daughter questions if writing is work, sparking a light exchange before the train journey.
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New York
Wartime tire shortage and union slowdown cited in defense report
A wartime briefing notes that tire production is short of needs with 26 percent below demand under current rules. It cites union slowdowns, paid-by-output incentives, and labor leadership as key barriers. The piece also notes British concerns over communist influence in Europe and strategic postwar moves in North Africa and India. Lord Halifax promotes Britain's stance in Congress as the holiday season ends.
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Oet
War Department
Rotary Lab
Somervell
CIO Czars
Sidney Hillman
Ike” Eisenhower
Patton
Mediterranean
Spain
Italy
Greece
Europe
Hitler
Moscow
India
England
Stalin
Baltic States
Poland
Japan
10 Downing Street
Britain
North Africa
London
Strait of Gibraltar
Lord Halifax
U. S
Empire
Congress
Cabinet
Burton K. Wheeler
Capitol Hill
Public reaction to war production boosts shopping and rationing fears
New York shoppers rush into department stores as war production drives fear shortages. Shoe stamps rumors persist until Bowles denies any easing. Rationing remains tight for underwear and clothing though some substitutes and improved distribution may arise. Denim and workwear supply narrows as mills shift to Army Navy contracts.
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Nce
New York
OPA
Bowles
Manhattan
WPB
Army
Navy
An Deere
McClure Newayayes
Here And There In Texas Austin Buzzing With Scions
In Austin ahead of the legislative session, first term lawmakers arrive, two types noted: humble neophytes and boastful know-it-alls. Veterans observe cautiously as crews ready the Capitol, windows, carpets, and chandeliers for the open. Salaries and pay practices, and a housing crunch, shape the backdrop.
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Texas
Austin
Gordon Shearer
United Press
Ustin
House
Senate
Capitol
Plastiras Promises Greece General Election Soon
Premier Nicholas Plastiras told the Greek people a general election will be held at the earliest possible moment to name a new assembly and settle the question of a permanent government.
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London
Nicholas Plastiras
Greece
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