Knudsen Sees Shortfall in Armament Production Progress
Defense Commission member William S Knudsen reports six months into the arms program that airplane production is 3 percent behind target. He cites lack of urgency among industry and labor and calls for centralized power to remove bottlenecks, longer workweeks where needed, and a concerted united effort from all Americans.
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William S. Knudsen
Defense Commission
Knudsen
United States
WPA workers urged to take new private jobs when available
Acting WPA head orders state administrators to release enrollees if other work under fair conditions exists even on defense projects. Notices at sites warn that refusal to accept private employment forfeits current WPA assignments. Enforcement varies by locale, but aims to curb the idea that WPA jobs are lifetime positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WIA
Hunter
Washington
The Glare and Grim Reality of War’s Beauty
A harsh critique of Fascist Italy praising war. The piece condemns Marinetti and Mussolini for glamorizing conflict while noting war’s ugliness. It contrasts the grim fate of soldiers from Naples Milan and Sorrento with those who reject romanticized violence.
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Italy
Marinetti
Vittorio Mussolini
Mussolini
Rome
Naples
Milan
Sorrento
Koritza
Food shortages and surplus debate from New York agriculture experts
A New York gathering of agricultural experts warned that world food export declines threaten food availability. They urged boosting domestic consumption and shifting from export crops to products for local use amid fears of European flood shortages this winter.
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New York
Europe
Impossible Interviews Adolf and Wilhelm
A dialogue between Adolf and Wilhelm in Doorn critiques Berlin and heroism as they ponder returning to Germany. Mussolini’s shifting generals and wartime boasts echo through their banter as the pair reflect on war and exile.
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Adolf
Hoch
Wilhelm
Heil
Doorn
Germany
Berlin
National Theater in Washington Still Draws Big Crowds
Washington’s National Theater remains a key cultural landmark, drawing government figures from Supreme Court justices to cabinet members and lawmakers. The venue serves as Broadway’s testing ground with occasional premieres, notable debuts by stars like Ethel Barrymore, and box office records for long running shows.
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Washington
Edmund Plohn
National
Splurge
E Street
Ford
Lincoln
Wilson
Keith's
Hoover
Edwin Booth
Shakespeare
Guild Theater
New York
Guild
Broadway
Ethel Barrymore
Times Square
Victoria Regina
Helen Hayes
Our Children By Angelo Patri
Angelo Patri argues against belittling Boy Scouts and Campfires by critics. He defends Scouts as engines of character and citizenship and urges readers to support youth training, saluting the Scout movement, and seeking Patri’s booklet for guidance.
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Our
Angelo Patri
Boy Scouts
United States of America
Scout Movement
Scouts
Girl Guides
Holiday Travel and Family News From December 1925
In Birmingham and Atlanta travels, visits and homecomings fill the season. Carolyn Sholars returns from LSU Baton Rouge to spend Christmas with the Sholars family. Lucille Felsenthal completes a Brownsville visit and heads home. Mackie Myers, a current LSU student, stays with her parents for the holidays. Betty Sue Jones is welcomed as the new baby daughter of E. F. Jones and wife.
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C. J. Wages
Birmingham
Ala
Carolyn Sholars
Baton Rouge
Thomas Sholars
Lucille Felsenthal
Victor Woerner
Brownsville
Tex
E. F. Jones
Betty Sue
Boy praises Greek army. proprietor offers hot dog
A young boy in Greenville approaches a Greek restaurant owner and extols the Greek army's exploits in the war against Italy. The proprietor, impressed, invites him to have a hot dog, and the boy gratefully accepts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
S. C
Italy
Nightly air raid siren confusion in Belfast village
Investigators report villagers in a Belfast area admired quiet nights after locals confused a routine noise with an air raid siren. The incident sparked local concern before authorities clarified no threat existed.
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Peace Belfast
Northern Ireland
Annagh
Dollar bill vanished from Willow Springs bank display
In Willow Springs Missouri a dollar bill shown in a display near the teller’s cage vanished after 15 years in the case. Bank officials confirmed the bill was stolen.
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Willow Springs
Linus Bar Tholdi Sets Speed Record Moving House
Linus Bar Tholdi claims a speed record after traveling eight miles in four hours while moving a house in The Dalles Oregon. The feat highlights unusual logistics and endurance for local moving work amid domestic tasks.
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The
Dalles
Ore
Linus Bartholdi
Waukee Girls Defeat Woodward 52 to 4
Waukee High School girls beat Woodward High 52 to 4 in Woodward. Jo Nish scored all 52 points for Waukee with 21 field goals and 12 free throws.
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Woodward
Woodward High School
Waukee High
Jo Nish
Waukee
Crown Princess Juliana Leaves for New York Visit
Crown Princess Juliana of the Netherlands plans to continue her pre Christmas US visit by heading to New York after bidding farewell to President and Mrs. Roosevelt. She has been a guest since arriving from Canada and will stay in a hotel during a brief New York stay. Martha of Norway accompanies as a refugee crown princess.
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National
United States Supreme Court
Frankfurter
Murphy
Douglas
Hughes
the Treasury
Morgenthau
Senate
Alben Barkley
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Hope Diamond
Washington
Juliana
Netherlands
New York
United States
Roosevelt
Canada
Royal House of Orange
White House
Martha
Norway
Maryland
Ellington Finds Long-Lost Brace and Bit at Post Office
Lincoln Nebraska report notes carpenter E A Ellington rediscovered a brace and bit from an earlier post office construction project in a crevice of the first addition. The tools were found in good condition during ongoing work on a new addition.
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Lincoln, Neb
E. A. Ellington
Ellington
Hollywood Gossip Roundup of Fiddler Style and Night Life
Jimmie Fidler In Hollywood reports on Verree Teasdale’s recovery from bronchitis and Barbara Trippet’s social rise in Freeman’s circle. The piece notes Humorous incidents with Ken Murray, Ruth Chatterton, Gloria Swanson, Pola Negri, and others, plus Christmas bonus chatter and a fashionably wild photo parade at Adrian’s.
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Carole
Verree Teasdale
Adolphe Menjou
Freeman
Amos
Amos and Andy
Gosden
Barbara Trippet
Ummmm
Myrna Loy
Arline
Wesley Ruggles
Ben Hecht
Owen Ward
Will Hays
Legion of Decency
Van Gogh Goya Rodin honored on Greenwich Village menus
In a Greenwich Village dining note the Canary Cottage menu names its finest sandwiches after Van Gogh Goya and Rodin. The writer muses on history and art alongside the unsettling image of an ear as edible art, while noting artists’ quirks. A side remark mentions Doris Dudley at a White House luncheon and a memo found with a note to telephone Eleanor.
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George Tucker
New York
van Gogh
Goya
Rodin
Greenwich Village
Cezanne
Rembrandt
da Vinci
Raphael
Canary Cottage
Ines
Carter
Dangee
Doris Dudley
Washington
Ethel
White House
Doris
Eleanor
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Final week of alien registration nears 6 million total
The United States enters the final week of alien registration with expectations of a tally nearing 5.9 million nationwide. The Justice Department reports 4.0 million forms received to date, well above a 2.6 million early estimate, and daily submissions exceed 50,000.
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Washington
Justice Department
United States
Louisiana Storm Damage Total Estimated at 8.6 Million
Aggregate damage costs from the southwest Louisiana hurricane and flood last August were placed at 8.6 million dollars in a report to Governor Sam Jones by Captain E W Carr of the U S engineers. Crowley endured several days of inundation. rice loss tallied 2.37 million, cotton 1.9 million, and sugar cane 920 thousand.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Sam Jones
E. W. Carr
United States Engineers
Crowley
Army Enlists Ellis A Duncan From Monroe
Ellis A Duncan son of Mrs Amber Duncan of Monroe was enlisted in the regular army for Fort Benning Georgia announced by Lt Col Charles L Clifford recruiting officer in Jackson Mississippi The Indianapolis Speedway site of automobile races was built
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Ferriday
Charles L. Clifford
United States
Regular Army
Jackson
Miss
Marcelle N. Crowley
Mia
Liza Crowley
Sicily Island
Twenty-second Infantry
Fort McClellan
Ala
Ellis A. Duncan
Amber Duncan
Monroe
Fort Benning
Indianapolis Speedway
Radio Schedule Highlights A Busy December Evening
The listing details a long NBC CBS and mutual network sequence with multiple programs from 6 PM to 11:30 PM including The Campfire Embers Alma Kitcheli King Arthur Jr Hedda Hopper on Movies Capt Healy Stampa-Lowell Thomas European War News and various music and drama segments. The guide names hosts actors and programs across channels with time slots and repeats.
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Nbc-Weat
Alma Kitcheli
King Arthur Jr
Nbc-Blue-Weat News
Sime
Win
Hill
Hasie
Chicago
Cbha-Weat
Hagle
Ed Grange
Mbs
Midwest
Templeton
Caldwell
Radio Magic
Nbeewjs
Pearce and Gang
Enat
Muasie Orchestra
Cbha-West Ne Ranger
Mbs-Werveant
Vincent
Abele
Luelno Manners
Iele Ham
Lone
Kate Smith
Kkimer Davis
Abe Lyman
Nbc-Weal
Nbo-Wis
Dla
Wabe
Raymond G
Pratt
Cbs-Wabe
al Pearce
West Dancing Music Orchestra
Mba
Ewgn
Fred Waring
Cbs-Waba
Mia-Chae Saerchingér
Nbe
Wen Janclig
Reatt Bory
Pho
Hei Nowa
Sige
Byrd
Serena Mice
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Washington Daybook
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National Theater
N. Y
Bell Syndicate, Inc
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Atlanta, Ga
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Memphis
Tenn
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England
Jimmie Fidler
Hollywood
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Columbu
Columbia
Harry Cohn
Ruth Chatterton
Gloria Swanson
Cocoanut Grove
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Pola Negri
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Jackson Hole
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Rand Brooks
No Betis
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Tyrone Power
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