America liner America crowned new queen of merchant marine
This column profiles Capt. Giles Stedman master of the 35,000 ton liner America on its maiden voyage from Newport News aided by his storied career. It notes his wartime service and rescue feats including saving crews from the Ig nazio Florio Exeter City and Oliver Grove and highlights his early Coast Guard service and education at MIT. It also features Col. De Witt Bushel and Col. Peck, praising their quiet resolve and acts of leadership amid global tension.
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America
Giles
Chastar Menaman
Leviathan
Newport News
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Ignazio Florio
Colonel Peck
Marines
Col. de Witt Bushel
U. S
Shanghai
Bergson
Meuse-Argonne
St. Mihiel
Latin- America
Annapolis
Nicaragua
Cuba
Haiti
Peck
Naval
Senate Votes to Call National Guard and Global War Spread
Farnham F. Dudgeon analyzes rapid wartime actions as the Senate moves to mobilize the National Guard while conflicts widen to Africa and the Far East. England proposes self rule for India as U S forces begin war games amid escalating tensions.
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Africa
Far East
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India
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War Games and peacetime draft push Senate action
War Games show wide mobilization for 21 days across the United States as 310000 service members train for simulated battles near the Canadian border. Roosevelt seeks National Guard training for a year and peacetime conscription authority. Senate approves Burke Wadsworth plan with debates ahead.
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Washington
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Welles
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NAMES in the news and political shifts
Senator Hiram Johnson faces re election in California as Roosevelt labels him no longer a liberal. J R McCarl former comptroller general dies in Washington. Lord Beaverbrook joins England s war cabinet expected to replace Alfred Duff Cooper as minister of information. Neville Chamberlain undergoes operation and may retire from cabinet. Harriet Eliot reveals the defense commission will stagger army navy buying to ease consumer price pressure.
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Hiram Johnson
California
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J. R. McCarl
Washington
Lord Beaverbrook
London
England
Alfred Duff Cooper
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Harriet Eliot
National Defense Commission
Army
Navy
Battle of Britain and World War II Developments
Information from unoccupied France shows German troops moving toward the channel ports and France closing routes to occupied areas. Britain offers India self rule after the war if it aids the British cause as the new commander Sir Alan Brooke shifts to an offense.
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France
Germany
Far East
England
India
Alan Brooke
Willkie tours Midwest on farm policy and war talk
The former Republican candidate Wendell Willkie visited Des Moines after touring the wheat and corn belt to hear governors and state reps on agriculture and campaign themes. He said he will not advocate changes to the current farm program and will reveal views in his acceptance speech.
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Wendell Willkie
Colorado
Des Moines
Iowa
Wheeler
Henry A. Wallace
Boomerangs in Washington as Wallace Demonstrates
Henry Wallace, Democratic vice presidential nominee, demonstrates boomerang throwing for Attorney General Robert Jackson in Washington. The same day a curved stick struck a photographer, causing a head wound that required four stitches.
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Washington
Henry Wallace
Robert Jackson
Practical Household Tips From the Era
Delicate colors should soak in tepid water with a few drops of turpentine before washing. Vegetables cook in boiling water to retain minerals. Inspect picture backs for holes and patch them. Clean enamel brushes with turpentine and shellac brushes with denatured alcohol. Add sugar to fruit near the end of stewing to use less. Molasses removes grass stains from linens and whites.
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