Who's News This Week Highlights Era Figures
A broadcasted portrait of notable figures from 1939 including Brig. Gen. Delos C. Emmons advancing to air force leadership and civilian air raid observer organization plans. Mabel Boardman’s long Red Cross service, expansion, and leadership described, plus Maj. Bowes's philanthropic gifts and flamboyant public persona detailed.
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York
Europe
Delos C. Emmons
Army
Signal Corps
Emmons
Harvard University
Huntington
W. Va
West Point
Debates Over Convoy Policy Shape Senate War Power Fight
In committee the Tobey and Nye convoy resolutions were defeated 13 to 10, signaling non intervention gains. Nye cited claimed U S losses to Britain bound shipments and Britain’s preference for air to ships. President asks for a survey of air transport capacity to ferry pilots and planes back and forth, with pilots earning up to 1500 dollars per trip. Mosquito torpedo boats and American production limits pose further supply tensions. Secretary Knox notes limited mosquito boat aid.
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Senate
Tobey
Nye
Britain
Congress
U. S
America
Bill Presented on Greece War Debacle and British Roles
The piece reviews Churchill's Greek bill and debate on aiding Greece. It notes British forces include 60,000 troops with about 3,000 casualties and 12,000 unaccounted for. It contrasts Greek and French morale and mentions Soviet concerns as German moves into Finland raise broader fears of a Black Sea blockade against Russia.
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Greece
France
Churchill
Commons
House
Crete
Russia
Moscow
Finland
Turkey
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Black Sea
Hitler
Mussolini
Japan
Churchil
Colorado
New Mexico
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Britain
John Cowles
Minneapolis Star Journal
Labor Party
Germany
Scrugham Urges Independent Air Force to Guard Bases
A House appropriations subcommittee report led by Rep. James G. Scrugham of Nevada urges immediate creation of an independent air force to centralize military aviation under a cabinet rank. It criticizes Army and Navy base clustering and calls for underground hangars and better water reserves in territorial bases from Hawaii to Puerto Rico and beyond.
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United States
House Appropriations Subcommittee
James G. Scrugham
Nevada
Army
Navy
Scrugham
Aeronautic Bureau
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Virgin Islands
Jamaica
Trinidad
Roosevelt tour highlights housing projects and wartime relief
Eleanor Roosevelt reports touring Peoria housing built under U S housing authority with Nathan Straus praise. visits WPA district staff and British relief workers. describes vast western landscapes and lone living. reviews Red Cross war relief totals and new conservation magazine. notes True Comics launched for children with notable editor and contributors.
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Peoria
Ill
Washington
Chicago
U. S. Housing Authority
Nathan Straus
WPA
Weekly News Analysis Editorial Note
Opinion column from the Western Newspaper Union presents weekly analysis. Notebook signals editor’s stance while clarifying that viewpoints reflect the analyst, not the paper.
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Western Newspaper Union
Roosevelt Opens Defense Bond Drive In Nationwide Broadcast
President Roosevelt personally bought the first bond as the defense savings campaign began. The ceremony was carried coast to coast, signaling broad public involvement in wartime financing. In New York Jesse Jones forecast a debt rise to 90 billions with sacrifices to come. In London reports say Germany holds 128000 Belgian POWs and British air power damaged Axis coastwise shipping. In Chongqing Captain James Roosevelt observed a Japanese air raid and said he would fly to North Africa to learn from Chiangk Kai-shek.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Jesse Jones
America
London
Germany
Chungking
China
James Roosevelt
Africa
Chiang Kai-shek
Icicle Ray Folklore Ends With Melting Glance
A fragment notes a dialogue about an icicle and melting. Gladys is referenced in a playful exchange as an icicle melts easily when held. The text includes stray codes and repeated phrases from the source.
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Gladys
New Buttonless Shirt Gains Early Hype
Advertisement highlights a shirt design with no buttons, promoted as a new kind of apparel. A skeptical reader notes having worn such a style for years.
Jocular Description: Adult Now Stopped Growing at Ends
An adult is humorously defined as someone who has stopped growing at both ends and started growing in the middle, a wry remark about aging and midlife changes. The line plays on common growth metaphors to poke fun at aging.
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Edward Bowes
Radio
Westchester
Maj. Bowes
Frisco Eere
St. Patrick's Cathedral
St. Patrick's
Andrea del Sarto
St. John
Ste. Elizabeth
San Francisco
Capitol Theater
New York
Lyndon Johnson
Morris Sheppard
Texas
George Brooks
OPM
No Monkey Business at the Party
A convention-hating husband declares he will be his natural self while his wife warns against coconuts, threatening to leave if the mood turns wild. The lighthearted exchange captures comic tension at a social gathering.
Two Chances Hunter Relates Bear Chase Escape
Hunter recalls fleeing a bear and leaping to a high limb twice his head height but missing. He says he grabbed the limb as he descended, while Meeker comments on the rough luck and minimal injuries.
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Hunter
Meeker
Paying One's Debt by Industry and Thrift
A brief quotation attributed to Carlyle on debt payment proposes two paths: raise income through industry and curb spending through thrift, stressing frugal, productive effort as the remedy.
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Carlyle
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Janet Cantor
Gloria Jean
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Ronda
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