Quiz show pioneers Vox Pop reach ninth anniversary
New York remembers Parks Johnson and Wally Butterworth who turned Vox Pop into a national radio craze since 1934. The duo's milestone comes as newspapers trace the rise of witty citizen quizzes and their impact on 1930s media and culture.
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New York
Parks Johnson
Wally Butterworth
New York City
Singapore
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Butterworth
Houston
Texas
Johnson
Global War News Sketches From Europe To Turkey
Reports from Washington discuss Saburo Kurusu’s arrival as a possible peace path while Britain loses Ark Royal near Gibraltar. Germany eyes Turkey for Axis ties, and a Jugoslav refugee government details Nazi reprisals in Serbia with mass executions of 8100 hostages in three villages.
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Saburo Kurusu
Washington
Japan
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State Department
Secretary Knox
Navy
Turkey
Thrace
Germany
Berlin
Bern
Russia
Serbia
Jugoslav
Simovic
Bureau of Standards
Britain grapples with halt in action amid talks of another front
In wartime London Parliament critics pressed for a new front as Britain sustains heavy bombing and consolations with the United States. Churchill lauded Stalin and pledged munitions, while Berlin and Rome report continued raids and leadership changes as oil becomes a critical issue.
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House
Churchill
England
North Africa
United States
Libya
Stalin
Britain
Japan
Churchill resists Roosevelts South Atlantic and Pacific moves
The article notes two pivotal British limits on U.S. policy. First, Churchill blocked a push to seize Martinique and the Azores in the South Atlantic, fearing supply lines to Britain. Second, he advised against a Pacific showdown, urging focus on Europe, while U.S. and British leaders show rifts over strategy and timing.
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Azores
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French West Africa
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Europe
United States
British Empire
Japan
Admiral Stark
State Department
Ernest King
Atlantic
Vladivostok
Yokohama
Alaska
Brazil
Winston Churchill
Weekly News Analysis Column Preview
Editorial opinion piece released by Western Newspaper Union presents a concise weekly analysis. The column reflects the analyst's viewpoint on current events and media framing rather than the newspaper's official stance.
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Western Newspaper Union
Mixed wartime notes from Allied and Axis theaters
London reports Arthur Greenwood linking US Neutrality Act revision to Allied victory in the Atlantic. Cologne cites Dutch equality promises under German rule. New York cites a Germany plan for a continental canal and sea route. Philadelphia records a cleric’s claim about a religious symbol change. Washington notes a forced landing of an ambassadorial flight. New York describes a mock air raid in Union Square.
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Berlin
London
Germany
Italy
Piccolo
Fougiere
Arthur Greenwood
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Cologne
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Europe
New York
Ostend
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Union Square
Household Tips and Food Use From Practical Advice
Crocheted bedspreads can be washed but must be spread flat on a clean sheet to dry and not hung outside. Press men's suits over a damp cloth. Add a teaspoon of baking powder to water used for cooking meat and vegetables to tenderize. Rubber dulls silverware. avoid rubber in silver drawers and do not seal silver with rubber bands. Leftover mashed potatoes can form small cases for creamed foods or be baked into flat cakes to cover pies.
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U. S
North Atlantic
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