Churchill declines knighthood and a future in Commons debates
The piece notes Winston Churchill turning down a knighthood, avoiding a possible dukedom that would force Randolph Churchill into a peerage and a life in the Lords, denying him an early path as a commoner in the House of Commons. It also discusses a wartime steel allocation dispute at the War Production Board under Cap Krug and Harold Boeschenstein, comparing benefits for auto makers versus other industries and noting a potential shift after new policy proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
Randolph Churchill
Churchill
House of Lords
Randolph
House of Commons
War Production Board
WPB
Congress Leaves Reconversion Gaps After Summer Break
Washington notes that the 79th Congress returns October 8 after a summer recess. The piece criticizes missed actions on full employment wage reform social security expansion reconversion controls and presidential succession urging speedier plans to avoid domestic economic shock and postwar chaos.
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79Th Congress
Congress
Alaska
Europe
Pacific
Truman
Labor and Business
Elbert Thomas
Utah
War Labor Board
Braves 1914 pitching rotation sparked World Series run
The article recalls the 1914 Braves and Dick Rudolph Tyler and James forming a dominant trio. It credits their third-day work schedule for sustained arm strength, control, and pennant success. It compares past leaders to modern pitchers and argues for higher innings totals and more frequent throwing to build durability and confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bos
Connie Mack
Athletics
Braves
George Stallings
Rudolph
Tyler
James
Rudolph Tyler
Mackmen
Dick Rudolph
Ed Walsh
Cy Young
Walter Johnson
Christy Mathewson
Grover Alexander
Carl Hubbell
Bob Feller
Alexander
Mathewson
Hal Newhouser
Dizzy Trout
Bill Voiselle
Giants
John Siddall
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Duke Churchill
Battle Over
Pearl Arbor
Auto Boys
Eir
Big Business
Cap” Krug
Harold Boeschenstein
New War
John Snyder
Merry
Ickes
Jim Patton
Dener
Farmers Union
D Kerr
Oklahoma
Chicago
Harold the Ick
Lin Washington
Iby
Walter Shead
WNU
Washington Bureau
Union Trust Building
Senate
Houses
Murray - Wagner
Mead War Investigating Committee
Office of War Mobilization
Mead Committee
Congressional
This
Hiroshima
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Douglas MacArthur
General MacArthur
Lord Louis
Philippines
Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Japan
Mikado
William P. Halsey
Tokyo
Reno
Nev
Chamber of Commerce
Berkeley
Calif
Ed. McMillan
University of California
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Bong
Richard Ira Bong
U. S
Burbank
United States
Miami
Fla
Clare Boothe Luce
Stamford
Coun
Grantland Rice
Warren Ka
Plant Coe
Carrizo Springs
Texas
Roanoke
Virginia
Ginn
Bfgoodrich
Soretone
McKesson & Robbins
Dick Weak
WNN
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