Christmas at Home and in Warfront Hearts
A vivid reflection contrasts American boys in Europe and the Pacific with life at home at Christmas. It questions readers about wartime duties, urging savings, blood donations, buying war bonds, and reducing waste to support soldiers abroad. The piece links daily choices to the fate of servicemen and asks if readers are doing their share.
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Pacific
Kansas
Red Cross Bank
Cologne
Italy
Burma
Youthlofting and War Time Habits Clash With Postwar Life
A survey of private employment agencies finds wartime job habits have made some youths irresponsible and inefficient. It warns postwar adjustment will be hard for those affected, while veterans may transition more smoothly though some also struggle with civilian return. The piece notes broader societal shifts and touches on unrelated topics like politics and shortages in a stream-of-consciousness flavor.
Stalin pushes for Teheran or Moscow site for big three talks
Washington reports that Stalin insists the next big three conference be held in Moscow or near Soviet borders to ensure instant contact with the Kremlin. He seeks a rendezvous chosen by him and remains pivotal in shaping postwar policy, with Roosevelt and Churchill likely to align.
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Washington
Stalin
Moscow
Teheran
Kremlin
Roosevelt
Churchill
Soviet Union
John Dill
Henry Maitland Wilson
Dill
Wilson
Joint Staff Mission
Marshall
King
Harry L. Hopkins
William Leahy
Roosevelt Party
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Hopkins
Louise Macy
Cairo
Chiang Kai-shek
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Man's gifts of thought and love in Edgar A Guest poem
Poem reflects on human purpose and divine gifts. It contrasts toil with higher aims, noting man’s ability to dream think and pray. The verse celebrates moral striving and the capacity for great works despite suffering.
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Edgar A. Guest
Words Of Wisdom Echoes From G Eliot On Self Blame
A concise aphorism reflects on the bitterness of wearing the weight of one’s own wrongdoing attributed to G Eliot. The quote meditates on personal fault and moral consequence in a somber tone.
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G. Eliot
Hints and Dints of Daily Life and War Efforts
A column mixes war bond appeals with light humor and social observations. It notes marching troops, plans for Victory Gardens, a joke about face lifts and cigarettes, and quips on handwriting, money, and a helicopter rooftop landing.
Radio Bedtime Mysteries and War News Mix
The piece blends whimsical family details with wartime notes. Grandpappy Jenkins hides pipe gear amid postwar vigilance and Zadok Dumkopf questions Baron Munchausen as an enemy estimator. The broadcast hints at GI Joe toys with luxury tax and growing beards while the Allies gain small advantages.
Wit and Wisdom Fragments From A Quiet Column
A collection of quips and proverbs on life, luck, marriage, and effort. The items joke about silence, wedding postponements, superstitions, and the idea that life reflects what people put into it, with a light exchange about married men's longevity.
Inquiring Boss Acknowledges Conference Absence
Folio glimpse shows office boy confirming the boss is in a conference and out of town. Miscellaneous lines compare vanity to entertainment and touch on fairness, voting, and a moral law against fraud in Utopia. The excerpt notes Canada upholding voluntary service and Quebec politics amid draft fears.
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Canada
Quebec
Kindness Tops Faithfulness and Generosity in Marriage
An advice column cites kindness as the prime virtue for lasting marriages beside love. It argues nagging harms happiness more than infidelity, noting respectful, amiable conduct in private and in sight of guests safeguards a couple. Miss Markel will answer readers with stamped self addressed envelopes. Tomorrow Personality Versus Appearance.
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Eve
Markel
Secret Weapons of Axis Narrated by Tokyo Radio
The piece describes two imagined German and Japanese secret weapons. One is a two dimensional robotic rocket bomb lacking control and limited impact. The other allegedly exploits fear tactics and morale destruction to break enemy will before battle.
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Rising Sun
Tokyo Radio
The Parent Problem by Garry C Myers
A discussion on parental roles in preventing stealing by children. It outlines causes from home influence to peer behavior, advises early discipline and loving guidance, and notes challenges in keeping trust. It cites a counterexample of a father explaining elections to his son and keeping a campaign promise.
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Washington
Topnotch
Arthur Hachten
International News Service
Roosevelt
Hachten
Mr. Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Price wage policy outlines emerge after VE Day
The administration plans to keep prices fixed under tight controls until civilian production resumes, with wage increases delayed until after VE day. Relaxation will follow when supply and demand normalize, varying by commodity and potentially taking long. The policy, guided by Vinson, faces scrutiny as reconversion is sidelined to aid overseas military needs.
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Washington
Europe
Congress
War Labor Board
Wiliam H. Davis
Fred M. Vinson
International Leaders Forecast War Aftermath and Risks
The piece cites Lt. Gen. Ira C. Enaker describing the enemy's coming hardships from bombing and shortages, Admiral Ernest J. King noting Japan's weakening naval capacity, Prof. A M Low assessing the Atlantic rocket threat as unlikely, and Captain Eddie Rickenbacker urging retention of foreign air bases after the war for possible use.
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RCME
Ira C. Enaker
4Th Mediterranean Air Force
Washington
Adm
Ernest J Kine
U. S
Pacific
Japan
London
A. M. Low
Atlantic
New York
Eddie Rickenbacker
Etiquette Advice and Electoral College Debate
A reader guidance piece suggests contacting a fiancée and her family when a son in service sends an engagement ring, or inviting them to visit. It also notes South Dakota Senator Bushfield’s constitutional amendment proposal to abolish the Electoral College, arguing the current system remains deeply rooted despite debates over direct popular vote.
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South Dakota
Bushfield
Republic
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Looking at Life Looking at Life from Truman Snippet
A columnist reflects on a reported Truman remark about easing cigarette shortages and questions self centered living. The piece contrasts personal desire with concern for others and ends with a question on denying a starving man a meal.
Lipstick and rouge in modern woman life judged essential
Central Press notes lipstick and rouge are as necessary as food for the modern woman. A writer argues a woman may starve beautifully rather than suffer. The piece critiques male indifference and hints at wartime anxieties.
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By Edgar A Guless
Toonerville
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Wortle
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Grandpappy Jenkins
Zadok Dumkopf
Baron Munchausen
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Hi Hum
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Manbkel
Garry C. Myers
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