UNITED FOR DEFENSE CALLS FOR DEDICATED NATIONWIDE EFFORT
The United for Defense program envisions the largest peacetime military spending in U S history with gradual increases over years. It argues defense must be funded by trimming less essential government activities while keeping expenses in check. The plan calls for government and private enterprise to join forces to prevent invasion and to eliminate waste across government and society.
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U. S. For National Defense
House
Senate
Byrd
Tydings
Streamlining the Watermelon Experiment Aims
South Carolina experiment station near Charleston pursues bigger but smarter melons. Goals include easier maturation, sweeter firmer flesh and redder meat, while still serving field eaters and picnickers. Additional work covers pest resistant sweet corn tomatoes for longer storage and peas for colder weather.
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South Carolina
Charleston
No Rest for Kings in Flight from Holland to Canada
The article notes Princess Juliana of the Netherlands and her two babies flee to Canada as Nazis advance in Holland. It discusses royal exiles visiting North America, compares to past wars, and mentions Queen Wilhelmina and King Haakon of Norway as examples, with Britain anxious about royal safety amid looming German total war threats.
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Juliana
Canada
Napoleon
Talleyrand
Philadelphia
New World
Albert
Belgium
Kingland
Wahelmina
Haakon
Norway
England
British Isles
Physicians urged to study patients' social backgrounds
Dr Edward Weiss of Philadelphia urged the Medical Society of New Jersey to train physicians to recognize how social and emotional factors shape illness. He said one third of patients lack bodily disease and another third have symptoms from emotional causes, with the abdomen as a key indicator of emotions. He argued doctors should address life problems to shorten GI disorder treatments.
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Edward Weiss
Philadelphia
Medical Society of New Jersey
Atlantic City
New York
Nathan B. van Esten
American Medical Association
The Expectant Mother Pamphlet Advice
An editorial piece warns against superstition and fear around pregnancy, noting how some older women spread frightening stories. It argues prenatal influence on a child’s later traits is unproven, urges practical preparation for motherhood, and promotes a free Parents Bureau pamphlet and a self‑addressed offer for baby name lists and a child intelligence chart from New York contacts.
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Children's Bureau
Washington, D. C
East 45Th Street
New York City
World and Mud Puddles of Barter Power in Germany
The article discusses German wartime production by barter, with workers in Essen and Dberseldorf paid in order checks rather than money. It highlights how farmers and manufacturers supplied goods under government housing and barter, and claims Germany arms itself without wage disputes. It notes leaders like Hitler and Goering amassing wealth through control of necessities, and asserts Europe’s riches are the regime’s goal for itself. MY EN NEW CASTLE War is described as hell, as Satan takes charge.
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Essen
Dieseldorf
Herr Hitler
Goering
Goebbels
von Ribbentrop
New Castle
Sherman
Satan
Daily Hints and Dints Column Snippets
A collage of quips and anecdotes on everyday life including remarks on sun times, corn, jaywalking, war costs, a mother and son exchange about swearing and smoking, social trends of unattached women, vitamin pills vs age, piano tuning, and a call for military training for idle youth.
Wedding expenses outlined for bride and groom
Bride's expenses include trousseau garments invitations gifts for attendants reception costs music decorations and travel to the church. Groom's expenses cover rings a wedding gift for the bride corsages for relatives his bachelor dinner license fee gifts to attendants the clergyman's fee the bouquet and all wedding trip costs including transport to the railway station.
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Trousseau
What’s What At A Glance National Defense Faces Herculean Task
National defense is described as a Herculean task requiring close co operation and coordination. Government and industry voice distrust, complicating efforts to align policy, resources, and implementation across agencies and private sector partners.
Two words block national defense plan CO-OPERATION CO-ORDINATION
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart argues that the national defense program stalls on the need for CO-OPERATE and CO-ORDINATE between government and industry. He notes distrust of the New Deal, cites the War Industries Board and Bernard Baruch, and suggests naming a production leader to accelerate progress. Henry Ford’s offer and Roosevelt’s fireside emphasis frame the debate as essential shifts toward cooperative action.
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Washington
New Deal Administration
War Industries Board
Cabinet
Bernard Baruch
National Defense
Baruch
Knudsen
Henry
Roosevelt
New Castile
Noted Leaders Speak on Freedom and Disease
International News Service dispatch from Memphis New York West Point and Washington quotes leaders on individual freedom democracy defense against disease and courage in ranks Drum Farley and Warburg urge vigilance against intolerance and uphold core values amid global strife and change.
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International News Service
Memphis
Tenn
James P. Warburg
Bible Thought For Today Proverb Wisdom Caption
Bible Thought For Today presents a proverb from Proverbs 28 23 about confessing sins leading to mercy. In a separate note a new Castle ad links a father’s injury to a child’s long absence from work, with the boy saying compensation has set in.
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New Castle
Congress Should Not Quit Washington
Frank 8 Kent argues Congress must stay in session to authorize defense funding and tax measures. He warns that without robust fiscal leadership from Congress, defense programs risk failure amid rising war pressures and escalating national debt. He notes opposition to adjournment and calls for higher taxes and deeper cuts.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Window views of the four seasons by a boy
The poem describes a window frame as a lens to see nature's cycle. The speaker frames a year through changing skies, clouds, and seasonal blooms, noting life and death reflected in the outdoors and calling nature a rotogravure page.
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Nature
New Castle
Etiquette Tip Warns Against Silent Calls
Advice from New Castle column urges callers to identify themselves and state their business when calling by phone. It cautions that refusing to disclose purpose fosters suspicion and invites scrutiny.
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Huy
New Castles
Words Of Wisdom Seeds Of Punishment Quote
A compact aphorism attributes the origin of punishment to the moment of sin. The quotation by Hesiod echoes ancient moral causation about fault and consequence.
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