Nazi Pressure on Soviet Russia Looms in World Crisis
The piece says Nazi moves on the Soviet frontiers signal an approaching crisis in German Soviet ties. It notes Stalin may resist appeasement, hints Hitler seeks Ukraine wheatlands and Caucasus minerals, and suggests Germany may pressure Stalin from Finland to the Balkans to force compliance.
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Stalin
Germany
Hitler
Russia
Ukraine
Caucasus
America
Britain
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Berlin
Moscow
Finland
Balkans
Gold from the Pacific Leads June Imports Shift
Federal report shows Canada and the Philippines topping incoming gold shipments in the first week of June. Philippines imports rise amid Pacific tensions, while Soviet Russia and Japan show sharp year over year changes through March. Russia at 11.235 million and Japan at 9.13 million, with Japan 80 percent below 1940 levels.
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Canada
Philippines
Pacific
Soviet
Russia
Japan
United States
Analyzing the Profit System in Defense Era
Opinion piece argues against attacks on profits as a motive for industry and defense buildup. It notes most corporations lose money yearly, distinguishes profit as profit or loss, and warns that vilifying profits could erode incentives behind jobs, payrolls, innovation, and defense production.
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Defense
United States
Bad Business Seaway Drive Faces Fresh Congressional Push
An administration ally in the House hints at bringing the St. Lawrence seaway and power project to a vote within a week, risking a protracted clash just as unity and defense needs demand cohesion. States oppose it, arguing it diverts funds and labor from essential defense, and echoes of Florida canal schemes resurface.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Congress
House
United
Mississippi Valley
East
Lakes-to-Gulf
Defense
Great Lakes
Senate
Florida Ship Canal
Passamaquoddy
Kansas City Times
Tolerance Needed in Education and Parental Insight
A reflective column on intolerance within education across generations and ideologies. It urges respect for differing beliefs, notes the unchanged core of right and wrong, and offers practical advice for helping children with arithmetic speed tests by mastering 100 addition and 100 subtraction facts through steady, careful practice.
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East 45Thtreet
N. Y
End of an Era as Federal Lands Take Back Rail Grants
The United States has completed the return of the last early railroad land grants to federal ownership. Negotiations over six months liquidated millions of acres across Southern California New Mexico Oregon Washington Wisconsin and more than seventy five grants totaling 158 293 000 acres. The 1850 start of rail subsidies spurred westward expansion as Uncle Sam gave wide grants now ending the era. Subis dies: water transport 128 528 000 rail 35 635 000 air 21 010 000 highway costs overcharged 110 722 000.
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Uncle Sam
Department of the Interior
California
New Mexico
Oregon
Washington
Wisconsin
United States
Illinois
Sam
Eastman
West
Thanksgiving Blues and a Punchy Union Quip
A playful dialogue features Jess claiming turkeys have teeth, while Bess counters. The snippet shifts to a political jab, warning that unions abusing power threaten safety until a “Roosevelt” proverb is invoked, implying critique of labor influence.
Senate bribery charge rattles Pennsylvania politics
A Pennsylvania State Senator faces accusations of taking bribes cast as a grave political scandal. The report notes the seriousness of such accusations in state government amid a stream of other local items and an old joke laden column.
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Pennsylvania
Senate
There is but one greater thing than an American
A mosaic of humor and anecdotes fills this page from a 20th century column. It quips about courage and kindness with a drowning rescuer fined for delaying revival, warns of cherry tree injuries, and jokes about grandparent affection, hotel drunks, and marital advice. It closes with light social notes on weddings and etiquette.
Plain Nose Visit Sparks Odd Day Talk
A daughter asks about a man who visited her father, noting he only had a plain nose and asking if he carried a bill. The exchange ponders a run in a stocking and a hole in a shoe as fashion troubles, while an indefinite announcement hints at Coming Soon.
Old Maid and Witful Whispers in a Parlor Scene
A string of sharp one liners and social quips spans a humorous domestic vignette. The dialogue touches on gambling, marriage roles, and discipline, with sly comments about a deaf suitor, a frugal wife, and a spoiling mother. The finale alludes to politics with the saying in Washington that every silver cloud has a lining.
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Washington
Prevention of strikes by government seizure schemes
Washington column argues that government seizure of plants during emergencies creates a government run operation with higher wages and potential to attract workers away from private firms. It questions whether higher pay and deferment changes deter strikes, notes risks of postwar government control, and praises labor leaders wary of strike agitators while speculating on pro strike forces seeking to militarize industry.
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Washington
Sam
Selective Service
William Green
Philip Murray
Sidney Hillman
Dan Tobin
Noted Voices Call for Unified War Effort Across Races
President Roosevelt orders full utilization of all American manpower in defense production, denying discrimination in defense industries. General George C. Marshall urges national unity and spiritual backing for the army and navy to end bickering and present a united front.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Hartford
Conn
George C. Marshall
Army
Navy
Spellman Praises Ireland as Peaceful Nation at St Patrick’s
Archbishop Francis J. Spellman extolls Ireland as a peaceful land at a pontifical Mass in St Patrick’s Cathedral. He calls Ireland a bright spot in a dark world and urges preserving peace.
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New York
Francis J. Spellman
Ireland
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New Haven: Huegh R. Wilson on Germany’s leadership dangers
Former U S ambassador to Germany Huegh R Wilson cautions that Germany has a leader who has turned his abilities to evil ends and warns of a deliberate future plan to channel leadership qualities toward harmful aims. He describes a coordinated effort to preserve and extend evil leadership influence.
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New Haven
Huegh R. Wilson
U. S
Germany
Just Folks by Edgar A GUEST
Mother chides a man who clings to youth and defies aging saying he will never grow up. The speaker faces her rebuke as she pleads for maturity, noting peers progress while he remains lively and carefree.
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McKeesport
Little Willie
Mother
Cake critique and shell-grounded recipe quip
A humorous exchange about gritty cake due to ground eggshells prompts a remark on improvised cooking. The text then shifts to a broader view noting crowded shipyards on coasts with workers busy at sea, implying struggle and progress. It closes with a sceptical line about the so-called good old days, suggesting they were not all better.
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Cathy
Etiquette Hint on Cleanliness and Bomber Tactics
Addison says cleanliness marks politeness. The article notes ships cannot survive a bomber attack in narrow waters. It argues readiness to build more bombers than any opponent.
Birthdays of Famous Americans June 17 1743 1860 1828
John Lowell jurist born June 17 1743 in Newburyport Massachusetts helped draft the state constitution as a Massachusetts Constitutional Convention member in 1779 served in the Continental Congress in 1781 and on boundary commissions in 1784 later a United States Circuit Court judge. David Ames Wells born 1828 in Springfield Massachusetts chaired the 1865 National Revenue Commission shaping scientific taxation and influencing the creation of the Federal Bureau of Statistics. Charles Frohman born 1860 in Sandusky Ohio entered theater business in 1877 and helped develop talent at New York venues with stars such as Maude Adams Ethel Barrymore Julia Marlowe Billie Burke William Gillette and Otis Skinner.
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John Lowell
Newburyport
Mass
Continental Congress
United States Circuit Court
First District
David Ames Wells
Springfield
National Revenue Commission
United States
Federal Bureau of Statistics
Treasury Department
Charles Frohman
Sandusky, O
New York
Maude Adams
Ethel Barrymore
Julia Marlowe
Billie Burke
William Gillette
Otis Skinner
Chain letter Promises 10 978 Husbands For Reno Scheme
A housewife received a letter describing a Reno chain letter that requires no money. Send copies to five friends and ship your husband to the top of the list to supposedly receive 10 978 handsome men. The notice urges faith and warns against breaking the chain.
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Reno
Englishman in Paris Requests Help with French
An English visitor in Paris attempted to order in French, mispronouncing phrases. The waiter, polite but blunt, confessed he did not speak French, prompting the Englishman to demand someone who does.
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Paris
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