Biggest Budget in World History Shapes Wartime Plan
Weekly analysis notes the 56 billion dollar war program funding plan, with Congress and the nation ready to shoulder taxes and borrowing to support army navy and merchant ship programs. It details expected debt, tax splits, and global reactions from Britain Italy and Japan while noting Russian advances and Allied strategic moves in the Pacific and Burma.
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U. S
Congress
OPM
Roosevelt
Germany
Navy
Maritime Commission
Farm price control debate splits Senate on wartime policy
Senate leaders clash over giving the agriculture secretary veto power on wartime price controls. Senator Brown cites support for a single price administrator while warning a close vote if enacted. Wickard and Henderson face competing bids with Taft proposing a five member board.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Farm Bloc
Secretary of Agriculture
Brown
Michigan
Wickard
Leon Henderson
Taft
Wickard Nor
Henderson
China victory at Changsha seen as turning point in war
Chiang Kai-shek hailed China's victory at Changsha as a potential turning point amid a third successive Japanese setback. Chinese reports claim 30 000 Japanese killed with 7 000 more fallen while 40 000 Japanese are described as trapped. Washington officials note a risk Germany could resurrect zeppelin raids on the U S.
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Changsha
Chiang Kai-shek
Thailand
Indo-China
Malaya
Chungking
Washington
Germany
United States
von Hindenburg
New Jersey
Atlantic
Bankhead Address and War Era Wit in One Page Stanza
The column features the late William B. Bankhead’s farewell note praising moral leaders and Palestine, interwoven with humor about defense bonds, Nazi agents, and wartime morale. It cites figures like Hitler, Goebbels, Hess, and U.S. Navy censorship, along with comments from Fred Allen and George Jessel.
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William B. Bankhead
House of Representatives
Tallulah
Joshua
God
Moses
Solomon
David
Jesus of Nazareth
Palestine
Isaiah
U. S. Navy
J. R. Mickler
N. Y. Journal-American
Orchids
FBI
Hans Sievernich
N. Y
Dr. Goebbels
DNB
Sievernich
Elegante
Rudolph Hess
Germany
England
Hitler
Hess
George Jessel
Waxey Gordon
Dewey
Underworld
Gordon
Dist. Att’y
Mr. Dewey
Free French take St Pierre Miquelon sparks Anglo American clash
A dramatic account describes Britain and the United States clashing over the Free French seizure of St Pierre and Miquelon. It details De Gaulle’s mission, Hull’s reaction, and efforts to reconcile policy while noting broader Allied coordination and lend lease quirks.
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North Atlantic
St. Pierre-Miquelon
State Department
Winston Churchill
White House
Vichy
Berlin
Newfoundland
Atlantic
U. S
Muselier
Hull
Jugoslavs
London
Robert
Martinique
Tennessee
Winant
Malcolm MacDonald
United States
Britain
Lord Beaverbrook
Washington
Churchill
Roosevelt
Sam Reber
R. E. Barclay
de Gaulle
Syria
DeGaulle
The Pacific Fleet and a Nation's Resolve
A Pacific shore observer recalls the US battle fleet as guardians of peace and liberty, contrasting wartime duty with civilian life on Rainbow Pier. The column then critiques shipyard closed shops, wartime employment, and federal payroll figures, urging less government and exploring license plate savings as tax relief.
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America
Pacific
Rainbow Pier
Broad Pacific
Far East
The
Devil
Deep Blue Pacific
A. F. of L
Informed Quarters Predict Allied Invasion Across Europe
London reports say terrific raids on occupied European countries are a definite forerunner of an Allied invasion. The invasion is eyed for spring. Ottawa notes Canada will nearly double war production in line with U S president plans.
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London
Europe
Ottawa
Canada
United States
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Burma
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Sumatra
Malacca Straits
Darwin
Australia
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REDS
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Leningrad
Turkey
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Rommel
Libya
Western Newspaper Union
Man About Town
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Schickelgruber
Straightman
Pretty
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George Jean Nathan
Taunter
Spain
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LaGuardia
Herbert Bayard Swope
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Bigmouth
Mussolini
Broadway
Phonies
Lindy
Bob Gillham
Washington, D. C
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California
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