Memo scraps reveal media, military, and culture chatter
Citations note Shirer meets U S military leaders except Gen Yoo who dismisses a newspaper briefing. Guests include Stewart dating Carroll, Steinbeck wife in ads, Chaplin's fortune from Dictator, Van Loon ill, censorship limiting American dialers in Italy. Patter threads through Goering, Taft, hydrogen gas, Mein Kampf edits, and editorials urging readers to wake up.
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John Steinbeck
New York
Chaplin
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Greenwich
Italy
Shirer
Berlin
Goebbels
Sen. Taft
G.O.P
Subversive activity and defense policy in wartime era
A survey of 26 major defense plant incidents alleges 14 sabotage cases, with 4 fires and 10 mechanical damages. Communist and Nazi agents are named, but joint plots are denied, while Japanese espionage networks on the West Coast are exposed through consulates in Los Angeles and Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Seattle
Washington
Mexico
Mexico City
Williams DiMaggio duel tops American League chase
The piece pits Ted Williams of the Red Sox against Joe DiMaggio of the Yankees as top AL hitters with several months left in 1941. It notes DiMaggio’s hitting streak, Williams’ .336 two year average, and compares other stars like Mize and Reiser, predicting a hot pennant race and broader interest in the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hose
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Heath
Cullenbine
Swat
Williams
DiMag
A. L
DiMaggio
San Francisco
San Diego
Boston
Yankee
Napoleon Lajoie
Larry
N. L
Pete Reiser
Dodgers
Johnny Mize
Cardinals
Big John
Mize
Demarest
Royston
Ty Cobb
Brooklyn
Leo Durocher
Reiser
Durocher
Tyrus Raymond
Tiger
Cairo radiogram disputes U.S. press clash with Astley
Frank Gervasi reports from Cairo that New York papers accused Lt. Col. Philip Astley of souring U.S. press relations with General Hquarters Middle East. He defends Astley as fair and helpful to U.S. reporters, while Patricia Garfield quips in baby talk on marriage colors and signs. Your Girl Friday.
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Collier
Frank Gervasi
Cairo
N. Y
Philip Astley
Middle East
Frank
Astley
U. S
Patricia Garfield
New York Heartbeat at Clubs Sparks Humorous Quips
A nightlife vignette from New York venues features quips about characters, money, and personality. At Club 18 a feisty patron is described as prone to rage, while Jack Spooner recalls Berle’s departure leaving a gag without direction. Hickory House notes wealth and desire, Claremont Inn hints at a tricky capital, and Stork questions profits at Mr Billingsley’s venue.
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New York
Jack Spooner’s
Berle
Hickory House
Claremont Inn
The
Roosevelt plan spawns an anti discrimination committee
Frank Grillo of the United Rubber Workers is lined up for the body Roosevelt intends to form to end bars against Negroes and other minorities in defense industries. Lawrence Fly, FCC chairman, keeps a small plaster bust on his desk as a temper test for officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Farm Bureau
National Grange
AAA
Capitol Hill
Rudolph
Spike
Chicago
Farm Bureau
Grange
National Co-op Council
Walter Randolph
Alabama
Roosevelt
Claude Wickard
Wickard
Wickeard
Augusta
Maine
Alf
Fred
California
Frank Grillo
United Rubber Workers
Lawrence Fly
Federal Communications Commission
Lesson Theme and Scripture Selections for August 3
The August 3 lesson outlines selected subjects and scripture texts curated by the International Council of Religious Education and used with permission. The guide presents a thematic study plan with accompanying biblical passages for instructional use.
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International Council of Religious Education
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Mr. W
William L. Shirer
CBS
Germany
Yoo-hoo Lear
Jimmy Stewart
Georgia Carroll
Francis Hackett
America
Adolf
Stamepfie
Hitler
Col. McCormick
Chi. Tribune
Rhode Island
W. F. Bigelow
Good Housekeeping
Edgar A. Mo
Washington, D. C
Czar
Earl Smith
Mlinois Kiggun
Francis Johnson
Iowa
New Deal
By Kathleen Norris
Miss Norris
Kathleen Norris
Pauline
Happy
Ceavhinol Alide
Lajoie
Paul
Christ
Olmstead
Wilbur M. Smith
Heb
Jesus Christ
G. Campbell Morgan
Grantland Rice
Merry
Bell Syndicate
WNU
H Harold L. Lundquist
D. D.ean
Peony Bible Institute of Chi
Western Newspaper Union
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