Notes on Radio Agitation and War Language
Commentary on broadcasts and personalities debating labeling Laval and Vichy as Nazis. Mentions Columbia Workshop missteps and sponsor criticism of musical announcements. References Harry Flannery denying Nazi word usage and the wary stance of Nazis toward free land broadcasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
Louis Bromfield
Waverly Root
Richard de Rochemont
Laval
Columbia
Harry Flannery
Berlin
Free Lands
Mayor LaGuardia wedding hints and Hollywood gossip
Man About New York reports on Mayor LaGuardia's impending last wedding to Marian Anderson amid other high society rumors. It notes Judy Garland edits, Elopement headlines, film industry deals, and press personalities, with fringe notes on politics and war bonds.
Great Lakes Naval Training Center a World War II Giant
The Great Lakes Naval Training Center near Chicago is described as the world’s largest naval schooling complex. It outlines the vast facilities, 11 training camps named for navy heroes, extensive medical and mess facilities, and a cross section of recruits from diverse backgrounds preparing for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Great Midwest Plains
Pearl Harbor
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Uncle Sam
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Navy
Barry
Bronson
Luce
Paul Jones
Perry
Dewey
Lawrence
Porter
Moffet
Morrow
McIntire
William Howard Taft
US Naval Hospital
Naval Hospital
Naval Service
America
Civvies
Naval Reserve
Archangel Port Gains Attention in War Time Shipping
The National Geographic bulletin notes Archangel on Russia’s White Sea as a busier summer port due to war pressures. It explains Archangel lies over 300 miles east of Murmansk and 500 miles closer by rail to Moscow, with a frozen harbor part of the year requiring icebreakers. The port links to the Baltic via the canal completed in 1933, and temperatures range from seven degrees Fahrenheit in January to around 60 in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Murmansk
Archigel
Archangel
Ple
Moscow
National Geographic Society
Baltic Sea
Baltic-White Sea
History of US Army Bombers Through Early 20th Century Drives
A compact history of US Army bombers from the USD-9A De Havilland era through the Martin B-10. It covers aircraft such as the De Havilland bomber with a 400 horsepower Liberty engine, the Glenn Martin twin, the Atlantic SB-2, the B-3A, and the Martin B-10, noting speeds, ranges, payloads, and notable early long-distance flights such as the 8,290 mile Washington to Fairbanks test in 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Glenn Martin
U. 5 S. Army Air Corps Engineers
Western Front
Army Air Corps
Army
Washington
Fairbanks
Alaska
Foreign Legion in US Army Reflects Melting Pot
An Allied wartime feature outlines diverse origins in the U S Army including 2720 German aliens and 347?4 naturalized Germans, 2472 Italian aliens and 3781 naturalized, 644 Japanese and 3000 Japanese Americans, with Latin American and Norwegian units planned. It notes aliens must register for the draft within five days of entering and that many seek to serve, plus anecdotes on Italian sentiment and Washington society life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. 8. Foreign Legion
U S. Army
Hawaiian National Guard
Fort McCoy
Wis
U. S
Cuba
Mexico
Havana
Uncle Sam
United States
Italy
Rome
Mussolini
Distribution and war profits America needs new markets
A broad argument links wartime production to distribution gaps, urging creation of markets to absorb surpluses. The piece cites China as an example, contrasts hunger with overproduction, and calls for brains to solve distribution. It notes American resilience, mentions the Brookings Institution savings, and highlights the automobile industry’s pivotal role in the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
China
Brookings Institution
Washington
Congress
Household tips for everyday fixes and flavor ideas
Practical home hints to improve everyday tasks. Improve coffee flavor with warm pot and a pinch of salt. Add lemon juice to jelly that won’t set. A glove finger guides curtain hems without tearing net. Leather gloves stay supple with washing and olive oil. Don’t run cords under rugs. Felt on rocker feet prevents slipping.
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Man About
New York
Army Relief
Ziegfeld
Hawood
All Studios
Reader’s Digest
H. Sherman
Julius Streicher
The
NY. Times
W. Winchell
D Thompson
W. Pegler
W. Lippmann
E. Roosevelt
Bing Crosby
Harper and Brothers
A. Kahn
M Sayres
Miami Beach
Dash
Glen Island
Count von Reventlow
Barbara Hutter
Dep
Justce
Colorado
Marlen
New England
Greece
Anna Seghers
Little Brown
W L. White
Harcourt Brace
March of Time
Men of the Fleet
Anthony Cramer
Mags
Beulah Macfadden
Robert Decker
Hollywood Ilm
Raoul Walsh
Standard Old of
N. J
Yates Stirling Jr
Naval Review
Joe
Lissa Landis
Orm
Col. Gomez
Gov't
Hitler
Red Army
Times
Illinois
Wisconsin
Norfolk
Brooklyn
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Uncle Sam’s Bombers
Washington, D. C
Arnold
Thurman Arnold
Laramie
Wyo
Evalyn
Hope Diamond) McLean
Thurman Arnolds
Angelica
Henry Wallace
Arnolds
Iowa
Claude Pepper
Pepper
Florida
Congressional Country Club
Cary
Bd Wright
A. Oaeee
Western Newspaper Union
France
States
Lexington
Boston Bay
J. Fuller
By Jerry Link
Jed
Pep
Uilloggs
George Eliot
Xolesars
Akin NE Avn
Senter
Hotel Temple Square
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