Private Papers and Public Figures in Curious Times
A collage of notes and anecdotes features Thornton Wilder recalling London, Max Beerbohm quipping about the Thames, and FBI interest in a Chicago physician linked to Mussolini. It also cites cultural blurbs from Dinah Shore to Paul Muni, with media chatter about the Times Blog and other public figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Wilder
London
Barrie
Max Beerbohm
Wilder
Dinah Shore
Frank Black
NBC
Paul Muni
Judith Anderson
Raymond Massey
Ruth Gordon
Red Cross
Betty Hutton
Bob—Hope
Richard Grooks
James-Melton
Times
U S to Observe 150th Birthday of Bill of Rights
The United States marks the 160th anniversary of the Magna Charta of liberties the Bill of Rights as Civilian Defense leads National and local observances with Education and Library of Congress materials. Archibald MacLeish urged local defense councils to form information committees and promoting defense programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Europe
Asia
Office of Civilian Defense
Archibald MacLeish
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
United States
Defense Councils
Library of Congress
F. H. LaGuardia
Defense Council
Local Defense Councils
MacLeish
Occupation of Dutch Guiana Strengthens Defense Bases
The United States, with Netherlands exile approval and Brazil and Argentina cooperation, occupies Dutch Guiana to bolster hemisphere defenses and protect Surinam bauxite. The move aligns with broader wartime strategy and may deter Japanese, Vichy, and Nazi pressure while reinforcing anti air defenses for regional security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Dutch Guiana
Netherlands
Brazil
Argentina
Natal
Paramaribo
Guiana
Dakar
Lati
French Guiana
Vichy
General Weygand
Africa
Dutch East Indies
Pacific
West—indies
Panama Canal
Puerto Rico
Borinquen Field
Dutch-Guiana
Surinam
Arkansas
Alabama
Georgia
Bureau of Mines
Europe
America
Hitler
France
Hungary
Jugoslavia
Greece
Italy
Germany
John H. Walthall
Tennessee Valley Authority
Muscle Shoals Laboratory
Atlantic
Motherland
North Carolina
Iowa
British Diplomats Spark Washington Society Debate
Washington insiders discuss British diplomacy as the Russian ambassador is barred from a plane to the United States. The piece quots friction at the British embassy, Halifax’s courtesy, and the clash of isolationist and interventionist views among senators and officials. It notes high government telecommunication costs and wartime perks.
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Washington,d.c
Litvinoff
U.S.A
Washington
Hull
Britain
British Purchasing Commission
Viscount Halifax
Charles Peake
India
Calcutta
Keokuk
Senate
Roosevelt
Sen
Burt Wheeler
Navy Forrestal
Wheeler
Forrestal
Wheeler-Rayburn
After the War What Then Plans for a U S Economy
The National Resources Planning Board led by Frederic A. Delano proposes keeping 60,000,000 workers employed after victory with high wages, financed governmentally, raising fears of state capitalism and loss of free competition. The piece argues for industry-led recovery, farm-sourced prosperity, and warns against forced taxation to secure jobs. It highlights farm contributions, chemurgy, rising food prices, and opposition to compulsory labor payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Resources Planning Board
Frederic A. Delano
Charles E. Merriam
George F. Yantis
United States
Italy
Wheeler McMillen
Chemurgy
Christmas Trees Pay for College at Cornell University
Gene Hanson, a Cornell sophomore, funds his education with home grown Christmas trees harvests and local advertising stunts. Over three seasons he sold trees totaling 456 dollars and expects another 75 dollars this December. The effort began as a 4-H project in 1932 with 1 000 free transplants from the state conservation department, planted on good land with careful spacing to survive.
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Ithaca
N. Y
New York State
Cornell University
Gene Hanson
New York State College of Agriculture
Gene
State Conservation Department
Gené
Also Mentioned on This Page
FBI
Chicago
Col. Donovan
G-Men
Mussolini
Fritz Horvath
Horvath
Berlin
Chinatown
D. A
C. V. R. Thompson
Cafe Society
Thompson
Cole Porter
Porter
Movie-Radio-Guide
Middle West
Midwest
Chicago Tribune
mid-West
Raymond Daniels
Daniell
Somerset Maugham
Jefferson
Mssachusetts
Virginia
George Mason
Ling
Gunston Hall
George Washington
Dutona
Washington Society
Rovaninemil
Uncle Sam
Wright Patterson
Western Newspaper Union
England
Agricultural Department
United ‘States
Vitalix
BABY
New Hampshire
Calif
Ripon Hatchery
Ripon
Speen Sea Etiburn
Osborne Machinery Company
Fifth and Harrison
San Francisco
Queen of Hearts
Minna St
Disraeli
Els
Ata
Ruy of Dean
Jae
Oething Lees
Doans
A Lee O
Theatres End Financial District
Beth End
John J. Shea
Mranager Hote
Suttar Str Street
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