Washington Digest calls for FDR to take helm for unity
A columnist urges bold home front leadership by President Roosevelt to unite Congress and public in wartime, arguing for a clear Treasury tax and savings plan, reduction of subsidies, and tough measures against pressure groups to keep the war on track. It stresses citizen support as crucial to victory.
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Court House
Elks Club
Middlesex
Italy
Washington
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Navy
Atlanta
Hitler
Washington Monument
Capitol Dome
Tom
Cocker
Thomas
Allied Success in Undersea War Tied to Coordinated Campaign
Allied shipping gains stem from integrated defense including destroyers radar aircraft carriers and helicopters. Convoys now reach ports with lighter losses as new equipment lifesaving devices and reinforced safety features protect crews and vessels against submarine and air threats.
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Churchill
Admiralty
King
U. S. Navy
Knox
Europe
Orient
Charles E. Walsh
Maritime
Merchant Marine
United States
Maritime Commission
War Shipping Administration
Army Women Lead Jobs as Soldiers Train and Serve
The Army Service Forces is the largest employer of women in the United States with 379,300 workers, about 38 percent of over a million civilian staff in ordnance plants and depots. A Swedish report cites German forces ceasing quarrying in Vestfold as they abandon stone for monuments, signaling reduced waste labor.
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Army Service Forces
United States
Vestefold
Stockholm
Aftontidningen
OWI
Notes and asides from a wartime column of chatter
Margaret Bourke-White signs and snorts meet statesmen and war tales as refugees recount grim scraps. The piece jokes about torpedoed crews and British women saved at sea while mixing in sketches of Marion stars, fascist Spain, and Cairo lion hunts ending with Farouk’s seven lion shots.
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Margaret Bourke-White
Eisenhower
Marshall
Churchill
Margaret
Sallies and Sidelights From Hollywood Columns
A collage style item notes Hollywood figures and anecdotes including Confrere Skolsky’s hypochondria and medicine pockets near a drug store, Arthur Murray’s quip, Lucy Monroe tips on dodging criticism, a Midtown Vignette with Groucho Marx about bowling shoes and coupons, Ingrid Bergman on Time cover plans, Rita Hayworth’s precedent, and witty Broadway asides from various clubs and venues.
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Confrere Skolsky
Hollywood
Arthur Murray
Lucy Monroe
Groucho Marx
Ingrid Bergman
Rita Hayworth
Los Angeles
Manhattan Murals The Chin Copy El in the AP News Room
An oddly phrased item notes an undertaker's office advertising air conditioning in a Manhattan mural context, suggesting a regional or newsroom display reference with an implied novelty or local interest angle.
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Manhattan
Undertaker
Hollywood couple torn by forbidden viewing of latest hit
A famed actor and his wife feud over his desire to watch his current film co star. The wife warns of dire consequences and has threatened drastic actions if he sees the movie. He nearly attended a screening but was deterred by her threats.
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Hollywood
How Wars Begin Joke in Family Conversation
A child asks how wars begin and the father suggests a hypothetical quarrel between America and England. His wife objects while the boy concludes he now understands the origins of wars in a humorous exchange.
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America
England
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