Secretaries, ships, and spies swirl around wartime headlines
Man About Town reports Cordell Hull recovering and resuming duties while Mrs. FDR may gain a radio sponsor from Brazil at two thousand dollars per broadcast. It notes Hitler denial about an American ship in Alexandria, Alsop's Bombay trip stirring the White House, and Princess Carol and Lupescu’s reception. Hess’s remark on May 12th, submarine detectors, cargo vessel trials, and Jap submarine activity near Vladivostok are cited. German American Bund plans and potential mayoral and gubernatorial matchups in New York are discussed.
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Cordell Wulf
Fdr
Brazil
Hitler
Alexandria
Joe Alsop
Bombay
India
Washington
Alsop
White House
Navy
Carol
Lupescu
Hess
Sound
Mr- Hitler
Notes of a Magic Carpet on Russia and Media Tangles
The column sketches Ralph Ingersoll’s Moscow trip over passport pressures and a $100 million machinery demand. It notes censorship in Germany and how underground news circulates via BBC chatter and funeral zzoers for anti Nazis. The piece also mentions the Times’ Edwin L James on the typewriter war and Lou Gehrig film plans. Grover Cleveland Alexander and a Nazi spy gag close the round.
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Ralph Ingersoll
Russia
Stalin
Steve
White House
Germany
England
America
BBC
Lou Gehrig
Hall of Fame
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Youve Met Em Its Paul Hart Tales of three efficiency experts
A quirky scene centers on Paul Hart and three efficiency experts waiting outside a hotel for a friend. They anticipate forming a foursome, slipping through a revolving door as they move inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hartman
Changes in President Washington D C Dull War Time Shift
Franklin Roosevelt grows more serious and secluded due to European war. He sees fewer people, stays in Washington, concentrates on defense and foreign affairs, and dislikes war though believing action is necessary. His enthusiasm for public service has faded amid the looming conflict and isolationist cautions.
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Washington
Europe
Franklin Roosevelt
Middle West
New York
Potomac
Roosevelt
Congress
State Department
Knox
O. K
Britain
PWA
Meynardo Aind Roosevelt
Parity Law Boosts U.S. Agriculture to a Business Basis
Washington reports the Farm Parity law puts farming on a business footing with guaranteed prices near 1909–14 levels. It caps production, ties crop loans to a fixed value, and expects a billion-dollar income rise this year. Farmers may expand land use carefully, with soil improvement and debt payoff prioritized to secure long term gains.
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U. S
Washington
Sam
Federal Surplus Commodity Corporation
Britain
U. S. Department of Agriculture
A. L. Mehlring
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Walter H. Ebling
Ebling
Army Heads Endangered by New War Game Reforms
Washington reports reveal weaknesses in army personnel exposed by recent war games. Congress weighs a promotion system favoring real ability over seniority as underfit and overage officers yield to new standards. A nationwide army school trains officers from graduates, while war games assess Europe facing combat and drill lessons in modern battle methods.
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Washington
Sam
Europe
Damocles
Civilians Asked to Donate Blood for Plasma Reserves
New York City report says civilians will donate blood to build 200 000 half pint units of dried plasma for army and navy use during the coming fiscal year. Red Cross and National Research Council coordinate with physicians in multiple cities to supervise collection and processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
National Defense
Army
Navy
War Department
American Red Cross
Division of Medical Sciences
National Research Council
Red Cross
National thought and local power in American life
A column argues Americans focus too much on local politics. It praises newspapers as community builders and warns Washington dominance. discusses parity prices for farmers, democracy versus republic, and ongoing creation of executive orders. It notes prosperity trends and bureaucratic overreach across departments.
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America
Washington
Hamilton
Jefferson
Toms, Dicks and
Harrys
Oswalds
Percivals
Warrens
Europe
Household improvements for kitchens and dining rooms
Small pieces of soap can be placed in a bag for washing clothes. The kitchen workroom should have ample light and air. A swinging door between kitchen and dining room is a convenient household aid. These features suit both old and new homes.
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Man About Town
Marrow Straits
Vladivostok
Immigration Service
Sylvester Pindyck
Democratic Brain Trust
Farley
O'Dwyer
G.O.P
Dewey
Willkie
Notes of_an
Ingersoll
New York Times
Edwin L. James
Hull
Washington Senators
Merry
Ben Welles
Sumner Welles
Panama
Rockefeller
Latin America
Senate
Rourh
David Cushman Coyle
American Legion
General Federation of Women's Clubs
The
Council For Democracy
Selective Service Board
Edward O’neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Wright A. Patterson
Aea
Lby-Western
Newspaper Union
William A. Irwin
American Institute of Banking
Citi
Lawrence Sullivan
Marcus Aurelius
HOTEL
Ben Lomond
Ogden, Utah
Tee
Rotary
Khranis—Executives Exchange—Optimists
Chamber of Commerce and Ad Club
Ben Lomond Ogden
Utah
Hubert E. Visick
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