Memoirs of a War Reporter and a Dismissed Interview
William L. Shirer, CBS correspondent of Berlin Diary fame, returns to the US and visits U S Army leaders across corps areas. Generals welcome him with useful briefings, except Lieut General Yoo Hoo Lear who rejects a chance to hear newspaper insights on military matters. Jimmy Stewart plans leave while dating Georgia Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. W
William L. Shirer
CBS
Berlin
Germany
U .S
Yoo-hoo Lear
Shirer
Italy
Goebbels
Axis
Sen. Taft
G.O.P
New York Ad Exec Wife Rumors And Parisian Gossip
A gossip item notes Mrs. John Steinbeck works in a New York ad agency and hints at a recent separation that was retracted. It mentions Chaplin earning a million from The Dictator and a supposed trust fund for his film crew. Additional notes cover Hendris Willem Van Loon, radiograms from Cairo, and a quip about marriage and signs.
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John Steinbeck
New York
Chaplin
Hendris Willem van Loonig
Greenwich
U S Soldier Boys Learn Modern War Techniques at Training Centers
Lieutenant Colonel Wells outlines how about 60,000 soldiers attend 71 schools across the army as part of a motorized, technologically equipped force. Training spans from clerical work to air mechanics with emphasis on radio, electrical, and mechanical skills to prepare for every combat role.
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W.h.wells
Union
War Department
Deans
National Defense
General Marshall
U. S
Ordnance Department
Signal Corps
Coast Artillery
Quartermaster Corps
Camp Holabird
Baltimore
Fort McPherson
Atlanta
Camp Normoyle
San Antonio
Texas
Armed Force School
Fort Knox
Marshall
Army
Navy
Air Corps
America
Defense Incidents Hint at Sabotage in Plants
Military intelligence cites 14 sabotage tied incidents among 26 major damage events last month, with four fires and 10 mechanical harms. Two blamed on Communists, others on Nazi agents, while a sharp postwar strike decline accompanies espionage activity and political maneuvering surrounding AAA reform efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Party
Los Angeles
Seattle
Washington
Mexico
Mexico City
Cart before horse as manpower meets war machines
A columnist argues the U S mobilization focuses on numbers while neglecting production of modern war machines. He criticizes calling up 1.5 million men without sufficient equipment and training in mechanized warfare and urges prioritizing factory output over troop numbers. He cites Panzer lessons from Europe and stresses the need to build machines first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier's
W. B. Courtney
Greece
America
England
France
Poland
Letters From Soldiers Aid Rural Home Town Papers
A wartime plea urges soldiers to write home town letters detailing daily life and duties to boost public support. Editors and readers would welcome the letters as a way to show what the army and its personnel do for the nation and individual soldiers. A million men in the army costs over a billion yearly, seen as worthwhile. A Los Angeles matron complains about a two party line and interference from the Mothers of America in wartime communications.
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American Farm Bureau
National Grange
Sinilar
Allalough
AAA
Capitol Hill
Rudolph
Spike
Chicago
Farm Bureau
Grange
National Co-op Council
Walter Randolph
Alabama
Roosevelt
Claude Wickard
Wickard
America
Father
Mother Jones
Los Angeles
Mothers of America Amt War Committee
Britain
FHA Government Agency Helps You Buy a House
A 52 page booklet explains how the Federal Housing Administration assists home ownership. It highlights insured loans aiding thousands of families, many earning under $2000 annually, and notes other government agencies and employment questions in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
Prison Counterfeiters Learn Tricks at Leavenworth
In a report from Omaha Nebraska a United States secret service agent describes Leavenworth Kansas as a counterfeiters college where inmates teach others to make fake money. The article notes that all counterfeiters eventually reach Leavenworth and share methods for imitating U S currency.
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Omaha
Neb
Leavenworth
Kan
Accppaniel
United States Secret Service
United States
Ontario Fishermen Profit as Russia Fails to Ship Caviar
Russian caviar shortages push Ontario fishermen to expand nets in northern lakes and rivers. The roe fetches high prices, with buyers paying up to $3 per pound, and Ojibway communities also benefit as caviar becomes a sought after delicacy amid the market shift.
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Ontario
Boston
Russia
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Jimmy Stewart
Georgia Carroll
Collier
Frank Gervasi
Cairo
N. Y
Philip Astley
Middle East
Frank
Astley
Patricia Garfielder
Francis Hackett
Adolf
Father Stamepfle
Hitler
SEP
Col. McCormick
Chi
Tribune
Rhode Island
W. F. Bigelow
Good Housekeeping
Edgar A. Mowrer
Club 18
Jack Spooner
Berle
Town
Claremont Inn
the Stork
U.S
Fext
George C. Marshall
United States Army
Earl Smith
Olinois Biggun
Francis Johnson
Iowa
New Deal
Frank Grillo
United Rubber Workers
Lawrence—Fly
Federal Communications Commission
Wright A. Ae Ee
Western Newspaper Union
Sixth Avenue
New York City
J. Fuller
Jerry Link
Kellogg's
Carlyle
Double Rage
Cupples Company
ST. Louis
Boise
Boise, Idaho
Yolsha
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