Private Papers of a Cub Reporter at White House Mayhem
Eddie Dowling lists Broadway stars visiting the White House and a cheeky pickpocket Giovanni. The piece jokes about the guard’s holster and a Roosevelt quip. It then shifts to media debates, book plans, and show business gossip with names like Averill Harriman Ingrid Bergman and Beatrice Lillie.
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Eddie
White House
Giovanni
Secret Service
FDR
Dowling
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Winston
Washington
Averill Harriman
New York
Bases in Africa Shape U S Naval Strategy
The United States quietly builds air bases along Africa's coast from Freetown to Liberia, including a Liberian airstrip and a submarine base, with Firestone Rubber Co. aiding construction. Plan aims to replace some U S fleet needs in the South Atlantic and reduce Pacific-era ship deployments.
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Washington
D. C
Africa
United States
Dakar
South America
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Pan American Airways
Egypt
Liberia
Firestone Rubber Company
U. S
South Atlantic
Hawaii
California
Pacific
African
Atlantic
Roosevelt Defies Court War as 1936 Vote Becomes Mandate
The 1936 election returns are presented as a mandate for continuing the New Deal reform program and pressing a plan to modernize the Supreme Court. Roosevelt describes opposition on the bench, the dangers of delay, and the court’s eventual shift on constitutional limits, all within his broader push for social and economic reform.
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Broadway
Ben Bernie
CBS
Mr Wrigley
Ben
Choongum
Paul Ash
Gov't
F. D. Roosevelt
Supreme Court Battle
Supreme Court
Expresse Square Garden
New York City
Wilson
United States
Washington
Picayune
Congress
U. S
Roosevelt
Free Speech in Peace and War in Ireland and America
A reminiscence on free speech during war, recounting Irish questions, the Countess Plunket, and the demand for liberty matched against British rule. It critiques democracy versus republic, cites U S debt growth from 1938 to 1941, and notes wartime economic strains and food stamp use amid defense spending.
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Ireland
Dublin
Countess Plunket
America
Illinois
United States
Congress
England
U S Children Voice Tastes and Opinions in Poll
Chicago based poll of 8 to 13 year olds by William T Reed candy maker reveals isolationist leanings with 11 to 1 against war. Favorite candy flavor tops chocolate with 16 percent for butterscotch, then caramel cherry peppermint orange and vanilla.
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U. S
Chicago
William T. Reed
Hitler
Soldiers Prefer Cigarettes For Camp Gifting Report
Surveys among servicemen reveal cigarettes lead in camp needs with Camel identified as the top seller in Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard sales records. Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco is highlighted as the National Joy Smoke and Camels or Prince Albert tins are pitched as ideal gifts for men in the service. Local dealers feature these brands for servicemen gifts.
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Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Prince Albert
Adv
Man's Destiny From Mistakes: A Creature of Our Making
A reflection on how human errors congeal into a self forged destiny. The quote frames destiny as a monster born from collective life errors and repeated choices.
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