Memos of a Girl Priday and Public Figures in Flux
A collage notes envoy Bear W. Y Quentin Reyonldt’s safe arrival for Collier’s convoy piece. FDR and Jobst Le Lewis show cautious civility amid discord. Mrs Roosevelt Jr resigns from Women United for Peace after Carnegie Hall remarks on intolerance. Commentary on Ism gangs, exports to Japan, and wartime sentiment fills the rest with critiques, tidbits, and cultural squibs.
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Priday
Bear W. Y Quentin Reyonldt
Collier's
FDR
Jobst le Lewis
T. Roosevelt Jr
Women United For Peace
Reynolds
Bennett Clark
Carnegie Hall
America
Washington Debates Convoys as British Losses Rise
Edward C. Wayne reports on Washington's stance as Britain faces mounting shipping losses. The piece notes Stalin's rise to premier in Russia and his open assumption of national leadership, reflecting Western newspaper analysis on wartime leadership shifts and allied strategy.
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Washington
Stalin
Russia
Battle of the Atlantic Convoy Debate Rages in Washington
United States faces a widening split over convoying as non interventionists warn it could trigger undeclared war while administration speakers push for aiding Britain. Stimson’s address signals possible action though no fleet orders follow. News hints at Panama Canal closure against Japan, raising broader wartime stakes.
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Atlantic
Washington
Congress
Britain
Stimson
Roosevelt
Frank
Pepper
Florida
Babaet
San Francisco
Tokyo
United States
Panama Canal
Central America
Cape Horn
Matsuoka
Japan
Sailor’s escape from sunken destroyer ends in clash
London reports tell of a boat swain aboard a British destroyer sunk in battle. While swimming clear, he met German jets in a rubber boat. Threatened with revolvers, the diver stabbed the craft with a clasp knife, causing its sinking.
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London
Stalin's Rise to Premiership Reshapes Soviet Policy
Analysts dissect Stalin's seizure of the premiership as he moves from behind the scenes to head of Soviet Russia amid wartime shifts. Commentators weigh whether this signals closer German collaboration, a unified Communist state under Stalin, or a continued independent Soviet stance against Axis pressure.
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Josef Stalin
Soviet
Russia
Stalin
Dersana
Germany
Italy
Near East
Keren Sky
Molotov
Britain
France
Molstov
Kerensky
Bulgaria
Jugoslavia
Russian Empire
Asia
Black Sea
Washington
Communist Party
War in World War II enters decisive phases with Britain facing three fronts
The overview details Britain’s stand with growing American aid as Luftwaffe raids intensify on Plymouth Liverpool Belfast and the Clyde while ships guard Atlantic routes. It notes a push to ports over factories and Roosevelt urging mass production of large bombers. The Mediterranean theatre grows complex with Iraq Mosul oil risks and a perilous pipeline from Kirkuk to Haifa amid Arab unrest and Turkish-Egyptian responses.
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the Times
Britain
Geremany
Uberty
Lindbergh
Personel
Roosevelt
Bittons
France
Vichy
Cordell Hull
Soc. Knox
Jacques Darict
Ransavell
Churchill
England
Mediterranean
Suez
Atlantic
Plymouth
Liverpool
Belfast
Clydeside
London
Thames
Hitler
Channel
OPM
America
Greece
Iraq
Mosul
Kirkuk
Asia Minor
Syria
Turkey
Egypt
Round-Up of German Sailors Sparks Public Alarm
Considerable excitement followed the immigration department roundup of all German sailors accused of overstaying leave. The government has seldom been strict with them, but the action mattered after Washington reporters claimed extensive sabotage of regular shipping.
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Immigration Department
Washington
Maintain Democracy and the American System
National platform six words. Democracy and the American system, with emphasis on keeping the opportunities provided by the free market for American farmers and manufacturers. The text argues the need to protect home markets, tariff walls, and domestic production against foreign imports to preserve living standards and employment.
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OUF
Argentina
Europe
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Framing Gettysburg Address Handwriting Exhibit
A fragmentary description notes framing and displaying the Gettysburg Address handwritten by Lincoln. It highlights that the document remains a symbol of government by the people and includes details about a four page lensene and related histories.
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Lycaln
Gettysburg
Amene Sang
Ple
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