The Tomorrows of America and Liberty Bonds Debate
A 1930s editorial warns that America will move toward government mastery, high debt, and class politics. It questions preparedness funding, contrasts World War I bond campaigns, and notes Hawaii serves as American territory rather than a foreign import.
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Ballyhoo
United States
England
Toms, Dicks and
Harrys
Country Press
America
National Treasury
Hawaii
California
Continental
United States Territory of
Iowa
Washington D C Miss Perkins on the coal crisis
The piece notes clamor to replace Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, recounting Roosevelt’s push to name LaGuardia, who declined, and criticizes Perkins for delays in certifying the Allis Chalmers strike to the National Defense Mediation Board. It adds analysis of German policy and Farm Bureau shifts in politics.
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Washington, D. C
Miss Perkins
Frances Perkins
Roosevelt
LaGuardia
War Department
White House
Allis-Chalmers
National Defense Mediation Board
John L. Lewis
Balkans Fight Expands As Nazi Forces Advance
Adolf Hitler's drive into Yugoslavia and Greece gathers speed as armored units and paratroopers breach eastern Greece toward the Aegean. Soviet Yugoslavia signs a non aggression pact with Russia while Britain massed forces watch from the south of Bulgaria.
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Adolf Hitler
Britain
Jugoslavia
Greece
Balkans
Aegean Sea
Turkey
Russia
Berlin
Europe
Aftermath of Seizure in Iraq and World War II Tangle
Analysis notes a 1941 Iraqi coup led by Rashid Ali al-Gailani, with Baghdad reporting Italian and German vessel seizures in American harbors. U S base aid to allies is hinted at, while Jugoslavia faces food shortages and a large army amid fears of Axis influence and potential Nazi air bases near the Red Sea and Suez.
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U. S
Germany
United States
Hitler
England
Bengasi
Libya
Archibald Wavell
Africa
War Office
Addis Ababa
Iraq
Bagdad
Rashid Ali Gailani
Italy
Alberto Lais
Legation
Jugoslavia
Greece
Roosevelt
Britain
White House
Balkans
Europe
France
Danube
Vardar
London
Red Sea
Suez Canal
Strikes Spread as CIO Targets Big Steel and Other Actions
The CIO called a strike against United States Steel, signaling ongoing labor tension after a soft coal settlement. Separately, a major food plant halt affected 86 000 workers amid violent picket lines. Navy and foreign policy items included Italy’s naval reverses, Axis tensions, and debates in Congress on convoying war goods to Britain under the lease lend program.
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United States Steel Corporation
C.I.O
Harlan
United States
Philip Murray
C.I.C
U. S. Steel
Ford Counsel
Henry Ford
Edsel Ford
Bennett
Ford
Capizzi
Britain
Congress
Atlantic
Tobey
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
Senate
George
Pepper
Gillette
Iowa
Washington
Truman Leads Senate Probe on Defense Contracts in Fight
Sen Harry Truman chairs a special senate committee to probe defense contracts to prevent a France like scandal. He cites data from past roles and notes Edward F McGrady, once assistant secretary of labor, now serves as a $1 a year labor adviser to War Secretary Stimson. Affiliated Young Democrats book Madison Square Garden for a Draft LaGuardia rally on November 1, aligning with the mayoral election push.
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Harry Truman
Truman
Senate
France
Edward F. McGrady
Stimson
Young Democrats of
New York
Madison Square Garden
LaGuardia
Editor's Note on Opinions in Columns
An editor notes that opinions within these columns reflect the news analyst and not the newspaper. The statement is released by the Western Newspaper Union.
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Western Newspaper Union
Cautions on Hose Care and Kitchen Tips From Aged Advice
The passage offers practical cautions such as rinsing new hose in warm water to preserve wear, marinating foods in French dressing for at least an hour, and notes on potato starch and onion celery flavoring. It also includes cooking tips like adding flour to creamed butter and sugar, and safety guidance about kerosene being unsafe when hot.
Desirable Motion Quote by Ketterly on Discovery
The author argues that accidents arise from active pursuit, not idle waiting. He suggests that unintelligent motion yields more discoveries than intelligent stillness, noting the paradox of stumbling upon findings while in motion rather than at rest.
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Ketterly
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YWCA
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Hague
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