Planned Economy as Fascism Threat in Wartime View
The piece argues Washington plans a wartime economy pushing 50 billion annual spending, regimentation of big business, and closure of small factories. It warns of inflation, poverty equality, and loss of American free enterprise, likening the plan to Fascist state capitalism. It also covers cheese exports to England, army efficiency, and rising taxes reducing disposable income.
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Washington
Europe
Japan
Hitler
America
Italy
Visit in Minnesota and Girl Scout activities noted
The account recalls a Minnesota visit in St. Cloud with Mrs. Albert G. Whitney featuring school tours and a large Veterans Hospital visit. It highlights a Girl Scouts event at their Little House, the medal presentation to Father Moore, and a train to Chicago. The entry closes with news of a destroyer torpedoing near Iceland and the personal concern for servicemen.
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Minnesota
St. Cloud
Minn
Albert G. Whitney
Miss. Thompson
International Students Institute
Campobello
University of Minnesota
Veterans’ Hospital
Mrs. Whitney
Minneapolis
Nicolett
Chicago
Milwaukee
New York City
Girl Scouts
Father Moore
NYA Advisory Committee
C. Leslie Glenn
National Girl Scouts
NYA National Advisory Committee
Iceland
Warm Morning coal heater promises long heat and easy fire
A new coal burning heater introduces a radical firebox design and semi automatic coal feeding. It loads 100 pounds of coal and heats continuously in the coldest weather with minimal attention, naming the model Warm Morning and offering a larger 200 pound capacity for halls and schools.
New Barbara Bell Pattern 1473 B for stylish women
Pattern 1473 B offers a longer top with waist darts and four pockets. The jacket length covers hips and pairs with a gently flaring skirt. Sizes 12 to 20 listed with yardage for 35 and 54 inch materials and a white dickey.
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Dickey
Trivia Quiz Q&A Set From Old Newspaper
Trinidad famed for asphalt. a cogent argument is convincing. Chicago stockyards about seventy five years old. Sam Houston governed Tennessee and Texas. A gypsy. 1789. Lapis lazuli is blue. Sodium silicate known as water glass. Smithsonian named for James Smithson. A soldier who disobeys a lawful command faces court martial and possible death in peace or war.
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Union
Chicago
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
U. S. Army
Trinidad
Sam Houston
Tennessee
Texas
James Smithson
Army drill mishap at Fort Dix prompts banter
Morning exercise at Fort Dix New Jersey ends with a new private misstepping his left leg, nearly colliding with a fellow recruit as a sergeant mockingly asks who is holding up both legs. Camel and Prince Albert tobacco marketed as ideal holiday gifts with special packaging.
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Army
Fort Dix
New Jersey
America
Prince Albert
Adv
WWI draft figures and deserters in the United States
The United States registered 24,234,000 men in the first three WWI drafts. About 337,640 were listed as draft deserters with 163,738 apprehended. Of registrants, 64,693 claimed non combatant status and army records recognize 56,830 of these claims.
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United States
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Eleanor Bonscoe
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Earth
Daniel Webster
James L, Allen
L.I. Reynolds Tobacco Co
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P.A
CBA
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