U. S. Holds Key To China's Door
Burma advances threaten China’s lifeline as Japan seizes Lashio and controls the Burma Road. Stilwell plans to fight with Flying Tigers support while the West contemplates air and other relief methods to sustain Chiang Kai-Shek’s forces. Roosevelt signals air deliveries will help China endure until a broader offensive reaches Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burma
China
Rangoon
Burma Road
Lashio
Mandalay
General Stilwell
Yeeman
Flying’ Tigers
Chiang Kai-Shek
Orient
Tokyo
Far East
Hitler Peace Offerings Quietly Forecast by Editor
A newspaper column notes Adolf Hitler may launch a spring peace offensive and urges a U S plan to offer terms that could appeal to conquered peoples. It warns vigilance against fake maneuvers and discusses public wartime duties including registering older citizens for national service and sugar rationing by teachers. The piece argues voter apathy may keep election participation low as campaigns fail to arouse the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Archibald McLeish
Congress
Adolf
McLeish
Walter Lippman
United States
Hitler
Germany
8,000,000 Man Army Talk in Washington War Plan
Washington discussions reveal plans for a total fighting force of 12 to 13 million. Military leaders say the army, navy, and air corps will each need about 2 to 2.5 million additional personnel, far beyond current levels of roughly 2 million in the army, 1 million in the navy, and 0.5 million in the air force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Air Corps
Tokyo doubts origins of planes in raid on centers
The article contrasts Tokyo’s claim of ignorance about the source of the planes that raided four major centers with America’s assertion that the same planes originated from Pearl Harbor, highlighting conflicting narratives after the attack.
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Tokyo
America
Pearl Harbor
War of the Titans Drives Libel Suits Over Old Sweet Hotel
Taxpayers are drawn into a libel battle as Ernest L. Bailey sues Walter E. Clark of the Daily Mail for 100000 over editorial remarks about a highway bridge purchase at Point Pleasant. Governor and other suits totaling 550000 amplify political strategy amid public dispute and publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther R. Jones
Coal Valley News
Ernest L. Bailey
Walter E. Clark
The
Daily Mail
Clark
Bailey
Point Pleasant
Neely
Wysong
Sweet Springs
Taylor
Roanoke
Daily Man
Old Sweet Springs
Hills
Esteps
Hendricks
Halls
Jarrells
Kanawha Grand Jury
Ellison
Talbott
SHARP
Terra Alta
High Mountain
Hopemont
Mountain of Hope
Pinecrest
Crest
Road to Morocco set scene with waxen heads gag
Hollywood notes describe Bob Hope and Bing Crosby chased through a palace set. waxen heads nod in unison on pedestals as mischief and gag ideas unfold. Donna Reed and Mickey Rooney are mentioned in other scenes, with production details and casting teased amid the bustling set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbin
Bing
Bob
Hope
Crosby
Quinn
Jim Cottrell
Jim
David Butler
Butler
Meg
Tucson
Donna Ed
Donna
James Hilton
Ronald Colman
Shase Garson
Donna Ee
Washington welfare cafeterias feed thousands daily
In Washington the Welfare and Recreation Association runs 32 cafeterias eight lunch counters and many soda stands for federal workers. Meals total about 2.5 million monthly about 100000 daily with profits used to expand services. A new War Department cafeteria in Arlington Va will seat 5000 and offer 200000 square feet of dining space and a 288 foot long soda fountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stinnett
Washington
IFA
War Department
Potomac River
Arlington
Sandlin
HE Welfare Association
War Production Board
Ofense
Uncle Sam
New York Idea Dept shows Jolson and Cantor energy antics
In New York the Idea Dept laments consuming energy yet highlights Jolson and Cantor as veteran hitmakers who burned bright then paused for rest. Paul Mason left singing to fix watches then became a landowner and oil finds changed his life as he pursues a simple, fulfilling path. Atlantic City notes include boardwalk lighting, Miss America display, and safety claims near WFPG.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tucker
New York
al Jolson
Eddie Cantor
Jolson
Broadway
Florida
Cantor
Eddie
Paul Mason
Tommy Corey
Paul
West Virginia
Tlantic City
Hackney
Joan Blondell
Dallas
Texas
WFPG
Steel Pier
Atlantic City
USA
Inheritance Dilemma Tugs At Garth Family Heart
Janice Garth, engaged to Howard Dorian, faces a choice about a million dollar inheritance and a mansion tied to his marriage to Betty Wallace, the aunt’s companion. She weighs an immediate wedding or a year married to Betty before a divorce and remarriage to Howard, while her own engagement falters amid family letters and a moonlit rooftop encounter with Mr Emerson.
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Howard Dorian
Martha
Betty Wallace
Howard
Janice Garth
Betty
Janice
Mra. van Femme
Florence
Garth
Lorimer
Garths
Mr. Emerson
Miss Garth
Mrs. Emerson
Pacers
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Raleigh Register
U. S
Asia
Chiang
Roosevelt
Randolph Norton
Sharp Trader
Old Sweet Hotel
Hollywood
Eton
Mickey Rooney
England
Mickey
Rooney
Mr. Taylor
Holt
State Senate
Grand
Virginia
George Washington
Suogan
Jesse Adler
BY Rob Eden
Chapter
the Bradley
Concensus
Doctor
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