Washington Digest on Stetts White House Trade Policy Shift
The piece argues Edward Stettinius brings a business mindset to state and outlines the shift from old ceremonial diplomacy to a wartime economic activity unit. It notes a new office of economic affairs handling protection and promotion of American interests abroad, plus divisions for tariffs, treaties, and petroleum, signaling a broader foreign policy tied to commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WNU Service
Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
Edward Stettinius
Hull
State Department
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
United States
Dipave
Stein
America
United States Steel Corporation
Committee of National Defense
Department of State
Office of Economic Affairs
Kansas City
Madison Avenue
Wall Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Downing Street
Foreign Service
Ernie Pyle Describes Cave-Like Tunisia Front Life
Ernie Pyle notes front line soldiers endure harsh Tunisian conditions living outdoors without beds for months and sleeping only occasionally. He recalls battles that harden troops and contrasts two captains’ responses to death and hardship while highlighting camaraderie beyond rank and the daily grind of war.
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Pyle
French North Africa
Tunisian
North and
West Africa
Lennie Bessman
Milwaukee
Blank
Bessman
Japs call Americans al bino baboons amid war chatter
The column quotes hostile jibe at Americans and notes criticism of Harry Hopkins lend lease policy. It reports a fall in civilian government employees by 2,282 in October and decreases across other agencies, plus a banana import ceiling cut.
Germans Break Out of Faid Pass
The narrator reports German forces advancing toward Sbeitla from Faid. He drives 85 miles alone to Sbeitla, finds the area peaceful at noon, checks the intelligence tent, notes dusk bringing calm, camps for the night, and heads to a forward command post with two officers at dawn.
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Faid Pass
Sbeitla
Faid
Sheitla
Ice kept dishes from slipping with rubber jar ring
A simple kitchen tip suggests placing a rubber jar ring under a dish set on ice to prevent slipping. The article also advises laying a vacuum cleaner on the floor and passing a dust mop back and forth before opening to clean the mop.
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Kellogg
Madison
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Ernie Pyle
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Baukhage
Harry Hopkins
Qusehold
Tse
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Oes
Sioux City
Smith Bros
Mark
Fleischmann
Sally Cole
Fleischmann’s Testing Kitchen
Pleischmann
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