Russia Can Aid U. S. Prisoners In Japan
A wartime analysis argues that Russia's new trade agreements with Japan secure fish supplies for Japan, enabling continued war while disadvantaging the United States and its allies. The piece urges Russia to broker exchange of war prisoners and ensure relief to American prisoners in Japanese hands, leveraging its position with Tokyo.
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Russia
U. S
Japan
United States
Great Britain
China
Vladivostok
Marshal Stalin
America
Throat Lozenge From War Time Sulfa Therapy
Dr H Bundesen reports that a sulfa lozenge applied to the throat could treat sore throat tonsillitis and influenza, with patients needing fewer hospital days. In trials among soldiers, lozenges reduced stay to 2.6 days versus 5.5 days and cut throat pain fast. Preventive use lowered throat infection rates in new recruits.
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Percy Garson
United States Medical Corps
Doedor Garson
King
Fras. Bynd, Inc
Listen World: Elsie Robinson asks why we fear death
The author ponders humanity's fear of death and the living's complicity in self-imposed sterility. She contrasts the sleeping dead with living dreamers, asking if retreat from change is the true decay, and laments how fright corrupts minds and hearts.
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Jazness
Preeti
Overlooked Opportunity to Pressure Stalin on Japanese Prisons
A Wichita letter urges using Marshal Stalin to press Japan for humane treatment of American POWs. It cites Russia in alliance with the U.S. as leverage, naming Joseph E. Davies and Joseph C. Grew as figures who could broker relief and better conditions for captives. The piece argues immediate diplomatic action could save lives and reflect American wartime humanity.
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America
Marshal Stalin
Russia
Japan
Joseph E. Davies
United States
Joseph C. Grew
Davies
Stalin
Phaps
Lonergan Bears
Lonergan
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
Roosevelt
Churchill
Teheran
Sinkiang
Rother
SHU
India
Isa
Texans Recall Ranger Sergeant Tale of a Notoriously Fake Outlaw
A Ranger sergeant recounts an encounter with a notorious phony named Tony Frio, described as a dangerous hombre with a hidden gun, who threatened a jailbreak. The narrator, posing as a bartender, plays along to uncover Frio's bravado and escapes by tricking him into surrender at the bar.
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Tony Frio
Seven Kelly Field graduates among air crash casualties
From L A Light files 10 and 20 years ago. APRIL 1938 notes seven of 13 army pilots killed in crashes while in air service had graduated from Kelly Field in 1933 and two of the other four carried their wigs the previous year. In April 1924 aviators released gas balloons from the San Antonio Drug Company roof, many were shot down, attached to each balloon a free ticket to the national balloon race.
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Army
Unail
Kelly Field
APRIT
San Antonio Drug Company
Dewey Gains Wisconsin Delegates Over Wilkie Split
Washington commentary surveys the Wisconsin Republican scene as Dewey-friendly and Bricker factions vie for 10 to 20 delegates while Willkie’s chances fade after a fourth-place finish behind Dewey Stassen and MacArthur. Analysts attribute Willkie’s downfall to his campaign style and lack of broad support.
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Willkie
Wisconsin
Bricker
Dewey
Stassen
MacArthur
Wilkie
Winlkie
Cace
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Minnesota
Watt Dewey
New Yorker
Winkle
Hannegan Wert
Hlm
Hill
These Days By George E Sorolsky
A political and cultural critique mixed with essay and protest style recounts war headlines and personal reflections. The writer questions media focus on sensational events like Lonergan’s chair, Chaplin, and American leadership while debating morality, law, and public opinion through quoted letters and critique.
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