Liberty Must Not Bow to Defense
The Lower House moves to repeal a sweeping grant of presidential power to seize private industry for national defense. Critics warn such authority risks democracy and liberty, noting haste and poor appraisal in the navy speed up bill. Repeal should proceed with genuine attention to duty and national interest.
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Congress
Washington News
United States
Senate
William E. Borah
Borab
Navy
Ple
Grade Crossings Menace Declines in 1940 Fatalities Rise
Railway Age reports a surge in grade crossing accidents in early 1940 with 194 more deaths and 345 more injuries than 1939. Most crashes involved cars striking trains from the side, and 10 percent occurred when trains stood still. Drivers accounted for a large share of harm, totaling 16,535 killed or injured across 1937 to 1939 at crossings, over 92 percent of related fatalities.
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Railway Age
How to Live Long in Salt Lake City
Two elderly men offer contrasting longevity tips. A N Fenton, 91, urges smoking cigars and drinking whisky in moderation, while Rulon Wells, 86, counsels shunning excesses and being the kind of person you’d like to live with. Both lean toward moderation as the real secret.
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Salt Lake City
A. N. Fenton
Rulon
Wells
Council of Seventy
Mormon Church
The Cowbird Saga in Bird Nests and Fostering
A readable nature note explains cowbirds as nest parasites, laying eggs in foster nests and often evading detection. It details theories on their origin, their parasitic behavior, and interactions with robins, catbirds, warblers, vireos, and other birds. It notes cowbird migration with autumn flocks and their association with cattle pests.
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Herbert Friedmann
Thomas S. Roberts
Hierobin
Kz Syad, Inc
Private lives to public service in world of change
Roosevelt at Chicago urges private life to yield to social duty in difficult days. The speech frames personal privacy as a past era, praising wider responsibility and service to mankind. It contrasts old times with modern, universal duty and the move from private aims to societal work. Copy 4940, by King Peas Synd. Inc.
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Chicago
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Arite
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Young People's Society
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Beo
Gulf
St. Paul
King Peas Synd. Inc
Closing of Dawson Street Block Sparks School Site Plan
A plan to close a Dawson Street block to create a large school site faces protests from 12 residents. City action was to be scheduled, with mayor C M Chambers noting ongoing consideration of a warning-sign system to direct traffic and alert residents as the plan proceeds.
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Board of Education
City Ordinwence
Unt & Peartig
The Light Letters Feature on the 1940 Campaign
In these columns The Light presents impartially opposing views on campaign issues. Letters expressing readers opinions are invited, though space limitations may prevent publication of some. Views expressed in these articles are not necessarily those held by The Light itself.
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The
Light
Why I Vote for Willkie by W W McAllister
Opinion piece praising Wendell Willkie and criticizing Franklin D Roosevelt. Highlights Willkie as a self made executive who improved a failing utility and opposed TVA price increases. Attacks Roosevelt for abandoning the 1932 platform, wasting funds, devaluing the dollar, and neglecting national defense. Advocates Willkie’s leadership to guide America through crucial days.
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Wendell Willkie
América
Tennessee Valley Authority
United States
Willkie
Roosevelt
Germany
Europe
Democratic Party
America
Abdominal Pain From Throat Infections In Children
A Galveston physician notes that over one third of children with rose or throat infections develop abdominal pain due to abdominal lymph gland inflammation. Pain often centers near the navel, may follow or accompany throat illness, and can imitate appendicitis or pneumonia, with fever up to 104 and variable tenderness.
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F. A. Garbade
Galveston
Texas
Abdominal Pain Causes and Appendicitis Risks
Dr. Herman N. Bundesen explains that pain in the right lower abdomen may stem from appendicitis or lymph gland infection, stressing proper recognition to avoid unnecessary surgery. He notes appendicitis can accompany or follow throat infections, and urges distinguishing these conditions.
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King Seas. Synd
The
Why I’ll Vote for Roosevelt in 1938
Democratic mayoral candidate Jeremiah T. Mahoney argues against a third term for any president but endorses Franklin D. Roosevelt. He cites Roosevelt’s leadership during wartime, the need to strengthen defenses, and the imperative to fund an army, navy, and aviation to safeguard America’s security and democracy.
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Jeremiah T. Mahoney
New York
United States of America
Franklin D. Roosevelt
England
Pershing Urges Selling 50 Recommissioned Destroyers
What Others Say comments on Pershing Talk: Pershing advocates selling 50 World War I destroyers to Britain. Navy officers dispute the need, noting air threats and convoy roles. Some call such a sale an act of war, urging the U.S. to keep fighting ships at home.
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Boston Post
John J. Pershing
British Isles
Britain
Mediterranean
Italy
Petwe
At Navy
Germany
Atlantic
Narow
Channel
Genator Walsh
England
Draft boards to run by governors in decentralized system
Paul Mallon outlines a centralized yet county driven draft plan where 6500 local boards, civilian and varied in representation, decide exemptions and conscription with governors recommending members. The system aims for impartiality but risks political influence and inconsistent exemptions across counties amid war time needs.
What Do You Know Define a Capitalized Pach
A quirky prompt puzzle uses mixed capitalized words and numbered clues. It asks to define a capitalized term pach and to connect listed items like automatic termination and military pact with a broader current campaign. The piece invites readers to turn to the comic page for answers.
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Gomic
Ron Beas
Syn
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