World State vs United States clash over internationalism and nationalism
A New York Young Republican bulletin contrasts Wendell Willkie and Thomas E. Dewey on internationalism vs nationalism. Willkie promotes world cooperation and centralized global issues, Dewey argues for home focus, local autonomy, and constitutional sovereignty restoring American independence. The piece frames the debate as national sovereignty versus international subjection.
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United States
New York Young Republican Club
Wendell Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Bulletin
United States of America
Venezuela business leader backs Era Americana chamber idea
Rafael C. Batis of Venezuela calls for a hemispheric chamber of commerce to strengthen the Era Americana post war. He argues for ending wartime government controls and returning Pan American commerce to business leaders who create value, stressing free enterprise and mutual exchange over sentiment.
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Senor Paris
Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
South America
United States
St. Paris
Veterans Promises Remain Unkept Across Wars
A veteran columnist rails against repeated unfulfilled promises to service members. He cites stalled bills, minimal benefits compared with World War I, and political exploitation by candidates. The piece argues veterans are used as pawns, not properly recognized for sacrifice.
Veterans Rights And Politics In Wartime
Damon Runyon writes that veterans should organize politically to reclaim their voting power, arguing fresh servicemen are too young to act and that long veterans deserve returns from government taxes and ownership. He contends returns should come now rather than after war ends, as gratitude for service.
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Aight
Feas Gyn
Lou Costello letter inspires aid to rheumatic fever patients
In a heartfelt note from Lou Costello of Abbott and Costello, the comedian recounts his battle with rheumatic fever and how fans’ letters moved him to help. He plans a foundation to fund supervised convalescence for adolescents with the disease, urging readers to act with compassion and unity.
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Lou Costello
Abbott and Costello
Elsie
Fan Mal
Elsie Robinson
Bud Abott
Dr. Kopner
Lqu Costello
Longridge Avenue
van Nuys
California
Roosevelt War Direction Appeals Back Home
Washington returning congressmen report strong home support for Mr. Roosevelt's war policies but deem domestic problems, especially food, poorly handled. A restaurant owner’s cabbage supply issues expose low prices set by OPA, farmers forced to discard crops, and shortages across the Carolinas and Denver area amid market controls. Canneries run at partial capacity, fruit production lagging from freezes, and regulators blamed for wasteful mismanagement as winter food shortages loom.
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Washington
Roosevelt
OPA
Denver
Americun
North Carolina
Carolinas
OWT
Maryland
Virginia
Alleghanies
Ohio
Rationing Manpower and the War Workforce
Walter Winchell reports on the War Manpower Commission's push to ration and optimize labor use for the wartime economy. Emphasis on placing workers, retraining skills, and shifting highly skilled staff to fill gaps. Notes near full employment, evolving worker roles, and the increasing participation of women and youths in production. The piece discusses absenteeism, turnover, and adapting jobs to fit workers’ capabilities to avoid wasting hours.
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Paul
Monott
Wanpower Commission
United States
Wat
Way
Thor
Broadways Assp May 1843 Labor Use Study Highlights Women
In May 1843 on Broadway Assp a wartime study notes about 1200 of 3400 workers were women. It discusses absenteeism due to ration boards shopping and childcare, stressing community adjustments such as extended hours, child care centers, Friday banking, and plant ration-board presence to boost labor participation for war effort.
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Pepto
Skin Disturbances in Diabetes Linked to Vitamin Deficiency
The article reports that skin problems common in diabetes may stem from niacin vitamin B complex deficiency rather than high blood sugar alone. Doctors Rudy and Hoffmann from Boston discuss pellagra-like skin inflammation and mouth symptoms as signs, suggesting vitamin deficiency plays a key role alongside diet and insulin treatment.
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Abraham Rudy
Richard Hoffman
Boston
Rudy and
Hoffmann
Skin Trouble Treated With Vitamin B Complex
Dr H N Bandesen notes that skin conditions improve with appropriate vitamin B complex use. For severe cases, vitamins B1 riboflavin and others may be given by mouth and intravenously. Recurrence may occur if treatment stops. continuous B complex administration is suggested.
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Taouth
Capy't
King Feng
August 1933 San Antonio WCTU leader to attend Texas dry rally
Mrs J M Glass president of the San Antonio W C T U will attend a Dallas meeting for a conference of 100 Texas dry leaders. A campaign appeal to voters for the 1928 elections is mentioned and referenced in this fragmentary item.
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J. M. Glass
San Antonio
Dallas
Texas
Texans at Montgomery See Edges of War Draft Contact
Two Texans Tom Lubbock and George Goldthwaite stand outside the Confederate war ministry in Montgomery in 1861. Officials from the Jeff Davis government dismiss their Austin offers as Texans begin supplying troops to the Confederacy, a gradual push that grows to more than any other southern state.
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George Goldthwaite
Ministry of War
Confederate
States of America
Montgomery
Ala
Happert
Jeff Davis
Austin
Texas
Wroer
Confederacy
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