Truman's weak case for British loan approval
The article argues President Truman has presented a weak case for congressional approval of a British loan. It notes Britain's history of borrowing and repudiation after WWI, doubts about repayment, and British reluctance to accept repayment terms. It contends the loan offers no true gift and questions American interest and strategic value, urging defeat in Congress.
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Truman
United States
Britain
Tex Fletcher
Tombstone
Ite
Arizona
Jerry Gray
Abner Dean
Heaven
Moore's
Demmy
Eisenhower
Put on Show, Make Them Smile, Yet Their Eyes Remain
A speaker describes a performer who makes crowds smile and forget their woes but sees haunted eyes in the audience. He notes beaten souls of former child actors and soldiers, eyes filled with forlorn hope, search for light of home, and witnesses of sorrow and shame. The passage contrasts pride with trauma.
Americans and budgets test a wife’s pride in frugality
Elsie Robinson cites letters claiming couples live on 120 a month, spurring a letter from an American wife arguing such thrift harms children. The piece questions whether pride in low budgets is deserved, urging higher standards for family health, insurance, and achievement.
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Miss Robinson
Ventern
The Power Behind Roosevelt’s Regime Revealed
Reflecting on Harry Hopkins and his rise within Roosevelt’s administration, the piece contrasts Hopkins with Harold Ickes and Henry Wallace. It notes Hopkins’s unmatched influence, his lack of a personal political machine, and Roosevelts lonely temperament that drew in trusted aides while shifting authority away from the presidency.
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Harry Soepkins
Roosevelt
Commerce
Hoover
New Deal
Harold Ickes
Henry Wallace
Jong
Harry
Hop
Raymond Moley
Res Tugwell
Hopkins
Hopking
United States
Roosevelts inner circle and secret deals explored
The text discusses FDR and the difficulty of finding a trusted confidant within the state department. It highlights Roosevelt’s secretive private counsels with Winston Churchill and his dealings with Great Britain, Stalin, and alliances before and during World War II.
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Roosevel
State Department
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Great Britain
Stalin
Moscow
Yalta
Holland
China
Spal Tne
Pearl Harbor Inquiry Clears Fog but Divides Blame
Washington report concludes Admiral Kimmel and General Short bore no sole responsibility and that blame should be shared by Washington authorities. Roosevelt and Churchill are implicated in broader policy and communication failures, with many details still disputed and no basis for court martial. The piece notes conflicting interpretations and aims to separate facts from political contention.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Admiral Kimmel
General Short
Paul Mallon
White House
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
Hawai
Marshall
Roberts
War
Stimson
Naval
Forrestal
Hawaii
Meatumwa
Walter Winchell on Broadway Confetti and Show Biz Jokes
Walter Winchell surveys Broadway notes from 1946 including Gary Morill as a newspaper man in Born Yesterday and fashion notes on Vogue's fashion model death. He mocks censorship of Forever Amber and trivia about Sigmund Spaeth, Don Voorhees, and Mae West era figures while commenting on vaudeville, film, and radio plots and the theater benefits racket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Morill
South America
Vogue
Reve Riley
Amber
Ambre
Dry Eye Conditions and Tear Duct Blockage Disorders
Eye irritation can cause excessive tearing or the reverse dry eyes or keratitis sicca. Symptoms include burning light sensitivity and red, dry eye surfaces. Treatment ranges from tear duct closure or eye drops to more extensive surgery for blocked drainage, with healing influenced by sleep and nervous factors.
Farther Back in Time February 2 News Digest
In a 1828 note, groundhog superstition sparks six more weeks of winter. A San Antonio city council adopts a new ordinance to reduce traffic crashes by redefining negligent collisions. Postmaster announces 3 cent Centennial stamp sales begin March 3 in Gonzales. Delegates in the Outer Boys conference hear Tom Currie Sr. of Rushin denounce paganism at First Baptist Church.
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Tom Currie Sr
Rushin
First Baptist Church
Dan Qui
San Antono
Gonzales
San Antonio
Citt Council
Eye specialist sought to determine cause of condition
Dr. H. N. Bandesen notes need for an eye specialist to determine the cause so proper treatment can be carried out. Capshrist 14% King Frat Syine.
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Harold Gilford Jr
Omaha
Odd Facts From The Soutly Seas And Historic Declara
Odd facts note maintaings in the Soutly Seas remain unsurveyed. The Declaration of Didepoid appeared first in July 1776 in the Pennsylvania Evening Post. San Antonis Light founded January 20 LSSL and related notices appear in the San Antonis Gazette. Associated Press copyright and rights statements follow.
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Didepoid
Pennsylvania
Evening Post
SAN Antonis
San Antonis Gazett
San Antonie
Tesa
Associated Press
Tio Associated Dress
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