In The News Letters From Readers on War Policy
A rapid-fire collection of reader letters from 1940 41 praising or challenging Hearst In The News editorial stance on staying out of war and fostering peace. Recipients include R W Hearst San Simeon Calif and readers from Baltimore Covina Mich Detroit and others, urging clarity on League of Nations policy and the dangers of German aggression.
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San Francisco
R. W. K. Hearst
San Simeon
Calif
San Francisco Examiner
Lord Lothians
Federal Reserve Banking
Baltimore
W. Or. Wrarst
Ban Simeon
Leller
Commodore Barry
James
Lir Duffy
Commodore Back Barry
John Barry
Isarry
Barry
Anthia Yonth
Marine
Neenig
Britain Keenly Seeks US War Aid Through Credits
Glasgow January 18 Prime Minister Churchill says Britain needs guns planes and ships from the United States far beyond what we can pay for. He with Barry Hopkins US representative stresses reliance on American aid to hold the front line of civilization as air raid defenses are reviewed.
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Glasgow
Ghurchijl
Britain
United States
Roosevelt
Barry Hopking
Ahis
Glasgow Telly
Britein
Pesident
Hopkins
Wei
Churchill
Great American Republic
Artillerymen to Fort Houston in antiaircraft regiment drill
Over 600 men and officers of the Twenty-Sixth Coast Artillery District of the DC National Guard encamp at Fort Houston for three days beginning January. Described by officers as an antiaircraft regiment of the newest type, the unit travels by motor in a two and a half mile train. Large guards will accompany the regimental movement to Forks Bliss, near East.
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Twenty-Sixth Coast Artillery
District of Columbia
Houston
Atemy
Ubemer
Forks Bliss
Ear E Fase
Historic Road to Raton Pass Closes
Santa Fe area reports the Raton Pass road will close next spring after 220 years of service. Traffic will reroute to the parallel modern highway alongside the Santa Fe Railroad tracks. The route once carried Spaniards into northern exploration and rose to about 7400 feet before descending to the plains.
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Santa Fron
Raton Pass
Weather report fragment shows scattered precipitation details
The fragment lists several rainfall figures and times with many garbled terms. It mentions quantities near 0.44 inches and 1.22 inches and notes events around early morning and late afternoon. Local times and place names are unclear, but multiple readings imply mixed precipitation.
Greeks report 1000 Wolves of Tuscany captured northwest Albania
Greek high command announced the capture of 1000 soldiers from the Wolves of Tuscany division after overrunning a Fascist fortified position northwest of Ki Aura on the central Albanian front. Prisoners described desertions at Brindisi and many officers among them. A Greek spokesman also said two Italian warships were torpedoed in the Adriatic, though naval lists do not confirm vessel names. Diplomatic chatter in Sofia linked Italy and Greece to peace talks, while Verona in Albania was bombed in the Greek advance.
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Athens
Girercse
VFI
Baly
Tuscany
Adriatic
Kii- Aura
Tront
Brindisi
Liguria
Janes
Lombardia
Ethiopia
Spain
Sofia
Bulgaria
Germany
Bern
Switzerland
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Verona
Albania
Tilted Bed Headache Cure Explored By Mayo Doctors
The Mayo Clinic physicians EV Allen and A Rh Mace study morning headaches from a new viewpoint. They test tilting the head end about a foot to reduce migraines. a patient with 21 years of headaches showed improvement when the bed was raised and returned to constant pain when flat.
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Minn
EV. Allen
A. Rh
Mace Jean Digruseh
Clinc
Fragments of notes from Bexar area readers list people and events
A jumble of names, places, and snippets from Bexar County readers. Mentions include Houston Street, Mexico City, a fur coat seen on a woman, and references to real estate, dentistry, and a planned wedding on February 2. The text reads like a crowd-sourced notes page with numerous personal names and vague details.
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Frank
France
Houston Street
Vigtortang Yatdez
Mexico
Defense Head Slated for Report on Aid to Britain
Continued from page one, leaders debate lend-lease policy and the U S role in aiding Britain. Senator Byrnes and other officials press for full mobilization of resources, arguing Britain must be helped even if it risks grand strategic costs. Kennedy signals a cautious approach, seeking support for aiding Britain short of full war.
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W. R. Hearst
Sky
Lord Tothlan
League of Nations
Germany
Africa
South Seas
Hitler
United States
Fthiopia
China
Europe
Swimmer Saves Motorist's Life in Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale Florida January 16 a swimmer from a college swimming team Fred Herschel Kerry rescued a motorist Mrs Dorothy Murphy who plunged from a car into deep water after hitting a guard rail near a restaurant. He dived in and brought her safely to the bank. Mrs Moore hosts a piano recital program for music pupils at Anna Herlyberg hall.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fia
Fred Herschel
Kerry
Dorothy Murphy
Hersahrl
War Roundup and Allied Actions in Europe
A wartime digest reports British civilians detained in France as a reprisal or for security, while Allied air and naval actions target docks, bases, and shipping in France, the Netherlands, and Wales. It notes Japanese and Thai naval events, German retaliatory claims, and Allied bombings on Cherbourg and Hague-area targets amid broader theater moves. The piece cites Rome's Virgnio Gayda blaming American interventionists and notes Albania’s Italian captives and Italian ship torpedoes as part of the ongoing conflict dynamics.
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France
Gerais
England
Normay
Netherlands
Belgium
Ilias Neutee
Derlin
Britain
Swansea
South Wales
Nort
Hrest
Cherbourg
Ant
War 25 Years Ago Today January 18 1916
German airmen hailed Dvinsk as shelling hit allied warships. Russian offensive momentum on the eastern front persisted. Finns pushed back Red troops about 29 miles on the Salfa front amid a general retreat. Royal gunpowder factory near London destroyed in a mysterious explosion with sabotage suspected by Scotland Yard.
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Dvlinsk
Deleagateh
Salfa
Royal Gun
Londo
Scotland Yard
Glasses Explode Injuring Woman in Shenandoah
In Shenandoah Iowa on January 18 a physician treated a woman after her eyeglasses reportedly exploded. He was called to examine her eye later as police investigated the incident and sought to locate a missing item related to the event.
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Shenandoah
Towa
Insi
Jheta
Brannon Dead at Home After Long Wilkes Burial Details
Funeral services for Bert Brannon, 46, who died Saturday at his home 1602 West Mulberry, Wil DE Field at Dg. Mon day at the chapel of Richard Funeral Home. A requiem mass with Rev. Bt Annie's Catholic Church. Interment will be in Sivnet Memorial. Rosary will be recited at the family home. Brannon had been a resident here 39 years. Active pallbearers listed include Malteverger, Werne, Gile bert, Nashbat, and Walsh.
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Mulberry Avery
Wil DE
Moneday
Sivnet
Cider Makes Deer Shake Antlers Off
Winthrop January report describes a strange cider incident where a deer shook off its antlers during an encounter near a tasting event. Local witnesses, including Pat and Joft, recall a four-potth huck stop and a panier incident that unsettled the crowd and drew reactions from Mead and Leoff as night fell.
Night Invasion Way Come To
London dispatch reports British fears of a German night parachute invasion of England. At dusk and pre-dawn hours, parachute troops may land inland behind coastal defenses to disrupt communications, while German bombers divert attention with raids on London and other cities. The plan aims to seize government buildings and cripple coastal defenses before a main force lands from ships in the Channel.
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Binggeurs
New York
London
Adolf Hitter
England
Birmingham
Manchestery
Ger
Man
Mit
Vmowever
Lnes
Bhd
English Channel
Royat Ary
Waston
Willen
Seven Owl Species Sighted in Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park in Mount Desert Maine has become home to seven owl species: Brown owl Great Gray owl Great Horned owl Tarred owl Langrageed wh Saw whet owl and Rhinblad Owl.
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Mount Desert
Maine
Acadia National Park
Cold Remedy Advertisement Echoes Early Claims
An old advertisement touts an epidemic of cold symptoms and promotes 866 Tabines with negative side claims, asserting relief of mild symptoms on the first day and recommending nose drops as a general remedy.
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Zu- Tope’e Menses
C. A. Robinson
W. F. Farrell
Lakewood Use
Chicago
Duck Barry
Hearst
U. S
Winston Churchill
Mes
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Frederick Ava
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Anne Boleyn
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Nervaweat
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Beuron
Ner
Kanaville
Tenn
Laredo
Cali
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Simei
Maries
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Pake City
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Tommy Abbott
Joe Tena
Getty Kleybuyers
Borcker
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Piaberty
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Brady
Herman Dyal
Ralph Lozano
U. of Me
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Mexico City
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