Passing the Buck to Uncle Sam in Axis Food Policy Critique
A fiery Gayda protest claims American policy supports hunger in occupied Europe via aid to the Allies. The piece argues Hitler bears sole responsibility for the wartime food crisis, condemns Axis scapegoating, and calls for recalling Nazi troops to end manipulation of occupied economies.
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Sam
Wade
Europe
Gayda
Mussolini
William Allen White
Emporia
Kan
America
Germany
Officiel Smerifie
Sram
Goi
Bri
Poland
Norway
Holland
Belgium
France
Czecho-Slovakia
Hitler
Sig. Gayda
Axis
Italy
Uncle Sam
Bundles for Britain rally to aid battered island
Syracusans rally behind Bundles for Britain Inc sending urgent equipment to Britain. Leaders seek popular support as bombs fall. Campaign calls for mobile kitchens, hospital gear, blood transfusion outfits and X ray machines to be shipped once funds are raised.
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Britain
United States
Checks to Bundles for Britain aid Yuletide in Britain
Checks payable to Bundles for Britain Inc sent to Mrs Stewart F Hancock help brighten Britain's Yuletide season. The note indicates charitable shipping and public support via the organization and recipient.
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Britain, Inc
Stewart F. Hancock
Britain
Kennedy Resigns Ambassador Post
Joseph P. Kennedy resigns as Ambassador to Britain after three years, retaining the title until a successor is chosen. The move ends a chapter in diplomatic history as Kennedy leaves amid wartime tensions and questions about U.S. policy.
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Joseph P. Kennedy
Britain
Kennedy
Court of St. James
Securities Exchange Commission
London
Herschel V. Johnson
Rir
Walter Hines Page
Court of
Salvation Army Brive Launched Christmas Drive
Salvation Army begins its Christmas drive as Syracusans remember last year’s dinner for over 2,000 people and gifts for 1,300 children. The fund-raising shifts from street kettles to theater lobby solicitations, with the Army highlighting its aid to the needy and its cheerful appeal for generosity.
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Salvation Army
Army
Miss Kasson Retires As Syracuse Memorial Hospital Leader
Edith L Kasson ends tenure as superintendent of Syracuse Memorial Hospital after succeeding Elizabeth MacDill in 1937. She previously served 18 years as assistant superintendent and has dedicated her career to aiding thousands in Syracuse and Central New York, leaving a lasting debt of gratitude.
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Hrran-Jourdan
Edith L Kasson
Syracuse Memorial Hospital
Miss Kasson
Elizabeth MacDill
Syracuse
Central
New York
Miss MacDill
Mayor McGlellan Left Imprint on Metropolis
The late Mayor McGlellan, who broke with Tammany Hall’s Charles F. Murphy and retired in 1909, died at 75. His tenure saw the Municipal Building and bridges to Manhattan and Queensboro, plus the Catskill water system begin. He valued clean government and left lasting but modest civic contributions despite fading public recognition.
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Mayor McClellan
New York
America
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Princeton
Manyersons
Manhattan
Queensboro
Catskill
Current Opinion: Booing Wallace in Mexico Sparks Speculation
The piece argues booing Wallace at the Mexican convention shows broader anti American sentiment rather than a coordinated Fifth Column attack. It notes political actors like General Almazon and Camacho shaped US recognition, while warning anti American sentiment may profit from division without blaming a specific group.
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Henry Wallace
Wallace
Mexico
Almazon
Camacho
Hitler
Readers respond to love stories and birds in letters
Letters to the Herald Journal debate pop culture’s royal romance led by Wallis and Edward VIII, with Mrs Edwly J. Sebold criticizing Mrs St Johns and questioning public taste. A second letter from Rex Martin discusses the grebe bird, noting its flight limitations and vulnerability when grounded by storms.
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Herald-Journal
Dorothy Din
Bugs Haer
Helen Rowland
Eleanor Roosevelt
Miss Robinson
Adela Rogers St. Johns
Pagan
Rolly Marvin
Ssoods
Duke of Windsor
Ty Ferttanor
H.R.H
Wallis
Opinsor
Yeorge V
T A
Government House
Riviera
Edwly J. Sebold
Mosley Drive
Syracuse
Grere
Rex Martin
Rutland
Inflated World War Era Messages and Charity Appeal
Newspaper excerpt presents disparate items including China United States debt ideas iron guards and bombardment references, a science note about star diameters Antares Ras Algehbi, plus a Bundles for Britain charity plea from Syracuse urging mobile kitchens X ray equipment and other medical supplies to aid England with a $4000 goal, highlighting wartime solidarity and public appeals.
Liberty of the press as true measure of liberty
The quote asserts that freedom of the press is the true standard of all freedoms and that liberty without it is only nominal. It emphasizes the essential link between free information and robust civil rights.
Roosevelt vacation plan sparks debate on democracy and crisis
A SWASHINGTON dispatch argues President Roosevelt should not absent himself from the people during a time of national crisis. It notes Congress remains in session and warns that prolonged travel would erode public faith, weaken democratic process, and undermine support for military service and sacrifices.
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Swashington
Roosevelt
United States
Washington
Congress
President Roosevelt and the Walter-Logan bill clash
The piece argues the Walter-Logan bill seeks to curb arbitrariness by boards and agencies and questions the President's veto power while emphasizing democracy, minority rights, and public opinion. It warns that a veto could shape the 1942 congressional race and urges amendments aligned with reform and unity.
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Waller Logan
Mey
Atlantic Ocean
Congress
Roosevelt
Walter-Logan
Willkie
National Unity
Washington
America
Roosevelt sails to Caribbean as Britain crisis looms
Raymond Clapper notes Roosevelt’s Caribbean trip may delay policy decisions on aiding Britain. He argues England’s wartime losses are accelerating while U.S. shipments lag, criticizing vague pledges for 1942 and warning decisive action is needed soon.
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Aney
England
Roosevelt
Tees
Southampton
The General Speaks on War Production and Civilian Morale
Hugh S Johnson warns of shortages in steel, airplanes, explosives and cannons, urging military needs take absolute priority while safeguarding civilian necessities. He emphasizes civilian morale as vital as military morale in total war, noting defense demands affect the nation’s economic system.
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Ashington
Roosevelt economists eye higher 1940 industrial output
Secretary Jones forecast national income at 74 billion dollars for 1940, but Roosevelt's economists envision a larger path. They project industrial production rising from 130 in November to 140 in June, peaking near 150 with an average around 143 for the year as industries expand.
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Washington
Jesse Jones
Defense Our Biggest Problem in War Mobilization
The author argues for balanced defense policy drawing on 1917 18 experience. He urges maintaining employment and civilian needs while supporting military progress, testing civilian plant use for military needs, and avoiding needless duplication. A centralized competent authority is needed to end waste delay and expense.
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Dong
1941 U.S. Economy Outlook and Defense Shift
A 1941 forecast predicts up to 80 billion dollars in income with a defense-led surge in steel machinery aviation and shipbuilding while consumer goods demand expands. Retail sales may rise seven percent on higher income, boosting overall volume. Talks ponder converting defense plants to consumer production after armament needs ease, signaling a shift from Roosevelt’s public works plan.
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Rooseveltians
A Call for Far Greater Aid to Britain Now
The author argues Britain faces creeping devastation and must receive far larger aid from the United States soon. He warns public opinion will decide the course, noting limited shipments and calls for a broader emergency to boost defense, rationing, and possible war powers.
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England
United States
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Raymond Clapper
Caribbean
Great Britain
Hugh S. Johnson
Paul Mallon
Pena
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Lord Lothian
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