Better Luck This Time OSE urges new American force
The piece argues that U S soldiers who landed in Ulster are returning to "finish the job" left incomplete 25 years earlier. It criticizes diplomats who bungled peace after World War I and questions whether a new A E F can avoid past failures. The underlying message is a call for better luck this time.
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Ulster
Europe
Great Britain
France
Germany
Rhineland
Italy
Ethiopia
United States
Japan
China
Battle of Macassar Strait signals first great WWII naval clash
Circumstantial navy communiques point to a major engagement in Macassar Strait, a vital route from the Philippines toward the Java Sea. The clash involves Japanese fleets and possibly U S forces, with emphasis on convoy damage rather than a full fleet duel, marking a significant early WWII naval action.
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Macassar Strait
Philippines
Java Sea
Singapore
United States
China Sea
Jutland
Great Britain
Germany
Japan
Labor Policy Calls For 24-7 Production War Effort
Secretary Perkins backs a wartime production policy urging round the clock factory operation with 48 hour maximum weeks, safety provisions, and heroic cooperation among management labor and government. The piece notes bureaucratic limits may hinder management’s efforts while taxpayers bear the costs of the push.
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Miss Perkins
Girdles and Corsets Spark War Time Necessity Debate
In a wartime dispatch from Ashington the confusion over national necessities is illustrated by the girdle issue. The WPB initially excluded girdles from released rubber, then added them alongside corsets, igniting industry alarm. Advocate Knowlson asserts both are national needs or not, sparking wider debate.
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Ashington
War Production Board
J. S. Knowlson
Priorities Division
WPB
Knowlson
Rubber and Rubber Products
Britain
Aunt Effie recounts Uncle George’s dance night disaster
In Cotton Corners Aunt Effie letters recount Uncle George staging a Grange hall dance. A lively crowd including jitterbug youths causes the building to sway, leaving him injured and bedbound. A doctor expects gradual recovery, and George plans future dances only as spectator.
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Neck of the Woods
Cotton Corners
Effie
George
Grange Hall
Arsenal
Virginia
Up Through A Century From Repository Files
A timeless recap lists milestones from 100 to 10 years ago spanning local, national, and world events. Mentions Michael Rohrer movers, civic visits, anniversaries, social gatherings, professional leadership, and military actions in the Mexican border and Shanghai amid broader historical notes.
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Michael Rohrer
Saddle and
East Tuscarawasst
Stovers
Chapei
Shanghai
Woosung
United States
Japan
Frank G. Hoover
I. W. Delp
The
Boy Scouts
War office puffery in a 60 page pamphlet
Peter Edson condemns the Office of Facts and Figures for issuing a 15,000 word pocket pamphlet Report to the Nation as propaganda. He calls OFF a costly, opaque, six week production that adds little substantive truth, lacking hard facts on waste or profits, and labels it a B-minus effort from top government PR.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
Commerce
Russia
Britain
Jones
Office of Facts and Figures
United States
War Times
OFF
Library of Congress
Archibald MacLeish
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Committee
National Defense
House Naval Affairs Committee
Budget Bureau
Lewis Bids for Labor Peace in Wartime Power Play
The article analyzes John L. Lewis as he positions Labor peace between CIO and AFL amid war production pressure. It details past missteps, his timing, and expected opposition from CIO, AFL factions, and officials, noting that unity would boost organized labor’s influence during wartime.
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John L. Lewis
CIO
AFL
Lewis
Roosevelt
Mr. Lewis
Times
Philip Murray
Murray
Associated Press
Harry Brand There’s Something More Than Ordinary About Any Hollywood Bloke
Hollywood feature profiles star Harry Brand, famed for charisma and public image. The piece probes his rise from screen debut to marquee status, noting industry peers, fan fascination, and ongoing projects shaping his iconic status in 1940s cinema.
Harry Brand Hollywood Publicity Ace and Prankster
Profile of Harry Brand publicity director for 20th Century-Fox. Born in the Bronx, raised in Los Angeles, he rose from sports editor to movie publicity strategist. Renowned for wit, late-night calls, two-phone chats, and a famed telephonitis habit. His desk holds Joe Schenck era relics, and he keeps autographs of stars on the walls.
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OS Angeles
Harry Brand
Hollywood
20Th Century-Fox
Bronx
New York
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Express
Tribune
Jack Warner
Buster Keaton
Joe Schenck
United Artists
Darryl Zanuck
United States
Sybil
Harry
Arry
Camp Lewis
Snyder
Edward
Superior Court
Brand
Mr. Schenck
Joe
Virginia Fox
Mr. Zanuck
Darryl
King Features, Inc
Creed For Women By Ruth Millett War Era Message
Ruth Millett delivers a wartime creed urging women to aid defense efforts. She calls housewives and workers to voluntary defense roles, buy defense bonds, write to service members, economize, learn nursing, and support front-page journalism. The piece champions disciplined domestic and civic action amid national conflict.
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Fifth Street South
Canton
Ohio
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Ohio Repository
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Theanton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Reository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Story
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Funlding
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Building
Chicago
Michigan Ave
Cleveland
Euclid Ave
Angeles
S. Broadway
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes Counties
Ecretary of
Perkins
Paul Mallon
Mr. Knowlson
Ngriest Sotto Voce
Pearl Harbor
Sen. Brewster
Maine
Trinidad
Army
Navy
Puerto Rico
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Zeke Connors
Robertson
Prince Henry
William Fry
Gibbs St
Razor Mandolin Club
George Ray
E. P. Morrow
Physicians and Surgeons of
Aultman Hospital
Harold Dunlap
Central High School
South High
Columbus
R. V. Mitchell
Somme
Kimmel
Short
Peter Edson
Washington Correspondent
Democracy
Bureau of Intelligence
Bureau of Liaison
Bureau of Operations
Bureau of Production
NEA Inc
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John Grover
By Damon Runyon
Creed For Women
Ruth Millett
Defense Bond
Red Cross
American Press
Walter D. Fuller
National Association of Manufacturers
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