World War II Aid Debated as Allies Back USSR
An authoritative chart shows Soviet total strategic resources with Ukraine and Caucasus shares in coal sixty two, oil eighty three, iron ore sixty four, pig iron sixty three, steel forty seven, and sugar seventy four. Britain and the United States pledge aid to fight Nazis, while Britain boosts bombing on France and Germany and the U.S. wrestles with timing and delivery.
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Soviet Union
Ukraine
Caucasus
Russia
University of Chicago Round Table
War front reporting lags as fronts widen in Europe
The piece notes scarce war reporters on the Russo German front with censored commu niques and hazy battle lines. It reports contradictory blitz claims, river battles at Prut, and claims of cities in flames including Warsaw Constanta Helsinki Danzig and Leningrad. It also covers air raid drills for Brooklyn students and U S pilots born in the United States.
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England
Hitler
Germany
Prut River
Prut
Warsaw
Constanta
Helsinki
Danzig
Leningrad
Russia
Brooklyn
London
RAF
United States
Canada
Farm price control faces legislative teeth and wartime demand
A Washington column analyzes farm price policy as Leon Henderson eyes possible new powers for the Office of Price Administration. It notes inflation risks, soybean market moves, shipping costs, wage pressures, and defender needs, with defense orders shaping labor supply and farm labor shortages amid CCC shifts.
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WNU
H Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Main Street
Department of Agriculture
Uncle Sam
Leon Henderson
OPACS
Office of Price Administration
Civilian Supply
Mr. Henderson
Congress
Chicago
Henderson
Britain
Great Britain
Stephen Foster the Troubadour of American Song
A biographical sketch traces Stephen Collins Foster born July 4 1826 in Pennsylvania, his rise from banjo and guitar singing in Pittsburgh to composing Old Folks at Home and My Old Kentucky Home. It notes his marriage struggles, death in 1864, and the Stephen Collins Foster Memorial at the University of Pittsburgh funded by the Tuesday Musical Club and others.
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Philadelphia
United States of America
Pennsylvania
William B
Eliza Foster
Columbia
Pittsburgh
America
Stephen Collins Foster
Foster
Stephen
Knights of the Square Table
E. P. Christy
Christy’s Minstrels
Suwanee River
Christy
Stephen Foster
Jane McDowell
Massa
New Orleans
Kentucky
New York
Marion
Bellevue
New York City
John Tasker Howard
University of Pittsburgh
Tuesday Musical Club of
University
Joseph K. Lilly
Indianapolis
Ind
Woman Adds Aid to Britain in New York War Relief
Mrs Brigid Elizabeth Hitler, wife of Adolf Hitler's step brother, begins voluntary work for the British War Relief Society in New York. She points to an Aid Britain pin at her desk on her first day.
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Brigid Elizabeth Hitler
Adolf Hitler
British War Relief Society
New York
Briefer notes on cadet uniforms and sea level dining
A light feature notes 30000 buttons on Flying Cadets pants hint at generous doughnut supply per class. Government dieticians find army meals superior to civilian fare while cooks report more grumbling. It mentions a Mount Evans Colorado observatory and the start of bathing season with sea level observations.
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Latin America
United States
Mount Evans
Colo
Rastus in Court After Alley Stabbing and Tea Kettle Fight
The judge recalls Rastus admitting an argument with Lucy ending in a clash. He says Lucy slapped him with a plate, he struck back with a chair, and she then threw a hot kettle. They fought as tempers flared.
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Rastus
Lucy
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Bs Hao
Kerr
Ammo Geee
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Sumner Welles
Churchill
Stalin
Anthony Eden
Dayton
Ohio
Fred Snite
Senate
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U. S
Maritime Commission
Red Sea
LaGuardia
OCD
North American Aviation
Sperry Gyroscope Company
Agriculture Department
Sam
NRA
Harold D. Smith
Bureau of the Budget
Mr. Smith
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Selective Service
Army
Defense
Washington
Biological Survey
Forest Service
CCC
Navy
Lend Lease
Troubadour
Thomas Hicks
Bankhage
Omer
Ome
National Enameling and Stamping Company
Ec ML PA Factories
Milwaukee
Claude Allen McKay
Ant
Benjamin
Ieee Barge
Lola
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