Turkey's Possible Entry Into World War II Hesitates on Peace Gains
The article discusses speculation that Turkey might join the Allied war effort, weighing risks from German pressure and the strategic value of the Dardanelles and Bosphorus. It notes Turkish neutrality keeping both sides content, while Churchill pressures Ankara to choose sides for a seat at postwar negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caro
Egypt
Roosevelt
Churchill
Ismet Inonu
Turkey
United Nations
Balkan
Balkans
Europe
Dardanelles
Bosphorus
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Near
Middle East
Germany
Britain
Istanbul
Half a Loaf Voters Call For Real Government Cuts
The Joint Economy Committee reports federal civilian payroll reductions of 134,395 since June, far shy of a 400,000 goal. Senator Byrd praises the War Department while urging action across agencies to shrink the bureaucracy and cut waste. The piece argues New Deal policy blocks genuine reform and calls voters to oust the Washington majority to achieve true economy.
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Joint Economy Committee
Byrd
Virginia
War Department
Roosevelt
Washington
Roosevelt Aide Seeks Narrowing of Federal Job Holders
A commentator expresses gratitude for any modest reductions the Roosevelt administration might impose on the inflated federal workforce, noting the presence of unnecessary jobholders clogging government wheels.
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Roosevelt
Less Fanfare More Fireworks Teheran and wartime conferences
The piece argues that four plus years of Allied conferences have yielded many communiques but few realized military aims. It calls for less pageantry and more action, stating experts handle details and urging fights to victory rather than repeating declarations. It notes Roosevelt Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek have met, but stresses the need to translate words into victory.
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Teheran
United Nations
Roosevelt
Marshal Stalin
Churchill
Chiang Kai-shek
Cairo
Free World
United States
Pearl Harbor
Mignano
Rome
Tar‘ana
Farm for every veteran idea not practical yet
The piece critiques the slogan a jeep and a farm for every veteran as impractical while praising the underlying goal of aiding veterans to reestablish in peacetime. It notes New Zealand’s successful farm settlement model and suggests private enterprise could imitate it to help farm‑inclined veterans achieve self sufficiency, though it won’t solve postwar unemployment or farming challenges.
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Paree
New Zealand
Gifts to aid returning men build stable lives
The text argues that small, practical aid for returning service members can help them establish stability. It emphasizes that even minor supports contribute to the broader solution for reintegration after military service.
Rebuilding the GOP for 1944 and beyond
A 1948 voice urges the Republican Party to discard old formulas and isolationist habits. It argues for a constructive program aligned with current issues, praising future leaders like Willkie and Dewey while criticizing Landon Hoover and McCormick for clinging to the past.
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Mark Hanna
Big Business
William McKinley
G. QO. P
United States
Republican Party
Washington
Landon
Hoover
McCormick
Berlin
Jack Jays
Willkie
Dewey
Senate
House
Peanut Butter Boom Boosts Peanut Use This Year
A local note claims over 6,000,000 pounds of peanuts were processed into peanut butter this year, highlighting a surge in demand and consumption. The statement frames the figure as a widespread spread, contrasting health fears with consumer trends.
Three Great Powers pledge enduring peace and united war plan
The Tehran declaration by Churchill Roosevelt and Stalin outlines unified wartime strategy across east west and south and offers a strong pledge to forge a lasting peace. It emphasizes Allied responsibility to create a peace acceptable to peoples worldwide and to intensify efforts to end the war quickly.
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Slontrea
Teheran
Churchill
Roosevelt
Stalin
United Nations
Cairo
Mrs Roosevelt accused of meddling in World Telegram guild feud
Westbrook Pegler recounts a clash over a guild union at World Telegram and Sun staff, alleging Mrs Roosevelt used presidential influence to back Communist aligned editors and disrupt the editorial side. He claims real reporters faced threats of strikes and job loss while the first lady opposed their interests.
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New York
World-Telegram
Sffuare
C. O
Heywood Broun
The
Evening Post
Daily Worker
People of the World- Telegram
Roosevelt
White House
Pulse Of The People and Legal Marriage Queries
A reader column from 1943 Troy notices on anonymous submissions for Pulse of the People, legal marriage guidance, housing rental questions, and concerns about holiday tree vendors. The editor explains anonymity rules, marriage legality via justices of the peace, and tax filing timing for a single earner, with a reader’s note about Cohoes.
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Troy
Patton Controversy Spurs North Africa Inquiry and Fallout
The Washington Merry-Go-Round outlines an August inquiry by Maj. Gen. Miller White Brig. Gen. Russell Reynolds and a colonel who flew to North Africa then Sicily to probe General Patton's behavior after the Sicily hospital incident. Ike accepted the findings, funding debate over Army promotions and cover ups, while Patton remains out of combat and his 7th Army absorbed into Clark's 5th Army.
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Canage
War Department
Washington
Patton
Eisenhower
Miller White
Russell B. Reynolds
North Africa
Sicilian
Everett Hughes
North African
Hisenhower
Sicily
Eizenhower
United States
7Th Army
Clark
Sth
West Point
General Patton
Senate
Casablanca
Constantine Brown
Rabat
Algiers
House
Herman P. Eberharter
Pennsylvania
Eberharter
Clifton Woodrum
Virginia
Bob Taft
Ohio
North
Africa
Scott Lucas
Mlingis
War
Pronunciation and origin of the word percale and plagiary
Discussion of percale pronunciation with etymology tracing to Persian pargalah and French per ecale, citing per-KAIL as preferred in English. Then defines plagiarist as one who steals others’ work, from Latin plagiarius, noting Cicero used the term humorously for a writer who practices theft.
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Merriam - Webster's
Asj Pale
Dale
Gale
Hale
Oklahoma City
D. C
Cicero
Teheran conference vindicates Roosevelt wartime faith
The Teheran talks show Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin using face to face diplomacy to defuse postwar German fate. The approach rejects unconditional surrender and aims to shorten the war by prompting internal German revolt without brutal terms. Public support in America favors a careful path over vengeance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hitler
America
Germany
Messrs
Churchill
Stalin
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Westbrook Pegler
Pegler
Pulse of the People
U. S
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Cohoes
City of
the Record
Old Troy
Lansingburg
North Troy
James H. Malloy
Merry
Drew Pearson
Army
George Patton
Nogues
Peresuade
Morocco
U. S.A
Augusta Nogues
Frank Colby
David Lawrence
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