Freedom at Home Speech Warns Against Totalitarian Trend
The piece reports on a Dewey-inspired warning about the danger of totalitarianism in the United States, arguing that federal overreach and subsidies threaten liberty, with critiques of New Deal policies, government debt, and economic control. It contrasts classical liberal ideals with current policy and calls for vigilance to preserve freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Mussolini
Dewey
United States
Week Argument on voting control in world security plan
The Netherlands advocates broader support for decisions while large powers like Britain the United States and China resist ceding control. The piece argues unanimity among the Big Five could slow action and questions Holland’s push to modify the plan which aims to allow swift action to prevent escalation.
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Netherland
Dumberton
Holland
Sma
Countredon Ag
Rand
United
Great Britsil
U.S
China
France
Thirty Five Years Of Good Scents Scout Service Highlight
The Boy Scouts of America in Troy Area mark 35 years of wartime service through paper drives, can collections, and fat and weed pod recycling. Volunteers from business and professions lead hundreds of Scouts with little paid staff, building character and aiding civilian defense during war. Many former Troy Scouts join the armed forces, while leaders remain in service roles to sustain the movement.
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Boy Scouts
Amecita
Troy
Boy Scouts of America
Troy Ares
Fattery Dod
Hitler
Belgium
France
Holland
Troy Area
Sor
Which Are More Barbarous
An editorial compares Allied and Axis atrocities, noting Japanese and German crimes from the wartime era. It cites the Bataan death march, executions, arson, and murder camps, accusing German and Japanese forces of systematic cruelty and inhumanity.
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Bataan
Manila
Jessi
Rhine
Germany
Teutons & G
German Origins of Slavery Ideals and Nazi Depravity
A fragmented wartime reflection traces German philosophers savants and generals shaping a plan to enslave humanity. It posits Nazism as a blasphemous worship and predicts future accountability as the doomed project collapses. The text laments how German threat could spread if unchecked.
Super Spy System for America Debate Sparks Front Page Controversy
Washington Times-Herald claims Brig. Gen. Donovan proposed a postwar merger of Army and federal agencies into a single super spy system headed by Donovan. The piece urges the White House to deny the plan categorically and warns against eroding democratic freedoms. The column contrasts praise for current services with vigilance over a potential peacetime surveillance state.
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Washington Times-Herald
Wiliam J. Donovan
Office of Strategic Services
Army Intelligence
Federal Sureau
Investigation
Secret Service
Internal Revenue
Federal Communications Commission
Donovan
Supreme Court
Frankfurter
Jght
Times-Herald
Mas
Doneven
America
F.B. 1
White House
Bath tub incident hints at strange water on skin
An adult reportedly emerged from a bath with two pounds of water clinging to his skin. The description likens the amount to what a shaggy dog could shake from trousers in about two seconds.
Army reverses death sentence for Pvt Henry Weber
The Army court commuted Pvt Henry Weber’s death sentence to life imprisonment after he refused to kill, citing his belief that killing is wrong. Weber, a Socialist Labor Party member, did not claim conscientious objector status and argued he would do anything to end the war without killing.
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Pvt
Henry Weber
Vancouver
Weber
Jehovah's Witnesses
Socialist Labor Party
Letters Reflect Anonymity Rules And Grille Fuel Debate
A reader urges anonymity for contributors to The Record while another letter questions early closing of grills amid fuel shortages. The writer defends patriotic duties, cites two sons in service, and argues extended hours could aid workers and defense personnel.
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Midgigny
Daxya A& Week
Airborne Engineers
Tin Can Collections Sought by City Residents
A letter from readers requests guidance on tin can collections noting periodic drives and a recent city-wide pickup. The writer urges publishing future collection dates and urges residents to save cans for vital supply. A second note asks where to obtain Army medals pictures, to be continued on page twelve.
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Gould
Political Probes on Far East Policy and Philippines Defense
Washington column argues the House bears blame for the Philippines fall and broader Far East neglect. It cites skipped fleet funding, lack of aircraft carriers, and weakened defenses under Roosevelt and Congress, urging accountability for wartime losses. It notes bipartisan inaction and calls for fixing responsibility.
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United States
Americas
Far East
Phiippines
Guam
Macarthur
Philippines
Atlantic
Sbermans
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Hawaii
Wake
Congress
House
Parachute harness delays haunt air crews in wartime era
The column notes a two year delay on quick release parachutes requested by General Longfellow, leaving many troops in noncombat zones with slow triple release harnesses. It cites a tragic desert incident near Cairo where six men died after their chutes tangled in a Sahara sandstorm. The piece also covers debates in House of Lords, Army limb standardization efforts, and patient hardship at Walter Reed and Forest Lawn facilities.
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Washington
United States Army
Newton Longfellow
Eighth Air Force
Tukos Genesd! Longidos
Cairo
Sahara
House OF Lords
White
London
George Outland
California
Lori Swinton
Britain
Congress
Parliament
Lord Swinton
Ternational Aviation Conference
Uy Cairago 2
Usted States
Lord Swinston
Army Surgeon General's Office
Chicazo
Walter Reed Hospital
Forest Cree
Rochester
Yim
Australia
Philippines
MacArthur
Army
Hawaiian Islands
Pearl Harbor
Manila
Japan
Hawaii
Bur
Pacific
Westbrook Pegler on sport, politics and the era’s crises
The column reflects on 1919 Black Sox scandal versus later revelations, national integrity in baseball, and defense failures before Pearl Harbor. It discusses corruption in pro sports, the Landis era, and critiques of U S preparedness, urging congressional inquiry into prewar defenses.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Capitol Hil
United States
Kenesaw
Mountain Landis
Misprint and language Q and A from readers
A North Carolina reader notes misprints and word questions in a column. It includes explanations of bellow versus bellows, billets doux, hollo versus holler, and other spelling queries with brief answers and reader observations.
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Oakland
4 Magazine
Fort Wayrie
France
Norfolk
Kinas
G. J
Christos
Christ
Petersburg
Brooklyn
North Carolina
B.D. HL
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