Reflections on Armistice Day and world peace
A 1919-era reflection notes Armistice Day celebrations and the peace to be won after World War I. It contrasts victory with ongoing global tensions including Russia, Soviet progress, Dutch and British actions, and civil conflicts in China. The piece urges steadfast diplomacy, belief in peace, and persistence through conferences until a workable solution emerges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bevin
Russia
Molotov
Europe
Sovink Union
AD. Vrutony
Attlee
Washington
Elke
Vanesia
China
Jeffhom
Lesson in Inflation Across Europe and Hungary
Current reports show inflation raging in Europe as nations strive for victory loan funds. Hungary’s pengo has plummeted from 25.75 to 20 to the dollar, with prices and wages lagging as value deteriorates, affecting meals and trade.
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Europe
Hungary
Inflation Warning by Allied Occupation Chief in Postwar Germany
Genegl Eisenhowar hig warned of rampant inflation in the German economy after World War II, noting surging prices and eroded purchasing power despite limited consumer goods. He urged a bold anti inflation program and urged Americans to unite in buying War Bonds to fortify the economy.
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Reich
Genegl Eisenhowar Hig
Healls
Germany
Hess Must Be Tried At Nurnberg Russians Demand Hess Trial
The Russian delegation at Nurnberg insists Rudolf Hess must be tried with other major German war criminals despite memory loss. They argue Hess dodges truth and urge admission of accountability, warning against repeating past appeasement by Britain and America.
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Nurnberg
Rudolf Hess
England
Mess
Hess
Hiller
Reich
Britain
Hamship
Nuernberg
Ness
American Folk Songs and Enduring Melodies Across Generations
The piece reflects on the importance of a nation’s songs as cultural mirrors. It credits Stephen Foster and Jerome Kern among others, notes the lasting power of comforting folk tunes, and honors Gus Edwards and George Gershwin as part of a timeless American musical heritage.
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Ieave
America
Stephen Foster
Ithelbert Nevin
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Gus Edwards
Jerome Kern
Pye
Man River
George Gershwin
Kern
Gershwin
Atomic Control Hopes for World Stronger Accord
The editorial urges international control of atomic weapons via the United Nations. It notes wartime allies Moss, Truman, Attlee, and King discussing Washington aims while stressing good faith. It calls for Soviet openness, reporting access, and a final list of Soviet demands to build trust before any global control transfer.
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Moss
Truman
Attlee
King
Washington
Molotov
Russia
Europe
Asia
United Nations Organization
Exciting Moment as Controls Are Removed
The piece imagines a tense postwar moment when controls are lifted and the economy may either advance or retreat. It repeats a tricky proposal about Japan being occupied for a century to reform habits and imitate others. It notes deteriorating life on South Sea islands as natives seek resistance while Dutch presence lingers.
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South Sea Islands
Nazi Hess Amnesia Claim Delays Nuremberg Trial
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes Rudolf Hess seeks memory denial as psychiatrists test his mental state. Hess, once Number Three Nazi, has delayed the Nuremberg war crimes trial by challenging the court with alleged amnesia.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Alliet Aninayilies
Rudolf Hess
Hitler
Hess
Erlls
Nuremberg
Gus Edwards and a Nation’s Songs Remembered
Rochester Times Union recalls Gus Edwards, a key figure in early song and vaudeville. Generations of fans and stars rose under his influence, from hits like By the Light of the Silvery Moon to Way Down Yonder in the Cornfield, shaping a powerful network in show business.
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Ite
Rochester Times Union
Gus Fawards
Gus Edwards
Edwards
Cornfeld
Billboard
Record publishes pledge to protect letter writers’ anonymity
The Record Newspapers state writers of communications may sign, Please do not publish my name, to preserve anonymity while proving good faith. Unnamed names are not signed, and The Record Newspapers cannot guarantee publication of the communication. The paper reserves the right to edit and shorten letters where needed.
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Cruce LF
Writers of Communications
Record
Waltress Speaks on Fair Pay and Seaway View
Letter column excerpt shows a waitress protests low wages after taxes and costs while recounting a party where tips failed to compensate. Separate letters defend the St Lawrence Seaway against industrial disruption and praise veteran soldiers’ service amid postwar policy debate.
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Waltress
Elian
Troy
Army discharges POWs under point system policy report
Eva Andersen asks if the Army will autocratically discharge prisoners of war held by Germany or Japan. The Record replies that the Army will discharge all POWs after at least sixty days and keep others in the point based system.
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B.S. Vaber
United States Army
New Guinea
Leyte
Luzon
Manila
Japan
J Tahor
C. W
Germany
Eva Andersen
Army Nulhortand
Press conferences hint of change at State Department
The piece recalls decades of regular press briefings by Secretaries of State, noting a shift under Byrnes who dislikes briefings and limits access. It critiques his rigidity while highlighting past leaders Kellogg Stimson Hull and others for using press conferences to gauge public opinion and shape policy. It covers tire rationing and a House panel hearing on a Department of Peace, plus a Morgantown coal man promoting a peacemaking cabinet.
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New York
Truman
House
Ways and Seats Committee
Flere
Teaman
Japan
Attck
Roonavelt
Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
State Department
Hughes
Woodrow Wilson
Frank B. Kellogg
Coolidge
Prac
AL Lions Kellogg
Nicaragua
Mexico
Henry GL
Stison
Stimson
Butt
Cordell Hull
Hull
Sumner Welles
Ed Stottinine
The
Tatler
Tyrwnes
Jimmy Byrnes
Byrnes
Dardanelles
Department OF Peace
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Star Witness
Morgantown
W. Va
Sot Bloom
Raymond M. Davis
United States
GOP
Charles Exton
New Jersey
Davis
Rnest
West Virgdnia
Daylstus
Washington’s peacetime panic over defense and publicity
In a charged critique, the piece argues Allied misperceptions of U.S. defense, blaming postwar publicity drives by Army, Navy, and Air Forces for shaping Congress and public opinion. It contends mass promotion by air forces overshadows other services and questions the value placed on the atomic bomb and future preparedness.
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Washington
Department of Defense
United States
Army
Navy
Air Corps
Congress
Adotirala
Army Air Forces
Bert
Army Air
Europe
Pacific
X Borat
America
de Seversky
Patterson
Army Air Force
Cour As
AM Thin Inka
Pago
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