Is MacArthur Being Slighted in the Southwest Pacific
The piece cites Col. Lagrande Diller alleging MacArthur’s theater has under five percent of U.S. military resources and under ten percent of overseas shipping. It defends Allied strategy, urges patience, and trusts Allied high command and General Marshall, noting progress against Japan and preparations for a decisive blow against Germany while MacArthur awaits his turn.
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Southwest Pacific
Lagrande Diller
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
America
Diller
Young
General MacArthur
Europe
Japan
Troy
Marshall
Carping
Pacific
Germany
Kultur and Nazi control over music sparks debate
The fragment discusses Nazi uses of culture to enforce ideology, labeling Brahms Mendelssohn and Strauss as Jewish or German, while noting resistance in occupied nations. It contrasts the regime’s cultural policies with Norwegians and Poles who clung to Grieg and Chopin, including a Polish cellist who sacrificed his life to play Chopin for hostages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannes Brahms
Mendelssohn
Richard Strauss
Hugo
Hoffmannsthal
Shakespeare
Kultur
Grieg Corweziany
Chopin ‘Poliski
Smetana
Czech
Norway
Grieg
Poland
Ecten
Warsaw
Wagner
Chopin
Secret midnight concert in Prague stage Nazi cultural overreach
The account notes a Prague concert hall filled for a midnight session featuring Smetana and Dvorak, followed three weeks later by Germans openly performing The Bartered Bride in the State Opera House. It frames the events as orchestrated deception, or mirrors.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Smetana
Dvorak
Is It Wishful Thinking Louis Bromfield Sees New Deal Doomed
Louis Bromfield a strong Democrat argues the New Deal is doomed citing 1942 and 1943 elections and his talks with varied people. He criticizes Washington waste and corrupt practice while warning democracy demands careful choice of a strong balance to Roosevelt. Bricker is framed as a possible nominee, but Bromfield warns against simplistic logic and urges a capable rival to Roosevelt.
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Louis Bromfield
Feppie
Ie Iusinis
Ace
Sk Serre
Mr. Bromfield
Ickes, Wickard
Biddle
Lewises
Washington
Roosevelt
Hev
Bromfield
Bricker
Ohio
Lord Halfax
England
Halifax
Lord Halifax
Poland
Russia
Inflation Fight in War Front and Home Front
The article argues inflation threatens the economy as subsidies, price ceilings, and wage controls fail. It criticizes administration and Congress for weak defenses and accuses powerful groups of short sighted self interest. It urges decisive action beyond temporary subsidies and broader price controls.
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Congress
War wage and price controls in wartime economy
The text argues that while some wage demands are justified, lifting price and wage controls during total war would trigger runaway inflation and misery for millions. It contends that the administration and Congress have failed to address the problem and questions whether leaders can still secure victory without catastrophic postwar consequences.
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Congress
Butter Release Prompts Debate On War Food Rules
The War Food Administration released 5,000,000 pounds of butter to hospitals, but critics say rationing oversteps necessity and limits hospital discretion. Inspections found little spoilage, yet storage has burdened government and markets. The piece accuses officials of needless hoarding and calls for freer hospital use.
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War Food Administration
Twisted Teaching and Strange License Plates stories
The Washington Sun notes a critique of wartime schoolroom myths in German classrooms blaming US actions and Pearl Harbor for strategic defeat, while the Utica Press reports on next year’s move from metal plates to steel or plastic plate substitutes for cars.
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Washington Sun
United States
Japan
Pearl Harbor
von Diogenes
Socrates
Frau Nantippe
Utica
Federation of Tax *4 Ministrators
Anonymous letters and manpower views in The Record
Readers discuss anonymity in letters to The Record and argue manpower levels during World War II. A letter from Grateful Commuter of Troy thanks a Fifth Avenue bus driver. E. J. Bailey of Schenectady blasts manpower shortages, cites figures and criticizes Paul V. McNutt.
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Record
Fifth Avenue
Troy
Western cynicism on Europe war politics and American understanding
The author laments American naivete about French, Balkan, and European rivalries. He notes how Americans misread French divisions, Chetniks, and Communist forces, warning that pro-Russia or pro-Communist leanings could edge the U.S. into unfavorable alignments. He compares domestic and international confusions, citing Chicago politics, Jersey City bosses, labor groups, and proportional representation shaping misperceptions abroad.
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New York
Balkans
Ameri
Naz
Mikhailovich
Soviet
Russia
Wilson Leaves Government After Air Power Dispute
The Washington Merry-Go-Round recalls Charles E. Wilson, GE president and wartime aviation head, as the standout in airplane production. His resignation follows clashes with the Army over authority and plans to reduce costs, with Fraser Byrnes pleading not to resign. The piece notes snags over worker counts at North American and Wilson’s push for private business.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric
War Production Board
Wilson
Dallas
Texas
North American Aviation
James Kindelberger
North American
Kindelberger
No. 1
Army
Bill Judson
Bernie Baruch
Justice Bymnen
Aviation
Navy
Justice Byrnes
Charlie
Nelson
In Law Possessives and Usage Quizzes From A Paper
A reader questions possessive form with in law phrases, use of enthuse as a verb, that versus which in sentences, and envelope addresses for retired officers. The piece comments on clarity and common usage while noting phrases and examples from the era.
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Frank Colby
James Smith
U. S. Navy
Washington exodus of executives widens policy rift
Political stage shows heavy talk of postwar and quick victory in Europe. Executives resign from government posts, fearing conflicts between personal business interests and wartime policy. Some officials worry radicals use war to pursue state socialist schemes while others defend free enterprise and warn the top leaders may miss policy shifts caused by lower officials. Continued on Page Eighteen.
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Washington
Europe
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Selective Service Department
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China
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Schenectady
Fair
Westbrook Pegler
Pegler
Chicago
Jersey City
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France
The
Merry
Drew Pearson
Charles Wilson
WPB
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Howev
Duchess
Duchess of Windsor
Harry Oakes
Evie Robert
Evie
Wallis
Oakes
Nassau
Marigny
Maine
Brewster
London
Elizabeth
Senator Brewater
Young Brewster
North Africa
Italy
Hitler
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