The Ayes Seem To Have It And It Is So Ordered
The piece critiques the Ludlow amendment proposal to submit war declarations to a referendum and examines administration support for a one fifth destroyer sale to Britain. It argues such moves erode representative government and deliberation, implying a push toward entanglement in foreign war.
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Ludlow
Indiana
United States
Washington
Supreme Court
U. S
Great Britain
Britain
Messrs
Drew Pearson
Robert S. Allen
Congress
William C. Bullitt
France
Philadelphia
State Department
Welles
Bullitt
In Praise Of Walking Sew at
General Walter Kreuger of the Third army praises the National Guard for marching drills while criticizing their training and conditioning. He notes faults including poor training, weak physical condition, excessive water intake, irregular meals, and failure to follow orders. He argues walking remains essential and can test endurance for 20 miles daily.
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National Guard
Walter Kreuger
Third Army
Jeremiahs
Westbrook Pegler Analyzes Willkie War Stance
Pegler reviews Wendell Willkie's acceptance speech and Roosevelt's criticisms, arguing that Britain may fall to Germany and the United States faces a choice of arming for war. He assesses Willkie's stance on Hitler, trade, and the need to resist aggression, warning of a coming conflict even if not directly entering a war now.
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Wendell Willkie
United States
Britain
Hitler
Lindbergh
Germany
Willkie
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Europe
Mr. Roosevelt
Edith Wilk
Indiana University
Washington
Woodward Building
TVA
Milo Perkins
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Millard F. Caldwell
Florida
House of Representatives
Robert F. Sikes
Caldwell
Sikes
United Feature Syndicate
Yuma Weather and River Levels in Late February 1874
The Arizona Citizen notes heavy rain in Yuma with a windy Sunday, followed by strong afternoon and night showers. Monday and Tuesday were clear but cold, with further rains Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Rivers Gila and Colorado run high and rising, within four to five feet of January flood peak. a steamer departed for the river mouth to meet Newbern, expected back by Sunday or Monday.
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Yuma
Gila
Colorado
Newbern
America
Tucson
Gay
Capt. Gay
Weather oddity and Riom trial seen through Rome law
The piece links Tucson weather quirks to a broader view of the Riom war guilt trial. It notes a cold spell and ice, then shifts to a dated dispatch detailing a complex narrative of French officials, Petain, Daladier and the French Communist role in the trial, explaining it as a Roman law style inquiry aimed at restoring public confidence.
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Washington
Moscow
der Fuehrer
Reichstag
France
M. Reynaud
M. Daladier
Petain
Berlin
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Britain may gain from fog as air battles shift in war
Washington dispatch notes RAF resilience and German superiority in planes as England relies on fog for defense. Roosevelt speculates on mosquito boats and depth bombs. Willkie eyes the South and a Democratic unity option amid 1940 political currents.
Complications By Elsie Robinson
A long promotional piece extols Dr. Eugene de Savitsch and his memoir In Search Of Complications. It portrays his life from Tsarskoe Selo to Washington, detailing poverty, danger, adventure, and the “valient tests” of democracy. The review calls the book a healing call for America.
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Jim
Jill
Eugene de Savitsch
Simon & Schuster
New York
de Savitsch
Russia
Tsarskoe Selo
Rasputin
Washington, D. C
America
Gene de Savitsch
Denver
Chicago
Africa
Notable Quotes on Mistakes and Wisdom
A collage of aphorisms about errors and learning from Cicero La Rochefoucauld Wayland Colton Bovee Hugh White Publius Syrus and others. It emphasizes acknowledging mistakes, learning from them, and moving forward. The collection cites the Chinese proverb on rising after a fall and urges self-improvement through error analysis.
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Cicero
la Rochefoucauld
H. L. Wayland
Colton
Hugh White
Publius Syrus
Bovee
Muscles Of Iron And Hearts Of Gold Contest Parade
A colorful description of muscular images and strongmen from Pittsburgh Madison Square Garden and the West mining belts. The piece notes a photo of a blacksmith helper with wide shoulders and mentions naval riveters and Kansas City competitors. It reflects a playful, boastful tone about industrial strength and spectacle.
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Mr. Muscles
Madison Square Garden
Bugs Baer For 20 Years
A compendium of dated quips spans August 22 years from 1935 to 1920. Entries reference a beauty parlor incident, fiscal fishing funds, Eddie of Wales in double breasted spats, and a weak coal exchange rate.
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Bugs Baer
Eddie of Wales
Night Music Evokes Quiet Eviction of Caves
A verse fragment contemplates darkness easing by music as night departs and day’s burdens fade. The speaker imagines caves retreating, their tents folded away and silence returning with the morning. The lines echo Longfellow’s imagery of transformation through sound.
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Longfellow
Bible Thought for Today Hope Is a Form of Courage
A devotional note cites Romans 8 24 25 to urge patience in hope. It emphasizes that saved by hope, true hope rests in what is unseen and requires steadfast waiting.
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William H. Johnson
Alex Parker
By Mai
Westbrook Pegler
Tucsoniana
The
Arizona Citizen
Paul Mallon
Fog
By Drew Pearson and
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Corps
British Isles
U. S. Air Corps
England
Royal Air Force
South
Hoover
Commonwealth
Southern
Mason-Dixon Line
GOP
Democratic
Democratic Unity Party
Skeeter
Washington Navy Yard
Navy
Earl S. Caldwell
Josephus Daniels
Booze
Edwin G. Booze
Frank Knox
Navy Department
Knox
Merry
Elsie Robinson
By Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Pittsburgh
Scranto
Madison Square
Navy Yard
Kansas City
Rufftown
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