Dewey Family Roots Traced to Early Colonial Settlers
The article traces the Dewey lineage to Thomas Dewey who arrived in Massachusetts Bay in 1630, detailing generation links to Governor Dewey and noting a line including Parson Jedidiah Dewey of Bennington, a friend of Ethan Allen, and early service in battles like Bunker Hill and Ticonderoga.
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Roosevelt
Claes Martenszen van Rosenvelt
Zeeland
Holland
New Netherland
Mr. Dewey
Squire
Pawling
Hyde Park
Dewey
Thomas Dewey
Massachusetts Bay
Sandwich
England
New England
Thomas
Josiah
Israel
Jedidiah
Anna
Vermont
New Hampshire
Hartland
Governor Dewey
George Martin Dewey, Jr
Granville Dewey
Martin Dewey
Michigan
Deweys
Bunker Hill
Lexington
Ticonderoga
Bennington
Parson
Jedidiah Dewey
Ethan Allen
Allen
Jehovah
Continental Congress
France’s Free Press Quest Amid Liberation Turmoil
The Provisional Government in Algiers weighs plans to replace the prewar press with a free national system. It warns against state subsidies and advertising limits, arguing true freedom comes from an empowered public and accountable media.
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France
General de Gaulle
Algiers
King Log
King Stork
Dewey and Dulles Shape Foreign Policy in Campaign
Washington observers weigh how Dewey’s selection of John Foster Dulles signals a stronger internationalist stance and potential tensions with isolationist Republicans. The Dumbarton Oaks talks focus on a general international organization with League of Nations echoes.
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Washington
Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Hull
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
Mr. Dulles
America
Ruhr Valley
Dumbarton Oaks
General International Organization
League of Nations
Council
Assembly
Britain
France
Roosevelt Troop Visits Mistaken Title Distinction
A letter argues the commander in chief role echoes Washington but notes Roosevelt had no troops in the sense of a general at war. The piece contrasts regal pretension with actual leadership born of shared hardship, underscoring the gap between luxury and privation in military command.
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Lifebelt
Holystone
H.M.S
Enterprise
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Marlborough
Lord Halifax
Halifax
Duke of Marlborough
Sir Alexander Cadogan
Cadogan
Ireland
Alexander
Dumbarton Oaks
Churchill Best
William Cadogan
Earl Cadogan
Dublin
Cork
Kinsale
The Word Robot and Its Pronunciation
The essay argues the term robot, used for both the German flying bomb and earlier theater devices, should be pronounced rubbut. It traces R.U.R. to Capek and notes misperceptions about the word’s origin and meaning, describing the play’s plot and the term’s modern usage.
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New York
Theater Guild
Old Garrick
R.U.R
Rossum
Universal Robots
Miss Helburn
Capek
Contested Olympics Past and Proposals From 1944
In this King Features piece dated 1944, critics mock Olympic politics and race, recount past games from 1924 to 1936, and joke about bringing in unlikely competitors. The author admits little athletic skill but argues the idea of hosting the Games is fine if the right games are chosen.
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Karel Capek
Chapek
Prague
R.U.R
Capek
Czechoslovakia
Russia
France
Theresa Helburn
Guild
The
Rossom Co
Miss Helburn
Bugs Raer
Amsterdam
Grand Canyon
Shicklegruber
Jesse Owens
Adolf
Owens
Mussolini
Halifax Churchill
Lord Halifax
Washington
Halifax
Churchill
Marlborough
Duchess of Cleveland
Winston Churchill
James
London
William of Orange
Duke of Marlborough
Blenheim
England
Christendom
United Features
Tomahawks Ground for Giles
Congressmen report anger over Gen Benny Giles pressing for no Fourth of July celebrations in Cairo and subservience to Churchill policy. The piece links Byrd air conditioning and various political figures and wartime loyalties, noting Overton in Louisiana and Churchill Marlborough ties shaping policy.
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Washington
Benny Giles Kow
Egypt
Giles
Cairo
Great Britain
Churchill
Gen
Congress
Bennett Clark
Missouri
Worth Clark
Idaho
Cotton Ed” Smith
South Carolina
Lambertson
Kansas
Starnes
Alabama
Dies
Texas
Louisiana
Sen
John Overton
Overton
Roosevelt
England
Senate
Hitler
Pearl Harbor
Appropriations Committee
White House
U. S
Aoees
Winston Churchill
the Duke of Marlborough
The
Church
Maverick Seeks Civil Service Reform For Capitol Guides
Maury Maverick denounces Capitol Hill guide system that charges two bits per visitor, with free service men, arguing guides should be civil service employees. Guides claim current pay averages 2,500 a year and fear loss of status, while critics warn civil service would reduce personal service and travel more. WLB Chairman Davis relates a Hawaii martial law joke about mangoes to illustrate leadership.
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Washington
Maury Maverick
Texas
War Production Board
Capital Hill
Maverick
Capitol
Civil Service
Congress
James Connell
Connell
WLB
Davis
Hawaii
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Freedoms
Argentina
Woing Lawren
By Westbrook Pegler
King Features
Tomahawks
Drew Pearson
Navy Department
Polar Explorer
Richard E. Byrd
Donald Nelson
Earle Mayfield
Houston
Herman R. Allen
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