Referee In Uniform and the Army Umpire of Radio Time
The Army acts as referee in allocating radio time to five parties for overseas troops appeals. The piece critiques the Soldier Vote Law and the Army’s civil function, noting the President’s conflicted role as commander in chief and candidate. It references Roosevelt Hunt Stimson and Bremerton speech in a satirical tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
G. W. P. Hunt
Arizona
Siam
Bremerton
Socialist Party
Stimson
Sticklers For Literalism On The Atlantic Charter Debate
The piece argues for broader public appetite for radio and entertainment while critiquing literalist critics of the Atlantic Charter. It contends the charter is not sacrosanct nor a binding treaty and discusses enemies, peace terms, and unilateral nature of the charter with references to Churchill and geostrategic implications.
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Grump
Alta Vista
New World
Germany
Japan
Radar golf ball finder eyed for postwar market
Some war devices lack peacetime use yet a large market is seen for a $2 radar designed to locate a golf ball hidden in the weeds. The note appears in a Detroit News context signaling civilian adaptation of military tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News
Labor and wages clash over prices and profits
A columnist argues that wage gains trigger price rises and that labor leadership pursues higher wages while neglecting consumer costs. He claims increased taxes on business curb profits and growth, risking inflation and potential government ownership. He warns workers against current union tactics and urges a pro profit, pro wage balance.
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Elmer Kennedy
Colorado
Miss Perkins
Kennedy
King Features Syndicate
London Statues Mostly Undamaged Surprises Soldiers
The London Opinion notes that many statues in London remain undamaged, with American soldiers expressing surprise. The paper suggests the Luftwaffe may have aimed to spare statues, implying a deliberate choice.
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London
Luftwaffe
Pressed lampblack soles leave footprints through time
A Milwaukee Journal line calls children’s shoes a stage for history as worn soles trace linoleum footprints. The remark frames memory and progress with a wry, literary tone.
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Milwaukee Journal
Public Opinion Is What People Think Others Think
A concise quotation from London Answers argues that public opinion reflects beliefs about what others think rather than direct beliefs of individuals. It frames opinion as a social construct driven by perceived external judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Endorsement of Roosevelt by New York Labor Front Seen as Scandal
Westbrook Pegler denounces the New York Federation of Labor for backing Roosevelt for a fourth term. He accuses the AFL system of racketeering and warns that Dewey, a prosecutorial foe of union corruption, would face a public interest opposed to crime and intimidation.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York Federation of Labor
Tom Dewey
Roosevelt
Joseph Padway
William Green
Congress
Padway
England
Pacific Northwest
Teamsters’ Union
New York State
A Kiss For Mussolini In Satirical Polemic
Bugs Baer rails at Benito Mussolini praising Italian brutality and treachery. He mocks Mussolini’s record in Italy, Africa, and on war debts, calling him a vile, decayed figure unworthy of history. The piece, dated 1944, tops off with sharp disdain for Mussolini’s calls to massacre Italians.
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Bugs Baer
Benito Mussolini
Napoleon
Nap
Schickelgruber
Adolf
Benito
Caesar
Strnkers’ League
Rome
Italy
Mussolini
Haile Selassie
Musso
Hades
King Features
Absent minded professor forgets morning routines
The absent minded professor fails to eat his newspaper or read his toast, does not rush out in mislaid clothes, and does not show a season ticket to the constable. He simply forgot to get up, according to the Sheffield Weekly Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
England
Telegraph
Brazil Fires U S Friend By Drew Pearson
In a Washington dispatch Drew Pearson outlines the fall of Oswaldo Aranha as Brazil’s pro American foreign minister and the strain with Hull over Argentina policy. The piece links Aranha’s ouster to pro fascist military influence and recalls prior Welles tensions in Rio de Janeiro.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Sumner Welles
D. C
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Rio
Hull
Welles
Argentina
Oswaldo Aranha
U.S.A
United States
Vargas
Society of Friends of the
South America
U. S
Conference of American Force
Axis
Germany
Aranha
Chile
Adolf Berle
Laurence Duggan
White House
FDR
Huey
Baton Rouge
Huey Long
Overton
Nashville Bridge Company
Louisiana
Reform Complex Active Again
Washington analyst argues postwar peace hinges on ending class conflict and urges clear postwar policy. He questions Roosevelt Dewey leadership, cites antitrust suits and war board controversies, and warns how political warfare could delay reconstruction and investment.
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Roosevelt
Biddle
Congress
Army
Navy
War Production Board
New Deal
America
Mr. Roosevelt
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Sticklers
Paul Mallon
American Federation of Labor
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Capitol Hill
Donald Nelson
China
Sy “Ding
Drew Pearson
Long
U. S. Senate
Oscar Allen
United States Senate
Ruth D
Oneine
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
David Lawrence Washington
Dewey
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Wheeler
Montana
Interstate Commercce Committee
Senate
House
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