Arizona letterbox era essays and Army shavetail term tale
The page blends opinion on Time magazine's Aguirre Cerda piece with a Tucson reminiscence of Alex Rossi and a military origin story for the term shavetail. It references President Roosevelt, Chilean president Cerda, George Crook, and early Arizona Army life, tying in a diplomatic note about a Mexico ambassador appointment.
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Time Magazine
Roosevelt
Aguirre Cerda
Chile
Senor Cerda
Alex Rossi
Old
Tucson
Alex
Sierras
Pother
Fairfax Downey
Arizona
George Crook
Downey
West
Ynany
Missouri
The End Of A Noble Knight in War Era Reflections
A reflective critique on Don Quixote’s ideals as misunderstood by wartime society. The author contrasts chivalric myths with modern war ethics, railing at romantic heroism while urging pragmatic postwar moral suzerainty over Japan and Germany. The piece lambasts naïve grandeur and warns against hollow knighthood.
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Japan
Germany
Don Quixote
la Mancha
Cervantes
Don
Nippon
Unfinished Business Forms New Orleans Association
A group of former selective service men in New Orleans formed an association they hoped would become national. They announced the birth of the organization before naming it, aiming to lead in the field. Tom Henrichs spoke of helping others in camps with cheap bus fares and courtesy items, while Private Wardle of Louisiana, 29, retires and shelves gubernatorial plans.
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Selective Service
New Orleans
Tom Henrichs
Maneyvereran
Camp Shelby
Wardle
Louisiana
Silent new railway car promises smooth rides for commuters
The article discusses a recently built railway car that runs quietly and remains steady on curves, promising comfort for daily commuters. It notes a trade off for infrequent travelers who recall the thrill and memory of coalburning, cinder-throwing, steel-coupled accommodations of older trains.
Westbrook Pegler Notes on AFL Racketeering Case
Westbrook Pegler critiques AFL governance exposing Browne and Kaufman racketeering in the Movie Operators union Local 244 Newark. He argues constitutional autonomy preserves despotism with Peters or Walsh unable to check abusive leadership. Pegler urges reform of the AFL system to curb corruption and protect workers.
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AFL
Ita
Cain
Bill” Gren
Cornell
Uberaflem
Jimmy, Petrillo
Newark
N. J
Louis Kaufman
Kaufman
The
International
Aufman
Browne
Kauf
Richard F. Walsh
New York
AFD
William Green
Baer Seeks Westerns Across Every Theme and Era
The speaker jokes about loving Westerns in many forms from traditional cowboy sagas to “Eastern” and “Southern” Westerns and even the Oddball, Burned Cork, or screwball varieties. He contrasts favorites like Charles Boyer and Bette Davis with action-packed cowboy shows and nontraditional settings.
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Charles Boyer
Bette Davis
Lewis Fires CIO Allies as Labor Split Rumor Grows
John L. Lewis orders dismissal of veteran District 50 organizers and officers over isolationism disputes while shifting control to Kathryn Lewis and Ora Gassaway. He consolidates funds and moves to form a broader anti-CIO alliance, with potential future labor realignment and political aims in Roosevelt-era tensions.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
House
Lewis
District 50
United Mine Workers
UMW
Union
Ora Gassaway
Kathryn Lewis
Gassaway
Kathryn
CIO
Phil Murray
Roosevelt
Ohio
GIO
John
Phill
Murray
United Construction Workers
APL
William Hutchison
AFL Carpenters
King Bee
America First Committee
CIO Mine & Smelter
Reid Robinson
Lewis, Doghouse
MMSW
Trial Balloon Alarm On AEF Size Debate
Washington dispatch notes Mr. Stimson’s anger at a Chicago Tribune report proposing a 5,000,000 strong AEF to push Nazis in 1943. Col. Donovan defends the idea as news spread via U S propaganda, while officials worry over Britain and Hitler reactions. Senate letters from union officials praise defense against strikes as AFL CIO lawmakers push altered defense measures and conference finalization looms.
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Stimson
U. S
FDR
Europe
Col
Bill Donovan
Office of Information
Critical
Chicago Tribune
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Rockefeller
Bailiwick
Britain
Hitler
Japan
An. Aef
AFL
CIO
Senate
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Westbrook Pegler
Arthur
Bugs" Baer
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