Westbrook Pegler on unions and rackets amid Roosevelt remarks
Pegler condemns A F L unions for fees and graft amid a Roosevelt comment at a congressional hearing. He cites a Fort Meade electrician denied work for a 300 initiation fee and names several union figures as racketeers, urging investigations and witness testimony.
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Dave Dubinsky
New Orleans
Gangster Browne
Joe Padway
Tom Dewey
Tom Courtney
New York
Cotton prospects and land warrants in Tucson October 1874
P Kitchen reports mixed crops with 130 acres of corn good and a failed potato yield near the Sonora line. He secured a Mexican war land warrant after years of frontier work and conflict, noting peace now allows settlers to pursue land. The piece urges cotton as a profitable crop amid nationwide short yields and rising cotton prices. Tucson editor notes circulating rumor of potential sheriff appointment.
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Santa Cruz
John T. Smith
Pete
Washington
Virginia
Arizona
National emergency urged to shock Roosevelt
A group in the national defense commission weighs drastic steps to force action and argues leadership coordination beats new laws. Other items note British Greece aid, IT and T dealings, Lothian’s death, and CIO shakeups under Murray with Lewis faction tensions.
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Greece
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CIO
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Atlantic City
Lewis
Sidney Hillman
Murray
House
Free Speech White Paper Warns of German Gag Rule Threats
A fierce defense of free speech argues that Nazi censorship and gag laws threaten American liberties. The author warns that covert maneuvers and wartime restrictions erode press freedom, risking the nation’s political vitality and independence. The piece condemns censorship as deadly to thought, urging vigilance.
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America
The Wagner Act dispute tests national defense needs
The debate over awarding a 4000 engine contract to a single manufacturer amid Wagner Act accusations pits national security against due process. The army argues engines are essential and alternatives nonexistent, while critics warn of suspending innocence until proven guilty and risking blacklist and delayed defense spending.
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Britain
Prophets Of Doom at Warm Springs for Thanksgiving 1940
An offhand remark by President Roosevelt at Warm Springs about returning "if the world survives" sparks speculation of doom. The piece notes the nation's state of unpreparedness and urges calmer analysis, joking about cryptic prophecy and public reactions.
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Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Georgia
Washington
Turkey
Orson Welles
Audience boos telegram from General Johnson at unity meeting
A New York City national unity gathering produced one negative note as a section of the audience booed when a telegram from General Hugh Johnson was read. The moment contrasted with the rest of the event as a show of discord amid calls for unity.
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New York City
National Unity
Hugh Johnson
Babel Cafe Language Claim Sparks Witty Window Notice
In Tel Aviv's immigrant wave, a cafe owner boasted of speaking all 70 languages. The exchange clarifies the joke: he and his wife speak Hebrew and Yiddish, while patrons supply the rest.
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BABEL
Tel Aviv
Wanted An Ominous Silencer By Arthur Bugs Baer
A humor column mocks military experts who misread war news and predict ominous silences. The author riffs on outdated names, misdirections, and the futility of experts guessing amid global tension. He quips about not needing experts, preferring simple daily concerns and petty personal plans.
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Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Bugs Baer For 20 Years
A compact dated item recounts decades of Bugs Baer's career with brief lines noting December 18 events from 1935 to 1920 including elephant feet, Beckett, a humorous mule remark, and rising milk prices in a nostalgic newspaper vignette.
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Bugs Baer
Filling the Bill
A witty exchange features a father testing suitors for his daughter. The hopeful says his current post is the lowest in his firm yet vows strong prospects and advancement, signaling confidence in future success.
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