Our Billions and What They Mean for American Aid
British adviser Sir Walter Layton warned Americans to temper expectations for wartime aid and warned that 1941 must see a massive ramp in U S munitions output. He predicted US industry would bear the costs and risks of supplying Britain, potentially triggering a new cycle of global conflict if misjudged.
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Walter Thomas Layton
Ministry of Supply
Germany
Britain
United States
Vandenberg
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Lodge Night Echoes Of A Milwaukee Weiler
A Milwaukee dispatch profiles George Weiler Sr a fervent lodge man active in thirty seven organizations planning a silver wedding anniversary for three hundred guests. The piece contrasts his social drive with his wife Sister Weiler noting her privation and possible double life amid modern diversions.
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Milwaukee Dispatch
George Weiler
Weiler
Weilers
George
Hotel Provides Scratch Pads for Dining Room Linen
Detroit News notes an Eastern hotel offers scratch pads to aid staff in saving linen. The item highlights a 6 by 6 tablecloth as optimal for penciling the national debt with all zeroes.
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Detroit News
Westbrook Pegler Describes Gangster Ties To Labor Unions
Westbrook Pegler recounts grand jury material revealing links between Al Capone era mobsters and labor unions. The testimony details how the Nitto, Browne, and Coughlan factions penetrated Bartenders International Union and allied unions, with figures like McLane, Bioff, Circellas, and Romano implicated in racketeering schemes and bid for control of labor organizations.
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Capone
Chicago
George B. McLane
Bartenders’ International Union
The
A. F. of L
American Federation of Labor
Coughlan
Building Service Union
Nitto
George Scalise
Ed Flore
George Browne
Criminal Mob
Joseph Padway
Mr. Padway
Flore
Browne’s
Scalise
Department of Justice
McLane
Louis Romano
Tom Courtney
Courtney
Murray Humphreys
United States Board of Tax Appeals
Browne
A. F. of L. Executive Council
Willie Bioff
Nick Circella
Nicole Dean
Boston
Chicago Federation of Labor
Indian Officers In Tucson Sketch Contingent Of 1874
Col S W Daniels U S Indian inspector Capt T J Jeffords and John P Clum visit Tucson to review Chiricahua Apache Verde and Papago agencies. Daniels reports agencies in good condition. Jeffords and Clum share views and anecdotes on dress and affairs. a miner’s petrified forest tale closes the item.
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Arizona Citizen
Col. S. W. Daniels
U. S
Pima
California
Washington
Jeffords
Tucson
Helena
Mont
Clum
San Carlos
Shave or haircut sir question stirs dining scene
A customer at a smart restaurant ties a napkin around his neck and a waiter gently chides him. The waiter asks, Pardon me sir shave or haircut sir, as tactful guidance for proper attire.
Henderson Squeezes Zinc Profiteers in Defense Move
Leon Henderson, price controller for the defense commission, cut about 20 percent from zinc futures after a NY Exchange inquiry showed faulty bookkeeping rather than Japanese demand. The drop aligned futures with spot prices around 7–8 cents, signaling effective cooperation in wartime pricing.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Defense Commission
Henderson
Board of Governors
New York Commodity Exchange
Commodities Exchange
Roosevelt Anger Over Kennedy Isolationist Post
Roosevelt erupts over reports that Joseph P. Kennedy will oppose the arms loan to Britain and push for negotiated peace. The piece notes Kennedy's isolationist stance, Roosevelt's late-night radio speech, and related White House social scenes and staff reshuffles in Panama and Washington.
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Roosevelt
Kennedy
Britain
Panama
Arias
U. S.S
FDR
Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
Ennedy
America First Committee
Palm Beach
England
How White The Paper Seems Today by Arthur Bugs Baer
In a light New Year column Baer jokes about 1941 optimism and personal aims. He recalls 1940 as a mixed year, vows to drop irritating habits, and riffs on bridge bid quirks and domestic foibles with his characteristic dry humor.
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Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Bugs Baer Says New Year Notes
A humor piece by Bugs Baer mixes New Year reflections with quips about years past. Lines from 1936 1931 1926 and 1921 hint at wit about police uniforms mislaid constellations and justice, presented in a light annual column tone.
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Bugs Baer
One Man Behind No Foreign War Committee Rise
Verne Marshall of Cedar Rapids drives a national effort for a new No Foreign War Committee in New York. He left his business, took his wife as secretary, and toured the country to rally support against peers who favored the existing William Allen White committee.
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New “No Foreign War Committee
New York
William Allen White
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Verne Marshall
Marshall
Panama Canal
Latin America
Rio Grande
Panama
Canal Zone
Panama Republic
William Howard Taft
U. S
Arnulfo Arias
U. S. Army Air Field
Rio Hato
Harmondio Arias
Harmodio Arias
Honolulu
L Facy
Vite
Geeer
Bible Thought for Today What Do You Want from Life
A devotional line from Proverbs 30 3 invites reflection on avoiding vanity and lies and seeking a balanced life with suitable daily provision. The verse cautions against extremes of poverty and wealth.
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Sasty
Westbrook Pegler
Tucsoniana
San Juan
Colorado
Paul Mallon
Mr. Morgenthau
China
Japan
Manila
Dutch East Indies
Malay Straits
South America
Hongkong
Australia
By Drew Pearson and
Robert S. Allen
White House
Merry
GOP Monthly
Wendell Willkie
Tom Dewey
Emil Hurja
Willkie
Warren Jay Vinton
Uv. &. Housing Authority
Warren
Huey Long
Congress
Kingfish
Capitol
William Jennings Bryan
Robert M. LaFollette
Long
Charles Keck
Brooklyn
Louisiana
United Feature Syndicate
Joan Morgenthau
Robert Morgenthau
Princeton
Robert Horton
Columbus
America
Erica
Elsie Robinson
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