The Blind Spot of Optimism in World War II
A New Guinea chaplain asks us to see broader war stakes beyond near battles. The analysis notes Allied luck, Japanese offensives, and the risk to Free China if China falls. It warns against compartmented views as Berlin talks hint Axis pressure shifts. The UN seeks to reclaim Chinese territory, and a prolonged war could follow if Japan succeeds.
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New Guinea
DeWitt Mackenzie
Associated Press
der Fuehrer
United Nations
China
Chungking
Burma
Hitler
Pacific
Berlin
Height of Presumption in Yugoslav Succession Claim
The piece ridicules Peter II's bid to appoint Josip Broz Tito as Yugoslav commander in chief. It argues the refugee king only holds a paper claim, while Tito holds real power. It notes other European princelings with dubious rights and asks if Tito would recognize or elevate Peter's pretensions.
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Peter II
Yugoslavia
Drug Tito
Josip Bros
Savoy
Vittore Emmanuel
Italy
Count
Paris
Archduke Otto
Zita
Austria-Hungary
George
Greece
John
Alfonso XII
Tito
Peter
Three Musketeers of democracy in the Navy and Army
The piece notes 21 474 men named Smith in the United States Navy and suggests many more in the Army. It calls the Smiths “salt of the earth,” and jokes they mingle with Johns and Jones as the three musketeers of democracy, a metaphor for common men in service.
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United States Navy
Navy
Army
Johnson
Jones
Les Trois Mousquetaires of
Democracy
Lend Lease and The Neighbor's Return of a Mower
A light reflection on lending a lawn mower and the delayed repayment that follows. The anecdote notes goodwill and the small, humorous friction when tools circulate between neighbors.
Mussolini Displays New Italian Flag Cutout Stage
The article notes Mussolini has created a new Italian flag design and suggests he has reached a fragile stage of senility during the process.
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Mussolini
Italy
Inside the Union Struggle Behind Wartime Labor Strife
Washington dispatch analyzes how internal union power plays and Communist influence threaten wartime production. It argues that clashes within unions, not management versus labor, spark strikes, and urges full public exposure and congressional scrutiny of Communist influence in CIO and related groups.
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America
CIO
Wild Flowers Gain Respite From Pickers
The Christian Science Monitor notes a two year period where wild flowers flourished as war limits on Sunday motor travel reduced picking. Researchers hope motorists will resist uprooting blooms once travel resumes, allowing woods and meadows to recover and reestablish the plants.
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America
Christian Science Monitor
Reserve Right To Object By Paul Mallon
State Secretary Hull signals readiness to pursue postwar negotiations with the United Nations after discussions with senators. He would consult Britain, Russia, and China first, with a general conference planned later. Bricker Dewey dynamics hint at a contested GOP nomination and unpledged delegates ahead of the convention.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
Hull
United Nations
Roosevelt
Britain
Russia
China
McCarran
Nevada
Crak
Missouri
Berle
Lord Beaverbrook
London
Montgomery Ward
Bricker-Dewey
Bricker
Dewey
Harrisburg
Ohio
Roy D. Moore
Wisconsin
Willkie
Republican Party
King Features Syndicate
Hershey
Ralph C. Hutchinson
Pennsylvania
Council of Defense
Hutchinson
United Feature Syn., Inc
Old Letter Sparks Reflection From Bugs Baer
An unsentimental narrator recalls a 1916 letter signed with a D that advised him to drop the Bugs name and stay moderate. The writer hints the note was from Edward Dean Sullivan, a newspaperman, and muses on fate, fame, and lingering habits as he reflects on years in New York.
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Bugs Baer
New York
Dearie
Norman Lynd
Lynd
Frank Munsey
Munsey
The
Herald
Lynn
Edward Dean Sullivan
Chicago
Dean
Sullivan
Beauty on the Hoof: Red Cross Concert Misplaced Farm Note
A society item about a Red Cross concert misreads as farm notes about sixteen “beautiful young ladies” who are described as shorthorns. The piece praises the heifers for color, body, and potential property, blending social event language with cattle descriptions.
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Wisconsin
Red Cross
Eric Johnston Ballot Shy in Washington State
Washington Republicans label Eric Johnston ballot shy as he declines to run against Homer Bone’s senate seat. Johnston’s 1940 GOP primary loss and his U S Chamber leadership are cited, while Warren Magnuson is mentioned as a likely race rival.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington State
Eric
Senate
Homer Bone
U. S. Chamber
GOP
Wallgren
Everett
Wash
Italy
A. A. Edgecombe
New Orleans
U. S
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Huey
Kingfish
Democratic National Committee
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward
Berlin
Hoover
MacArthur
State Department
GOP Big Wigs For Dewey
Chicago report notes Alf Landon and Herbert Hoover backing Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, signaling broad GOP unity for a Dewey nomination. Illinois observers say Hoover may speak at the national convention and Midwest leaders push for strong regional representation and a West Coast keynote.
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Chicago
Kansas
Alf M. Landon
Rotary International
Landon
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Landon
Mr. Hoover
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Hoover
Earl Warren
Clare Boothe Luce
Connecticut
Gov. Warren
Mrs. Luce
Illinois
Midwest
Dwight H. Green
Middle West
Rep. Martin
Attleboro
Mass
California
Solid South
Arison Spangler
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Spang
Bricker
National Party Organization
Alican
Far West
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David Lawrence Washington
R. J. Thomas
United Automobile Workers
Mr. Thomas
Beauty
Tome
Drew Pearson
Solomons
McKellar
George Norris
Nebraska
TVA
A. E. Morgan
David Lilienthal
Lister Hill
Alabama
Norris
Lilienthal
Jack Stinnett
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