Riots in the Bahamas Prompt Royal Governor’s Return
The Bahamas riot prompts the Duke of Windsor to return from Washington where he sought help for marketing Bahama exports. The unrest stems from an American project wage dispute on unskilled labor at about 80 cents daily, amid wider imperial economic strain and colonial rehabilitation debates.
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Bahamas
Britain
South Atlantic
Duke of Windsor
Washington
Germany
Italy
Japan
Porto Rico
Philippines
United States
Louis tax case tests wartime service favors and duty
The piece argues Joe Louis should not receive a fighting return to reduce his $117,000 tax debt. It asserts military officers must perform genuine duties, condemns civilian entertainments in uniform, and warns of precedent harming discipline while noting Louis’s charitable contributions and potential tax implications.
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Joe Louis
Army
Navy
Louis
Congress
Auto Workers’ Union of the
CIO
California
Hitler
Russia
Admiral Nimitz Quip Sparks Forgiven Tone On Midway Report
The piece praises Admiral Chester W. Nimitz for using a plain spoken pun about Midway and the objective. It argues the joke humanizes military communiques and contrasts officialese with popular language, predicting public applause for the admiral's down to earth humor.
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Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Midway
Nimitz
Winston Churchill
John Doe
Soldiers Do Their Bit In War Bond Drives At Camps
The article notes Army camp campaigns for war bonds with soldiers depositing life savings like 2500 into bonds. It reflects on the phrase doing one's bit as a national effort and mentions an all Army radio program to entertain folks back home. It closes with hope for continued work on Father’s Day.
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Morgenthau
Congress
No-Man’s Land
U. S
Treasury
Bataan
Heaven
Luther Patrick and the 1936 Alabama Congressional Pivot
The piece recalls Luther Patrick, a public figure and radio comedian, who won fame in 1936 as a Birmingham based congressman. Voters later shifted to John Newsome, a Birmingham businessman, ending Patrick’s bid for a fourth term as the district’s representative.
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Luther Patrick
Alabama
Congress
Birmingham
John Newsome
Editorial Roundtable: Our Knowledge in the Making
The piece jokes that women will cope with rubber, gas, and sugar shortages by walking and skipping girdles, concluding with a witty jab on fashion. It cites a Pittsburgh Press quote about shortages and girdles.
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Yoo Men
Milton
Pittsburgh Press
Remembering Dixon Aldrich and Pastula Fliers
The Pa press recalls Navy fliers Dixon Aldrich and Pastula who survived 34 days at sea a thousand miles from land in a rubber raft during a mid Pacific typhoon. Their daring escape and return are used to underline the value of rubber in every car and its wheels.
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Dixon
Aldrich
Pastula
Navy
Mid- Pacific
Dixon and Aldrich
Pastula—Emporium
Press-Independent
Singapore
India
U.S.A
Midway
Pearl Harbor
Atlantic
Pacific
South Pacific
The Army Dice Game Warns of a Padroller
Arthur Baer recalls 1918 army dice games where a padroller, a croupier on a roof, and a rainspout method controlled bets. He notes strict distrust after witnessing the risk and advises reform, quoting Ralph Parlette on testimonials as crutches.
Demand for a separate U S Air Force grows after Midway
Washington Roundup argues Midway cemented the case for an independent Air Corps, noting land based bombers turned the tide and criticizing battleship material priority. It asserts Army air power and carrier limits shaped the battle, with Admiral King hinting shore based air forces defeated the Japanese fleet.
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Washington
Midway Island
U. S
Midway
Army Air Corps
Navy
Coral Sea
Army
Germany
U.S
Air Corps
King
Japan
Marshall Islands
U. S. Air Corps
Marine Corps
Sales and merchandising as cure for postwar prosperity
A Harvard economist criticizes maladjusted production and a Sioux City analyst cites high prices, while Walter D. Fuller of Curtis Publishing argues for a sales and marketing policy under unified government, capital, and labor to spur real wealth and shared prosperity after the war. He notes widespread lacks like bathtubs and telephones but says buying power will rise with production and exchange ingenuity.
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Washington
Harvard
Sioux City
East
New Deal
Walter D. Fuller
Curtis Publishing Company
Mr. Fuller
China
India
Russia
England
France
Germany
Japan
United States
Fuller
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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