Petain and Chiang Kai-Shek Moral Courage in War
The piece contrasts Petain's surrender terms with Chiang Kai-Shek's wartime resilience. It lauds Chiang for relocating his government, army, and economy to Chungking under great hardship, arguing his endurance surpasses any likely French action from Nanking toward North Africa. It cites Japanese bombardment and compares resolve to Hannibal at Cannae.
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North Africa
London
Petain
Chiang Kai- Shek
Nanking
Chungking
France
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hannibal
Carthage
Rome
Cannae
Stark’s seventy percent navy plan to secure independence
The Stark recommendation calls for a 70 percent navy expansion equating to a major rise in American tonnage. It abandons reliance on British sea power and canal access, aiming for unparalleled U S naval pre-eminence. The plan emphasizes enduring national resolve, military power, and a fit, capable people as essential to defense.
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Admiral Stark
Panama Canal
Senator Minotto Reconsiders Run Amid Prejudice Over Italian Ancestry
In a public note Senator James Minotto of Maricopa County says he will not seek re election to avoid prejudice due to his Italian ancestry. The piece argues prejudice harms national talent and notes prominent figures with varied origins. It emphasizes loyalty as the key test for political eligibility.
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James Minotto
Maricopa County
Italy
Germany
Roosevelt
France
Minotto
United States
Fiorello LaGuardia
George Washington
Garibaldi
Wendell L. Willkie
Adolf Hitler
Dewey
New York County
Chicago
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Miamis
Gibbs
Bainbridge
Lucky Luciano
Venus
New Deal
Ivy League
Huey Long
What Price Cheers as Public Figures Face Scrutiny
Wolcott Gibbs and John Bainbridge dissect Thomas Dewey in a May issue piece, arguing the surgical critique sharpens and unsettles public life. The column defends press satire while noting risks to honest leaders and the temptation to curb ambitions.
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Wolcott Gibbs
The
New Yorker
John Bainbridge
Thomas E. Dewey
Gibbs
Bainbridge
Dewey
Speyer
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lilac Time in New England Past and Present
The poem dwells on lilacs greeting spring in New England. It evokes white, purple, and lavender blooms, old houses, and memories of yesterdays. It weaves imagery of lilacs with porch windows, garden scents, and Grandmother's roses, inviting visitors to linger as May arrives.
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Old
New England
Christian Science, Monitor
Arizona southern country praised for cattle mines and climate
The writer extols a vast, scarcely settled Arizona region south of Tucson with live oak parks and abundant water. It notes mild seasons, rich valleys, and potential to support millions of cattle and sheep, plus nearby mines that may employ thousands. Citizens donate to Marshal Espanza for regreting Hernandez murderers, with $330 raised.
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Tucson
Crittenden
Sonoita
Santa Rita
Patagonia
Huachuca
Arizona
Frank Espanza
Hernandez
Mariano Molino
Roosevelt Clampdown on Reform Figures in Defense Push
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt clashed with a reform figure in the defense commission over bureaucratic intrusion. The clash signals the defense group will face no obstruction from reformists. Separately, war analysis discusses Hitler’s timetable and French collapse with emphasis on air superiority and anti tank artillery.
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Petain
Senate
Weygand
Ladies Shouldn't Shave On Sundays by Bugs Baer
Brooklyn snapshot contrasts a barber shaving a customer with a yard of the Constitution. The column riffs on politics, oddities, and dated quips from 1920s to 1935, mixing satire about reformers, trials, and a desert island solitaire tale. It ends by asking readers if the solitaire player won or lost.
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Arthur “Bugs” Baer
United States
War notes on defense limits and French fleet risks
The piece surveys wartime production tradeoffs with quality versus quantity, notes U S and French naval strength, and discusses Roosevelt’s stance on aiding allies. It reports on Pinchot’s anti Ickes plank push and reactions from Ickes and Taft, plus assorted political vignettes and humorous asides about lawmakers.
A New Era Observed Through Grapes of Wrath Film
Elsie Robinson reviews the Grapes of Wrath film and finds it a powerful social document. She traces Dust Bowl recovery and the shift from individual farms to large cooperative holdings, arguing that a new era of collaboration and industrial growth reshapes labor and land ownership.
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California
Arkansas
Louisiana
Pa Joad
Beyond That Point Quip About Tom's Car Sparks Laughs
A light quip from Answers notes Tom's car as an object of humor saying he would be flattered to be called second-hand. The remark captures a social moment with playful satire about status and ownership.
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Tucsoniana
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Washington
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Stettinius
FDR
Defense Commission
Hitler
Britain
Brooklyn
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Bryan
Tennessee
Darrow
New York
Boston Zoological
Joe Louis
A Gee
War Department and
Defense
Reynaud
Congress
White Horse
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Drew Pearson
and Robert S. Allen
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Latin America
Strasbourg
Richelieu
U. S
Pacific
Atlantic
Dakar
Africa
Brazil
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Ballinger
Pinchot
Ickes
Richard A. Ballinger
Taft
Saturday Evening Post
William Howard Taft
Ballinger-Pinchot
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Republican Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Giff
Gifford Pinchcot
Wickersham
U.S. Chamberlains
Wall Street
Wall
State Department
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Grant
Bob Taft
Austria
Russia
Alexander II
Louis Johnson
War Department
Charles McNary
Oregonian
Wagner
Josh Lee
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Ernest Lundeen
Matt Dunn
Pittsburgh
Elsie Robinson
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