Anglo French Alliance Frayed by History and Threats
The piece critiques the Anglo French alliance and its collapse as the war drags on. It notes Churchill and Petain debating responsibility, questions the idea of a true friendship among nations, and discusses U S and Britain defense assumptions amid shifting alliances.
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Marshal Petain
France
Petain
Winston Churchill
Germany
Hollywood
Britain
Cock Robin
London
United States
U. S
Japan
Stimson
Platform promises aid to oppressed peoples amid wary tone
The piece critiques the Republican platform's foreign policy stance on aiding oppressed peoples as broadly nonpartisan, noting past American loans to Europe and predicting continued generosity. It references France's debt, speculation on postwar reconstruction, and uses a literary aside about a lady of memory to underscore long-term aid and moral questions.
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Europe
Confederate States of America
France
Peter Brown
Westbrook Pegler on Willkie Roosevelt Campaign Tactics
Westbrook Pegler argues Roosevelt should avoid innuendo about Wendell Willkie's home and business addresses and past associations. He cautions that Willkie, a strong counterpuncher, could exploit such material, noting Willkie's own background and contacts and Roosevelt's law practice era.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Big
Willkie
Roosevelt
120 Broadway
Stock Exchange
20 Pine
Wiggin
Harland County
Kentucky
Alf Landon
Hoosier Stereotypes in a Presidential Debate
A speaker defends Hoosier identity while cautioning against attacking by taunting Willkie and Roosevelt on backgrounds. He argues Hoosier ties remain strong in New York and warns against exploiting mixed up class and regional contrasts in a political contest.
Quiet doubt at the amateur theatricals surfaces
A speaker laments participation in amateur theatricals admitting they feel foolish. A companion agrees that everyone shares the same sentiment.
Remembrances Exchange Pushes Installment Plan Pride
A humorous remark in a reminiscence column recalls a speaker urging cheer to forget a girl, while another confidant admits ruin from purchases on the installment plan. The exchange captures concern over consumer debt amid social dynamics.
Raglan Escape and Tucson Observance Report
Samuel Raglan escaped from the county jail after three months sentence for assault. The Jewish New Year was observed in Tucson on Monday the 22nd with abstaining from labor and closing businesses. The Fifth Cavalry Band played for Lt. Bourke and nearby officers and citizens attended.
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Samuel Raglan
Tucson
Fifth Cavalry
Bourke
Mayor Toole Auctions People Estate Goods
The mayor has run a busy auction week selling goods and furniture from the Vicente Hernandez estate and several other sales were held.
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Mayor Toole
Vicente Hernandez
Theatre Couple Molla Honored by Citizens Gift
Senor and Senora Molla staged a Sunday evening show to a packed house. The audience applauded warmly and a substantial sum was raised and presented to Senora Molla as a token of local esteem.
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Senor
Senora Molla
Mansfeld Weds Bojorques in Tucson
A marriage bond was recorded in Tucson on September 21, 1873, pairing J. S. Mansfeld to Sra. Jesus Bojorques in a formal ceremony.
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Tucson
J. S. Mansfeld
Sra
Jesus Bojorques
Papago School Opens at San Xavier by Sisters
The Papago school at San Xavier opened by two Sisters from the Academy of St. Joseph. About twenty children attended the commencement as Papagos return to winter quarters and officials expect the school to fill once they arrive.
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San Xavier
Academy of St. Joseph
James Lee Opens Saw Mill with Grist Mill
Business buzzes as James Lee starts a saw mill linked to his grist mill and reports say orders can now be fulfilled. Local industry gains steam as the new operation expands output and employment prospects.
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James Lee
Philadelphia’s Guy Fawkes Plot Refused By Convention Faction
A 1940 Philadelphia report recounts a foiled Republican convention bomb plot tied to a Texas delegate and federal agents. A state trooper infiltrated the group, pretended illness, and alerted headquarters. Key drafters including Landon and Hyde faced internal clashes over the platform’s antiwar and Social Security language.
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Philadelphia
Texas
Engineered Job This 1940 Republican Statement
A fragmented passage suggests a crafted Republican statement of principles from 1940. The text appears to discuss party aims and a staged presentation, implying deliberate construction of political messaging rather than spontaneous rhetoric.
Local Industry Plans Planing Mill and Lumber Supply
Mr. Lee intends to start a planing mill soon connected with his saw mill. The community should be rewarded for industry and enterprise, and we are confident this venture will prove beneficial.
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Lee
They Didn't Scuttle In Those Days Mates
Arthur Bugs Baer recounts the sea fight off South America with Rodney Hood and de Grasse. He notes French celebrations for Yorktown and the Dauphin birth, a flag of truce, and later heavy French losses including the Cesar Hector Glorieux and Ville de Paris at sea.
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Arthur
Bugs
Baer
South America
Rodney
Hood
Yorktown
Brooklyn
de Grasse
Martinique
Cesar
Hector
Glorieux
Eminent Legislator Mocked For Half-Wit Quip
A June 28 1930 remark portrays a prominent lawmaker claiming half-wits come in quarter sizes. The same date recalls the Tennessee Monkey Trial quip by William Jennings Bryan asserting human superiority over monkeys, amid Democratic convention reactions.
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William Chinnings Bryan
Tennessee
Naval moves in American waters reach Martinique
Comte de Grasse with thirty five ships of the line is at Martinique, where Ville de Paris hosts Washington, Rochambeau and de Grasse to plan Yorktown’s fall. Off Martinique the English pursue actions in the region.
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Ville de Paris
Washington
Rochambeau
de Grasse
Comte de Grasse
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Martinique
Landon Wheeler talks amid GOP plank debate in Philadelphia
Alf Landon consulted with Senator Wheeler on the foreign affairs plank as isolationist vs pro Ally rift deepened. The talks touched on Roosevelt opposition, Willkie and Lewis dinners, and plans for a joint economic program without committing to a party pivot.
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Philadelphia
Alf Landon
Burt Wheeler
Alf
Montana
Wheeler
Landon
Washington
John L. Lewis
Resolutions Committee
Roosevelt
CIO
Russell Leffingwell
J. P. Morgan
Leffingwell
God and Love Walked By at a Wedding
A narrator recalls a poignant wedding scene where a poor, derelict woman in an ashcan hat attends a ceremony to glimpse beauty and grace. The Boss contemplates the woman’s longing to touch God and Love, recognizing humanity's ache for meaning amid drought and hunger.
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Boss
Jimmy Kilgallen
Dorothy
God
Love
King Features Syndicate Prohibited Reproduction Note
Distribution notice from King Features Syndicate restricts reproduction in whole or part and prohibits unauthorized use.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Reminiscent speech on success and fame
A reminiscence quotes a reporter praising hard-won success and an actor recalling times when his name appeared more on a board bill than a billboard. The exchange hints at career struggle and evolving recognition.
Fruitless Variety Gardening Note
A humorous gardening brief suggests sowing a few lack-current bushels next autumn if space allows, poking fun at overgrown planting trends with a wry comment about having enough of that sort already.
Judging by Appearance First Artist Dialogue
A humorous caption presents two artists bantering about modern art. The first asks if the viewer loves it, while the second quips about not having attended art school, underscoring informal origins of contemporary taste.
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