Malthus and Himmler Debate Population and War
A German magazine under Himmler promotes large Aryan families to sustain the war effort, while Malthus’s theory of population checks reappears in critique. The piece contrasts procreation with economic limits, slavery, and wartime exploitation, arguing history may vindicate or refute Malthus’s predictions.
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Heinrich Himmler
Himmler
T. R. Malthus
Malthus
Herr Himmler
Germany
School dictator-for-a-day enacts Bill of Rights Week lesson
A Long Island high school principal roles as dictator for a day guiding 450 students through goosesteps and dress codes to dramatize breaches of rights. Students must conform by wearing neckties, dropping sweaters, avoiding cosmetics, speaking only on instruction, not gathering on grounds, and canceling denominational classes. The exercise aims to teach the value of rights amid national observance of Bill of Rights Week.
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Long Island Village
Great Britain
London Gas Attack Demonstration Draws Citizens
Officials staged a gas attack drill in a bombed street with 200 spectators as gas sprayed. A warden shouted warnings while gas masks deployed and a stretcher squad arrived. An elderly woman ignored cautions to reach work.
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London
Letitia
Powder shortage quip tweaks famed military maxim
In a tongue in cheek remark the editor suggests revising the saying Trust in God and keep your powder dry to add if you've got any powder reflecting wartime shortages. The line captures public wit about limited materials and morale.
Difference Between Commentator And Columnist
A concise quip contrasts the roles of a commentator and a columnist. It notes the commentator compresses ideas into fifteen minutes while the columnist expands them across forty inches of print.
Westbrook Pegler on Army Officers in Mufti
Westbrook Pegler critiques high ranking Army officials and Navy officers in Washington and New York who avoid wearing uniforms. He argues mufti lets them pass as ordinary citizens while revealing pretensions of rank and social status. He notes figures like George Marshall and Robert Richardson in civilian dress and laughs at their attempts to blend in.
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Washington
Army
Navy
France
George Marshall
White House
New York
Adolf Hitler
Norway
Romania
Mufti
West Point
Philip B. Fleming
Academy
Robert C. Richardson
Bureau of Public Relations
Toopey Spotts
Air Corps
London
Department of Commerce
Congress
United States
Dinner Stories in a Toy Shop
A tired young man asks for a baby’s toy in a shop and chooses a large rattle priced at three shillings. He buys it to quiet the infant, saying any item will do. Source: Tit-Bits.
Very Remarkable Schoolmaster and Pupil Exchange Quip
A jokey exchange from Kablegrams features a schoolmaster wondering if Shakespeare would be rewarded today for being remarkable. A pupil counters with a playful age remark claiming he would be 1376 years old.
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Shakespeare
Assassination of Samuel Langdon Near San Javier
Samuel Langdon formerly of San Joaquin California was killed March 3 near San Javier about 120 miles from Guaymas Mexico. His teenage servant Tomas Casanova fled with a horse and pistol heading toward Arizona after shooting Langdon in the road while he slept. Langdon, married to a Mexican woman and residing at Ures, was regarded as a good and useful citizen. A similar murder of Johnson near Hermosillo occurred about a month earlier with the killer escaping to Arizona.
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Samuel Langdon
San Joaquin
Cal
Tomas Casanova
San Javier
Guaymas
Mexico
Casanova
Arizona
Langdon
Ures
Johnson
Hermosillo
Sonora
Goats Prove Angora Investment Profitable at Picacho Station
J W Sweeney bought an Angora buck and ewe for 225 dollars. The ewe was killed by coyotes, but the herd grew to fifty six half breeds at Picacho Station, sixty miles west of Tucson. He used timber blocks filled with poison to deter predators, collecting the bait each morning. no goats have been lost recently.
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J. W. Sweeney
Gov. Safford
Sweeney
Picacho Station
Tucson
Jamestown
New York
Government braces for steel industry clampdown
Washington reports a forthcoming tough federal push on steel with mandatory priorities likely by spring. Officials say labor rules differ, enabling action against management but not labor unions, amid a broader defense production drive. Frankensteen faces scrutiny as he expands aviation industry influence and UMW tensions surface with alleged Communist ties.
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Washington
OPM
Defense Commission
Richard Frankensteen
Dies
Frankensteen
Communist Party
Daily Worker
United Automobile Workers
A. F. of
Letter praises Delegate McCormick of Arizona
Wetmore's praise for Delegate McCormick who has declined governorship offers in two major territories and plans to retire from public life. The report notes heavy rain in San Francisco aiding grain crops and mentions weather conditions.
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San Francisco
Wetmore
Alta
McCormick
Arizona
Beggars in New York Hoard Big Bank Books and Loot
Arthur Baer reports on New York panhandlers who carry large bank book hoards hidden in pockets and clothes. Police uncover hundreds of thousands in funds among the ragged, including a Brooklyn area nabob with 90 000 and another with 67 000 in bank books, plus WPA cash questionable for tax.
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New York
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Brazil's Plane Deal Rumor Sparks Latin American Trade Debate
The text cites speculation over Brazil buying 21 planes with U.S. money and notes related U.S. and UK arms and aircraft sales to Latin America. It mentions England’s engines sale, Lockheed's proposed 21 transport ships, and debates over lend-lease and troop forces amid wartime priorities.
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Brazil
England
Lockheed Aircraft
Latin America
War Department
Stimson
King Features Syndicate Prohibits Reproduction
Syndicate notice states reproduction in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. It warns against distribution without permission and outlines copyright protections by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Weather and war plans hover over Hitler blitz plans
U S Army-Navy analysts say weather will largely set Hitler’s blitzkrieg date with March favored for a one week window and tides in the English Channel. They note past campaigns aligned with seasons, while bombing England requires low cloud cover for sudden dives. Florida canal push faces St Lawrence link fears and fiscal limits.
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Washington
U. S. Army-Navy
Hitler
Poland
Polish
Norway
France
Holland
Belgium
U. S
English Channel
England
Royal Air Force
Luftwaffe
Defense Plants Debate and Roosevelt Farm Aid Promise
The piece covers Roosevelt delaying during farm relief talks as congressmen pressed to restore a 25 million dollar cut in farm rehabilitation loans. It notes Defense Commission clashes over locating new plants, with industry pushing to cluster near existing sites and Army Navy plans amid opposition. The essay ends with a reflection on There'll Always Be An England and the enduring American and English dream of liberty and courage.
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Sumner Welles
John Tolan
California
John Sparkman
Alabama
Budget Bureau
Agriculture Department
Roosevelt
Welles
American West
Army
Navy
Defense Commission
Chester Davis
Leon Henderson
Sidney Hillman
Harriet Elliott
William Knudsen
Edward R. Stettinius
Commission
Knudsen
Davis
Elwood
Ind
Wendell Willkie
Indianapolis
Amy Oat Mery
England
London
Britain
France
Low Countries
Norway
America
Lowlands
Hitler
Trick Mustache
Howly
Volun
No Cook Ends With Marriage Question
Quotations recount Jones delaying marriage after a young woman asks the use of a one room kitchen during apartment hunting. The exchange hints at social expectations and domestic life in a light, humorous tone.
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Jones
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