Fall Out and the General MacArthur in the Presidential Question
The piece argues General MacArthur never sought the presidency and never was a candidate. It notes a Vandenberg backed movement to nominating him, which he blocked by stating he would not accept. It credits MacArthur’s war leadership with broad public admiration and suggests lingering political influence despite his withdrawal.
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MacArthur
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Gen. MacArthur
Sen. Vandenberg
Franklin
Philippines
Australia
South Pacific
West Point
War Manpower Commission
Pappy
O’daniel
Pass
O Ae
Oracle's Departed Glory in Political Forecasts
A retrospective on Col. Henry Watterson and his 1884- era forecast that Bryan could win the presidency. The piece contrasts Watterson's Washington visits, his dour quip about mornings, and the shifting view of political prophecy with Gallup polls and Jim Farley as a modern counterpoint to psychic forecasts.
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Henry Watterson
Louisville Counter- Journal
William Jennings Bryan
Washington
New York City
Washington Press
Colonel Watterson
Mecca
Jim Farley
George Gallup
Roosevelt Army seizure stemmed from contract standoff with CIO
The Montgomery Ward seizure stemmed from a contract dispute with the CIO union. The company claimed it no longer represented a majority, prompting an election via the War Labor Board, and the government ultimately seized the plant after a wage and union dues dispute.
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Paul Mall
Washington
Roosevelt Army
Montgomery Ward
CIO
War Labor Board
WLB
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Congress
Latin American Labor Delegates Vote to Oust Argentine
At the International Labor Conference in Philadelphia, Latin American delegates backed a plan from Montevideo to remove the Argentine labor delegate by 14 to 3 alleging he represented a fascist regime. The Mexican delegate cited a split in the Argentine Federation, with railway workers loyal to a naval officer, while the opposing votes came from the United States Britain and Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Fair Enough by Westbrook Pegler
Pegler argues against those who condemn Sewell Avery for refusing a second CIO union contract under pressure. He likens forced labor to Munich appeasement, critiques government coercion in contracts and funding, and defends Avery as resisting a broader assault on contract rights and personal liberty.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
Sewell Avery
D. Montgomery Ward
CIO
Avery
Munich
Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Hitler
Mr. Avery
Chicago Tribune
Fred Busbey
Stephen A. Day
Illinois
Green
Chicago Afl
AFL
Oakland
California
Albert E. Carter
George P. Miller
Spring is Here playlets Booed by School Board Critics
A 1944 King Features column mocks school seasonal tableaux and a child actor playing May Pole and green worm roles. The narrator critiques the school board and a teacher's zoological homeworks while reflecting on his own reform-school past.
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Bugs Bae
King Features
Bucknell Professor Corrected by Navy Trainee on Hornet Sinking
A Bucknell University professor critiqued an Associated Press account of the sinking of the aircraft carrier Hornet, but a Navy trainee interrupted, claiming personal presence at the event. The anecdote highlights a new hazard for college instructors in handling firsthand memories amid reporting.
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Bucknell University
Navy
Associated Press Dispatch
Testimony Duel Over Mr Daniels Refusal Recalled
Counsel Carroll Beeny pressed Administrative Assistant Jonathan Daniels before the senate agriculture committee about his identity and prior refusal to testify. Daniels said he was approximately the same person, ready to tell all if identified.
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Carroll Beeny
Jonathan Daniels
Senate Agriculture Committee
Daniels
Mr. Daniels
The Retreat from Reason Quote By Lancelot Hogben
A quotation from Lancelot Hogben notes that society cannot thrive when a few clever individuals act alone. success depends on intelligent cooperation and broad understanding among average men and women.
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Lancelot Hogben
Vigilant Note Sent To Federal Agency Over Due Response
A frustrated letter to a federal agency complains about lack of reply after contacting the President. The writer threatens to escalate by writing to Uncle Sam to report the agency's handling. The text reflects official correspondence tone and public grievance.
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Sam
Green's OKs questioned by Drew Pearson
Underground murmurs say AFL leader Bill Green faces trouble within his ranks over political activity. He endorsed reactionary Congressmen Dies and Burdick, drawing repudiation from AFL unions and city groups. Also notes 4-Fs and transfer limits in war plants and Pappy O Daniel fundraising scheme.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
AFL
Bill Green
Bill
CIO
Martin
Creen
Dies
Texas
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Asher Burdick
Dan Tobin
International Teamsters’ Union
Burdick
AFL Central Council
Fargo
Green
Political Action Committee
Nye
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Beecher and Wise recount bold Italian translation claim
Dr. Wise recalls dining with Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe when Beecher allegedly received a letter from an Italian translator praising Uncle Tom's Cabin. He says Beecher vowed to kiss the author, prompting Harriet to remark she sent a picture of him and there has been no word since.
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Dr. Wise
Henry Ward Beecher
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mr. Beecher
Harriet
Beecher Advises Works Over Faith In Early Encounter
A young man complains a watch is slow to Henry Ward Beecher. Beecher replies that the problem is not faith but works, noting the man’s dearth of good deeds. The anecdote highlights practical virtue over belief alone.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
Wards Court Fight Over War Seizure of Retail Business
Washington May 2 A Roosevelt administration action seizing a retail merchandising firm raises constitutional and legal questions about the Smith Connally act and war powers. Wards challenge the seizure testing legality in court while Congress investigates the order issued by the Department of Commerce backed by a Chicago judge. The issue spotlights potential nationwide reach into nonmunitions businesses and civil liberties during wartime.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
War Labor Board
Anhor Nees
Smith-Connally
Ward
Chicago
Wards
Caversh
Department of Commerce
Army
Navy
Sewell Avery
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