Universal Service In Common Defense
Col. Charles Lindbergh and allies warn against war hysteria while urging a national rethink of defense. The piece argues for universal service starting with individuals, expanding into industry, and rebuilding a truly national, voluntary citizen-driven military framework across army, navy, and air force.
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Charles Lindbergh
St. Vitus
Germany
America
Tommy Atkins
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Hoover Seeks National Munitions Administrator Role
Former President Herbert Hoover urged creating a national munitions administrator with labor agriculture and industry divisions and a nonpartisan advisory board. He called for an industrialist leader to coordinate thousands of factories and manage army and navy procurement with direct appropriations. He argued urgency speed and economy require efficient management not politics.
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Herbert Hoover
National Munitions
Army
Navy
Congress
Quiz master earns $900 and experts $400 each
Quote from Buffalo News claims a quiz master of ceremonies gets 900 dollars for a broadcast and the experts receive 400 dollars each. It suggests a high pay scale reflects their knowledge.
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Buffalo News
Wheels Return By Popular Demand In Portland
The Portland Oregonian notes that spinning wheels are slated to make a comeback, suggesting amusement may bloom when effort is optional. The item reflects a lighthearted view of fun without obligation and hints at a retro revival.
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Portland Oregonian
The Rabbit Foot Faith Quote in Whit's Wit
A brief Whit's Wit quip from San Angelo notes that only a rabbit should place faith in a rabbit's foot, turning superstition into a joke about luck.
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San Angelo
Whit
Westbrook Pegler Answers Critics With Election Echoes
In a satirical political column, Westbrook Pegler argues that Republicans, Communists, Nazis and fascists will clash over free speech while attacking Roosevelt in a 1940s campaign year. He warns the GOP may mimic the “American way” of piling up bricks to dethrone the incumbent.
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New Deal
Father Coughlin
Hitler
Roosevelt
Harold Ickes
Tommy Corcoran
Treasury
Dewey
Jimmy Roosevelt
Public mood on suppressing disunity and anti American agitators
The piece discusses cooperation vs confrontation over anti American and Communist influence, urging public opinion and lawmakers to consider banning the Communist party as a foreign agency and to restrict rights of aliens, while noting potential future actions against various groups. It then shifts to irrigation policy in the West, advocating federal aid and a convention to draft a general irrigation bill.
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Hitler
U.S.A
Congress
Communist Party
Sons of Italy
Colorado
Elbert
California
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Iaho
Utah
Wyoming
Dakota
New Mexico
Arizona
Kansas
Nebraska
United States
Squaring the Circle Banker’s Wife Overdrawn Account
The bank director recounts telling his wife to fix an overdraft. She replies she did so the next morning by sending the bank a check for the overdrawn amount.
Bible Thought for Today
A religious brief cites Matthew 12 50. It states whosoever does the will of God is treated as a brother sister or mother, framing a spiritual kinship message for readers.
Tax showdown looms as Vandenberg opposes policy shift
Washington story notes Senator Vandenberg resisting the new tax defense push backed by Pat Harrison and President Roosevelt. The clash centers on immediate fiscal policy moves amid pressure from Senate leaders and Treasury forecasts showing Morgenthau may struggle to fund operations until January.
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Washington
Treasury
Pat Harrison
Congress
Senate
McNary
Roosevelt
Michigan
Vandenberg
Harrison
Treasury Department
Morgenthau
History and politics mix in a fast moving Year
A column discusses the rise of machine era innovations and worker displacement in Birmingham after nail making machines cut nails at high speed. It also analyzes Roosevelt tax policy, congressional debate, and potential side tracking. The piece notes war casualty reporting differences among Paris Berlin and London.
Payoff From Krupp Patents Tied To U S War Prep
Washington reports a column exposing German patent dominance over 228 U S military tech rights and American collusion with Germany to raise costs for the U S Army and Navy. It cites Siemens Halske control of beryllium and chromium patent rights and notes lax anti trust action and weak peacetime preparation. It details Rubber and tin supply worries and political pressure in Washington.
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Washington
Germany
Army
Krupp
War Department
U. S. Army
United States
Justice Department
Engelhardt
Siemens-Halske A. G
Metal
U. S
Siemens-Halske
Beryllium Corporation of America
United States Army
Allied Europe
Navy
Congress
State and Agriculture Departments
Aranha
Department of Agriculture
Brazil
State Department
Bugs Baer For Twenty Years
A brief collage notes Bugs Baer over a 15 year span from 1920 to 1935 with tongue in cheek lines about recovery agencies, a large Italian figure, and a quip on pari mutuel machines. It presents a satirical chronology linking these dated items.
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Bugs Baer
The Nail Returns as Bank Robbers FLEE with Safety Device
The piece traces a historical thread from 1810 noting how workers displaced by machinery often shift to similar trades or new industries. It highlights a well known safety device nicknamed The Nail, historically tied to bank robberies and later repurposed or rediscovered in industrial contexts.
The Worrier by Elsie Robinson review
Dr. Matthew N. Chappell argues worry is a learned habit, not fate. The piece recounts a peptic ulcer case tied to mental distress and urges readers to adopt healthier thoughts to ease symptoms and neurosis.
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Mr. M
Macmillan, Publishers
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Alex Parker
Associated Press
Universal Service In Common Defense
Westbrook Pegler
United Feature Syndicate
Tucsoniana
Arizona Citizen
Paul Mallon
Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Birmingham
Jesse Reed
Massachusetts
Joe Dyer
Boston
Davey Bulmer
England
Tom Clifford
Wimburn
Dems
House
Paris
Berlin
London
Norway
Morganthau
Mr. Morganthau
Defense
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Robert S. Allen
King Features Oan Inc
Tung Oil Lobby
Henry Wallace
Wallace
South America
China
Japan
Georgia
Russell
Subcommittee On Agriculture Appropriations
Dutch East Indies
Malaysia
Tin
Bolivia
U.S
Legation
McReynolds
Tennessee
National Business Advisory Council
Western Hemisphere
Edward J. Cornish
National Lead Company
Patino Mines
Fred M. Carter
National Lead
Italy
Carnera
Jacob’s
Republican National Committee
the Worrier
Elsie Robinson
Matthew N. Chappell
Psychological Service Center
New York City
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