Ripening For Democratic Revolution In South America
The piece argues that postwar free government shifts in Europe must be mirrored in South America. It criticizes the good neighbor policy for bolstering military tyrannies, warns of democratic awakenings from the Amazon to the Strait of Magellan, and calls for policy realignment toward the masses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Japan
Hitler
Mussolini
South America
Amazon Delta
Strait of Magellan
Pollsters and Crystal Balls in the 1930s Election Spotlight
A Collier's staff correspondent contrasts pollsters with Gallup noting polls reveal public opinion rather than forecasts. He discusses the credibility stakes, the decline of glass-ball predictors, and a Democratic recession ahead of an electoral finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier's
William Tell
Dr. Gallup
Gallup
Dietitian credits rationing with beauty boost
A dietician asserts that rationing and health foods improved women's appearance and asks readers to notice the visible positive changes around them. The remark emphasizes fashionable dieting trends and perceived aesthetic benefits.
Democratic Hitlerism by Paul Mallon
Washington debates compulsory military training as a path to civic virtue. The piece argues for voluntary, democratic methods to expand defense education through West Point expansion, School ROTC, and incentivized service without compulsion, warning against federal control of youth minds. It contrasts citizen soldiers with Nazi style youth programs and urges prudent, merit based paths to stronger defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Mallon Washington
War Department
American Legion
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Legion, Et al
Legion
West Point
Annapolis
Defense Service
Britain
Navy
Army
Ode to Free Speech by Westbrook Pegler
An opinion piece from New York critiques free speech abuse during wartime, defending support for the president and denouncing anti fourth term rhetoric. It asserts patriotic unity, condemns disinformation about the commander in chief and first lady, and urges citizens to focus on victory and national solidarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbrook Pegler
New York
Old
United States of
Land
Maine
California
Tropical Bowers
Plymouth Rock
Second League By Bugs Raer and the New World Order
A satirical critique argues against the League of Nations and predicts shifts in international power. The speaker recalls Clemenceau and a 1927 hotel talk, questions media influence, and warns against rigid alliances as aviation shrinks global distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schickelgruber
Neons
Clemenceau
League of Nations
Prettleby
Adlon
Fragmentary thought on democracy and Hitler echoes
The fragment discusses dangers of impulses leading to actions like those of Hitler and the desecration of democratic ideals, noting syndicate distribution and reproduction restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
King Features Syndicate
Texas Dies Family Cashes In On Public Payrolls
Washington dispatch details Texas congressman Martin Dies and family drawing salaries from the un American activities committee payroll. Son Robert, 11, listed as clerk at 2400 dollars with overtime, and Mrs Dies at 3900 dollars plus overtime. The piece notes Dies’ absence from Congress and the broader parallels to wartime leadership.
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Washington
Texas
Martin Dies
House
Congressional
Robert
Missouri
Dies
Son
Walter Winchell
Congress
Hazel Boise Cooper
Bulgaria
Turkey
Kaiser
Hitler
Hindenburg
Douglas Haig
Lloyd
Haig
Daniels
Josephus Daniels
Wilson
Roosevelt
Truman de
Will Turn More To Left by Roosevelt in Fourth Term
Washington dispatch reports rising belief that a Roosevelt fourth term would tilt leftward with broader reforms. New Dealers foresee expanded social plans, price controls, labor union closure, anti cartel measures, and government subsidized competition to sustain employment after the war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davi Washington
Roosevelt
CIO
Socialist Party
Congress
Washington
Senate
House
New Deal
United States
Europe
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First Lady
Temple
Herbert Hoover
Thomas E. Dewey
Agean
Pegler
By Bugs Raer
Pearson
Secretary of the Navy
Woodrum Committee
Lindley Garrison
Garrison
Joe
General McNair
Lesley J. McNair
U. S
Mc Nair
G. I
Joel
McNair
United Feat. Synd., Inc
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