Confession of Guilt Over World War II Bombings
The speaker questions personal guilt for war bloodshed from Mukden to Pearl Harbor and recounts missed chances to protest Nazi aggression and U S inaction. He acknowledges passive citizenship and seeks honest self-examination of complicity in 10 years of global conflict.
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Berlin
Antwerp
Coventry
London
Mukden
Pearl Harbor
Manchuria
Stimson
League of Nations
China
Japan
Rudy Vallee
Ben Bernie
Eugenie Hat
Austria
Dolfuss
Hitler
Sally Rand
Dionne Quints
Shirley Temple
Ethiopia
Mussolini
League
Italy
Hailie Selassie
America
Edward
Wally
Spain
Congress
What’s a Statistician Question in Washington Hearing
In Washington a House Banking and Currency Committee hearing questions statistics and statisticians. Rep Crawford quarrels with Jesse Jones over RFC roles while Rep Gif ford dismisses statistics as vague data gathered by anyone to claim exact knowledge.
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Washington
House Banking and Currency Committee
Crawford
Michigan
Jesse Jones
Commerce Department
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
CPA
Jones
Gifford
Massachusetts
Popular Texas Speaker Boyce House Draws Crowds
Boyce House, a prolific Texas columnist in about 200 weeklies, headlines the Justin Boot program at noon Sundays and authored I Give You Texas. He speaks in person to share favorite Texas stories, averaging one address daily, though he claims he rarely gives formal speeches.
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Texas
Boyce House
Justin Boot
House
My Secret Ambition from Readers Across the Nation
Readers from Ohio to Massachusetts share humorous and practical ambitions. A Youngstown woman dreams of a sunlit circular glass house with every plant. a Lowell man wants a parrot to repeat chores. a Lakewood wife seeks a quick kitchen information chart.
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Mr. Ickes
J. L
Lowell
Mass
Washington
Employed Mothers Blamed for Juvenile Delinquency
Chicago juvenile court judge Frank H. Bicek attributed at least half of youth delinquency to mothers who work away from home. He said some employed mothers help the war effort, while many seek independence and new social freedoms. Amelia Earhart became the first woman to address a Naval Academy graduating class.
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Chicago
Frank H. Bicek
Amelia Earhart
U. S. Naval Academy
Divorce Citation Issued In Grayson County Texas
Citation No 52518 commands Mary Lucas Eldredge to appear and answer plaintiff Howard E Eldredge in a divorce suit filed April 22 1944 in district court Grayson County Sherman Texas. Appearance by 10 am Monday June 5 1944.
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State OF Texas
Mary Lucas Eldredge
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Howard E. Eldredge
S. V. Earnest
Inez Steed
Do It Now Signs Trigger a Cascade of Reactions
A New York executive who posted Do It Now signs in his factory found staff responses dramatic. The cashier fled with 4000 dollars, head book keeper eloped with the top secretary, typists demanded raises, workers struck, and an office boy joined the Navy.
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New York
Navy
Navy Recruiting Office Interview Sparks Interest
A tall capable young man entered a recruiting office seeking Navy service and asked about roles. When asked for qualifications he listed varied trades and finally asked if there was a place for a good fighter, and was accepted into the Navy.
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Navy
Farmer and tenant hog herd disaster joke
A farmer asks about his herd as the inexperienced tenant reveals most of the hogs are dead. Only two hogs remain, highlighting a sharp, darkly humorous failure in stewardship.
Thirteen Women and One Man Seek Marriage After Service
A minister calls for couples to step forward for marriage. Thirteen women and one man come to the altar, seeking to be united in holy bonds of matrimony after Sunday worship.
Proposer’s Clever Family Tree Ask Sparks Laughs
A bright young man searches for an original marriage proposal and finally quips to his father asking if he could be persuaded to climb his family tree. The exchange blends humor with romance as a playful moment in a newspaper column.
Kansas writer recalls a tired wife and a west-facing window
A Kansas writer tells of a man who comes home to find his wife exhausted after bending over a red hot magazine all afternoon. The dialogue questions early summer rising with the sun while noting the direction of the window. The rifle drops from the unaccustomed hand as a drill sergeant steps in with a steely gaze and asks about his time in service.
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Kansas
Steak and Onions Undo Breath at Washington Hotel
Louisville editor Henry Waterson meets Col. Dick Wintersmith in a Washington hotel lobby. Wintersmith worries about smelling onion breath after a steak dinner. Waterson advises to eat and accept the bill, noting it will take his breath away.
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Louisville
Henry Waterson
Col
Dick Wintersmith
Washington
Watterson
Wintersmit
Oil discovery tale ends with paregoric find
A mining engineer John Hays Hammond hears a friend claim oil flow from a spring on his property. A bottle sample is analyzed and the chemist reports no oil, only paregoric, quashing the claim.
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John Hays Hammond
Shortsighted recruit dodges service in special trenches
A recruit tries to dodge military service claiming near sightedness will stop him from fighting. The sergeant reassures that special trenches exist for the shortsighted, positioned close to the enemy so he cannot miss seeing them.
Cooperative Efficiency Expert Question Prompts Campaign Probe
A dialogue shows an efficiency expert asking what the department reports on the economy campaign. The office manager responds with a terse, incomplete remark indicating missing or partial information.
Cutting costs by firing a 36 year old stenographer
The firm reports it has cut light and heating expenses by dismissing a 36 year old stenographer and replacing her with an eighteen year old.
Brain food banter at cafe exam prep
A college student asks for brain food during a study break. Joe offers head cheese or noodle soup as options. The dialogue shifts to a joke about Noah and the flies, ending with a puzzled pause.
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Joe
Citation Notice in Grayson County Texas 1944
Citation issued to Ruby L. Cox dated May 22 1944 requires appearance before the district court in Sherman Grayson County by 10 AM. Plaintiff Luther Cox filed April 8 1944. Deputy A Steed signs.
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Whitewright, Texas
Sherman Farms
A. Y. Creager Company
M. & P. Bank Bldg
Sherman, Texas
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Whitewright Lumber Co
Lakewood
Ohio
Christian Science Monitor
Way Hele
Noah
Ruby L. Cox
Luther Cox
L. LaRoe & Co
Conference of Alcoholic Beverage Industries, Inc
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