TEXAN’S ANTI-NAZI WARNING FELL ON DEAF EARS

Globe-trotting newspaper reporter Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker spoke in Dallas at Southern Methodist University on Nov. 20, 1941, but as usual his pro-war message fell on deaf and hostile ears.For years the award-winning journalist had implored the public to take a hard look at Adolph Hitler and the threat fascism posed to democracy around the world. But he was drowned out by the greatest...

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