Churchill Says U S Must Supply Tools Not Men to Aid Britain
Weekly News Analysis discusses Churchill urging the United States to provide war materials rather than troops, notes the lease gain bill passing the House with safeguards, and outlines Britain breaking diplomatic ties with Romania amid growing Nazi threats and French-German diplomacy crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
U. S
Britain
House
England
Romania
Great Britain
United’ States
Winston ‘Churchill
Hitler
British Isles
Balkans
Africa
Genoa
Bucharest
Ion Antonescu
Defense programs and production push amid labor unrest
The lend lease fight highlighted public criticism of defense progress as cantonments lag and guard units trained at home. Knudsen’s team reported 296 planes built in January, more than in a whole previous year, while strikes and labor disputes continued. Shipbuilding contracts surged, and Knudsen foresaw a rapid rise in plane output soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
William S.knudsen
Defense
Net
Britain
NLRB
Knudsen
Iin
Defeat Irreversibly Shifts Axis in North Africa Then Britain Advances
In Libya and Cyrenaica British forces crushed Italian positions, capturing every major town as Graziani’s army collapsed. Eritrea saw heavy Italian losses while Haile Selassie’s Ethiopian renewed forces, aided by Somalis and British air support, pressed to reclaim the kingdom. The overall British push toward Tripoli regained 450 miles of Mediterranean coastline.
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Libya
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Africa
Egypt
Suez Canal
Marsa Matruh
Churchill
Wavell
Italy
Retorn
Cyrenaica
Graziani
Tripoli
Mediterranean
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
From Blue Jays to Dinosaurs Sparking Taxidermy Art
A Blue Jay’s artificial body is inserted into a feather clock and sewn inside in a two and a half hour operation. Taxidermist Aschemier appears for applause, with a possible butterfly for an encore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluejay
Aschemeier
Soviet China and Mexico echo hysteria over Alaska invasion plan
Moscow accuses a Mexico originated story of Soviet planning to invade Alaska and join Axis in strikes on North and South America. The tale claims Britain’s exit would trigger coordinated attacks with Russia targeting Alaska while the Axis would strike South and Central America.
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Moscow
Mexico
Alaska
Britain
Russia
Axis
North
South America
Central America
False report on Petain and Darlan flee to Africa traced
The story alleging Petain and Darlan fled to Africa from Free France proved false after British and French sources traced it to the German Transocean News Service. Also noted is Hedy Lamarr’s desire to use her screen name as her legal name, mentioning her birth name Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler and birth date.
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Manded
Petain
Laval
Darlan
Germany
Africa
Darian
Leahy
Vichy
France
Free France
Transocean
Hollywood
Hedy Qamarr
Vienna
Hedwige Eva Maria Kiesler
Wealth and leadership ideas from Senator Aldrich to Luckner
The narrative recalls Senator Aldrich on wealth concentration and the notion of a dozen men wielding national control, then shifts to David Lloyd George’s Wales mission during WWI, Count Felix von Luckner’s pacific raider exploits, and early prospectors Hamill Robbins in North America, ending with the narrator’s reflection on rural American hospitality and unfamiliar towns becoming friendly.
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Aldrich
Rhode Island
Washington
Pennsylvania ‘Avenue
America
David Lloyd George
London
Lloyd George
Wales
George
Von.luckner
Felix
von Luckner
Pacific
Count von
Luckner
Felix von Luckner
Jack . Hamill
Percy Robbins
Robbins
Timmins
Onitario
Chicago
South Africa
de Beers
Candle
Alaska
Arctic Ocean
Jack Hamill
Northwest
Territories
Great Bear ‘Lake
Arctic ‘Circle
Canada
Space Between Built In Closets Adds Width In Room
A vintage home project features built in closets to expand perceived space. A young reader notes narrower feel before redesign. The plan uses wallpaper borders to soften angles and a blue enamel finish on a mirror frame. A dresser and dressing table arrangement fits between the closets.
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Edward C. Wayne
Western Newspaper Union
Jimmi
Gallup
Senate
Congress
Marly
Splace
Tower ‘House
Lindbergh
House ‘Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Group
Alf Landon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pierre Laval de Big Sine
Winnab
Charles W. Gilmore
Eer
Mer ‘Bers
House of Representatives
Wright Patterson
Heaven
Hell
By Ruth Wyeth Spears
Lett
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
Jeremy
Collier
Horace
Towwe
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