Refugees Flock Across Atlantic As Battle of England Impends
Weekly analysis notes slash in English morale amid heavy German air raids on eastern England and British counteractions in France Belgium and the Rhine land. It discusses new German FW 198 fighters, Maeterlinck in New York, Haile Selassie’s Ethiopia revival, and odd royal encounters amid wartime London air raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
England
King George
Winston
Churchill
France
Belgium
Holland
Rhineland
General Goering
Maurice Maeterlinck
New York
President Hambro
Otto Hapsburg
Zita
Duke
Duchess Warfield-Windsor
Lduke
Bahama Islands
Haile Selassie
Italin
London
Ethiopia
Lion of Judah
Mussolini
Selassie
Italy
Italian East Africa
Haile
Sultan of Jehore
Jehore
Singapore
Malay Peninsula
Campaign Snippets From 1940 World Scene
A sweeping 1940 round of political and international notes highlights Willkie’s Chicago campaign base and New York eastern HQ, Molotov’s elusive stance, German war tensions, and Caribbean and South American intrigue. Immense regional focus spans Martinique blockade, Monroe Doctrine twists, and four horsemen of the apocalypse cartoon in Chile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willkie
Battling Willkie
Chicago
Loop
John Hamilton
G O. P
National Committee
New York
Colorado
Martinique
Uncle Sam
Hitler
John Bull
Uruguay
Chile
Germany
Peru
Stalin
Burma Road Crisis and US Coast Defense Plan
The article notes Japan's anger over Allied Burma road supplies to Chiang Kai-shek through British Burma and French Indo China, leading to tightened controls. It reports US lawmakers Smith, Faddis, and Burns urging fortification of fleet and air bases in Nova Scotia and Bermuda, with a plan for 18,000 mechanized troops on the northeast coast, context of British and colonial positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burma
Nippon
Chiang Kai-shek
Japan
Indo-China
France
Europe
Chungking
Chiang
China
Hongkong
Far East
Chiang Kaishek
England
House Military Affairs Committee
Smith
Connecticut
Faddis
Pennsylvania
Burns
Tennessee
United States
Nova Scotia
Bermuda
Newfoundland
Trinidad
New England
Names in the news reflect royal refugee aid and war updates
The Cromwells and Doris Duke are tied to a plan to adopt 500 British refugee children. An American group earns World War I bravery honors in France. Updates include King George VI’s new aide de camp Wickham and France’s political shifts under Petain. Gen George Marshall urges universal military training amid a growing defense program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwells
Doris Duke
Britain
James Cromwell
U. S
Canada
France
Thomas Esten
Massachusetts
Charles Willen
New York City
Jack Calhoun
Paris
Laurence'Jump
Nantucket
Lloyd Moore
Washington
Edwin de Nevu
Draper Kauffmann
California
Jump
Stuttgart
Germany
George VI
J. C. Wick
National Guard
Marshall
Senatorial
Night Baseball Tenth Year Gains Strong Support
Night sports remain popular as authorities credit night baseball for reviving the national pastime. The first organized night game occurred in Des Moines, Iowa, years ago, and fan enthusiasm grows as baseball adapts around work schedules and family commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Towa
R. J. Swackhamer
General Electric
Wm. Beattie
National Baseball Museum
Cooperstown, N. Y
London Receives Polish Daily Amid Global Shifts
London launches a Polish daily newspaper moved from Angers as Europe rethinks media. Nazi reopened Renault plant near Paris with 15,000 workers. Renault cars gain fame and are linked to ra gait. Sweden moves toward united Europe via barter trade. U.S. liners ferry refugees from Lisbon and Galway in last-minute emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Angers
France
Renault Automotive
Paris
Renault
Sweden
Europe
Germany
Norway
Russia
Denmark
Italy
Hungary
U.S
Manhattan
Lisbon
Portugal
Exeter
U. S
Washington
Galway
Ireland
Italy Bans Necking and Petting in Public Times
The Milan prefect banned frivolous activities during blackouts and urged restraint amid the international situation. The article notes buggy rides as a wartime pastime and questions the impact on romance and birth rates. Lithuania reportedly liquidated Zionists and reactionaries, labeling non- or anti-communists as such.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Milan
Lithuania
Hollywood on Set and Fans Roar Across The World
Article notes on on set accidents during Arise My Love filming with Claudette Colbert Ray Milland and Garland Lincoln, Milland injured but continued work then sent home. Makeup reforms for Captain Caution star Louise Platt. Fog effects replaced, then reverted. Errol Flynn mobbed in Port au Spain and Bahia. chair gashed his leg. Frances Langford’s husband Jon Hall injured in powder blast as she performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Claudette Colbert
Ray Milland
Milland
Miss Colbert
Garland
Lincoln
Hollywood
Paris
Just
Mitchell Leisen
South America
Robert Taylor
Errol Flynn
Port ‘Au
Spain
Trinidad
Flynn
al’ Bahia
Frances, Langford
Star Theater
Jon Hall
Miss Langford
Washington Merry-Go Round sparks curiosity and rumors
Drew Pearson and Robert Allen host a Capitol round table revealing insider glimpses of Washington politics. Melvyn Douglas, in Paris police role, learns saluting from a left handed teacher, and Rita Hayworth appears in modest costumes in her Columbia films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Pearson
Robert Allen
Washington
Melvyn Douglas
Paris
Douglas
Rita Hayworth
Hollywood
Columbia
Luxurious Scarfs Easily Crocheted Pattern 2537
Pattern 2537 provides directions and illustrations for crocheted scarfs in two sizes 18 by 60 and 18 by 36 inches. Includes materials needed and use cases for buffet, dining table, or dress. Send order to the listed address.
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Rumania
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Cleveland Indians
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Lge
York Power
Giants
Polo ‘Grounds
O.K
Aluminum Research Laboratories
New Kensington
Bob Feller
Virginia Wale
Union
Louise Platt
Captain Caution
Bill Madsen
Hal- Roach Studios
Hal Roach
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
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Yalay
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