Sinking of Hood signals British failure to halt Nazi navy
Editor Edward Wayne argues that the Hood tragedy marks a turning point in World War II. The Crete invasion is framed as a Nazi test for Britain, with German surface and air power threatening Greenland and the Atlantic. American aid under lend lease faces sobering news as Greece and Yugoslavia fall and Dunkirk and North Africa battles loom.
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Hood
Germany
Crete
England
United States
Britain
Geman
North Sea
Atlantic
Greenland
Jutland
Horace Hood
Bismarck
Iceland
U. S
Mediterranean
Moody
Greece
Jugoslavia
Iraq
Peloponnesus
Flying Fortress Factory: Martin Baltimore Plant Turns Out B 26
Inside the Glenn L. Martin aircraft factory in Baltimore Maryland the B 26 bomber is being produced in quantity as a key element of the U S defense industry. A spread features Glenn L Martin with models of historic Martin bombers and a World War I bomber on the table.
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U.S. Defense
Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Factory
Baltimore
Uncle Sam
Vulcan
Glenn L. Martin
Martin
Wages and Farm Prices Spark Inflation Fears in Postwar Balance
The column discusses rising wages and higher crop loan rates as triggers for inflation, the attempt by Leon Henderson to curb price rises, and Hull’s postwar program advocating non‑discrimination in trade, raw material access, and consumer protection. It notes public demonstrations near the White House and reflects on past peace plans versus Wilson’s fourteen points.
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Washington
Treasury
Leon Henderson
Price Czar
Congress
Hull
Europe
State Department
Britain
Germany
France
Italy
Woodrow Wilson
Paria
Stimson Defends Neutrality Act At Press Conference
War Secretary Stimson called the Neutrality act a violation of our tradition of freedom of the seas and warned repeal would bring trouble. He said repeal would allow U S ships to carry arms to Britain, but the final decision lies with other government officials.
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Stimson
U. S
Britain
Hull Urges Allied Shipping Support for Postwar Cooperation
Secretary Hull declares sea control by Axis as a global threat and presses for continued British aid, stating that Britain's resilience is vital to safe postwar cooperation in international trade. He outlines five points for cooperative, nondiscriminatory trade after the war.
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Hull
Great Britain
Mr. Hull
Briefs on Washington newsmen and telegraph offices
One of Washington's newsmen notes verbal exchanges between Chinese correspondent Joseph Chiang and Japanese correspondent Mitsui Kato in the capital. Kato says China is talking peace. Chiang quips about American humor training. The largest telegraph office is in the Agriculture Department, with two major companies doing a million dollars of business there last year. Kindly Draft is a young man registered for selective service training in Aiken County, South Carolina.
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Washington
Joseph Chiang
Mitsui Kato
Kato
Chiang
Department of Agriculture
Aiken County
South Carolina
Pattern No 8629 for ore sizes 12 to 20 and size 14
Pattern No 8629 describes ore sizes 12 to 20 and size 14 for 436 yards of undyed material and 334 yards ready made goods. It invites readers to send their order to obtain the attractive pattern.
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