Ill German War Reich and the row of conquests
A vivid, if fragmentary, 1940 snapshot of the Nazi expansion across Europe. It lists territories and partnerships from Germany’s rise to claims over Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Memel, and the Saar, with references to allies, occupied nations, and shifting treatment. It notes Britain, France, and the United States reacting with warnings, cabinet reshuffles, and refugee movements, plus Sweden’s wartime stance and its munitions trade, all framed in a tense, period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Austria
Czecho Slovakia
Poland
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Memel
Saar
Russia
Italy
Japan
Spain
Hungary
Switzerland
Jugoslavia
Rumania
England
France
Paris
Winston Churchill
United States
Verdun
Henri Philippe Péetain
Paul Reynaud
Potomac Power and FDR’s Debt Proposal Debate
Roosevelt urged Congress for a 100 million cash emergency fund while hinting at raising the national debt limit to 45 billion. Willkie pressed for domestic recovery as defense hinges on recovery, with Continentalists clashing with Anglophiles and isolationists amid convention intrigue and third term talk. Roosevelt claimed 431 delegates pledged, nearing a majority at the Chicago convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dld
Congress
Foint
U.S. ‘Army
Roosevelt
Willkie
Johnson
Norris
Wheeler
Garner
Ted ‘Roosevelt
Chicago
Texas Jack
Fifth-column cows, parachuting doctors and nylon rushes
A chaotic war era dispatch mixes bizarre wartime rumors and comic images. It claims 25,000 Texas invaders, a fifth column of cows sabotaging telephones, a new governor vowing no Huey Longs, and Roosevelt moving on in Odessa with a parachuting doctor delivering babies. It also mentions nylon panic at New York hosiery counters and a dizzying parade of unlikely wartime wonders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Russia
Dixie
Ana
Houston
Jones
Huey Longs
Dutch East Indies
Trojan
Horge
New
York
White House
PX Roosevelts
New York
Macy
Yonkers Superintendent Creates Topato Non Fatting Potato
George Chisholm of Yonkers New York, horticulturist and superintendent at the Untermyer estate, crossed a tomato and a potato to produce a new non fatting potato named Topato. The discovery aims at a healthier staple with potential culinary applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ventor
George Chisholm
Anti-Parachute: Penn Patriots Form Sharpie Parachute Defense
A fragment notes England's war minister Tony Eden organizing sharpshooters to target parachutists. Jeannette Pennsylvania forms the first civilian anti parachute legion in the United States amid fears of attacks on the Pittsburgh industrial belt. Local leaders Brust and Landis head the Jeannette group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Tony Eden
Willy Nilly
Channel
Jeannette
Western
Pennnsylvania
United States
Pittsburgh
Gauleiters
Brust and Landis
Jeannette, Parachute-Poppers
S. S. Harding Sunk Off Belgian Coast. Ville de Bruges Renamed
The former United States Tiner S S Harding built 1921 of 13 869 tons was sunk by bombs off the Flemish coast after sale to a Belgian firm due to neutrality limits. Renamed Ville de Bruges the ship perished uncovering the Ohio Gang leader's namesake. New American destroyers Hughes and Monssen were launched in Puget Sound christened by widows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Tiner
Harding
Belgium
Yen
U ‘Lines
U.S
Ville de Bruges
Washington
Puget ‘Sound
Hughes
Monssen
Yankee Jaw Power Bites Powers Down to 125 Pounds
A scrambled 1940s note claims American jawpower regressed to bite only 125 pounds while Eskimo jawpower supposedly reaches 300 pounds, describing a winging force and safe food effects in a curious wartime style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
The ex-kaiser and allied leaders in wartime headlines
Gossips say the ex-kaiser, deeply religious and anti-revolutionary, is mildly pro-ally and loyal to his Dutch refuge in Holland. French Gen. Maxime Weygand, long allied commander, is named commander in chief of the Allies on the Western front, replacing General Gamelin. Dorothy Thompson urges Roosevelt third term, while George Sokolsky warns of totalitarian drift. Tessie the Island cat nurses a hyena cub with Frank Buck’s jungle camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doorn
Holland
Wilhelm
England
Ferdinand Foch
Maxime Weygand
Germany
Near East
Gamelin
Belgium
Dorothy Thompson
Republican Party
Roosevelt
George Sokolsky
Miss Thompson
United States
New York Herald Tribune
Tessie
Frank Buck
Good Numbers? Campus Notes Fragment
Fragmentary campus note mentions private feeds and summer plans. Text is garbled with unclear references to teachers, numbers, and private data, making concrete details impossible to confirm.
Hall replaces Randolph Scott as Kit Carson in film
The article notes Hal Hall wearing a cowboy outfit and securing the Kit Carson lead, replacing Randolph Scott after a late studio arrival. It mentions Frances Langford and Small plans for Kit Carson, plus other Hollywood tidbits about Joan Blondell retirement plans and Fred MacMurray’s water polo interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamour
Hall
Caniong
Edward Thier
Fia
Haley Ee
Carson
Randolph Scott
Frances Langford
Small
Kit Carson
Crochet Medallion Accessories Instructions
A fragment outlines crochet medallion instructions with mentions of photographs and illustrations of stitches and materials. It invites sending orders and lists a pattern number 6665 as part of the product details.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roger Shaw
Theae ‘Colunizis
Western. Newspaper Union
Brussels
Namur
Liege
Louvain
John Bull
State Department
Britain
Sweden
Hitler
Swedish
Lappland
Potomac Power
FDR
Pershing
Woodring
Wendel Willkie
Penn Patriots
S.S. Harding
Memoriam
Yankee
University of Rockastér
Boston College
Mt. Southern. Methodist
Ehestre
Fido
University of Missouri
Princeton
Jack Baldwin
Kissing Derby
Virginia Val
Philippines
Philippine
South Pacific
Joan Blondell
South America
Fred MacMurray
Short Features
Felix Knight
All Star Revie
Knight
Columbia
Wayne King
Taylor
Bob
Trout
Republic
Gene Autrey
Jon Hall
Sewing Circle Needlecraft
Dept
Ave
la Rochefoucauld
Aan
Goethe
Doans
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