Air power and naval plans clash in looming world war debate
The editorial weighs Admiral Stark’s call for a 70 percent fleet increase against a five year build horizon and probes future air and sea dominance. It cautions about Germany’s postwar air dreadnoughts, Britain’s defense shift to air power, and the peril of overreliance on a larger navy while Hitler readies an aerial onslaught against Britain and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Stark
Germany
France
Billy Mitchell
Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Herr Hitler
Il Duce
Paris
Reynaud
Churchill
Britain
George Tucker Man About Manhattan and Skinnay
New York June 18 People ask Skinnay Ennis about his health after Bob Hope jokes about his supposed single lung. Skinnay, whose real name is Edgar, explains the name origin and notes his robust health. Manhattan dancers flock to Central Park for free WPA concerts, while minors linger after dark. Outdoor bowling at the Fair draws Walter Huston and Raymond Massey into the scene, aided by Swanky Frank hotdog stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Skinnay Ennis
Skinnay
Bob Hope
Salisbury
N. C
Edgar
Skinney
Manhattan
Central Park
WPA
Walter Huston
Raymond Massey
Massey
Huston
Long Island
Westchester
Ticket to Hollywood Sparks a Fight for Fame
In Elspeth City, Gusty Gair and Francie sing when a movie scout offers a ticket for one of them to join a Hollywood broadcast featuring youths from 48 states. Francie fears losing Gusty. he claims the chance is his, while family tensions and dreams of stardom pull them apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
der Fuehrer
France
Blum
United States
Ramsay MacDonald
Chamberlain
MacDonald
Gusty
Francie
Elspeth City
Hollywood
Jerry Finney
Prancie
Duke
Jimmy Finney
Gusty Gair
Gail
Mr. Weston
Mr. Koor
Dil Walkyre
Valhalla
Hat
Pops
Hal
Elspeth
John Weston
Gus Ty
Aunt Hat
Axis in Europe Faces Long Grief Before Fulfillment
The article argues Germany and Italy would need permanent martial law to subdue Britain and then hold a conquered Europe together. It suggests the monumental task of subjugation across a continent would demand years of effort, making the Axis in Europe seem bound to a protracted, uncertain campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Europe
Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Norway
Holland
Belgium
France
England
Italy
Britain
Political Saga Extraordinary I Happened to Wendell Willkie
Washington June 18 The chronology of Wendell L Willkies presidential campaign unfolds from a 1936 radio debate with Robert H Jackson to Willkies rise in 1940. It covers early newspaper editorials Fortune magazine writings and public appearances that built momentum, fund-raising, and delegate support leading to a potential convention nomination. Willkies self funded effort and lack of formal organization helped him gain 69 first ballot delegates and rising poll standing within weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Nebraska
Willkie
Robert H. Jackson
Arthur Krock
New York Times
David Lawrence
Mr. Willkie
Dorothy Thompson
Hugh Johnson
Fortune Magazine
Fortune
United States
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Harold Ickes
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Russell Davenport
Oren Root, Jr
Elihu Root
Gallup
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Bruce Barton
New York
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Charlottesville
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Japan
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Duce
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George Tucker
W. H. Pears
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Weston
Wendell Willkie
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