War effort and industry clash in wartime alert
The piece notes judges in Indiana cracking down on wartime contraband tire hoards and praises patriotic enforcement. It warns of Axis submarine progress and potential Vichy collaboration, urging shifts in war production to keep ships moving and troops supplied.
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Robert C. Baltzell
Indiana
Haltzell
Evansville
Ind
Baltzell
Seven Seas
Nese
Hitler
Morgenthau backs voluntary bonds in war finance push
Paul Mallon notes Morgenthau and Henderson clash over draft tactics. Morgenthau favors voluntary bond sales, opposed to compulsory savings or tax hikes, with White House and congressional guidance shaping a democratic approach to funding the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul McNutt
White House
Treasury
Morgenthau
Leon Henderson
Henderson
House Ways and Means Committee
Doughton
George
Senate Finance Committee
Congressional Finance Directors
Mexican Masquerade Chapter XVII Ends in Rift and Rescues
Allan and Kay witness a German Nippon front plot unravel as De Fontanelle sacrifices himself with a brick strike on a bomber. Escobar explains the Nazi control over him and the ensuing island attack devastates the fortress. Asia escapes, Allan frees her, and he pressures Escobar to allow Asia to cross the border. Kay learns her father is alive in a shed on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laval
Axis
Derfuehrer
Hitler
Russia
Libya
Mediterranean
Near East
Alexandria
United Nations
Syria
Crete
Kay
Escobars
Asa
Germany
Asia
Watanabe
Senor
Allan
Pierre
Escobar
de Fontanelle
France
Kay Sargent
Senorita
Paris
Rurales
Big Island
Sen
Dr. Sargent
Poona Gungas
Ishizuka
Gungas
Peninsula
Allen
Poona
Mexicali
San Diego
States
Mr. Steele
Intrigue Unfolds As Allan Faces Pursuit Officers
Colonel Escobar confronts Captain Allan Steele over a staged disguise and spy game in Lower California. A dispatch case exchange and Kay For heaven, across the pier, complicate the pursuit as Escobar reveals a tip from the Golden Horn Review and traces Steele’s true identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan
Kay
Escobar
Captain Steele
California
San Francisco
Golden Horn Review
Allan Steele
U. S. Cavalry
Underground Polish Resistance Shines Amid Nazi Occupation
A study of Poland under Nazi rule reveals a broad guerrilla movement and mass acts of defiance. Underground newspapers and a covert calendar bolster morale while inhabitants resist through quiet demonstrations and noncooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Warsaw
Gestapo
Flag Origins and Civic Response Echoes in Kansas City
The article traces the Betsy Ross tale and Continental Congress decisions behind the U S flag showing the shift to five pointed stars. It then describes wartime civic resistance to anti flag crowds as a hopeful sign, noting local officials and citizens handled the issue without violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Bridge
Bunker Hill
George Washington
Washington
Betsy Ross
Continental Congress
George Rot
Robert Morris
Bet Ross
Philadelphia
Martha
Ross
War Quiz prompts on dueling pistols and Free French exploits
A trivia item presents three questions about wartime icons and actions. It asks if crossed pistols recall dueling days, whether Free French forces attacked Fezzan, and what a sea-going bell-hop image refers to, inviting readers to answer on the next page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fezzan
East Indies
Burme
Morocco
World War II updates shift Axis control and air raids
A year ago on April 27 German forces rapidly seized Patras as German air power and occupation efforts expanded. RAF bombings targeted Hamburg while Vichy France faced changes after Laval's return. Allied and Axis moves reflect a Balkan state plan and shifting alliances.
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Athens
Patras
Hamburg
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Amarillo
Texas
Paul Mallon
Mallon
Cecil Carnes
Colonel Escobar
China
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Nagoya
Tokyo
Kobe
Yokohama
Chuchow
Philippine Islands
Guam
Kiska
PASC
Alaska
Hawaiian Islands
Equator
the New Order
Simon Segal
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc
Resor
The
Kansas City Star
William All White
New Republic
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Sheri
Veterans’ Associations
WAR Quiz
Vichy
Ord
Britl
Pierre Laval
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