Blood Brothers in a World at War
As 1941 ends, Quezon is sworn in as Philippine Commonwealth president in a secret Far East venue. Sayre pledges US duty to a liberated Philippines. The speech denounces Nazi racial theory, calls for unity, and notes American and Filipino soldiers dying in Luzon. A Belgian child starving under Nazi occupation dies in Switzerland en route to recovery.
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Manuel L. Quezon
General MacArthur
Philippines
Philippine Commonwealth
U. S
Francis B. Sayre
Manuel Quezon
United States
Luzon
Hitler
China
Mussolini
Switzerland
Tokyo
America
Navy
Harvard
University of California
Goebbels
Volkischer Be Bachter
Strategy of Terrorism and Domestic Steam in Wartime
A mixed feature piece discusses wartime psychology and public morale, noting fears that spurred enlistment in the Navy Army and Marines. It cites Allied food pledges and a London ARP warning, then shifts to a domestic scene in a toy department and a romance subplot about Lavinia Zoe and Freddy Rand, exploring gender roles and independence in a wartime city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddy
Lavinia
Lavinia Hespect
Garl
Freddy Rand
Zoe
Peter Raymond
Pete
Bronx
Dorcas
LaVina
Columbus Circle
Dinosauria
Removal of Normandie treasures to warehouses proceed slowly
Navy officials report rapid dismantling of the Normandie luxury furnishings and art by 2,400 large vanloads, with an estimated removal, crating, and trucking cost of 100 000 to 125 000 dollars. Some rooms preserved for auxiliary service, including the chapel and theater, while efforts aim to avoid damage to the ship or its irreplaceable decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandie
Third Naval District
L. C. Scott
Lafayette
Naval
Cap. C. M. Simmers
Navy
Atlantic
M. Voquet
Aubusson
Navy Department
Hudson River
United States
Quito
Mosqui
February 1940 Headlines Connect Notable Figures
This item links prominent names from February 1940 across politics and sport. Frank Leahy and Elmer Layden, John G. Winant and Joseph B. Kennedy, Alfonso and Juan, Robert Minor and Earl Browder, Anthony Eden and President Inonu of Turkey are connected to major events of that month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Leahy
Elmer Layden
John G. Winant
Joseph B. Kennedy
Alfonso
Juan
Robert Minor
Earl Browder
Anthony Eden
Inonu
Turkey
Center of U S population lands on Corbin farm
Bennetts near Carlisle Indiana own the farm three miles southeast where the Census Bureau says the population would balance on a pin if everyone weighed the same. Indiana University astronomer Prof Cogshall confirmed the coordinates latitude 38 56 57 north longitude 87 22 35 west after maps and surveys.
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Carlisle
Ind
Chancy Bennett
Corbin Brothers
Here
Bennett
U. S
Walnut Tree
Owen Collins
Chloral Smith
Erma Garrison
Corbin Farm
Prof
Cogshall
Census Bureau
United States
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Marine Corps
Great Britain
Germany
Argentina
Rio de Janeiro
Argentine Minster of the Interior
Brighton
Freland
W. B. Westhead
London Stock Exchange
Aid To
W. H. Davison
Birmingham
England
Leon Henderson
Zoe Morton
Armsworth’s
Chapter
Men Are
The
New York Times
Newsweek
Mortimer Graves
American Council Learned Societies
Althoug
Fiel
Pacific
Columbia
Unite States
Gear
Washington University
Clyde Vandeburg
Esquire
Midocean
Italy
Great Brita
Uni
Pola
Dunkirk
Nav
Childr
Wom
Hig
Leonardo Conti
Gern
Strasourg
Fuehrer
Reich
Labor
Robert Ley
Frankfurt
Eee
Agnes W. Price
Ameri Farm Bureau Association
Dalf Burgess
Bennetts
W. A. Cagshall
Indiana
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