Britain Loses Warships in Libya Fight
In Commons Britain acknowledges a naval defeat in Libya with seven warships sunk including a light cruiser and 30 aircraft lost. Attlee reportedAuchinleck said Eighth Army reinforced. Rommel’s forces exhausted but countermeasures failing. Tobruk fall described as heavy blow with 28,000 British captives claimed by Axis.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
House of Commons
Libya
House
Clement Attlee
Dominions
Churchill
United States
Eighth Army
John Wardlaw-Milne
Attlee
Mediterranean
Axis
Two Years of Nazi Occupation Find France Hungry Prostrate
Reporter Ralph Heinzen surveys occupied France two years after the armistice, detailing famine caused by requisition and German war orders, mass collaboration hesitance, and widespread hardship. He outlines the timeline from June 20 to June 25 as France buckles under occupation and the armistice unfolds.
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France
Ralph Heinzen
Vichy
Huntziger
Keitel
Foch
Forest
Compiegne
Germany
Army of Occupation
Pershing
Axis
Marshal Petain
Europe
Why Britain risks defeats in war and the Libyan setback
WITT MacKENZIE analyzes why Britain and the Allies still face losses as they arm up to meet long-built enemy powers. He argues the 1942 peril remains a defensive phase, with eventual knockout potential as air power and rapid reinforcement shape the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean outcomes.
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Britain
Mediterranean
Middle East
Russia
John Bull
Coral Sea
Midway
Germany
Rommel
Litvinoff
New York
Hitler
Egypt
America
Syria
Glass stoves eyed as wartime substitute in homes
Illinois Manufacturers Association says glass and other nonmetal materials are being tested for stove production as iron and steel priorities constrain metals. Glass and terra cotta stoves exist and cement may become practical for the 4,000,000 stoves made annually in the U.S. Meanwhile Ecuadorian planters have expanded rice acreage raising harvest labor concerns.
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Chicago
Illinois Manufacturers Association
USO Benefit Dance Promises Big Night at Nat
Mike Redwine and his orchestra open the USO benefit dance at the Nat Thursday night at 10. The event is sponsored by the Corps of Engineers and local firms with a goal of raising part of a nationwide fund. Admission is 150 per couple. tickets from Miss Eva Bickley at Pantex Ordnance Plant.
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Mike Redwine
Corps of Engineers
Freese- Nichols & McKenzie Construction Company
Certain-feed Products Corp
Ordnance Department
Cactus Manufacturing Company
Dumas
Engineers
USO
Denison
Eva Bickley
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Civil Service Opens Various Jobs With Age Rule Change
The Civil Service Commission announced new openings and changes in examinations. The 17 year old rule is amended allowing applicants turning 18 by Oct 1 to apply now. Posts include automotive instructor naval aviation instructors and several technical and medical roles with salaries from 1440 to 3800 yearly. Apply to the Board of U S Civil Service Examiners at Chanute Field.
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Civil Service Commission
Navy Aviation
Navy Aviation Service
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Chanute Field
Beer as a calm muse and wholesome habit
A narrator recalls how thinking sessions accompany beer and how the drink’s golden color and simplicity inspire reflection. He extols beer as wholesome moderation, made from grains water yeast and hops, and values its quiet, comfortable drinking mood.
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Massilia
Verdon
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Lebrun
Free Zone
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Angouleme
Italy
Weygand
Petain
Mazinot
Nature
Dean
Nanny Telat
Idney
Doan
Witt MacKenzie
Wide World
L.N. Pittman Optometrist
Denver
Harry M. Anholt
Ecuador
Century Distilling CO
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Brewing Industry Foundation
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