Hurricane Squadron Memoirs At Hotel Metz In France
A narrative recounts No. 1 Squadron RAF pilots at Bar le Duc and Neuville during 1940. Madame Jean ran the Hotel Metz for the aviators, hosting dinners and laundry services. A key combat near the Maginot line saw Johnny Walker lead three Hurricanes to ambush nine Messerschmitt Me 110s, shooting down two and forcing the rest to flee into Germany, prompting a celebratory Paris dinner.
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Neuville
Bar-le-Duc
Madame Jean
Monsieur Jean
Metz
No. 1 Squadron
Madame
France
O. C
Reims
Hitler
Les Officers Anglais
No. 1
Siegfried Line
Bury-au-Bac
Halahan
Airmarshal
A. 8
Barratt
Paris
Tubby Goering
Heinkels
Dorniers
British
Air Ministry
Germany
Johnny Walker
Stratton
Clowes
Maginot Line
M. E
C. In
Goering
Vassincourt
H. Q
C.-In-C
WHAT GOES TO GREENLAND A NOTE ON RELIEF AND POWER POLITICS
A compact editorial discusses relief program declines as February aid drops to 14.996 million from 18.024 million a year earlier. It argues the Greenland defense issue must be handled decisively, avoiding bluff and ensuring adequate, timely action while noting rumors of oil shortages as Germany presses the axis. The piece ends with a light aside on dating and social norms.
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Social Security Board
Greenland
Denmark
Washington's price czar Henderson guides defense needs
Leon Henderson, the off the record price czar, blends humor with sharp economics as he heads the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply. He aims to keep prices down while ensuring enough materials for defense and civilian use, with plans for open hearings if producers contest prices. He notes copper trends and new smelter projects as key factors in stabilizing costs.
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Sigrid Arne
Washington
Leon Henderson
New Deal
Roosevelt
Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Hen
Derson
Defense
War Department
Ordnance Accounting Department
University of Pennsylvania
Carnegie Institute
Russell Sage
NRA
United States
France divided thoughts on de Gaulle Weygand and Petain
Alfred Max surveys French public opinion on Petain's collaboration with Germany and the fate of de Gaulle Weygand and Darlan. Public admiration is mixed, Dakar scars de Gaulle, and many expect resistance to grow while hoping for a postwar democracy and U.S. leadership in world rebuilding.
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de Gaulle
Vichy
Weygand
Darlan
France
Alfred Max
French Institute of Public Opinion
Marshal Petain
Germany
North
Africa
Tripoli
Mediterranean
Petain
French Africa
Pierre Laval
Laval
Pierre Etienne Flandin
Flandin
Admiral Darlan
de Gaullecourt
Dakar
Free France
Britain
French
England
Empire
Army Mental Cases Urged For Induction And Advisory Boards
A New York State Medical Society committee urges appointment of qualified neuro psychiatrists to all Army induction and medical advisory boards. The move follows findings that many who break down under stress reveal deficits at induction, and that current staffing limits hinder preventive neuro-psychiatry.
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Army Induction Board
Medical Society of
State of
New York
Noble R. Chambers
Syracuse
George A. Blakeslee
Columbia University
Frank B. Berry
Department of Surgery
Fenwick Beekman
Bellevue Hospital
Precision Line and the Rockettes at Radio City
In a Who magazine profile Josephine Le Sueur tours the world of New York’s Radio City Music Hall and its Rockettes. Russell Markett, the troupe’s founder and director, credits early training and a precise ethos for shaping the celebrated chorus.
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Josephine le Sueur
Who
New York
Radio City Music Hall
United States
Ernc Rapee
Music Hall
Rochette
Tokyo
Osaka
Russell Markett
The
Rockettes
Sherman Billingsley and the Stork Club charm New York crowds
Jerome Beatty chronicles the Stork Club legend as a magnet for out-of-town visitors and celebrities. Sherman Billingsley governs entry with a mix of hospitality and mystique while attracting attention from high society and curious dentists alike.
Bicycles Come Back in American Popularity Surge
The piece notes a revival in cycling as millions resume riding after years away, marking last year as a peak for makers since 1899. It recalls cycling’s golden era from 1890 to 1910, when clubs thrived, speed law concerns rose, and famed riders like Reggie MacNamara drew crowds as amateur racing surged again.
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America
U. S
Reggie MacNamaha
Iron Man
Ruth and
Dempsey
Bobby Jones
Public figures urge confronting harsh realities
President Morley of Haverford College urges the British to face ugly facts with courage and urges America to do likewise. General George C. Marshall notes the public ignored the situation until Germany acted, highlighting a call for firm awareness.
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America
Morley
Haverford College
Germany
George C. Marshall
U. S
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Sherman
Jerome Beatty
Current American Magazine
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Aquarium
Stork Club
Radio City
Empire State Building
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al Smith
Sherman Billingsley
Henry Blank
San Francisco
John Doe
Athy
Paradise
Cafe Society
Mr. B
Red Ba
Billingsley
Dr. Billingsley
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