Axis alliance and war outlook from Shirer diary
William L. Shirer reports from Berlin on the Axis pact among Germany Italy and Japan and the impact on Britain the United States and the Balkans. He details Mussolini and Hitler relations plans Malta Greece and the war’s course through October 1940 with notes on German propaganda and personal reporting constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hitler
Mussolini
Japan
Germany
Italy
United States
Ciano
Spain
Suner
Europe
Asia
Russia
Soviet Russia
Soviet Union
Ribbentrop
Rome
Britain
Egypt
Duce
Axis
Suez Canal
Palestine
Iroq
Yugoslavia
Greece
Dalmatia
Ferpt
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Serrano Suner
Franco
Falangists
England
America
Wheelers
Nyes
Lindberghs
the Brenner
Rea
Fuehrer
Malta
Mme
Rangabe
Athens
Aft
Florence
Goebbels
France
Petain
Balkans
Narvik
William L. Shirer
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Norwegian Boy Scouts Escape From Norway To Fight Germans
Einar, twenty, trained as a forester and Scout, deserts Norway with a chum and group of young men and women. They endure a foggy sea crossing in a crowded fishing boat, surf storms, and a German destroyer sighting before reaching Scotland and England for air service and training in Canada. The escape fuels a vow to return and push back the German occupation.
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Einar
Norway
London
Iinar
Guman
Toronto
North Sea
Scotland
Wavell Admission Reflects British Struggle in North Africa
Time magazine excerpt analyzes General Archibald Wavell's May 1941 miscalculations in Libya and Greece. It argues supply limits and strategic constraints, noting Churchill's continued confidence in him while calling the crisis a wider force issue, not sole error.
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Archibald Percival Wavell
Indian Council of State
Britain
Libya
Greece
Wavell
War Office
Tha
Winston Churchill
Archibal Percival Wavell
Andzia Kuzak Profile Shows Rising Opera Star
United Press reports on Andzia Kuzak a 20 year old coloratura soprano who debuted with the New Opera Company in New York City this fall as Despine in Cosi Fan Tutte. The Chicago Polish singer rose from Polish district performances to stage and radio and now faces choices about pursuing opera or other media.
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United Press
Andzia Kuzak
New Opera Company
New York City
Despine
New York
Chicago
Andzia
Poland
Jeannette
Madame Queena Mayrie
Madame Mario
Bethel, Conn
Murder at Paradise Lake Entangles Jeanie Morris and Miss Millie
In Paradise Lake a string of murders has the town on edge as teacher Mary O Connor and reporter Dennis Flynn probe the deaths of Miss Millie and Herbert Cord. Suspicions fall on gangsters while Jeanie Morris recalls a past romance and Liza Holmes asserts alibi. Maudie doubts the inquest and hints at hidden knowledge, as Denny Flynn’s reporting stirs tension and local loyalties strain under the until now quiet resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary O'Connor
Jeanie Morris
Liza Holmes
Miss Millie
Herbert Cord
Jeanie
Margie Dixon
Paradise Lake
Chris Gordon
Maudie
Mary
Stash Veretti
Cord
Dennis Flynn
Dennis
Ted Palmer
Miss Morris
Miss Holmes
Liza
Miss Jeanie
Denny Flynn
Denny
Maude
Daily
Millie
Tiza
Miss Mi'lie
State Police
Ted
Dancing Through Solitude At The Morris Cottage
Mary and Maudie confront loneliness and danger after a mysterious death. Jeanie Morris defends Liza Holmes while neighbors debate safety and gossip. Ted Palmer offers support as the group reflects on Miss Millie’s judgment and the town’s unease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanie Morris
Ted Palmer
Liza
Envy over scarce eggs and tomatoes in England
A fragment reflecting postwar sentiment with quotes from Lord Halifax and A Beverly Baxter, criticizing British public life and a senator’s remark on a supposed imperial alliance. The passage hints at scarce groceries in England and perceived shifts in national status.
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England
Lord Halifax
Detroit
Crackers Picture Plots
A playful reader quiz teases plot outlines and star names for five classic films. Items propose options for Manpower One Foot in Heaven Hold That Ghost How Green Was My Valley and All That Money Can Buy with multiple choice plot clues and answer prompts.
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Electric Company
Heaven
Houdini
Satan
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Gene Howe
John McCarty
the Globe
Department of Commerce
Alexander Hamilton Institute
Ford
Federation of Tax Administrators
California
Delaware
Kentucky
Wendell L. Willkie
Alfred A. Knopf
Mark Murphy
Current
New Yorker
Time Magazine
The
New York Times
Denny and
Miss Dixon
Marguerite Gahagan
Maudie and McCool
Morris House
McCool
Great Britain
A. Beverly Baxter
British Empire
Bennett C. Clark
Missouri
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