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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1942
Page
2
An advertising note claims navy men dislike the term god and prefer Camels. It suggests sending Camels or a Camel carton to any service member, noting Camels are the best selling cigarette across armed forces per service stores records.
The third Churchill Roosevelt summit in Washington aims to push a second European front and curb Allied ship losses to Axis submarines. The talks come after Molotov's Washington visit and precede further Allied military action. Queen Wilhelmina of Holland also traveled to the United States.
Med theater reports a failed Axis gamble against British naval routes at Sevastopol and Tobruk with heavy US bomber support. Rommel presses in Libya while Allied convoys reach their destinations amid ongoing tank and air battles. Also noted is a new general pay raise for U S military personnel to curb recruitment imbalances.
The House Naval Affairs Committee backed an 8.5 billion dollar expansion to build more than twenty aircraft carriers with escorts and submarines, prioritizing air power after Pacific battles. It shifts from battleships to sea airpower while China battles to sustain supplies as Japan advances. Sumner Welles urged a cooling off period after the war for final peace terms. Marshal Petain marked the second anniversary of France’s collapse, warning of unrest and government weakness.
Prime Minister John Curtin warned that Australia could be lost if the Commonwealth fell to Nippon. He said Hawaii and the North American coast would then be exposed and west coast cities would be at risk.
Victoria reports that Canadian air force squadrons and anti aircraft units have operated with the United States force in Alaska. Lieutenant General Kenneth Stuart, chief of the Canadian general staff, said this marks the first joint operations with the U S Army in World War II.
The notice advertises orderable tea towel and panholder sets labeled Man of the Hour with price 15 cents each and a transfer stamped multiple times. It invites readers to send orders, noting bridal or gift potential.
Answers cover a classic trivia mix. The line after The night has a thousand eyes is I have seen the night and I have seen the dawn. The wife of an ear is called a hearing link. Garlic belongs to the onion family. The present world population is about seven billion. The Belgian Shakespeare is Maurice Maeterlinck. Australia was once known as New Holland. The American Legion held its first national convention in 1919. A gallon of pure water weighs eight pounds. Alaska was purchased in 1867. The first practical friction matches appeared in 1826.
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