Allies Launch Counter Attack and Channel Ports Hit
News analysis notes Allied counter stroke led by General Weygand halts German advance near Arras and Abbeville. Germans reach Calais gates as the battle for the Channel ports looms large, with Britain preparing for potential air and land assault on England.
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France
Belgium
Adolf Hitler
Paris
English
Britain
Netherlands
Bellum
Channel
Arras
Abbeville
Calais
Strait of Dover
England
Hiller
Shadows of Hitler seen in Goering’s Berlin vision
Goering describes Hitler as Frederick like a master military strategist during a Berlin visit. The piece notes reactions in Washington and Boston about defense boosts, army expansion, and punitive measures to meet total war, with Churchill and Roosevelt figures cited in a broader mobilization context.
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Frederick the Great
Adolf Hitler
Marshal Goering
Berlin
Hitler
Frederick
Boston
Senator Bridges
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
United States
Wendell L. Willkie
Somerville
N. J
Jack
Winston Churchill
Fife
Germany
U. S
Senate
Jesse Jones
Econstration Finance Corporation
Jones
RFC
Detroit
Army
Navy
War Department
Philadelphia
Alf M. Landon
Topeka
Robst
Washington
Republican Party
Landon
Partics
Greenland
Atlantic
Iceland
Norway
Understanding the fifth column in wartime rhetoric
The excerpt explains the fifth column concept from Quiepa de Llano's remark. It defines internal supporters aiding an invading force, through sabotage or secrecy, and notes how such agents infiltrate during peacetime as students or workers, with Germany cited as using this in Denmark Norway Holland and Belgium.
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Madrid
Quiepa de Llano
Fiji Caliama
Denmark
Noreey
Holland
Iulgium
Cfifth
No Acreage Cut Despite War Surprise
Agriculture Secretary Henry A Wallace announced no reduction in major U S farm crop acreage. He cited wartime demand shifts and reduced exports after Germany’s invasions, with emphasis on boosting domestic use and storage for future needs.
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U. S
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Norway
Denmark
Belgium
Netherlands
British Fleet Mortgage Plan Dominates U S Debates
Analysis of a proposed U S plan to mortgage the British fleet in exchange for war debt relief and immediate credits to allies. Discussion covers Western hemisphere defense, Greenland risk, and limits of Roosevelt administration cooperation with Latin America.
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Washington, D. C
U. S
L. W
Chip’) Hebert
Democratic National Committee
Western Hemisphere
United States
United Staties
Pacific
Atlantic
Hemisphere
Roosevelt
Congress
Panama Canal
Latin America
Brazil
Philadelphia
San Francisco
U. S. Navy
U. S. Army
Navy
House of Representatives
Senate
Vandenberg
Miss Fixit Finds Color Is Cheap Joy in Home Makeover
Ruth Wyeth discusses using a room color plan based on a favorite picture or fabric. A transforming old rocker showcases turquoise and chintz accents, illustrating how affordable color can revitalize a home. Readers are invited to request Book 4 for illustrated color guidance.
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Miss Fixit
Mystery Wedding Certificate Gaffe Shocks Justice
A nervous young couple faced a puzzled justice of the peace as he pressed for vows. The groom stammered he did not know and the bride admitted doubt. The officiant declared with grim humor that perhaps they are man and wife after all.
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Justice of the Peace
Flexibility Reserve Versus Perverseness Motto
Quotation noting preference for flexibility over perverseness and meekness over self love attributed to Hammond. The line contrasts virtue with excess and humility with self-regard in a philosophical tone.
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Hammond
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iIn
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Ruth Wyeth
STE Mint
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Lydia E. William
Salt Lake City
West
J. H. Waters
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W. Ross Sutton
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