War Clouds Gather in Balkans As Fleets Mass in Far East
The editor notes this column reflects opinion. Western Newspaper Union brief cites global tension as World War II spreads from Narvik to the Dardanelles. Nations brace for conflict with Turkey, France, Italy, England, and Russia moving fleets and enforcing strict orders. Romania moves Danube and Black Sea ports. Germany secures timber leases and Nazis gain influence in Norway. Bulgaria, Greece, Jugoslavia, and Turkey intensify German infiltration countermeasures as Narvik unfolds.
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Balkans
Far East
Narvik
Norway
Dardanelles
Near East
Turkey
France
Italy
England
Russia
Mussolini
Greece
Black Sea
Europe
Rumania
Danube
Germany
Senate
Carol
Bulgaria
Jugoslavia
Louisiana and national figures in a broad 1940 view
In Louisiana Sem Fones is elected governor taking office May 14. Guy Caire becomes the first Republican to defeat a Democrat for a local office since the Civil War era. Other items note Mrs. Martha Taft backing her husband, and Mrs. Roosevelt speaking at Battle Creek. International coverage includes German advances near Norway, Dutch censorship, and Harold Stassen touted as Republican convention keynote. Hull warns against intervention in the Netherlands Indies. Edith Graham Mayo dubbed American Mother of 1940.
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Louisiana
Sem Fones
Huey P. Long
Guy Caire
St. James Parish
Martha Taft
Robert A
Franklin Roosevelt
Battle Creek
Mich
United States
Hull
Dutch East Indies
Far East
Japan
Netherlands
Germany
Hiller
The
Hague
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Joseph W.martin Jr
Massachusetts
Stassen
Joe Martin
House
Congress
Edith Graham Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Charles H. Mayo
Navy Boomlet Expands Fleet Despite Uncertain Funding
Senate support grows for a 25 percent fleet expansion proposed by Admiral Harold R. Stark. The plan costs about 3.49 million dollars with over a billion dollars yearly to sustain the size, while current authorizations cover construction only and funds remain undecided. Stark warns of a naval emergency as U S position weakens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
United States Navy
Harold R. Stark
Committee On Naval Affairs
United States
Admiral Stark
Norway War Lures Italy Into World War as Britain Fights
The piece argues Britain must win in Norway to prevent Italy from entering the war, with Mussolini likely to act soon. It notes Italian discontent with both sides, potential North Africa entry, and U.S. observers’ views. It also covers Senate Clerk Crockett’s slow roll call and other war-front chatter about domestic politics and public works.
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Scandinavia
Washington
Europe
Italy
Norway
Britain
State Department
White House
Mussolini
Hitler
U. S
North Africa
Miller
Russia
United States
Germany
Senate
John Crockett
Crockett
Adams
Andrews
Ashurst
Gerry
Gibson
Gillette
Wheeler, White
Wiley
Star
Clerk Crockett
Rug Braided Rag Rug With Scalloped Border Idea
A reader shares a braided rag rug method using wool rags dyed as desired. Strips are braided, sewn flat with double carpet thread, and worked in rows to form an oval rug with scalloped edges and looping pins for edging. Directions reference Mrs Spears Book 3 plus a 10 cent mail offer.
Kitchen tips and home remedies from a vintage guide
A collection of practical household hints including sandwich spreads with prunes and peanut butter, cleaning lamp shades with olive oil, plant care advice about direct sun on begonias, kerosene cleanup for grease on wood floors, horseradish and mustard with whipped cream for ham dishes, washing machine cautions, and keeping mashed potatoes hot in a low heat water bath.
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Western Newspaper Union
Oslo
Sweden
Jonkheer
W. Roell
Storlien
Stavanger
Trondheim
Bergen
Noeutrals
Pony Boy
Ejdlland
Sation
Johnkeer W. Roell
Asia
Politics
Accent
Netherlands East Indies
South Pacific
America
Netherlands Indies
Pacific
Navy
U.S
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Anaconda Copper
Shell Oil
Carnegie Steel Corporation
Uncle Sam
Zanesville
Ohio
Tobey
Charles Tobey
New Hampshire
Bob Feller
Iowa
Cleveland Indians
Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Pan American Union
Roosevelt
Toronto
Great Lakes
Protectors
Chester Thompson
Inland Waterways Corporation
St. Louis
Williams
NYA
White Weasel
K.P. Chen Faboure
China
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Bedford
Ork
Confucius
Ayer
Kellogg's
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