What If Germany Wins the War
The piece argues a Nazi victory could reshape the world with Germany ruling Europe and controlling colonies, fleets, and occupation forces. It foresees a century of German dominance including annexations in France, Britain, Italy, Norway, Poland, and the Baltics, plus ongoing disarmament of foes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazi Germany
Germany
Hitler
Nazifuehrer
Africa
Dominions
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Canada
France
Great Britain
Italy
Tunisia
Corsica
Nice
Savoy
Alsace
Lorraine
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Gestapo
Ieemeny
Norway
Poland
Belgium
Holland
Baltic
Estonia
Lithuania
Finland
Europe
England
Keep U.S. Out
A fragment arguing that avoiding armed conflict keeps America from drastic loss and erasure of daily life. The terse line emphasizes the desire to prevent war and its wide destruction.
Raiders May War On Each Other
The piece argues that aggressive powers often turn on each other, citing Soviet Russia, Nazi Germany, fascist Italy, and Japan. Tokyo fears Nazi aims in the Dutch East Indies and contemplates a preemptive grab to deny Germany oil and minerals. Some Japanese leaders favor seizing Dutch islands now, hoping the US stays out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Russia
Germany
Italy
Reich
Japan
Tokyo
Hitler
Dutch East Indies
Far East
United States
Hawaiian
Why Not Go The Whole Hog
In a reorganization plan the president moves the immigration bureau from labor to justice. Administration circles say it’s a mild rebuke to Mme Perkins. The piece notes past deportations under Doak and criticizes Perkins for sides taken on named figures. It also mentions a New York fund raising committee selling tickets to a banquet that won’t be held.
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Immigration Bureau
Department of Labor
Justice Department
Mme. Perkins
Roosevelt
Isms
Europe
Bill Doak
Labor
Perkins
Harry Bridges
New York
State and National Editorial Comment Urges Bold Action
The piece argues for urgent preparation against worst contingencies as rivals respect force. It criticizes leaders for folly and complacency, calls for truth from the public, and demands cooperation among Government, industry and labor to harden the nation’s position quickly. It emphasizes action over rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Pores
Amestca
Magazine of
Wall Street
Contentment and Paradise Wine Inspire Quiet Resolve
Fragmentary text shows reflections on contentment and restraint, mentioning a wine of paradise and a purse without pence. The tone hints at inner satisfaction and temperance amid desire, framed as a personal maxim.
Plain Talk on Democracy and War Readiness
Leonard Arnstein urges Americans to wake from a false sense of security. He criticizes complacency, argues Hitler bluffing theory failed, and calls for immediate readiness and public accountability for defense.
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Cracy
America
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hitler
LaGuardia Mentioned in War Role Rumor and City Strife
The piece speculates on Fiorello LaGuardia possibly serving as Assistant Secretary of War or in another post while noting New York City tensions. It hints at municipal disruptions and public discontent with doors and signs reflecting broader wartime anxieties amid unclear plans.
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LaGuardia
Fiorello
New York
Stagg Qrello
Man About Manhattan Retiring For Good Has Become Habit
New York touts Julian Eltinge the famed female impersonator as he chats about a long running retirement joke. He and Sol Bloom, now a congressman, once invested in a Broadway office with miniature sets and a scaffold replica. Eltinge recalls past theaters, a cottage style, and a desire to forget his prior retirements while in Manhattan.
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New York
Julian Eltinge
Sol Bloom
Te Oba
Freee
Sates Sortiou
Wood
Estinge
Bloom
Julian Re
Julian
California
Billy Rose
Manhattan
Diamond Horseshoe
Broadway
Angry Letters by Anthony This at least should be a rule through the letter writing world
An advice about angry correspondence urging writers to vent fully in a letter and then burn it the next morning to gain twofold satisfaction. The author argues against restrained anger and promotes expressing venom while hot to purge frustration.
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Anthony
Stars on the Sea by Van Wyck Mason reviewed
The review praises Stars on the Sea a three‑story novel about Tim Bennett the privateer era and Desiré Harmony Bennett. It highlights Mason’s vivid treatment of the American navy’s birth and Loyalist–Patriot clashes set in Charleston and New England with a focus on dramatic misadventures and personal tragedy.
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P. van Wyck Mason
Lippincott
Tim Bennett
New England
Desire Harmony Bennett
Bennet
Desire
Khim
Redcoats
Pat Coffin
Charleston
Frend
Harpoon Order Bans Public Auto Use Amid Campaign Talk
Fragmentary text mentions an inaugural decline forecast, a 1 ie 2a campaign and convention done away with, and reference to a Californian who raises worms. It also notes Nazi anti-aircraft fire destroying items and a pursuit to the lab Seetered on. The garbled lines suggest chaotic wartime or codeword imagery with uncertain entities and places.
Gossip of Screen Stars and Plays in Hollywood
Hollywood gossip notes on Anna Sten selling a beach house and building another, Fredric March selling a Beverley Hills villa, Kay Kyser’s Catalina Island stint and potential new cast, Rita Lamo and Ginny Simms discussed, Danielle Darrieux in French film town, DeMille’s Northwest Mounted Police ahead of schedule, roasts planned for Lamour and other stars, Paulette Goddard in Our Betters stage role in July.
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Hollywood
Seaacanes
Meee
Ameche
Anna Sten
Vincal
Brent Aes
Fredric Marches
March
Syracuse
Kay Kyser
Catalina Island
David Butler
Irs
Butler
Kay
Dorothy Lamo
Ginny Simms
Hermosa Beach
Danielle Darrieux
Wright
Bob Preston
Betty Field
DeMille
Northwest Mounted Police
Queens
Previcae Ae
D. Lamour
Lamour
Paulette Goddard
Jen
Column Right Cites Food Changes and Election Talk
A fragmented column notes a shift from pork to trout and whitefish fry while highways boast slogans about progress. It references political plans and public sentiment on avoiding foreign war until after a national election.
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Washington
Fragmentary Exchange in Storefront Conversation
A clerk offers to remove a display or item after a customer expresses reluctance to blanket today. The exchange implies a hesitance to engage with a suggested purchase or action and shows customer care in handling a potential misplacement.
Reluctant Confession Cited In Murky Testimony
A Wall Street Journal account reports a witness describing difficulty in stating the exact truth as a confession emerges. The fragmented text mentions a wife being present and emphasis on honesty during questioning.
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Wall Street Journal
Il Duce Bound to Hitler and Roosevelt’s Dimming Hopes
News discusses Benito Mussolini feeling bound to honor a contract with Adolf Hitler and delaying action until mid June. It also notes Allied reports that Germany suffered heavy losses at Dunkirk, with tanks abandoned in waterlogged terrain, raising hopes for a possible pause in German reorganization.
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Paul Mallon
Mr. J
Roosevelt
White House
Mussolini
Hitler
Dunkerque
Germany
Housing Meet Falls in Face of Broad Budget Push
The housing debate vir tually collapses as the banking committee considers a sweeping 800 million dollar appropriation for public housing. A copy of Public Housing is shown with an address by Robert C. Weaver claiming mixed occupancy works and that Negro tenants can be good neighbors and tenants. The Alabama chairman and southern Democrats end the session without a vote.
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Banking Committee
United States Housing Authority
USHA
Robert C. Weaver
Alabama
Loophole Found in Reconstruction Bill Funding Flow
Alleged defect in a new reconstruction finance bill could let the RFC advance funds on foreign purchases. The loophole, obscured in the text, may enable Britain to obtain money to buy planes 60 days before tin or rubber deliveries arrive, via the agriculture department and RFC agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RFC
Agriculture Department Co Con
Oes
Britain
Ename PLC
Third Term Revived Inference Seeks FDR Run
The piece argues the Roosevelt administration hints at a 1940 bid to avoid harming prestige and foreign policy weight. It notes that delaying public denial could keep delegates aligned for the Democratic convention in Chicago.
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Roosevelt
White House
Rexford Tugwell
FDR
Cain
Chicago
U.S
Roosevelt denies coalition cabinet plan
The article reports that President Roosevelt has given no consideration to forming a coalition cabinet and says the idea was a newspaper fabrication. Morgantown editors criticize Republican attacks while Roosevelt clarifies the matter.
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Roosevelt
Secrea Poumente
Morgantown
Congress in Gridlock Over War Funding and Elections
Editorial cartoons reflect national tension as Congress wavers on war funding and political timing. The Cedar Rapids Gazette mocks certainty on budget requests while the Roanoke Times critiques lawmakers for chasing reelection in a cycle of indecision.
Forty Years Today in Bluefield Advertiser Printer
John Isom, longtime printer for the Bluefield Advertiser, marked forty years with the paper. Pedro Alexander attended the funeral of his grandfather, Matthew Mann, at Fort E Roach. Union News Company employee was ill at his home.
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John Isom
Bluefield “Advertiser
V‘aitinee
Walnut Cove
N. C
Pedro Alexander
Matthew Mann
Fort E. Roach
Union News Company
Thirty Years Ago Today Mrs. C. R. Loney Claimed
A brief aging reminiscence notes that thirty years ago today Mrs. C. R. Loney of this city was claimed as a beneficiary in a local obituary or settlement.
Shrine ceremony attendance leads to auto crash injuries
A group of local Shriners at a Hinton Shrine ceremony were involved in a motor vehicle accident injuring N. Brooks and Dane Pritchard Bramwell.
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Hinton
of . N. Brooks
Dane Pritchard
Bramwell
Plans for YWCA camp in Bland County outlined
Ten years ago today a Bland County project outlined plans for a YWCA camp. The initiative aimed to provide a regional recreational and educational facility, with organizers seeking support from local groups and officials.
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YWCA
Bland County
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