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Brookshire Times in Brookshire, Texas

12 Dec 1941

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Brookshire Times

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Brookshire, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1941

Page

5

Occupation of Dutch Guiana Strengthens Defense Bases

United States troops occupy Dutch Guiana with Netherlands in exile and aid from Brazil and Argentina. The move aims to protect Surinam bauxite mines and strengthen hemisphere defenses amid concerns over Nazi influence, Vichy ties, and potential air and land threats to the Panama Canal and Caribbean.

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New York United States Dutch Guiana Netherlands Brazil Argentina Surinam Iceland Britain Plae Natal Paramaribo Dakar Lati French Guiana British Guiana Martinique Vichy General Weygand Africa Dutch East Indies Pacific West Indies Panama Canal Puerto Rico Borinquen Arkansas Alabama Georgia Bureau of Mines Atlantic Germany Motherland U. S Brasil
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Home-grown Christmas trees fund Gene Hanson's Cornell education

Gene Hanson, a former 4-H member from Ithaca, sold Christmas trees to finance college at Cornell. Over ten years his plantation yielded about 531 dollars in 1940 alone and more than ten thousand dollars per acre in gross receipts, with modest expenses for gasoline and advertising.

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Ithaca N. Y New York State Cornell University Gene Hanson New York State College of Agriculture Gene Bealao Ees
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Nation Prepares Bill of Rights Day Observance

The United States marks the 150th anniversary of the Bill of Rights with national programs led by the Office of Civilian Defense and the Library of Congress. Archibald MacLeish urges local defense councils to form information committees and promote local observances highlighting freedoms guaranteed by the ten amendments ratified on December 15, 1791.

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Washington Europe Asia Office of Civilian Defense Archibald MacLeish Librarian of Congress Senate House of Representatives Roosevelt United States Library of Congress F. H. LaGuardia Office of Civilian Defense Defense Council Virginia Jefferson Massachusetts New York
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Polite Bandits Reported Across Cities

A humorous roundup notes bandits in Totuno Baltimore Chicago St. Paul Mobile Hollywood New York and Memphis showing unusual courtesy during crimes. Incidents include apologies offers of water, gentle speech and even counting change, with a Memphis editor scolding those with small loots.

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Totuno Baltimore Chicago St. Paul Hollywood New York Memphis
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South America Hitler France Hungary Jugoslavia Greece Italy John H. Walthall Tennessee Valley Authority Muscle Shoals Laboratory North Carolina Iowa South American New Amsterdam New York City Cott Ca Para State Conservation Department George Mason Gunston Hall George Washington
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