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Brookshire Times

Location

Brookshire, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1940

Page

10

Federal Union of Democracies Proposed to Unite English Speaking Nations

Frank Parker Stockbridge argues for a United States led Federal Union of Democracies including the US UK Canada Australia New Zealand and other nations. He outlines a union model with shared defense and free commerce, governed by a premier and assembly, aiming to secure peace and preserve democracy.

Federal Union of Democracies Frank Parker Stockbridge Federal Union” Plan Germany Italy Japan United States British Commonwealth of Nations United States of America Hitler Mussolini the Mikado Flan United Kingdom Canada Australia New Zealand Union of South Africa Eiie League of Nations Clarence K. Streit Union Inter-Continental Congress South Africa Erie America Federal Union Legislative Assembly Atlantic Kansas Independence Hall Continental Congress Britain Stockbridge

Beeryllium Aids Defense Drive In Machine Tool Shortfalls

In New York officials reveal beryllium plays an expanding defense role aiding mass production of Garand rifle parts. Army ordnance notes beryllium alloys help ease skilled labor bottlenecks, with Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney funding over $400,000 in seven years to move the metal from toy lab to practical commerce and defense use.

New York Army Army Ordnance Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Pan American Airways Whitney Henry Ford National Defense Garand

FBI Adds Alien Fingerprinting To National Registry Work

Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint records for about 3,000,000 aliens and extensive civilian and military prints have boosted the division’s workload. The system processes prints from 13.5 million people and cross references to locate fugitives, with copies sent to local police within five years.

Washington United States Federal Bureau of Investigaton War Department Civilian Conservation Corps Civil Service Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard Maritime Commission FBI

Sustained Speed Advises For Long Tours

A commercial traveler endorses cruising speed for long trips. Modern cars endure hour after hour at safe speeds and can cover as much distance as a car driven at top speed briefly before slowing due to driver fatigue. Driving at 50 miles an hour is easy on the engine.

America

Live Stock Show Draws 35 States to Chicago Exhibit

The 1940 International Live Stock exposition in Chicago will run November 30 to December 7 at the International Amphitheatre. Entries from 35 states and Canada include 27 beef cattle, horse, sheep, and swine breeds. Winds leads with 58 counties represented. Iowa has 54, Indiana 31. Crop shows run with grain and hay exhibits. farmers may file 1940 crop samples by November 10. Total cash premiums reach $100,000.

Chicago States Canada International Amphitheatre Chicago Stock Yards B. H. Heide Iowa Indiana

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