Churchill Seeks Tools Not Men Aid for Britain
Weekly analysis notes Churchill urging U S aid via tools and materials while warning of Nazi moves. Britain breaks diplomatic ties with Romania as the lease lend bill passes Senate unlikely to curb President power. France faces Laval crisis as Germany presses for fleet and African base.
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Churchill
U. S
Britain
House
England
Romania
Great Britain
United States
Winston Churchill
Hitler
British Isles
Balkans
Africa
Genoa
Senate
Lindbergh
House Committee
America
France
Laval
Germany
Petain
Darlan
Mussolini
Leahy
Vichy
Alf Landon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Margaret Russell
House of Representatives
Defense: Push and Peril Mark World War II Effort
The piece notes heavy defense program progress amid criticism of lagging equipment and plant construction. It cites 296 war planes built in January, a rail labor strike threat, and a $300 million merchant ship contract as Knudsen’s team anticipates faster output, alongside Italian advances in Africa and a British counteroffensive.
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Washington
War Department
William S. Knudsen
Defense
Britain
NLRB
Knudsen
Libya
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Africa
Suez Canal
Maria Matruh
Churchill
Wavell
Italy
Cyrenaica
Graziani
Tripoli
Mediterranean
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Reciprocal Trade Plans Shaped for Postwar Peace
Senator Hull advocates keeping reciprocal trade machinery intact to unite democracies after the war. He argues free commerce plus mutual benefits can curb totalitarian spread and credits past efforts, London talks, and Britain’s wartime farming shifts as context for economic peace plans.
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WNU Service
National Press
Washington, D. C
Washington
Europe
Cordell Hull
Hull
Germany
Hjalmar Schacht
Hitler
Mr. Hull
Raymond Moley
South America
Great Britain
Hysteria Claim On Soviet Plans Sparks Alaskan Invasion Panic
The report alleges Moscow intends to invade Alaska after Britain is defeated, with Russia allying with the Axis for attacks on the Americas while the Axis targets South and Central America. A separate claim of Petain and Darlan fleeing to Africa is debunked as German source based.
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Moscow
Mexico
Alaska
Britain
Russia
Axis
North
South America
Central America
Viechy
Petain
Darlan
Free France
Africa
Transocean
Hollywood
Hedy Lamarr
Vienna
Hedwige Eva Maria Kiesler
One Is Enough G L Hinson Employs Fifteen Farmers
Georgia farmer G L Hinson asserts his county has seasonal labor with fifteen “one horse” farmers working his land. He notes most are in good condition and that all farm from January to January with no winter unemployment.
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England
Scandinavia
Britain
Department of Agriculture
Wiltshire
Foreign Relations Division
Food Ministry
Canada
Ottawa
G. L. Hinson
Jeff Davis County
Georgia
Hinson
Quotes and musings on farming and politics
A collection of quotes on agriculture prosperity, Congress stakes, and industry competition. Notable lines from Elmer Sexauer, Representative Cannon, Theodore Goldsmith, and Old Farmers' Almanac reflecting farm policy, labor, and soil cultivation themes.
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Congress
Representative Cannon
Missouri
Pattern 2588 Embroidered Transfers Collectible Textile Design
Very own transfer pattern set offers 12 motifs averaging 4 by 1 inches with color schemes and stitch illustrations. Includes materials list and transfer instructions. Order details provided for purchase and delivery.
Modesty Esteemed Saying by Goethe
A concise Goethe quote notes that one who undervalues self is held in higher regard than he imagines, praising modesty and humility as valued traits.
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Goethe
Star Gazers Quote by Cicero
A brief quotation notes that people miss what lies at their feet while they gaze at the stars, attributed to Cicero. The line reflects a meditation on attention and perspective.
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Cicero
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Edward C. Wayne
Western Newspaper Union
Bucharest
Ion Antonescu
Gallup
Pierre Laval
Hall
Baukhage
National Farm
Home Hour
Elmer Sexauer
Brookings Institution
Judge Muse of
Dallas
Theodore Goldsmith
Congressional Record
George Stimpson
F.veryone
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
Tern No
Dr. Caldwell
Penguin Room
Kansas City
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