Weekly News Analysis: Consulate Closures Strain Ties
Edward C. Wayne analyzes the closing of German consulates in the United States and the freezing of Axis assets, arguing it strains American Nazi diplomatic relations. The piece also notes Hitler presenting new problems to Russia as Allied tensions shift.
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Russia
FDR Bans Axis Finances and Closes German Offices
The United States freezes all Axis funds after the Robin Moor sinking and orders German consulates and propaganda offices closed. The move aims to curb unlawful activity and signals a shift toward decisive action against Nazi operations in the U S.
Russia Faces Strain as German Demands Rise
The article analyzes rising German pressure on the Soviet Union and potential splits within Stalin’s regime. It notes massed German divisions on the Russian frontier, Churchill’s warnings about Turkey and Ukraine, and strategic aims from Bessarabia to Suez. It also covers U.S. defense moves, including RFC funding for bombers and expanded borrowing for defense programs.
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Stalin
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Churchill
Turkey
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Goebbels
Britain
Syria
Hitler
Suez
Rumania
Bessarabia
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Taxes Spread to All Sources Defers Burden Shift
The house ways and means committee favors spreading defense tax burden across income, corporate, excess profits, gift and estate, and excise taxes. The plan aims for about $3.5 billion in revenue, with a potential further increase if no one is hurt. Chairman Coughton notes pro rating of the burden among tax types.
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Maritime panel notes U S owned oil tankers not sailing for Japan
The U S maritime commission says oil reaching Japan is not on American owned or controlled tankers. Of 214 foreign flag ships owned or controlled in the U S only five are out of reach, with one en route to Japan for a prearranged cargo. Britain has taken many American tankers, and 49 tankers are needed to cover Atlantic coastal trade.
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U. S. Maritime Commission
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Maritime Commission
Watchful Waiting on North American Aviation Takeover
Labor observers linked the army seizure of North American Aviation in Inglewood California to a quick wave of labor peace. Strikes settled or moved to arbitration, prompting questions about the mediation board and the larger balance of wages costs and production as living costs rose 2.4 percent while wages increased 15.8 percent since the emergency began.
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Inglewood
Calif
Army
Prisoner of war releases and odd tech notes
Vichy reports thousands of French POWs freed by the Germans for families with three minor children or siblings. Berlin notes a resin body and an alloy “ergatz” for steel with a test claim of a car body surviving 20 rolls unafflicted. Camp Robinson reports Connie Kaster, daughter of Lt. Col. John F. Kaster, planning a visit with a joke about meeting her father at the station as nine bands and 275 pieces of music played the welcome.
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New Ideas for Home Makers Cabinet Displays and Doors
Ruth W describes transforming a kitchen with glass and plywood doors to display dishes and hide less decorative items. Details cover lower cupboards, sink enclosure, vertical supports, a 6 inch shelf, and a plate rail. It mentions related booklets with curtains, a pantry door pocket, and a kitchen shelf project available by mail.
Ruth Wyeth Spears Books Order Ad from Bedford Hills
Drawer 10 Bedford Hills New York requests 10 cents for each book ordered with name and address supplied by the reader.
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Ruth Wyeth Spears
Witty Fragments on Manners and Motives
A collection of aphorisms on action and credit, marriage navigation, patriotism, introductions, pride, and gender fit for a lighthearted daily read. Notable lines include push doors, minority doers, and the fate of nations delaying new wars until old debts are settled.
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