Honorable Peace in the German War sparks global action
As Marshal Petain seeks peace with Germany, France asks for an honorable settlement while Britain rallies its defenses and Stalin moves in the Baltic states. Italy and Spain shift positions, with Franco pushing for Gibraltar and Mussolini's Italy aiding the Axis.
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Paul Reynaud
France
Marshal Henri Petain
Marshal Petain
Germany
Italy
England
British
Hitler
Europe
Britain
Russia
Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin
Lithuania
Estonia
Latvia
Roosevelt Era Debates Split View On War Policy And Armament
A Washingtoniana column records a charged post speech mood at the University of Virginia with New Dealers and war hawks clashing with Republicans pacifists and Democrats. It notes Senate approval of trading government weapons to private firms for Allies, military expansion talk, and pressure to purge alleged fifth columnists while reporting broader political maneuvering and legal cases.
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University of Virginia
Wheeler
Montana
Senator Borah
Idaho
Roosevelt
France
Mak
Hitler
Mussolini
Senate
U. S
England
van Zandt
Pennsylvania
America
Dies Committee
Reddish League For Peace and Democracy
Wilder
Bund
American Civilian Boy Alfred Ritter Dies in War
Alfred Paul Ritter of New York City, eight years old, is reported by the Stuttgart consulate to have been killed near Ulm by allied air raids. The death marks a grim reminder of Hitler’s blitzkrieg reach. The press, meanwhile, targets Mussolini with sharp criticism.
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Alfred Paul Ritter
New York City
U. S
Stuttgart
Washington
Ulm
Reich
Hitler
Alfred
Mussolini
Agriculture department reports record ever normal granary reserves
The Commodity Credit Corporation holds about a billion dollars in loans and owned supplies of cotton corn wheat and tobacco with smaller amounts of peanuts figs butter wool mohair turpentine and resin. Loans averaged 64 cents per bushel on 1940 wheat 35 cents on rye 30 cents on barley and 9 cents per pound on 1940 cotton with corn likely 57 to 62 cents per bushel as war reduces foreign markets.
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Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Americas
Upstate New York Butcher Boy Fined For Drunken Driving
William Braun aged twenty nine from upstate New York reportedly drank about 60 whiskies in 12 hours. He received 30 days for alleged driving while intoxicated, two days for alleged driving without a license, and two days for failure to produce a motor registration card.
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N. Y
William Braun
Army Reissues World War I Poster for 1940 Expansion
The 1917 18 poster by James Montgomery Flagg is reissued by the U S Army in 1940 to spur recruitment and aid expansion, after congressional authorization. The image remains a potent recruiting aid reflecting wartime mobilization.
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James Montgomery Flagg
U. S. Army
Army
Congress
Golf in the Dark Night Clubs Joke
A husband explains arriving home late after golf with friends. His wife objects to the hour and the sport. He asserts they played in the dark using night clubs, delivering a light humorous twist.
Enduring Work Shapes Immortal Minds, Webster Quote
A quotation from Daniel Webster’s 1852 Speech in Faneuil Hall emphasizes that material works fade while shaping men’s immortal minds with high principles and fear of God. It argues enduring engraving comes from elevating others rather than marble or buildings.
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Daniel Webster
Faneuil Hall
Embargo on American scrap iron eyed by Roosevelt admin
The Roosevelt administration planned an embargo on American scrap iron used in China operations, with Italy as a major importer. The plan aimed to let England and France access scrap as needed, while economists note Germany relies on scrap and Luxembourg mines would fill gaps. America remains a leading scrap iron exporter aided by car graveyards.
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Roosevelt
Japan
Italy
U. S
England
France
Germany
Luxembourg
America
Tragic handicap that afflicted Beethoven
The question asks what lifelong impairment affected Ludwig van Beethoven. It is widely documented that he gradually lost his hearing, starting in his late twenties, culminating in deafness that left him unable to hear his own music.
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Europe
Parthenon
Quiz With Answers On Various Subjects
A compiled quiz presents answers on topics including Venice Bowery scenes in New York early nineties Schipperke poodle Frankincense meaning resin and gum One tenth Athens and diamonds explode beaver versus otter in nature facts.
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Venice
Bowery
New York City
Athens
Meteorite frost covers Colby as July 4 1917 find shocks
Collier's reveals meteorites are often cold on impact. One fully hoarfrosted rock fell in Colby Wisconsin on July 4 1917, contrary to the common belief that meteorites are extremely hot upon striking Earth.
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Collier’s
Colby
Wis
Has Been vs Might Have Been Motto Riff
A quip from Ladies' Home Journal contrasts Has Been and Might Have Been, arguing that a Has Been once was an Are while a Might Have Been never existed. The playful verse weighs reputation and potential in witty contrast.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
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Roger Shaw
Great Britain
U.S
Western Newspaper Union
Baltic
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Mr. Bull
Toulon
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Italian East Africa
LaGuardia
New York
Spain
Reynaud
Washingtoniana
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Louisiana
Leche
North Carolina
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Albany
Earl Browder
United States
Mongolia
Chinese Tientsin
Nanking
China
Irish Free State
Wilhelmstrasse
Downing Street
Juliana of
Holland
Juliana
New Zealand
Cobber
E. J. Kain
Royal Air Force
Aorthe
Firestone Tires
Firestone
Firesto and Service Store
Voice of
Richard Crooks
Margaret Speaks
Firestone Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Wallensein
N.B.C. Red
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