Nazi Troop Movements Rise as U S Seeks Defense Priorities
Weekly analysis notes Nazi detachments enter Spain and threats of a new submarine war. It forecasts a broad spring offensive, possible invasion dates, and a shifting war tempo. U S priorities target aluminum and machine tools to speed defense orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Hitler
U. S
Japan
England
Balkans
Bulgaria
Italy
Africa
Mediterranean
Santander
E. R. Stettinius Jr
Office of Production Management
The
Defense Commission
Stettinius
OPM
Crisis in the Far East Tangle Linked to Axis Strategy
The piece frames a global crisis with Japan and Germany shaping a high stakes diplomatic battle. It notes British mine fields off Malay waters, 150000 Japanese troops near Singapore, Dutch ports going neutral, and Nomura offering peace talks while Washington demands deeds over words amid Axis pressure on Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Britain
Japan
Malay States
Singapore
Dutch East Indies
South Pacific
White House
Congress
General Marshall
Germany
Nippon
Washington
Sumner Welles
Nomura
Far East
Hitler
Bitter lease lend fight shapes final poll tally
The closing lease lend battle neared end as polls show 52 senators ready to back the bill and 20 opposed. Delegates argued the plan would pass with a comfortable margin, while opponents called it the most outrageous grab of power in American history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nye
Reynolds
New Envoy to Britain is a staunch New Dealer
Roosevelt picks John Winant as ambassador to Britain, signaling a New Deal tone in prewar diplomacy. The article notes Winant’s lack of conventional diplomatic polish, his New York wealth, and his prior roles including New Hampshire governor and head of the social security board. It contrasts his approach with Kennedy’s, framing Winant as the president’s man to articulate the American plan for postwar peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East End
East
Mayfair
England
Britain
British
Churchill
Ernest Bevin
Bank of England
Bevin
Washington
John Winant
Court of St. James
New York
New Hampshire
Roosevelt
Social Security Board
International
Geneva
Mr. Roosevelt
America
Hitler
Great Britain
United States
Harry Hopkins
Kennedy
Winant
Joseph Kennedy
Neville Chamberlain
Defense homes to be rented to service personnel families
OPM Associate Director Hillman says 37,200,000 people are employed in non agricultural industries, up 2,200,000 since last May. FWA Administrator Carmody notes the army and navy will select tenants and set rentals for defense housing for enlisted, civilian personnel and families with essential defense workers as principal wage earners. Rentals will be based on income, not home size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Florence Kerr
WPA
Kerr
America
Girl Scouts
Campfire Girls
Department of Agriculture Laboratory
Peoria
Ill
Finland
Washington
Finnish Ministry of Supplies and Transport
Helsinki
Wood-Gas Generator Credits, Inc
Ministry of Supply and Transport
OPM
Hillman
Packie Ealitathre
FWA
Carmody
Army
Navy
Tree Planting by 4 H Members in Niagara County
The Niagara County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs sponsored the county 4 H clubs first year tree planting project. 4 H members planted trees on idle county land with instruction from U S Department of Agriculture forestry leaders. The piece contrasts rural youth employment in the United States with Switzerland’s security concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara County
N. Y
Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
4-H
U. S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Switzerland
Bed reading bag by Ruth Wyeth Spears
A hospital gift bag for bed readers keeps books magazines and supplies at hand with a sewn hanger hook for box springs. The pattern uses green upholstery remnant and red sateen lining with dimensions shown for lining and outside. Booklets of Spears ideas offer 32 home making projects each 10c, numbers 3 and 4 include other bag and pocket directions.
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Ruth Wyeth
Spears
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Edward C. Wayne
Western Newspaper Union
Iran
France
Gibraltar
British Isles
Greece
Malta
Suez
House
Senate
U.S
WNU Service
National Press Bldg
Washington, D. C
U. S. Defense
Chicago
Elsie Benson
Bankhage
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
King
van Dyke
Morolineni
Bureau of Standards
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