Election Day Holds National Spotlight And Balkan Tensions Rise
Roger Shaw analyzes global worry as London evacuation rumors surge while British air raids target Axis ports. He notes a spike in disease amid crowded subways, and details shifting Balkan moves with Bulgaria aligning to the Axis and Yugoslavia signing a pact, leaving Greece pressured by Italy and Bulgaria as Russia and Turkey back allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkan
Axis
London
Goering
Cheltenham
England
Board of Trade
Grand Hotel
Wales
Llandudno
British Board of Trade
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Berlin
Rome
RAF
English Channel
Bremen
Italy
Balkans
Romania
Bulgaria
Bucharest
Sofia
Jugoslavia
Germany
Hungary
Italian
Albania
Hitler
Greece
Russia
Turkey
Egypt
Portugal
Old World Figures Stir Talk in 1940 Political Milieu
The piece surveys monarchist plots in la France, Greek Axis demands, Red Army questions, and U.S. conscription plans, alongside public polling forecasts for the 1940 election. It notes Petain’s ambivalent standing, Henry VIs claimants, and the Duke of Guise’s anti-Hitler stance, with Stimson and Roosevelt quotes framing the era’s political climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petain
Marcel Dent
la France
Paris
Henry VI
Duke of Guise
Balkans
Kremlin
Moscow
Red Army
Stalin
Voroshilov
Greece
Italy
Bulgaria
George
Stimson
God
Hitler
United States
Congress
Reforming ACLU and World Politics Draw Courageous Figures
A clipping recalls the ACLU’s history of defending diverse groups while facing leftist accusations. It lists eleven new national committee members including Dr Endicott Peabody and Pearl Buck, and critiques global fascist and totalitarian trends alongside Leopold of Belgium’s controversial honors. It ends with Fred Snite Jr in an iron lung and his father acting as registrar for his birth registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Civil Liberties Union
National Committee
Roosevelt
Groton
Endicott Peabody
Robert Sherwood
van Wyck Brooks
Pearl Buck
Dean Christian Gauss
Princeton University
Frank Kingdon
Citizenship Educational Service
William Draper Lewis
Philadelphia
American Law Institute
William Allan Neilson
Smith College For Women
Bromley Oxnam
Methodist Church
Boston
Sophonisba Breckinridge
University of Chicago
America
Fred Snite Jr
Chicago
Snite
Congress Establishes Vocational Schools to Train Farm Youth
Washington column notes a $10 million allocation in the deficit bill to expand rural and non rural vocational programs. It argues farm boys gain city factory work skills, discipline, and experience from machinery use, aiding defense industry needs. The piece also discusses a potential shift in defense commission leadership and possible effects of a close election on Congress and inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Baukhage
Union
Washington
Uncle Sam
Industrial Defense
Northwest
Corn
Mississippi South
Close Election Recount Fears Highlight War Era Debate
The piece discusses the risk of a deadlock in presidential selection if electors are split or voting is contested. It recalls the Hayes-Tilden incident, notes possible fraud impact, and cites Senator Norris’s reform concerns plus a Roosevelt veto on pigeon defense legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Hill
Congress
Norris
White House
Senate
Hayes
Supreme Court
Tilden
Trade Schools Offer Farm Youth Mechanical Trades Training
Baukhage reports a Washington rumor that a Roosevelt or Willkie victory would lead to the losing candidate becoming chairman of the Defense commission. He also notes a possible vacancy in the presidency if the election is close and the loser assumes the chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Willkie
Loser
Defense Board
Defense Commission
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wendell Willkie
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Knudsen
White House
National 1414
Defense Commissioners
Baukhage
Washington
United States
Peacock Plumes medallion crochet pattern 6757
A beginner friendly crochet pattern titled Peacock Plumes shows how to make medallions. It includes instructions, stitch illustrations, a photograph, and materials list. Send order to the address provided.
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By Roger Shaw
Western Newspaper Union
Harry M. Harwood
South America
Graf Spee
British Admiralty
Frankford Arsenal
Bund
Politics
Mr. R
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Duello
Clare Boothe
Dor
Miss Thompson
N. Y. Herald Tribune
Miss Boothe
The
Herald Tribune
ACLU
France
Japan
Churchill
Ernest Bevin
Chamberlain
Vargas
Brazil
Franco
Spain
Konoye
Leopold
Belgium
Flanders
Washington Digest
U. S
Glenn L. Martin
Daniel Guggenheim
Martin
Baltimore
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
Bayer Aspiria
Bayer Aspira
Jayne
M-2
Jayne & Son
Vine St
Delphia
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