Front in Africa would bring war close to America
An exploration of northwest Africa's geography and potential strategic value emphasizes how proximity to the Americas could shape a future conflict. The piece surveys ports, rivers, climates, and colonial holdings, noting farming potentials from olives and citrus to cotton and cacao, with Liberia and other colonies involved in rubber and cocoa growth.
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Africa
America
Pa Clf
Berlin
Rome
Natal
Brezit
National Geographic Society
Hnd
Axis
New World
Europe
Dakar
Atlantic Ocean
Brazil
Cape of Good Hope
India
China
East Indies
South Africa
South America
Australia
Republic of
Liberia
Sahara
United States
Allas
Morocco
Algeria
Mediterranean
French West Africa
West Africa
All-Out Industrial Effort Boosts U S War Power
President Roosevelt at the War Labor conference urged speed in production as labor and capital leaders pledged to accelerate output. The piece outlines U S war material gains, Navy and Army strength, and plans to double schedules to meet Axis demands.
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U. S
Congress
America
Far East
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
William H. Davis
National Defense Mediation Board
William Green
A. F. of
Philip Murray
C.S.0
Lesding
Jap Memorial document linked to Japanese aggression
Jap Memorial to the Emperor allegedly outlined world conquest steps similar to Hitler's plans, sparking renewed scrutiny of Japanese aggression through 1929 to 1931. The piece notes denials of forgery, Pravda exposure, and assessments by U S and British observers, with figures like Taussig and Van Paassen cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EW York
Baron Gi- Ichi Tanaka
Adolf Hitler
Baron Tanaka
Pravda
Japan
China
Philippines
Malayan Archipelago
Guam
Tahiti
Samoa
Australia
Pacific
Manchester Guardian
Far East
Singapore
J. KR. Taussig
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Navy
Pierre van Paassen
Uncle Sam's Aerial Giant B-19 Flying Fortress
The article describes the B-19 bomber as the largest bombing plane in the world. It costs 3.5 million dollars, has four engines producing 8 000 horsepower, a gross load of 82 tons, and a 212 foot wingspan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
German navy darkness and plans in Pacific war analysis
Berlin press notes grim satisfaction over U S and British Pearl Harbor losses while debating why German admirals failed to curb Allied fleets. It argues Japan may have aided by German planning and that air power now sinks battleships easier than guns, challenging old beliefs.
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Japan
Germany
Italy
Pearl Harbor
United States
Arizona
Utah
Army Air Corps
Scapa Flow
Royal Oak
Mountain
Scharnhorst
Gnhéisenau
RAF
Brest
Jutland
Dogger Bank
U.S
North Carolina
Grand Fleet
Pacific
Hickam Field
Marshall Islands
Electricity Lights One of Three U S Farms
A Department of Agriculture report shows that nearly 1.4 million farms adopted electric lights over 60 years, bringing electrified farms to 2,126,150 and 34.9 percent of all farms. REA notes electrified farms grew from 743,954 in 1935 when REA began.
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U. S
Department of Agriculture
REA
REA Systems
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By Willard Holmes
Knox
Who’s News
Lemuel F. Parton
Consolidated Features
WNN
Mein Kampf
Manchuria
Mongolia
South Sea
Tanaka
American Council
the Institute of Pacific Relations
Mukden
California
L. J. Doyle
Col
Stanley Umstead
Ball Syndicate
WAU Service
Civil Union
Confederate
Fick World
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