Allies Launch Big Counter-Attack to Halt Nazi Drive
The piece describes General Weygand directing a major Allied counter-attack in northern France and Belgium to slow German advances toward Paris and the Channel ports. Key pockets near Arras and Abbeville reportedly retaken, while Calais faces renewed assault as Britain braces for potential invasion.
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France
Belgium
Steck
Adolf Hitler
Paris
English
Britain
Netherlands
Near East
Weygand
Channel
Arras
Abbeville
Calais
Strait of Dover
England
Hitler
Shadows of Frederick the Great over Hitler and Goering
The report surveys Allied and American reactions to Hitler’s leadership and Nazi menace. Goering likens Hitler to Frederick the Great on a Berlin visit, while U.S. Senators Bridges and Loige press for a stronger defense and action against a Nazi fifth column. Churchill assumes wartime powers as Britain mobilizes resources, and Parliament passes a broad total war measure.
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Great Britain
Continent
England
Frederick
Adolf Hitler
Marshal Goering
Berlin
Hitler
Boston
Bridges
N. H
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Loige
United States
Salaale
Wendell L. Willkie
Winston Churchill
Germany
U. S
Senate
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones
RFC
Detroit
Army
Navy
War Department
No Acreage Cut as War Pressures Uplift Domestic Demand
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace announced no further reduction in major U.S. crop acreage citing the European war's impact on agriculture. He said exports shrink and allies divert purchases, urging emphasis on domestic consumption and storage while prices and supply adjust amid global conflict.
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U.S
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
U. S
Norway
Denmark
Belgium
Netherlands
Maryland primary reshapes party control and GOP gains
The Maryland primary focused on party organization with Senator Millard E. Tydings and Howard Jackson on one side and Howard Bruce and Governor Herbert O Connor on the other. Jackson led in Baltimore six districts, while Roosevelt’s stance limited anti third term moves and Congress showed limited opposition.
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Maryland
Roosevelt
Bell Syndicate
WNN Service
Washington
George L. Radcliffe
Millard E. Tydings
Walter Johnson
Congress
Davy Lewis
House
Joe Martin
Johnson
Tydings
Howard W. Jackson
Howard Bruce
Radcliffe
Herbert R. O’conor
Jackson
O'Conor
O' Conor
Bruce
Baltimore City
O Conor
Albert C. Ritchie
Ritchie
F. D. EK
Luxembourg's Grand Duchess Charlotte and Europe War Refuge
In 1922 Luxembourg faced disarmament embarrassment when a gun salute failed for a royal baby. Now Grand Duchess Charlotte and family seek safety in France as Europe braces for conflict. The piece also notes British political shifts with Herbert Morrison joining the cabinet and pushing industrial, wartime efficiency reforms.
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New York
Charlotte of
Luxembourg
Caesar
Saute
League of Nations
Europe
Charlotte
Prince Felix of
Bourbon-Parma
France
House of
Nassau
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Fifth Column Defined as Hidden Supporters in War
The term refers to locals who aid an enemy during war or potential conflict. It includes residents and aliens who sabotage or leak secrets. Historical notes cite German use in Denmark, Norway, Holland, and Belgium, with fifth columnists entering as students, workers, or refugees.
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Madrid
Quiepo de Llano
Denmark
Norway
Holland
Belgium
Dorothy Arzner Becomes Director Of Dance, Girls, Dance
Filmdom shifts gender roles as Dorothy Arzner replaces Hoyt Roehr for Dance Girls Dance. Arzner, a USC student who once toured Cecil B DeMille's lot with her father, rises from stenographer to director in a landmark studio move.
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FN Hollywood
Dorothy Arzner
Hoy Dei Ruth
University of Southern California
Cecil DeMille
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