Today Is Yours by Emilie Loring
Major Bi Romney retires as Romney Manufacturing president and his nephew Brian is named successor. Brian and his wife Gay move to Rosewynne to begin a life amid intrigue as Gay faces whispered temptations and a mysterious intruder. The twins’ arrival unsettles the household and Gay resolves to confront the looming questions.
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Emilie Loring
Bi Romney
Romney Manufacturing Company
Brian
Gay
Rosewynne
Eddie Dobson
Louis Dubois
Sue
Lonis
Belan
Major Bil
Ree Ware
Gee
Sam Romney
Rosenrynne
Aide to Lepke Killed While Babysitting Infant
Benny Tannenbaum, a lieutenant of racketeer Louis Buchalter, was shot dead in a Bronx apartment while caring for a friend's four month old daughter. Fingerprints identified him, revealing his underworld prominence. The infant Paulette Heitner slept through the incident as doctors and police investigated.
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New York
Benjamin
Benny the Boss
Tannenbaum
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Bronx
Baby Paulette Heitner
Heitner
Thomas E. Dewey
Planes Available To Greeks But Not Free
Secretary of the Navy Knox said Greece can have 30 obsolete Grumman planes held on the aircraft carrier Wasp, but not free. The planes would return to Grumman as a down payment on new aircraft, with Greece purchasing them from the company in a financial deal. Roosevelt officials had previously discussed a possible gift to Greece for its war with Italy.
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Bee Ware
Bee
Sampson
Gay
Alo
Brian Romney
Lena
Brian
Mrs. Fezziwig
Billy
Bill
Major Bill
Country Club
Aunt Cass
Sister
Washington
Ins
Greece
Grumman
United States Navy
Navy
Knox
Wasp
Grumman Aircraft Company
Italy
White House
Roosevelt
United States Holds War Material Aid Until Lease-Lend Bill Passes
The government pledges not to give away or lease any United States war materials to any country fighting aggressor nations until the lease-lend bill is enacted. The statement outlines conditional aid pending legislative action and reflects ongoing wartime policy debate.
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United States
Roosevelt and Willkie Should Team Up for Fireside Chat
Arthur Baer speculates that Roosevelt and Willkie should join forces for a fireside chat. He compares it to early 20th century diplomacy with Colonel House and Wilson, noting public calls for unity and caution about dictatorial pressures. The piece ends with a playful question on who would captivate the White House audience.
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Roosevelt
Willkie
Colonel House
Woodrow Wilson
GM Profits Rise Despite Tax Increase
General Motors reports 1940 net earnings about 195.5 million dollars, up 7 percent from 1939. Tax boosts cut into profits, with pre tax gains of 92.5 million over 1939 but taxes absorbed 80.3 million, leaving net stockholder results at 12.21 million above 1939 and 4.32 per common share versus 4.04.
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New York
General Motors Corporation
Britain Overcoming Armored Weakness
British industry and American purchases are filling gaps in mechanized equipment, artillery, and vehicles after France. Leaders say material on hand supports repelling any Axis invasion, with the Royal Armored Corps ready to counter landings and exploit Nazi vulnerabilities.
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London
France
Royal Armored Corps
Germany
Mechanization advances since Churchill remark on horses
The text notes progress in mechanization after Winston Churchill stated that the army has been mechanized in the sense that horses have been removed. It emphasizes how modern forces reduce horse reliance and push toward machine use.
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Winston Churchill
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America
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Ieee
Mba
Srd Ave
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Britain
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Hartman
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