Franco's Spain Opens to Axis Interests Amid Franco-Ribbertrop Talks
The piece outlines Franco's cautious tilt toward Germany and Italy, noting Spain's supplies of cattle, grain, coal, and access to overland routes, while highlighting Britain’s Gibraltar and Madagascar as leverage points. It discusses Franco's negotiator Ramon Serrano Suner, the potential for Franco to dominate postwar Spain, and the risk of Axis power struggles over concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Stewart
Conteal Prova Cohnnniae
Europe
Axis
Oletators
Fuhrer Butler
Juce Mussolini
Caudillo
Fred
Dow
Army
Neomitat Ale
Spain
Russia
Franco
Germany
Italy
Thy
Stalin
Centuito Pranco
Hitler
Duce Mussolini
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Madagascar
Ht Caudila
Spud Sato
Mussolini
Britain
Il Caudilla Franco
Francisco Tranco
Ramon Serrano Suner
Ramon
von Ribbertrop
Count Cian
von Ribberttrop
Von
Count Ciallo
War News: Stimson Predicts Optimism Amid Ongoing Fight
Secretary Stimson told reporters that military news from abroad aligns with press accounts and that government sentiment is more hopeful now than six weeks ago. He cautioned the war is far from over, with grief ahead before final victory. Mussolini dubbed the Mediterranean Mare Nostrum as a jab at nostrums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War’ Department
Washington
Stimson
Free Countries
International bridges raise hopes for Mackenzie crossing plan
The article notes a shift away from wartime disease casualties toward improved sanitary living and medicines like sulfanilimide. It highlights a Mackenzie River bridge proposal linking Lower Michigan to Ontario, seen as boosting intercolonial ties and regional trade, with congressional action expected and a route toward better crosswater connectivity across Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
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Canada
Giraics
Mackenzie
Lower
Upper Michigan Peninsula
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Sault, Te
Maine
Jwike Superior
Lake Hon
Cspadian
Wisconsin
Michizar
Timois
Ontario
Congress
Michigan
Senate
Port
Huron
Briffeis
Ana
Mich Bridge
Phosgene Gas May Be Nazis Secret Weapon
AP dispatch reports experts warn Germany may deploy phosgene gas as a covert weapon against Britain, using its invisible cloud to instill panic rather than massive casualties. British gas masks and shelters are cited as countermeasures, with phosgene praised for its terror-inducing, rapid lethality in confined civilian areas.
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England
Tive
Geors
Germany
France
Maine
Morgan M. Beatty
Pentlife
Washington
Neax
Pir
British Isles
London Wari House
Asia Icers
Hitler
London
Twenty Years Ago in Findley Lake and Corry Incident
A late 1920s era note recounts Mr and Mrs George N Robert closing their Findley Lake cottage and planning a Daytona Beach winter. Local names Paddy Wilcox Ty Crandall Wally Cogswell and Jack Paulson depart for Jamestown to join others. The Tenpas Jewelry Store and Tenpas Garage were wrecked by an acetylene tank explosion causing serious burns to G H Tenpas. Marion J Skidmore travels to Chautauqua for a weeklong stay. The Grand Theater draws crowds with Just Call Me Jim starring Will Rogers. Water blasting replaces explosives in coal mines using metallic braid tubes to inject water into drill holes, expanding from five to eight inches and handling about 2.50 tons of coal before failure.
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Paddy Wilcox
Ty Crandall
Wally Cogswell
Jack Paulson
Jamestown
Corrynie Aosnget
Jamesiowy
Celoron
Clymer State Bank
Tenpas Jewelry Store
Tenpas
G. H. Tenpas
Man About Manhattan by Kay Kyser on Southern cooking and meals
In a playful letter from Hollywood, the Old Professor Kay Kyser critiques a columnist’s past travel piece for focusing on Southern cooking. He praises diverse regional cuisine from New York to El Paso and Milwaukee, urging the writer to savor meals wherever found. He invites readers to a fun, taste driven vacation with frequent, enjoyable meals.
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Manhattan
George Tucker
New York
Hettis
Son
Kay Kyser
Hollywood
Rocky Mount
N.C
el Paso
Italy
Mammy
Fragmented OCR note on ancient history and race terms
Fragmentary OCR text references Arabs, Egypt, world leader, winged speed, history strikes, plebeians versus patricians, and Wirklatg. No clear event or coherent report emerges from the noisy lines.
Daily Dozen on aging and heredity from Pennsylvania medical society
The article discusses why people age at different rates, noting heredity's role and how youth nutrition influences later growth. It cites fatigue injuries illness and other subtle factors, including biological social and economic influences, and notes older individuals resist infirmities and dependence while needing mental and emotional adjustment.
Daily Quiz: How Many Can You Angier
A cryptic quiz item lists ten questions about ships, flags, and trivia. It asks readers to turn to the classified page for answers and includes queries about the S. S. American Legion, the puckertall state, flag destruction, and figures like Mrs. Calvin Coolidge and Saint Denis.
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S. S. American Legion
Finland
Puckertall
Atlaatisan
TS. Military Academy
Finn
Galvin Coolidge
St. Denis
Radio Iy
New York
Bell Aircraft May Ease Falls Airport Use
Rumors say Bell Aircraft aims to lease Falls airport as part of an expansion plan for aviation manufacturing. Executive meetings at the Bell plant and recent trips by President Lawerence T. Bell to Washington fueled talk of potential loan-backed development and plant activity around the Falls site.
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Bell Aircraft
Ease Falls
Lawferité T. Bell
Washington
SIG HOUSE OREENSBURG Pa Winter items and house sale
SIG HOUSE OREENSBURG Pa reports Windsor items returning for spring. A two room Deluxe Ready for them will include verandas on Allstration. The noted designer Wolfe, aided by Ure Saworitd, presents a metallic whis with trends. Verbal notice of a sale for Wakefield names appears on a trefoil foot.
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SIG
Oreensburg
Charles Wolfe
Singapore Joe and the Sultan of Johore in Hollywood
Hollywood hosts Singapore Joe Fisher, nicknamed Singapore Joe by Johore’s Sultan, who gifts a wrapped biscuit package concealing an ornate platinum and gem oil cigar case. The piece profiles Capitol Theater, its modern amenities, and Joe’s promotion of Tarzan and Gone with the Wind as crowd favorites amid wartime cosmopolitan Hollywood.
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Singapore
Joe Wisher
Malaya
Sultan of
Johore
Joe
Hollywood
Joe Fisher
A. Pag
Déanfia Durbin
Picure
Jeanette Mack Donald
Lon Steak of Country Ladies Wed Social Joyed
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a social event with ladies and a wedding plan. Names mentioned include H. J. Bi Dimer and references to a possible wed amid communal joy. Details are unclear due to corrupted text.
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H. J
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