Learn from France the need for self reliance and strong leadership
The author argues that nations cannot rely on others for safety and urges the United States to build its own strength. He condemns allied missteps, calls out Britain and France for delaying and blundering into war, and stresses industrial mobilization and production efficiency over big billions and vague plans. He urges a skilled production leader to align army design with civilian manufacture and accelerate readiness.
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France
Latin America
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Germany
Britain
Hitler
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Bill Knudsen
Bill
Army
Civbati
War’s economic impact on American agriculture seen long after
Washington plans to counteract war induced farm price declines by federal actions. Belligerent blockades and allied pooling curtailed European markets for U S farm exports, prompting warnings that peace may worsen aftereffects unless foreign demand resumes. England may buy more from the United States but payment hurdles remain.
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Washington
Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
Agricultural - Department
Europe
Orient
Poland
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
France
Italy
England
Henry A. Wallace
Great Britain
United States
Agricultural Department
Department
Australia to speed plane production and pilot training
Prime Minister Robert Menzies announced a program to make Australia a leading air power by March 1943. It enlarges pilot observer and gunner training elevenfold and aircraft production sevenfold, aiming for 57 473 aviation personnel and about 2000 planes, with new training schools nationwide.
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Canberra
Australia
Robert G. Menzies
Menzies
Rand T
New Baby Elephant Birth Looms at Brookfield Zoo
Naturalists watch Brookfield zoo near Chicago as Nancy the 24 year old Ceylonese elephant nears August or September birth. Past captive births in the United States faced fatal digestive issues after mothers like Princess Alice attacked calves. experts hope Nancy’s docile temperament and careful care yield a successful rearing of a historic offspring. The event could set a new trend if the calf survives infancy.
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Richard A. Kelly
Western Newspaper Union
Chicago
Ill
Brookfield Zoo
United States
Nancy
Princess Alice
Sells-Floto Circus
Alice
Robert Bean
Berlin
Germany
America
Rene Fowler
Fred Ailspaw
Fowler
Alispaw
Mr. Fowler
Jersey
U S Ignition Invention Aims to Supercharge Bombers
A U S airline firm unveils an aircraft ignition distribution system claiming to boost power for military planes at any altitude. Government approval followed flight experiments. Inventor Carl E Swanson, formerly with Minnesota Institute of Technology, leads the design. The system promises full removal of contaminants in ignition steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Carl E. Swanson
University of ‘Minnesota Institute of Technology
Hitler strikes at Soviet union near September plan
Washington reports warn that Hitler aims to invade the Soviet Union around September 1 amid hopes of seizing Ukraine’s grain. Stalin’s troop redeployments into the Baltics and Bessarabia suggest anticipation of a major eastern push as Europe faces famine and food shortages this winter.
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Washington
D. C
Soviet
Hitler
Great Britain
Russia
Europe
Balkan
Denmark
Norway
Carpathians
Ukraine
Stalin
Baltic States
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Bessarabia
Carpathian Mountains
Remodeled Washstand Sketch Promises Home Craft Tips
Reader letters praise SEWING BOOK 5 showing how to make slip covers curtains bedspreads and other home items. The column traces Books 1 through 5, highlights human interest tales of craftswomen, and notes a five inch deep frill on the top shelf of the washstand. Books priced at ten cents each with orders to be sent.
It Looks as If Brother Tom Was Rubbing It In
A humorous letter shows Jessie at boarding school receiving a sibling spoof from Tom. He signs with playful altered names for family members and pets, recounting trivial home events to tease Jessica about her new life. The exchange captures light domestic humor between siblings.
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Washington
White House
Rose Gardens
Potomac
Brother Tom
Jessie
Jessica
Tom
Daddica
Mummica
Lizzica
Willica
Junica
Sammica
Jimica
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Washington, D. C
U. S
Danzig
U.S
von Ribbentrop
Siberia
Ribbentrop
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Merry
Marguerite LeHand
Willkie
Red Cross
SEC
Leon Henderson
By Ruth Wyeth Spears
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Bellans
William Feather
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Foword
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