General Johnson on U S Bases and War Policy
General Johnson argues for US air base use from Iceland to the Caribbean to strengthen self reliance and deter Europe. He criticizes delay, questions Canada Britain deals, and warns that naval aid to Britain risks direct US involvement in war, urging clear policy limits and defense focus in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Iceland
South American “Bulge
Canada
Europe
Old Man
Roosevelt
Britain
Asia
Ickes
Wallace
Willkie
New York
America
Alleghenies
Mr. Willkie
Transcontinental airmail marks twenty years of flight progress
The piece notes September 8 marking twenty years since U S airmail Route No 1 opened in 1920. It outlines early planes with open cockpits, slow trips, and the leap to luxury liners. It highlights milestones including lighting, weather reporting, passenger service starting 1927, and the rise of stewardesses and modern schedules.
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William Pittman
Western
Union
Chicago
American Aviation
United Airlines
U. S
Congress
Sagas of
San Francisco
Reno
North Platte
Neb
Jack Knight
Omaha
Knight
Iowa City
United States
Air Mail
United Air Lines
Transcontinental and Western Air Lines
Coast To Coast Air
America
Inset
de Haviland
United Air Line
Bahamas readies for winter season with Duke of Windsor as governor
Nassau sees a busy social and tourism push as the Duke of Windsor and Duchess arrive to govern the Bahamas. Hotels fill, ships and planes run near capacity, new homes rise, and the Wintergren subdivision brings work for hundreds. Officials expect a strong tourist season despite wartime restrictions and reduced formal events.
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Bahamas
Duke of Windsor
Nassau
N. P
England
Wallis Warfield Simpson
New York
Hog Island
Wintergren
Government House
George Street
ERI
Bede Clifford
Emerald Beach Club
Bahama Country Club
Dundas
Bullitt to campaign for Britain aid as defense turmoil grows
Washington report says Ambassador Bullitt will campaign for national unity and aid to Britain, separating from the New Deal and not returning to France. Separately, defense production delays threaten a blowup in the defense program with Knudsen demanding action and loans from the RFC, amid rare internal rifts and security fears.
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Bullitt
Britain
Bil Bullitt
Roosevelt
Great Britain
France
Defense
Defense Commission
White House
William Knudsen
General Motors
Knudsen
Congress
Treasury
Willkie
Elwood
Breezy spring dress pattern 1942 B for girls
Simple diagram design offers a charming spring morning dress for daughters. Pattern 1942 B features a fitted princess waist, two braid trimmed panels, short sleeves, and a flutter sash bow. Flattering plaid gingham, cherry percale, or white with ric rac braid suit various fabrics.
Dental Emblem Marks Century of Scientific Dentistry
The American Dental Association will seek adoption of a new official emblem at its Cleveland convention September 9 to 13. The design uses a delta and omicron periphery for Odontos and the single serpent of Aesculapius at center, with inset of Dr. Wilfred Robinson, president-elect.
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American Dental Association
Cleveland
Ohio
Aesculapius
Wilfred Robinson
Association
Tin Shortage Not Threat to U S Security
A Steel magazine study on U S tin needs shows 1939 consumption at 70 460 tons of 166 500 world use while domestic output was only 134 tons. It notes about 43 percent of world tin is refined under British control, with sources in Malaya Siam Dutch East Indies Bolivia and Nigeria.
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Hitler
Marshall
North Pole
Cape Horn
Pacific
Natal
Brazil
Asia
Indo-China
East Indies
Capitol Hill
Knudsen
Jesse Jones
RFC
Congress
Jones
U. S
Willkie
Washington
Woodward
TVA
John L. Lewis
Indiana University
New York
United States
Steel
Malaya
Siam
Dutch East Indies
Bolivia
Nigeria
Fiself
Barbara Bell Pattern 1942 B Children’s DressSizes 4 6 8 10 12
Barbara Bell pattern 1942 B designed for children sizes four through twelve. Size six requires 24 percent of 35-inch material and 6 yards of ric rac. Send order to:
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General Johnson
Washington, D. C
U. Ss
Norma
Prescott
Ekea
Blitzkrieg
Stimson
General Marshall
Merry
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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