Weekly News Analysis: Nazi Attack Pushes Allies Back
In Flanders Belgium the German army overwhelms Allied forces forcing a retreat toward the English Channel and coast, while Hitler weighs further strikes on Paris or Britain as Roosevelt expands defense plans. A presidential commission forms to marshal resources for armament, with figures from U.S. Steel, General Motors and other firms.
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Belgium
U. S. Defense Board
Flanders
Leopold III
Adolf Hitler
France
English Channel
Strait of Dover
England
Somme
Aisne
Berlin
Channel
Neighbors in Mexico and Panama News Briefs
In Mexico exiled leader Leon Trotsky faces mixed reception as officials fear his lingering presence may provoke issues. Panama reports thwarted plots aiming to disrupt its 1840 presidential election. Moore McCormack lines announce a new North and South America shipping service, while U. S. trade shows a $27 million export decline. Jay P. Moffat nominated to be U. S. minister to Canada. six Army fliers die in a Mojave crash during a night training flight. Fifty thousand civilian pilots trained by the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Chicago ends a 10 day milk strike with a wage dispute truce. U S Comptroller notes banks at 38,736,457,000 in assets. Civil Service Commission says no work for certain federal employees.
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Leon Trotsky
Mexico
Trotsky
Joseph Stalin
Panama
U. S
Moore-McCormack Lines
North
South America
Atlantic
Pacific
Albert W. Moore
Commerce Department
Army
Mojave
Calif
Desert
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Cens Sana
Chicago
British Sinkings and U.S. Naval Hesitations
American observers quarrel with German and British claims on battleship sinkings noting many British ships are in drydock, reducing battle readiness. Britain has 15 battleships. losing six to damage is a severe setback. The piece also flags U.S. behind the scenes moves, including Brazil iron ore development and cautions over Nazi tactics and Brazilian politics.
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U. S
Britain
Mediterranean
North Sea
Admiralty
Roosevelt
South America
Rio Grande
United States
Brazil
State Department
United States Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
U. S. Governmeant
U.S. Steel Corporation
U. 8. Steel
Germany
Skoda
Czechoslovakia
Vargae
Aranha
Leche Goes On Trial Six Months After Resigning
Eleven months after resigning as governor of Loulgigna Richard W Leche faces trial on charges of mail fraud tied to a truck deal alleged to have netted him and two others 113370. Movie star Walter Connolly a Hollywood resident died at his home. The 1040-41 Who's Who in America lists many famous names and achievements.
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Loulgigna
Richard W. Leche
Huey FP. Kang
Walter Connolly
Hollywood
America
Ni Butler
Lauriston Taylor Directs Placement of Corona Cap on World’s Largest X-ray Machine
Lauriston Taylor of the U. S. Bureau of Standards oversees placing the corona cap on the world’s largest X-ray machine assembled in Washington DC. The device can generate 1,500,000 volts and will set standards for similar equipment in hospitals and cancer clinics nationwide.
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Lauriston Taylor
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Washington, D.C
Around the House Fashions and Food Hints from A Past Page
Practical household tips mix with kitchen ideas as the article suggests storing olives after opening with oil, preserving feathers with camphor in pillows, enhancing Chowder by adding leftover meats, pairing soups with fillers, and preserving blankets by beating after drying. It also advises lighting birthday candles from the middle to the outer edge.
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Davis
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AAA
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C. B. & Q. Railroad
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Securities Commission
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University of North Carolina
Secretary of the Treasury
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James H. Cromwell
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National Conference of Social Workers
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Iowa
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