Full Strength German Drive Reaches Paris Front
German forces unleash a major assault through central France aimed at Paris, with heavy bombers and tanks supported by artillery. Gen. Weygand countermeasures fail to stop the drive as British forces retreat from Dunkirk, leaving France to bear the brunt. The initial Paris air raid targets outskirts and military sites, killing about 1,000 people.
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Poland
Scandinavia
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Belgium
Adolf Hitler
Flanders
France
Paris
Attuck
Somme
Aisne
Maxime Weygand
Dunkirk
English
London
Manders
Germany
President Roosevelt bears grandson amid wartime reports
President Roosevelt becomes a grandfather as a boy joins the family of Mrs Anne Clark Roosevelt. The era’s security debates loom as Gen George C Marshall warns of manpower shortages and plans for national defense rise to the fore. Indictments and European tensions frame a year of political maneuvering and international risk.
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Roosevelt
Anne (Clark) Roosevelt
John
Joseph Schenck
New York
Smith College
Charles A. Lindbergh
Peis Marrowa
Peis Marrowa, Ail “Hia Onca Earia Teaty
Germany
Rep. Smith
Dem
Conn
Europe
Democratic Party
Will
Paul McNutt
Gardner
Benator Wheeler
Montana
Haa
Corde
Rust
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
la Clear Aeid
Supreme Court backs flag salute law in schools
Salute requirement upheld as court notes flag unity over religious differences. Pennsylvania board expelled two children for religious refusals to salute. In Moweaqua Illinois four Jehovahs Witnesses faced mob threats. Waxahachie Texas saw 90 pacifist literature distributors jailed after a flood of objections.
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U.S
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Moweaqua
Ill
Jehovah's Witnesses
Waxahachie
Texas
Wild cubs play in springtime wildlife piece
A nostalgic piece describes springtime play among wildlife cubs. Fox cubs romp over a ledge playing with a stone in a follow the leader style, while badger cubs bounce and tumble with sharp black and white markings. Otter cubs endure early winter births and enjoy water games with parent participation.
Wise and Otherwise: Bluff Falls and Wit
A compact collection of quips on bluffing, consistency, horses, and gendered humor. The lines joke about cleverness, charity to aging animals, integrity in romantic tests, and the stereotype of gold diggers relative to a widow. Strong sentences present social irony through concise witticisms.
Duckling Plunge in Stream Sparks Playful Feats
Oliver G. Pike recounts four young ducklings in a London Tit- Bits piece. The lively brood darts and dives, leaping over each other and circling as they tussle beneath the water. Their spirited ducking game ends as the elders guide them to a hidden lair to rest.
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Republic of
Panama
Arnulfo Arias
Ricardo Alfaro
Popular Front
Oliver G. Pike
London
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Farnham F. Dudgeon
French
Western Newspaper Union
Madrid
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Bertin
Gibraltar
Spain
Munich
England
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Italy
Frankfort-on-Main
George C. Marshall
Army
Congress
House
U. S
Department of Agriculture
Pan-America
Mr. Dies
Rep
Martin Dies
Washington
South America
Dies
Arnelfo Arias
Stcket
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Nature
Firestone
Indianapolis
Wilbur Shaw
Speedway
Loox
Tae
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