Allies Stage Big Counter Attack In Attempt To Check Nazi Drive
News analysis describes Allied counter actions in northern France Belgium and near the Channel ports where Weygand orders a major counter offensive. It notes recaptured positions at Arras and Abbeville and German pressures at Calais with the Channel ports seen as crucial to stopping a German drive toward Britain.
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Senate
France
Belgium
Adolf Hitler
Paris
English
Britain
Netherlands
British-French War Council
Maxime Weygand
Near East
Weygand
Channel
Arras
Abbeville
Calais
Strait of Dover
England
Hitler
Shadows of Frederick the Great fall from Hitler in opinion
In Berlin a senator accused Hitler’s Nazi leadership of dark shadows from history. Another Massachusetts senator urged expanding the regular army to 150000, with a 280000 goal by fall. Willkie argued against midstream policy shifts amid Somerville primary tensions. Churchill gained broad powers as England readied total war measures. Parliament moved swiftly to mobilize all resources for defense.
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Frederick the Great
Adolf Hitler
Goering
Berlin
Fon
Senator Bridges
N. H
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
United States
Wendell L. Willkie
Somerville
Churchill
Germany
Defense drive gains steam as Senate backs army bill
U S defense moves accelerate with broad approval. Senate passes a peacetime army bill for 290 000 soldiers and 10 000 planes, with 132 million to be spent at the President’s discretion. Jesse Jones says REC funds back expansion and banks will underwrite 75 percent loans. Detroit armament studies hint at repurposing spare auto plant capacity for weapons. Lindbergh criticizes current policy while endorsing defense basics.
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Roosevelt
U. S
Senate
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones
REC
Detroit
Army
Navy
War Department
Fifth Column Meaning and Historical Use in War
The term refers to internal supporters who aid an enemy during war or threat thereof. Originating from a Spanish general’s remark, it describes residents or visitors who undermine defenders, through sabotage or secret disclosures. Historical examples note German strategies in Denmark Norway Halland and Belgium.
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Madrid
Quieys de Llano
Derenark
Norway
Halland
Belgium
No Acreage Cut Bid Amid War Demand Shifts
Secretary Wallace said U S farm acreage will not be reduced further as war shifts favor domestic consumption and storage. Exports shrink due to German occupation of Europe and Allied diversions. The piece notes political convention tensions, a Landon stance against coalition ideas, and state alien registration moves in Georgia amid broader wartime urgency.
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U. S
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
U.S
Norway
Denmark
Belgium
Netherlands
Philadelphia
Alf M. Landon
Topeka
Washington
Repubican
Landon
California
Imperial Valley
United States
Iron Age
Times Square
New York City
Broadway
Georgia
E. D. Rivers
Spool Shelves and End Tables From Sewing Book No 3
Ruth Wy writes to Mrs Spears about making spool shelves painted watermelon pink to match bedroom curtains and asks for guidance on rigid end tables. Curtain rods pass as legs, rods should telescope, spools glued between each other, and a sketch shows needed details. She notes Book No 3 offers 32 home project ideas and asks readers to send 10 cents for a copy.
Value of Time Proverb says seize every moment today
A maxim urges immediate action and rejects idleness procrastination and delay. It emphasizes using time wisely and doing tasks now rather than postponing them.
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Great Britain
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Wallace
Ruth WY
Ruth Wyeth Spears
New York
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Firestone
Firestone Auto Supply
Socie Cne Wisk
Tire Wits Onvoy LS
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