The War’s Next Phase and the Invasion Gamble Ahead
DeWitt MacKenzie weighs the European war at year start 1941. He argues no side has won yet, a possible invasion of England by Hitler could decide the conflict, with air superiority and British resistance shaping the outcome. He notes Britain’s growing strength, U.S. aid, and Italy’s blockaded state while predicting axis powers unlikely to prevail.
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Hitler
Dewitt MacKenzie
Jeff Hitler
England
Obus
Europe
British Ministry of Information
Churchill
Germany
United States
Mediterranean
Italy
Roosevelt
Bette Davis Weds Arthur Farnsworth in Surprise Marriage
The New Year's Eve marriage of actress Bette Davis to Arthur Farnsworth of Boston shocks Hollywood. Friends say the pair have known each other since childhood in Lowell Massachusetts and rekindled their friendship in 1939 while Davis vacationed at Sugar Hill New Hampshire where Farnsworth was hotel assistant manager.
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Bette Davis
Hollywood
Arthur Farnsworth
Boston
Miss Davis
Farnsworth
Lowell
Mass
Sugar Hill
N. H
Parms Sought Defense Land in Five Midwestern States
Government seeks acquisition of more than a quarter million acres of land in Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa and Missouri for defense purposes. The action aims to bolster military readiness and strategic reserves across multiple states.
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Parms
Chicago
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Farmer Held on Charge of Murdering His Wife
Marion South Carolina January 2 Hugh G Smith a farmer was held on a murder charge in the death of his wife Mrs Newell Smith 32 fatally wounded at a neighbor's house. Deputy Sheriff W N Norton said Mrs Smith died en route to a hospital. The woman had been shot in the heel the night before.
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S. C
Hugh G. Smith
Newell Smith
W.N. Norton
Deferment Guidelines Issued For Essential Workers
North Carolina officials issue a memorandum guiding employers on deferments for essential industry staff. The document details when to seek deferment, required forms, and steps to prove need, including job description, skill shortages, replacement time, and company usefulness. It stresses balance between military needs and preserving industry and economy.
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Raleigh
J. van B. Métis
Selective Service
North Carolina
Farmers seek new farms after land acquisitions across five states
Hundreds of farmers face spring planting questions as land in nine areas across five states is taken for powder plants proving grounds airports artillery ranges munitions factories and other uses. Owners and tenants seek replacements and new farmland options.
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