Aggressive Congress Backs Military Modernization Push
A bipartisan group in Congress touts its wartime achievements in forcing White House and armed services to modernize land, sea, and air weapons. The record notes pilots, battleships, gliders, and aircraft carriers were advanced, while critics warned of concealment of war details.
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Minnesota
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Michigan
France
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Naval Affairs Committee
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Midway
Capitol Hill
Congress
Readers Eye View of War Policy and Latin America
A column by Albert N. Leman critiques Navy leadership for resisting small volunteer craft in anti submarine patrols, argues for broader coastal vigilance, and discusses Francoist Spain, Rommel’s reach, and U.S. diplomacy. It highlights New York typhus concerns, Madrid poverty, and South American politics led by Nicolas Repello, urging Washington to engage with diverse regional actors.
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Rumors of Hansson assassination denied in Stockholm
Reuters reported an official Stockholm statement today declaring rumors that Swedish Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson had been assassinated as entirely unfounded. Earlier dispatches from Bern claimed rumors were circulating in Switzerland about his death.
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Reuters
Stockholm
Per Albin Hansson
Bern
Switzerland
Hansson
Turkish Premier Dies After Heart Attack
An Ankara report states Premier Refik Saydam died early today from a heart attack at age 61. He had led the government since January 1939. Interior Minister Faik Butrak would serve as acting premier until a new appointment is made.
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Ankara
Turkey
Refik Saydam
Faik Buttrak
Modern Etiquette Questions and Answers
A reader asks if a woman should say please and thank you to servants. the answer says it is not obligatory but a courteous practice. Another query asks if a reply is needed to a wedding invitation at a hotel. the response affirms yes. A question about picking up a dropped napkin in a restaurant is answered no, and to let the waiter handle it.
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Rsw
Radio Program Schedule and News Update Highlights
Radio program listings for Wednesday July in Eastern War Time outline network alterations and hourly segments from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM. The slate includes dramas, comedies, news, musical acts, and serials with performers such as Ben Bernie, Lone Ranger, Amos and Andy, Fred Varian, and Joe Nelly. The item notes changes caused by networks and features multiple station segments with brief program notes and announced topics.
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Cha Ming
Piino
Cis
John Agnes
Orean—nibe
Stella Cozer
Patty
Bob
Parker
Chs-Basic
Reven
Waltenborn
Quis Kids
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M.C
Btu
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Chs
Tal Timney
Uncle Walter & Dorhouse
Nbe
Manhattan
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Dr Christan
Cbs Canada Grenadier Guards
Nbe Basin Street
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Bly Ivney Temple
Ebs
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Goldman
Army Champs
Kayv Kyser
Colege
Dhs
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Morgian
Beatiy
Adroud
Ration rules limit German men under 18 and women over 25
The Department of Commerce states males under 18 in Germany are not eligible for smokers ration cards while women over 25 may receive only half rations, reflecting wartime controls.
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Germany
Department of Commerce
McKENNEY ON BRIDGE a busy treasurer faces a tough hand
J Horace Black, treasurer of the American Contract Bridge League, explains his busy schedule after a tournament where his performance impressed. The hand featured Bast with a trump opening and a sequence ending with ruffs and a trump in dummy, ending with a diamond ace and a final trump play.
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Stock Exchange
Draft Board
J. Horace ‘Black
American Contract’ Bridge League
Bast
Dummy
Low
West Son
Bridge play recounts ruffing and forced discard sequence
The account describes a bridge hand where a block discards two hearts, a ruff in dummy follows, the last diamond is played with the jack of spades, and a leading tactic forces West to overtake to dummy's ace queen of hearts, achieving the contract.
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Block
West
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