Oil in Dutch East Indies fuels war era fortifications
Amid Sumatra and Borneo oil fields, Dutch Shell and Standard Vacuum build refineries, towns, and fortified harbors. Major export oils, local concessions, and defense networks protect facilities as Britain and allies watch strategic output.
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Palembang
Sumere
Tulsa
Okla
Lloyd W
Shorty) Elliott
Far East
Moesi
China
Dlomiale
Borneo
Java
Dutch Shell
Balik Papan
Batavia Petrol “Company
Sumatra
Balik.Papan
Dutch East Indies
Indies
New Guir
Vacuum
Sheil
Standard of California
Petition Seeks Dissolution of Harmony School District 57
On November 4, 1940, at 1:30 pm before County Court Judge Frank Rider, a petition signed by a majority of Harmony School District No. 57 electors asks dissolution of the district and annexation into Hope Special School District No. 14. All interested parties may appear and be heard. order issued by Hempstead County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rider
Harmony
Hempstead County
Hope Special School District No
Arkansas
Hempstead
Austin County
Mexican Army to Gain 96 Million Peso Budget
The article describes Mexico's expanding military ambitions with a 96,000,000 peso budget, upgrading transport, anti aircraft guns, tanks, and planes. It notes 52,000 officers and increasing professional troops, army officers favoring Almazan, and plans for a larger active force under conscription. It also mentions potential U.S. aircraft transfers and Pan American inspections influencing modernization.
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Vera Cruz Naval Academy
Mazat- Tan
David Coelle Ochoa
Marine Department
Robberto Gometz Magee
United States
Mexico
England
Coella
Almazan
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Ciapultepte Academy
Dutch Indies Watch Japan Dutchmen Learn a Lesson When Homeland Fell
AP Feature Service reports that 300000 Dutch rulers in the Netherlands Indies face a grim reckoning after their homeland falls to the Nazis. They fear Japan will seize oil rich Borneo and Sumatra, rubber from Java and Banten, sugar from islands, and other tropical goods while attempting to control the eastern world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borneo
Bandoeng
Indies
Java
Ilot
Sumatra
Japan
England
Balayia
Boerabaja
Dutch Indies
James Bassett
Netherlands Indies
Stepling
Paradise
Germany
Barnen
Tee
Horst Wessel Still Nazi Hero
NEA Service recalls Horst Wessel fifty years after his death as a disputed national symbol. Memorials flourish across Germany with hospitals renamed in his honor and songs honoring him sung by Nazi loyalists, while divisions argue over the hero’s true role and fate.
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German Republic
Germany
Lucie
Alexanderplatz
Wessel
Hiller
Nazi Trut
NEA
Horst Wessel
Hillerites
Berlin
Roups
Vote Means in the 10 Campaign
AP summary examines the pivotal role of women voters in 1930s politics and how parties court the female electorate. It notes estimates of women voters, historical shifts, and the influence of organizations like the National League of Women Voters, plus the cautious approach by Roosevelt and Willkie to avoid anti gender politics while highlighting liberal policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan M. Beatty
Washington
Hoover
Roosevelt
National League of Women Voters
Samuel P. Hayes, Jr
Mount Holyoke College
Hoe
Harold F. Gosnell
University of Chicago
National League
Frances Perkins
Florence Atlen
Damoenntie Party
Willkie
Jose
Doctor Finds a New Drink
Dr Frank R Menne of the University of Oregon medical school reports that denatured alcohol can be learned to like and used safely. In autopsy studies of 22 men who died after consuming methanol-tainted denatured alcohol, poison entered the bloodstream and formed formic acid, a sixfold more poisonous product, illustrating dangers in misrepresented denatured spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Portland
Ore
Frank RR. Menne
University of Oregon Medical School
Acing
Menne
Women’s Vote Might Swing Coming Election
The piece notes the wife of a future candidate could shift votes. It argues the women’s vote remains a mystery and could number in the millions. Strategists across parties weigh how candidates speak and act as this factor may decide the outcome.
CARDUI promoted as a remedy for menstrual distress and digestion
Medicinal claims describe CARDUI as easing headaches and cramps from functional dysmenorrhea due to malnutrition. It is said to increase appetite and gastric juice flow, aiding digestion and resistance to periodic distress. The product is marketed as widely used for over five decades.
Methanol Craving Linked to Widespread Availability
A report notes methanol addicts developing cravings and preference for methanol, with only apparent effects being hilarity and drunkenness. Doctor statements indicate the substance is cheap and broadly used in industry, making it readily available.
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Menne
Ski Troops Plan Snow Training And Education Program
The article outlines a proposed ski troops program with outdoor snow maneuvers and trips to far places, including dog teams and ice peak sealing. Army staff remain noncommittal while Lewis and Colorado backers hope the plan will be studied. a note on quicksand near Diamond Shoals off Cape Hatteras ends the piece.
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Swissype Tramway
Fnr
Army
Lt Ander
J Army
Lewis
Diamond Shoals
Cape Hatteras, N. C
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Davis
Sydney
New Zealand
Dominions
New
Zealand
Australia
Dutch Field Royal
South Africa
Tasmania
FBI
U. S. Marine Barracks
Quantico
Suez
Singapore
Mediterranean
Indies Air Force
Pupish Slill
Samuel Epstein
Mans Ziegler
Reuss
Knetian
Utr
Frank R. Menne
Roper and Estate Gas
Harry W. Shiver Plumbing
William H. Miller
American Airlines
Ight
Coppright
Bill Miller
New York
LaGuardia Field
Air View
Pere Mer
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