Britain Hold Out To September In Winant Report
Washington notes Ambassador Winant’s return from England with a sobering briefing. Britain faces a brittle public mood and potential withdrawal from the Mediterranean. Hitler demands peace now or uses poison gas to raze British cities. U.S. aid hinges on September.
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Winant
Britain
Hitler
FDR
Bast
Supreme Court
Washington
England
London
Mediterranean
United States
Great Britain
Germany
British
European
Poland
France
Yugoslavia
Greece
Channel
British Isles
Ambassador Winant
Winston Churchill
U. S
Pennsylvania High School Graduates Near 98 000 This Month
Pennsylvania public schools close for summer as about 98,000 graduates wrap up 180 day terms. Commencement speakers will stress education as democracy’s bulwark while fourth class districts finish up and elementary terms rise to 180 days next year.
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Pennsylvania
Department of Public Instruction
Beginning at home democracy rests on honest local governance
The piece argues that honest local administration underpins democracy and condemns municipal corruption in Detroit, where reform led to jailed officials, bribe revelations, and a record bond issue. It urges all local bodies and democratic groups to unmask dishonesty to strengthen democracy.
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Associated Press
Associated Presa
National
Boyd, Inc
Rockefeller Plaza
New York
N.Y
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Chestnut St
Philadelphia
Postoffice of
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Indiana Evening Gazette
Detroit
Bar Association
Solon Burns Up Over Army Camp Costs
Washington reports Congressman Albert J. Engel of Muskegon exposes waste in the army camp construction program. He drives 4500 miles, audits costs at eight eastern camps, files six reports, and estimates waste in the tens of millions while earning $248.67 in expenses. His probe targets land selection, lumber costs, subcontracting, overtime, and utility charges.
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Washington
Congress
Albert J. Engel
Muskegon, Mich
Engel
Fiorello H. la Guardia
France
Germany
Camp Blanding
Fla
Indiantown Gap
Fort Meade
War Department
House Committee On Appropriations
Watertown
N Y
Camp Pine
Fort Bragg
N. C
Eagle's Eggs Hatching War Pilots at Maxwell Field
At Maxwell Field Alabama 147 bronzed flying cadets from 31 states pinned on wings. They had flown over 26 300 miles each totaling 8 866 100 miles with no fatalities. Across 1940 private flying accidents rose from violations of regulations. Commercial airlines in 1940 flew 108 800 000 miles.
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Maxwell Field
Alabama
United States
Thought for Today Prayer Quote Collection
Daily reflection highlights a Bible verse about joy in truth from third party reflections and a Mary Baker Eddy quotation on truth versus error. The brief notes mix spiritual maxim with a historical religious thinker’s assertion.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Memorial Day Visits Link Hillsdale Families Across Town
Fairview Ridge Mr and Mrs Charles Biss and three children of Hillsdale and Mrs Charles Stewart visited the Adder family in Windber over Memorial Day. Edna King who works in Indiana spent the weekend with new parents Harry and Mrs King. Henry McCracken and kin from near Wilgus visited Lewistown friends. Glenn Wright and two children of Punxsutawney spent Memorial Day at Elmer Stewart’s home with J B McMillen of Ebensburg and Mrs Abe Longenecker of Hillsdale.
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Charles Biss
Hillsdale
Charles Stewart
This Place
Frank Adder
Windber
Edna King
Indiana
Harry King
Henry McCracken
Wilgus
Lewistown
Glenn Wright
Punxeytawney
Elmer Stewart
J. B. McMillen
Ebensburg
Abe Longenecker
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Supreme Bench
William ©. Douglas
Frank Murphy
Philippines
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Roosevalt
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Iowa
Fisher
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Generoso Pope
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Reich
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Mussolini
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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