U S Maps New Ways to Aid British as Lease-Lend Passes
Weekly News Analysis by Edward C Wayne notes U S moves to aid Britain after Senate approves lease lend bill. Reports on Nazi spring offensive gaining speed with Balkansas center of activity, and prevailing wartime strategies in the theater.
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U. S
Senate
Balkansas
Balkans
Germany
Italy
Rumania
Bulgaria
Greece
Albania
England
Britain
Africa
Turkey
Eden
John Dill
Athens
Salonika
Russia
Poland
Vandenberg
Arthur Vandenberg
Senate passes lease lend bill amid sharp war debate
The U S Senate approved the lease lend measure by 60 to 31 after a weeks of bitter argument. Proponents argued it a swift aid to Britain to deter Nazi aggression while opponents warned of dictatorial powers for the President. The vote followed amendments in both houses and set expectations for swift transfer of war materiel to Britain and potential U S defense contract moves.
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Senate
Britain
Barkley
Kentucky
Wheeler
Montana
George
Georgia
U. S. Senate
United States
U. S
Congress
Middle
Far West
New England
New Jersey
Aiken
Vermont
Danaher
Connecticut
Tobey
New Hampshire
Reynolds
N. C
Walsh Qtass
Washington
Atlantic
England
Mediterranean
Willkie
Quotes on defense and women’s role in war effort
Foreign Minister Padilla urges progress and defense of a great cause. Washington social reformer Miss Harriet Elliott doubts American women can match England’s sacrifice of aluminum kitchenware for national defense.
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Mesico Cil
Padilla
Washington
Harriet Ellott
National Defense Council
England
Prohibition Lobby Re-energized on Capitol Hill
Washington reports a revived Dry push after eight years with a strong Capitol Hill lobby. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union and allied groups target Congress and state legislatures, urging near military reservations bans and local option laws. The campaign uses organized letters and proclaims Defend the Defenders.
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Washington, D.C
Capitol Hill
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Congress
W.C.T.U
Oddities in the News Roundup of wartime items
A collection of brief: a hitchhiking farmer aboard a coffin truck leads to a fatal scare. U.S. and state regulatory notes on food labeling and labor status. Walker broadens foreign propaganda scrutiny. Vandenberg flaunts oratory prowess. Roosevelt pressed tenant farmers relief amid defense funding cuts. Halleck and Stassen political shifts and intrigues.
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Sumner Welles
John Tolan
California
John Sparkman
Alabama
Budget Bureau
Agriculture Department
Roosevelt
Welles
Draft Letters and Satire From The Kids Hour Page
A collage of a draft era letter from a youth discussing fear, training, and a wish for more freedom, plus poem snippets about The Children's Hour and a biting jab at Fiorello La Guardia. The piece blends war era concerns with light social satire and editorial asides about gasoline and coffee.
Adobe brick and preserving eggs from old Southwest farm notes
The article extols adobe building in the Southwest, detailing mix and mould methods, brick sizes, curing, and mortar. notes straw binder use and daily puddling. provides molding, drying, and laying guidance, plus a Farmers' Bulletin request. It also covers preserving eggs with water glass or lime water, choosing fresh eggs and proper liquid levels.
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Southwest
Las Cruces
New Mexico
Washington
D. C
Tit for Tat Italy and U S Clashes Over Consulates
Washington ordered Italian consulates at Detroit and Newark closed and restricted Italian diplomatic officers, in response to Mussolini restricting U S officials in Italy. Hull’s retaliatory moves targeted Italian military and naval attaches. Also analyzed are Nazi plans in the Balkans and a devastating Luftwaffe night raid on London with casualties at a fashionable East End club.
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Washington
Mussolini
U. S
Naples
Palmero
Italy
Cordell Hull
Detroit
Newark
Mr. Hull
Palermo
Hitler
Balkans
England
Africa
Suez
Canal
Gibraltar
British Isles
Luftwaffe
London
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No Place
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Anybuddy
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Children's Hour
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Fiorello LaGuardia
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Shy
Harrie Way
Wilson
Fantasmita
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