New Yorkers Hear Sifted News From A Galaxy Of Items
A fragmented column surveys wartime chatter and media quips. It notes long range bomber production, an Italian American editor, Axis raps, Camp Nordland closure, and a judge’s remark on Hauptmann. It parades TV, a Book of the Month pick, and insurance links to Germany. Includes spoof items and theatrical jests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pope
Camp Nordland
Bund
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Wilentz
A. J. Cremin
Zamzami
Tokio Fire & Marine
The
Generale of
Trieste
Roosevelt Talks Aircraft Convoys and Atlantic Strategy
The article outlines Roosevelt's push for a new form of convoy using long range bombers and island bases. It highlights air patrols across the North Atlantic, the Pacific Fleet integration with Atlantic operations, and plans centered on Hawaii, the Aleutians, and Azores to deter Nazi expansion and protect Atlantic routes. It notes potential Gibraltar withdrawals and the interdependence of Atlantic and Pacific defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D.C
Roosevelt
United States
North Atlantic
Ireland
Pacific Reef
Atlantic
mid-Atlantic
Pacles
Hawai
Aleutian Islands
Havwaii
mid-Pacific
Aleutians
North Pacific
Pacific
Azores
Canary
Cape Verde
Hawaii
Cape Verdes
Goruga
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Mip
Americas
Defense: Aircraft motor output surges in Connecticut plant
Foreign war department visitors report aircraft motors rushed into production at a Connecticut plant reaching 1.4 million horsepower per month. Projections estimate 70,000 to 100,000 engines for 1941 42, with total industry targets around 10 million horsepower monthly. Analysts compare wartime bottlenecks to World War I Liberty motor production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense
Defense Production Industries
War Department
Connecticut
Wren
America
Liberty
Jeading Automotive
Drafted draft showdown on Roosevelt plan stirs Congress
Fragmented report notes stiff opposition to a draft control bill. Senators Byrd and Seawing push back on presidential seizure power while labor factions split along pro and anti administration lines. The measure prompts debate over strikes, defense production, and potential economic dictatorship amid wartime strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
Byrd
Virginia
Seawing ‘Tsdingy
Maryland
Eungrise
British and French Plans in Syria Amid Crete Fallout
War dispatch outlines British aim to move on Syria while air attacks target Syrian sites. French propaganda seeks German aid to repel Britain. Turkish ties used to claim German forces await in civilian clothing for swift mobilization. Britain studies delaying moves to secure Syria before German threat rises, with airborne invasion risks and naval reorientation toward the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crete
Great Britain
Syria
Germany
Alea
Hrithsts
Spriam Sindrymes
Trag
Grilies
Frmen Britah
Arres
Darla
Balkans
Greece
Britain
Toto Syrie
Medierranmat
Sous
Ted Sea
North Africa
Malte
Cyprus
Alesandria
Sua
Turkey
Uch
France
St. Horkang
Weygand
Aetres
Belt Plain
Eireles
Te Gaullet
Win
U-BOATS Resistance and Submarine Tactics Reexamine
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss U-boats and engagements, mentioning a Dilla rend and elite Home connerted units. It references wind conditions and cathet Slaten as context for operations, with unclear names and scattered phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony
End of Road for Doorn Kaiser After Death at 82
Former Kaiser Wilhelm dies at Doorn Netherlands after 22 years in exile. Aged 82, he succumbed to a blood clot in the lung amid a wartime era that saw Hitler respecting the exiled monarch while Germany’s fate remained unsettled. The funeral arrangements were tightly controlled by the Nazi regime, with details scarce and the world watching the distant royal figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Adolf Hier
Heng
Kaiser
Doorn
Holland
Howaver
Mitten
Hitler
The
Hebenaalerns
Gasoline policy and wartime supply tensions
The text reviews debates in Congress over gasoline controls and oil sales to Japan, Russia, and other nations, noting company explanations to stockholders and the broader defense context. It cites British and German war claims about merchant shipping losses, UK prewar strength, and US diplomacy with Britain and the Dutch, framing oil exports as a defense issue amid perilous wartime politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stacy May
OPM
Senate Defense Committee
Great Britain
Japan
Russia
Deterae
Congress
America
Berlin
Britain
United States
Pirtlaly
Roosevelt and Decree Rule Amid War Prep Policy
A column discusses a proposed U S military highway from Mexico to Panama as defense. It recalls a couple attempting an arduous Central American journey, and recalls Captain Fitzmorris and San Blas Indians. It contrasts government by decree with executive orders and questions public knowledge of the latter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearst
Old Morning World
Reflipe W. Thenuz
Cuba
Mexico
Panama
Congress
Panama Canel
Colombia
Nicaragua
Canal
San Blas
Pitzmorris
Fitzmorris
England
Pitemarris
Calambdian
Roosevelt
Wall
Law
Aera
Exercise Ends Bulges That Give an Old Look
Old look from bulging waist and slack midsection may come from poor posture and weak abdominal muscles. The booklet offers exercises to tighten the waist, correct posture, relieve foot trouble and nervous tension, plus a daily full body routine. Send order for your booklet.
Full Culture Quote on Beauty and Mind
A quotation emphasizes that true culture comes from cherishing beauty, not from wealth or rank. It notes that beauty is the cheapest and most accessible luxury, essential even in harsh conditions where hard labor can dull the mind. The speaker is Channing.
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