You cant beat the Dutch say budgeted in exile
The Dutch government in London embraces a lean 96 million guilder budget for the second half of 1940. It funds fleet maintenance and forces in England and Canada while seeking voluntary income tax from Dutch abroad and guarding gold reserves for postwar needs. The piece ends with a rebuke to the old saying and a note of confidence.
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Hitler
Holland
Rotterdam
Dutch East Indies
Wilhelmina
England
Great Britain
Dutch East and West Indies
Dutch Guiana
Canada
Urban vote dominates 1940 election power shift
A penetrating look at 1940 emphasizes how urban voters influence national outcomes. The piece notes Boston and New York City swung states toward Roosevelt, limiting rural and small town influence and suggesting possible constitutional changes to the electoral college may diminish countryside sway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Roosevelt
Willkie
Massachusetts
New York City
Empire State
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio
Illinois
California
Goebbels Depicts English Suffering Amid War Rationing
The piece notes Dr Joseph Goebbels portraying Britain as besieged by air raids and subs burdening food supplies while German U boats target British ships. It adds Americans in London mock rations by feasting on clam chowder and holiday foods, stressing ration rules apply to all residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Goebbels
London
Ministry of Food
Doc Stork
John
Hubbards
Connie Bennett
Tab Jeanette MacDonald
Hollywood
Gene Raymond
Anita Louise
Chicago
Factory Attacks Spark Sam Cue for Major Blowout
A narrator notes that someone has been blowing up American factories and that Sam uses the situation as a pretext to stage a large blowout. The text presents a dramatic, action oriented plot moment with a focus on retaliation and industrial targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Italian Navy Faces Threats as Holes Pull Inward
A cryptic line notes Italian naval vessels may be compromised as holes are drawn inward, implying strategic vulnerability or a metaphorical peril to ships seeking cover. The quote underscores concerns about security and containment in a perilous situation.
Christmas Gift Ideas for Her and Home
The catalog lists practical gifts for wives including a robe inside, a tough transparent case, a waterproof carryall, and a cake cutter that handles soft and hard icings. It highlights a darning egg with glow in the dark top, and the Mend-Sox electrical sock patcher. Also featured are an automatic teakettle with a self ejecting plug and a fully automatic toaster the Toastrite. New uses for fish nets in home items are noted with spun glass tablecloths and luncheon sets from Cape Cod Industries. For your husband,
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Cod
Warner Bros posts annual profit rise on strong year
Tollywood columnist notes Warner Brothers earned 2 747 472 dollars for the fiscal year, about 1 million more than last year. The run of entertaining releases including The Fighting 69th Sea Hawk and All This and Heaven Too supported profits despite limited foreign markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Warner Brothers
Warners
Warner Pictures
Dr. Ehrlich
Dedication and Democracy Across the Nation
Quotes emphasize work over rhetoric in national defense. Leaders urge citizens and industry to commit to democratic ideals as the 1940s crisis unfolds. Mentions C E Wilson and A B Conant urging effort and resilience.
Italy Builds War Planes With Rope Supports
The piece notes Italy's aircraft weakness due to metal shortages and shows a photo of an Italian bomber with tail stabilizers mooved by ropes. It argues biplanes, now outdated, hint at broader wartime strain and discusses dictators promising grand plans while delivering little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Italy
Germany
Europe
Hitler
der Fuehrer
Good Samaritan lesson calls for action beyond belief
The Sunday School lesson on Luke 10:25-37 urges readers to practice the spirit of the Good Samaritan in all lands and relations. It contrasts priest and Levite inaction with the compassionate Samaritan, stressing that true religion shows mercy and justice in deeds, not creed alone. The note adds a brief etymology that milliner derives from Milan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Gilroy
D. D
Advance
Good Samaritan
Israel
Keeping babies safe at home for health
An advisory urges keeping babies at home to avoid infections and crowded places, promotes fresh air, cleanliness, and isolation of sick children. It cautions against close contact and kissing, urges schoolchildren to wash before near babies, and suggests consulting a physician for prevention and Angelo Patri’s booklet. It notes about 25,334,000 dairy cows in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Earth
United States
Strike drive at Vultee tests labor leaders and unions in wartime
Bruce Catton analyzes a West Coast Vultee strike drive amid internal United Auto Workers conflicts and Communist pressure. Labor leaders like Sidney Hillman face questions over defense needs and wage demands as Moritmer and left wings push to broaden organizing in the aviation industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sidney Hillman
Labor
National Defense Commission
Atlantic City
Hillman
C. S
Los Angeles Merchants and Manufacturers Association
United Auto Workers Union
Detroit
Wyndham Mortimer
R. Thomas
Mortimer
Vultee
General Motors
Lewis’ United Mine Workers
Robberies Hit Georgetown Liquor Store Owner Hard
Just about liquidated Georgetown Ky liquor dealer Charles Baute recounts a series of thefts. Intruders broke a window and took whisky, then $4 of stock vanished, followed by $135 worth of merchandise. The final raid emptied shelves of $355, leaving Baute with the building and one case of wine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Charles Baute
Baute
Stamp News Knights of Middle Ages Seen Differently
Lt. Klein notes stamp design celebrating Danzig and Prussia glosses over brutal medieval reality. Knights were a military class seeking trouble, religion less binding, and women less revered than modern views. The 1040 educated elite surpassed knights in discipline and refinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danzig
Germany
Prussia
Round Table
Bible Thought on honoring parents and the commandment
A brief religious note cites Mark 7 10 and Pepin stressing that next to God one should honor parents. It emphasizes the duty to respect parental authority and warns against cursing them with a severe consequence. The wording reflects a traditional moral stance on family reverence.
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Wilson
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New York
WHCO
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Dabine
St. Louis
Kansas
Chay
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Mocaros
Ih Press
ASSOC
Monroe
DR. Goebbels
Jimmie Fidler
N Tollywood
Eddie Cantor
Laurence Olivier
Vivien Leigh
Clark Gable
Johnny Weissmuller
Weissmuller
Tarzan
Rosemary Lane
Miss Lane
Thundercloud
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Olivie de Havilland
Joan Fontaine
Miss de Havilland
Olivia
Miss Fontaine
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
C. E. Wilson
General Motors Corporation
1940
A. B. Conant
Ferent University
Britain
America
Frederick Cone
Sons of the American Revolution
Ripley
Budapest
Kai
Chester Showden
Houston
Popma & Son
Port and
Oregon
Thebes
Nile
Hadrian
Tacitus
Pliny
Pausanias
Strabo
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Edwin C. Hill
Russia
Wall Street
International Labor Office
League of Nations
Lancelot Hogben
Mussolini
Paris
Milaner
Milan
Angelo Patri
Angela Patricare
Monroe News-Star~World
P. O
Station O
N. Y
Bruce Catton
U. A. W. Scrap
Stamp News
Klein
Bible Thought
Moses
Mark
God
Pepin
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