French Halt German Advance as Paris Declares Open City
Turkish government signs a new commercial pact with Germany for goods worth 21 million Turkish pounds after months of negotiations with Ambassador von Papen. Istanbul reports Turkish shipping will stay in the Mediterranean and Aegean, avoiding war for now.
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Germany
Turkey
Britain
France
Italy
Foreign Ministry
Franz von Papen
Istanbul
Mediterranean
Aegean
Anatolia
Sirkey
Rome
Poilus Hold 200 Mile Front Amid War Turmoil
War bulletin recounts French troops along a 200 mile front holding positions amid offensives and retreat threats. Reports from Jerusalem Madrid London and Paris detail battles, political actions, and prisoner events as World War II conflict widens.
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Poilus
Solons Rush to End Session
Washington report states Congress moved toward quick consideration of a territorial sovereignty resolution and prepared to adjourn, while Rep Fish of New York signaled willingness to go to war to uphold the Monroe doctrine. The measure would oppose transfers of Western Hemisphere lands from European powers to Germany if enacted.
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Western Hemisphere
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Congress
Rules Committee
Representative Fish
New York
Senate
Germany
Reich
Senate approves bills to oust Opelousas judges
Louisiana Senate passes two constitutional amendments aimed at removing Opelousas District Judge Isom Guillory and District Attorney L Austin Fontenot. Amendments would exempt appointive judges from removal protections and would declare the offices vacant, directing a governor called special election through 1948. House action pending.
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Louisiana Senate
Isom Guillory
L. Austin Fontenot
Opelousas
Senate
Ernest S. Clements
Oberlin
Earl K. Long
House of Representatives
Walter Lanier
Thibodaux
Sam Jones
Clements
Jules Fisher
Jefferson Parish
Oscar Guidry
Acadia
D. Y. Smith
Monroe
House
Four H members visit monument
Washington is hosting 172 4 H club delegates from farms nationwide at the Washington Monument for a test of their strength and endurance. The group, embodying head heart hand and health, gathers to tour the 553 foot shaft with elevator access. A guard remarks on the delegates’ size and resolve as they begin the ascent.
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Washington
Washington Monument
United States
Vast mine belt around Malta prompts crisis in Rome
Italian reports note widespread minefield laid to box the Malta base, aiming to seal off sea traffic and protect Pantelleria. Neutral shipping must pass Messina, while Italian, German, and allied actions shift in a war that already claims dozens of lives in Turin and Halima.
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Gorelhin
Rome
Ireland
Galeazzo Ciano
Halian
Eire
Turin
Ubaldo Soddu
Pietro Badoglin
Italy
Soddu
Halima
Pantelleria
Sicily
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Middle East
Messina
Valetta
Cairo
Egypt
Seafino Mazzolini
Reynaud Urgently Seeks U S Aid Amid East Indies Tensions
Tokyo reports quote a Tokyo foreign office official and a Suratoya dispatch claiming 2000 British troops landed in the Dutch East Indies seeking protection. London officials offered neither confirmation nor denial while British sources hinted at further action.
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Waus
Iin
London
War Office
Machi Mich: Ine
Suratoya
Java
Roosevelt urged full support for expeditionary force plea
An appeal to President Roosevelt urged the United States to commit entirely to aiding France and Britain in the war. Premier Heenevelt pressed for a declaration that Americans would back the expeditionary effort if needed, stressing sacrifice to defend free men.
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Frapeoe
Peenoes Heynaset
Heenevelt
United States
Avita
Tulay
Penuirg
America
Bo Carey
Germany
Mir Hossevell
Waly
Waren
France
Geeet
Gehia Charlethesg
Aif
Hernevelt
Une
Striking Armies NEEDED BY ITALY
Italy calls for intensified military action with limited manpower. The report notes strategic labor and supply demands while detailing shortages and potential coal and fuel constraints affecting operations.
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Italy
War at a Glance From Front Lines and Capitals
A concise wartime summary notes rapid advances and setbacks across Europe, the French coast, and the Middle East. It mentions Allied progress near Paris and Brest along with Soviet and Tokyo concerns and debates in Washington about tax and mobilization, with references to Britain, the Netherlands, and other theaters.
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