Pershing and Lindbergh debate destroyer sales to Britain
General Pershing urges selling 50 obsolete destroyers to Britain to aid the war effort. The piece argues the ships are not surplus and warns that such action amounts to war. It critiques policy pushing war and notes Lindbergh’s senate debate and differing naval views led by General Pershing.
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Pershing
New York
England
Germany
George Fielding
Great Britain
Britain
Major Eliot
Eliot
Knudsen
Lindbergh
Senate
Charles Lindbergh
New Deal
Minton, Pepper
Oklahoma
Elocution
Desarte
Josh Lee
General Pershing
Hitler
Black Jack
George Eliot
Knox
Clever dining mishap from a polite boy tale
A boy dining with his teacher is pressed about politeness. He recalls dropping meat and handling it by quipping that tough meat is common. The exchange ends with a pun about a singer and stamps.
Pershing warns aid needed to curb German threat
The article notes General Pershing’s radio speech urging aid to the British navy to resist Hitler. It recounts Pershing’s clash with Lindbergh’s broadcast, and his vow to respond separately. It then shifts to New Deal farm tenancy trends and AAA policy shifts toward tenant security and formal leases.
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Washington, D. C
Pershing
Hitler
United States
Lindbergh
AAA
England
Agriculture Department
Dover P. Trent
Crochet Shawl Pattern 2582 for Shetland Floss Medallion
Pattern 2582 offers a crocheted shawl using Shetland Floss with a repeatable medallion motif. Includes directions, stitch illustrations, and required materials. Send order to:
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Shetland
Double Loss Quotes From Plautus About Money And Friends
The fragment cites Plautus warning that lending money to friends can cost both wealth and friendship. It presents a compact moral about financial entanglements among acquaintances.
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