Allies Counter Nazi Air Might With Turkish Diplomatic Coup
An editorial analysis traces Nazi air power pressuring Britain at Scapa Flow and Firth of Forth as France Britain and Turkey form eastern Mediterranean defense. It notes Balkan diplomacy balancing Russia Turkey and Italy over Dodecanese and the Baltic powers in Stockholm.
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Italy
Balkan
Scapa Flow
Germany
Firth of Forth Naval Yard
Edinburgh
Wilhelmshaven
Herr Hitler
Parliament
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Royal Oak
Britain
Emden
Skagerrak
U. S
Harding
Irish
Independence Hall
Andalay
Scandinavia
Balkans
Turkey
Russia
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Berlin
Sukru Saracoglu
Istanbul
Dardanelles
Rumania
Bulgaria
Romania
France
Mediterranean
Duce
Hitler
Finland
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Stockholm
Roosevelt
Michael Kalinin
Soviet Union
Admiral Land views on coastal safety belt plan
A column notes Admiral Emory S. Land, chairman of the Maritime Commission, calls the proposed safety belt around U S shores a “nice idea” while acknowledging uncertainty. It outlines his WWI submarine work, his Navy Cross, and his role in building a merchant fleet, plus a snapshot of his Paris connections and other wartime figures.
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York
Emory S . Land
Maritime Commission
Admiral Land
Charles Lindbergh
Louis Johnson
Johnson
Bennett Clark
Missouri Democrat
United States
Poland
Senator Clark
Senate
Clark
Roosevelt
War Resources Board
Morgan-duPont Board
Mr. Johnson
War Department
Bath trains run to aid Transylvania towns lacking baths
The Romanian government operates bath trains through Transylvania offering free bathing facilities with tubs hot water soap and towels. The initiative aims to improve public hygiene in towns where most private houses have no baths.
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Transylvania
Quote on humanity and machinery from Bernard Shaw
A reflective line asserts that humans do not create life but dominate death through chemistry and machinery, producing plague pestilence and famine with unnatural ingenuity as a critique of modern civilization.
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Bernard Shaw
Ex Lax Tastes Like Chocolate Gently Laxative Advice
A vintage ad promotes Ex Lax as a tasty chocolate flavored laxative for children and adults. It claims gentle relief, no coaxing, and easy bowel movement with 10¢ and 25¢ boxes available at drug stores.
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Ex-Lax
Life as a Pastime Philosophy Quote
A Thoreau quote posits that living simply and wisely makes self care not a hardship but a pastime on this earth. The remark emphasizes frugal, thoughtful living as a daily practice.
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Thoreau
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