Extending Aid to Russia Complicates Allied Strategy
The piece analyzes the struggle over Soviet aid as Britain and the United States weigh policy options. It notes Britain’s air raids and cautious direct involvement, American limits due to factory demands, and calls for an advisory mission plus liberal credits. It cites 4 million troops across a 2000 mile front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
France
RAF
Russia
Britain
Channel
Hitler
Roosevelt
Vladivostok
Siberia
Sumner Welles
Churchill
Stalin
Anthony Eden
Contested Front Reports Blur in World War II Coverage
The piece notes scarce war correspondents on a vast 2000 mile front and barred access by Nazis and Russians. It cites conflicting claims of German and Soviet forces, disputed Prut river crossings, and war blitz expectations while listing emergency drills in Brooklyn and American pilots in London. It highlights Fred Snite’s mobility efforts in Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Hitler
Germany
Prut
Warsaw
Constanta
Helsinki
Danzig
Leningrad
Russia
Mrs Brigid Hitler Joins British War Relief in New York
Mrs Brigid Elizabeth Hitler, wife of Adolf Hitler's step-brother, begins voluntary work for the British War Relief Society in New York. She points to an Aid Britain pin at her desk on the first day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brigid Elizabeth Hitler
Adolf Hitler
British War Relief Society
New York
Lease-Lend Debate Reveals Red Sea Cargo Surge
In a Senate commerce committee session a survey from several shipping lines showed increased Red Sea cargoes tied to lease-lend aid for Britain. Operators urged compensation in the proposed Maritime Commission control bill as ship fleets shift to Red Sea routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Roosevelt
Senate
Commerce Committee
U. S
Maritime Commission
Red Sea
LaGuardia urges nationwide aluminum drive for scrap
Mayor LaGuardia appeals to all citizens to collect aluminum items from pots to kettles in a nationwide scrap drive aiming for 20 million pounds. He promises free reception depots and asks households hotels and restaurants to inventory every aluminum utensil they can spare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaGuardia
OCD
Sacrifices in Wartime and England's Hood Tribute
Wartime letters recount American paper mills donating capacity at no profit to the government and English women’s devotion on the Hood shipyards. The piece argues patriotism over profit and lauds sacrifice for national effort. It also discusses an incentive plan for farmers and tax data on high earners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
France
Navy
England
Greenland
Clyde
Glasgow
United States
Hood
House of Representatives
Water resistant artificial leather cushions for outdoors
Learn to cover outdoor cushions with water resistant artificial leather using simple sewing. The guide explains needle sizes stitches per inch and cord coverings, with color ideas and a note on Mrs Spears Home makers booklets offering over two hundred projects for homemakers.
Community groups unite to support U S military families
Civilian organizations join forces to form a national relief effort aimed at raising funds for U S Army and Navy families. The U S O along with the YMCA YWCA Salvation Army Jewish Welfare Board and other groups seek broad participation to mobilize aid nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.O
The
Y.m.ca
National Catholic Community Service
Salvation Army
Y.W.C.A
Jewish Welfare Board
National Travelers Aid Association
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Edward C. Wayne
Western Newspaper Union
Pioes
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Caucasus
University of Chicago Round Table
Brooklyn
N. Y
London
Canada
Dayton
Ohio
Fred Snite
LABOR
North American Aviation
America
Sperry Gyroscope Company
Wright A Patterson
United States Treasury
By Ruta Wyeth Spears
Istraight
BASTE
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
U. S. Army
Bilt
U.S. O. National
Empire State Building
Pontine
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