War Front Moves to North Atlantic Sea
War warns that the North Atlantic becomes the main front as Nazis deploy bombers and submarines to cut British lifelines. The article contrasts U boats with small subs, notes production efficiency, and warns of a harsh, drumbeat naval war ahead.
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North Atlantic Sea
Thor
Balkans
North Africa
France
America
Cuxhaven
Kiel
Germany
Ostend
Belgium
Austria
Adriatic
His
Newcastle
Glasgow
Herr Goering
Churchill
No-Man's Land
North Atlantic
Coast Guard to convoy migrating Pacific seal herds
Ten Coast Guard cutters will convoy Pacific seal herds as they migrate from warmer waters toward Alaska. The patrol will run north to the Aleutians, guarding against poachers and continuing through mating season and summer until seals depart rookeries in autumn. The protection stems from an 1911 international agreement among the United States Great Britain Russia and Japan to safeguard dwindling seal populations.
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Coast Guard
Seattle
Wash
United States
Alaska
Oregon
Washington
Aleutian Islands
Great Britain
Russia
Japan
Aluminum Utensils Scarce as Defense Needs Rise
Defense demands will restrict civilian aluminum items for months. Aluminum Company of America officials project 600 million pounds produced in 1941 with 350 million pounds for defense, leaving about 250 million for civilians. Stores report delays, eight week delivery on utensils, and shortages like 7 inch frying pans. Reynolds Metals expands to add 40 million pounds in March and 60 million by spring 1942, with plans for a second Pacific Northwest plant to add 40 million more. eighty percent of output goes to government.
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Kingston
N. J
Papa
Army
Navy
Aluminum Company of America
New York
Ala
Reynolds Metals Company
Reynolds Company
Pacific Northwest
Strong Mind of Greek Army Chief Rules the Land
Field Marshal Alexander Papagos, Greece's chief of staff, remains politically aloof yet commands the army's direction after Metaxas' death. He has a lifetime record of military service, a calm decisive style, and a conservative stance against modernization, likely shaping Greece's resolve to continue fighting. Also recounted is a separate side note on Upside Down Flight experiments and a Lockheed test pilot's extreme conditioning.
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York
Alexander Papagos
John Metaxas
Athens
Greece
Mr. Burcham
Lockheed Corporation
Farm aid debate reveals plan for Britain buys surplus crops
Senator Murray presses lease-lead bill changes to permit Britain to purchase or borrow farm products as well as armaments. Vice President Wallace and Senate Leader Barkley discuss amendments while farm surpluses grow. The administration projects Britain will buy livestock products, easing corn and hog prices, with overall U.S. farm stocks swelling. Also note rapid naval production with 17 battleships, 204 destroyers being built and current fleet totals.
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Murray
Montana
Henry Wallace
Britain
Wallace
Senate
Barkley
United States
Great Britain
England
France
Italy
Russia
Poland
Denmark
Holland
Agriculture Department
Dominions
Milo Perkins
Uncle Sam
Miranda Sings in That Night in Rio as Rio Pageant Opens
Elson Rockefeller promotes good neighbor policy in South America through film and music. Maria da Cunha Miranda, Brazilian chanteuse known as Carmen Miranda, stars in That Night in Rio. Her samba rhythm and mezzo voice are expected to boost hemispheric trade image and cultural ties. Miranda, born in Portugal, rose after debut in Streets of Paris in 1939 and has since toured Brazil and neighboring countries with over 300 recordings.
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Elson D. Rockefeller
South America
Holly
Ge Wood
Hollywood
U. S.S. America
Carmen Miranda
Rio
Senorita Miranda
Mr. Rockefeller
Chanteuse
Portugal
Brazil
Maria da Carmo da Cunha
Western Hemisphere
Paris
North
State Department figure Alfred Wagg II handles refugees
In the Congressional Directory profiles, Alfred Wagg II stands out as the sole bearer of that name in the state department who handles refugees. Colorado's Edward Taylor, at 83, is noted for a lengthy self penned bio of over 650 words. Carter Glass, at 84, omits his birth year, while Taylor shares his full year.
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State Department
Alfred Wagg II
Colorado
Edward T. Taylor
Sen
Carter Glass
Taylor
New York Memos Spotlight 1940s Culture and Travel
A collage of notes on H I Phillips book news, Broadway backers, and a surge in used cars for drafted youths. Washington dispatches from Kurt Sell detail the Berlin speech and $105 long distance charges. World chatter celebrates Katharine Cornell, Arthur Treacher, Boris Karloff, and Ben Benny’s rising radio wage, plus South American culture and diplomacy influences shaping Hollywood and fashion.
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New York
Midnighter
H. I. Phillips
Harpers
U. S
Kurt Sell
DNB
Washington
Berlin
Katharine Cornell
Arthur Treacher
Boris Karloff
H’wood
Six-Footers' Club
Ben Grauer
N.B.C
Radio City
Panama Hattle
Winthrop Rockefeller
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Hattie
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India
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Alps
Hannibal
Scotland
Hitler
Raeder
Kaiser
Royal Air Force
British Isles
Ireland
Gunther Prien
Prien
Winston Churchill
Wilhelm Friedell
Vallejo
Calif
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Scapa Flow
Royal Oak
Who’s News
Lemuel F. Parton
Consolidated Features
WIN
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Asia Minor
Supreme War Council
Army Air Corps
Lockheed
Long Island
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Congress
North Carolina
Merry
Jack Benny
Goodman Ace
Benny
Chinatown
Charlie
Chile
Senora Davila
Paraguay
Warm Springs
Ambassador Winant
Carlos Valando
Peru
MGM
Simon Bolivar
George Washington
GWTV
Clark Gable
Robert Taylor
Warners
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Metro
Paramount News
John Dored
Buenos Aires
Dolores del Rio
Mexico City
Federal Housing Administration
Czecho-Slovakia
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York City
Blanca Steinman
Taft Hotel
Ruth Reeves
Guatemala
Ecuador
Pert
Ampara Arcaya
Johns Hopking Hospital
Senora Felipe Espil
Kansas City
Benjamin Franklin
Voltaire
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