Selective service debate and voluntary enlistment critique
A group of 240 educators clergy writers and business leaders argues against peacetime conscription calling it un-American and disruptive to industry They advocate selective service with a Class A 1 pool volunteering within call and warn that high pay for volunteers would stigmatize and deter enlistment They urge a one year or four year emergency duration and criticise current training and recruitment approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mantower Vykoblen
Washington
Federal Bureau of Education
WPA
F D s Personality Dominates 1940 Democratic Convention
Editorial note cites opinion as column viewpoint. Article discusses F D Roosevelt’s personality shaping the 1940 Democratic National Convention and asserts no American troops would be sent to Europe. Source reflects editorial stance from Western Newspanee Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D
U. S
Europe
It German War Ships and Planes Clash Across The Atlantic
Germany and England fought from the air with heavy losses and mounting numbers. In the Mediterranean, British, French, and Italian forces skirmished near North Africa, West Africa, and Greece. French ships surrendered or were sunk. French flyers rejoined Italian airmen to bomb Gibraltar. The 42,000 ton Ile de France was seized at Singapore. Richelieu was knocked out by a British motorboat with a depth charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
England
Royal Air Force
Mediterranean Sea
North Africa
West Africa
Greece
British
Gibraltar
Ile de Prance
America
Singapore
Far East
Malay Peninsula
Richelieu
Roosevelt outlines defense build to defend Western Hemisphere
President Roosevelt urged Congress to approve billions for defense while stating no expeditionary war aims. The plan echoed the Republican peace plank and could shape the 1940 campaign by shifting focus from overseas conflict to hemisphere defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Notable figures in headline era politics and culture
General Juan Almazan praised Mexico’s election with a small death toll of fifty. John Dewey returned to teach at Columbia after a decade, addressing a large class at age eighty. WPA official Brehon Somervell oversaw removal of four murals at Floyd Bennett Field, described as red propaganda by rioters. A parachute jumper resembled Stalin, later identified as Austrian tailor Pranz Heichelt, with Iron Curtain era imagery noted around the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan Almazan
John Dewey
Columbia University
Col
Brehon Somervell
WPA
New York
Ployd Bennett Field
Brooklyn
Rippers
Stalin
Téally
Pranz Heichelt
Eiffel Tower
Willkie Campaign Notes and New York Guard History
The piece traces Willkie campaign logistics with manager Joe Martin and Davenport and Root coordinating volunteers. It also sketches Democratic back and forth and notes New York National Guard units Squadron A and Seventh Regiment transforming roles and aging uniforms.
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Wemley Wilkie
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
Colorado
Willkie
Nebraska
Willkie Wise
John Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Russell Davenport
Oren Root
Willie
Farley
Hyde Park
New York
McNutt
Crack
High Society National Guard Cavalry
New York City
National Guard Infantry
Cutit
Coast Artillery
Wings 21 Up Searing Alone Air Power Surge
The United States may receive planes capable of 14 miles altitude and 300 mph as bombers. These flying fortresses could reach 36 000 to 60 000 feet while anti-aircraft fire tops at 33 000 feet. The government reportedly may order 3 000 of the super ships and a 49 000 part assembly.
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United States Aviation Corps
U. S
What a job re employed the hickless Duke of Windsor
The Duke of Windsor Edward VIII was named governor of the Bahamas in a $312,000 annual post with duties said to involve weighing ex slaves and U S tourists. Nassau is the capital on New Providence with 68 003 residents plus officials and 124 policemen. Critics say the move aims to remove him from Europe amid fears Germany could topple England.
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Duke of Windsor
Edward VIII
Bahama Islands
Florida
United States
Bahamas
Nassau
New Providence
Windsor
Europe
England
Hitler
George
Edward
Elizabeth
Duchess Warfield
Foreign commentator praises American system and Willkie
He argues Germans are unpopular for good reasons yet the U S system works well. Wendell Willkie, from non Germanic American ancestry, becomes Republican presidential candidate amid wartime. The commentator contrasts Willkie with Hitler and notes Pershing and Roosevelt lineages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
United States
Hitler
Austria
America
Pershing
Pfoersching
Roosevelts
Hitlerian world map and Axis fortunes in wartime plan
A fragment outlines Hitler’s domain including Germany Austria the Sudetenland and Poland’s protectorates and lists potential allies and occupied territories. It notes ideas for a continental currency and trade system, mentions U S gold reserves and the risk of gold standard loss if Axis wins.
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II! Reich
Ehtler
Plia
Nazi Party
Disete
Germany
Austria
Sudeten
Danzig
Posen
Poland
Czecho- Slovakia
Norway
Denmark
Luxemburg
Holland
Belgium
Denmac
France
Italy
Japan
Spain
Hungary
Russia
Wrecr- T Jain
Constantinople
Sweden
Rumania
Hntler-Europe
U.S. A
Hitler- Europe
Hitler
Yankee Kentucky
Roosevelt Secret to Third Term Pitch Remains Hidden
The article argues Franklin D. Roosevelt kept the third term question secret through the 1940 Democratic convention. It notes aides and allies offered differing views on a run, with Roosevelt stating nothing definitive. It describes surrounding speculation and hints from supporters and opponents amid platform debates and convention notes.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Melz¢ Sablin
Animal Footprint Pattern in Bounding Gaits
Description explains bounding animals show a forefoot landing ahead of the hind feet with the hind prints making two large side by side tracks beyond the smaller front prints.
Heaviest College Football Player Named in 1926 Georgetown Eleven
The article notes Babe Consaghton, a 280 pound guard on Georgetown's 1926 team, likely the heaviest regular college football player. It also mentions Dr Arthur H Compton's cosmic ray meter at the University of Washington and a Mars canal photography claim by E G Slipher of Flagstaff Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe
Consaghton
Georgetown
Coamie Ray
University of Washington
Arthur H. Compton
Northland
Pacife
Lightning Fatality Ends James Otis Storm Chord
The article reports the death of James Otis, a Revolutionary War statesman born in 1725 and died in 1783, who perished from a stroke of lightning. The severe weather event is stated as the cause of death.
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James Otis
Geniuses Often Dull Quiet Children Says Sarton
Dr. George Sarton of the Carnegie Institution of Washington argues that many eminent thinkers were not bright children and tended to be queer, dull, or shy, a view presented amid a discussion of scientific genius and its origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sarton
Carnegie Institution of Washington
What's in a Name in Harrogate Postmaster’s Role
A short note identifies Park A. Carr as Harrogate postmaster rather than traffic commissioner, clarifying his official position in a local notice.
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Shakespeare
Park A. Carr
Uarrogate, Tein
Los Angeles Water Supply Spending Debate
Los Angeles has spent about 1 250 dollars for each man woman and child to develop its water supply system. The figure highlights the costs involved as the city presses forward with its infrastructure program.
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Los Angeles
Yelman
Tire Durability Machine Tests Rasher of Impacts
A new tire testing device subjects samples to double the number of impacts than typical usage to evaluate durability. The apparatus accelerates wear to predict performance under real driving conditions.
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Uncle Sam
Roger Shaw
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Pierre Laval
Laval
Lafayette
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Equality Fraternity
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Cordell Hull
Morgenthau
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Indiana
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John L. Lewis
Iowa
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Bascom Timmons
Jack Garner
Post Office Department
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Justice Department
Ylang
G. O. P. Feor
Charles McNary
J. Vermont
Warren Austin
Mars
E. G
Slipber
Flagstatl
Ariz
Reno
Nevada
Aioe
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Nately
KODAK
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