New Yorker Notes on Axis War, Publishing, and Insurance
In a periodical roundup, New Yorkers discuss U S long range bomber plans, Pope as first Italian American to edit a presidential speech, and Axis taps. They report Camp Nortland closure in New Jersey as Bund activity, Hauptmann chair case, and The Book of the Month August pick The Keys of the Kingdom. The Zem Zam insurance linkage, Tokio Fire and Marine, Generale of Trieste, Swiss firms reveal Nazi intelligence access to U S ship movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Usher Pope
Camp Nortland
New Jersey
Germany
U. S
Notes of an Innocent Bystander parody column mixed with theater lore
A quirky vignette recalling a newspaper man observer at his window, jokes about bookshop encounters with actors and readers, and a collage of vintage media anecdotes. It weaves for humor about Hearst era scoops, Hollywood stars, and theatrical lore with unnamed figures and playful misreadings.
Defense: Production reform prompts plan for aircraft engines
War department guests review defense production and find aircraft anchors in a Connecticut plant rushing 1,400,000 horsepower monthly. Officials estimate 70,000 to 100,000 airplane engines will be produced in 1941-42 with total aviation motor output aiming for 10,000,000 horsepower per month. Automotive industry may soon contribute significantly as past Liberty engine production showed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense
War Department
Connecticut
America
Mieway
Draft idea of draft bill sparks Senate action and reaction
The draft draft draft text of Roosevelt's draft everywhere plan divides lawmakers as Byrd and Tydings call for presidential leadership to halt defense strikes. The proposal would grant emergency seizure powers, then soften into a time limit with congressional declaration required. Labor members probe the measure's origins amid fears of economic dictatorship and strike suppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
Virginia
Tydings
Maryland
Congress
U Boats Show Bigger Range and More Sinkings Near U S
Reports reveal German submarines enlarging in size and range with torpedo attacks sinking eight British ships. Some sinkings occurred within about 70 miles of the United States inside the neutral zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain and France Face Syria Crisis Amid Crete Fallout
War dispatches describe British plans to stall toward Syria while striking Syrian targets and French propaganda urging German aid. British claims of 20,000 German tourists and 400 planes bolster fear of a rapid assault, as observers compare maneuvers to Balkans occupation and Greece blitz. Turkey hints at a sea invasion via the Dodecanese with hundreds of troops, while questions linger over French loyalty in Syria and possible Free French defection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crete
Great Britain
Syria
Germany
Traq
Petain
Darlan
Balkans
Greece
Britain
Mosul
Chacchil
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Suez
North Africa
Malta
Cyprus
Alexandria
Dodecanese
Turkey
France
Weygand
Near-East
de Gaullet
Berlin
United States
Orient
DOORN End of Road and Kaiser's Death Reflections
An OCR fragment recalls the death of Kaiser Wilhelm II at Doorn after 22 years in exile, noting Hitler’s reported military funeral honors and the uneasy wartime relations. It also covers U S defense questions on oil supply, gasless Sundays, and Allied shipping losses amid the ongoing war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Wile Dielmat &2
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Kaiser
Doorn
Halland
Hitler
Hohenzollerns
Ickes
Japan
Russia
Defense
Congress
Standard Oil Company
America
Military Highway Plan Across Americas and War Debates
A presidential proposal seeks twenty million dollars to build a military highway from Mexico's southern border to the Panama Canal as defense. A tale recalls an attempted northern to Colombia automobile trek through Central America, with dangers and cultural clashes noted in San Blas. The piece contrasts executive orders with decrees and warns of creeping dictatorship while reflecting on Placentia’s wartime change and U S naval efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Panama
Congress
Panama Canal
Colombia
Nicaragua
Canal
San Blas
Fitzmorris
England
Firemorris
Colombian
Exercise Ends Bulzes That Give an Olg Look
A peculiar OCR fragment describes excess bulges and waist thickening from middle age. It mentions remedies, girdles, and exercises to correct figure faults such as hips bust and waist. The text promises a booklet with routines to improve posture and reduce tension.
Best Exercises For Health And Beauty Ad Offer
Reader request promotes a health and beauty exercise volume from Raader Kome Service at 16 anta ta volm, Blin Pranedynp, inviting calls to enclose payment for a copy of the guide.
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Rrader-Kome
Ailnaa St
Full Culture and the Value of Beauty in Labor
A fragment argues that culture enhances sensibility to beauty beyond material conditions. It asserts culture is a universal luxury, cheapest and most accessible, especially where hard toil dulls refinement, and warns against excluding such cultivation from working lives.
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Daniel Fronman
Stanislawski
Tito Guizar
Hearst
Urey
Old Morning World
Mr. Hearst
Retilpe W. Thenuz
Cuba
W. Thenuz
Vic Mature
Belmont
Hedy Lamarr
Fortune
Wheeler
Scott Fitzgerald
Esquire
Liberty
Lindbergh
Tommy Tucker
New York
Met Opera House
Met
Edward C. Wayne
Iraq
U.S
West Mainteaders
Roosevelt
Palestine
Free French
Stacy May
OVM
Senate Defense Committee
Newfoundland
Placentia
Placentia Bay
Europe
Secretary of the Treasury
Ward
Levagen
Sir James Frazer
le ‘A Tong
Benjamin i
Neice
Pears
Pemore
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