Food for Britain and other wartime notes
Washington dispatches survey lend lease food shipments to Britain detailing pounds of cheese corn starch frozen eggs dried eggs canned fish and more. Also notes on freezing of funds for China Japan the Currie request and Hull refusal plus bootleg gasoline fears and Roosevelts reception of the Doyle America booklet.
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Britain
U. S
England
Atlantic
Lendlease Food
Surplus Marketing Administration
U. S. Public Health Service
British
Ministry of Health
Anglo-American Food Purchasing Committee
Japan
China
State Department
Switzerland
Germany
Hitler
Shanghai
Roosevelt
Lauchlin Currie
Chiang Kai-shek
State Hull
Hull
Currie
White House
South Pacific
Diplomacy Amid Global War Mirrors Frontline Struggle
The piece argues that diplomacy and economic warfare dominated news as 9 to 11 million tied in the Russo German fight, with Germany targeting Pan American solidarity and Japan under Berlin orders. It notes Dakar and Vichy issues, Pan American blockades, and the wider sea lane contests shaping rumors of US entry and British losses at sea.
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Germany
South Pacific
Berlin
United States
America
Axis
East Indies
Atlantic
Peru
Ecuador
Bolivia
Argentina
Mexico
Dakar
Vichy
England
Russia
British Isles
Europe
Curfew on Gasoline Sparks Debate as Oil Firms Seek Rationing
The gasoline curfew ordered by Secretary Ickes starts with doubts of success and fears it will cost about 100000 filling station jobs. Exemptions cover trucks, taxis, and buses while the aim is to curb fuel use and raise public awareness of shortages amid wartime mobilization.
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Canada
Ickes
Buffalo
Detroit
United States
Signs of Revolt Across Occupied Europe and Asia War Warnings
Stockholm reports indicate resistance in Norwegian territories under German control while Nazi orders enforce German legal jurisdiction. Japan announces mass conscription and warns of imminent Far East action as Burma road and regional trade routes grow vulnerable. Silk demand surges for military needs. hosiery jobs face disruption as 175,000 workers could lose work amid global trade crackdowns.
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Stockholm
Norway
Germany
R.A.F
Sweden
Japan
Far East
Indo-China
Burma Road
Thailand
Dutch East Indies
Philippines
OPM
Britain
Canada
Australia
Netherlands East Indies
Pan-America
Welles blames Vichy for surrendering IndoChina to Japan
Sumner Welles, acting secretary of state, criticized the Vichy government for surrendering Indo-China to Japan and warned France that Germany could threaten Dakar, with the United States ready to act first if needed. The note followed a meeting with British, Australian and African envoys and the President’s knowledge. The report also notes the Duke of Kent’s planned five day U S visit to inspect defense industries and meet the President at Hyde Park.
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Sumner Welles
Indo-China
Japan
France
Germany
Dakar
United States
Welles
Duke
Hopkins
Atlantic
England
Moscow
Duke of Kent
King
Canada
Hyde Park
United States Counters Diplomatic Blitzkrieg With Economic Warfare
The editor notes the U S response to a global diplomatic push aims at trade control as a strategic objective. Russian actions reportedly slow the Nazi offensive as Western powers focus on economic pressure and coordinated policy.
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U. S
Lincoln MacVeagh Named U S Minister to Iceland
Lincoln MacVeagh, recently returned from Greece service, has been named U S minister to Iceland. Iceland has been represented by a consul since last year while U S naval forces occupied the country.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Greece
Lincoln MacVeagh
U. S
Iceland
Quiz from Ask Me Another General Round
A复 guess style set asks about a naval hero in Russian service and other trivia. Questions cover topics from McGuffey’s field to American Indian population, spider lessons by the king, prestidigitation, Gettysburg dedication, a famous quotation, deodar trees, human height trends, and unemployment insurance for monarchs.
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William H. McGuffey
United States
Gettysburg
Answers From History Quiz Clues and Notable Quotes
The list includes items on John Paul Jones and education, a claim about 350000 Indians in the U S, Scotland’s Robert Bruce, sleight of hand tricks, Edward Everett, Benjamin Disraeli, a forest cedar, and anthropometric history noting height gains in American men but weight drops in women. It ends with Ex King Prajadhipok of Siam who died in England and drew unemployment insurance.
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John Paul Jones
Scotland
Robert Bruce
Edward Everett
Benjamin Disraeli
Coningsby
Prajadhipok
Siam
England
Reading Creatively and the Judge Within
Goethe notes three reader types and argues the critical observer who both enjoys and judges reproduces the art. The passage emphasizes that this rare class experiences a dual stance, blending appreciation with scrutiny as part of engaging with a work.
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Goethe
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Western Newspaper Union
New York City
Eastern Seaboard
Murray Jupiter
Interior
King Edward
DE Werthern Associates
Bascayne
Miami
A. G. Brauer
Monark Motor Freight
S. Iron St
Chicago
ST. Louis Iron & Supply CO
S. E. Corner
16Th & Clark
St. Louis
Steel & Wire Co
N. Broadway
Samuel Johnson
Edward
Irving
Syrus
William Makepeace Thackeray
DIXIE
Dixie Mills
E. St. Louis
Ili
Terence
Johnson
Cele
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