Hitler's Spring Drive Follows Usual Blitz Pattern
Weekly news analysis by Edward C. Wayne surveys Nazi advances in the Balkans Greece and Yugoslavia as Belgrade and Salonika fall back. It notes German panzer success at Skoplje and Axis gains in Africa with British withdrawals and Wavell redeployments.
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Hitler
Balkans
Belgrade
Sarajevo
Nis
Zagreb
Fiume
Sofia
Athens
Salonika
Katerine
Berlin
Truma
Greece
London
Skopije
Jugoslavia
Skoplje
Vardar
United States
Roosevelt
Poland
Finland
Africa
Libya
Archibald Wavell
Wavell
Sidi Barrani
Derna
Bengali
Italy
Britain
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Massawa
WPA Card Sparks Car Theft Case in Jacksonville
A man stole a car in Jacksonville and used a WPA courtesy card found in the vehicle to obtain gas credits, prompting authorities to pursue him as the vehicle continued moving. The incident prompted questions about where the funds were coming from as police tracked the theft.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Uncle Sam
Strike news veers as mediation fuels potential deals
Disquieting progress in labor storms with Dykstra mediation easing the Allis-Chalmers dispute and Ford and U S Steel tensions cooling slightly. CIO leaders reportedly canvassing unions for a general strike, while Hillman questions the Bridges deportation plan amid White House talks with Murray and Roosevelt.
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Dykstra Mediation Board
Allis-Chalmers
U. S. Steel
Ford
River Rouge
National Defense
C.I.O. Chieftains
United States
Bridges
Washington
Sidney Hillman
OPM
House
National Defense Program
Hillman
Philip Murray
The
C.io
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Murray
White House
Roosevelt
Detroit
New York
United Mine Workers
van Wagoner
Michigan
Defense Mediation Board
James Dewey
Brief Washington squibs on brevity and defense labor
In Washington the House demonstrates brevity with a sixty second speech by Congressman Nelson criticizing headlines. The piece discusses a looming labor shortage for defense, 661 at risk occupations, and draft guidance for skilled workers. It also notes rubber production surveys in Latin America and a remark from Claude Wickard about public curiosity.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
William L. Nelson
Missouri
Army-Navy Munitions Board
National Youth Administration
Selective Service
Tomorrow's America and the meaning of change
A columnist questions the shift from a citizen governed by government to a government serving the people. He warns of mounting national debt, class legislation, and the risk of socialistic policies while debating bond sales and preparedness. He contrasts World War I fund-raising with future campaigns and notes Hawaii as part of American territory rather than a foreign land.
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America
Henry Ford
Ballyhoo
United States
England
Toms, Dicks
Harrys
Country Press
National Treasury
Hawaii
California
Continental
United States Territory of
Iowa
Right Place at the Right Time in Acts Church Lesson
An April 20 religious lesson summarizes Acts 21 4 and 48 20 focusing on the Holy Spirit's outpouring and bold gospel witness. It notes the Pentecost empowerment, the apostles' fearless defense before the Sanhedrin, and the call to unity in worship as essential for divine blessing.
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Church
Jerusalem
Charles R. Erdman
Peter
John
Christ
Jesus Christ
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Edward C. Wayne
Western Newspaper Union
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Hungary
EL Agheila
Norfolk
Virginia
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Oakland
Calif
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Otto Leopold
Congress
United States Coast Guard
Indiana Standard
Republic Steel
Eastman Kodak
General Motors
Anaconda
United States Steel
Department of Agriculture
Americas
Central America
South America
Costa Rica
Brazil
Malaya
Latin America
Claude Wickard
Clark Gable
Claude
Indiana
Wickard
U.S. Navy
George A. Buttrick
Federal Council of Churches
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Hull
S. S
International Council of Religious Education
Harold L. Lundquist
Moody BI Bible Institute
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