War Action Shifts as Churchill Urges Tools Not Men
Weekly analysis notes Britain seeks munitions not manpower as Hitler threatens to torpedo aid. U S production rises to about 1 000 planes with half likely to England. In Africa British forces push Italian troops toward Tunis while Franco meets Mussolini to consider Axis entry.
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Balkan States
Hitler
Dardanelles
Africa
Churchill
Winston Churchill
Empire
U. S
England
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Iceland
North American
Tunis
Maxime Weygand
Vichy
Marshal Petain
Admiral Darlan
Pierre Laval
Paris
Spain
Franco
Europe
Mussolini
Gibraltar
Italy
Genoa
Spring: In the Balkans the Nazis press advance
In the Balkans the article reports German moves into Bulgaria and Romania, with Nazi control spreading from Romania to oilfields and railways. It notes Hitler’s strategy on fronts, signs of a Mediterranean campaign, and Bulgarian and Turkish responses as Moscow warns Bulgaria.
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Spring
Adolf Hitler
Balkans
Thefuehrer
Germany
Bulgaria
Dardanelles
England
Mediterranean
Romania
Carol
Rumania
Winston Churchill
Sofia
Russia
Moscow
Turkey
The Mystery of General Krivitsky's Death in Washington
A hotel maid finds Gen Walter G Krivitsky dead with a pistol in hand and notes in Russian German and French signed Samuel Ginsberg. Police rule self destruction but consider magnum of Moscow intrigue as possible motive. Krivitsky, early Communist, exposed Soviet plans and spoke to Dies committee. He warned life danger and spoke of OGPU arrival in America.
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Washington
Samual Ginsberg
New York
Walter G. Krivitsky
Soviet
Secret Service
Krivitsky
Communist Party
Europe
Stalin
America
Communist Internationale
Hitler
Moscow
U. S
Dies Committee
OGPU
Czark Elevates Layden as Top Football League Boss
The National League reaches a new stability step as Elmer Layden, famed Notre Dame Four Horsemen member, is named head with powers akin to baseball’s Landis. Reed Smoot, longtime Mormon leader and Republican figure, dies at 79 in Florida while visiting relatives after a Senate career of 30 years.
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Czark
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame
Four Horsemen
Kenesaw Landis
U.S. Senate
Reed Smoot
Smoot- Hawley
Utah
Florida
Batista amid turmoil and quiet elections in Cuba
The Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista, praised for civil rights and reform, faces rumors of revolution while suspending civil rights during a winter crisis. A presidential palace shakeup brings the army chiefs to Miami, handouts greet a newborn daughter, and Batista proclaims benefits for every island birth as Cuba returns to calm.
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Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Batista
Rotary International
United States
Island
Cuban
Bernardo Garcia
Havana
Senora Eliza Godinez de Batista
Strike not immediate as unions plan February vote
Executive leaders of 14 railway labor unions inform President Roosevelt that a strike vote will proceed in February but no strike will occur immediately. Mediation rules under current agreements cover about 750000 workers, with about 30 days needed to conduct the ballot. If authorized, Harrison would set the strike date.
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Roosevelt
George M. Harrison
Harrison
Jacksonville
Fla
Nick Brown
Fargo
N. D
Larkins
Weirichs
Memphis
Tenn
Weirich Brothers
Larkin
Hazel
Virell
Weirich
Congress
California
Colorado
Sheridan Downey
Townsendite
Capitol Hill
Sen
Jimmy Byrnes
South Carolina
Downey
Washington, D. C
England's position improves amid war news and policy hints
The piece links Allied gains in North Africa and Greek victories to a steadier British stance. It notes Leahy diplomacy with Vichy, lease lead bill effects, and Willkie’s visit boosting morale, then compares Hitler’s risks to a revived Second Battle of the Marne. It outlines Roosevelt pension proposals and US tax-sleuth expansion.
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Washington, D. C
England
North Africa
Royal Navy
Mediterranean
Admiral Leahy
Vichy
General Weygand
Europe
Wendell Willkie
Germany
Willkie
Marne
Hitler
Paris
Joffre
The
Alps
Channel
British Isles
France
General Hugh S Johnson critiques lease lend window dressing
The piece argues the lease-lend bill narrow limits still leave vast executive power. It questions funding scope, cites Arthur Krock on the bill’s fragility, and notes congressional limits via majority votes but not a guaranteed repeal. It emphasizes constitutional tension and need for clear constraints.
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Arthur Krock
New York Times
Willkie
Arthur
Congress
Jay
Mr Krock
Krock
Mr. Krock
Ask Me Another 9 A General Quiz
The item presents a nine question quiz covering calendar reform world railroad share cabinet service length Continental army size July 4 deaths starfish distance prime numbers and Moon to Earth size comparisons. It lists eight queries and tests general knowledge across history astronomy and mathematics.
Answers in Historic Quiz and Space Facts
The list presents a quiz with Answers 1 Julius Caesar 2 Thirty per cent 3 James Wilson 4 Army records cite 528 274 troops in the Revolutionary War 5 Three Presidents Adams Jefferson Monroe 6 Starfish travel about 5000 feet at farthest 7 Seven is prime 8 Moon diameter about 2000 miles and Earth about 8000 miles
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Julius Caesar
James Wilson
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin
Constipation and stomach distress signal a need for Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna combined with Syrup Pepsin. This pair wakes lazy nerves and eases the stomach, with a pleasant taste that even children enjoy. Buy at your druggist today.
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Dr. Caldwell
Courage and Faith in the Face of Battle
A concise meditation on courage as faith guiding resolve before combat. The author notes battles are won or lost by belief, and the initial step toward victory is believing the fight can be avoided or won.
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Hugh Black
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