Battle of Britain Amid Naz i Bombers and Shanghai Exit
The weekly analysis reports intensified Nazi air attacks on shipping and ports as Britain fights to maintain sea control. It notes Japan driving Britain from Shanghai, Italian advances in Somaliland, Mosley’s followers in Britain, and domestic mobilization ideas including National Guard measures.
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Governors Plan Local Home Guard Amid War Veteran Draft Debate
Governor Stasser of Minnesota outlined a plan for a local home guard formed by war veterans, echoed by Roosevelt era suggestions. Senators Minton and Holt probed owners' traits and family histories in a fierce legislative exchange on conscription. Morgenthau ordered uniformed guards around his Washington office as officials offered no explanation.
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Last Appeal Leaflet Satirizes Hitler Message
A British soldier finds grim humor in a leaflet dropped on English towns. The flyer translates Adolf Hitler’s speech titled A Last Appeal to Reason, issued before the Luftwaffe’s air raids on Britain.
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Finland on the brink as Soviet gains redraw Baltic map
The piece traces Soviet expansion into Finland and surrounding regions, noting the Mannerheim line breach, Viborg loss, and Bessarabia seizure. It highlights Stalin’s action, Finnish losses, and Otto Kuusinen’s rise as vice president of the Soviet parliament, with a note on Finnish Communist numbers.
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No Jews Persecution in Nazi Germany Exposed
The Schwartze Korps editorial calls for a Jewless peace and expels Jews from Europe. Streicher, tied to lynching praise, faces mixed loyalties with Goering. Danish Nazi control spreads as Danes lose gun rights. A local actor is attacked with bows and arrows after a critic's insult. French air losses are cited, Cot on trial, and Poland taxed for social equalization while Dutch subjects accused of bad manners.
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Senators Glass and Johnson Shape Presidential Campaign
Washington notes two key figures Senator Carter Glass of Virginia and Hiram W. Johnson of California. Glass backs Roosevelt due to Chicago convention ties, possibly prompting bolt by factionals. Baruch remains nonbolting though his allies back Wilde Johnson. Roosevelt uneasy, considers bold moves as Willkie gains cautious advantage. criticism of campaign management grows amid cabinet appointments and primary dynamics.
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Farley Leaves Politics for Baseball Ambition
A whimsical legacy piece notes Jim Farley retiring as National Democratic chairman to pursue baseball with the New York Yankees. It mocks politics as a beanball game, praising team play and a single pitcher, while recalling Farley’s baseball roots and hints at his possible Miami winter training allure.
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Fleet passes through Panama Canal at speed
United States fleet ships recently traversed the Panama Canal with notable speed. A batch of 110 vessels completed passage in 483 hours, averaging one ship entering and another leaving every 26 minutes.
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