War Roundup Fy Signals Escalating Global Conflict
AP reports Nazi invasion prep for Britain and French coast upheaval while Japanese moves threaten Indo China. German claims of heavy ship losses in two days clash with British minefield expansion and Balkan pressures. Italian and Libyan fronts show stiff fighting as Axis air activity and Luftwaffe raids affect the channel.
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Associated Press
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Germany
English Channel
British Isles
Indo-China
Hirshite
Singapore
Bint
Balkans
Gold Coast
Juba
Italian Somaliland
Rome
Bolater
Taliana
Iica
Letter: Call for ration and harmony to aid American labor
A letter from Charles 68.8 Yckman argues for national production and prosperity through rationing and labor participation. He warns against breakdown and urges unity for progress and happiness.
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America
Panes
Charles
Yckman
Darlan Warns Brutch of War Over Seized Vessels
In Vichy on February 23 Admiral Jean Destan warned that France might go to war with Britain if British seizures of French ships continued. He said the Vichy government did not want to fight Britain but could change its mind if vessels were seized.
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Vichy
Jean Destan
France
Britain
Darlan
Areas Gain Fire Credit After Annexation in Texas
Los Angeles Heights receives a 25 percent fire record credit on policies written after March 1, announced by Marvin Hall Texas fire insurance commissioner in San Antonio. Ban Antadig district joined city limits last year with similar credit actions.
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Los Angeles Heights
Maxim
Marvin Hall
San Antonio
Ban Antadig
U S Consulates Closed In Italy Shifting Staff To Rome
The U S consulates in Naples and Palermo were closed today and personnel were temporarily transferred to the Rome consulate as a measure announced from Rome.
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U. S
Rome
INS
United States
Naples
Palermo
Greek Victory Seen Sure by Athens in War Front
Greek troops push deeper into Albania as four months of combat continue. British aviation gains claimed. Hal dans and Italian losses cited. RAF bombers over Vatona reportedly down seven Italian planes. Italian bulletin notes minor land action with no major events.
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Greece
UPI
Benito Mussolin
Albania
Haldans
R.A. F
Rome
Italian High Command
Daily War Bulletin
Police hunt for air minded dog Honey missing near Pearsall
Police search for a small brown cocker spaniel named Honey owned by Roterd G. Meyer of Finteville ser vices. The dog with about 260 flight hours was last seen between Pearsall and Dilley on February 1. The owner seeks the pet as the dog was trained for airfield duties.
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Horeau
Roterd G. Meyer
Finteville Sirvers
Pearsall and
Dilley
Dutch Indies Build Long Defense Line Against Japan
Lieut. Gen. G. Berekschot, commander of the Netherlands East Indies army, revealed a military expansion plan to create a five thousand mile chain of fortresses around the equator. He said manpower is available but equipment is slow, with a much larger army forming as gear arrives. A new defense system would place infantry on outer islands to guard auxiliary naval bases, challenging earlier beliefs of a Java Sumatra stand.
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Lanacy
Randgeng
G. 3. Berekschot
Tith
Saialithe
Herenschot
Islanuts
Java
Sumatra
Federal plan urged for interstate life insurers
Sumner T. Pike of the securities commission asked the monopoly committee to require federal registration and examination of life insurers doing interstate business. He and Gerhard A. Gesell argued this would add limited supervision of primarily interstate aspects while preserving state regulation and not supplant or interfere with state processes.
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Sumner T. Pike
Securities Commission
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Gerhard A. Gesell
Tie Insurance
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Italy Yugoslavia Trade Talks Set for March Start
An authoritative source said Thalian Yugoslav trade negotiations of greatest importance begin March 3 with a trade commission of both countries to meet. Italy has imported textiles and manufactured goods from Yugoslavia in exchange for textiles and raw materials.
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Rome
UPI
Italy
Yugalavia
Italy may pull back to Ethiopian highlands in Somaliland stand
Italian press predicts Mussolini may abandon Somaliland and Eritrea to British advances and make a stand in the Ethiopian highlands. Mussolini's Popolo dItalia notes Mogadishu, Somaliland capital, evacuated and likely taken by British forces.
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Rome
INS
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Somaliend
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Popolo 1'Italia
Milan
Figh
Mogadisela
Somaliland
Italian Division Broken in Somaliland
British forces in Jubaland report a major victory over Italian troops along the Juba river in Italian Somaliland. Dispatches claim about 3900 Italians captured, with many casualties and a mass of prisoners likely to rise, as long convoys of captives head toward Gelib.
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Jubaland
Africa
Gold Coast
Juba
Somaliland
Hallanis
Gelib
Harrar
Euiopis
National Skilled Workers Register Nears Completion
Plans for a nationwide voluntary register of experienced industrial workers for the defense industry were reported nearing completion today under the direction of the social security board. The register aims to match skilled labor with expanding national defense needs.
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Washunuiun
Social Security Hoard
Weather data summary from multiple locales
The bulletin lists numerous locations with weather notes and temperatures. It records conditions such as cloudy and clear across cities including Richmond Virginia and Edmonton Canada, with temperatures ranging mid teens to mid forties, plus precipitation mentions and wind hints.
1.5 Million 4-H Members in U S Grow Pro-Idea Market
About 1.5 million 4-H clue members in the United States participate in agriculture related programs with a market value around 39 million dollars for pro-idea products produced annually.
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United
Railways adopt European gauge for rural electrification drive
Across the country more than three farms are wired with European gauge railways and electric power funded by REA. The program aims to electrify rural pampas customers at about $75,000 per rural connection, expanding access to Quinoa and other crops in the Argentine plains.
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Rte Power
Argentine
Pampas
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