British Look For Slavs to Delay Nazis
Analysis from London outlines British hopes to slow Nazi advance in the Balkans, with emphasis on Yugoslavia and Salonika. Observers warn against waiting for Hitler to act and discuss possible British initiative and force deployment in southeastern Europe.
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Rumania
Bulgaria
Europe
London Times
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Salonika
Parel Vichy Sees War Threat To colonies From Page One
Nazi preparations loom in the Mediterranean as Germany presses France over Africa. The Armistice Commission seeks to fold 46 000 Moroccan and other North African troops into Frances 100 000 man postwar army and demands suppression of motorized units. France reportedly rejects the move. Reports also say Germany and Italy push shifts of forces from Tunisia toward the Morocco Algeria border, with Petain and Weygand reviewing the proposal amid likely French no reply. Egyptian reports add that British forces in the Middle East are involved in related tensions.
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France
Germany
German Armistice Commission
Goums
Makhzens
Italy
Tunisia
Marshal Petain
Weygand
Vichy
Army massed on Palestine border threatens Syria invasion
The German weary waver in the war news report notes Sir Archibald Wavell leading forces on the Palestine border with plans to invade Syria while Vichy eyes a Turkish pivot. France warns of naval convoys and food shipments as tensions flare with Britain and the blockade.
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Syria
Vichy
England
Turkey
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iSalonika
France
Great Britain
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Darlan
Paris
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Red Cross
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Mariyseille
William D. Leahy
Reach
Tokyo
New Highs in Loads and Speeds for Freight Trains
The 1940 railroad report from the Association of American Railroads shows record freight tonnage per train at 849 tons and average speeds about 62 percent higher than 20 years earlier. President J J Pelley notes improvements in hourly performance, locomotive mileage, car utilization, fuel efficiency, and reduced repair needs.
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Association of American Railroads
J. J. Pelley
Pelley
Tokyo Chief Plans Germany Visit Amid War Office Ties
Continued reports place Tokyo officials preparing a German trip with Commander Shigeru Fujii and secretary Toshikazu Kase among eight Foreign Office attaches. Nichi Okamura is listed as special representative. Ishii noted preliminary talks occurred when the Rome Berlin Tokyo pact was signed on Sept 27 but Foreign Minister Matsuoka could not depart until now.
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Shigeru Fujii
Navy
Toshikazu Kase
Foreign Office
Demei
Nichi Okamura
Party
Ishii
Matsuoka
Matsuoka to Visit Berlin and Rome Over Tripartite Pact
Italian sources report Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka to visit Berlin and Rome in response to American actions. The trip aims to ease tensions by consulting Hitler and Mussolini on reciprocal engagements and joint interests within the three powers bound by the pact.
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Rome
United States
la Tribuna
Yosuke Matsuoka
Berlin
Hitler
Mussolini
Washington
America
Japan
Stefani
Moscow Press Silent on Matsuoka Visit
Tokyo announced that Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka would travel to Berlin and Rome via Moscow, but the Moscow press has not published the notice and there is no Soviet comment on the trip.
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Moscow
Tokyo
Yosuke Matsuoka
Berlin
Rome
Ford Sees Auto Bodies Of Plastics
Ford foresees plastics in car bodies and fuels from farm crops within years. In Georgia plant labs he shows cellulose fiber plastics, lignin and ramie research, aiming to reduce mineral use and boost agriculture. Experiments include corn cob tiles and silk-like socks from sawdust.
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Ways
Henry
Ford
Detroit
Georgia
Harry G. Akkelberg
Thomas A. Edison
South Georgia
Dartmouth Senior Shotself in Shotgun Death at Dartmouth
Dartmouth College senior Charles E. Lucking, 22, was found dead beside his car on a Norwich road near the campus with a shotgun. A note from Lucking asked that there be no speculation on his reasons, saying the matter is personal and concerns no one else. His parents are listed as William A. Lucking of Detroit and Mrs. Kenneth Peck of Pasadena.
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Charles E. Lucking
Dartmouth College
Willam A. Lucking
Detroit
Kenneth Peck
Pasadena
Calif
Lucking
Norwich
Lloyd Neidlinger
Nazis pledge to bar poison gas under Geneva protocol
In London March 112 the German government pledged to obey the Geneva protocol banning poison gas if Britain also agrees. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Richard A. Butler told the House of Commons that Germany is clearly bound by the undertaking.
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London
Germany
Great Britain
Foeign
Richard A. Butler
House of Commons
Blood evidence sparks police probe in Welsh home area
Police chased tips after reports of blood smears found in a vacant house bathroom near the Welsh home land area. Chief Reed urged citizens to help trace ownership of a hammer and knife as investigators analyze the blood. The council praised a reward and called the slaying a foul, heinous crime.
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Leila Adele Welsh
Hite
Miss Welsh
University of Kansas City
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Kansas City Star
L. B. Reed
Zinc price move signals direct sales shift under defense plan
Washington reports that slab zinc is removed from speculative markets at the Defense Commission’s direction. Leon Henderson announced that zinc producers will sell directly to consumers or processors via the Commodities Exchange, with prime western zinc at East St. Louis set at 7.25 cents per pound. Henderson warned against any unjustified price increases in secondary brass and copper and pledged government action.
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Defense Commission
Leon Henderson
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East St. Louis
Henderson
Do It Yourself Hair Dye Recipe Claims Youthful Look
A home hair dye recipe promises a professional result at low cost. Mix one jounce bay rum one-fourth ounce glycerine and Barbo compound in a half pint water then apply to hair for natural color that lasts and does not stain scalp or affect permanents.
Balloon Barrage Aims to Deter Starling Invasion
Peoria merchants test a balloon barrage to deter starlings roosting on window ledges in the business district. The toy balloons float on the breeze hoping to scare away the birds.
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Starling
Peoria
Plane lands on snow blocked Montrose highway
Gene Krupa a snow plow operator conceded that a plane ran out of fuel and landed on the road delaying traffic for two hours. Krupa and the pilot then used a team of horses to haul the aircraft off the highway strewn with four foot drifts.
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Gene Krupa
Krupa Aid
Krupa
War boosts scrap hunt along Ohio River in Rising Sun
Scrap metal prices rise as treasure hunters dig junked cars from the Ohio River bank in Rising Sun Indiana. Mayor A B Cooper ordered arrests to stop the activity citing public safety and city ordinances.
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Ind
Ohio River
A. B. Cooper
Train brings a pack of dogs to Carrollton depot
The first whistle of the night from the Wabash train sends about five dozen dogs running to the Carrollton depot. Roy Mack, dining car chef, is mentioned in the readable fragment.
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Carrollton
Roy Mack
Engagement Announcement Sparked by National Contest Photo
Miss Faby Hudson of Smithson won a national 4 31 Cin d con test in Chicago in 1939. Elwood Miller of Hazelton PA saw her picture and wrote that her engagement to Miller had been announced by her parents.
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Sedalia
March WorPs
Faby Hudson
Smithson
Chicago
Elwood Miller
Hazelston
Hudson
Miler
Costly Economy In Plumbing Mishap Reports
An anecdote from Indianoath recounts Frank Oldt attempting a fix when a lavatory would not drain. A plumber cut the drain pipe but failed to free the finger. Oldt ultimately paid 15 for the plumber and the cost of a new view bowl.
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Frank Oldt
Italian Vessel Fella Prepares to Sail from Puntarenas
The 6,072 ton Italian vessel Fella is readying to sail from Puntarenas Costa Rica after Italy entered the European war reports from San Jose say the ship has not yet received clearance papers.
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Costa Rica
Fella
Puntarenas
Italy
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