Nazi Bombing Planes Launch History's Greatest Air Raid
Western Newspaper Union reports Britain endures a mass air attack with more than 1,000 German planes striking England from Scotland to Wales. London bombed for first time as Croydon airport is a focus and Britain claims they repelled the assault while Berlin touts substantial damage. Mussolini orders a Somaliland blitz with 250,000 troops and Suez lifeline at stake amid brutal heat. Also note mass alien registration and fingerprinting plans in the United States with 5 million forms in six languages and December 26 deadline.
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U. S
Wales
Scotland
Great Britain
Berlin
London
England
Midlands
Thames
Croydon
Europe
Germany
Thames Valley
Mussolini
Africa
British Somaliland
Suez Canal
India
Somaliland
United States
Dismissals, christenings and political sparring
WPA discharge of 429 work reliefers who refused affidavits on Nazi Bund or Communist ties signals enforcement. Roosevelt selects Bon Homme Richard as carrier name. Farley resigns as postmaster general to lead Coca Cola Export, with Yankee syndicate possible. ASCAP vs NAB disputes threaten radio music, amid Willkie Wallace exchange and Windsors in Bermuda.
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WPA
F. C. Harrington
Nazi Bund
Communist Party
Roosevelt
Bon Homme Richard
John Paul Jones
United States Navy
James A. Farley
Coca Cola Export Company
New York Yankees
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Washington
Notable Names Stir Debate in War Era Britain and Abroad
George Bernard Shaw mocks meatless rations while warning against a nation of Shaws. Hoover backs Belgium relief if embargo ends. Ghormley to London as observer, highest peacetime rank. Manuel Quezon gains near dictatorial powers in the Philippines. Lady Byng arrives in the U S as a refugee commenting on German bombing.
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George Bernard Shaw
Herbert Hoover
Belgium
France
Robert L. Ghormley
London
Manuel Quezon
Philippines
National Assembly
Lady Byng
United States
Fugitive Patricia Wynn Williams Arrives in New York En Route to Chicago
A London refugee identified as Patricia Wynn Williams arrives in New York while fleeing the war. She travels toward Chicago with her sister and will stay with friends until the conflict ends. She is shy as the photographer requests a bright smile.
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Patricia Wynn-Williams
London
New York
Chicago
Building Planes: U S Arsenal Drive Keeps 24‑Hour Pace
The National Defense Commission reports 24 hour shifts as contracts pour out for arms and ships. Production chief William Knudsen says factories can reach 10 800 planes yearly now and 18 000 by January, while Stimson warns only 33 of 4 000 planned planes have been let. A tax delay worries defense builders as planes sit idle on shelves. In Glen Head New York Mrs. Alice Cornelius finds her car parked uphill and discovers a smashed police station with her car wedged inside awaiting police chief’s desk.
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U. S
Navy
Office of the National Defense Commission
William Knudsen
NDC
Stimson
Congress
Alice Cornelius
Glen Head
N. Y
U S Congress Spends Over Twenty One Billion Dollars
Washington notes explain the first U S session authorizing expenditures beyond 21 439 678 000 and compare to railroads wheat and farm production. The piece discusses tax burdens, civil service, and the pace of federal growth. It also covers aid to Britain and domestic politics affecting foreign policy.
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G. F. Washington
Congress
Seventy-sixth
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sailor Collar Frock Pattern No 8738 for Teens
A vintage pattern alert offering Design No. 8738 for a soft nautical frock with sailor collar. Features include front fullness, gathered blouse, and braid trim in blue chambray or beige options. Sizes 11 through 19. size 13 requires 4 1/2 yards of 35 inch material and 8 1/2 yards braid. Send order to the given address.
Record Expenditure Reaches Over Twenty-One Billion
A new study from the American Federation of Investors reports that U S congressional expenditures exceed 21 billion dollars marking a historic high. The release notes that Congress crossed the 1 billion dollar expenditure threshold in 1913 and that the current total equals more than three years of total farm income.
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United States Congress
American Federation of Investors
Firing a 16 Inch Coast Defense Gun Described
Collier's explains that a 16 inch coast defense gun can fire a 2100 pound shell up to 26 miles. It notes factors like target distance speed wind curvature and earth rotation affecting accuracy. A 20 mph cross wind can deflect the shell up to 303 yards in its 101 second flight.
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Collier’s
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Francis Biddle
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American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
National Association of Broadcasters
ASCAP
Broadcast Music, Inc
EMI
Irving Berlin
George Gershwin
Jerome Kern
Victor Herbert
Cole Porter
Wendell L. Willkie
Des Moines
Iowa
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Willkie
White House
Bermuda
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Bahamas
Hastings Brooke
Denis Kirwan Brooke
Kennedy Purvis
Washington Digest
William Bruckart
Carter Field
U. S. Civil Service Commission
By Carter Field
Britain
Republican High Command
Charles L. McNary
Lord Lothian
Wendell Willkie
Oal
Cordell Hull
Gen
John J. Pershing
Ier Pershing
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
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Netro
Benjamin Frank
Zemo
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