Defense Funds Lead 17 1/2 Billion Budget Push and World War News
President Roosevelt urged swift defense spending and authority for weapons for democracies as the 1942 budget tops 17.5 billion with over ten billion for defense. The piece notes warnings against appeasers, the need to speed national security, and highlights British and Anzac actions at Bardia and in Libya amid a tense global conflict.
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France
Roosevelt
Congress
England
America
U. S
Bardia
Libya
Britain Relents on Food Shipments to Europe
American officials report that after months of pressure London reversed part of its blockade policy. Some food can now be sent to Spain, unoccupied France and Finland, despite fears German control of occupied areas. The U.S. argued duty to feed the conquered and cited postwar food efforts.
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London
Spain
France
Finland
U. S
Europe
Germany
Judge Madden's rise and senate friction over court appointment
Judge J Warren Madden, first chairman of the National Labor Board, faced heavy criticism in Congress over his decisions. Roosevelt named him to the U S Court of Claims after Senate opposition persisted, but approval eventually arrived. Also noted are lion tamer Martha J Weller's death at 75 and child star Shirley Temple returning to Hollywood.
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Martha J. Weller
Shirley Temple
Hollywood Studios
Navy Air Corps
Texas
Naval Court of Inquiry
Big Spring
San Diego
Calif
California
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Trades and Labor Council
Harry Hopkins
Commerce
Roosevelt
London
Col
Edward House
Wilson
Sea Wolves History Repeats From Past and Present
The piece recalls Count Felix von Luckner’s famed WWI cruises and later lectures in the United States, noting accusations of sinking ships with no warning and harsh conditions for prisoners. It covers proposed US naval trade shifts, a new selective draft plan by the American Legion, and a string of military and public notices including a Texas crash and TVA payroll boost.
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Pacific
Count Felix von Luckner
Count von Luckner
Ireland
United States
Atlantic
Washington
London
Legion
Roosevelt
American Legion
Defense Commission
Amarillo
Texas
British Pressure on Ireland Over Bases Opens Path to U S
The British seek U S help to press Eire into ceding naval bases. Informal talks show Ireland opposes bases but recent German bombing shifts public opinion. The State Department weighs use of influence amid fears of Irish anti-British sentiment if force is used.
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Washington, D. C
Britain
U. S
Eire
State Department
United States
New England
Ireland
British Foreign Office
Washington
Robert Brennan
Ruth Wyeth Speaks on Frame Free Rug Hooking
Ruth Wyeth Spears notes that many rug makers finish hook rugs without a frame to allow turning the work and exchanging fabric bits with fellow hookers. She favors frame free methods, citing ease of travel and collaboration among rug hookers.
Ask Me Another General Quiz
The quiz asks about Greece population and literacy standards used by the Census Bureau. It inquires conditions for a private in the U S army, the function of a panegyric, dying words of a named general, Johnson's impeachment vote margin, moonlight intensity at half and full phases, and the world's largest flower.
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Greece
Bureau of the Census
U. S. Army
Andrew Johnson
Answers on Greece population and literacy misstatements
The list states Greece’s population as 6 204 684 and defines illiteracy as anyone 10 or older who cannot read or write any language. It notes a person acting with a superior’s permission and mentions a panegyric piece praising a subject.
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Greece
Bureau of the Census
James Wolfe
Quebec
Sumatra
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Edward C. Wayne
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H. T. Brundidge
Food For
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Husband E. Kimmel
United States Navy
Pacific Fleet
SEA Wolves
Alben Barkley
Edwin Halsey
Tennessee
Percy Priest
Nashville
Capitol Hill
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Cotton Ed" Smith
Ruth Wyeth
Anvas Rm
Taa
Pletec
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Schiller
Hugh
Eee
Kent
Supples Company
ST. Louis
Missour
Moir
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