Battle Scene Shifts to Mediterranean in World War II
The piece reports on strategic shifts as Germany aids Italy in the Mediterranean theater, British bombing in Egypt, and the U S preparing three fleets and boosted production for aircraft. It notes Willkie's lease loan debate, three-ocean navy plans, and leadership changes including Admiral Kimmel.
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U.S. Navy
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Great Britain
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Hoover
Alf M. Landon
Wendell L. Willkie
Senate
Austin
Maine
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Mussolini
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Finito Mussolini
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North African
Greece
Royal Navy
Southampton
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Atlantic
Asia
Husband E. Kimmel
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Hitler
England
Cairo
Germany
Holland
Belgium
France
Schools criticized by college heads at annual meeting
Present-day educational methods are deemed inadequate to meet democracy’s needs. Dr. Theodore M. Greene of Princeton and Dr. John M. Mason of Swarthmore led the discussion, with Rev. Edward V. Stanford of Villanova agreeing.
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Association of American Colleges
Theodore M. Greene
Princeton
John M. Mason
Swarthmore College
Edward V. Stanford
Villanova
Reduction in 1941 cotton goal proposed by Wickard
Farm Secretary Wickard proposes a 1941 cotton output cut from 12 million bales with a $25 million in free cotton goods program to farmers who reduce acreage. Stamps worth 10 cents per pound would compensate for unplanted portions, not changing 1942 allotments. The plan aims to curb surpluses and boost cotton mill emprego while enabling garden and feed crops.
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Claude Wickard
Wickard
Roosevelt Foreshadows New Role for America
The column reflects on President Roosevelt's vision of the United States becoming a world leader amid looming European conflict. It cites his Four Freedoms speech stressing freedom of speech and from want, and compares his aims to Woodrow Wilson's ideals, forecasting America as a global moral order ally.
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State of the Union
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Latvia
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London
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Morse Salisbury Named Director of Information at Agriculture
Morse Salisbury, long familiar voice on Farm & Home hour broadcasts, has been appointed director of information for the department of agriculture. Born in Iowa and raised in Kansas, he is small in stature yet quick with insight, and his surprised look is never literal.
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Lesson of Value Quote on Money and Borrowing
Franklin argues that to understand money’s value one must attempt to borrow. The aphorism contrasts wealth with obligation, suggesting practical experience reveals true worth and discipline in financial matters.
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