France Breaks Diplomatic Ties After Naval Loss to Britain
The column notes France severed relations with Britain following a North African naval battle in which Admiral Cen souls fought under Nazi orders, destroying or seizing most of the French fleet and triggering a shift in alliance dynamics. It covers U S defense taxes, fleet expansion, and global war efforts alongside domestic politics and notable trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
Germany
Italy
France
North African
Churchill
House of Commons
Oran
Algiers
Marcel Censouls
Britain
U. S
United States
Europe
U S Industry Faces Dictators Slave Labor Threat
Brackart argues that Hitler Mussolini and their fall of France force drastic reorganization of American industry. He warns that European and Asian dictators will control trade and production while U S workers face rising costs for little access to world markets. He urges prioritizing domestic relief over overseas charity.
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Washington
Hitler
France
Mussolini
United States
Cordell Hull
Department of State
Hull
Roosevelt
Mr. Hull
Washam
Europe
Asia
Names in the news and a tragic car crash report
Gen Charles De Gaulle appeals to Americans to aid the war effort. Bernard Shaw jokes about wartime leadership. Pat McKenna, White House usher for 37 years, dies at 96 in Washington. Virginia Watkins, 82, and three others are injured when a car swerves off a steep grade to a mountainside after brakes fail near Tamazunthale Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles de Gaulle
America
Bernard Shaw
Hitler
White House
Pat McKenna
Washington, D. C
Virginia Rios Watkins
Oklahoma City
Praying Colonel Knox Testifies on Navy Nomination
Col. Frank Knox testifies before the Senate Naval Affairs committee as it weighs his nomination as Secretary of the Navy. The committee votes 9 to 5 to approve Knox. The Military Affairs committee also approves Henry L. Stimson for Secretary of War by 134 votes.
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United States
U. S
U.S
Col
Frank Knox
Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Military Affairs Committee
Henry L. Stimson
U S Industry Expert Foresees War Impact on Exports
Washington correspondent William Bruckart warns of a closing world market for American products due to the European war. He predicts farmers and manufacturers cannot compete with materials from dictator countries using forced labor and urges Americans to follow the saying charity begins at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
William Bruckart
Washington
U. S
Bruckart
Old High Back Chair Changes Personality
Ruth Wyeth Spears shows the Bride transforming a pompous junk shop chair into a cheerful green corner piece. Shortened legs and a cut down back convert the top heavy chair into a jolly old lady look. Includes a plug for Book 5 with money saving ideas and order details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Brightest manmade lights and odd scientific claims
The text claims the US Army owns 800 million candlepower searchlights seen at two hundred miles, asserts myths about human joints and blood tests for race, notes crested wheatgrass roots reaching 319 tiles, and mentions Brahmans cleansing after meat exposure per Collier's.
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United States Army
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Acean
Breil
Cordell Hall
Ruth Wyeth Spears
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