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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
7
The piece surveys the Dunkirk withdrawal as British forces evacuate amid German air pressure while fronts collapse elsewhere. Paris endures heavy bombing, and Italian actions tighten the Mediterranean stakes as Mussolini shuns U S diplomacy and trade talks.
President Roosevelt seeks more than a billion dollars for army navy and civilian training plus authority to call up national guard and reservists if needed. He pushes for a dollar a year corps and funds to expand the navy and munitions buildings. Elliott Roosevelt attacks fifth columns in Mexico as war plans call for millions in equipment. Senate approves alien control measure 55 to 4 and shifts immigration bureau to Justice.
Reports allege former French leaders Gamelin and Corap were executed after defeats at Sedan. General Bedet of the French Medical corps received six months in jail for abandoning his post in the Sedan sector. U. S. General Robert Lee Bullard was re elected president of the National Security League, a pro preparedness group.
A newly appointed junior reporter, eager and self-important, used the word Open Sesame to gain entry at a working men's club event. The door keeper mocked his claim by asking what he thought he was and calling him a bloomin bell-push, highlighting his inexperience.
A list of six trivia prompts asks about federal government Secret Service scope eating speed if dinner is skipped plant sects religious nature of Negro spirituals states bordering seven neighbors and Bible name initial W.
A quiz style prompt lists six items and answers. It involves the Treasury department, a true false query, insect eating plants, musical subject matter, U S state boundaries, and a note on Hebrew letters in the Bible.
Learn to make a privacy screen using four 1-foot wide boards 1 inch thick and nine 1-inch butt hinges. Select chintz, estimate fabric by height times three plus two yards, and follow the sketch directions. Also offers sewing book references with toy patterns and quilts to order.
After an earthquake in Baiga territory men drive nails into the ground to stabilize soil. In hot plains winds across regions of South America Africa and Asia Minor are so fierce that crimes during gales are rarely punished. Sao Paulo subscribers appear in the Red Book with five classifications: name address business or profession box and automobile license.
The USSR hosts 59 nations speaking at least 114 languages. In India alone more than 200 languages are spoken, with dialects taking the total toward 300. Despite common governance, many British-ruled peoples differ sharply in religion, customs, and beliefs.
A collection of maxims on happiness, contentment, and virtue. Notable lines include Henry Van Dyke on making the best of possessions, F B Meyer on heart sorrow, and Terence on ease becoming difficult with reluctance. The pages reflect proverbs about happiness, envy, and discontent.
The article cites Napoleon as able to sleep instantly in any position and time, enabling long work hours with alertness. It notes Lloyd George is said to share this secret, reportedly ending conversations with nap announcements and falling asleep immediately.
Quote attributed to Ho ratio Smith notes that inconsistency is the only trait men share consistently. The aphorism plays on paradox to humorously critique human steadiness.
A reflective note on the gold age's meaning where wealth and power were not ruled by gold alone. The quote by Lezay de Marnezia suggests a philosophical stance on value beyond monetary wealth.
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