British Capture Points South of Damascus
British and Free French forces pushed toward Damascus from the west, south and southeast and seized important positions just south of the city. Allied troops recaptured Kuneitra while Merdjayoun remained surrounded as heavy fighting raged on the Syrian frontier. Reports from Cairo and Berlin noted advances and losses in the desert clash along the Egypt Libya line.
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London
Damascus
Reuters
Henry Maitland Wilson
Palestine
Trans- Jordan
Jerusalem
Middle East
Mezze
Cairo
Egypt
War Bulletin
Syria
Kuneiter
Merdjayoun
New York
Berlin
NBC
Talmadge Seeks Release of Georgia Welfare Funds
Governor Eugene Talmadge met with Social Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt to speed the June federal welfare funds release. He blamed a merit system mix up and said Georgia’s delegation will ensure payment, with state welfare officials in Washington to finalize over $275000 for aged blind and dependent children programs.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Paul V. McNutt
Georgia
McNutt
Talmadge
Washington
Local visitors stay with relatives and friends
Mr and Mrs Ralph Sasser of San Diego California left for Los Angeles after visiting his mother here. Mr and Mrs J E Munn Jr and baby Judith Lynn of New Orleans are spending several days as guests of relatives. Miss Betty Sparrow returned to Chattanooga after ten days with Miss Annette Kelly. Miss Jimmie Patterson left for New York City to visit her sister Freida Patterson.
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Ralph Sasser
San Diego
Calif
Los Angeles
J. E. Munn, Jr
Judith Lynn
New Orleans
Betty Sparrow
Chattanooga
Annette Kelly
Jimmie Patterson
New York City
Masts Freida Patterson
Small manufacturers to share more in U S defense program
Washington reports Lt. Col. Ray M. Hare told the Senate military committee that small firms will play a larger role in defense production. He cited 177,000 sub contracts and urged authority to requisition private machine tools, while Downey warned against tool seizures from small shops for large yards.
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Washington
War Department
Senate Military Committee
Ray M. Hare
Army Navy Munitions Board
Hare
Johnson
D-Cofp
Downey
D-Calif
Los Angeles
Defense
Robert L. Mehorney
OPM Defense Contract Service
California
Georgia Peaches on Sale in London at 75 Cents Each
London shoppers found bargains as warm weather arrived with Georgia peaches priced at 75 cents each. Stores offered strawberries at 3.80 per pound, Wisconsin cheese at 12 a pound, tomatoes at 1 a pound, and asparagus at 1.50 a bunch. Canned grapefruit was 50 cents a can with two-case minimum, and gooseberries were scarce at 10 cents per pound. A champagne cocktail cost 1.25 and a razor blade six cents.
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Eddy Gilmore
London
Wisconsin
America
Lincoln statue stands amid Westminster ruins in wartime address
An American speaker recalls the bombing of Britain and the resilience of democratic symbols. He notes the House of Commons and Westminster Abbey were damaged while Saint-Gaudens’ Lincoln statue remained upright, embodying liberty and emancipation. The moment ties Lincoln to democratic ideals and shared history.
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Britain
London
House of Commons
Parliament
Westminster Abbey
Saint- Gaudens
Abraham Lincoln
God
Nazi Stroke Threaten Soviet Frontiers Reported
Reuters quoted CBS and NBC correspondents in Ankara about a looming German ultimatum to Russia. Aid potential demands include Bessarabia, Ukraine wheat shares, and German technical control of Russian transport and industry. British circles question timing of any Moscow clash amid reported multi point attacks.
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Russia
Soviet
Reuters
CBS
NBC
Turkey
Martin Agronsky
NEC
Ankara
Agronsky
Bessarabia
Romania
Ukraine
Winston Burdette
Hitler
Berlin
Moscow
World Telephones 1940 Stats Show US Supremacy
The ATT booklet Telephone and Telegraph Statistics of the World January 1 1940 reports 42 642 252 world telephones with 20 830 950 in the United States. The US has 16 phones per 100 people versus about one per 100 elsewhere. The typical American made 231 calls in 1939 while others averaged 15. New York leads with 1 659 904 telephones, San Francisco 44.85 per 100, and Washington DC 38.84.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Telephone and Telegraph Statistics of
United States
Canada
Italy
Denmark
Germany
Great Britain
France
Japan
New York
Asia
San Francisco
Stockholm
Sweden
Washington
D. C
London
England
Washington, D. C
America
Escape From Huge Force Divisions War Game Problem
In Tennessee war games, a 15 000 man Fort Custer division attempts to escape a vastly larger attacking force of 50 000 troops from 77 000 assembling divisions. Major General Lesley James McNair observes as Blue forces press a surround and bombardments test to blunt a stronger foe while preserving striking power for a follow-up objective.
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Jerry T. Baulch
Tennessee
Fort Custer
Mich
Fort Knox
Fort Meade
Dunkerque
Fort .Benning
Fort.Jackson
S. C
Fort McClellan
Ala
75Th
Camp Forrest
Tenn
New York
Georgia
Carolinas
Ohio
Colorado
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
67 Waterfalls Taller Than Niagara Authenticate Heights
A list identifies 67 waterfalls with verified heights exceeding Niagara Falls. The compilation confirms measurements surpassing 167 feet in several cases and highlights notable cascades in various regions.
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Niagara
Hitler Turkish pact aims to pressure Russia and Britain
The piece outlines Hitler's timed German Turkish friendship treaty designed to heighten pressure on the Soviet Union while signaling Britain's vulnerability in the Near East. It notes Turkey’s isolation, past alliance promises, and Britain’s cautious response as German forces focus eastward.
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Hitler
Russia
Britain
Near East
Germany
Baltic
Black Sea
Turkey
Dardanelles
Asia Minor
Syria
Suez
London
France
Mediterranean
Coma
Balkans
Ankara
Time zone shift proposal across Georgia cities debated
Discussion on placing the entire state on Eastern Standard Time via federal and state action. McDonald cited FCC recommendations for centralizing the western portion, leaving Rome Dalton Cartersville Ball Ground Rockmart and others in central time despite Atlanta and Columbus remaining eastern.
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BC Ld
Tiserstata ‘Commerce Commission
McDonald
1.C.C
Florida
Atlanta
Columbus
Rome
Dalton
Cartersville
Ball
Ground
Rockmart
Battle of England Opens with Furious Air Strikes
The piece reports that Allied leaders claim the Reich has failed to curb air raids, using hundreds of planes in the night and day barrage. It notes German losses of five planes along the Med ish coast as the opening phase of the intense battle.
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Reich
Hitler
Germany
England
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