Greeks and Italians in World War II update clash
Weekly analysis notes Greece and Free French push back Italian forces as Britain seizes new African bases. Laval loses French government post amid unrest. Knudsen says U S defense industry lags, urges longer work weeks, more training to speed up airplane production.
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Mediterranean
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Tirana
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Petain
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Hitler
Bombers Dream Martin B-26 Tests Stir Military Hopes
Highlights from Baltimore report test flights of the Martin B-26 medium bomber. It reached around 400 miles per hour, landed at 125 miles, and halted on the field, praised by U K Army pilots as a bomber’s dream. Another note says if brakes failed it could roll two miles into the wind. Hoboken saw a fire destroy a defense plant producing unreported naval appliances. Washington states the government seeks 500 million dollars at the lowest interest rate, oversubscribed on opening day with over 4 billion offered.
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U. S
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United States
Europe
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America
Dykstra Plans Aid to Conscripts Released After Year of Training
Washington digest examines Selective Service head C A Dykstra and his plans to aid draftees returning to civilian life. He stresses training, education, and unity across regions to ensure a strong citizen army, with possible changes to age, civilian service options, and job placement supported by government and local employers.
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Dykstra
National Farm and Home Hour
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Union
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Uncle Sam
C. A. Dykstra
Charles Merriam
Cincinnati
University of Wisconsin
Los Angeles
Boulder Dam
United States Employment Service
Parity payments face slash in new budget
The parity payment program is set for deep cuts or elimination as the new budget is drafted. A shift toward the income certificate plan, replacing parity loans, is pushed by Rep. Hampton Fulmer. Also noted is optimistic Christmas forecasts, Willkie’s claim to name Martin’s successor, and a UAW plan for a six month all-metal single-motor pursuit plane.
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South Carolina
House Agriculture Committee
Willkie
Republican National
National Committee
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Tom Dewey
Bricker
Ohio
Sen
Bob Taft
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Wiliam
Reuther
United Auto Workers
Britain
Spanish study surges nationwide in schools
Spanish popular Washington goes South American Way says Bankhage. A craze to study Spanish spreads with Como esta Usted heard in the street. The Office of Education notes seven North and South Carolina colleges show a 77.1 percent rise in students studying Spanish.
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South Carolina
Memo Snippets On Diplomats, Divorces, And Goebbels Theater
Brief, scattered notes report Admiral Leahy’s frustration over vague instructions for his post as Ambassador to France and potential withdrawal. Also mentions Wheeler Norris inquiry into foreign ties with American industry, rising FBI scrutiny, Kennedy at RKO buzz, Adela Rogers St. John’s governor’s trip, a gift ruby ring for Camille Williams, a radio group planning a nationwide boycott, Franciska Sims marrying a doctor, Nazi movie houses expanding in New York and Chicago, and FDR’s forthcoming book titled The Next Four.
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France
FDR
Hull
Adela Rogers
St. John's
Bill
Francisca Sims
Jolson
New York
U. S
Goebbels
Chicago
London holiday ends for Quentin Reynolds and notes from readers
A compact column lists political and media chatter: Quentin Reynolds will not return to London after his holiday, Stanley High joins Reader's Digest as editor, Columbia connections shift, Italian propaganda data in the U S is discussed, Eddie Pola endorses a new Italian army head, King Leopold as traitor rumors surface, Greece is praised as fighting for democracy, Henry Wallace and Harold Ickes politics and USDA tensions, Mrs Ickes with 2500 Maryland chickens, Ickes and Virgin Islands quarrel, plus Navy recruiting mentions from Capt J Cary Jones and a rise in accepted applicants nationwide.
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Quentin Reynolds
London
Stanley High
Reader's Digest
Dies
Columbia
U. S
Eddie Pola
Leopold
Laeken
Belgium
Hitler
Greece
Henry Wallace
Q. T
Harold Ickes
Forest Service
Wallace
Navy
Notable Celebrities and Secrets in New York Gossip
New York talk centers on Jimmy Roosevelt’s new pulse taker and Romelle Schneider as nurse model, with Franchot Tone and Alice Faye’s engagement buzz. Dolly De Milo eyed by Vanderbuilt as next Hollywood bride, Secret Service tightens Roosevelt car locks, studios gossip backstage with Joan Crawford, Hal Roach reconciliations, and Felix Frankfurter’s family adoption. Pred Allen demands agency corrections after a penny payoff rumor.
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Secret ‘Service
Joan Crawford
Digripex
Louisiana Purchase
Hal Roacha
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurters
Gilbert Murray
Allen
Fred
Alten
Tallulah Bankhead Turmoil and Rumors Stir Public Chat
The column notes Tallulah Bankhead’s misunderstandings and rumors involving husband John Emery and Tamara Geya, with Tallulah’s permission. It mentions George Price delaying divorce from the Stock Exchange chair for a risky nightclub venture and Elmer Davis recovering from surgery at Suydenham Hospital. It also references Bonnie Baker and Orrin Tucker’s “marriage” press angle and Bonnie’s affection for Jules Stern at the music publishing scene.
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