Churchill urges tools not men to aid Britain in war
Weekly News Analysis outlines Churchill radio plea for vast U S aid in war materials. It notes Britain breaks diplomatic ties with Romania, the Lease-Lend bill's passage by the House, likely Senate challenge, and public support at 54 percent with safety provisions aimed to avoid entanglement.
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Churchill
Britain
Romania
Gallup
Margaret Russell
House of Representatives
France at Crossroads in Crisis Over Laval and Fleet
France faces its most sensational crisis of recent months as Laval seeks power under German pressure while Petain and Darlan resist surrender of the fleet and Africa base. The stalemate centers on German demands for collaboration versus preserving French sovereignty and naval assets, with American envoy Leahy watching closely.
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France
Laval
Germany
Petain
Darlan
Africa
Mussolini
Leahy
Vichy
Moscow hysteria over Soviet invasion plans and Petain fraud
A Kiev broadcast claim said the Soviets would invade Alaska after Britain falls, with Axis forces targeting South America. British sources debunked a tale of Petain and Darlan fleeing Free France to Africa as false, traced to German Transocean News Service. Hollywood note: Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Kiesler on November 9, 1914, seeks legal name change.
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Great Britain
United States
Winston Churchill
Hitler
British Isles
Balkans
Africa
Italan
Genoa
Moscow
Mexico
Alaska
Britain
Russia
Axis
North
South America
Central America
Vichy
Petain
Darlan
Free France
Transocean
Hollywood
Hedy Lamarr
Vienna
Hedwige Eva Maria Kiesler
Defense program clash and plane output amid labor unrest
The piece reports bitter critique of the defense effort while states face cantonment delays and National Guard training at home. Knudsen’s staff releases plane production figures showing progress, with 296 planes built in January, but critics say much goes to Britain as rail workers threaten a 750,000 member strike over paid vacations. Construction surges, a $300 million merchant marine contract is let, and Knudsen predicts faster plane output soon.
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National Guard
Washington
War Department
William S. Knudsen
Defense Construction
NLRB
Knudsen
Italian Army Defeat in Libya Ends Dramatic War Phase
A decisive defeat of Italian forces in Libya marks a turning point in the war in Africa. British forces under Wavell push toward Tripoli after rapid gains across Cyrenaica, capturing key towns and threatening the Suez route, while Eritrea and Ethiopia see Italian setbacks and Haile Selassie rallies with Allied aid.
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Libya
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Africa
Egypt
Suez Canal
Marsa Matruh
Churchill
Wavell
Italy
Cyrenaica
Graziani
Tripoli
Mediterranean
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Embassy official reveals German war outlook in closed hearing
Avra M. Warren, chief of the State Department visa section, reported after a tour of Germany and occupied territories that Germany has essential war supplies enough to keep fighting but faces grave internal strains. Civilian resentment grows as authorities curb civilian use of scarce lubricants, while annexed regions resist Germany’s food confiscations and military rule.
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Washington
D.C
U. S
Germany
Avra M. Warren
State Department
House Appropriations Committee
Warren
France
Poland
Holland
Belgium
Denmark
Plan Democracy Propaganda and New Deal Publicity Push
A historical political column argues for a revived democratic propaganda agency modeled on George Creel, urging U S efforts to sway German and Italian opinion from inside the United States and to unite the nation amid immigrant communities, noting past Nazi influence and questioning White House action. The piece also comments on Congress members with language skills and a pair of personal anecdotes about Elbert Thomas and Jennings Randolph.
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New Deal
George Creel
Europe
Woodrow Wilson
Germany
Austria
White House
War Department
Hitler
U. S
United States
Bund
Black Shirts
Italy
England
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Zanetti links fire bombs to incendiary risk in new book
Dr J Enrique Zanetti Columbia chemistry professor emerges as a world authority on bombs with a theory that gas dissipates and incendiaries spread fires. He argues against alarmists on gas and cites past fire control methods while noting incendiaries could still trigger widespread blazes. Seabiscuit era gets a tribute with trainer Tom Smith highlighted for his role in Seabiscuit’s success and psychology-based methods. A profile of Vladimir Zworykin and RCA’s powerful new microscope tech ends the piece.
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EW York
J. Enrique Zanetti
Columbia University
San Francisco
Zanetti
Chemical Warfare Service
League of Nations
Tom Smith
Santa Anita Track
California
Silent Tom
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Charles 5. Howard
Seabiscuit
Howard
New England
Vladimir K. Zworykin
Radio Corporation of America
A New Yorker Notes on Forums and Publicity
A New Yorker style column mocks forums debates on Fifth Column tactics and the role of publicity, sketches media quips about Princeton students, Nazi Norway coverage, and aviation experts. It lampoons mispronounced names, Sunday club anecdotes, and a London church sign. It also notes Hollywood chatter about colyums and a反 race track politics.
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NEW Yorker
New York
Princeton
NY Times
Norway
Satevepost
SEP
Lindbergh
Rickenbacker
New York Scene: Mocking Notions and City Vibes
A city sketch spotlighting Joe Lewis teasing a mixedupman at the psychiatrist scene with dragons on sleeves. Glenn Warner suing for libel over football boners. visa issues for a star reporter. Bob Benchley as pacifist. Manhattan murals of rail riders, chic French spots, a bustling 47th Street crossroads.
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Glenn Warner
Sorevepost
Bob Benchley
Manhattan
France
47Th
4Th Avenue
48Th Street
Space Between Closet Richens Room Through Design
A design sketch by Ruth Wyeth Spears shows how built in closets alter room width and mood. A wallpaper border softens angles, a moved chest and integrated dressing table optimize space, blue enamel highlights and dotted swiss accents complete the look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Ming
Pull the Trigger on Lazy Bowels and Comfort Stomach
An old advertisement touts Dr. Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin to relieve constipation and soothe a sensitive stomach. It claims the product wakes lazy nerves and muscles in the intestines and is easy on the stomach, even appealing to children, urging purchase at the druggist.
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Dr. Caldwell
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