Dunkirk and Paris under fire as German war spreads
The Dunkirk evacuation narrows as Dutch Belgian and French forces capitulate or collapse. British navy ferries most remaining troops amid air attacks while German bombers strike southern France and Paris, killing at least 45 in the capital and suburbs. Allies vow bomb-for-bomb retaliation.
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Dunkirk
Lille
France
Pittsburgh
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Brussels
Antwerp
Ostend
Calais
Boulogne
the Hague
Liege
Paris
Hitler
Germany
Names in the News: French leaders and American isolation
The article notes General Gamelin's alleged death by action, General Corap said executed, and General Bodet jailed six months for abandoning his post in Sedan. It mentions Gen Robert Lee Bullard reelected head of the National Security League and 7000 Catholics praying for peace at St Patrick's Cathedral, with Jean Batten displayed as ambulance driver in the Anglo French corps amid war propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York
Jean Batten
Roosevelt and Mussolini Files: War Funding and Ships
U S leaders pressed for wartime funding and defense build up as Roosevelt sought over a billion dollars for army navy and training programs while planning calls up to reserve forces and new authority. The 85 million battleship Washington launched in Philadelphia yard is 750 feet long and 35 000 tons, christened by Virginia Marshall of Spokane.
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Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Germany
National Guard
Navy Department
Elliott Roosevelt
Mexico
Elliott
War
Department
Senate
House
Immigration - Naturalization Bureau
Department of Labor
Department of Justice
Norris
Wheeler
J. Edgar Hoover
G- Men
Archibald Macleash
Lbrarian
Congressional Library
Washington
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Virginia Marshall
Spokane
John Marshall
Sixth Column News Report From Boston Scholar
Dr Herbert Gezork, professor of social ethics at Andover Newton theological school in Boston, reports a sixth column in Germany. He links anti Hitler movement connections to the alleged effort to bring down Hitler from within Germany.
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Herbert Gezork
Andover-Newton Theological School
Boston
Germany
Hitler
U S Reds Declare Aid to German Reds at NY Convention
The American Communist party reported sending $5000 in the past six months to German reds aiding their underground resistance to Hitler. The New York convention featured international visitors from Mexico Chile Iceland Haiti Puerto Rico Cuba and included a Mexican delegate denouncing Congressman Dies and his committee. The convention opposed joining the national advisory defense commission or any subordinate boards.
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American Communist Party
Hitler
C. P
New York
Mexico
Chile
Haiti
Iceland
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Martin Dies
National Advisory Defense Commission
Willkie Attacks Roosevelt and Hitler in Denver Rally
Wendell Willkie said Roosevelt must go to unite the nation against tyranny in a Denver speech. He labeled Hitler a madman and warned against emotion driven by radio. Dewey in New York praised some Roosevelt defense steps but noted more work remains before Philadelphia. Dewey seeks a nominating plan while Willkie remains combative. liberals favor Western Wendell over the C A.
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Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Denver
Wilkie
Willkie
Hitler
Fuehrer
Dewey
New York
Philadelphia
C. A
Rubens Rated by Vienna Paper on 300th Death Anniversary
On Rubens 300th death anniversary a Vienna paper described the Flemish master as a Germanic pagan who painted Christian sagas with fleshly relish. Critics term him the Falstaff of the Palette, noting his depictions of mountains of flesh and Christian Venuses with Nazarene wrestlers. The article recalls his religious themes and fearless approach to nature.
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Hitler
Vienna
Rubens
Yale students sign isolation petition as war rages
Prof Hilly Phelps of Yale calls Hitler a savage and cites Athens transformed to Sparta while 1,400 Yale students in draft age demand continued isolation. In Canada eight National Unity party members are seized by police in Montreal as part of coups with Adrien Arcand a key figure amid broader moves in Ottawa Toronto and Windsor.
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Hilly Phelps
Yale
Mosley
Montreal
Canadian Mounted Police
Gestapo
OGPU
National Unity Party
British Empire
Adrien Arcand
Quebec
Ottawa
Toronto
Windsor
Japan Seeks U S Embargo Amid Tool Shortage
Washington dispatch notes that U S military tool exports to Japan hinder American munitions output. War Department surveys show many U S tool plants operate on Japan orders while Japan stores U S scrap iron for future use. Roosevelt seeks congressional power to embargo scrap iron and tools to Japan to safeguard national defense.
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Washington, D. C
Army
Navy
Japan
War Department
United States
U. S
Roosevelt
Congress
Radios in Taxicabs Stir Public Debate
A column voice argues against radio in taxicabs, claiming it distracts drivers and riders, and calls for prohibiting taxi radio use. The piece mocks in-car broadcasts and notes drivers’ insistence on staying linked to RCA. It also includes brief World War II era notes and social commentary.
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Nolse
Leaders urge calm and clear thinking in national crisis
Mia Dunbar and Juliet Bartlett urge steady leadership as women’s clubs stress calm, grounded action. Dunbar, president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, speaks at Milwaukee on collective organization and understanding. Bartlett becomes New York Women’s City Club president, advocating modern life awareness.
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Lemuel F. Parton
Consolidated Features
WNU
W York
Mia
Sadie Orr Dunbar
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Juliet M. Bartlett
New York Women's City Club
Dunbar
Milwaukee
University of Oregon Medical School
Federation
Ganger
Chanute
Kan
Fresno
Calif
Oregon
The
State University
Oregon Tuberculosis Association
James Barrie
Walter
Tower
America Iron and Steel Institute
Firestone unveils dual base tire for tractors
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co announces a new dual purpose bead construction for pneumatic tractor tires. The design allows a standard tire to mount on either narrow or wide base rims at no extra cost. When used on wide rims the tire widens into a U shape to increase air space and flotation in wet or muddy, or sandy soils.
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Firestone
Storm Tractors
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Ady
Endurance and Prosperity in Adversity Quotation
A concise quotation reflecting on bearing adversity with wisdom and carrying prosperity with equal measures. It emphasizes resilience and prudent conduct during hard times and good fortune alike.
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Roger Shaw
Flanders
Malia
Editow
Western Newspaper Union
Mary
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Mediterranean
Malta
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Mussolini
Valetta
England
Hannibal
Phillips
London
Jeff Paris
D. of C
White Housings
Senator Wheeler
U.S
P. P. Rubens
Billy Phelps
Weobing
Deay
Lindbergh
Hoover
William
Greenland
Maine
Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms
Tom Dewey
New Mexico
Simms
Rep
Gene Cox
Georgia
Cox
Senator Nye
Benito
Gerald Nye
North Dakota
A Pershing
Frances Warren Pershing
Johnny
Town Hall
United States Marine Band
Miss Turpey
Lincoln
Abraham
Radio Corporation of America
Bison City
R. Roelofs JR
Warneke
Marjorie Lederer
Mayor LaGuardia
Fiorello
Walace Cox
Who's
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
George Jackson Mead
National Advisory Committee On Aeronautics
Mead
America
Sylvanus Reed
Industria
Mr. Mead
United States Air Station
Dayton
Ohio
Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Pratt & Whitney Co
United Aircraft Corporation
Everett
Mass
Southey
Handy Home
Cato
Dr. Caldwell
Shakespeare
Dai Bate Petia
Disraeli
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