Bulgarians Rebuked by Russia and Dardanelles Closed
Weekly News Analysis discusses Russia rebuking Bulgaria for allowing Nazi troops, Britain's Eden mission to Turkey, and the closure of the Dardanelles as crisis looms in the Mediterranean. It outlines British strategic options across Africa, Greece, Turkey, and the Middle East amid German moves in the Balkans and Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Turkey
Dardanelles
Mediterranean
Anthony Eden
England
Balkans
Italy
Spain
Africa
Greece
Britain
Middle East
Gibraltar
Suez
Eden
Black Sea
Balkan Pact Shrinks Bulgaria's Autonomy Under Axis Power
Bulgaria officially joined the Rome Berlin Axis for the duration after Bogdan Philoff and Von Ribbentrop signed a treaty. The move drew Soviet displeasure as Nazi troops infiltrated Sofia and gained control, signaling far reaching effects on the Balkans during the war. The tale continues with politics at home and abroad as power dynamics shift amid warnings from Britain and German occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
Bogdan Philoff
von Ribbentrop
Russia
Soviet Foreign Commissariat
Soviet
Tandon
Balkans
Sofia
Britain
Cotton: Congressmen hail cotton as shelter roof material
Southern lawmakers cheered when New York engineer C. C. Wallace claimed cotton outperforms reinforced concrete for air raid shelter roofs. He asserted seven feet of cotton could stop a 6,000 pound bomb from 30,000 feet, and that cotton could be fireproofed to resist incendiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
New York
C. Wallace
Wallace
King George Welcomes US Ambassador Winant in England
A radiophoto shows King George greeting US Ambassador John G Winant at a railway station between London and Bristol. Winant, ex governor of New Hampshire, traveled by plane from Lisbon, with Harvard President Conant and assistant Cohen. The meeting continued at tea with Queen Elizabeth. The gesture parallels Roosevelt's Annapolis greeting to Lord Halifax. Italian news notes Germany’s growing control, troop movements, and strategic bluffing as Italy struggles in Greece and Africa.
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England
George Ofritain
John G. Wineat
New US
Court of St. James
Britain
Lord Halifax
Annapolis
Roosevelt
King George
John G. Winant
London
Bristol
Winant
New Hampshire
Lisbon
President Conant
Harvard
Benjamin Cohen
Chesapeake
Queen Elizabeth
Filibuster Tone Marks Lease-Lend Fight in Senate
Senators oppose H R 1776 in a heated debate that resembled a filibuster with long speeches and charged tactics. Leaders Wheeler Hiram Johnson and Gerald Nye spearhead the opposition with Reynolds of North Carolina aiding, while radio appeals broaden the clash. Both sides claim patriotism and condemn German aggression and oppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
Hiram Johnson
Gerald P. Nye
Reynolds
North Carolina
Senate
Dollar Year Trouble In Government Reform Sparks Clean-Up
Defense chiefs move to curb One Dollar men amid suspicions of private business influence. Transfers to Advisory Consultant roles and non commercial experts reshape offices as Senator McKellar proposes probes. Also notes on Mr Smith Comes to Washington and Taft brothers split.
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Washington
Presaura
Capitol Hill
Kenneth McKellar
MccKellar
Defense
OPM
Ernest M. Hopkins
Dartmouth College
Dexter S. Kimball
Cornell University Engineering School
William E. Wickenden
Case School of Applied Science
W. 5. A. Pott
Elmira College
8. & Stratton
Harvard
MR. Smith
Latin-America
Senator Barkley
South America
John Hay
Jock
Whitney
Rockefeller
National Defense Commission
Senate
Latin America
U. S
Hollywood
State Department
Norman Armour
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Armour
Great Britain
California
United States
Pilot Killed Self in Fort Morgan Crash Attempt
Washington report shows Charles G. Pierce deliberately steered a plane into a hangar at Fort Morgan Colorado. Pierce, badly hurt, is quoted saying he aimed to wreck ship hangar and himself and regretted not doing a better job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CAA
Fort Morgan
Colo
Charles G. Pierce
Pierce
Lovett seen as possible aviation production czar in defense push
Robert A. Lovett, New York banker and World War I ace, emerges as a potential aviation production czar amid defense efforts. He left Brown Brothers Harriman to aid the war department as young financiers bolster the army, navy, and state department mobilization while Averell Harriman and James Forrestal take prominent roles in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EW York
Robert A. Lovett
New York
War Department
Robert §. Lovett
War Industries Board
Lovett
Brown Brothers, Harriman and Co
James V. Forrestal
Dillon, Reed and Co
Navy
Wall Street
Averill Harriman
Washington
Army
Department of State
Harriman
Notes on New Yorker humor and wartime scoops from 1917
A collage of anecdotes on press culture and public figures, recalling UP vice president Bob Bender and Joe Tumulty in a White House moment, reflections on wartime America, obituaries prewritten for famous figures, Broadway quips, Goering at a factory, Baldwin family pledge mix ups, Hollywood intrigue, a Curtiss-Wright visit with Japanese inspectors, and a droll portrait of a Broadway gentleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
United Press
Ths
Bob Bender
White House
Joe Tumulty
Wilson
Bender
Enticing embroidery transfers offer four designs
A refreshing iris motif, a pair of birds, a butterfly with flower, and a cross stitch basket of pansies are offered as easy-to-stamp transfers. Priced at 15c in 29202, the purchase includes stamping rights for multiple uses and invites readers to send orders.
Gardeners Tip Guide for 1941 Vegetable Yields
The home gardener plays a crucial role in national defense. Increase garden space and plan for 1941 yields by using companion cropping with fast growers like radishes spinach and lettuce between slower crops such as tomatoes and cabbage. Employ succession cropping with regular new plantings of beans sweet corn radishes carrots beets and lettuce for a steady season supply.
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Edward C. Wayne
Noth
Western Newspaper Union
Robert G. Nixon
Martin Dies
Dies
Representative Dies
American Peace Mobilization, Inc
Vito Marcantonio
American League For Peace and Democracy
Mobilization
League For Peace
Mobilization, Inc
Sarah A. Montgomery
Consumers’ Counsel
AAA
Montgomery
Martin
Germany
Reich
Gestapo
Taft
William Howard Taft
Bob
Charley
América
John R. Steelman
U. S. Conciliation Service
Lemuel F. Parton
WIN Service
Huntsville
Texas
Beacon
N. A
Yate
Union Pacific
Oregon
Oregon-Washington
St. Joseph
Grand Island
Lohemy
Hans T. F. Lundberg
Toronto
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Belgium
France
Mexico
Canada
Swedish Engineering Academy
Lundberg
Dr. Lundberg
Malmo
Royal Institute of Technology
Stockholm
Brooklyn
Geophysical Exploration. Limited
Willow-Wythe
Hitler
America
Pearly Gates
Father Divine
Broadway
Cholly Adler
Goering
Joseph Clark Baldwin
Kenneth Simpson
Jimny Dorsey
Curtiss-Wright Aviation
Paterson
N. J
Aunt Martaa
Kansans City
Gardens For Defense
Garfield Tom
George Bernard Shaw
Hue
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