II German War and the Third Reich’s Global Reach
The article chronicles the rapid expansion of the Third Reich through Europe including Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Memel, and Sardinia, with hints of Russia, Italy, Japan, Spain, Hungary, and Sweden as potential next targets. It notes Allied responses, Churchill’s rhetoric, Belgium and Dutch resistance, Petain’s Verdun legacy, and U.S. and Latin American condemnations, plus Sweden’s industrial pivot amid German influence.
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Germany
Austria
Czecho
Slovakia
Poland
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Memel
Spar
Russia
Italy
Japan
Spain
Hungary
Switzerland
Jugoslavia
Rumania
Sweden
England
France
Paris
Winston Churchill
Henri Petain
Verdun
Ostend
Robert Ley
Churchill
Finland
United States
Henri Philippe Petain
Ylea
Paul Reynaud
POTOMAC POWER FDR Pleads for Funds and Warplanes
The article reports Roosevelt addressing Congress in a dramatic joint session seeking a billion dollars and 80,000 warplanes to defend the nation, with two thirds slated for the U S Army and a proposed increase in the national debt limit. It notes Willkie’s Indianapolis speech stressing defense through domestic recovery and mentions political debates, third-term chatter, and various global tensions. It also covers a Louisiana civil defense skirmish, fifth-column fears, and odd wartime anecdotes from New York nylon to Santa Claus parachutists.
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Congress
U. S. Army
Roosevelt
Willkie
Indianapolis
Johnson
Norrig
Wheeler
Creole
Looseana
Uncle Sam
Texas
Russia
Dixie
Sam Houston Jones
Huey Longs
Wonder of the Week introduces the Topato potato hybrid
George Chisholm, superintendent and horticulturist at Untermyer estate in Yonkers New York, reveals a new non fattening potato variety called the Topato after crossing a tomato with a potato. The inventor demonstrates the plant at the estate greenhouse.
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George Chisholm
Yonkers
N. Y
Samuel Untermyer
Chisholm
Jeannette Forms Local Sharpies Group Against Parachutists
In western Pennsylvania Jeannette forms a civilian anti parachute unit led by local editor Brust and Landis to deter parachute incursions. Bingland's wartime minister Tony Eden has organized sharpshooters to target invading parachuters across the channel, with Jeannette viewing Pittsburgh’s industrial belt as a potential target.
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Bingland
Tony Eden
Willy Nilly
Jeannette
Pennsylvania
Sharpies
United States
Pittsburgh
Jeannatte
Gauleiters
Brust and
In Memoriam Harding Destroyed by Bombs Off Belgium
The former U S liner Harding, built in 1921 with 13 869 tons, was sunk by bombs off the Flemish coast after U S neutrality precluded wartime service. Renamed Ville de Bruges, she perished as the namesake of the Ohio Gang leader, while two new American destroyers Hughes and Monssen were launched at Puget Sound christened by their widows.
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United States
President ‘Harding
Belgium
U. S
Harding
Ville de Hruges
Washington
Puget Sound
Hughes
Yank Jaw Power Declines As Diets Change
A 1940 note claims Americans lose jaw strength while Eskimos reportedly retain stronger biting power. The piece cites average biting capacity dropping from 171 pounds in the past to 125 pounds, attributing the change to softer foods and dietary shifts.
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America
NAMES in the news The woodchopper of Doorn and monarchist loyalties
The ex Kaiser’s treatment by Nazi invaders in Holland stirs talk of his anti revolutionary faith and pro allied leanings. Paris and New York writers weigh in on Roosevelt third term and war policies while Diana Thompson and George Bokosky spar in Tribune columns. A Long Island cat nurses a baby hyena at Frank Buck’s camp.
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Doorn
Holland
Kealser
Wilhelm
England
Wilhelminas
Republican Party
Roosevelt
George Bokolsky
Misa Thompson
United States
New York Herald Tribune
Long Island
Tessie
Frank Buck
New York Air Defense Rush to Add Guns
Washington reports only 9 anti aircraft guns in the New York defense area today. Six months earlier officials would not have worried but after observing German air operations officials plan to deploy twenty two battalions with 264 additional guns to the city.
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New York
Washington, D. DC
New York City
Three deck Pullman car to relay era trains
A long read on a proposed three tier Pullman car with ground floor mezzanine and terrace berths for 45 passengers. It notes plumbing concealing fixtures and a center-aisle free deluxe coach design to speed army transition and discusses related German and Argentine wartime notes.
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Pullman Company
Assig
Practical Household Tips From A Fragmented Recipe Page
Readable fragments advise drying flour thoroughly before storing and keeping kitchen areas clean. Notes suggest cinnamon or sugar to mask odors, warn against overfertilizing Rubber plants, and recommend monthly sulphate ammonia feed. Also mention melting wax, mending shades with tape, patching bric-a-brac, and serving strawberries with pineapples or mushrooms in corn souffle.
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Chicago
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Stellaw
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Black Sea
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Penn Patriots
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Schlieffen
Cordell Hull
Roosevel
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RFC
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