German Troops Enter Romania to Shield Oil Supplies
Weekly News Analysis reports German troops marching into Romania to safeguard oil supply lines as British and U.S. forces observe. US Army tanks are shipped to Canada while Prime Minister Chamberlain exits Britain's cabinet, signaling shifts in wartime leadership.
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Romania
Canada
Chamberlain
Britain
British Isles
Western
Europe
Honeé
England
Hitler
Bucharest
Berlin
Ion Antonescu
Rumania
Black Sea
Army
Camp Borden
Ontario
Thuringia
War update sketches a fragile British defense mood
The piece surveys a tense wartime panorama with Germany pressing in France and Romania, Britain preparing for possible invasion, and the Axis powers shifting roles in Egypt and the Caribbean. It notes Chamberlain’s departure, Churchill’s rise, and American debates as well as odd cultural reflections from H. G. Wells.
Battlefront notes and Dutch Indies outlook in war era
A U.S. report highlights Willkie kit requests via Ohio Republican George Bender and a shipment of 100 flying kites. Durbin presses McNary links in congress bid. Dutch East Indies defenses, fuel limits, and holdout prospects are detailed. Army shifts to open land deals to curb speculators. Whisky imports from Britain surpass U.S. aircraft exports to Britain, underscoring wartime trade imbalances.
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George Bender
Ohio
Gore
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Willie
Bender
National Committee
Chicago
John Hamilton
Willkie and
McNary
Durbin
Mec~Nary
Washington
ARMY
War
Robert Patterson
Patterson
Union Center
Ind
Britain
U. S
England
Great Britain
Italian editor Gayda warns U S on Axis trouble
The piece profiles Virginio Gayda, Italy's official writer, and his ominous editorial tone toward the U S Axis pact. It recalls his career from Ti Messaggero to Gloriale D Italia, noting his wartime diplomacy stance and influence on Mussolini era rhetoric. A separate section quotes Col. Douglas L. Netherwood praising democracy’s improvisational strength while stressing preparedness at Mitchel Field.
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Lemuel F. Parton
Consolidated Features
WIN Service
New York
Virginio Gayda
Italy
Gloriale
Pitalla
Suave
Geyda
Rome
Mussolini
Gayda
Ti Messaggero
Shuttess
Musso Nioi
Stampa
Turin
Russia
11 Messaggero
Count Ciano
Prége
Gloriale D'Italia
Ile
Col
Netherwood
Douglas L. Netherwood
Northeast
Mitchelfield
Army
Birmingham
England
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Army War College
Army Jadu Trial College
Air Corps Practical School
Signal Corps
Army Auma
Eir Corps
Sheriff Hull and the lynch mob on the jail steps
Sheriff Roscoe Hull halts an angry mob intent on hanging Joe Marcus for beating his son. Marcus is hidden in a cell with dangerous prisoners, and Hull plans a late night transfer to Benton to avoid mob violence. The prisoners’ revenge reveals Hull misread their humanity.
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Roscoe Hull
Sheriff Hull
Hull
Joe Marcus
Sissy
Marcus
Tommy
Joe
Sheriff Hal
Jon Marcus
Coreer
Sherif Hull
Hhs
Benton
Hla
Sheriff Halt
Admiral Evans Led London Shelter Effort in War Time
Admiral Sir Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, a Welsh-born former president of Aberdeeen University and former top commander of the Australian navy, became housing and shelter chief in London during German air raids.
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Sir Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans
London
Evans
Aberdeen University
The Indirect Tactics of a Sweet Neighbor
Morning Joseph, a six year old neighbor, visits and uses charm to seek grape juice. He tests boundaries with water and a spoon, dreams of wine turning into grape juice, and blends biblical references into a casual request. The narrator notes how dimples and manners aid his persuasive technique.
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Joseph
Jesus
God
Jegna
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