Basil Fameen's Manhattan farewell party to California
Basil Fomeen hosts a wild Manhattan party atop a tall hotel for Russian circle friends before leaving for California. The event features vodka, sturgeon, caviar, a gypsy orchestra, and a recording machine capturing all actions and dialogue. Adia Kuznetzoff and guests praise Basil while he toasts his mother and wife amid double talk and revelry.
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Daladier Ousted Over Separate Peace With Germany
Washington June 12 Daladier the strongman of France lost his job over pushing a separate peace with Germany He believed he lacked British support noting only 25250 British troops and 350 planes on French soil Premier Churchill said more have landed Knudsen demanded tank makers Horton failed to impress LeHand notes Roosevelt taps Bankhead for keynote while Bankhead wavers amid vice presidential talk White House fan shortage delays air conditioning and press conferences draw 150 to 200 reporters.
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Why Daladier's Head Fell
A 1940s column describes the Weygand Line as improvised with sandbagged French machinegun nests and camouflaged emplacements. It notes Hitler avoids gas in fast blitzkrieg and explains President Roosevelt’s strain and routine, including Miss LeHand’s account of his hours and brief escapes.
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Blitzkrieg’s Reach Across Water and Land Explored
A historical analysis weighs blitzkrieg’s success in land campaigns against its challenges overseas. It notes Norway’s limits, stresses the need for integrated transport of tanks and planes, and argues sea movements risk counterblitz and sub losses. It questions U.S. feasibility against Europe or the Western Hemisphere.
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Grandeur that is Rome: a critique of Mussolini’s move
The president’s June 10 1940 statement exposes Mussolini’s bid to expand the war via Italy and calls Rome’s fascist grandeur a masking of violence. It contrasts Mussolini with Gandhi and condemns Italy’s betrayal while global powers contend with wartime realities.
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LaGuardia as University of Arizona President Dream
An Arizona informed visitor in New York reports Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia may seek the University of Arizona presidency to cap his career. The piece notes Washington’s administrative logjam and national rearmament demands that could harness his talents. LaGuardia is 58 and viewed as a dynamic political figure.
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Englishman in Paris Asks for Help With Menu
An English visitor in Paris irritably complains to a waiter that he does not understand the language. He attempts to order in French and English phrases, prompting the waiter to respond that he does not speak the language. The man asks to send someone who does.
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Tax Roll Shows Real Estate Rise and Personal Property Fall
The 1873 assessment roll compares with 1872 showing real estate at 347 341 and personal property at 360 611, up from 332 490 and 383 194. Net taxable value declines by 7 732 due to Maricopa county shifts, with mining hopes rising and optimism for next year.
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New Tax Bill Seen As Mixed Defense Revenue Move
Washington report details a $5 billion tax plan aimed at funding about $2.35 billion in defense costs over two years. Critics say the budget manipulations obscure real outlays, while supporters push the measure as necessary under defense pressures.
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Doctor A. A. Ames Joins San Diego Union Editorial Team
The Alta California reports Dr A A Ames has become editorially associated with Douglas Gunn on the San Diego Union. The doctor is praised as an excellent writer and one of the most upright figures in journalism.
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Campus Ground Pigs Look-See by Arthur Baer
Writer Arthur Baer reflects on the 1940s college class of 1941, recalling his warnings to 1930 freshmen amid 1929’s crash and Mussolini’s threats. He jokes about deferring graduation another year, promising optimism for 1941 and a chance to polish boyhood triumphs into polished memories.
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Bugs” Baer
Bug Baer For 20 Years: June 12 1935
A dated column persona mocks political figures and events with satirical tone. It references Bugs Baer and mocks Republican diet choices after four years of misrule, invoking a series of dated quips from June 12 across multiple years.
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Frenchman Learns English Riddles Through Fast Words
A French speaker recounts his struggle with English phrases where quick, tied, free, and fasting words carry multiple meanings. He laughs at the sentence The first one won one one dollar prize illustrating how language puns confuse learners.
Proverb Quote Attributed to William Penn
A brief quotation credits William Penn with remarking that living on little and wisdom from a father surpasses inheritance from a father left with much. It reflects Frugal virtue and parental guidance as shaping character.
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William Penn
Blaming The Kid In A Century Of Parental Change
Elsie Robinson argues that modern parents foster doubt and cynicism in youth while praising today’s cheerful, open households. She contrasts 1904 models with 1940s parents, noting grown worries were once kept from children and warning that fear erodes a young person’s faith and enthusiasm.
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Not a Quitter Tramps Debate Life on the Road
Two wanderers sit under an oak by a stream sharing a melancholy meditation on life as a tramp. One laments constant displacement, hunger, and fear of arrest while the other urges him to leave the road and seek a different path.
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