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March 1, 1941: Front page of the Manchester Evening News, Manchester, England. |
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Note the report in column 6: "New U.S. Naval Secrets Chief" |
(The new Director of Naval Intelligence was named in Washington, it was Capt. Kirk. No not that one, Capt. Alan Kirk, the former Naval Attaché in London.) |
March 1, 1941: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England. |
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March 1, 1941: Front page of the Western Mail and South Wales News, Cardiff, Wales. |
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March 1, 1941: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland. |
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Note the report in column 2: "H.M.S. Exmoor sunk" |
March 1, 1941: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. |
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Note the report in columns 2-3: "German Troops Fire On Dutch Demonstrators" |
March 1, 1941: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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March 1, 1941: Front page of The News, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. |
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March 1, 1941: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
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Note the report in columns 3-4: "Fighting Services Agree Reduce Rations As Aid To Shipping Situation" |
March 1, 1941: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine. |
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March 1, 1941: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C. |
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Note the report in column 8: "French Food Ration Cut Spurs New Plea to U.S." |
March 1, 1941: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio. |
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Note the photo at center: "Edsel Ford Takes Test Spin In Blizt Buggy" |
Also note the report in columns 1-2: "May Shoot Stray Dogs On Sight" |
(A warning to dog owners that if their dogs are seen running loose that may be shot or caught and destroyed due to the rabies outbreak in the county.) |
March 1, 1941: Front page of The Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada. |
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March 1, 1941: Front page of the San Mateo Times, San Mateo, California. |
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March 1, 1941: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany. |
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1. Im Fabruar wurden 740 000 BRT versenkt! |
(In February 740,000 GRT sunk!) |
[The actual figures for Feb. 1941 for British merchant shipping losses were 75 ships at 315,304 gross tons.] |
2. Bulgarien im Dreimächtepakt. |
(Bulgaria in the Tripartite Pact.) |
March 1, 1941: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP. |
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1. Tag der Luftwaffe - Das deutsche Volk sieht mit Stolz und Vertrauen auf Euch. |
(Luftwaffe Day - The German people look to you with pride and trust.) |
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