Show WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW by farnham F dudgeon 1000 nazi bombing planes launch 1 1 His history torys greatest mass air raid raica aliens in Us S start registration aircraft bottlenecks bottleneck slows defense EDITORS NOTE when opinions are rc expressed in these columns they are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of 0 this newspaper I 1 released by western newspaper union I 1 A TOUS US K 11 A aa I 1 E TA 0 X A e A french soldier and sailor are pictured here reading the poster written by general de head of the french military forces in england it reads to all frenchmen france has lost a battle but france has not lost the war THE WAR greatest Great cst in bistor Hi history stor from wales to scotland german bombers attacked the island of great britain in what was being called the greatest mass air attack in history always before as the nazi planes attacked their numbers could be reported in fives and tens but this time dispatches from both berlin and london indicated that there were hundreds of planes in the air one official british source estimated that in a single day a nazi air armada of more than 1000 1000 planes had rained bombs on all of england from Scot lands border right through the midlands to wales even london itself was bombed for the first time during the war as the german pilots dropped tons of high explosives up and down the river thames concentrating on a terrific attack upon famed croydon airport one of Eu ropes largest and best equipped landing fields As usual both germany and england claimed that the enemy came out second best england said that her famous fighter planes had driven off the nazis in time to prevent great damage but berlin while not at first admitting that london had been bombed did claim that the entire thames valley witnessed methodical irresistible german air attacks which threaten all military establishments with destruction southern exposure mussolini has chosen to attempt the italian version of a blitzkrieg in africa he sent soldiers streaking across british Soma liland with control of the suez canal and the he british lifeline to india as stakes in in the gamble the campaign will be hot in more ways than one this is the time of the year when intense heat of more than degrees grips Soma liland and the monsoon blows from midnight to mid afternoon clouds give little relief from the enervating sun and there is little rainfall the british hold all the best oasis where men must drink or die ALIENS I 1 have have not five million questionnaires in six key languages are being distributed to aliens living within the united states all must answer 15 searching questions asked by the government before december 26 before that time also all residents not native born or naturalized must be fingerprinted most pertinent query reads within the past five years I 1 have have not been affiliated with or active in a member of official of a worker for organizations devoted 1 in in whole or in part to influencing or in the HEADLINES commissioner F C harrington announced work relievers relie fers who refused to sign affidavits that they were not members of the nazi bund or communist party have been discharged christening for the new navy aircraft carrier soon to be launched president roosevelt has selected bon homme richard name of the flagship of john paul jones father of the united states navy NEW JOB james A farley resigned as postmaster general will become head of the coca cola export company the former democratic national chairman will not devote his full time to the new york yankees although he still may head a syndicate to purchase the ball team IDEA when sen burton K wheeler D mont suggested a national referendum on the matter of conscription he had all of washington stumped experts agreed there was no way to carry out such an idea furthering the political activities public relations or public policy of a foreign government solicitor general francis biddle ruling at this time whether membership in the german amer ican bund or the communist party would require an affirmative answer to the above the nations first and second class post offices will have charge of distribution of questionnaires and fingerprinting they expect to complete the records in six months under the supervision of earl G harrison philadelphian who left a lucrative law practice to take over the job questionnaires are printed in italian G german erman russian polish spanish and yiddish DISCORD ott on the downbeat radio sopranos bellowing baritones and swing bands may soon be sounding another tune the american society of composers authors and publishers faces a revolt with the national association of broadcasters the ASCAP collects royalties on 95 per cent of the music broadcast broadcast its anticipated 1941 revenue is is 5 per cent of the income of virtually all stations next year it wants aa per cent but station executives threaten to do business only with broadcast music inc which has a scale of only 1 to 2 per cent if the break is not healed before january 1 virtually all popular music will be oft off the air many musical stars may even be forced to change the theme songs which identify them to millions controls only a few tunes but expects to be in better condition before that time however such favorites as irving berlin george gershwin jerome kern victor herbert cole porter and the newer crop of composers are ASCAP standbys stand bys THE CAMPAIGN repartee republican presidential candidate wendell vendell L willkie speaking in des loines iowa said he was glad to appear in the home town of that eminent scholar and gentleman henry A wallace the crowd booed bloed and cheered wallace democratic candidate for vice president posing for news photographers tog the following day asked them to see what you can do to make me look like an eminent scholar and gentleman when asked if he be intended to debate with willkie wallace wisecracked wise cracked 1 I really do not know dont you think willkie should endorse the democratic ticket hes with us now on the farm and foreign policies all he needs to do is get in line on social security and the back and forth additional signs that the campaign w was as warming up came when willkie suggested the hatch act be amended so that the president and members of his family would declare their complete financial holdings on entering the white house and when they leave asked about the proposal dent roosevelt replied since entering public service he was much poorer and wiser we are all poorer since 1928 1923 shot back willkie E ETIQUETTE bermuda protocol the duke and duchess of windsor arrived in bermuda en route to the former kings new job governor of the bahamas social precedent was set by the wives of the highest placed matrons matrona on the island mrs hastings brooke sister of maj gen denis kirwan brooke the governor and lady kennedy purvis curtsied to the duke the duchess got a friendly nod no curtsy NAMES in in the news C L george bernard shaw british playwright and vegetarian is is bagh laughing at meatless rations 1 I cannot i hope that we will become a nation of bernard shaws he said that would be too much to hope for C L herbert hoover hooner is backing the movement to feed belgium and france if the english will lift the embargo C rear admiral robert ii ghormley expects to have a reserved seat I 1 for or the british invasion on chaj orders of the president he was sent to london as an observer the highest ranking officer ever to hold this position in peacetime C L amanuel quezon president of the philippines was voted virtual dictator powers by the national assembly he has control over wag wages les farming industry profits transportation rents and prices C L lady byng widow of the onetime british field marshal arrived in the united states as a refugee of the value of german bombing she said it was a bit wearying fugitive W M S patricia wynn williams little refugee from london a fugitive from an aerial blitz kreig is pictured as she arrived in A new eav york 11 ork en route for chicago where she and her sister will stay with friends until the war is over she seemed a bit bashful as the cameraman pleads for a big smile BUILDING PLANES speed up V U S arsenals and navy yards went on 24 hour schedule as contracts for arms ammunitions and ships began to pour out of the jhb office of the national defense commission many industrial plants bidding on thousands of articles needed to equip and train an army also were given orders amounting to billions of dollars bottleneck production of vitally needed airplanes still is the headache of all concerned william knudsen production chief of the said american can factories now are prepared to turn out planes at the rate of a year and by next january will have speeded up to the rate of a year but immediately following this announcement no came the depressing news from war secretary Stir stimson riso n that although congress had appropriated money for fighting planes contracts had been let for only 33 of them and national guardsmen guardsman guards men on maneuvers at the canadian border are without equipment trucks are used as make believe heavy tanks station wagons simulate light tanks logs are passed off as cannon and gas pipes have signs informing those to whom it may concern that this is an antitank anti tank gun stimson said businessmen wanted to know before they undertook contracts how they would be taxed as well as assurance of tax credits for the cost of plant expansion stimson said a company which undertook building of new factories for defense orders was taking an abnormal risk because the plants might turn out useless in case of a sudden cession of the emergency ott on the QT inside dope is that some airplane companies are not waiting for congress to make up its mind about taxes taxed planes are being produced and put on the shelf when congress passes the tax legislation planes will be available at once miscellany touring 41 mrs alice cornelius of glen head N Y parked her car on a hill and went shopping the car was missing when she returned so she walked down to the police station at the toot foot of the street to report it she found A wall of the police station smashed in burnit furniture ure wrecked a stove overturned and halfway up to the chiefs desk desk her automobile |