World War II Chronicle: March 16, 1941
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On page four, Lt. Cmdr. Arnold E. True suggests that the best place for a fleet commander in modern naval engagements is in an airplane overlooking the entire battle. True’s article in the U.S. Naval Institute’s Proceedings magazine can be found here… Pictured on the following page is a German sugar ration card. The caption goes into detail translating all of the elements of the card, but only refers to the large stamped “Juden” (identifying the carrier as a Jew) as “prominent lettering.” Is this a small example of a U.S. newspaper covering up the Holocaust? We will have to wait to see…
Consolidated Aircraft Corp. is considering building a four-engined bomber that is twice as large as the B-24 Liberator (see page 18)… On page 22, the Army is thinking about additional paratroopers for use in special operations like sabotage… The proposed area on page 25 that the federal government will be building at the corner of Suitland and Silver Hill is today the site of the Census Bureau, National Archives, and other federal buildings… Sports begins on page 32, and the St. Louis Browns and Boston Bees are down in Mexico playing a series of games…
The war’s 80th week is summarized on page 40… Robert Moses “Lefty” Grove is pictured at Red Sox spring training in Sarasota, Fla. This will be his last season…
Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 16 March 1941. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1941-03-16/ed-1/