Loose page from the Chicago Daily News, torn along edge. Contains articles on Britain's decision to invoke martial law, rising tensions between Britain and Italy, the German occupation of Norway, Britain's hopefulness that the United States will join the Allied Forces, and the presence of U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines.
Loose cover page from the Chicago Daily News, torn along edge. Article entitled, At War! – Duce: German Forces 25 Miles from Paris. Contains articles covering Germany's military advance in France, Italian leader Benito Mussolini's declaration of war against France and alignment with Germany, Britain's hopefulness that the U.S. will join the Allies, and President Roosevelt's radio address to United States citizens.
Loose page from the Chicago Daily News, torn along edge. Article entitled, Parisians Calm as They Evacuated City; Flight of 3 Million Told by Eyewitness. Shows advertisements for A. S. Beck Shoes, Henry C. Lytton and Sons women's clothing, Klee Bros. and Co. men's clothing, and A Starr Best boys clothing.
Loose page from the Chicago Sunday Tribune newspaper, torn along edge. Depicts photos of students on campus at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Shows advertisments for Midol pain reliever and Pacquins hand cream.
Loose page from the Chicago Sunday Tribune newspaper, torn along edge. Depicts four paintings exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, including Columbus Avenue by A. Lassell Ripley, Monday Morning by Ogden M. Pleissner, Sunday by Walter E. Lawrence, and Still Life by William J. Gorden. Shows advertisement for Royal Tapioca Pudding.
Loose cover page from the Chicago Daily News, torn along edge. Article entitled, Paris Falls! France Doomed; 'Britain Next' – Nazis. Contains articles discussing Britain's military preparations for war against Germany, German radio propaganda, and Britain and France's pleas for the United States to join the Allies in the war. Photo entitled, Helmets Left Behind By French Prisoners, documents war events near Dunkirk, France, 1940.