Fascist diplomacy and war scare sweep Europe
A broad survey shows Italy and Germany courting Spain talks while differ over a pledge to open talks before firing. Mussolini flaunts naval might to Hitler as Goering pushes anti incendiary measures. European powers weigh disarmament, diplomacy, and looming military pressure amid rising fascist confidence.
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Germany
Italy
European Fire Department
Herr Hitler
Il Duce
Eden
Spanish
Spain
Mussolini
der Fuehrer
von Blomberg
Helgoland
Hitler
Path of Glory: Franco Emerges as Lead Dictator Candidate
London observers weigh a crowded field as Sanjurjo and Mola fall to fate. Franco secures the lead, with Gil Robles and Queipo de Llano fading. Madrid sees quiet then artillery as Franco presses the siege. Also noted, Canton Island astronomers photograph a rare long solar eclipse.
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Jose Sanjurjo
Gil Robles
Franco
London
Emilio Mola
Bilbao
Queipo de Llano
Mola
Sanjurjo
de Llano
Madrid
Canton Island
Pacific
Hitler and church clash over youth education in Germany
In Berlin and Munich, Protestant and Catholic groups condemn Nazi child guidance. Rev Niemoeller denounces the Reich while Goebbels defends the regime’s role in education. Catholic youth clash with Hitler youth as Pope Pius and US church leaders react to the crisis. Dr Alfred Rosenberg argues Nazism gains a moral right to control German youth education. Dr Charles S. MacFarland urges Hitler to avoid isolating Germany.
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Hitler
East Prussia
Danzig
League of Nations
Reich
Upper Silesia
der Fuehrer
Berlin
Martin Niemoeller
Munich
Goebbels
Mundelein
Christ
Judas
Alfred Rosenberg
Pius
Adolf Hitler
Charles S. MacFarland
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In
America
Germany
Two Monkeys and a Medical Summit in Atlantic City
At Atlantic City a doctors meeting weighed public health policy versus state medicine fears while discussing birth control and public funding. Harlean Carpenter known as Jean Harlow died at 26 after a life mirrored by headlines. The John D. Rockefeller estate is valued at 25 million with 15 million in taxes. beneficiary Marquessa Margaret Strong de Cuevas.
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American Medical Association
New York Medical Society
New Yorkers
New York
Kansas City
Harlean Carpenter
Jean Harlow
John D. Rockefeller
Marquessa
Margaret Strong de Cuevas
Italy
Rockets, speed, and a perilous air journey across decades
The piece surveys advances in rocketry led by Robert H. Goddard and Lindbergh era plans, noting rockets’ potential speeds and altitudes, automatic stabilizers and parachute landings. It recalls the Los Angeles to Salt Lake City radio honeymoon flight and later Amelia Earhart’s 1,900 mile eastward record across oceans and weather challenges.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Waterloo
Robert H. Goddard
Clark University
Los Angeles
Equator
Amelia Earhart
South America
Africa
Mexico oil strike ends in arbitration plan
Twelve leaders quit Dr Francis E Townsend pension group in protest. Unofficial returns show defeat on repealing Georgia prohibition. Newsreels of Duke of Windsor marriage banned in England welcomed in Ireland. NYA trainees seize Quoddy Village in Maine. Walgreens founder gives $550000 to University of Chicago. Alabama court clears Sheriff Corbitt in lynching case. U S Army at Mitchel Field installs phonograph calls. Married: Andre Tardieu and Julia Largenton Blanchard. Died: Ekaterina Djuashvili and others.
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Francis E. Townsend
Washington
Georgia
Duke of Windsor
England
Ireland
NYA
Uncle Sam
Maine
Charles R. Walgreen
University of Chicago
Alabama
Henry County
Corbitt
Mitchel Field
New York
U. S. Army
Congress Faces Filibuster Fights and Looming Legislation
Congressmen watched a younger generation enjoy vacation as filibuster concerns lingered. The Senate Judiciary Committee finished a report on the Roosevelt court plan while compromise talks stalled. Debates on relief, housing, and government reorganization progress continue amid hearings on wage laws and planning authorities.
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Chool
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Robinson
Senate
TVA
Gold Flows Stir Mounting Debate Over Dollar Policy
An analysis notes the U S gold stock nearing 12 billion dollars as the dollar is devalued to lift commodity prices. Since January 1 gold shipments run about 5 million dollars daily, risking world trade balance and straining the budget while Britain France and the United States coordinate to curb shocks. London quotes rise to 34.72 per ounce nudging toward the U S 35 standard to deter further shipments.
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Midas
Uncle Sam
United States
Great Britain
France
London
John Bull
Washington
U. S
Moscow Ambition and Tension Shape Soviet Era Plans
Moscow envisions a vast three five year plan expansion with a palace taller than the Empire State Building and a northern colonial reach. The press calls for espionage destruction while purges and expulsions widen, as consulates close and a major treason trial looms.
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Moscow
Palace of Soviets
Lenin
Russia
America
Europe
Treasor
Coming Up Monday and Tuesday Holiday Observances
A list of upcoming observances and events includes Flag Day in Kingston Ontario on Monday, Pioneers' Day in Idaho on Tuesday, Bermuda New York air service starts on Wednesday, Bunker Hill Day in Boston on Thursday, and the International Philatelic Exhibition in Paris on Friday.
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Ontario
Pioneers
Idaho
Bermuda
New York
Boston
Paris
Quotes From Public Figures On War, Taxation and Peace
Socialist Norman Thomas warns dictatorship grows in Russia. J P Morgan calls taxation a legal issue not a moral one. Senator Morris Sheppard says a sober world is needed for peace. Emil de Ruelle laments a shortage of leading men. E M Griffiths recalls Sherman's march and tired feet.
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Norman Thomas
Russia
J. P. Morgan
Morris Sheppard
Emil de Ruelle
Strange Holiday Sparks Nationwide Labor Turmoil
A chaotic strike wave hits Lansing and nearby areas as CIO and AFL clashes unfold. President Roosevelt drawn in via labor board remedies. arrests rise with Washburn nabbed in Mason, Michigan, amid confrontations. Violence minimal, but tensions and flee of union membership soar.
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Murphy
Lansing Afl
CIO
Washburn
Mason, Mich
Striking Week Spreads Across United States
Strikes ran through many industries as organizers pushed into new fields. Senator Wagner, author of the labor relations act, argued peaceful settlements far outweighed the strikes.
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Wagner
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