Royal Romance Sells to World Leaders and War Prep
Reporters in Monts France chase American Herman L. Rogers as the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield plan a June 3 wedding. Prime Minister Baldwin withdraws to a farm as Churchill-era prepands loom, while ships parade at Portsmouth and Franco-Russian solidarity grows with Anglo-French efforts to shield Austria.
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Monts
France
Herman L. Rogers
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Wallis
England
London
Baldwin
Edward
Neville Chamberlain
Dominions
Portsmouth
Italy
Bismarck’s Idea Echoes in Berlin as Alliances Shift
The report notes a Russian film shown at the Soviet embassy in Berlin depicting how red tanks and planes could strike. It contrasts past German alliances with Russia and Austria Hungary and Italy. Rumors of Germany seeking English ties surface during coronation talk. Il Duce shifts stance toward Britain and sends the royal family to Budapest amid large crowds and injuries.
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Berlin
Hitler
Bismarck
Russia
Kaiser Bill
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Germany
Stalin
England
Il Duce
Victor Emmanuel
Maria
Budapest
Empire Tragedy in Northwest India as Troops Move Coronation Camp
Three British servicemen died in the northwest India incident during a march to a coronation camp. Rebels attacked as troops advanced, marking the first imperial fatalities since George VI’s accession.
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India
Britain
George VI
Brief 1937 AP item notes varied events and deaths
In Short reports Russia shot 43 for a spy plot in Siberia. Oklahoma A M students petition Wasserman test as part of freshmen exams. Texas uses malodorants in natural gas after New London blast. Pope Pius orders loudspeaker in villa as voice weakens. Engaged Grace Morrison Poole and Dr H R Reynolds. Married Jimmy Mattern and Dorothy Harvey after his divorce. Died Viscount Snowden Percy Gassaway J H Roraback.
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Texas
London
Scranton Baritone Thomas L Thomas Debuts in Pagliacci
400 word digest: Thomas L Thomas of Scranton makes his Metropolitan opera debut with Ruby Mercer, amid 1400 cheering locals in New York. He embraces Mercer, then kisses his mother in a dressing room moment captured by cameras. Also noted are King Christian X of Denmark's silver jubilee and a variety of star observers and awards.
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Thomas L. Thomas
Scranton
Metropolitan Opera
Ruby Mercer
Ruby
Hollywood
Christian X
Denmark
Haakon
Norway
Gustav
Sweden
Christian
Europe
Omaha mayor censors plays then backs away
At Home Omaha mayor tried to cut Tobacco Road and Idiot's Delight. Bishop Oxnam proposed a theme song about removing drama from the city. The mayor relented and the show continued. Gypsy Rose Lee drops her stage name to Louise Hovick in movies.
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Omaha
Tobacco Road
Oxnam
Butler
Gypsy Rose Lee
New York
Louise Hovick
Hindenburg Wins Guggenheim Medal Despite Tragic Crash
The Hindenburg cause and the Eckener team face investigation as Cap tain Pruss and officers sustain severe burns. The US vetoes a New York to Paris race amid interest in safe Atlantic flights. Dick Merrill and John Lambie return from London after the coronation trip.
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Hugo Eckener
Lakehurst
Hindenburg
Daniel Guggenheim
Department of Commerce
Max Pruss
United States
Paris
Dick Merrill
John B. Lambie
London
Crime statistics show spike in major offenses nationwide
Statistics from 68 cities report 78 860 major offenses in the first quarter this year vs 70 638 a year earlier. In a torch knife slaying case a girl 7 and her 5 year old brother were attacked as police say the mother tried to hide them due to an unwanted man in the home. In Baltimore 35 G men made 49 arrests in a renewed effort against white slavery as J Edgar Hoover pledged further action."
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New York
Baltimore
J. Edgar Hoover
Twins study backs environment impact on intelligence
Two Chicago students of heredity and environment report environment raises separation differences by 24 percent in identical twins. The Dunkards held a Delphi Indiana conference and rejected radios as a work of the devil. An Elmira man injured his neck, doctors realigned it. Godfrey Adams, 14, felt odd while pushing a boat near Houston and recovered a fish from his trousers.
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Chicago
Heredity and Environment
Dunkards
Delphi
Ind
Godfrey Adams
Houston
Texas
Albania's Revolt Highlights Italian Influence in Balkans
Albania under King Zog faced a week long rebellion with government troops seizing Argyrokastron and Delvino as insurgents fled. Analysts cite causes inclining toward Communists, women's veil policies, or anti Italian sentiment, amid Rome denying latter claims and Italy expanding Albanian oil interests.
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Italy
Albania
Zog
Kickers
Argyrokastron
Delvino
Rome
Saseno
European riots in Brezsc target Jews and damage Poland
Riots erupt after a chant alleging a Jewish policeman’s death. Fifty Jews injured and half a million dollars in damage. A Polish mayor decries the attacks and questions the punishment of innocent people. Germany criticizes Jewish culture while Vatican and Cardinal Mundelein clash over wartime atrocity tales. Germany protests to the United States.
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Brezsc
Poland
Germany
Nazi Germany
Chicago
Cardinal Mundelein
Hitler
Vatican
U. S
Labor and CIO drive reshape steel and auto unions
Labor leaders H E Lewis and Phillip Murray ended a 27 000 steel strike in Pittsburgh and Aliquippa. An exclusive bargaining rights deal was offered to CIO for Jones and Laughlin employees after a vote. Fordism spreads wage talk and union organizing as Frankensteen targets Ford plants while AFU and CIO vie for transit control coast to coast.
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H. E. Lewis
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Phillip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Pittsburgh
Aliquippa
CIO
U. S. Steel Corporation
Ernest C. Dunbar
NLRB
Jones and Laughlin
America
U. S. Steel
Murray
Ford
AFU
San Francisco
Supreme Court vacancy prompts retirement of Van Devanter
Justice Willis Van Devanter plans to retire at the end of the current term on June 2, prompting debate over Roosevelt's court enlargement plan. Senate committee votes 10 to 8 against passing the bill, with lawmakers split on adding overage-age justice provisions. The administration pushes for $1.5 billion work relief while states gain potential control of relief programs amid broader New Deal tensions.
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Willis van Devanter
Supreme Bench
Congress
Supreme Court
van Devanter
Roosevelt
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Logan
Robinson
AAA
Uncle Sam
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Hopkins
Bailey
King
House
Quotes From Readers On Night Driving Fashion And Youth
Dr Irving Strauss warns car lights impair night vision with a delay of up to one and a fifth seconds mentioning Blondes eyes take longer to recover. Phyllis Probst notes a chic $5 nightgown style alternative for evening wear. Brighthill asserts youth prioritize mating as their first business. Millman humorously says this whole situation is new to him.
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Irving Strauss
Phyllis Probst
Rochester University
Charles K. Brighthill
Decatur
Ill
Public Recreation
Wade Millman
Indiana
Spain’s Azana Faces Civil War After Revolt and Cabinet Shuffle
Spain’s Azana, elected a year ago, is called the forgotten man as a civil war rages. Largo Caballero resigns amid unrest, Negrin forms a moderate cabinet to lead loyalists. Insurgents push toward Bilbao and Madrid, with frictions inside Loyalist forces.
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Manuel Azana
Spain
Francisco Largo Caballero
Azana
Largo Caballero
Madrid
Juan Negrin
Germany
Bilbao
Amorebieta
Bilao
Farm Prices Rise With Wheat and Hog Markets
Prices for housewives are up 10 percent from last year and 50 percent from 1933 as wheat and hogs gain in Chicago markets. Congress hears farm groups seek parity prices with tools including loans, acreage reductions, and marketing penalties, amid Wallace’s granary plan. Senator Norris questions the penalties’ constitutionality, while Farm Bureau supporters cite interstate commerce grounds.
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Chicago
Congress
Wallace
Norris
Farm Bureau
Supreme Court
Paris exposition opens Monday
On Monday the Paris exposition opens with events planned. Tuesday features a World Specter g Institute meeting in Rochester New York. Thursday includes a general assembly at a Presbyterian church in Columbus Ohio. Saturday highlights the Great Lakes exposition in Cleveland.
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World Specter G Institute
Rochester
N. Y
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church In the
Columbus
Ohio
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General Federation of Women’s Clubs
H. R. Reynolds
Paducah, Ky
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Flyer
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Viscount Snowden
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