War Threats Hold Stage As Hope For Peace Dims
Henry W Porter weighs the European standoff over Poland as Britain France and the United States weigh options. Hitler demands Danzig and Polish corridor while Britain signals aid to Poland and France mobilizes. Mussolini hints at talks but presses Africa claims as war looms.
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Henry W. Porter
London
Berlin
Hitler
Europe
Poland
Germany
Britain
France
Nevile Henderson
Henderson
Fuehrer
Chamberlain
Danzig
Daladier
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
Paris
Warsaw
Rome
Mussolini
Il Duce
Industry Stirs as Markets Jitter Amid War Threats
Industry quickened pace through the week despite jitters from European war threats. Steel output rose to near two-year highs while electricity generation hit an all time peak and railroad freight moved to a 1939 high. Cotton mills and auto plants expanded as 1940 models advance, with modest retail gains.
War Propaganda Deluges America
The Dies committee report warns of a surge in war propaganda in the United States from two main European groupings, the London Paris entente and the Berlin Rome axis, with Communist Russia in a separate category. Great Britain is identified as the most effective source here, shaping public opinion to support foreign objectives. The study notes the United States is a coveted prize for propagandists and calls democracy versus dictatorship a key slogan masking imperial aims.
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United States
Dies Committee
Rome
Russia
Great Britain
J.B. Matthews
Japan withdraws from German ties in shift to isolation
Japanese cabinet approves drastic policy reversal after the German Russian nonaggression pact. Tokyo abandons anti comintern alignment with Rome Berlin and Hungary and declares splendid isolation. Army backs the move as a new cabinet forms following resignations.
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Japan
Rome
Berlin
Hungary
Germany
Grazing Cattle in Woodlands Proves Unprofitable
Farmers who graze cattle in woodlands lose money on milk or beef and on timber and erosion control. Experiments show managed woodlands yield about four dollars per acre annually, open pastures about the same, but combined grazing and forestry drop to roughly one dollar per acre. The supposed extra forage from buds and twigs is a fallacy.
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R. W. Graeber
Salt Poisoning in Hogs Linked to Salt in Feed
Veterinarians report multiple salt poisoning cases in hogs, noting farmers unaware salt can be harmful in excess. A 222 head farm saw seven die within a week after vaccination and salt blocks fed the sick pigs. Kidney bladder inflammation and liver hardening are common with salt excess. keep salt low in hog rations and avoid brine in feed.
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Hefford
Farming Not Easy The Complex Demands of Successful Agriculture
Successful farming demands extensive experience across farm work and teaching others, plus training in business management and plant growth, animal care, and soil fertility. It is an all year enterprise requiring coordination of diverse crops and livestock into a smoothly operating unit.
Farming Briefs on Agricultural Decline and Processing Shifts
A 100 year crop cultivation span destroyed or threatened vast arable land. Processing steps raise consumer food costs while farmers’ share shrinks. In 1933 wages in food processing neared double 1910 levels. Bread slicing and small-packaging are noted processing advances. U S farm exports rise while imports grow. Poultry care targets lice and mites. Milk grain price relations favor dairies to feed cows efficiently.
Star Dust Highlights Oz Fame and Radio Highlights
The piece notes such popular items as The Wizard of Oz drawing huge crowds in New York with Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, Carole Lombard's rising dramatic promise, Nelson Eddy and Kate Smith shaping radio programs, and Virg Bingham developing radio trios. Alec Templeton and Gertrude Lawrence are also mentioned amid screen and stage chatter. Greer Garson reappears in Goodeby.
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Judy Garland
Mickey Rooney
New York
Judy
Mickey
Alec Templeton
Virg Bingham
Kansas City
WHB
Bingham
Susan and
God
Gertrude Lawrence
Susan and God
Greer Garson
Mr. Chips
Lawrence Tole
Odds and Ends From the Film World and Travel
Tex Ritter, the EMS star, injured after a fall from his mount Ronot or a car accident. Norma Shearer stars in Pride and Prejudice to be filmed in England. Freddylaire Eleanor Powell and Eddie Cantor to appear in Girl Crazy for Easter. Edward Armwald took his first coast to coast plane trip and plans to fly rather than wait.
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Tex Ritter
Ems
Norma Shearer
Pride and Prejudice
England
Freddylaire
Eleanor Powell
Eddie Cantor
Will Easter
Edward Armwald
Fom
Western
Union
New Shelf Edgings Inspire Frugal Home Decor
Ruth Wyeth describes using shelf edging scraps to craft diamond center cutouts and scalloped edges for curtains and windows. The piece highlights enamel paint on containers, coordinated color schemes, and a ready to use sewing booklet by Mrs Spear offering money saving ideas for homemakers, mailed postpaid for 1 cent.
Welcome Nugget Found at Bakery Hill Ballarat
The Welcome Nugget, the largest gold nugget found, was discovered at Bakery Hill Ballarat Australia on June 11 168. It weighed 2217 02 16d troy and sold for 105. The Montreal Herald notes it was the greatest nugget of all in early placer mining days in California and Australia.
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Bakery Hill
Ballrat
Australia
California
Austral
Troy
Montreal Herald
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Western Newspaper Union
Arance
Ignace Moscicki
America
Moscow
J. B. Matthews
Bares Propaganda
Hiranuma
Carole Sings
Virginian Vale
Carole Lombard
Bette Davis
Nelson Eddy
Kate Smith
Columbia Broadcasting System
Moines
BABY
Ruth Wyet
Atathy Rod
Florida
Frank Parkiyee
John Ee
Neme
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