Navy buildup and trade tensions loom in 1938 hits
The Amarillo Globe notes two recent developments: Japan ships docking in Shanghai with duty-free cargo, signaling a shift in Oriental trade, and President Roosevelt's push for a bigger navy. It details U S naval expansion orders including battleships aircraft carriers cruisers destroyers and submarines plus plans for 12 fast oil tankers to support the fleet.
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China
Shanghai
Japan
United States
Roosevelt
House Appropriations Committee
Sees
Smedley Butler
Navy
Congress
Maritime Commission
World War Noncombatant Bombing Idea Slated as Madness
A British admiral proposes sparing noncombatants in future wars to reduce food needs and aid enemy soldiers, arguing the plan reveals how far world thinking has sunk. The writer calls such thoughts mad and warns against believing them as sane policy.
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Spain
China
Still in the Red and the WPA Budget Struggle
The article notes a $23,000,000 per month WPA spending increase to fight unemployment, highlighting the erosion of a balanced budget amid rising relief costs. It cites Louise Thompson of the International Workers' Order and references Herbert Hoover on economic policy and tax considerations.
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Washington
Louise Thompson
The
International Workers’ Order
The Kept Man Is a Problem
A 1938 McLaughs column surveys the kept man issue with a New York focus. It notes about 5 000 men living on women’s earnings mainly in New York City areas and describes social attitudes, habits, and stereotypes surrounding this group.
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New York
Fifth and Park Avenue
ITS ODD But It's Science ITS ODD But It's Science
New York AP science desk reports the sky hosts radio clouds of ionized air at altitudes from 24 to 180 miles. Detected by a Chelmsford England echo-sounder, these clouds appear as isolated spots on film and differ from regular reflecting layers influenced by solar ultraviolet rays.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarilla
Texas
Amarillo
News and Business
Howard W. Blakesler
AP Science
New York
Earth
Marconi Company
Chelmaford
England
Connie
Katie Bryn
Miss Corby
Letter to Mr Disney Gently Praise Snow White's Genius
A writer tells Mr Disney he has something special with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He notes the film’s scale, the seven dwarfs, the innovative animation, and the wide audience appeal. The piece praises Disney’s vision while comparing him to geniuses and includes personal remarks about Dopey and Donald Duck.
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Mr. Disney
Doc
Dopey
Snow White
the Seven Dwarfs
Hollywood
Jimmy Gleason
Disney
Roy Disney
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
Dopey the Dwarf
Donald
Richest Girl Constance Corby Faces Breakthrough Day
Connie, a wealthy heiress posing as Connie Corby on a transcontinental bus, reads of Constance Corby’s nervous breakdown. A mysterious young man questions her, challenging the idea that money can buy happiness as Connie contemplates her own identity and desires.
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Constance Corby
Bret Hardesy
Rodney Brandon
Connie
Katie Blyn
Katie
Miss Corby
Keeping Fit By Artie McGovern
Care and determination are the prerequisites for a healthy middle age. Many neglect themselves until forty or fifty and then seek overnight rejuvenation with extreme exercises or starvation diets. Rehabilitation cannot be rushed. Overdoing harms health. Move with caution.
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McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Answers to Cranium Crackers on Page 1
A set of trivia items and a quoted fiction snippet are presented. The questions cover topics from biology to geography and US history, followed by a character dialogue about wealth and social status with Constance Corby in a moving narrative excerpt.
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Lincoln Ellsworth
Antarctic
U. S
Strait of Gibraltar
United States
Army Field
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