U S and British royal ties via a curious letter mix
An American reader shares anecdotes about European royalty, US politics, and world affairs. The letter cites McNutt as a potential president, notes Kath leen Timolat of San Antonio, and surveys dynastic lines from Japan to Denmark. It blends travel tales from Arkansas and Texas with musings on home ownership, politics, and cultural trivia.
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Texas
Winchell
Hirohito
Japan
Christian
Denmark
Victor Emanuel 111
Italy
Benito
George
Elizabeth
Europe
Victoria
House of Hanover
House of Wettin
Windsor
England
United States
White House
George TV
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Edward
George II
Greece
London
Gene Klein
Star Lumber Company
Moting
Germany
Naziland
U.S. Grant
Nelson Eddy
Philadelphia Bulletin
Bank of England
Cooperstown
N. Y
Valley Forge
Teachers College
New York
Yale
General Motors
Japanese say 17,081 Chinese killed in Central China actions
Japanese army authorities report that June operations in Central China left 17,081 Chinese dead and 1,046 prisoners taken. Japanese losses were 570 killed with further figures not provided.
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Nanking
China
Purge Talk Flanks O Daniel Tax Battle
Rep J H Isaacks of El Paso accused Gov W Lee O Daniel and the Senate of blocking a House plan to fund old age pensions, suggesting the governor may pursue a purge of legislators to gain support. Isaacks, leader of the fearless 56, blamed the executive and Senate for old folks’ suffering after opposing the plan.
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EL Paso
U.P
J. Isaacks
W. Lee O’daniel
Ofice
Isaacks
O'Daniel
Senate
State Senate
House of Representatives
Hotel remodeling pushes Amarillo building costs over 1.6 million
Amarillo's 1939 building program exceeded 1.6 million dollars after a permit was issued to Neill Singleton, contractor, for a wall opening at the Amarillo Hotel. Remodeling is estimated at 1.4 thousand dollars and brings the year’s costs to 1,600,261.
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Neill Singleton
Amarillo Hotel
Princess Juliana Order Bans Flights Over Palace
Airplanes are forbidden to fly over Princess Juliana’s palace in Soestdijk, effective after August 3. The restriction likely linked to the anticipated birth of the princess's second child.
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Soestdijk
Holland
Juliana
Roosevelt Invites Refugee Officials to White House Meeting
President Roosevelt invited officers of the 30 nation intergovernmental committee on refugees to a White House conference in Washington to address locating homes for Central European refugees.
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London
Roosevelt
Intergovernmental Committee On Refugees
White House
Washington
Europe
Dolezal Murder Charge Reduced to Manslaughter
In Cleveland on July 19, Frank Dolezal faces a reduced charge from first degree murder to manslaughter at his second arraignment before Justice Myron J. Penty. No evidence of premeditation was found in the death of Mrs. Florence Sawdey Polillo, fourth torso victim linked to the Kingsbury Run case.
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Cleveland
Frank Dolezal
Dolezal
Justice of the Peace
Myron J. Penty
Penty
Florence Sawdey Polillo
Kingsbury Run
Britain Not To Send Troops to Danzig
London reports the government rejects House proposals for Britain and France to send troops to the Danzig area to deter any Nazi seizure of the Free City. The stance signals resolve without deploying forces.
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Danzig
London
House of Commons
Britain
France
Free City
Aquaculture discussed by Veterans Administration official
In a letter to Congressman Jones Keith argues soilless plant growing is no longer purely experimental. He suggests the Veterans Hospital should be allowed to test the method, citing Popular Mechanics May issue and its bathtub gardening article.
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Erans’ Administration
Keith
Veterans’ Administration
Veterans’ Hospital
Congressman Jones
Popular Mechanics
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