Weekly News Analysis New Lands for Germany and Italy
The piece analyzes Nazi aims for 1939 with Germany demanding post-World War I colonies, while Italy presses France for influence in the Mediterranean. It notes British and French appeasement, hints at a Rome Berlin axis focus, and discusses U S aviation policy and French purchases amid tensions with Germany and Italy.
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Germany
Italy
Reichschancellor
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Hitler
France
Great Britain
London
Paris
Britain
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Georges Bonnet
M. Bonnet
Mussolini
der Fuehrer
Berlin
Kroll Opera House
Reich
Ukraine
U. S
Roosevelt
White House
William C. Bullitt
Edouard Daladier
Los Angeles
Paul Cable
Congress
Paul Chemidlin
Air Ministry
Missouri
Bennett Champ Clark
North Dakota
Gerald P. Nye
Clark
War Department
Navy
Congress faces battle over relief and defense policy shifts
Washington battles unfold as the White House bets on relief funds and defense aims. Roosevelt appointments draw GOP opposition while Garner gains power, amid Korea–China and Japan puppet risk signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
Wang Ching-wei
Kuomintang
Tokyo
Marshal Wu Pei-fu
Marshal Wu
Kennedy not named Treasury secretary under current president
Washington advised that Joseph P Kennedy will not become secretary of the treasury while Franklin D Roosevelt remains in office. The report notes Morgenthau’s continued influence, with Mangenthau Sr pushing him to retire, and describes Kennedy’s missteps and whispers in policy circles. It also covers upcoming investigations into major insurance companies and Vermont Governor Aiken’s flood control stance amid New Deal politics.
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Joseph P. Kennedy
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
Kennedy
Vermont
Washington
Treasury
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Morgenthau
White House
Henry Morgenthau Sr
Henry
New Deal
F.D.R
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roosevelt
Joe Kennedy
State Department
Treasuries
BEC
George D. Aiken
Aiken
John E. Rankin
Mississippi
Rankin
New England Power Trust
Charles A. Plumley
New England
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Connecticut Valley
TVA
Public Power
New
George W. Norris
John Rankin
House
Modern Berlin Retains Unique Native Habits
A National Geographic report tours Berlin and its outskirts noting housing reform and large company built settlements housing workers. It highlights Siemens and Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft projects, winter aid drives, and a daybreak leisure culture with boats on Oder rivers, naming peculiar immigrant settlements with names like Maryland and Jamaica. The piece contrasts Berlin life with countryside landscapes, vehicle traffic, and district landmarks such as Koepenick Castle and lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU Service
Berlin
Siemens Company
Siemens Stadt
Allgemeine Elektricitaets- Gesellschaft
General Electric Company of
Germany
Kuestrin
Oderbruch
Oder River
Maryland
Saratoga
Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Jamaica
Malta
Sumatra
Ceylon
Frederick the Great
Spree-Havel
America
Frederick
Oder
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Joseph W. la Bine
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Soviet
Russia
Nazi Goering
Senate
Harry Hopkins
Frank Murphy
Thomas R. Amlie
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Commission
Amlie
Guam
Bridges
Frances Perkins
Harry Bridges
Madame Perkins
Barkley-Harrison
Pat Harrison
Kentucky
Alben Barkley
Harrison
Senator Barkley
John N. Garner
Garner
Canada
George
Ottawa
Glenn Scobey
Pop
Warner
Stanford
Temple University
Barkley
Carter Field
Atken
Sen. Norrig
Bell Syndicate
WNU Bervice
J.p.kennedy
Champs Elysees
Prince Frederick of
Prussia
Koepenick
Langer See
Mueggel
Teufels See
Devil's Lake
Schnauzer
Walts
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