Weekly News Analysis Fear of Entanglement Prompts Isolationism
The piece argues U S opinion shifts toward isolationism amid fears of foreign entanglements as Nazi threats and Axis expansion loom. It discusses political reactions in Congress and among leaders like Harold Ickes Nye Taft and Castle, plus Europe and Asia tensions affecting trade, diplomacy, and security in 1939.
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France
Britain
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Adolf Hitler
Harold
Pittsfield
Mass
William R. Castle
Publican National Committee
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American Legion
Nye
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Evil Aeronautics Authority
Senate
Military Affairs Committee
Congress
Michigan
Jesse FP. Walcott
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
House
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
State Department
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Raul Ribeiro
Turmoil Across Nations Sparks Political Upheaval
Reports describe clashes in Syria after Jamil Wardam Bey resigns amid treaty disputes. In Peru President Benavides departs. Interior Minister Antonio Rodriguez is killed during a bid to seize power. In Burma Ba Maw’s cabinet falls after eight months of deadly race riots. Britain and Fire face IRA bombings with death sentences approved.
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France
Jamil Wardam Bey
Oscar Benavides
Antonio Rodriguez
Ba Maw
Burma
Irish Republican Army
Great Britain
Bice
Chair cover craft from plain lumber proposal
A reader suggests publishing a feature showing how to make a chair from plain lumber and cover it with slipcovers. The note praises Ruth Wyeth Spears books, describes two tone fabric, piping, and a living room friendly result, and invites orders to Mrs Spears in Chicago.
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After This Old Adage Appears Questionable
A boy asks his father whether a good man is defined by the company he keeps and voices a puzzle about moral influence and identity. The exchange examines whether association with a bad man taints the good or vice versa.
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Fether
First Sight And Perception In Early Experience
A concise reflection on how initial perception shapes preference, noting that some stimuli are readily welcomed while others are rejected, as described by Locke in early cognitive thought.
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Locke
How Women in Their 40s Can Attract Men
A brief note references a Franklin quote on laws and morality. It discusses social dynamics without specific events or names, implying views on relationships and ethics. The piece centers on gender and attraction in midlife.
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