Bendix bankruptcy ends a wheel driven career
Vincent Bendix, famed for wheels and aviation devices, files for voluntary bankruptcy in Chicago with holdings over 5 million including the Potter Palmer Lake Shore Drive home. His machinery ventures prosper, while real estate collapses divert his path on a long, tireless journey from telegraph messenger to industrial innovator.
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Nazi German Dominance Expands Across Europe
The piece outlines how Nazi control extends beyond economics to military leverage as Germany consolidates power in Czechoslovakia and presses influence over Southeastern Europe. It notes Skoda munitions fueling Berlin and the shift in arms to Germany amid Allied rearmament.
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Treasury offers exchange of notes in June refinancing
The June 15 refinancing exchange will swap 134 percent notes maturing next September for new five year notes due June 15 1944 with no new money required until September. Treasury reports a deficit of about 4 billion dollars for the 1938-39 year and tax returns rising from 1936 to 1937.
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Underground cables and air sickness in early aviation
The report notes that 560000 telephone wires on a New York corner would require 9000 above ground poles, while underground cables deliver massive density with a 25 and a quarter inch diameter carrying 3636 wires, and a new 4242 insulated wires in the same thickness. It also cites Dr Arnold D Tuttle of United Airlines as explaining air sickness stems from oxygen deficit after excess drinking, leading to oxygen bars being considered.
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Uncle Phil Says and Quotes from a Column
A reflective column discusses national culture urging hard work and religion, notes the forgotten man, and warns that vague logic hides fallacy. It critiques insurance risk aversion and calls for brotherhood, honest labor, and steady perseverance.
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