Economic Crisis in Germany Drives Now or Never Choice
An editorial analyzes Germany's 1939 economic strain, heavy state taxation, and armament costs. It notes Reichsbank tensions under Dr. Brinkman and Dr. Schacht's shift to revive foreign trade, while Britain and France bolster defense. The piece weighs New Deal reform, budget deficits, and Republican calls for spending cuts as America faces a looming debt ceiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Third Reich
Reich
America
Austria
Sudetenland
U. S
Rudolf Brinkman
Reichsbank
Hjalmar Schacht
France
Britain
London
Italy
Japan
Treasury
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Congress
Mississippi
Pat Harrison
Harrison
Brookings
Gandhi and Pacelli Dominate Global News Cast
The piece outlines Gandhi's growing influence in India's quest for home rule and English authority, noting his fasting tactics and provincial strength. It also surveys Pacelli's rise to papal leadership, potential successors, and reaction from Germany, Italy, and the Vatican amid the Spanish Civil War backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East India
Great Britain
Britain
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi
Party
Congress
Rajkot
Thakore
Congress Takes Bit in Teeth to Restore Confidence
Washington column argues Congress acts to restore national confidence amid low mood and high debt. It traces roots to Hoover and Roosevelt eras, noting 1938 missteps, rising Republican gains, and a new push for leadership in finance and tax policy to reassure business and voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Jerome Frank
Thurmond Arnold
Tommy Corcoran
Ickes
Hopkins
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Representative Doughton
North Carolina
House Committee On Ways and Means
Morgenthau
Treasury
Capitol Hill
Petain Returns to Service as Ambassador to Spain
Marshal Henri Petain, 82, famed Verdun hero, is named ambassador to the reorganized Spain. The veteran commander seeks Franco’s friendship with an emotional appeal. Petain once instructed Spain’s iron man at the war college and helped lead joint actions in Morocco in 1925-26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdun
France
Marshal Henri Petain
Spain
Francisco Franco
French War College
Marshal Petain
Iron Man
Abd el Krim
Morocco
Petain
Madrid
Prima de Rivera
Rabid Dogs Not Avoid Water, Common Misbelief Refuted
The article dispels the belief that rabid dogs avoid water. It notes mad dogs may swim streams, thrusting heads and swallowing with difficulty, illustrating rabies behavior and water interaction.
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Joseph W. la Bine
Brookings Institution
National Economy League
Harman
DR. Hjalmar Schacht
Senator Harrison
India
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
Pope Pius XII
Vatican
Benedict XV
Russia
Pietro Gasparri
Pius XI
Pacelli
Camerlengo
College of Cardinals
Cardinal Pacellis
Cardinal Pacelli
Count Ciano
Il Telegrafo
Rome
Das Schwarze Korps
Carl-Ludwig Diego von Bergen
Rome-Berlin
Hitler
Mussolini
Barcelona
Manuel Azana
Juan Negrin
Franco
Negrin
Bruckart
Washington Digest
Westernspaper Union
M. Petain
Nat'l Mfr
Arena
J. L. Holmes
van Buren St
Chicago
Ill
Buick
Chevge
Ford
Plymouth
Olds
Pontiac
Murphy Auto
Dodge
Cicero Ave
Ferner
Woodrow Wilson
Good Housekeeping Bureau
Cicero
Emerson
J. Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Pisthanes
Pinkham
Nature
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